Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE SHOWING HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES.
ENTRANTS (BOYS) | No. Examined. | Years of Age. | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3-4 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 6-7 | ||||||||||
No. | Height ins. | Weight lbs. | No. | Height ins. | Weight lbs. | No. | Height ins. | Weight lbs. | No. | Height No. | Weight lbs. | ||
Acton Wells Infants' | 66 | ... | 31 | 41.4 | 38.2 | 32 | 43.8 | 42.7 | 3 | 45.9 | 51 | ||
Beaumont Park Infanta' | 32 | 14 | 37.1 | 33.7 | 6 | 40.1 | 38.6 | 8 | 42.7 | 42.3 | 4 | 44.9 | 46.5 |
Berrymede Infants' | 49 | 19 | 37.1 | 33.6 | 12 | 39.4 | 36.8 | 14 | 42.5 | 41.1 | 4 | 46.3 | 49.1 |
Derwentwater Infants' | 73 | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 41.7 | 40 | 36 | 43.9 | 44.7 | 11 | 46.8 | 49.8 |
John Perryn Infants' | 36 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 40.8 | 38.9 | 17 | 44.1 | 44.3 | 3 | 41.8 | 51.1 |
Priory Infants' | 67 | 12 | 37.9 | 30.5 | 25 | 40.2 | 39.7 | 27 | 42.9 | 43.2 | 3 | 45.2 | 48.3 |
Rothschild Infants' | 56 | 17 | 37.9 | 34.6 | 20 | 40.6 | 39.7 | 16 | 42.9 | 40.7 | 3 | 46.5 | 50.8 |
Southfield Infants' | 58 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 41.2 | 39.6 | 33 | 43.8 | 43.9 | 6 | 46.3 | 49.8 |
Roman Catholic | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 41.2 | 38.4 | 5 | 44.4 | 45.4 | 2 | 46.9 | 52.6 |
453 | 62 | 164 | 188 | 39 | |||||||||
(GIRLS) | |||||||||||||
Act-on Wells Infants' | 52 | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 41 | 37.6 | 20 | 46.5 | 42.3 | 8 | 45.2 | 45.2 |
Beaumont Park Infants' | 37 | 11 | 37 | 33.3 | 13 | 40.3 | 38 | 8 | 40.8 | 37.4 | 5 | 45.3 | 49 |
Berrymede Infants' | 40 | 14 | 37.1 | 33.3 | 11 | 39.6 | 36.5 | 8 | 422.4 | 41.2 | 7 | 45 | 46.5 |
Derwentwator Infants' | 70 | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 40.8 | 39 | 34 | 43.7 | 43 | 6 | 45.1 | 46.8 |
John Perryn Infants' | 27 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 40.3 | 36.2 | 16 | 43.4 | 42.1 | 5 | 45.8 | 46.8 |
Priory Infants' | 52 | 9 | 37.3 | 33.4 | 21 | 40 | 37.1 | 15 | 42.9 | 40.4 | 7 | 46 | 46.6 |
Rothschild Infants' | 42 | 13 | 37.1 | 32.9 | 8 | 40.9 | 37.8 | 18 | 42.7 | 41.1 | 3 | 43.6 | 41.3 |
Southfield Infants' | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 1.1 | 39.3 | 26 | 43 | 40.5 | 11 | 45.5 | 46 | |
Roman Catholic | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 42.5 | 41.6 | 4 | 44.6 | 44.6 | 3 | 44.6 | 42.9 |
383 | 47 | 132 | 149 | 55 |