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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hendon 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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| Ages | 4-5 | 5—6 | 6-7 | 7-8 | 8—9 | 9—10 | 10-11 | 11-12 | 12-13 | 13-14 | Numbers Averaged. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| height | weight | height | weight | height | weight | height | weight | height | weight | height | weight | height | weight | height | weight | height | weight | height | weight | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ft. | ins. | st. | lbs. | ft. | ins | st | lbs. | ft. | ins. | st. | lbs | ft. | ins. | st. | lbs. | ft. | ins. | st. | lbs. | ft | ins. | st | lbs | ft | ins. | st. | lbs. | ft. | ins. | st. | lbs. | ft | ins. | st. | lbs. | ft | ins | st. | lbs. | ||
| Central Hendon | 3 | 1¾ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3¾ | 2 | 12¾ | 3 | 7½ | 3 | 0¾ | *3 | 6½ | 3 | 1½ | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | *4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7¼ | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8¾ | 5 | 0½ | 4 | 3¾ | 5 | 2½ | 146 |
| Algernon Road | 3 | 1¼ | 2 | 8¾ | 3 | 4¾ | 2 | 8¾ | 3 | 7¾ | 3 | 0½ | 3 | 9¼ | 3 | 0¾ | 4 | 1¼ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 8¼ | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 1¼ | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 9¼ | 5 | 7 | 132 | |
| Child s Hill | 3 | 3½ | 2 | 5¾ | 2 | 11¼ | 2 | 9¾ | 3 | 6¾ | 2 | 12½ | 3 | 8½ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 7¼ | 4 | 2½ | 3 | 11¾ | 4 | 4¼ | 4 | 5¼ | 3 | 9¾ | 4 | 0¾ | 4 | 7½ | 5 | 6½ | 4 | 10 | 5 | 8½ | 173 |
| The Hyde | 3 | 1¾ | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8½ | 3 | 6¾ | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8¼ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10¾ | 3 | 4 | *4 | 1½ | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7½ | 4 | 11½ | 4 | 4½ | 5 | 3½ | 109 | ||||
| Garden Suburb | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4½ | 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0¾ | 3 | 10½ | 3 | 6¾ | 3 | 1¾ | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4½ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4¼ | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5¼ | 4 | 3¾ | 4 | 6¾ | 5 | 0¾ | 11 | 5 | 1¾ | 139 | |
| Burnt Oak | *3 | 0¼ | 2 | 3½ | *3 | 5¼ | 2 | 12 | — | — | *3 | 7¾ | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8¼ | 3 | 12½ | *3 | 11 | 3 | 7 | — | — | *4 | 2¾ | 3 | 13¾ | 4 | 7¾ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 38 | ||||
| St Paul's | — | — | 3 | 3¾ | 2 | 7¾ | 3 | 8¼ | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2¼ | 3 | 7¼ | *3 | 11½ | 3 | 7½ | *4 | 3 | 4 | 5¾ | *4 | 3 | 3 | 6¾ | — | — | 4 | 8¾ | 5 | 7¼ | 4 | 10¼ | 5 | 12¾ | 39 | ||||
| St. Vincent's | — | — | *3 | 6½ | 3 | 1½ | *4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | *3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6½ | — | — | *3 | 11 | 4 | 2½ | *3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7¼ | 5 | 5½ | 4 | 9½ | 5 | 3½ | 26 | ||||
| St Mary's | *3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 3¼ | 2 | 10¼ | 3 | 6½ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | *3 | 9¾ | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 0¼ | 3 | 8 | *3 | 11¼ | 3 | 10¼ | *4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7¾ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10½ | 5 | 10½ | 61 |
| St. Mary's R.C. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5¼ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5¼ | 4 | 8½ | *5 | 1½ | 6 | 5½ | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| St John's | *3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4¼ | 2 | 4 | *3 | 7¼ | 2 | 10½ | — | — | 3 | 11¼ | 3 | 5½ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7¾ | 4 | 3½ | — | — | 37 | ||||||||||
| All Saints' | 3 | 1¾ | 2 | 5½ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7¼ | *3 | 6 | 3 | 7¾ | 3 | 6¾ | 2 | 12½ | 3 | 8¼ | 2 | 13 | 4 | 3¾ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1½ | 3½ | 4 | 6½ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 91 | |
| St. Agnes' R.C. | *3 | 2½ | 2 | 5¾ | *3 | 1½ | 2 | 5¾ | *3 | 5½ | *3 | 0¾ | — | — | 3 | 8¾ | *3 | 2 | — | — | *4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | *4 | 3½ | 4 | 13½ | 4 | 5¼ | 4 | 12½ | 4 | 9¼ | 6 | 3¾ | 20 | ||||
| st. peter s | — | — | *3 | 4¼ | 2 | 10½ | — | — | — | — | *3 | 11¼ | 3 | 9¾ | *3 | 5½ | 3 | 7 | *3 | 5½ | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Average | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6¾ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9½ | 3 | 7¼ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8¾ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9¾ | 3 | 6¼ | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13¾ | 4 | 1½ | 4 | 1½ | 4 | 1½ | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0¾ | 4 | 9¼ | 5 | 9 | 1034 |
*Denotes not exceeding four averaged.