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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
Leyton 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Total number of children examined—1886.
| BOYS. | GIRLS. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Examined. | Children in family. | No. Examined. | Children in family. | |
| 11-12 | 3 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 12-13 | 100 | 5.1 | 130 | 4.7 |
| 13-14 | 825 | 4.7 | 803 | 4.4 |
| 14-15 | 11 | 4.6 | 12 | 3.2 |
| 15-16 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16-17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 |
The children had suffered previously from Infectious Diseases to the following extent:—
| Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Tuberculosis in family. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys 11-12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12-13 | 80 | 53 | 58 | 20 | 7 | 15 |
| 13-14 | 662 | 423 | 408 | 146 | 40 | 58 |
| 14-15 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 15-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Girls | ||||||
| 12-13 | 119 | 91 | 86 | 30 | 5 | 9 |
| 13-14 | 704 | 504 | 440 | 144 | 40 | 74 |
| 14-15 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 16-17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The average height and weight were as follows:—
| BOYS. | GIRLS. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height. | Weight. | Height. | Weight. | |
| ins. | lbs. | ins. | lbs. | |
| 11-12 | 56.0 | 73.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12-13 | 53.9 | 63.9 | 57.1 | 76.5 |
| 13-14 | 57.9 | 81.4 | 58.1 | 77.0 |
| 14-15 | 60.1 | 99.0 | 68.2 | 88.8 |
| 15-16 | 66.2 | 137.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 16-17 | 0 | 0 | 61.7 | 109.3 |