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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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The number examined at each age and average height and weight were as follows:—
| BOYS. | GIRLS. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ages. | No. Examined. | Height. | Weight. | No. Examined. | Height. | Weight. |
| ins. | lbs. | ins. | lbs. | |||
| 5-6 | 745 | 41.5 | 37.9 | 645 | 41.1 | 36.5 |
| 6-7 | 402 | 42.3 | 41.9 | 408 | 39.3 | 41.2 |
| 7-8 | 103 | 46.1 | 46.5 | 98 | 45.5 | 45.2 |
| 8-9 | 11 | 48.2 | 52.7 | 17 | 47.7 | 51.1 |
| 9-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48.7 | 53.2 |
The children had suffered previously from Infectious Diseases to the following extent:—
| Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Tuberculosis in family. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys 5-6 | 551 | 355 | 264 | 39 | 9 | 40 |
| „ 6-7 | 307 | 200 | 143 | 23 | 14 | 23 |
| „ 7-8 | 87 | 61 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 5 |
| „ 8-9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Girls 5-6 | 450 | 352 | 221 | 24 | 5 | 33 |
| „ 6-7 | 316 | 245 | 165 | 17 | 6 | 24 |
| „ 7-8 | 79 | 64 | 50 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
| „ 8-9 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ 9-10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |