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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
Willesden 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 31.
TABLE SHOWING AVERAGE WEIGHTS OF BOYS IN
KENSAL RISE AND LOWER PLACE SCHOOLS. Compared with the average weights of Boys at the same ages as ascertained by other observers.
| AGES. | Kensal Rise School. | Lower Place School. | Averages from totals of British and American (statistics. | Averages of American Boys (Bowditch). | Averages of Anthropometric Committee. (British.) | Averages of Artisan Class in Towns. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilogram. | Kilogram, | Kilogram, | Kilogram. | Kilogram. | Kilogram. | |
| 7 | 22.1 | 21.o | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.5 | — |
| 8 | 24.1 | 23.5 | 24.6 | 24.7 | 25.8 | - |
| 9 | 25.6 | 25.4 | 27.1 | 26.6 | 27.4 | - |
| 10 | 27.9 | 27.1 | 30.1 | 30.2 | 30.6 | 30.0 |
| 11 | 30.3 | 30.0 | 32.2 | 32.8 | 32.6 | 31.5 |
| 12 | 33.1 | 33.1 | 34.8 | 36.2 | 34.8 | 33.4 |
| 13 | 36.2 | 35.4 | 37.9 | 40.0 | 37.4 | 35.5 |
| 14 | 37.4 | — | 42.4 | 45.0 | 41.7 | 38.3 |
T able N o . 32.
TABLE SHOWING THE AVERAGE WEIGHTS OF GIRLS ATTENDING KENSAL RISE AND LOWER PLACE SCHOOLS.
Compared with the average weights of Girls at the same ages as ascertained by other observers.
| ages. | Kensal Rise School. | Lower Place School. | Averages from totals of British and American Statistics. | Averages of American Girls (Bowditch). | Averages of Anthropometric Committee (British). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilogram. | Kilogram. | Kilogram. | Kilogram. | Kilogram. | |
| 7 | 22.5 | 20.9 | 21.3 | 21.8 | 21.5 |
| 8 | 23.6 | 22.4 | 23.6 | 24.0 | 23.5 |
| 9 | 24.6 | 23.7 | 25.5 | 26.1 | 25.1 |
| 10 | 27.3 | 24.8 | 28.2 | 29.1 | 28.1 |
| 11 | 28.4 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 31.9 | 30.8 |
| 12 | 32.1 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 36.9 | 34.7 |
| 13 | 36.7 | 34.9 | 39.8 | 41.4 | 39.4 |
| 14 | 38.2 | — | 44.2 | 45.5 | 43.8 |