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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 No. 33.
TABLE SHOWING THE AVERAGE HEIGHTS OF BOYS ATTENDING KENSAL RISE AND LOWER PLACE SCHOOLS.
Compared with the average heights 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 Bnys (Bowditch). | Averages of Anthropometric Committee (British). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches. | Inches. | Inches. | Inches. | Inches. | |
| 7 | 43.5 | 44.8 | 45.9 | 46.2 | 46.0 |
| 8 | 49.5 | 45.5 | 47.4 | 48.2 | 47.0 |
| 9 | 50.4 | 47.6 | 49.7 | 50.1 | 49.7 |
| 10 | 52.1 | 49.1 | 51.8 | 52.2 | 51.7 |
| 11 | 53.6 | 52. 4 | 53.5 | 54.0 | 53.5 |
| 12 | 55.5 | 63.4 | 55.0 | 55.8 | 55.0 |
| 13 | 56.9 | 54.8 | 57.1 | 58.2 | 57.0 |
| 14 | 57.5 | 50.4 | 59.6 | 61.0 | 59.2 |
Table No . 34.
TABLE SHOWING THE AVERAGE HEIGHTS OF GIRLS ATTENDING KENSAL RISE AND LOWER PLACE SCHOOLS.
Compared with the average heights of Girls at the same ages as ascertained by other observers.
| ages. | Kensal Rise Schools. | Lower Place Schools. | Averages from Totals of British and American Statistics. | Averages of American Girls (Bowditch). | Averages of Anthropometric Committee (British). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Inches. 48.1 | Inches. 45.1 | Inches. 45.0 | Inches. 45.9 | Inches. 44.0 |
| 8 | 48.9 | 47.0 | 47.1 | 48.0 | 46.5 |
| 9 | 50.1 | 48.0 | 49.0 | 49.6 | 48.7 |
| 10 | 52.6 | 49.4 | 51.2 | 51.8 | 51.0 |
| 11 | 53.6 | 53.0 | 53.3 | 53.8 | 53.0 |
| 12 | 56.1 | 55.2 | 55.8 | 57.1 | 55.5 |
| 13 | 58.7 | 56.0 | 58.0 | 58.7 | 57.7 |
| 14 | 59.8 | — | 60.0 | 60.3 | 59.7 |