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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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TABLE SHOWING—AT VARIOUS AGE PERIODS—THE AVERAGE WEIGHT ( in G rammes per C entimetre of H eight ) OF SCHOLARS ATTENDING SCHOOLS IN WILLESDEN.
Grammes per Centimetre.
| Age | 5-6 | 6—7 | 7-8 | 8-9 | 9—10 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. |
| 1909 | 169.3 | 165.2 | 174.9 | 169.3 | 181.1 | 175.5 | 191.6 | 185.1 | 201.4 | 191.7 |
| 1910 | 167.4 | 1646 | 173.4 | 166.3 | 182.1 | 177.9 | 191.5 | 187.5 | 201.9 | 196.8 |
| 1909-10 | 168.2 | 1649 | 174.2 | 167.9 | 181.6 | 176.4 | 191.6 | 186.2 | 201.7 | 194.7 |
| England | 169.9 | 166.6 | 178.7 | 172.7 | 184.8 | 180.0 | 191.9 | 188.7 | 201.2 | 199.7 |
| Grammes per Centimetre. | ||||||||||
| Age | 10—11 | 11—12 | 12—13 | 13—M | 14—15 | |||||
| Year. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. |
| 1909 | 210.9 | 205.9 | 219.1 | 215.7 | 232.3 | 230.1 | 248.9 | 252.6 | 270.6 | 279.7 |
| 1910 | 211.8 | 208.3 | 221.9 | 218.6 | 233.7 | 236.7 | 248.6 | 253.4 | 260.5 | 266.8 |
| 1909.10 | 211.4 | 207.0 | 220.3 | 217.1 | 233.2 | 234.8 | 248.9 | 253.0 | 268.8 | 276.8 |
| England | 211.8 | 2057 | 222.7 | 221.7 | 236.0 | 241.5 | 246.3 | 251.2 | 259.0 | 267.1 |