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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
Ilford 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Girl s—
| Ages of children—Years | ... | 4-5 | 5-6 | 6-7 | 7-8 | 8-9 | 9-10 | 10-11 | 11-12 | 12-13 | 13-14 | 14-15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number examined | ... | ... | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 33 | ... |
| Heights | Cms. | ... | 106.46 | 113.12 | 117 | 120 | 127 | 127 | 132 | 142 | 146.60 | ... |
| Ins. | ... | 41.91 | 44.53 | 46.06 | 47.24 | 49.99 | 49.99 | 51.96 | 55.9o | 57.71 | ... | |
| Ins. | ... | + 1.36 | +1.65 | +1.61 | + .64 | +1.26 | - 1.06 | -1.14 | + .24 | — .06 | ... | |
| SOUTH PARK— | ||||||||||||
| Weights | Kilos. | ... | 17.6 | 19.6 | 21.13 | 23.8 | 24 | 25.2 | 29.8 | 33.07 | 36.52 | ... |
| Lbs. | ... | 38.80 | 43.21 | 46.58 | 52.46 | 52.91 | 55.55 | 65.69 | 72.90 | 80.51 | ... | |
| Lbs. | ... | -.40 | + 1.51 | -.92 | + .36 | -2.59 | -6.45 | - 2.41 | -3.5o | -6.69 | ... | |
| Number examined | ... | ... | 53 | 20 | 9* | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 1 |
| Heights | Cms. | ... | 103.90 | 108.75 | 111.63 | 116.85 | 121 | 134 | 135.25 | 140.60 | 136.13 | 134 |
| Ins. | ... | 40.90 | 42.81 | 43.94 | 46 | 47.63 | 52.75 | 53-24 | 55.35 | 53.59 | 52.75 | |
| Ins. | ... | + .35 | -.07 | -.5i | - .60 | - 1.10 | + 1.70 | + .14 | -.31 | -4.18 | -7.05 | |
| UPHALL— | ||||||||||||
| Weights | Kilos. | ... | 17.23 | 18.94 | 20.62 | 22.94 | 22.93 | 30.66 | 31.75 | 32.76 | 36.09 | 35 |
| Lbs. | ... | 37.98 | 41.75 | 45.45 | 50-57 | 5o.55 | 67.59 | 69.99 | 72.26 | 79.56 | 77.16 | |
| Lbs. | ... | - 1.22 | + .05 | - 2.05 | -1-53 | -4.95 | + 5.59 | +1.89 | -4.14 | -7.64 | -19.54 | |
| Number examined | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | ... |
| Heights | Cms. | ... | 105.6 | 109.75 | 115.19 | 117.5 | 127.5 | 123 | 137 | 145.18 | 145.83 | ... |
| Ins. | ... | 41.57 | 43.20 | 45.35 | 46.25 | 50.19 | 48.42 | 53.93 | 57.15 | 57.41 | ... | |
| Ins. | ... | + 1.02 | + .32 | + .90 | -.35 | +1.46 | -2.63 | + .83 | + 1.49 | -.36 | ... | |
| CHURCH OF ENGLAND— | ||||||||||||
| Weights | Kilos. | ... | 17.4 | 19.1 | 20.28 | 26.4 | 24.2 | 24.35 | 30.73 | 34 | 35.36 | ... |
| Lbs. | ... | 38.36 | 42.10 | 44.70 | 58.20 | 53.35 | 53.68 | 67.74 | 74.95 | 77.95 | ... | |
| Lbs. | ... | -.84 | + .40 | -2.80 | -6.10 | -2.15 | -8.32 | -.36 | -1.45 | -9.25 | ... | |
| * One of these children (Uphall—7-8 years) was deformed and in plaster and was therefore neither weighed nor measured. | ||||||||||||