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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Boys—
| Ages of children —Years | ... | 5-6 | 6-7 | 7-8 | 8-9 | 9-10 | 10-11 | 11-12 | 12-13 | 13-14 | 14-15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of children examined | ... | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 | ... |
| Heights | Cms. | 109.93 | 111.30 | 111 | 125.5 | 127 | ... | 144 | 147.25 | 145.16 | ... |
| Ins. | 43.27 | 43.81 | 43.70 | 49.40 | 49.99 | ... | 56.69 | 57.97 | 57.14 | ... | |
| ‡ Ins. | +2.24 | -.19 | -2.27 | +2.35 | +.29 | ... | +3.19 | +2.98 | +.23 | ... | |
| SOUTH PARK— | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Weights | Kilos. | 19.18 | 19.10 | 18.4 | 24.9 | 26.26 | ... | 33.8 | 35 | 38.86 | ... |
| Lbs. | 42.28 | 42.10 | 40.56 | 54.89 | 57.89 | ... | 74.51 | 77.16 | 85.67 | ... | |
| ‡ Lbs. | +2.38 | -2.30 | -9.14 | -.01 | -2.51 | ... | +2.51 | +.46 | +3.07 | ... | |
| Number of children examined | ... | 16 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 6 | ... |
| Heights | Cms. | 103.56 | 111.5 | 107 | 124.16 | 125.87 | 128.66 | 138.5 | 140.73 | 141.33 | ... |
| Ins. | 40.77 | 43.89 | 42.12 | 48.88 | 49.55 | 50.65 | 54.52 | 55.40 | 55.64 | ... | |
| ‡ins. | —.26 | -.11 | -3.85 | +1.83 | -.15 | -1.19 | +1.02 | +.41 | -1.27 | ... | |
| UPHALL— | ... | ||||||||||
| Weights | Kilos. | 17.63 | 21 | 17.6 | 24.51 | 25.32 | 27.7 | 30.42 | 33.87 | 34 | ... |
| Lbs. | 38.86 | 46.29 | 38.80 | 54.03 | 55.82 | 61.06 | 67.06 | 74.66 | 74.95 | ... | |
| ‡ Lbs. | -1.04 | +1.89 | -10.9 | -.87 | -4.58 | -6.44 | -4.94 | —2.04 | -7.65 | ... | |
| Number of children examined | ... | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 12 | ... |
| Heights | Cms. | 105.78 | 109.5 | 113.87 | 121 | 129.75 | 129.5 | 131.75 | 137.66 | 144 | ... |
| Ins. | 41.64 | 43.11 | 44.83 | 47.63 | 51.08 | 50.98 | 51.86 | 54.19 | 56.69 | ... | |
| ‡ Ins. | +.61 | -.89 | -1.14 | +.58 | +1.38 | -1.64 | -.80 | -.22 | ... | ||
| CHURCH OF ENGLAND— | ... | ||||||||||
| Weights | Kilos. | 17.27 | 20.6 | 20.1 | 22.8 | 26.95 | 27.5 | 29.32 | 32.56 | 35.33 | ... |
| Lbs. | 38.07 | 45.41 | 44.31 | 50.26 | 59.41 | 60.62 | 64.63 | 71.78 | 77.88 | ... | |
| ‡ Lbs. | -1.83 | +1.01 | -5.39 | -4.64 | -.99 | -6.88 | -7.37 | -4.92 | -4.72 | ... |