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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table VI. A.—Table Showing the Average Heights and Weights of the BOYS Examined.
| School | 5—6 Years | 6—7 Years | 7—8 Years | 8—9 Years | 9—10 Years | 10—11 Years | 11—12 Years | 12—13 Years | 13—14 Years | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | |
| Becontree | 56 | 109.6 | 20.0 | 48 | 114.4 | 21.1 | 26 | 118.8 | 22.1 | 22 | 123.1 | 24.8 | 7 | 129.3 | 28.4 | 20 | 134.1 | 31.9 | 13 | 141.0 | 34.3 | 87 | 146.2 | 36.8 | 30 | 151.2 | 42.6 |
| Benton (Open Air+) | 2 | 109.0 | 18.2 | 10 | 114.9 | 19.9 | 13 | 119.9 | 22.4 | 22 | 125.1 | 24.0 | 12 | 128.6 | 26.9 | 7 | 134.6 | 28.2 | 6 | 143 .5 | 32.8 | 8 | 144.0 | 36.1 | 2 | 153.0 | 40.2 |
| Chadwell | 40 | 112.1 | 19.9 | 16 | 118.8 | 22.0 | 12 | 122.7 | 23.6 | 5 | 127.0 | 26.2 | 6 | 135.8 | 30.3 | 6 | 138.7 | 32.9 | 4 | 140.2 | 36.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christchurch | 56 | 109.7 | 19.6 | 27 | 117.2 | 22.2 | 10 | 125.9 | 25.3 | 10 | 125.9 | 27.3 | 10 | 136.8 | 32.8 | 3 | 139.6 | 30.8 | 2 | 140.5 | 35.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cleveland | 38 | 109.4 | 21.7 | 18 | 114.4 | 20.6 | 9 | 119.3 | 22.9 | 9 | 128.1 | 29.6 | 11 | 132.9 | 29.1 | 12 | 134.8 | 31.0 | 8 | 140.9 | 31.9 | - | - | - | 1 | 162.0 | 47.8 |
| Dane Central | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 142.6 | 35.7 | 32 | 147.6 | 37.2 | 15 | 151.4 | 39.5 |
| Downshall | 34 | 108.7 | 19.2 | 10 | 116.2 | 22.1 | 13 | 118.3 | 24.5 | 12 | 121.3 | 26.8 | 5 | 130.8 | 28.9 | 11 | 136.0 | 34.1 | 14 | 139.5 | 33.9 | 64 | 148.2 | 37.3 | 13 | 149.9 | 39.6 |
| Fairlop | 52 | 110.0 | 19.4 | 8 | 113.1 | 20.3 | 1 | 122.0 | 22.0 | 11 | 125.9 | 25.2 | 8 | 130.0 | 27.3 | 6 | 133.0 | 28.5 | 16 | 144.1 | 36.2 | 92 | 144.5 | 36.4 | 9 | 153.6 | 45.9 |
| Gearies | 43 | 112.8 | 20.5 | 25 | 115.7 | 21.3 | 11 | 120.1 | 23.1 | 12 | 128.4 | 26.3 | 7 | 134.7 | 30.3 | 9 | 136.6 | 31.3 | 13 | 139 .8 | 34.1 | 47 | 145.2 | 37.1 | 16 | 151.4 | 44.1 |
| Goodmayes | 33 | 111.1 | 19.6 | 16 | 117.2 | 21.7 | 8 | 119.1 | 22.8 | 3 | 130.3 | 31.4 | 7 | 129.7 | 26.5 | 4 | 134.2 | 34.4 | 1 | 145.0 | 33.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gordon | 12 | 111.7 | 21.1 | 11 | 112.8 | 20.9 | 5 | 122.8 | 24.6 | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Highlands | 42 | 111.9 | 20.2 | 19 | 117.3 | 21.7 | 6 | 121.7 | 22.9 | 8 | 127.7 | 25.6 | 3 | 126.0 | 27.2 | 7 | 138.4 | 32.7 | 6 | 142.3 | 33.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loxford Central | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 140.4 | 34.9 | 71 | 145.7 | 38.1 | 29 | 151.5 | 42.9 |
| Mayfield Central | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 145.8 | 38.2 | 79 | 145.7 | 37.1 | 42. | 150.4 | 41.0 | |
| Mossford | 32 | 111 .4 | 19.7 | 13 | 117.9 | 21.4 | 5 | 121.6 | 23.1 | 5 | 126.6 | 25.9 | 4 | 132.7 | 28.8 | 5 | 140.0 | 33.0 | 3 | 136.6 | 29.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newbury Park | 20 | 110.6 | 19.3 | 9 | 117.9 | 22.1 | 4 | 128.2 | 28.1 | 6 | 128.8 | 26.7 | 3 | 130.3 | 29.3 | 6 | 141.5 | 31.9 | 2 | 154.5 | 47.2 | — | — | —_ | — | — | — |
| Parkhill | 49 | 112.9 | 20.5 | 18 | 115.2 | 20.5 | 10 | 124.2 | 21.8 | 11 | 128.0 | 26.2 | 6 | 133.8 | 26.3 | 3 | 137.7 | 31.2 | 8 | 144 4 | 34.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Augustines | 9 | 109.0 | 18.7 | 4 | 117.0 | 20.0 | 4 | 121.2 | 23.3 | 3 | 128.7 | 27.8 | 1 | 127.0 | 26.0 | 3 | 136.0 | 31.5 | 1 | 130.0 | 31.0 | 7 | 151.8 | 41.6 | 1 | 153 0 | 37.4 |
| S .S. Peter & Paul | 13 | 111.1 | 19.5 | 10 | 114.8 | 20.3 | 1 | 122.0 | 24.9 | 8 | 128.9 | 26.0 | 6 | 130.0 | 27.2 | 1 | 131.0 | 30.2 | 1? | 143 9 | 36.4 | 23 | 147 .4 | 37.7 | 11 | 149.4 | 42.4 |
| South Park | 43 | 113.2 | 20.6 | 26 | 118.0 | 22.4 | 20 | 124.1 | 24.8 | 14 | 128.5 | 26.5 | 8 | 129.9 | 27.8 | 7 | 139.0 | 33.5 | 11 | 144.8 | 36.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Vincent's | 21 | 108.8 | 19.6 | 5 | 113.4 | 21.0 | 3 | 122.0 | 24.2 | 4 | 121.2 | 24.2 | 4 | 127.5 | 26.8 | 3 | 134.0 | 31.3 | 3 | 139 3 | 31 9 | 24 | 145.4 | 24.4 | 9 | 145.5 | 38.9 |
| The Mount Central | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Redbridge | 32 | 112.7 | 20.3 | 7 | 117.3 | 21.6 | 10 | 124.9 | 25.1 | 2 | 134.0 | 27.1 | 4 | 137.0 | 31.0 | 2 | 136.0 | 29.7 | 2 | 140 5 | 32 0 | 11 | 149 4 | 42 4 | |||
| The Wm. Torbitt | 37 | 112.6 | 19.9 | 15 | 117.1 | 22.6 | 10 | 120.7 | 23.5 | 7 | 126.8 | 25.9 | 13 | 134.3 | 32.0 | 7 | 143.6 | 34.5 | 4 | 138.2 | 32.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Uphall | 14 | 110.5 | 18.9 | 7 | 116.1 | 21.1 | 3 | 114.0 | 19.2 | 2 | 125.5 | 29.1 | 1 | 135.0 | 30.3 | 2 | 142.0 | 36 4 | 1 | 147 0 | 37 8 | ||||||
| Woodlands | 45 | 110.7 | 19.6 | 25 | 117.8 | 22.6 | 8 | 120.4 | 23.7 | 8 | 127.5 | 28.1 | 4 | 133.2 | 28.9 | 1 | 141.0 | 35.6 | 1 | 144.0 | 37.8 | — | — | — | |||
| Gibraltarians | 17 | 107.1 | 19.9 | 11 | 112.5 | 21.0 | 17 | 116.7 | 22.9 | 8 | 121.0 | 23.9 | 7 | 128.4 | 28.3 | 6 | 130.9 | 29.8 | 12 | 139.1 | 32.8 | 14 | 143.3 | 0.2 | 6 | 144.9 | 39.1 |
| Ilford Boys—Averages for 10 years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1943 | 723 | 110.9 | 19.6 | 348 | 116.1 | 22 .1 | 192 | 121.4 | 23.6 | 184 | 126.2 | 26 6 | 130 | 131 .9 | 28.1 | 125 | 136.8 | 32.0 | IS? | 143.0 | 34.8 | 546 | 145.2 | 36 4 | 171 | 151 0 | 42 0 |
| 1942 | 735 | 111.1 | 19.8 | 420 | 114.9 | 20.9 | 259 | 121.3 | 23.7 | 600 | 126.8 | 26.4 | 220 | 131.4 | 29.2 | 217 | 136.9 | 32.0 | 214 | 141.7 | 34.6 | 513 | 146.1 | 37.8 | 162 | 151.3 | 41.5 |
| 1941 | 377 | 111 | 19.6 | 257 | 116 | 21.2 | 158 | 122 | 23.5 | 519 | 127 | 25.9 | 265 | 128 | 28.7 | 227 | 137 | 31.7 | 201 | 143 | 35.9 | 427 | 145 | 37.2 | 119 | 151 | 41.1 |
| 1940 | 626 | 111 | 19.5 | 296 | 119 | 21.6 | 210 | 122 | 23.5 | 632 | 127 | 26.1 | 239 | 132 | 28.7 | 208 | 136 | 31.2 | 296 | 142 | 35.1 | 601 | 146 | 37.7 | 215 | 151 | 42.1 |
| 1939 | 634 | 110 | 19.4 | 128 | 116 | 21.4 | 87 | 120 | 23.3 | 739 | 127 | 26.3 | 80 | 131 | 28.2 | 80 | 134 | 30.2 | 7? | 141 | 35.0 | 520 | 145 | 37 8 | 69 | 151 | 41 1 |
| 1938 | 982 | 110 | 19.5 | 224 | 115 | 21.2 | 132 | 120 | 22.6 | 1106 | 127 | 26.7 | 160 | 131 | 28.2 | 104 | 136 | 31.1 | 188 | 141 | 34.5 | 770 | 145 | 37.3 | 85 | 150 | 40.2 |
| 1937 | 1007 | 109 | 19.3 | 251 | 110 | 20.1 | 152 | 121 | 23.6 | 947 | 126 | 25.9 | 149 | 131 | 28.3 | 153 | 137 | 31.3 | 135 | 141 | 33.1 | 681 | 146 | 37.2 | 118 | 151 | 42 3 |
| 1936 | 1040 | 111 | 19.4 | 235 | 115 | 20.9 | 147 | 121 | 23.0 | 964 | 127 | 26.0 | 176 | 132 | 28.9 | 148 | 136 | 30.7 | 166 | 141 | 34.3 | 748 | 145 | 36.6 | 88 | 150 | 40.8 |
| 1935 | 897 | 111 | 19.2 | 207 | 115 | 20.8 | 154 | 121 | 23.1 | 1020 | 126 | 25.3 | 154 | 132 | 28.5 | 121 | 135 | 30.3 | 182 | 141 | 33.6 | 773 | 145 | 47.5 | 109 | 149 | 39.7 |
| 1934 | 828 | 110 | 19.1 | 218 | 116 | 20.9 | 135 | 121 | 23.5 | 909 | 126 | 26.2 | 167 | 130 | 27.8 | 132 | 135 | 30.7 | 165 | 141 | 33.4 | 832 | 145 | 36.7 | 109 | 150 | 40.0 |