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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table IX B.—Table Showing the Average Heights and Weights of the GIRLS Examined.
| School. | Age Groups | Age Groups | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 14—15 Years | 15—16 Years | 16—17 Years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number o.f Children Examined | Average Height (in Oentimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Cemtimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Centime tree) | 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) | Avera,ge Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Oentimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of ChildrenExamined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | No. of Clhildren Examined. | Average Height (in Centimetres). | Average Weight, (in Kilogrammes). | No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (in Centimetres). | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes). | |
| Beal Modern | — | — | - | — | —_— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | 32.8 | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Becontree | 43 | 108 | 18.5 | 21 | 113 | 19.5 | 6 | 118 | 22.3 | 2 | 132 | 28.8 | 1 | 130 | 25.4 | 42 | 137 | 31 1 | 49 | 140 | 32.8 | 6 | 149 | 44.9 | 3 | 156 | 44.7 | 3 | 159 | 50.7 | 19 | 162 | 56.9 | 18 | 160 | 56.9 |
| Benton (Open Air) | 3 | 104 | 16.1 | 6 | 108 | 19.0 | 4 | 120 | 20 0 | 14 | 120 | 21.8 | 7 | 133 | 27.3 | 11 | 132 | 28.7 | 6 | 136 | 27.8 | — | — | — | 27 | 155 | 44.1 | 16 | 158 | 48.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chadwell Christchurch | 60 59 | 111 111 | 19.3 19.7 | 29 28 | 115 118 | 20.8 22.1 | 12 5 | 122 121 | 23.3 22.2 | 5 12 | 130 128 | 26.2 26.5 | 2 3 | 129 132 | 21.7 27.4 | 27 12 | 139 140 | 32.1 | 31 | 143 | 27.8 34.9 | 7 | 143 | 31.0 | 4 | 153 | 43.1 | 2 | 152 | 39.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cleveland | 35 | 109 | 18.9 | 12 | 113 | 20.4 | 8 | 119 | 22.3 | 3 | 130 | 26.9 | 6 | 134 | 32.7 | 47 | 140 | 32.6 | 30 | 143 | 32.9 | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dane Central | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 145 | 31.3 | 2 | 136 | 34.3 | 41 | 157 | 45.8 | 29 | 160 | 48.8 | 4 | 160 | 47.9 | — | — | — |
| Downshall | 79 | 110 | 18.7 | 31 | 115 | 20.5 | 13 | 121 | 22.9 | 13 | 129 | 24.9 | 9 | 133 | 27.9 | 21 | 138 | 30.7 | 36 | 144 | 35.5 | 4 | 150 | 41.0 | 25 | 154 | 45.4 | 11 | 157 | 43.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fairlop | 49 | 114 | 20.4 | 17 | 114 | 20 2 | 9 | 117 | 21 4 | 2 | 125 | 23.2 | 2 | 137 | 32.6 | 25 | 137 | .1.2 | 31 | 142 | 34.9 | — | — | — | 30 | 155 | 46.8 | 6 | 150 | 48.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gearies | 43 | 112 | 19.9 | 15 | 116 | 22.2 | 10 | 121 | 24.9 | 3 | 123 | 23.2 | 2 | 132 | 25.9 | 31 | 139 | 32.0 | 32 | 143 | 34.1 | 1 | 142 | 41.0 | 23 | 151 | 48.1 | 14 | 156 | 50.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goodmayes | 4 | 113 | 19.5 | 25 | 115 | 21.1 | 6 | 123 | 23.8 | 9 | 126 | 25.1 | 5 | 134 | 29.5 | 22 | 138 | 30.6 | 19 | 142 | 35.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gordon | 19 | 109 | 18.8 | 11 | 112 | 19.8 | 3 | 115 | 20.4 | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — |
| Highlands | 28 | 112 | 20.5 | 14 | 118 | 22.2 | 7 | 118 | 22.5 | 9 | 128 | 26.3 | 5 | 129 | 26.1 | 13 | 140 | 32.0 | 34 | 146 | 37.4 | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mayfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | —— | — | — | — | 4 | 150 | 41.7 | 4 | 153 | 41.5 | 29 | 155 | 45.8 | 22 | 159 | 49.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mossford | 2 | 117 | 19.1 | 2 | 112 | 19.5 | 1 | 122 | 25.0 | 1 | 144 | 33.0 | — | — | — | 9 | 139 | 30.0 | 7 | 142 | 34.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —. | — | — |
| Newbury Park | 6 | 108 | 19.8 | 7 | 115 | 20.1 | 5 | 122 | 23.1 | 2 | 130 | 29.2 | 1 | 141 | 35.5 | 15 | 141 | 32.1 | 10 | 143 | 36.7 | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newbury Pk.Spec'l | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 113 | 21 0 | 4 | 128 | 27.2 | 1 | 125 | 23.3 | 2 | 141 | 32.0 | — | 143 | 36.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Parkhill | 44 | 108 | 18.3 | 62 | 116 | 20.9 | 30 | 123 | 23.5 | 9 | 128 | 25.7 | 2 | 135 | 31.5 | 39 | 137 | 29.0 | 19 | 140 | 34.3 | — | —— | — | — | —— | — | 1 | 150 | 32.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Augustine's | 11 | 112 | 18.9 | 10 | 114 | 20.3 | 2 | 121 | 24.9 | 1 | 125 | 22.9 | 1 | 136 | 27.9 | 6 | 140 | 31.4 | 5 | 138 | 31.1 | 1 | 150 | 39.6 | — | — | —- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| S.S.Peter & Paul | 31 | 109 | 19.3 | 20 | 117 | 22 4 | 9 | 120 | 25.1 | 5 | 128 | 25.1 | 1 | 124 | 22.8 | 12 | 137 | 32.0 | 10 | 143 | 35.5 | 5 | 150 | 39.6 | 10 | 157 | 46.3 | 3 | 160 | 48.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Park | 53 | 111 | 19.0 | 20 | 118 | 21.5 | 12 | 123 | 23.7 | 6 | 130 | 25.9 | 11 | 136 | 30.2 | 18 | 141 | 31.8 | 33 | 145 | 34.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — |
| St. Vincent's | 2 | 118 | 21.5 | 1 | 115 | 23.2 | 2 | 120 | 24.6 | — | — | — | 1 | 141 | 31.0 | 7 | 137 | 29.0 | 12 | 145 | 36.8 | — | — | — | 1 | 156 | 42.0 | 5 | 152 | 42.8 | — | — | — | —— | — | — |
| The John Bramston | 9 | 109 | 19.9 | 3 | 113 | 23.3 | — | — | — | 1 | 121 | 24.6 | — | — | — | 16 | 139 | 31.2 | 6 | 137 | 33.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Mount | —_ | —_ | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 141 | 33.8 | 46 | 150 | 40.5 | 72 | 156 | 15.4 | 9 | 155 | 51.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Redbridge | 29 | 112 | 19.5 | 9 | 117 | 22. | 6 | 125 | 26.3 | 5 | 122 | 23.6 | 7 | 132 | 27.6 | 20 | 141 | 32.3 | 13 | 147 | 36.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Wm. Torbitt | 27 | 111 | 19.9 | 16 | 118 | 22.0 | 4 | 122 | 23.6 | 3 | 126 | 25.3 | 3 | 133 | 27.2 | 29 | 140 | 339 | 10 | 140 | 34.3 | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Uphall | 38 | 111 | 19.8 | 25 | 119 | 22.2 | 6 | 120 | 21.3 | 7 | 126 | 25.3 | 1 | 133 | 33.2 | 21 | 136 | 29.2 | 7 | 141 | 33.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woodlands | 33 | 112 | 19.5 | 12 | 117 | 21.6 | 6 | 124 | 24.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | —— |
| —Ilford Girls—Averages for 10 years:— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946 | 708 | 111 | 19.3 | 396 | 116 | 21.2 | 167 | 121 | 23.2 | 116 | 127 | 25.2 | 71 | 152 | 28.6 | 445 | 138 | 31.5 | 445 | 142 | 34.4 | 76 | 148 | 39.8 | 265 | 156 | 45.8 | 121 | 157 | 48.5 | 25 | 1362 | 56.1 | 18 | 160 | 56.9 |
| 1945 | 488 | 110 | 19.6 | 249 | 116 | 21.2 | 77 | 121 | 23.3 | 47 | 127 | 26.8 | 28 | 130 | 28.1 | 35 | 137 | 30.7 | 87 | 143 | 34.9 | 499 | 149 | 39.4 | 66 | 153 | 44.3 | 10 | 160 | 53.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1944 | 710 | 110 | 19.7 | 167 | 116 | 21.3 | 55 | 122 | 23.7 | 45 | 127 | 26.1 | 51 | 133 | 29.2 | 49 | 138 | 31.4 | 87 | 143 | 35.8 | 492 | 149 | 39.2 | 59 | 153 | 42.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1943 | 636 | 110 | 19.2 | 375 | 115 | 20.8 | 175 | 120 | 22.5 | 172 | 125 | 25.5 | 125 | 130 | 27.6 | 111 | 136 | 30.8 | 107 | 143 | 34.7 | 597 | 148 | 38.4 | 143 | 153 | 42.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1942 | 617 | 110 | 19.1 | 448 | 115 | 20.7 | 240 | 122 | 23.2 | 588 | 126 | 24.4 | 228 | 131 | 27.9 | 213 | 136 | 30.8 | 150 | 143 | 34.5 | 597 | 148 | 38.4 | 143 | 153 | 42.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1941 | 330 | 110 | 19.2 | 268 | 115 | 20 6 | 161 | 121 | 23.0 | 523 | 127 | 26.0 | 255 | 132 | 28.1 | 208 | 137 | 31.5 | 139 | 142 | 34.5 | 451 | 148 | 38.5 | 171 | 154 | 43.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | 548 | 110 | 18.9 | 286 | 116 | 20.7 | 185 | 121 | 23.5 | 579 | 127 | 26.6 | 216 | 133 | 28.3 | 192 | 137 | 30.9 | 232 | 143 | 35.6 | 540 | 148 | 39.8 | 172 | 153 | 44.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1939 | 588 | 110 | 18.7 | 121 | 114 | 20.7 | 100 | 120 | 23.2 | 634 | 126 | 25.1 | 87 | 131 | 28.3 | 67 | 134 | 30.1 | 85 | 142 | 34.8 | 567 | 147 | 37.7 | 106 | 151 | 42.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1938 | 993 | 110 | 18 9 | 221 | 114 | 20.5 | 139 | 120 | 22.9 | 1083 | 126 | 25.2 | 145 | 130 | 27.3 | 127 | 135 | 30.2 | 193 | 143 | 35.6 | 709 | 147 | 38.2 | 122 | 151 | 42.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1937 | 937 | 109 | 18.9 | 224 | 114 | 21.0 | 144 | 119 | 22.3 | 1022 | 126 | 24.1 | 164 | 131 | 27.5 | 144 | 136 | 31.3 | 205 | 141 | 33.9 | 841 | 147 | 38.0 | 169 | 152 | 42.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |