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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table VIIA.—Table Showing the Average Heights and Weights of the BOYS Examined.
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| 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 14—15 Years | 15—16 Years | 16—17 Years | 17—18 Years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 I Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children i 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 ot Children Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight(in Kilogrammes) | |
| Beal Modern | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 152 | 38.1 | 2 | 158 | 53.8 | 1 | 162 | 53.5 | — | — | — | 30 | 169 | 58.0 | 11 | 172 | 59.8 | — | — | — |
| Becontree | 35 | 111 | 19.0 | 12 | 114 | 20.6 | 1 | 121 | 26.4 | 1 | 124 | 28.4 | 5 | 130 | 26.7 | 9 | 141 | 84.1 | 67 | 141 | 33.5 | 6 | 144 | 41.0 | 8 | 149 | 42.7 | 52 | 158 | 49.8 | 5 | 163 | 54.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benton (Open Air) | 5 | 113 | 20.8 | 12 | 115 | 20.3 | 20 | 120 | 21.9 | 12 | 125 | 25.2 | 8 | 125 | 24.2 | 10 | 134 | 31.3 | 4 | 145 | 33.4 | 5 | 149 | 35.0 | 4 | 149 | 36.1 | 3 | 152 | 41.1 | 2 | 134 | 27.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chadwell | 6 | 111 | 20.6 | 2 | 108 | 19.3 | 3 | 127 | 23.1 | 1 | 125 | 27.8 | — | — | — | 16 | 142 | 35.0 | 29 | 147 | 37.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christchurch | 63 | 113 | 21.1 | 49 | 117 | 21.7 | 2 | 122 | 23.8 | 1 | 130 | 26.9 | 2 | 129 | 29.0 | 10 | 138 | 33.8 | 50 | 144 | 35.1 | 1 | 141 | 33.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cleveland | 26 | 112 | 20.9 | 23 | 116 | 22.3 | 8 | 124 | 26.3 | 4 | 127 | 26.3 | 4 | 134 | 29.3 | 13 | 138 | 31.9 | 84 | 141 | 35.8 | — | — | — | _— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| County High | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 152 | 40.3 | 10 | 147 | 36.4 | 1 | 137 | 33.5 | 1 | 154 | 40.3 | 9 | 172 | 56.5 | 107 | 169 | 57.2 | 2 | 168 | 64.3 | 1 | 174 | 73.4 |
| Dane | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 146 | 35.2 | 9 | 150 | 42.1 | 2 | 160 | 49.7 | 24 | 166 | 54.0 | 20 | 166 | 53.5 | 1 | 165 | 59.0 | — | — | — |
| Downshall | 36 | 114 | 21.0 | 35 | 117 | 22.2 | 8 | 120 | 24.4 | 4 | 133 | 28.5 | 1 | 130 | 26.6 | 12 | 142 | 34.2 | 54 | 142 | 34.2 | 3 | 151 | 50.6 | 1 | 147 | 40.0 | 30 | 159 | 50.9 | 6 | 162 | 54.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kairlop | 85 | 110 | 20.4 | 82 | 115 | 21.6 | 9 | 124 | 25.4 | 3 | 133 | 28.4 | — | — | — | 3 | 144 | 34.1 | 76 | 145 | 35.6 | 5 | 155 | 42.6 | 1 | 159 | 47.0 | 62 | 160 | 48.7 | 17 | 167 | 55.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gearies | 3 | 108 | 20.0 | 1 | 119 | 29.0 | 1 | 119 | 22.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 131 | 28.8 | 2 | 129 | 29.2 | 65 | 145 | 35.9 | 10 | 149 | 39.5 | 1 | 143 | 35.5 | 40 | 162 | 50.8 | 7 | 161 | 51.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goodmayes | 45 | 113 | 19.9 | 24 | 116 | 21.1 | 2 | 124 | 24.1 | 3 | 131 | 29.1 | 2 | 134 | 29.4 | 18 | 141 | 34.8 | 24 | 140 | 34.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gordon | 20 | 113 | 21.2 | 19 | 116 | 22.8 | 1 | 120 | 21.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Highlands | 4 | 111 | 18.8 | 4 | 116 | 21.6 | 1 | 128 | 31.7 | 2 | 127 | 26.9 | 2 | 126 | 23.0 | 10 | 142 | 33.3 | 41 | 145 | 36.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Loxford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —. | — | — | 3 | 138 | 29.3 | 2 | 150 | 41.2 | 2 | 154 | 41.2 | 82 | 162 | 52.0 | 19 | 163 | 53.0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Mayfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 145 | 37.8 | 12 | 149 | 39.5 | 10 | 152 | 44.1 | 56 | 160 | 49.0 | 15 | 166 | 54.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mossford | 48 | 112 | 19.7 | 22 | 116 | 22.1 | 3 | 127 | 28.6 | — | — | — | 1 | 134 | 27.5 | 5 | 135 | 30.1 | 17 | 143 | 36.1 | — | — | _— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mossford G.V.H. | 7 | 107 | 18.7 | 5 | 109 | 19.5 | 1 | 116 | 21.8 | 1 | 125 | 24.8 | 2 | 131 | 27.6 | 1 | 130 | 29.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newbury Park | 7 | 112 | 20.4 | 19 | 116 | 22.2 | 5 | 124 | 26.2 | 1 | 130 | 26.2 | 4 | 132 | 32.7 | 6 | 143 | 34.1 | 27 | 147 | 37.2 | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | 2 | 153 | 44.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Parkhill | 18 | 115 | 21.1 | 41 | 117 | 22.2 | 5 | 122 | 26.2 | 2 | 139 | 36.0 | 3 | 135 | 30.5 | 7 | 145 | 40.1 | 65 | 144 | 34.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Augustine's | 2 | 110 | 19.3 | 14 | 115 | 23.0 | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 2 | 131 | 29.1 | — | — | — | 2 | 134 | 29.4 | 13 | 143 | 33.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SS. Peter and Paul | 21 | 115 | 21.5 | 17 | 117 | 22.7 | 3 | 124 | 26.1 | 3 | 129 | 26.1 | 1 | 145 | 38.2 | 21 | 141 | 34.4 | 19 | 144 | 35.6 | — | — | — | 1 | 151 | 41.2 | 15 | 158 | 52.0 | 3 | 164 | 50.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Park | 4 | 113 | 20.8 | 2 | 120 | 23.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 141 | 32.7 | 69 | 145 | 36.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Vincent's | 15 | 112 | 20.3 | 4 | 119 | 22.8 | 1 | 120 | 23.5 | 1 | 115 | 23.2 | 2 | 130 | 38.2 | 8 | 140 | 32.2 | 9 | 143 | 36.1 | 2 | 138 | 34.6 | 2 | 149 | 42.0 | 15 | 158 | 48.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Glade | 2 | 112 | 19.3 | 36 | 118 | 21.6 | 8 | 121 | 23.7 | — | — | — | 1 | 135 | 31.0 | 8 | 141 | 32.9 | 24 | 142 | 34.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The John Bramston | 43 | 107 | 19.3 | 21 | 113 | 21.8 | 3 | 115 | 21.0 | 4 | 121 | 24.2 | 4 | 126 | 27.4 | 3 | 145 | 35.5 | 16 | 143 | 33.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Redbridge | 16 | 112 | 20.8 | 20 | 117 | 22.1 | 4 | 120 | 23.2 | 1 | 122 | 24.5 | 2 | 122 | 24.6 | 14 | 143 | 31.4 | 25 | 143 | 34.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Wm. Torbitt | 30 | 114 | 20.8 | 43 | 116 | 21.7 | 3 | 121 | 22.4 | 2 | 126 | 25.5 | 1 | 145 | 30.8 | 2 | 151 | 37.0 | 51 | 144 | 34.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Uphall | 12 | 111 | 19.4 | 2 | 116 | 23.0 | 1 | 121 | 21.6 | 1 | 128 | 26.7 | 1 | 146 | 56.0 | 13 | 140 | 33.8 | 18 | 141 | 35.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woodlands | 21 | 113 | 20.1 | 29 | 117 | 22.2 | 2 | 125 | 21.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ilford Boys—Averages for 10 years :— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | 574 | 112 | 20.4 | 538 | 116 | 21.9 | 100 | 122 | 24.1 | 49 | 128 | 26.8 | 48 | 130 | 29.2 | 203 | 141 | 33.9 | 875 | 144 | 35.3 | 58 | 149 | 40.7 | 34 | 151 | 42.7 | 390 | 161 | 50.7 | 231 | 167 | 55.7 | 14 | 171 | 60.4 | 1 | 174 | 73.4 |
| 1949 | 891 | 118 | 20.6 | 433 | 117 | 21.9 | 99 | 122 | 24.1 | 52 | 127 | 25.8 | 55 | 133 | 29.2 | 177 | 139 | 32.9 | 822 | 143 | 34.5 | 54 | 147 | 38.9 | 40 | 152 | 41.9 | 392 | 160 | 50.7 | 247 | 165 | 55.3 | 27 | 171 | 61.7 | 3 | 173 | 61.6 |
| 1943 | 764 | 112 | 20.2 | 214 | 116 | 21.5 | 68 | 122 | 23.5 | 52 | 127 | 26.6 | 45 | 133 | 28.7 | 430 | 137 | 32.4 | 602 | 142 | 34.2 | 39 | 114 | 37.0 | 40 | 153 | 43.6 | 298 | 159 | 48.6 | 48 | 168 | 55.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1947 | 871 | 110 | 19.6 | 209 | 115 | 21.3 | 91 | 121 | 23.4 | 62 | 127 | 26.5 | 64 | 131 | 28.4 | 369 | 139 | 33.1 | 381 | 141 | 33.8 | 43 | 145 | 35.7 | 139 | 156 | 44.7 | 98 | 157 | 46.0 | 2 | 157 | 56.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1946 | 771 | 112 | 20.2 | 387 | 117 | 21.9 | 170 | 124 | 24.5 | 101 | 128 | 26.0 | 94 | 132 | 28.6 | 487 | 139 | 31.9 | 468 | 142 | 36.1 | 140 | 146 | 37.2 | 241 | 155 | 41.9 | 146 | 158 | 46.9 | 40 | 166 | 54.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1945 | 542 | 112 | 20.2 | 238 | 117 | 21.7 | 92 | 122 | 24.0 | 58 | 127 | 26.5 | 31 | 131 | 28.5 | 74 | 138 | 31.8 | 122 | 145 | 35.5 | 410 | 146 | 37.2 | 41 | 148 | 39.3 | 6 | 155 | 42.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1944 | 783 | 112 | 19.9 | 168 | 116 | 21.7 | 83 | 122 | 22.4 | 76 | 127 | 26.3 | 61 | 132 | 29.5 | 59 | 139 | 32.6 | 128 | 141 | 34.4 | 548 | 146 | 37.3 | 73 | 150 | 41.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1943 | 723 | 111 | 19.6 | 348 | 116 | 22.1 | 192 | 121 | 23.6 | 184 | 126 | 26.6 | 130 | 132 | 28.1 | 125 | 137 | 32.0 | 152 | 143 | 34.8 | 546 | 145 | 36.4 | 171 | 151 | 42.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1942 | 735 | 111 | 19.8 | 420 | 115 | 20.9 | 259 | 121 | 23.7 | 600 | 127 | 26.4 | 220 | 131 | 29.2 | 217 | 137 | 32.0 | 214 | 142 | 34.6 | 513 | 146 | 37.8 | 162 | 151 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |