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Ilford 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table VIIB.—Table Showing the Average Heights and Weights of the GIRLS Examined (1951).
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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 | 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 (iD 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) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height (in Centimetres) | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | |
| Beal Modern | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 150 | 45.8 | 4 | 152 | 43.4 | 9 | 154 | 45.4 | 21 | 161 | 53.8 | 30 | 162 | 54.2 | 8 | 162 | 55.7 | — | — | — |
| Becontree | 1 | 109 | 21.3 | 2 | 111 | 18.4 | — | — | — | 2 | 131 | 27.3 | 2 | 129 | 25.8 | 11 | 136 | 32.0 | 56 | 142 | 35.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 156 | 49.0 | 9 | 160 | 57.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benton (Open Air) | 3 | 109 | 15.4 | 3 | 111 | 16.7 | 9 | 105 | 18.4 | 6 | 125 | 24.9 | 5 | 134 | 28.9 | 11 | 136 | 27.0 | 5 | 135 | 28.8 | 8 | 149 | 36.3 | 5 | 154 | 40.1 | 1 | 149 | 31.3 | 1 | 184 | 30.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chadwell | 54 | 113 | 20.4 | 75 | 115 | 21.2 | 7 | 119 | 23.1 | 2 | 127 | 25.5 | — | — | — | 8 | 141 | 34.5 | 56 | 146 | 35.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christchurch | 29 | 114 | 20.1 | 36 | 115 | 20.8 | 1 | 121 | 23.6 | 4 | 128 | 30.7 | 5 | 131 | 28.2 | 8 | 143 | 34.4 | 43 | 144 | 36.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cleveland | 37 | 113 | 20.0 | 19 | 117 | 22.0 | 2 | 129 | 32.1 | 4 | 128 | 26.1 | 4 | 132 | 29.0 | 16 | 135 | 30.8 | 61 | 145 | 37.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| County High | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 148 | 40.3 | 1 | 149 | 42.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | 162 | — | 18 | 162 | 56.4 | — | — | — |
| Dane Central | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 151 | 40.0 | 1 | 142 | 35.6 | 53 | 159 | 51.7 | 12 | 160 | 50.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Downshall | 3 | 109 | 17.2 | 14 | 115 | 21.2 | 1 | 122 | 19.5 | 1 | 125 | 25.2 | 1 | 125 | 25.3 | 10 | 141 | 33.4 | 38 | 140 | 37.8 | 6 | 144 | 35.7 | 1 | 158 | 46.2 | 37 | 160 | 50.5 | 1 | 156 | 52.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fairlop | 2 | 109 | 23.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 129 | 26.0 | 2 | 130 | 27.3 | 4 | 134 | 29.2 | 65 | 145 | 35.7 | 6 | 148 | 41.6 | 1 | 160 | 49.1 | 65 | 157 | 50.9 | 13 | 159 | 51.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gearies | 41 | 114 | 19.9 | 56 | 117 | 21.3 | 6 | 123 | 25.1 | 4 | 132 | 28.4 | 2 | 133 | 30.2 | 3 | 142 | 35.2 | 46 | 149 | 38.6 | 9 | 152 | 43.7 | 3 | 151 | 48.7 | 35 | 158 | 51.0 | 1 | 169 | 67.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goodmayes | 36 | 111 | 20.0 | 22 | 116 | 21.3 | 3 | 122 | 23.4 | 3 | 125 | 25.8 | — | — | — | 13 | 142 | 35.2 | 33 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gordon | 31 | 112 | 20.4 | 11 | 116 | 21.8 | 1 | 124 | 25.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Highlands | 10 | 112 | 20.8 | 66 | 117 | 22.3 | 5 | 124 | 23.4 | 5 | 128 | 27.3 | — | — | — | 7 | 141 | 33.8 | 42 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mayfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 150 | 39.5 | 7 | 153 | 43.0 | 7 | 156 | 46.5 | 57 | 157 | 51.5 | 21 | 157 | 53.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mossford | 17 | 109 | 19.0 | 4 | 115 | 19.9 | 1 | 119 | 25.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 146 | 26.0 | 6 | 135 | 31 .0 | 10 | 142 | 38.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mossford G.V.H. | 4 | 111 | 20.4 | 7 | 116 | 21.8 | 2 | 125 | 24.8 | 4 | 124 | 27.0 | 1 | 132 | 29.2 | 6 | 137 | 33.3 | 9 | 142 | 36.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newbury Park | 20 | 112 | 20.2 | 10 | 116 | 22.1 | 2 | 120 | 20.6 | 1 | 130 | 24.0 | 1 | 141 | 30.6 | 6 | 139 | 35.8 | 11 | 146 | 37.2 | 1 | 151 | 46.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Parkhill | 28 | 114 | 19.6 | 35 | 117 | 22.2 | 2 | 126 | 23.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 140 | 30.2 | 45 | 144 | 38.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Augustine's | 20 | 111 | 19.3 | 3 | 116 | 22.3 | 6 | 121 | 22.3 | 2 | 123 | 22.1 | 1 | 130 | 29.0 | 5 | 134 | 29.4 | 8 | 141 | 34.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SS. Peter & Paul | 21 | 113 | 20.1 | 18 | 116 | 22.3 | 2 | 115 | 20.1 | — | — | — | 1 | 132 | 25.0 | 8 | 140 | 32.4 | 26 | 144 | 35.8 | 3 | 147 | 35.3 | 1 | 161 | 44.2 | 2 | 163 | 52.0 | 6 | 153 | 43.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Park | 23 | 114 | 21.2 | 50 | 117 | 21.5 | 3 | 124 | 26.5 | 4 | 132 | 28.9 | 6 | 131 | 28.0 | 3 | 140 | 40.1 | 80 | 144 | 35.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Vincent's | 8 | 110 | 20.2 | 1 | 116 | 20.8 | 2 | 112 | 21.1 | 1 | 135 | 31.9 | — | — | — | 5 | 134 | 31.8 | 14 | 141 | 34.3 | — | — | — | 2 | 126 | 26.4 | 22 | 159 | 51.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Glade | 22 | 114 | 19.0 | 46 | 118 | 20.6 | 1 | 119 | 23.1 | 3 | 129 | 26.3 | — | — | — | 4 | 138 | 31.6 | 22 | 146 | 38.3 | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The John Bramston | 1 | 120 | 26.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 128 | 24.0 | — | — | — | 3 | 139 | 31.4 | 13 | 141 | 34.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Mount | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 145 | 37.0 | 2 | 145 | 30.5 | 3 | 157 | 46.0 | 58 | 158 | 50.0 | 11 | 161 | 55.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Redbridge | 35 | 113 | 20.7 | 13 | 116 | 21.3 | — | — | — | 1 | 125 | 27.9 | 1 | 134 | 30.4 | 14 | 138 | 35.2 | 29 | 144 | 37.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The William Torbitt | 29 | 113 | 19.0 | 30 | 115 | 30.6 | 2 | 124 | 24.8 | 2 | 127 | 26.9 | 2 | 136 | 31.3 | 9 | 140 | 32.6 | 56 | 143 | 34.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Uphall | 20 | 112 | 19.6 | 8 | 114 | 20.2 | 1 | 112 | 17.3 | 1 | 130 | 29.8 | 1 | 141 | 28.6 | 1 | 136 | 31.0 | 16 | 143 | 35.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ursuline | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 165 | 55.8 | 1 | 166 | 56.4 | — | — | — |
| Woodlands | 31 | 110 | 19.9 | 13 | 113 | 20.7 | 1 | 120 | 21.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ilford Girls—Averages for 10 years:— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | 553 | 112 | 20.0 | 536 | 115 | 21.3 | 76 | 121 | 23.3 | 51 | 127 | 26.1 | 54 | 132 | 29.2 | 194 | 140 | 33.2 | 837 | 144 | 37.0 | 64 | 148 | 41.2 | 35 | 152 | 43.1 | 401 | 157 | 50.8 | 140 | 159 | 53.0 | 22 | 163 | 52.4 | 4 | 163 | 55.6 |
| 1949 | 823 | 111 | 19.9 | 418 | 115 | 21.2 | 82 | 121 | 23.5 | 46 | 126 | 26.0 | 56 | 130 | 28.3 | 216 | 139 | 33.4 | 815 | 143 | 35.8 | 57 | 147 | 40.7 | 49 | 152 | 44.0 | 421 | 158 | 50.0 | 257 | 161 | 53.8 | 47 | 161 | 55.7 | 3 | 163 | 55.2 |
| 1948 | 699 | 111 | 19.4 | 188 | 115 | 20.5 | 82 | 120 | 23.1 | 56 | 127 | 25.8 | 53 | 130 | 27.8 | 391 | 138 | 32.4 | 569 | 142 | 35.0 | 38 | 149 | 39.9 | 35 | 154 | 45.9 | 303 | 157 | 49.1 | 27 | 160 | 51.3 | 2 | 160 | 60.4 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | 777 | 111 | 19.0 | 224 | 115 | 20.7 | 84 | 119 | 23.2 | 80 | 126 | 25.9 | 65 | 129 | 27.4 | 384 | 138 | 32.2 | 316 | 141 | 34.1 | 29 | 145 | 35.9 | 116 | 155 | 45.6 | 92 | 157 | 47.4 | 1 | 154 | 38.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1946 | 708 | 111 | 19.3 | 396 | 116 | 21.2 | 167 | 121 | 23.2 | 116 | 127 | 25.2 | 71 | 132 | 28.6 | 445 | 138 | 31.5 | 445 | 142 | 34.4 | 76 | 148 | 39.8 | 265 | 156 | 45.8 | 121 | 157 | 48.5 | 25 | 162 | 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 | 69 | 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 | 451 | 148 | 38.5 | 171 | 154 | 43.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |