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Ilford 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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- 1953
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- 106
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The following figures as to unemployment were supplied by the Ministry of Labour:—
Males Females -
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Maternal mortality (heading 30 of the Registrar-General's Short List): —
No. of Deaths. Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. 1952 1951 1952 1951 -
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TABLE I.—Vital Statistics of Whole District During 1952 and Previous Years
Year Gross population, estimated to middle of each Year Net Population estimated to middle of each Year Births Total Deaths Registered in the District Transferable Deaths Net Deaths Belonging to the District Uncorrected Number Net (6) of Non-Residents registered in the District of Residents not registered in the District Under 1 year of Age At all Ages Number Rate (c) Number Rate(d) Number Rate per 1,000 Net Births Number Rate (e) 1 2 2 a 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 -
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TABLE Ia Table showing comparison between the Birth-rate, Death-rate, etc., of Ilford, other Towns, and of England and Wales for the Year 1952 ( Provisional figures )
Rate per 1,000 Total Home Population Death-rate per 1,000 Population Rate per 1,000 Live Births All Causes Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers Smallpox Tuberculosis (all forms) Pneumonia Whooping Cough Diphtheria Influenza Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioenceph- alitis Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 Yrs.) Total Deaths under 1 Year Live Births Stillbirths -
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Registrar-General's Short List of Deaths and Causes: TABLE II Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1952
Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district CAUSES OF DEATH All Ages Under 1 year 1 and under 2 years 2 and under 5 years 5 and under 15 years 15 and under 25 years 25 and under 35 years 35 and under 45 years 45 and under 55 years 55 and under 65 years 65 and under 75 years 75 years and upwards -
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King George Hospital. —The following is a return in respect of bed accommodation:—
Total number of Beds at 31st December 1952. Pay Beds 14 Amenity Beds 7 Other Patients Children Medical Surgical Male Female Male Female -
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The following results were obtained:—
Grade of Milk Total Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Remarks on unsatisfactory results -
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Agents Identified.
No. of outbreaks No. of cases No. of deaths Organisms or other Agents responsible with No. of outbreaks of each. Suspected foods involved with No. of outbreaks of each. -
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The following is a statement of the work carried out during 1952:—
Local Authority Type of Property Total Dwelling Houses Agricultural All other (including Business and Industrial) -
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The total number of deaths of Ilford residents from the following infectious diseases during 1951 and 1952 were as follows: —
1951 1952 -
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TABLE III..— Corrected Notifications of Infectious Diseases for the Year 1952
NOTIFIABLE DISEASE At all Ages Number of Cases Notified At Ages—years Total Cases Notified in each Ward *Total Cases Admitted to Hospital * Total Deaths Under 1 1 and under 5 5 and under 15 15 and under 25 25 and under 45 45 and under 65 65 and upwards Cranbrook Park Loxford Clementswood Mayfield Goodmayes Fairlop Clayhall Barkingside N. Hainault Seven Kings S. Hainault -
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The incidence of influenzal and primary pneumonia throughout the year is shown by the following table.
Month, 1952 Acute Primary Pneumonia Acute Influenzal Pneumonia Hospital Admissions Nursed at Home Hospital Admissions Nursed at Home Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths -
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Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of Ilford residents during 1952:—
Age Periods New Cases Deaths Respiratory Non-Respiratory Respiratory Non-Respiratory M F M F M F M F -
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Of the foregoing new cases, the following were notified from Institutions in the district:—
Respiratory T uberculosis Non-Respiratory T uberculosis -
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During the year 1952 the following deaths occurred from Tuberculosis:
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary -
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The number of patients from Ilford sent to Institutions under the Regional Hospital Board Tuberculosis Scheme during 1952 was as follows:
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Males Females Males Females -
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Number of films taken at the Survey: —
Miniature Large Male Female Male Female -
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The classification of the most important groups was: —
Males Females Totals M. F. -
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E xamination of O fficers and S ervants. The following medical examinations were carried out during 1952:—
Officers Servants -
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1— INSPECTION OF FACTORIES AND OTHER PREMISES. I ncluding I nspections made by S anitary I nspectors.
Premises (1) Inspections (2) Number of Written Notices (3) Occupiers prosecuted (4) -
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES.
Particulars Number of Defects No. of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector -
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Stillbirths, 1952.
Cause of Stillbirth Delivery by County Council Midwife at home Delivery in Hospital Total -
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The following table gives the deaths of infants under one year of age, classified according to age:— Infant Deaths—1952.
Cause of Death Under 1 week 1—2 weeks 2 3 weeks 3—4 weeks Total under 4 weeks 1—3 months 3 6 months 6—9 months 9—12 months Total -
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The comparative figures for the past 10 years are as follows:—
Year No. of Deaths under 1 year Rate per 1,000 Registered Live Births -
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The mean average Infant Mortality rate for the past 10 years is therefore 259 per 1,000 live births. The following table shows the comparison for Ilford. England and Wales, London, and Towns having a population exceeding 50,000 for the past 10 years:—
Year. Ilford England and Wales London Towns with population over 50,000 -
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N eonatal M ortality .—The death-rate of infants under four weeks of age is known as the Neonatal Mortality. There were 32 deaths of infants under four weeks of age during 1952 and the rate for the year was 13 8 per 1,000 live births. The figures for the past 47 years were as follows:—
Year Number Rate Year Number Rate -
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The following table shows the birth and death rates of legitimate and illegitimate infants for the past ten years:—
Legitimate Infants Illegitimate Infants Year Live Births Percentage of Registered Births Deaths Rate per 1,000 Legitimate Live Births Live Births Percentage of Registered Births Deaths Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births -
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(e) The following is a table showing the attendances, etc., at the Day Nurseries during 1952:—
Situation Date of Opening Accommodation (Children) Average Daily Attendance during 1952 No. of Days in Quarantine Reasons for Quarantine with Number of Cases No. on Waiting List at 31st Dec. Chicken Pox Scarlet Fever hooping Cough Mumps Measles German Measles Meningitis Diarrhoea and Vomiting -
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The following shows the position regarding registrations under the Act:—
(a) Premises (b) Child-minders -
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The following is a comparison of the attendances at the Infant Welfare Centres for the past five years:—
Total No. of attendances of Infants First attendances Total No. of children on roll on 31st December -
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718 sessions were held during the year, the average attendance at each session being 59 mothers with their infants. The following are the figures for each Centre:—
Sessions Average Attendance -
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The 363 children were found by the Orthopaedic Surgeon to be suffering from the following defects:—
Diagnosis New Cases Old Cases A B C A B C -
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Paediatric Clinic.—The Consultant Paediatrician continued to attend the Clinic at Valentines Mansion during the year. 23 sessions were held and 82 new cases were examined, having been referred from the Infant Welfare Centres, Schools and Maternity Hospital for the reasons set out in the following table; a total of 151 attendances were made.
Diagnosis Discharged Improved Discharged with Advice or for Other Reasons Discharged no Treatment Discharged Cured Referred to Hospital, Dr. or Clinic Still attending Total -
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O phthalmic C linics .—Attendances of children under school age for treatment by the Oculist during 1952 were as follows:—
Valentines Mansion Mayesbrook Clinic Manford Way Clinic Total -
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R heumatism C linic .—31 sessions were held during the year at Newbury Hall, at which 33 children under 5 years of age, 14 being new cases, made 49 attendances. The following is a summary of the cases treated:—
Condition New Old Total -
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Artificial Sunlight Clinic.—51 sessions were held at the Newbury Hall Clinic and 49 at Mayesbrook. In all, 82 children under 5 years of age were treated, making 1,215 attendances. The conditions treated were as follows:—
Conditions Cases A B -
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Diphtheria Immunisation.— Tabular Statement as to Number of Children Schick Tested and Immunised at the Diphtheria Clinics from 1st January, 1952, to 31st December, 1952.
Valentines Clinic Mayesbrook Clinic Manford Way Clinic Grand Totals All Clinics School Children (Various Schools) Children under 5 years of age Total School Children (Various Schools) Children under 5 years of age Total School Children (Various Schools) Children under 5 years of age Total -
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The following is a summary of the new cases examined by Dr. K. Playfair:—
Condition PostNatal AnteNatal -
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During 1952 Ante-Natal Clinics conducted by the Domiciliary Midwives were held weekly at Valentines Mansion and fortnightly at Mayesbrook Clinic and Manford Way Clinic. The following is a summary of the attendances at these Clinics during the year:—
Valentines Clinic Mayesbrook Clinic Manford Way Clinic -
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A nte- N atal Cl inics .—The following is a summary of the attendances at the Ante-Natal Clinics during 1952:—
Maternity Hospital Mayesbrook Clinic Manford Way Clinic Doctors Midwives -
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During 1952 clinics were held at the Maternity Hospital weekly, at Mayesbrook Clinic fortnightly, and at Manford Way Clinic monthly. The following attendances were recorded:—
Maternity Hospital Mayesbrook Clinic Manford Way Clinic[ -
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(a) Under Section 22 of the National Health Service Act, i.e., nursing mothers and young children.
Name of Home No. of weeks' stay Remarks 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 -
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(b) Under Section 28 o f the Act, i.e., other persons requiring a change of air and surroundings to aid recovery and rehabilitation.
No. of weeks' stay Total Cases Name of Home 1 2 3 4 -
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Loan of Sickroom Equipment.—A further considerable increase above that noted in 1951 has been evident in the applications for this equipment in 1952, articles loaned during this year having doubled the 1951 figure, and a corresponding increase in the purchase of new items of equipment has been necessary. The issues from the Public Health Offices were as follows:—
Articles Loaned Number of Articles Articles in store at 31.12.52 on loan at 31.12.51 loaned or reloaned in 1952 on loan at 31.12.52 -
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The number of cases treated at the clinic during 1952 is as follows:—
Examined Needing Treatment Treated Made Dentally Fit -
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The forms of dental treatment provided were:—
Extractions Anaesthetics Fillings Scaling or Scaling and Gum treatment Silver Nitrate treatment Dressings Radiographs Dentures Provided, repaired and remade Local General Complete Partial -
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I nfectious D isease .—The following table shows the incidence of infectious diseases in the Ilford schools since 1948:—
Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Measles and German Measles Chicken Pox Mumps Whooping Cough -
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3 home visits were paid by the School Nurses to cases of minor infectious disease. In addition the Sanitary Inspectors paid 1,921 visits to measles cases, and 301 visits to whooping-cough cases.
No. of cases at beginning of 1952 No. of cases reported during 1952 Total Remedied during 1952 No. of cases under observation at end of 1952 -
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F ollowing U p .—During 1952, 4,736 home visits by the School Nurses were paid for the purpose, and 3,540 re-examinations of children (some on several occasions) were carried out by the doctors at school; 144 visits to schools were made for this purpose alone, and other children were seen at the visits for routine medical inspection.
Newbury Hall Mayesbrook -
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The 1,711 children were found to be suffering from the following defects:-
Diagnosis New Cases Old Cases A B C A B -
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The 923 children were found by the Orthopaedic Surgeon to be suffering from the following defects:—
Diagnosis New Cases Old Cases A B C A B C -
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15 children of school age were admitted to the East Ham Memorial Hospital. Particulars as follows:—
No. of Cases Defects -
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The lamp used at each Clinic is a Centrosol Unit. The conditions treated were as follows:—
Defects Treated. Cases A B -
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AURAL CLINIC
Nature of Disease Still under treatment Recommended Hospital treatment Discharged as cured Discharged as improved Discharged as no treatment required Discharged as left district Discharged as left school Discharged Children whose parents refused to continue attendance or treated elsewhere Totals New Old New Old New Old New Old New Old New Old New Old New Old New Old -
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Rheumatism Clinic. The Physician attended 31 morning sessions during the year, and 164 children (75 of these being new cases) made 296 attendances. The 164 children were found to be suffering from the following conditions:—
Defects Found New Cases Old Cases Totals -
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The defects treated were as follows:—
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The amount of dental disease present in children at various ages is shown by the following table relating to school children inspected by the School Dental Officers:—
Age Groups (in years) No. of Children inspected at School No. of Children referred for treatment No. of Children specially inspected at the Clinic Total number of Children referred for treatment -
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School Medical Officer:—
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The 28 children not now on the roll ceased attendance for the following reasons:—
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In 1952 there were 10 in the class and the composition was as follows:—
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As a result or the Medical Officers periodic examinations a number of the children have been recommended certain treatment as follows:—
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percentages for the past 5 years were as follows:—
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Other Ailments.—During 1952, 473 children were operated on for the removal of enlarged tonsils and adenoids as follows:—
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Return of Handicapped Pupils in the Area on 31st December, 1952 (Aged 2-16 Years)
Handicapped pupils. Blind, Partially Blind, Deaf Partially Deaf. Delicate. Physically Handicapped. Educationally Subnormal. Maladjusted. Epileptic. Total 1 2 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 -
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The statistical analysis of cases seen is given below:—
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The following is a table of work undertaken at the Clinic:—
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Examination of Officers, etc.—The undermentioned teachers and other officers were medically examined and reported upon during the year:—
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The Causes of Death among Children of School Age (i.e., from 5—15 Years) in Ilford, during 1952, were:—
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1. Appointment List.—At 31st December, 1952, 153 cases had been seen, made up as follows:—
Recommended by Children under 5 years of age Children of school age Total -
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4. Analysis of Results in respect of treated cases:—
Cases -
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A.—Periodic Medical Inspections.
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B.—Other Inspections.
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(No individual pupil is recorded more than once in any column of this Table, and therefore the total on column (4) will not necessarily be the same as the sum of columns (2) and (3).)
Group For defective vision (excluding squint) For any of the other conditions recorded in Table IIA Total individual pupils (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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Note.—All defects noted at medical inspection as requiring treatment are included in this return, whether or not this treatment was begun before the date of the inspection.
Defect Code No. Defect or Disease Number of Defects Requiring Treatment Number of Defects Requiring Observation but not Treatment Periodic Inspection Special Inspection Periodic Inspection Special Inspection -
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B.—Classification of the General Condition of Pupils Inspected During the Year in the Age Groups (See Note (ii) on Table 1).
Age Group Number of Pupils Inspected A—(Good) B.—(Fair) C—(Poor) No. % of Col. 2 No. 0/ /o of Col. 2 No. % of Col. 2 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) -
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TABLE III. Infestation with Vermin. All cases of infestation, however slight, are recorded. This return relates to individual pupils and not to instances of infestation.
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Group 1.—Diseases of the Skin (Excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table III).
Number of cases treated or under treatment during year— By the Authority Otherwise -
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G roup 2.—E ye D iseases , D efective V ision and S quint.
Number of cases dealt with By the Authority Otherwise -
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G roup 7.—O ther T reatment G iven.
New cases treated By the Authority Otherwise -
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TABLE V. Dental Inspection and Treatment Carried Out by the Authority.
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Senior Dental Officer: E. V. Haigh, L.D.S., R.C.S.
Number Aggregate staff in terms of the equivalent number of whole time officers -
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III.—Type of Examination and/or Treatment provided at the School Clinics returned in Section II, either directly by the Authority or under arrangements made with the Regional Hospital Board for examination and/or treatment to be carried out at the Clinic.
Examination and or Treatment Number of School Clinics (i.e. premises) where such treatment is provided Directly by the Authority Under arrangements made with R.H.B. &c. (1) (2) (3) -
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IV.—Child Guidance Centres. (i) Number of Child Guidance Centres provided by the Authority = 1
Staff Number Aggregate in terms of the equivalent number of whole-time officers -
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T.able VI.-Summary of Casss of Infectious Diseases among School Children, and of Contacts of such Casks, excluded from School Attendance during the Year ended the 31st December, 1952.
SCHOOLS No. on Roll DISEASES AND CONTACTS Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Measles and German Measles Whooping Cough Chicken-pox Poliomyelitis Mumps Pneumonia Rheumatism Sonne-Dysentery Totals Cases Contacts Cases Contacts Cases Contacts Cases Contacts Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases Contacts -
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T able VIIA.-Table Showing the Average Heights and Weights of the BOYS Examined (1952).
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 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) -
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T able VIIB.-Table Showing the Average Heights and Weights of the GIRLS 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 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 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)