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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | 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 Modem | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 148 | 37.4 | 8 | 150 | 37.4 | 1 | 160 | 54.0 | 1 | 159 | 42.4 | 5 | 169 | 58.9 | 22 | 174 | 58.6 | - | - | - |
| Becontree | 58 | 111 | 20.4 | 53 | 115 | 20.9 | 8 | 125 | 26.1 | 2 | 121 | 27.2 | 1 | 128 | 24.0 | 55 | 138 | 32.3 | 39 | 141 | 33.7 | 3 | 145 | 39.2 | 4 | 151 | 40.3 | 57 | 159 | 51.5 | 3 | 166 | 57.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Benton (Open Air) | 10 | 108 | 17.6 | 10 | 104 | 183 | 9 | 120 | 23.1 | 13 | 124 | 23.7 | 13 | 129 | 25.4 | 7 | 132 | 29.1 | 8 | 137 | 29.3 | 6 | 146 | 35.9 | 5 | 151 | 36.5 | 5 | 163 | 46.1 | 1 | 173 | 56.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chadwell | 31 | 113 | 20.8 | 31 | 117 | 22.3 | 1 | 129 | 25.1 | - | - | - | 1 | 147 | 43.4 | 4 | 137 | 31.2 | 30 | 143 | 34.0 | 8 | 142 | 34.2 | 1 | 152 | 37.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christchurch | 5 | 113 | 19.8 | 5 | 115 | 21.2 | - | - | - | 2 | 125 | 25.1 | 3 | 133 | 27.9 | 1 | 133 | 29.0 | 31 | 144 | 36.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cleveland | 31 | 112 | 19.5 | 30 | 117 | 21.4 | 4 | 125 | 26.5 | - | - | - | 3 | 133 | 29.0 | 15 | 141 | 32.9 | 81 | 142 | 34.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| County High | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 144 | 36.7 | 1 | 153 | 35.8 | 14 | 158 | 45.3 | 4 | 159 | 51.8 | 87 | 170 | 57.8 | 24 | 172 | 62.3 | 1 | 174 | 56.2 |
| Dane | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 142 | 34.6 | 2 | 148 | 35.5 | 3 | 153 | 42.4 | 21 | 165 | 52.5 | 15 | 170 | 58.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Downshall | 13 | 112 | 194 | 52 | 117 | 22.2 | - | - | - | 1 | 138 | 308 | 1 | 132 | 27.0 | 6 | 142 | 33.4 | 45 | 145 | 35.0 | 3 | 142 | 32.4 | 5 | 160 | 50.7 | 52 | 161 | 50.1 | 27 | 167 | 54.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fairlop | 39 | 113 | 20.4 | 61 | 116 | 21.7 | 1 | 121 | 23.6 | 1 | 130 | 26.8 | 3 | 141 | 32.8 | 3 | 134 | 27.8 | 65 | 144 | 36.2 | 7 | 146 | 38.5 | 6 | 147 | 38.9 | 64 | 161 | 49.7 | 14 | 166 | 56.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gearies | 37 | 114 | 20.1 | 20 | 118 | 22.0 | 4 | 122 | 23.8 | 3 | 126 | 31.7 | - | - | - | 10 | 144 | 37.0 | 51 | 144 | 35.1 | 1 | 159 | 47.0 | 3 | 154 | 46.7 | 21 | 163 | 53.3 | 31 | 166 | 55.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goodmayes | 33 | 114 | 20.5 | 19 | 119 | 23.1 | 4 | 124 | 261 | 2 | 121 | 22.4 | 1 | 140 | 32.0 | 6 | 137 | 31.4 | 25 | 142 | 33.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gordon | 33 | 113 | 20.2 | 10 | 113 | 20.8 | 2 | 126 | 25.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | - | - | - | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Highlands | 38 | 114 | 20.5 | 98 | 116 | 22.1 | 6 | 115 | 21.0 | 5 | 129 | 29.3 | 3 | 132 | 29.2 | 1 | 155 | 40.6 | 36 | 146 | 37.8 | 1 | 145 | 40.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loxford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 142 | 38.5 | 1 | 135 | 36.6 | 3 | 152 | 50.1 | 57 | 160 | 47.7 | 16 | 167 | 53.0 | 1 | 165 | 49.8 | - | - | - |
| Mayfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 143 | 35.8 | - | - | - | 4 | 150 | 42.5 | 63 | 162 | 49.6 | 21 | 163 | 50.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mossford | 15 | 109 | 19.3 | 12 | 115 | 20.2 | - | - | - | 1 | 137 | 31.0 | - | - | - | 3 | 138 | 32.9 | 17 | 140 | 34.8 | 1 | 135 | 27.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mossford G.V.H. | 3 | 118 | 22.0 | 7 | 115 | 21.0 | 2 | 124 | 22.2 | 2 | 128 | 22.9 | 1 | 129 | 26 | 1 | 140 | 35.0 | 3 | 143 | 34.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Newbury Park | 29 | 112 | 19.6 | 17 | 118 | 21.0 | 2 | 123 | 23.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 148 | 42.5 | 19 | 141 | 34.1 | 1 | 146 | 32.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parkhill | 55 | 114 | 20.1 | 50 | 116 | 21.4 | 5 | 128 | 26.9 | 2 | 138 | 28.5 | 3 | 133 | 29.7 | 1 | 143 | 310 | 45 | 145 | 32.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. Augustine's | 21 | 112 | 211 | 1 | 117 | 185 | 3 | 120 | 24.3 | 1 | 132 | 26.2 | 2 | 128 | 24.9 | 1 | 137 | 320 | 7 | 147 | 35.7 | - | - | - | - | - | _ | - | - | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SS. Peter and Paul | 28 | 112 | 20.3 | 29 | 118 | 22.5 | 3 | 130 | 25.4 | 1 | 123 | 24.6 | 2 | 138 | 31.5 | 11 | 140 | 30.9 | 22 | 143 | 33.2 | 1 | 142 | 34.0 | 1 | 151 | 35.0 | 3 | 165 | 54.5 | 5 | 168 | 57.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Park | 60 | 116 | 20.8 | 81 | 117 | 21.2 | 2 | 126 | 279 | 4 | 129 | 27.2 | 3 | 133 | 31.7 | 6 | 145 | 35.8 | 44 | 144 | 35.0 | 1 | 153 | 37.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. Vincent's | 14 | 113 | 19.1 | 6 | 115 | 20.1 | - | - | - | 1 | 130 | 27.7 | 1 | 136 | 300 | 5 | 139 | 30.2 | 13 | 142 | 34.2 | 1 | 145 | 31.7 | 2 | 158 | 47.0 | 24 | 158 | 46.2 | 1 | 165 | 55.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| The Gilbert Colvin | 24 | 113 | 20.5 | 35 | 117 | 22.3 | 2 | 124 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| The Glade | 39 | 115 | 19.6 | 40 | 118 | 21.4 | 1 | 128 | 24.8 | 1 | 130 | 22.6 | - | - | - | 4 | 140 | 30.2 | 24 | 145 | 368 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| The John Bramston | 46 | 109 | 19.9 | 23 | 113 | 20.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 144 | 35.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| The Redbridge | 39 | 113 | 21.0 | 18 | 117 | 21.7 | 2 | 129 | 27.4 | 4 | 129 | 27.2 | - | - | 29.2 | 11 | 142 | 34.4 | 26 | 143 | 35.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| The Wm. Torbitt | 54 | 112 | 197 | 61 | 115 | 21.7 | 3 | 117 | 23.7 | 5 | 126 | 24.0 | 1 | 133 | 33.0 | 3 | 143 | 35.5 | 49 | 145 | 35.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Uphall | 11 | 111 | 20.3 | 21 | 115 | 21.5 | 1 | 132 | 28.0 | - | - | - | 2 | 131 | - | 3 | 143 | 35.3 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Woodlands | 4 | 116 | 21.5 | 4 | 117 | 23.9 | - | - | - | 1 | 124 | 24.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilford Boys-Averages for 10 years:- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952 | 820 | 113 | 20.2 | 799 | 116 | 21.2 | 65 | 123 | 24.8 | 52 | 127 | 26.2 | 44 | 132 | 28.6 | 110 | 140 | 32.8 | 766 | 143 | 35.3 | 46 | 146 | 36.2 | 52 | 154 | 41.3 | 372 | 161 | 49.8 | 226 | 167 | 55.9 | 47 | 172 | 60.3 | 1 | 176 | 56.2 |
| 1951 | 611 | 113 | 20.8 | 568 | 115 | 21.7 | 74 | 123 | 23.9 | 50 | 128 | 26.6 | 43 | 131 | 28.2 | 165 | 140 | 33.5 | 715 | 143 | 35.9 | 42 | 146 | 37.4 | 22 | 153 | 44.2 | 373 | 161 | 51.2 | 218 | 165 | 53.3 | 21 | 170 | 60.7 | 1 | 177 | 63.4 |
| 1949 | 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 | 31 | 151 | 41.1 | 390 | 161 | 50.7 | 231 | 167 | 55.7 | 14 | 171 | 60.4 | 1 | 174 | 73.4 |
| 1948 | 891 | 113 | 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 | 51 | 147 | 38.9 | 40 | 152 | 41.9 | 392 | 160 | 50.7 | 247 | 165 | 55.3 | 27 | 171 | 61.7 | 3 | 173 | 61.6 |
| 1947 | 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 | 144 | 37.0 | 40 | 153 | 43.0 | 298 | 159 | 48.6 | 48 | 168 | 55.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1946 | 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 | 566 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1945 | 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 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1944 | 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 | 143 | 35.5 | 410 | 146 | 37.2 | 41 | 148 | 39.3 | 6 | 155 | 42.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1943 | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1942 | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |