Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Modern | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 141 | 35.5 | 9 | 147 | 39.4 | 4 | 151 | 43.0 | - | - | - | 1 | 154 | 47.8 | 19 | 160 | 54.2 | 19 | 161 | 57.8 | 3 | 159 | 49.5 |
Becontree | 72 | 111 | 19.4 | 47 | 113 | 20.1 | 13 | 119 | 22.1 | 2 | 125 | 29.7 | 1 | 134 | 26.0 | 18 | 137 | 31.6 | 29 | 141 | 32.9 | 4 | 149 | 37.9 | 1 | 153 | 48.0 | 61 | 157 | 51.3 | 6 | 159 | 47.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Benton (Open Air) | 9 | 111 | 18.4 | 8 | 113 | 19.1 | 7 | 116 | 20.7 | 12 | 123 | 21.9 | 7 | 131 | 29.4 | 6 | 136 | 30.4 | 10 | 139 | 31.7 | 5 | 140 | 31.3 | 4 | 153 | 42.1 | 6 | 159 | 41.5 | 1 | 155 | 35.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chadwell | 25 | 113 | 20.6 | 19 | 115 | 21.3 | 2 | 120 | 24.5 | 2 | 122 | 21.7 | 1 | 137 | 43.7 | 5 | 140 | 33.5 | 26 | 143 | 34.6 | 10 | 147 | 40.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Christchurch | 4 | 112 | 20.3 | 4 | 117 | 21.4 | 1 | 115 | 20.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 142 | 35.9 | 12 | 146 | 39.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cleveland | 31 | 109 | 19.2 | 43 | 115 | 20.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 134 | 29.5 | 10 | 141 | 36.8 | 68 | 143 | 35.9 | - | - | - | - | - | _ | _ | - | - | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
County High | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 78 | 147 | 38.3 | 20 | 147 | 39.2 | 6 | 145 | 40.2 | 3 | 157 | 40.8 | 55 | 162 | 56.5 | 17 | 161 | 53.9 | 1 | 162 | 51.7 |
Dane Central | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 145 | 37.2 | 5 | 158 | 35.9 | 1 | 163 | 60.5 | 65 | 160 | 51.5 | 10 | 162 | 54.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Downshall | 27 | 115 | 20.8 | 41 | 115 | 21.2 | 2 | 126 | 25.1 | 7 | 125 | 25.9 | 7 | 130 | 28.0 | 10 | 140 | 31.0 | 48 | 143 | 33.2 | 2 | 153 | 43.0 | - | - | - | 44 | 159 | 50.4 | 20 | 162 | 55.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fairlop | 33 | 112 | 19.7 | 43 | 115 | 20.4 | 3 | 125 | 25.6 | 3 | 123 | 25.2 | 2 | 134 | 32.7 | 1 | 139 | 28.8 | 71 | 146 | 32.9 | 3 | 148 | 37.2 | 4 | 164 | 59.8 | 66 | 159 | 49.6 | 6 | 161 | 52.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gearies | 35 | 111 | 18.1 | 27 | 116 | 20.7 | 2 | 120 | 21.6 | 1 | 118 | 20.1 | 1 | 139 | 35.1 | 8 | 142 | 35.3 | 40 | 145 | 36.2 | 3 | 154 | 46.3 | 3 | 164 | 55.1 | 39 | 158 | 49.2 | 12 | 159 | 51.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Goodmayes | 43 | 113 | 20.0 | 23 | 117 | 15.4 | 1 | 132 | 27.4 | 2 | 126 | 230 | 2 | 126 | 24.5 | 6 | 137 | 31.6 | 29 | 147 | 37.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gordon | 22 | 113 | 20.7 | 14 | 113 | 20.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Highlands | 80 | 113 | 20.1 | 96 | 114 | 20.8 | 5 | 125 | 25.8 | 4 | 128 | 25.1 | 2 | 130 | 27.7 | 2 | 145 | 44.4 | 28 | 147 | 35.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mayfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 145 | 37.8 | 4 | 152 | 44.0 | 2 | 153 | 45.3 | 36 | 160 | 52.1 | 31 | 161 | 54.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mossford | 26 | 110 | 18.6 | 18 | 112 | 19.6 | 1 | 117 | 20.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 141 | 31.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mossford G.V.H. | 1 | 106 | 19.6 | 3 | 114 | 21.3 | 3 | 120 | 22.3 | 1 | 118 | 23.0 | 1 | 125 | 22.0 | 2 | 136 | 29.2 | 2 | 145 | 42.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Newbury Park | 30 | 112 | 19.2 | 18 | 116 | 20.9 | 3 | 125 | 23.3 | 2 | 125 | 24.4 | 1 | 135 | 26.5 | 4 | 145 | 40.6 | 10 | 146 | 36.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Parkhill | 64 | 113 | 20.0 | 38 | 116 | 21.4 | 2 | 124 | 29.1 | 2 | 131 | 27.5 | 3 | 136 | 30.5 | 3 | 146 | 38.9 | 35 | 144 | 35.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
St. Augustine's | 8 | 110 | 20.2 | 8 | 121 | 22.6 | 3 | 123 | 24.2 | - | - | - | 1 | 137 | 37.8 | 1 | 143 | 33.0 | 9 | 140 | 31.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
S.S. Peter and Paul | 21 | 112 | 19.9 | 13 | 113 | 19.6 | 2 | 124 | 23.1 | 1 | 130 | 24.7 | 1 | 133 | 28.0 | 9 | 141 | 33.3 | 20 | 146 | 36.7 | - | - | - | 1 | 159 | 60.0 | 6 | 155 | 47.9 | 1 | 162 | 45.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
South Park | 56 | 114 | 20.5 | 66 | 117 | 21.9 | 3 | 120 | 23.0 | 10 | 127 | 26.2 | - | - | - | 3 | 140 | 34.6 | 41 | 144 | 35.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
St. Vincent's | 6 | 111 | 18.9 | 8 | 115 | 20.7 | 1 | 117 | 18.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 136 | 31.3 | 11 | 143 | 34.9 | 2 | 151 | 38.1 | 1 | 154 | 51.8 | 16 | 157 | 47.2 | 1 | 159 | 45.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Gilbert Colvin. | 18 | 113 | 20.1 | 18 | 115 | 22.5 | 3 | 120 | 24.8 | 2 | 124 | 26.7 | - | - | - | 1 | 132 | 34.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Glade | 13 | 117 | 21.3 | 36 | 117 | 21.4 | 1 | 127 | 23.1 | - | - | - | 1 | 135 | 30.8 | 6 | 142 | 35.0 | 21 | 142 | 32.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The John Bramston | 39 | 109 | 20.2 | 17 | 113 | 21.4 | - | - | - | 2 | 114 | 21.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 146 | 37.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Mount | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 145 | 34.4 | 1 | 157 | 41.5 | 4 | 154 | 46.9 | 64 | 159 | 52.0 | 5 | 159 | 47.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Redbridge | 45 | 112 | 20.1 | 17 | 115 | 20.4 | 2 | 126 | 23.9 | - | - | - | 1 | 129 | 25.8 | 7 | 141 | 32.2 | 18 | 146 | 37.7 | - | - | - | .- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The William Torbitt | 34 | 113 | 20.1 | 47 | 116 | 21.7 | 8 | 122 | 23.8 | 4 | 129 | 25.5 | 3 | 134 | 30.4 | 3 | 136 | 30.6 | 40 | 144 | 37.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Uphall | 4 | 112 | 22.9 | 22 | 116 | 22.1 | 2 | 118 | 21.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 139 | 32.6 | 25 | 146 | 37.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ursuline | - | - | - | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | 143 | 370 | 16 | 147 | 422 | 2 | 154 | 52.8 | 3 | 160 | 53.0 | 72 | 145 | 55.6 | 31 | 160 | 53.8 | 1 | 154 | 45.0 |
Woodlands | - | - | - | 1 | 106 | 17.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ilford Girls-Averages for 10 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1952 | 746 | 112 | 19.9 | 695 | 115 | 210 | 70 | 121 | 23.3 | 57 | 125 | 24.6 | 39 | 132 | 29.1 | 124 | 139 | 33.5 | 784 | 143 | 35.7 | 79 | 148 | 40.5 | 29 | 155 | 49.8 | 410 | 158 | 50.5 | 239 | 156 | 54.9 | 67 | 160 | 55.0 | 5 | 159 | 49.0 |
1951 | 526 | 112 | 20.0 | 542 | 116 | 210 | 60 | 119 | 22.8 | 58 | 128 | 26.9 | 36 | 132 | 28.4 | 166 | 138 | 32.7 | 811 | 144 | 36.5 | 48 | 149 | 40.1 | 33 | 153 | 43.8 | 397 | 158 | 50.8 | 248 | 161 | 55.0 | 27 | 162 | 56.1 | - | - | - |
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 | 530 | 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 | 207 | 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 | 21-8 | 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 | 118 | 34.7 | 597 | 148 | 38.4 | 143 | 153 | 42.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |