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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Table VII.—Table Showing the Average Heights and Weights of Ilford Boys and Girls Examined.
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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 j (in Centimetres) | Average Weight I (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined | Average Height j (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) | |
1953 | 649 | 112 | 20.2 | 925 | 116 | 20.4 | 82 | 121 | 23.6 | 34 | 126 | 26.3 | 36 | 133 | 28.9 | 194 | 140 | 33.3 | 799 | 144 | 34.7 | 49 | 145 | 36.3 | 22 | 153 | 44.0 | 441 | 162 | 51.0 | 259 | 168 | 55.7 | 84 | 172 | 61.2 | 35 | 172 | 56.6 |
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 | 508 | 115 | 21.7 | 74 | 123 | 23.9 | 50 | 128 | 26.6 | 43 | 131 | 28.6 | 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 |
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 | 41.1 | 390 | 161 | 50.7 | 231 | 167 | 55.7 | 14 | 171 | 60.4 | 1 | 174 | 73.4 |
1949 | 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 | 16;) | 50.7 | 247 | 165 | 55.3 | 27 | 171 | 61.7 | 3 | 173 | 61.6 |
1948 | 704 | 112 | 20.2 | 214 | 116 | 21.5 | 68 | 122 | 23.5 | 52 | 127 | 26.6 | 45 | 133 | 28.7 | 430 | 137 | 32.4 | 002 | 142 | 34.2 | 39 | 144 | 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 | 28.7 | 369 | 139 | 33.1 | 381 | 111 | 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 | 143 | 35.5 | 410 | 146 | 37.2 | 41 | 148 | 39.3 | 6 | 155 | 42.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1953 | 657 | 112 | 20.0 | 827 | 117 | 21.3 | 81 | 119 | 22.8 | 38 | 127 | 25.8 | 37 | 133 | 28.9 | 173 | 140 | 32.5 | 841 | 143 | 35.5 | 59 | 150 | 39.9 | 49 | 156 | 47.1 | 374 | 156 | 50.9 | 212 | 160 | 53.6 | 49 | 162 | 54.9 | 5 | 164 | 55.6 |
1952 | 746 | 112 | 19.9 | 695 | 115 | 21.0 | 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 | 21.0 | 60 | 119 | 22.8 | 53 | 128 | 26.9 | 36 | 132 | 28.4 | 166 | 138 | 32.7 | 811 | 14t | 36.5 | 48 | 149 | 40.1 | 32 | 153 | 438 | 397 | 158 | 508 | 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 | 857 | 144 | 37.0 | 61 | 148 | 41.2 | 35 | 152 | 43.1 | 401 | 157 | 50.8 | 140 | 159 | 53.0 | 22 | 163 | 5.2.4 | 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 | 1 11 | 25.8 | 58 | 130 | 27.8 | 391 | 118 | 32.4 | 569 | 142 | 35.0 | 38 | 149 | 39.9 | 35 | 154 | 45.9 | 803 | 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 | 356 | 1 11 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |