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Ilford 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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- 1957
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- 114
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- 88
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SECTION A. STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
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The following figures as to unemployment were supplied by the Ministry of Labour:—
Males Females -
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3. Births. The number of births registered during the year was 2,115.
Males Females -
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The number of deaths of non-residents registered in the district was as follows:—
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The number of deaths of Ilford residents registered as having died in other districts during the year was as follows, and includes deaths at the following Institutions:—
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The ages at death were as follows:—
Under 1 year 1-2 years 2-5 years 5-15 years 15-25 years 25-45 years 45-65 years 65 years and upwards -
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Death Rates from Tuberculosis and Cancer, 1956 The following Table shows the death-rates for 1956 for Ilford, compared with the provisional death-rates for England and Wales for the same period per 1,000 population; the figures having been supplied by the Registrar-General:—
Ilford England and Wales -
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TABLE I.—Vital Statistics of Whole District During 1956 and Previous Years
Year Resident 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 (a) of Non-Residents registered in the District of Residents not registered in the District Under 1 year of Age At all Ages Number Rate Number Rate (b) Number Rate per 1,000 Net Births Number Rate -
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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 1956 (Provisional figures)
Rate per 1,000 Population Rate per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births Rate per 1,000 Population Rate per 1,000 Related Live Births Death rate per million Population Whooping Cough Diphtheria Influenza Acute Poliomyelitis Pneumonia Live Births Stillbirths Deaths (all ages) Deaths under 1 year -
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Registrar-General's Short List of Deaths and Causes TABLE II Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1956
CAUSES OF DEATH Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district All Ages Under 1 year 1 and under 5 years 5 and under 15 years 15 and under 25 years 25 and under 45 years 45 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 1956. Pay Beds 14 Amenity Beds ' 7 Other Patients Medical Surgical Children Male Female Male Female -
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The following is a summary:—
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The following results were obtained:—
Grade of Milk Total Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Remarks on unsatisfactory results -
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(iii) Sampling. Samples for bacteriological examination are taken monthly from April to September and at regular intervals during the winter months as supplied by all manufacturers to tricycle salesmen and local retailers. Samples are repeated after unsatisfactory results. In 1956, 23 samples were submitted for examination with the following results:—
No. of Samples Ministry of Health Provisional grade. % of Total Unsatisfactory Samples. -
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disinfestation. In the case of business premises these services are offered on a contractural basis, a practice which is greatly appreciated by most business firms. The following is a statement of the work carried out during 1956:—
Type of Property Total Local Authority Dwelling Houses Agricultural All other (including Business and Industrial) -
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TABLE III — C orrected N otifications of I nfectious D iseases for the Y ear 1956
NOTIFIABLE DISEASE | At all Ages Number of Cases Notified At Ages—years Total Cases Notified in each Ward 'Total Cases Admitted to Hospitnl * 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. Hainuult Seven Kings S. Hainault -
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The population of Ilford has not varied greatly during the past five years and the number of cases added to the register has also shown little change as the following figures show:—
Year Population No. of Persons added to list (all forms) Deaths (all forms) No. of Persons on register 3 lst December -
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Notifications and Deaths from Tuberculosis of Ilford residents during 1956:—
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 Institution in the district:—
Respiratory Tuberculosis Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis -
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Of the 21 deaths which occurred of Ilford residents, notification had previously been made of 16 of the cases. In the remaining cases two were notified after death, one was overlooked and in two the presence of tuberculosis was discovered as a result of post-mortem.
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total -
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The Number of patients from lioford sent to Institutuons under the Regional Hospital Board Turbo Tuberculosis Scheme during 1956 was as follows:-
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Males Females Males Females -
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Dr. H. Ramsey, the Medical Director, has kindly supplied me with the following particulars:—
(1) Number X-rayed. Male Female Total -
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1—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES AND OTHER PREMISES. Including Inspections made by Public Health Inspectors.
Premises Inspections Number of Written Notices Occupiers prosecuted (1) (2) (3) (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 II M. Inspector -
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stillbirths, 1956
Cause of Stillbirth Delivery in Nursing Home Delivery by County Council Midwife at Home Delivery in Hospital Total -
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Infant Deaths—1956
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 following table shows the comparison for Ilford, England and Wales and London for the past 10 years: —
Year Ilford England and Wales London -
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The figures for the past 10 years are as follows:—
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:—
Year Legitimate Infants Illegitimate Infants 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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(f) The following is a table showing the attendances, etc., at the Day Nurseries during 1950:—
Situation Date of Opening Accommodation (Children) Average Daily Attendance during 1956 No. of Days in Quarantine Reasons for Quarantine with Number of Cases No. on Waiting List at 31st Dec. Chicken Pox Mumps Measles Scarlet Fever -
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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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The following are the figures for each Centre:—
Sessions Average Attendenae -
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Orthopaedic Clinic. The following table summarises the attendances of children under 5 years:—
Clinic Sessions New Cases Old Cases Attendances -
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The 219 children were found by the Orthopaedic Surgeon to have the following defects:—
Diagnosis New Cases Old Cases A B c A B C -
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Paediatric Clinic.-Dr. A. Russell, the Consultant Paediatrician, continued to attend the Clinic at Valentines Mansion. 23 sessions were held and 97 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 251 attendances were made.
Diagnosis Discharged Improved Discharged with Advice or for Other Reasons i Discharged no Treatment Discharged Cured Referred to Hospital, Dr. or Clinic Still attending Total -
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Ophthalmic Clinics .—Attendances of children under school age for treatment by the Ophthalmologists during 1956 were as follows:—
Valentines Mansion Mayesbrook Clinic Manford Way Clinic Total -
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Rheumatism Clinic .—17 sessions were held during the year at Newbury Hall, at which 10 children under 5 years of age, 7 being new cases, made 10 attendances. The following is a summary of the cases treated
Condition New Old Total -
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Artificial Sunlight Clinic .—The following table summarises the attendances of children under 5 years:—
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The conditions treated were as follows:—
Conditions Cases A B -
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The following table shows the figures over the past five years. No. of primary inoculations:—
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Whooping Cough Immunisation. The following are the details of the number of children immunised against whooping cough at the three Ilford clinics held for this purpose together with records of such courses completed by general practitioners.
Valentines Clinic Mayesbrook Clinic Manford Way Clinic *General Practitioners Inoculations (full course) Reinoculations (one only) Attendances Inoculations (full course) Reinoculations (one only) Attendances Inoculations (full course) Reinoculations (one only) Attendances Inoculations (full course) Reinoculations (one only) -
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The following statistics show the vaccinations carried out at the clinics in 1956:—
Clinic Sessions First injections given Second injections given -
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The following table shows the figures over the past five years:—
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The following is a summary of the new cases examined by Dr. K. Playfair:—
Condition Post-Natal Ante-Natal -
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the attendances at these Clinics during the year:—
Valentines Clinic Mayesbrook Clinic Manford Way Clinic -
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Ante-Natal Clinics.—The following is a summary of the attendances at the Ante-natal Clinics during 1956 for patients booked for confinement in hospital:—
Maternity Hospital Doctors Midwives Mayesbrook Clinic Manford Way Clinic -
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During 1956 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 Ciinic 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 Cases No. of weeks' stay Remarks -
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(b) Under Section 28 of the Act, i.e., other persons requiring change of air and surroundings to aid recovery and rehabilitation.
Name of Home No. of weeks' stay Total Cases 1 2 3 4 -
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Loan of Sick. Room Equipment.—The considerable demand for equipment continues and the following table shows the issues from the Public Health Offices during 1956:—
Articles Loaned Number of Articles Articles in store at 31.12.56 on loan at 31.12.55 loaned or reloaned in 1956 on loan at 31.12.56 -
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The following shows the assistance given by the Association during the year:—
No. of persons Assisted Total No. of Grants made -
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The number of cases treated at the Clinic during 1956 was 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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The following shows the present distribution centres in Ilford, with the days and times they are open:—
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Medical Treatment. (a) Minor Ailments Clinics. —The attendances during 1956 were as follows:—
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The following table shows the conditions dealt with at both the Clinics during the year:—
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The following table summarises the attendances of school children: —
Clinic Sessions New Cases Old Cases Attendances -
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STATISTICAL SUMMARY
Month Number of Sessions New Cases 5 years Over Under Old Cases 5 years Over Under Total Attendances 5 years Over Under -
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The following table summarises the attendances of school children:—
Clinic Sessions New Cases Old Cases Attendances -
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Diagnosis New Cases Old Cases A B C A B C -
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A—Newbury Hall. B—Mayesbrook. C—Manford Way. 19 Children of school age were admitted to East Ham Memorial Hosoital. Particulars as follows: —
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Details of attendances:—
Clinic Sessions New Cases Old Cases Attendances -
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These are held at Newbury Hall on Tuesday afternoon and at Mayesbrook Clinic on Thursday afternoon. Details of attendances:—
Clinic Sessions New Cases Old Cases Attendances Discharged Cured Much Improv’d Left District etc. -
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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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The following table shows the work of the Clinic:—
No. seen -
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The 90 children were found to be suffering from the following conditions:—
Defects Found New Cases Old Cases Totals -
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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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The number of admissions were 25 and discharges 33. Recommendations for admission were received from the following sources:—
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Return of Handicapped Pupils in the Area on 31st December. 1956 (Aged 2-16 Years)
Handicapped pupils. Blind, Partially Sighted Deaf Partially Deaf. Delicate. Physically Handicapped. Educationally Subnormal. Maladjusted. Epileptic. Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 -
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Medical Inspection of pupils attending maintained Primary and Secondary Schools including (Special Schools).
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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 (1) For defective vision (excluding squint) (2) For any of the other conditions recorded in Table IIA (3) Total individual pupils (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 (1) Number of Defects Requiring Treatment Number of Defects Requiring Observation but not Treatment Periodic Inspection (2) Special Inspection (3) Periodic Inspection (4) Special Inspection (5) -
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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 Satisfactory Unsatisfactory No. % of Col. 2 No. % of Col.2 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) -
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Group 1.—Diseases of the Skin (Excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table III).
Number of New Cases Treated during the year By the Authority Otherwise -
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Group 2.—Eye Diseases, Defective Vision and Squint.
Number of cases dealt with By the Authority Otherwise -
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Group 3.—Diseases and Defects of Ear, Nose and Throat.
Number of cases treated By the Authority Otherwise -
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Group 4.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
By the Authority Otherwise -
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Group 5.—Chii.d Guidance Treatment.
Number of cases treated In the Authority's Child Guidance Clinics Elsewhere -
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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 full-time officers employed in the School Health Service -
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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 withR.H.R.&c. (1) (2) (3) -
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IV- Child Guidence Centres. (i) Number of child Guidences Centres Provided by the Authority =1
Staff Number Aggregate in terms of the equivalent number of whole-time officers -
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Summary of Cases of Infectious Diseases among School Children excluded from School Attendance during the Year ended 31st December, 1956.
SCHOOLS No. on Roll Scarlet Fever Measles and German Measles Whooping Cough Chicken-pox Mumps Polio-Myelitis Pneumonia Rheumatic Fever Rheumatism SouneDysentery Food Poisoning Totals -
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Table Showing the Average Heights and Weights of Ilford Boys and Girls Examined.
Age Groups Age Groups 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 1 (in Kilogrammes) Number of Children j Examined Average Height (in Centimetres) Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) 1 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)