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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
Walthamstow 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Comparison of heights and weights of London and Walthamstow school children
| Age | Height (ins) | Weight (lbs) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |||||
| L.C.C. | Walth. | L.C.C. | Walth. | L.C.C. | Walth. | L.C.C. | Walth. | |
| 554 | 43.7 | 44.0 | 43.4 | 43.6 | 43.1 | 43.7 | 42.2 | 42.5 |
| 6½ | 46.0 | 46.5 | 46.0 | 46.1 | 48.6 | 49.1 | 48.1 | 48.0 |
| 7½ | 48.5 | 48.9 | 48.1 | 48.6 | 53.5 | 55.1 | 52.1 | 53.8 |
| 8½ | 50.8 | 51.0 | 50.3 | 50.6 | 59.8 | 60.6 | 58.5 | 59.2 |
| 9½ | 52.9 | 52.9 | 52.5 | 52.6 | 66.0 | 66.2 | 64.9 | 65.1 |
| 10½ | 54.7 | 54.9 | 54.7 | 54.8 | 72.3 | 72.5 | 71.9 | 73.0 |
| 11½ | 57.0 | 57.1 | 57.6 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 81.0 | 82.1 | 83.2 |
| 12½ | 58.7 | 59.7 | 59.8 | 60.2 | 88.4 | 91.6 | 93.4 | 95.0 |
| Average difference | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | ||||
| Age | Height (ins) | Weight (lbs) | ||||||
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |||||
| L.C.C. | Walth. | L.C.C. | Walth | L.C.C | Walth | L.C.C. | Walth | |
| 5½ | 40.7 | 42.4 | 40.9 | 41.0 | 36.8 | 38.0 | 35.8 | 36.0 |
| 6½ | 43.3 | 43.7 | 42.7 | 43.3 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 38.2 | 40.3 |
| 7½ | 45.6 | 46.0 | 45.4 | 45.7 | 45.5 | 47.0 | 43.4 | 44.6 |
| 8½ | 47.7 | 48.0 | 47.4 | 47.6 | 49.0 | 50.2 | 47.5 | 49.1 |
| 9½ | 49.6 | 49.8 | 49.3 | 49.4 | 55.2 | 55.2 | 53.6 | 53.9 |
| 10½ | 51.5 | 51.6 | 51.4 | 51.3 | 58.5 | 60.2 | 57.5 | 58.7 |
| 11½ | 53.4 | 53.6 | 53.4 | 53.7 | 65.6 | 66.9 | 65.0 | 64.9 |
| 12½ | 55.2 | 55.9 | 55.7 | 56.3 | 72.5 | 76.0 | 73.4 | 74.2 |
| Average difference | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | ||||
| Age | Height (ins) | Weight (lbs) | ||||||
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |||||
| L.C.C. | Walth. | L.C.C. | Walth. | L.C.C. | Walth. | L.C.C. | Walth. | |
| 5½ | 46.7 | 46.6 | 46.5 | 46.2 | 52.9 | 51.8 | 52.0 | 49.7 |
| 6½ | 49.1 | 49.3 | 49.0 | 48.9 | 59.0 | 58.7 | 59.3 | 57.7 |
| 7½ | 51.4 | 51.8 | 51.1 | 51.5 | 65.1 | 66.2 | 65.7 | 66.3 |
| 8½ | 54.1 | 54.0 | 53.4 | 53.6 | 74.7 | 74.2 | 73.7 | 75.3 |
| 9½ | 56.4 | 56.0 | 56.1 | 55.8 | 81.0 | 82.7 | 83.4 | 84.5 |
| 10½ | 58.4 | 58.2 | 58.4 | 58.3 | 90.6 | 92.2 | 96.1 | 95.6 |
| 11½ | 60.8 | 60.6 | 61.6 | 61.3 | 105.2 | 104.3 | 110.9 | 109.5 |
| 12½ | 62.7 | 63.5 | 63.6 | 64.1 | 114.7 | 119.2 | 122.9 | 125.3 |
| Average difference | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | ||||
Note: L.C.C. figures are calculated from measured
values for 1959 Walthamstow figures are
taken from smooth curves fitting calculated
values for 1960