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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
West Ham 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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AVERAGE HEIGHT AND WEIGHT, 1914-1927. Height.
| 1914. | 1927. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Number examined 1914 | Average Height in inches 1914 | Number examined 1927 | Average Height in inches 1927 | Increase in Height of Children examined in 1927 |
| Boys: | |||||
| 5 | 1,803 | 39.9 | 1,554 | 41.3 | 1.4 ins. |
| *8 | 36 | 45.4 | 2,166 | 47.5 | 2.1 ins. |
| 12 | 2,891 | 54.2 | 2,278 | 55.0 | .8 ins. |
| Girls : | |||||
| 5 | 1,776 | 39.5 | 1,525 | 41.1 | 1.6 ins. |
| *8 | 50 | 45.0 | 1,976 | 47.3 | 2.3 ins. |
| 12 | 2,826 | 54.9 | 2,214 | 55.7 | .8 ins. |
Weight.
| 1914 | 1927 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Number examined 1914 | Average Weight in lbs. 1914 | Number examined 1927 | Average Weight in lbs. 1927 | Increase in Weight of Children examined in 1927 |
| Boys: | |||||
| 5 | 1,803 | 37.6 | 1,554 | 41.1 | 3.5 lbs. |
| *8 | 36 | 47.8 | 2,166 | 52.0 | 4.2 lbs. |
| 12 | 2,891 | 70.3 | 2,278 | 75.7 | 5.4 lbs. |
| Girls: | |||||
| 5 | 1,776 | 37.3 | 1,525 | 38.9 | 1.6 lbs. |
| *8 | 50 | 46.5 | 1,976 | 51.0 | 4.5 lbs. |
| 12 | 2,826 | 72.6 | 2,214 | 76.2 | 3.6 lbs. |
* The age groups inspected during 1914 were "Entrants" and "Leavers''
Children of 8 years of age did not fall within the age period comprised by the
entrant group.
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