London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Table IX.
Average Heights and Weights in Different Age-groups.
| Year | 5 years | 8 years | 12 years | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |||||||
| Ht. (ins) | Wt. (lbs) | Ht. (ins) | Wt. (lbs) | Ht. (ins) | Wt. (lbs) | Ht. (ins) | Wt. (lbs) | Ht. (ins) | Wt. (lbs) | Ht. (ins) | Wt. (lbs) | |
| 1914 | 39.9 | 37.6 | 39.5 | 37.3 | — | — | — | — | 54.2 | 70.3 | 54.9 | 72.6 |
| 1927 | 41.3 | 41.1 | 41.1 | 38.9 | 47.5 | 52.0 | 47.3 | 51.0 | 55.0 | 75.7 | 55.7 | 76.2 |
| 1930 | 40.9 | 40.2 | 41.2 | 38.9 | 47.9 | 54.1 | 47.7 | 53.3 | 55.3 | 76.7 | 55.9 | 78.9 |
| 1931 | 41.6 | 40.0 | 41.4 | 39.0 | 48.1 | 54.8 | 47.3 | 52.2 | 55.3 | 77.4 | 56.3 | 79.5 |
| 1932 | 41.7 | 39.6 | 41.5 | 39.2 | 47.5 | 52.5 | 48.8 | 53.4 | 55.6 | 76.9 | 56.1 | 78.9 |
| 1933 | 42.2 | 40.6 | 42.4 | 40.0 | 48.0 | 55.6 | 47.4 | 54.0 | 55.8 | 77.9 | 56.1 | 80.2 |
| 1934 | 41.8 | 40.2 | 41.6 | 39.2 | 47.4 | 57.4 | 48.3 | 53.2 | 55.8 | 78.1 | 56.5 | 82.1 |
| 1935 | 41.8 | 40.4 | 41.8 | 39.8 | 48.7 | 57.6 | 48.5 | 54.1 | 56.0 | 79.8 | 56.6 | 83.0 |
| 1936 | 42.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 39.8 | 48.6 | 56.0 | 48.8 | 54.4 | 56.4 | 80.3 | 57.1 | 83.0 |
| 1937 | 43.0 | 41.0 | 42.2 | 40.1 | 49.0 | 56.0 | 49.0 | 54.2 | 56.3 | 80.1 | 57.1 | 82.8 |
Table X.
Comparative heights and weights.
| Age. | Increase or decrease compared with 1914. | Increase or decrease compared with 1927. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height (inches) | Weight (pounds) | Height (inches) | Weight (pounds) | ||
| 5 years | (i) Boys | + 3.1 | + 3.4 | + 1.7 | — 0.1 |
| (ii) Girls | + 2.7 | + 2.8 | + 1.1 | + 1.2 | |
| 8 years | (i) Boys | — | — | + 1.5 | + 4.0 |
| (ii) Girls | — | — | + 1.7 | + 3.2 | |
| 12 years | (i) Boys | + 2.1 | + 9.8 | + 1.3 | + 4.4 |
| (ii) Girls | + 2.2 | +10.2 | + 1.4 | + 1.4 | |