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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
East Ham 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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The following Table gives the average height and weight
of all the children examined, classified both for age and sex.
For comparison, the standards of the Anthropological Society
are also given :—
HEIGHT TABLE.
| East Ham Children. | Standards of Anthropological Society. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGE. Years. | BOYS | GIRLS. | BOYS. Inches. | GIRLS. Inches. | ||||
| No. Exam'd. | Inches. | Cms. | No. Exam'd. | Inches. | Cms. | |||
| 5 | 699 | 40.8 | 103.6 | 679 | 40.9 | 103.9 | 41.0 | 40.5 |
| 6 | 233 | 42.5 | 108.0 | 267 | 42.5 | 108.0 | 44.0 | 42.8 |
| 7 | 95 | 45.5 | 115.6 | 97 | 44.3 | 112.5 | 45.9 | 44.4 |
| 8 | 237 | 47.0 | 119.4 | 215 | 45.5 | 115.5 | 47.0 | 46.6 |
| 13 | 332 | 57.3 | 145.6 | 201 | 57.8 | 146.8 | 56.9 | 57.7 |
| 14 | 228 | 58.7 | 149.1 | 136 | 584 | 148.4 | 59.3 | 59.8 |
WEIGHT.
| East Ham Children. | Standards of Anthropological Society. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGE. Years. | BOYS. | GIRLS. | BOYS, lbs. | GIRLS, lbs. | ||||
| No. Exam'd. | lbs. | Kilos. | No. Exam'd. | lbs. | Kilos. | |||
| 5 | 699 | 38.4 | 17.4 | 679 | 37.7 | 17.1 | 39.9 | 39.2 |
| 6 | 233 | 40.7 | 18.4 | 267 | 40.4 | 18.3 | 44.4 | 41.7 |
| 7 | 95 | 47.0 | 21.3 | 97 | 43.8 | 19.8 | 49.7 | 47.5 |
| 8 | 237 | 49.6 | 22.5 | 215 | 45.5 | 20.6 | 549 | 52.1 |
| 13 | 332 | 80.9 | 36.8 | 201 | 83.4 | 37.9 | 82.6 | 87.2 |
| 14 | 228 | 85.5 | 38.9 | 136 | 86.7 | 39.4 | 92.0 | 96.7 |