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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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WEIGHT.
| East Ham Children. | Standards of Anthropological Society. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGE. Years. | BOYS. | GIRLS. | BOYS. | GIRLS. | ||||
| No. Exam'd. | lbs. | Kilos. | No. Exam'd. | lbs. | Kilos. | lbs. | Ids. | |
| 5 | 324 | 37.7 | 17.4 | 333 | 37.0 | 16.8 | 39.9 | 39.2 |
| 6 | 120 | 39.2 | 17.8 | 133 | 39.5 | 17.9 | 44.4 | 41.7 |
| 7 | 108 | 46.9 | 21.3 | 48 | 44.6 | 20.0 | 49.7 | 47.5 |
| 8 | 390 | 48.6 | 22.6 | 349 | 47.2 | 21.4 | 54'9 | 52.1 |
| 9 | 6l | 50.7 | 23.0 | 35 | 47.6 | 21.6 | 60.5 | 55.5 |
| 13 | 230 | 78.3 | 35.5 | 198 | 79.6 | 36.2 | 82.6 | 87.2 |
| 14 | 63 | 80.9 | 36.8 | 17 | 81.8 | 37.2 | 92.0 | 96.7 |
At every age period the above table shows that the average
weight of East Ham Children, both boys and girls, is much
below the Standard.
The average height and weight of the children examined
in each school and each age period are shown in the following
table. The averages for the total number examined are also
given:—