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
Ilford 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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GIRLS.
| Number | 13 | 144 | 91 | 56 | 31 | 30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ages—Years | 4-5 | 5-6 | 6-7 | 7-8 | 8-9 | 9-10 | |
| Height | Cm. | 99.4 | 105.2 | 109.2 | 114.9 | 121.75 | 126.3 |
| In. | 39.13 | 41.31 | 42.99 | 45.23 | 47.93 | 49.72 | |
| Average* | Ins. | 38.26 | 40.55 | 42.88 | 44.45 | 46.60 | 48.73 |
| Weight | Kilo. | 16.64 | 17.32 | 18.77 | 20.44 | 23.38 | 24.32 |
| Lbs. | 36.68 | 38.18 | 41.38 | 45.06 | 51.54 | 53.61 | |
| Average* | Lbs. | 36.1 | 39.2 | 41.7 | 47.5 | 52.1 | 55.5 |
| Number | 35 | 27 | 52 | 39 | 9 | 2 | |
| Ages—Years | 10-11 | 11-12 | 12-13 | 13-14 | 14-15 | 15-16 | |
| Height | Cm. | 129.9 | 136.2 | 141.68 | 145.8 | 152 | 148 |
| In. | 51.14 | 53.62 | 55.77 | 57.40 | 59.84 | 58.26 | |
| Average* | Ins. | 51.05 | 53.10 | 55.66 | 57.77 | 59.80 | 60.93 |
| Weight | Kilo. | 26.84 | 29.9 | 33.52 | 38.8 | 43.1 | 37.4 |
| Lbs. | 59.17 | 65.91 | 73.89 | 85.53 | 95.01 | 82.45 | |
| Average* | Lbs. | 62.0 | 68.1 | 76.4 | 87.2 | 96.7 | 106.3 |
* Averages of all classes of the population (Town and Country) of Great Britain; taken from the report
of the Anthropometric Committee, 1883.