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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
Wimbledon 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE SHOWING AVERAGE HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS (IN INCHES AND LBS.) OF CHILDREN MEDICALLY EXAMINED,
ACCORDING TO AGE AND SEX.
| Age | Queen's Road. | Haydon's Road. | Dundonald Road. | Central. | Cottenham Park. | Effra Road. | Pelham. | St. Mary's. | Durnsford Road. | Special. | General Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | ||
| 5 | Number | 56 | 45 | 77 | 77 | 31 | 28 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 39 | 38 | 46 | 53 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 26 | — | — | 325 | 310 |
| Height | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 41.65 | 39.1 | 38.5 | 37.9 | 38.2 | 37.5 | 40.6 | 41.4 | 40.2 | 42.1 | 38.8 | 39.4 | 38.1 | 35.6 | 39.5 | 37.7 | 41.6 | 38.2 | 39.9 | 38.5 | |||
| 6 | Number | 22 | 11 | 50 | 54 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | — | — | 118 | 115 |
| Height | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 42.5 | 44 1 | 40.9 | 42.4 | 41.2 | 43.7 | 45.5 | 42.3 | 41.7 | 45.5 | 41.6 | 42.3 | 41.1 | 40.0 | 40.7 | 45.25 | 42.9 | 42.3 | 42.4 | ||||
| 7 | Number | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 11 | — | — | 37 | 33 | |
| Height | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48.75 | 48.6 | 40.7 | 43.45 | 48.0 | 51.0 | 49.75 | 43.3 | 36.0 | 49.0 | 48.5 | 45.0 | 53.0 | 51.2 | 46.6 | 53.9 | 50.2 | ||||||
| 8 | Number | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | - | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| Height | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50.0 | 54.0 | 50.0 | 47.0 | 70.0 | 47.0 | 42.0 | 47.9 | 45.0 | 49.3 | 41.0 | 48.75 | 47.9 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Number | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| Height | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55.9 | 45.0 | 48.2 | 51.8 | 53.3 | 50.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Number | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ] | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Height | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 51.0 | 51.0 | 60.0 | 52.0 | 60.7 | 62.0 | 60.5 | 55.6 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | N umber | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Height | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80.0 | 66.0 | 59.8 | 58.0 | 60.8 | 65.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Number | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Height | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81.0 | 79.0 | 88.0 | 75.0 | 69.0 | 78.2 | 72.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Number | 29 | 34 | 49 | 35 | 21 | 31 | 9 | 17 | — | — | — | 7 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 168 | 165 |
| Height | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79.7 | 79.3 | 77.6 | 85.4 | 81.1 | 79.9 | 83.7 | 86.0 | 93.3 | 81.4 | 80.9 | 74.3 | 76.3 | 89.0 | 83.0 | 67.8 | 77.0 | 79.8 | 81.9 | ||||
| 14 | Number | — | — | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | . | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 15 | |||
| Height | 57.0 | 46.0 | 63.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83.8 | 82.0 | 69.25 | 119.0 | 84.7 | 89.0 | 79.0 | 47.0 | 102.0 | 86.0 | 78.0 | 89.3 | |||||||||||
| 15 | Number | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Height | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81.0 | 81.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||