Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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AVERAGE HEIGHT without shoes AND AVERAGE WEIGHT without
clothes.
ANTHROPOMETRIC Committee, 1929.
Age last birthday. | MALES. | FEMALES. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Height in ins. | Weight in lbs. | Height in ins. | Weight in lbs. | |
3 | 36.9 | 32.9 | 36.6 | 31.5 |
4 | 39.2 | 35.9 | 38.4 | 33.7 |
5 | 41.4 | 38.7 | 41.1 | 37.5 |
6 | 43. | 41.3 | 42.8 | 40.1 |
7 | 45.4 | 45.4 | 45.1 | 44.1 |
8 | 47.8 | 51. | 47.5 | 49.4 |
9 | 49.2 | 54.8 | 48.9 | 52.6 |
10 | 51.3 | 59.6 | 51.2 | 59.8 |
11 | 52.7 | 64.6 | 52.8 | 63.9 |
12 | 55. | 71.6 | 55.6 | 73.9 |
13 | 56.2 | 76.5 | 56.9 | 79. |
14 | 58. | 86.1 | 58.9 | 88.2 |
15 | 61.8 | 99.3 | 62.3 | 106.8 |
TABLE SHOWING HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES
LEAVERS (BOYS) | Years of Age. | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. Examined. | 12—13 | 13—14 | 14—15 | |||||||
No. | Height ins. | Weight lbs. | No. | Height ins. | Weight lbs. | No. | Height ins. | Weight lbs. | ||
Acton Wells Senior | 39 | 38 | 57.5 | 83.2 | 1 | 57.5 | 79 | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Central | 37 | 37 | 59.1 | 89 | ...... | , ,.... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
John Perryn Senior | 44 | 45 | 58 | 81.2 | 4 | 59.8 | 87 6 | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Priory | 117 | 116 | 57.2 | 82.7 | 1 | 56 | 72 | ...... | ...... | |
Southfield Snr. Boys' | 63 | 59 | 56.8 | 77.6 | 4 | 58 | 84.5 | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Human Catholic | 17 | 12 | 59 | 86.4 | 4 | 61.3 | 96.6 | 1 | 61 | 88.5 |
322 | 307 | 14 | 1 | ...... | ...... | |||||
(GIRLS) Acton Wells Snr. | 40 | 39 | 58.3 | 83.1 | 1 | 64.5 | 98.5 | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Beaurn't Pk. Snr. | 67 | 67 | 58.1 | 81.8 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Central | 42 | 42 | 59 | 82.1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
John Perryn Snr. | 48 | 48 | 58.9 | 85.1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Priory | 140 | 142 | 57.6 | 79.4 | 4 | 60.4 | 85.6 | ...... | ...... | _ |
Roman Catholic | 19 | 17 | 58.9 | 84.2 | 2 | 62.2 | 92.5 | ...... | ...... | ...... |
362 | 355 | 7 | < |