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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
Croydon 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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AVERAGE TIME OCCUPIED BY INSPECTION.—The time occupied
by primary inspection remains about constant. As in past
years it has been found that about 20 children could be inspected in
a school session of two hours. The time taken at the subsequent
examination of special cases is of course considerably larger and has
not been ascertained.
HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS.—The following table gives the
average heights and weights of the children measured in 1908. The
numbers are omitted for groups of less than ten.
TABLE E. III. BOYS.
| Age. | N umber Examined. | Height in Centimetres. | Height in Inches. | Weight in Kilos. | Weight in Pounds. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.4 | 114 | 94.3 | 37.1 | 15.0 | 33.1 |
| 4.5 | 329 | 95.6 | 37.6 | 15.7 | 34.5 |
| 5.6 | 580 | 104.1 | 41.0 | 17.3 | 38.0 |
| 6.7 | 306 | 110.2 | 43.4 | 19.2 | 42.3 |
| 7.8 | 51 | 112.8 | 44.4 | 20.7 | 45.6 |
| 13.14 | 155 | 145.4 | 57.2 | 37.1 | 81.7 |
| 14.15 | 43 | 149.0 | 58.7 | 39.5 | 86.4 |
| GIRLS | |||||
| 3.4 | 100 | 91.0 | 35.8 | 14.0 | 30.9 |
| 4.5 | 299 | 98.0 | 38.6 | 15.8 | 31.9 |
| 5.6 | 628 | 104.0 | 41.0 | 17.2 | 37.9 |
| 6.7 | 294 | 109.0 | 42.9 | 18.9 | |
| 7.8 | 69 | 113.0 | 44.5 | 20.6 | 45.4 |
| 12.13 | 18 | 135.9 | 53.5 | 32.6 | 71.9 |
| 13.14 | 404 | 148.3 | 58.4 | 38.5 | 84.7 |
| 14.15 | 105 | 153.3 | 60.4 | 43.3 | 95.5 |
| 15.16 | 18 | 151.2 | 59.5 | 45.8 | 100.9 |