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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS
The following tables give the average heights and weights of the children measured in 1910. The numbers are omitted for groups of less than ten.
TABLE E. III .
HEIGHTS OF BOYS.
| Age | Number Examined. | Height in Centimetres. | Height in Inches. | B.A. Anthropometric Committee, 1883. All Classes. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Examined. | Average Height | ||||
| Inches. | |||||
| 4-5 | 155 | 99.4 | 39.2 | 107 | 38.46 |
| 5-6 | 919 | 105.4 | 41.5 | 201 | 41.03 |
| 6-7 | 342 | 110.8 | 43.6 | 266 | 44.00 |
| 7-8 | 94 | 114.2 | 44.9 | 307 | 45.97 |
| 8-9 | 17 | 118.0 | 46.5 | 1524 | 47.05 |
| 11-12 | 19 | 138.6 | 54.6 | 1766 | 53.50 |
| 12-13 | 521 | 141.3 | 55.6 | 1981 | 54.99 |
| 13-14 | 801 | 144.3 | 57.0 | 2743 | 56.91 |
| 14-15 | 68 | 151.8 | 59.8 | 3428 | 59.33 |
| HEIGHTS OF GIRLS | |||||
| 4-5 | 148 | 99.0 | 39.0 | 99 | 38.26 |
| 5-6 | 923 | 104.3 | 41.0 | 157 | 10.55 |
| 6-7 | 348 | 109.8 | 43.1 | 189 | 42.88 |
| 7-8 | 128 | 114.6 | 45.1 | 173 | 44.45 |
| 8-9 | 28 | 116.8 | 46.0 | 432 | 46.60 |
| 12-13 | 455 | 143.8 | 56.6 | 225 | 55.66 |
| 13-14 | 861 | 142.8 | 56.2 | 206 | 57.77 |
| 14-15 | 44 | 149.0 | 58.7 | 240 | 59.80 |