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
Croydon 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| BOYS. | GIRLS | |||||||||||||
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| Year of Birth. | Number Examined | Average Height in inches. | Average Weight in lbs. | Average maximum Height in inches. | Average maximum Weight in lbs. | Average minimum Height in inches. | Average minimum Weight in lbs. | Number Examined. | Average Height in inches. | Average Weight in lbs. | Average maximum Height in inches. | Average maximum Weight in lbs. | Average minimum Height in inches. | Average minimum Weight in lbs. |
| 1929 | 24 | 41.2 | 39.1 | 42.6 | 41.4 | 40.9 | 37.9 | 40 | 40.6 | 38.6 | 42.0 | 39.6 | S8.9 | 35.4 |
| 1928 | 734 | 41.7 | 41.3 | 46.6 | 50.9 | 40.7 | 34.3 | 769 | 41.2 | 39.7 | 46.4 | 48,7 | 38.8 | 32.4 |
| 1927 | 519 | 44.1 | 43.5 | 47.3 | 52.3 | 40.5 | 36.4 | 504 | 43.7 | 42.3 | 44.2 | 50.7 | 39.8 | 35.5 |
| 1926 | 150 | 45.8 | 47.5 | 48.2 | 53.7 | 44.1 | 42.3 | 173 | 45.6 | 45.9 | 48.6 | 53.6 | 43.4 | 39.5 |
| 1925 | 1109 | 48.6 | 53.7 | 53.1 | 61.1 | 44.1 | 42.6 | 985 | 49.1 | 51.3 | 53.1 | 69.2 | 43.4 | 40.2 |
| 1924 | 336 | 50.2 | 57.3 | 54.1 | 68.0 | 47.6 | 50.8 | 346 | 49.8 | 56.1 | 53.0 | 65.4 | 46.5 | 46.5 |
| 1923 | 97 | 52.4 | 63.7 | 54.8 | 74.1 | 50.1 | 65 9 | 91 | 52.1 | 60.4 | 54.5 | 69.7 | 49.4 | 54.3 |
| 1922 | 93 | 54.7 | 72 0 | 56.0 | 78.6 | 53.2 | 69 0 | 63 | 54.6 | 69.1 | 56.6 | 78.9 | 52.8 | 62.3 |
| 1921 | 901 | 56.2 | 76.8 | 62.1 | 104.6 | 51.4 | 59.1 | 771 | 57.1 | 81.3 | 63.7 | 110.5 | 52.1 | 56.2 |
| 1920 | 489 | 57.5 | 81.6 | 62.5 | 109.5 | 51.6 | 63.9 | 452 | 58.5 | 85.6 | 64.0 | 115.6 | 53.1 | 63.3 |
| 1919 | 89 | 58.3 | 88.7 | 63.9 | 112.2 | 56.2 | 79.0 | 61 | 59.5 | 90.3 | 61.0 | 96.5 | 56.0 | 74.9 |