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 Croydon]
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HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS. 1948.
The following Statistics give a Summary of the findings.
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 minimum Height in inches. | Average maximum Weight in lbs. | Average minimum Weight in lbs. | Number Examined. | Average Height in inches. | Average Weight in lbs. | Average maximum Height in inches. | Average minimum Height in inches. | Average maximum Weight in lbs. | Average minimum Weight in lbs. |
1944 | 44 | 41.6 | 41.5 | 43.8 | 39.5 | 47.9 | 36.3 | 26 | 41.3 | 40.8 | 43.7 | 38.8 | 45.4 | 35.3 |
1943 | 1045 | 43.4 | 44.0 | 46.2 | 42.7 | 50.8 | 38.3 | 934 | 42.9 | 42.5 | 45.8 | 41.0 | 49.6 | 36.2 |
1942 | 671 | 44.7 | 46.2 | 47.7 | 40.6 | 52.6 | 39.8 | 628 | 44.0 | 44.3 | 47.0 | 41.6 | 51.3 | 38.3 |
1941 | 145 | 46.9 | 51.1 | 54.0 | 49.0 | 61.4 | 48.5 | 155 | 46.1 | 49.5 | 49.3 | 43.1 | 59.3 | 43.1 |
1940 | 38 | 48.7 | 54.1 | 52.4 | 49.3 | 73.8 | 46.3 | 33 | 49.7 | 54.8 | 52.0 | 47.0 | 61.0 | 55.0 |
1939 | 40 | 50.5 | 60.1 | 54.8 | 48.6 | 70.4 | 49.4 | 25 | 52.4 | 62.8 | 54.5 | 51.0 | 73.0 | 56.6 |
1938 | 55 | 53.9 | 70.1 | 56.5 | 61.0 | 85.6 | 55.3 | 52 | 53.8 | 69.2 | 57.1 | 52.8 | 82.3 | 60.4 |
1937 | 735 | 55.6 | 73.7 | 59.4 | 51.4 | 90.0 | 59.9 | 871 | 55.8 | 75.1 | 60.0 | 51.4 | 90.5 | 59.8 |
1936 | 359 | 56.5 | 78.2 | 60.3 | 52.8 | 94.1 | 64.9 | 487 | 57.1 | 79.3 | 62.3 | 53.1 | 102.4 | 63.8 |
1935 | 33 | 60.4 | 93.0 | 66.0 | 55.6 | 126.6 | 79.5 | 117 | 61.0 | 98.4 | 63.7 | 56.2 | 120.7 | 78.1 |
1934 | 72 | 61.7 | 98.4 | 68.7 | 53.3 | 129.5 | 83.8 | 184 | 62.6 | 107.3 | 66.9 | 58.2 | 133.4 | 81.4 |
1933 | 457 | 63.1 | 109.8 | 68.7 | 57.5 | 138.8 | 83.8 | 577 | 62.6 | 110.6 | 69.2 | 58.6 | 138.9 | 86.7 |
1932 | 131 | 67.2 | 120.9 | 71.3 | 63.1 | 157.2 | 97.8 | 170 | 64.6 | 120.3 | 67.7 | 61.5 | 142.1 | 99.8 |
1931 | 45 | 68.7 | 134.3 | 71.8 | 64.0 | 152.5 | 106.6 | 80 | 64.7 | 123.5 | 68.9 | 62.1 | 147.5 | 102.3 |