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Croydon 1957

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Table II HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS, 1957

Age	Number Examined 1957	Average Height in inches					Average Weight in lbs.
Age	Number Examined 1957	19 57	1956	1955	1954	1939	1957	1956	1955	1954	1939
BOYS
5 years	937	43.5	43.4	43.3	42.7	41.8	43.5	43.4	43.5	42.9	41.5
6 ,,	449	44.0	43.9	44.2	44.2	43.8	44.6	44.8	45.3	45.2	43.4
7 ,,	174	47.6	48.1	47.9	47.8	45.3	52.6	53.4	52.7	53.3	47.9
8 ,,	791	50.5	50.2	49.9	50.2	49.5	59.5	58.9	59.1	58.6	55.5
9 ,,	571	50.9	51.3	51.3	51.6	51.2	61.3	62.3	61.4	61.7	58.8
10 ,,	68	52.9	52.9	54. 3	54.7	52.7	66.0	67.1	73.9	72.2	62.9
11 ,,	423	57.1	57.2	55.0	55.8	53.7	83.8	83.9	74.2	76.4	68.7
12 ,,	532	58.1	58.0	55.6	56.5	55.7	86.1	86.4	80.0	79.7	79.9
13 ,,	210	59.6	58.2	60.3	60.5	58.4	90.1	82.9	96.5	97.1	81.6
14 ,,	427	63.7	61.3	62.8	62.4	59.0	112.6	111.9	109.0	105.6	90.8
15 ,,	583	64.3	64. 5	64.8	63.8	-	117.6	116.6	116.5	112.8	-
16 ,,	201	66.8	66.6	66.9	66.9	-	127.6	129.2	128.3	129.4	-
17 ,,	52	67.8	67.9	68.4	66.7	-	133.2	133.8	137.7	126.5	-
GIRLS
5 years	774	42.7	42. 5	42.7	42.6	41.2	42.3	41.7	41.9	41.9	39.7
6 ,,	405	43.8	43.7	43.4	43.8	42.7	43.9	43.6	43.8	45.3	41.4
7 ,,	127	47.5	47.5	47. 2	47.5	44.1	52.1	52.6	531	52.4	43.6
8 ,,	847	50.1	50.1	49.3	49.6	49.9	57.9	58.3	58.8	56.6	54.7
9 ,,	586	50.9	50.9	50.5	51.0	50.9	60.3	60.5	60.4	60.5	57.6
10 ,,	76	52. 5	53. 5	54.6	54.6	52.1	65.5	69. 1	73.7	73. 1	62.9
11 ,,	622	57.4	57.2	56.0	55.9	53.6	83.8	83.6	78.7	77.9	68.3
12 ,,	653	58.3	58.9	58.2	57.1	56.6	91.0	89.6	87.5	81.9	77.2
13 ,,	197	59.4	59.7	60.3	61.4	58.8	91.6	94.6	97.5	100.6	85.3
14 ,,	459	62.2	61.9	61.7	62.2	60.3	109.9	109.9	111.3	109.2	97.9
15 ,,	522	62.5	62.8	63.2	62.7	62.0	116.3	114.3	116.1	114.0	105.5
16 ,,	249	64.0	64.9	64.2	63.3	-	123.4	123.6	123.2	121.8	-
17 ,,	84	64.5	64.6	64.2	63.5	-	126.6	127.8	124.6	116.3	-