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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Table 7
Average Heights and Weights in 1968 and Previous Years
Ages | Number Exam-ined in 1968 | Average Height in Inches | Average Weight in lbs. | ||||||||
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1968 | 1967 | 1966 | 1965 | 1939 | 1968 | 1967 | 1966 | 1965 | 1939 | ||
BOYS | |||||||||||
5 years | 1,559 | 43.2 | 43.3 | 43.2 | 43.1 | 41.8 | 43.1 | 44.0 | 43.3 | 43.1 | 41.5 |
6 years | 592 | 44.2 | 44.2 | 44.2 | 44.5 | 43.8 | 44.6 | 45.0 | 44.7 | 45.3 | 43.4 |
14 years | 647 | 65.7 | 64.0 | 63.5 | 64.2 | 59.0 | 114.2 | 115.5 | 113.3 | 117.8 | 90.8 |
15 years | 607 | 65.8 | 65.6 | 65.6 | 64.9 | - | 123.3 | 122.6 | 121.4 | 119.6 | - |
16 years | 198 | 67.1 | 67.5 | 66.9 | 66.4 | - | 129.5 | 131.4 | 130.0 | 130.1 | - |
17 years | 28 | 67.5 | 68.1 | 68.6 | 68.3 | - | 134.9 | 135.3 | 137.6 | 137.6 | - |
GIRLS | |||||||||||
5 years | 1,555 | 43.2 | 43.0 | 42.8 | 42.6 | 41.2 | 42.8 | 42.2 | 42.0 | 41.9 | 39.7 |
6 years | 586 | 44.2 | 43.6 | 43.9 | 43.2 | 42.7 | 44.0 | 43.3 | 44.0 | 42.8 | 41.4 |
14 years | 731 | 62.6 | 62.4 | 62.1 | 61.9 | 60.3 | 115.0 | 113.8 | 113.6 | 115.8 | 97.9 |
15 years | 650 | 63.5 | 63.1 | 63.2 | 62.6 | 62.0 | 118.5 | 117.7 | 120.1 | 117.9 | 105.5 |
16 years | 115 | 64.0 | 63.8 | 63.5 | 63.3 | - | 122.2 | 121.5 | 121.1 | 122.4 | - |
17 years | 8 | 64.8 | 64.1 | 63.9 | 64.2 | - | 127.8 | 126.0 | 126.0 | 128.4 | - |