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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
Willesden 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Heights and Weights.—The following Table, No. 92,
shews the average heights and weights of the children examined
during 1913 classified according to age and sex:—
Table No. 92.
| Age in Years. | BOYS. | GIRLS. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Examined. | Height in Centimetres. | Weight in Kilogramme | No. Examined. | Height in Centimetres. | Height in Kilogrammes | ||
| 5—6 | 1269 | 105.9 | 17.9 | 1227 | 105.3 | 17.4 | |
| 6—7 | 276 | 110.6 | 19.4 | 325 | 109.8 | 19.0 | |
| 7—8 | 517 | 116.9 | 21.6 | 524 | 116.2 | 20.9 | |
| 8—9 | 442 | 122.6 | 23.8 | 526 | 121.7 | 22.8 | |
| 9—10 | 129 | 126.3 | 25.9 | 121 | 126.5 | 24.6 | |
| 10- 11 | 810 | 131.1 | 28.2 | 767 | 130.6 | 27.1 | |
| 11—12 | 356 | 134.2 | 29.7 | 298 | 135.4 | 29.6 | |
| 12—13 | 126 | 136.0 | 32.4 | 94 | 141.5 | 33.7 | |
| 13—14 | 787 | 144.7 | 34.9 | 712 | 147.5 | 36.1 | |
| 14—15 | 49 | 150.6 | 40.0 | 42 | 151.5 | 39.9 | |