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 Heston and Isleworth]
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Height and Weight.
The following tables give the average heights and weights of
the scholars examined. The scholars have been grouped according
to the year of birth, so that it may be possible in subsequent years
to compare the children born in any one year with those born
in another :—
Year of Birth. | No. of Observations | Average height. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inches. | Centimetres. | |||||
1906—2nd half.year | Boys 1 | Girls | Boys 3800 | Girls | Bovs 96.52 | Girls |
1st ,, | 56 | 45 | 40.76 | 41.02 | 103.53 | 104 19 |
1905—2nd ,, | 81 | 47 | 41.84 | 42.72 | 106.27 | 108.50 |
1st | 21 | 14 | 42.09 | 42.57 | 106.90 | 108.13 |
1904—2nd | 9 | 13 | 43 44 | 43.61 | 110.34 | 110.77 |
1st ,, | 2 | 2 | 42.00 | 45.50 | 106.68 | 116.57 |
1903—2nd | 2 | 47.50 | 120.65 | |||
1902—2nd | 1 | 48 00 | 121.92 | |||
1899—2nd | 1 | 5800 | 147.32 | |||
1st ,, | 1 | 57 00 | 144.78 | |||
1898—2nd | 149 | 107 | 5614 | 57.23 | 142.59 | 145.36 |
1st | 107 | 104 | 55.34 | 54.51 | 140.56 | 138.45 |
1897—2nd | 71 | 79 | 57.33 | 58.53 | 145.61 | 148.66 |
1st | 25 | 23 | 59.22 | 6000 | 150.41 | 152.40 |
1896—2nd | 5 | 2 | 5800 | 57.75 | 147.32 | 146.68 |
1st ,, | 3 | 1 | 59 00 | 62 00 | 149.86 | 157.48 |
1895—2nd | 1 | 63 5 | 161.29 |