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The numbers of children falling below these standards were:—
Good Area.
Demolition Area.
Height.
Weight.
Height.
Weight.
Boys 2 1 14 18
Girls 2 6 15 17
Totals 4 7 29 35
These figures alone show how badly the latter children compare with their
more fortunate fellows in stature and physique,
The individual differences from the standard height and weight were added up
and averaged for the children of each age group, and this average was then added to
the standard figures for height and weight for that age with the result shown below :—
Heights in cms.
Weights in Kgs.
Age last birthday
13
12
11
10
9
8
13
12
11
10
9
8
Good area boys
Demolition area, boys
155.2
145.7
147.9
141.2
142.4
134.7
140
131.9
137.1
133.3
133.3
125.3
45.1
38
39.2
36.1
35.7
30.8
34.7
29
29.6
29.1
29
24.2
Number of boys
12
10
10
9
6
3
12
10
10
9
6
3
Good area, girls
Demolition area, girls
153.2
150.8
150.7
147.3
147.4
135.2
141.9
132.7
131.5
127.9
131
127.2
45.2
43.1
39.9
38
38.7
29.6
33.1
29.4
28.7
25.4
27.5
28
Number of girls
13
10
10
8
7
2
13
10
10
8
7
2
Standard for 1913—
Boys
Girls
143.1
146.8
138.7
140.6
134.3
135
129.8
129.9
125.2
124.7
120.5
120.2
36.4
37.7
32.5
33.3
29.9
29.9
27.6
27.2
25.5
25
23.5
22.9
Even in this small number of children it is apparent that the physique of the
poorest children is better than the 1913 standard. This statistical method serves
to show the disparity, at almost every age, in heights and weights—the balance
being definitely in favour of the better-housed children. The clinical findings are
set out in the following table, and again a startling difference is found.
Good area. Demolition area.
Boys. Girls. Girls. Boys.
12312 3 1 2 I 3 1 2 3
Clothing
34 16 — 38 12 — 2 27 21 4 30 16
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Nutrition 15 29 6 17 30 3 5 27 18 6 28 16
Dirty or vermin marked skin 2 1 17 20
Skin blemishes and disease 1 1 13 8
Teeth defective 9 5 19 16
Tonsils enlarged 14 8 18 21
Tonsillectomy 12 19 5 8
Nasal discharge, etc. 2 Nil. 12 7
External eye disease Nil. 19 3
Glasses 4 9 3 5
Ear disease 1 Nil. 7 4
Hearing defective 1 Nil. 1 Nil.
Speech defects Nil. Nil. 2 4
Pallor—anaemic 3 6 5 11
Abnormal hearts 9 5 17 13
Poor circulation 3 2 10 8
Lungs—bronchitis, etc Nil. Nil. 4 6
Old rickets 6 3 12 16
Other defects, etc 1 1 3 2