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 Acton]
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AVERAGE HEIGHT without shoes, and AVERAGE WEIGHT without clothes.
Anthropometric Committee, 1929.
Age last birthday. | MALES. | FEMALES. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Height in inches. | Weight in lbs. | Height in inches. | Weight in lbs. | |
3 | 36.9 | 32.9 | 36.6 | 31.5 |
4 | 39.2 | 35.9 | 38.4 | 33.7 |
5 | 41.4 | 38.7 | 41.1 | 37.5 |
6 | 43. | 41.3 | 42.8 | 40.1 |
7 | 45.4 | 45.4 | 45.1 | 44.1 |
8 | 47.8 | 51. | 47.5 | 49.4 |
9 | 49.2 | 54.8 | 48.9 | 52.6 |
10 | 51.3 | 59.6 | 51.2 | 59.8 |
11 | 52.7 | 64.6 | 52.8 | 63.9 |
12 | 55. | 71.6 | 55.6 | 73.9 |
13 | 56.2 | 76.5 | 56.9 | 79. |
14 | 58. | 86.1 | 58.9 | 88.2 |
15 | 61.8 | 99.3 | 62.3 | 106.8 |
TABLE SHOWING HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES
LEAVERS (BOYS) | No. Examined. | Years of Age. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12—13 | 13—14 | 14-15 | ||||||||
No. | Height ins. | Weight lbs. | No. | Height ins. | Weight lbs. | No. | Height ins. | Weight lbs. | ||
Acton Wells Senior | 45 | 44 | 58. | 81.8 | 1 | 61.3 | 89.5 | .... | .... | |
Central | 33 | 33 | 59.1 | 87. | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
John Perryn Snr. | 30 | 29 | 58.8 | 84.1 | 1 | 59.5 | 93.8 | .... | .... | |
Priory Boys' | 114 | 114 | 57.6 | 80.9 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
Southfi'd Sr. Boys' | 42 | 42 | 58.1 | 81.9 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
Turnham Gn. R.C. | 12 | 10 | 57.1 | 80.4 | 2 | 57.5 | 84.2 | .... | .... | |
276 | 272 | .... | .... | 4 | .... | .... | .... | .... | ||
(GIRLS) | ||||||||||
Acton Wells Senior | 48 | 48 | 58.9 | 84.5 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
B'm't Pk. Sn. Girls' | 38 | 38 | 59. | 87.6 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
Central | 55 | 55 | 59.3 | 86.3 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
John Perryn Snr. | 33 | 32 | 58.5 | 85. | 1 | 61.5 | 94.5 | .... | .... | |
Priory Girls' | 109 | 108 | 57.8 | 80.6 | 1 | 56.8 | 74.5 | .... | .... | |
Turnham Gn. R.C. | 15 | 15 | 59.5 | 87.5 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
298 | 296 | .... | .... | 2 | .... | .... | .... | .... |