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Barking 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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6. CONTROL SERIES OF HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS OF CHILDREN LIVING
IN BARKING.
The Chief Medical Officer of the Board of Education
was again supplied with particulars of the heights and weights of
selected children who remained in Barking during the 1940/41 "blitz".
The following table summarises the progress
maintained "by these children.
AVERAGE HEIGHT AND WEIGHT. BOYS.
| Age-Group. | Number of individual children examined. | 1940 | 1941 | 1942. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height. | Weight. | Height. | Weight. | Height. | Weight. | ||
| (ins. ) | (lbs.) | (ins.) | (lbs.) | (ins.) | (lbs.) | ||
| 8 & 8+ | 96 | 49.5 | 56.5 | 52 | 61 | 53.2 | 66.7 |
| 9 & 9+ | 38 | 51. 8 | 62.2 | 53.8 | 67 | 55. 3 | 71.3 |
| 12 & 12+ | 49 | 58 | 79 | 60 | 89.5 | 61 | 92.5 |
x
GIRLS.
| Age-Group. | Number of individual children examined. | 1940 | 1941 | 1942. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height. | Weight. | Height. | Weight. | Height. | Weight. | ||
| (ins.) | (lbs.) | (ins.) | (lbs.) | (ins.) | (lbs.) | ||
| 8 & 8+ | 74 | 49.5 | 55.5 | 51.5 | 60. 2 | 53.4 | 67.2 |
| 9 & 9+ | 39 | 52 | 60. 5 | 53.5 | 65.5 | 55.2 | 72.4 |
| 12 & 12+ | 43 | 59 | 83- 5 | 61 | 97 | 62. 5 | 100. |
x
x Of the original 49 "boys and 43 girls in the 12+
age-group, only 18 and 10 respectively were
available for charting in 1942.
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