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Croydon 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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GIRLS' WEIGHTS —Similar remarks apply, but the differences
between the three schools are greater than in the case of the
boys' schoofs.
Table IV.—GIRLS. WEIGHT.
| Age last Birthday. | Certain Secondary Schools. | Oval Road School. | Princess Road School. | B.A. Anthropometric Corn-mi'tee, 1883. All Classes. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Examined. | Medium weight. | Number Examined. | Median weight. | Number Examined. | Median weight. | Number Examined. | Average weight. | |
| 4 | ... | Pounds. | Pounds. 34.50 | 16 | Pounds. 32.86 | 97 | Pounds. 36.1 | |
| 5 | ... | ... | 41 | 38.50 | 37.25 | 160 | 39.2 | |
| 6 | 11 | 47'00 | 45 | 42.25 | 32 | 40.25 | 178 | 41.7 |
| 7 | 10 | 52.00 | 54 | 46.00 | 28 | 44.25 | 148 | 47.5 |
| 8 | 14 | 56.25 | 52 | 49.50 | 26 | 48.25 | 330 | 52.1 |
| 9 | II | 62-10 | 57 | 56-00 | 33 | 52.50 | 535 | 55.5 |
| 10 | 21 | 67.00 | 51 | 59.00 | 25 | 56.00 | 495 | 62.0 |
| 11 | 28 | 74.00 | 57 | 65.50 | 20 | 63.00 | 456 | 68.1 |
| 12 | 30 | 82.50 | 52 | 71.25 | 20 | 63.00 | 419 | 76.4 |
| 13 | 45 | 95.00 | 35 | 82.00 | 14 | 75.00 | 209 | 87.2 |
| 14 | 44 | 101.50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 229 | 96.7 |
| 15 | 32 | 117.25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 189 | |
HEIGHT AND WEIGHT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHILDREN IN VARIOUS STANDARDS —I 'his was investigated
to see if there were any relation between the place taken in
school and the physical condition of the scholars, as ascertained
by measurement of height and weight. I do not propose
at the present moment to report the results in extenso, as
the number of observations are possibly not sufficiently large.
It is notable, however, that the boys and girls in Stardards VI. and
VII. were superior in height and weight to other children of the
same age. It would seem, therefore, that the conditions which
favour physical growth are also favourable to intellectual
development.
SUFFICIENCY OF CLOTHING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
—Teachers were asked to mark on the card whether in their
opinion the clothing of the children was above or below the
average of the school, The children at each school were then
divided into three groups, namely, those possessing an average
amount of clothing and those above and those below that
standard. The height and weight of each of these groups was