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The average maxima of heights and weights are taken by
selecting the shortest and lightest scholar in any particular group
for each school and taking the average of the figures so obtained.
The average maxima heights and weights are also obtained in
the same way.
The figures again show that the period of most rapid growth
in stature is earlier in boys than in girls, the latter grow most
rapidly and put on most weight during the last years of school
life; boys, on the contrary, appear to grow most rapidlv between
8 and 12 years of age.
During the period of growth from 5 years to 8 years the bovs
gained on the average 13.5 lbs. in weight and 6.7 inches in height.
The girls gained 13.0 lbs. in weight and 6.5 inches in height.
From 8 years to 12 years the corresponding gains are 20.7 lbs.
for boys and 25.1 lbs. for girls; 6.2 inches for boys and 7.8 inches
for girls.
During the period of growth from 5 years until the end of
the 12th year the boys increased by 12.9 inches in height and 34.2
lbs. in weight; the boys increased 14.3 inches in height and 38.1
lbs. in weight.
There is a marked variation in the physique of both boys
and girls in the different schools of the Borough. This is shown
specially in weight.
Heart and Circulatory System.
At routine medical inspections among the Entrant group 25
boys and 31 girls were found to have organic disease. In the
Intermediate group, the figures were 63 boys and 38 girls, and in
the Leaver group 21 boys and 44 girls. Functional disease was
found in 94 boys and 96 girls in the Entrants; 93 boys and 113
girls in the Intermediate; 61 boys and 65 girls in the Leaver
group. Anæmia was present in 69 boys and 84 girls in the
Entrant group; 43 boys and 39 girls in the Intermediate; and
12 boys and 37 girls in the Leavers.
The percentage of all Heart and Circulatory defects among
children examined at routine medical inspection was 12.3.
Chest Complaints (Other than Tuberculosis).
In all the groups combined 4.6 per cent. of the boys and 3.8
per cent. of the girls had some minor affection of the lungs. This
was usually a mild Bronchitis.