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 Croydon]
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Table III. HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS.
BOYS. | GIRLS. | |||||||||||||
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Year of Birth. | Number Examined. | Average Height in inches. | Average Weight in lbs. | Average maximum Height in inches. | Average maximum Weight in lbs. | Average minimum Height in inches. | Average minimum Weight in lbs. | Number Examined. | Average Height in inches. | Average Weight in lbs. | Average maximum Height in inches. | Average maximum Weight in lbs. | Average minimum Height in inches. | Average minimum Weight in lbs. |
1932 | 161 | 41.5 | 39.6 | 43.7 | 45.0 | 38.1 | 34.7 | 126 | 40.7 | 37.4 | 42.5 | 42.2 | 37.6 | 33.0 |
1931 | 976 | 42.8 | 42.2 | 47.0 | 51.2 | 38.8 | 34.9 | 829 | 42.4 | 40.9 | 45.9 | 51.5 | 38.7 | 32.8 |
1930 | 473 | 44.1 | 44.2 | 47.6 | 52.2 | 40.5 | 37.1 | 427 | 43.9 | 43.4 | 47.4 | 52.2 | 41.1 | 36.4 |
1929 | 98 | 46.0 | 47.9 | 48.8 | 52.7 | 43.1 | 40.4 | 105 | 46.2 | 48.1 | 48.5 | 54.0 | 44.2 | 43.6 |
1928 | 579 | 49.3 | 55.3 | 53.6 | 69.8 | 45.9 | 46.2 | 436 | 49.1 | 53.8 | 52.5 | 68.5 | 45.5 | 43.9 |
1927 | 525 | 50.5 | 58.5 | 55.9 | 76.8 | 46.0 | 46.8 | 470 | 49.6 | 56.1 | 55.0 | 71.7 | 46.0 | 46.5 |
1926 | 146 | 52.3 | 63.7 | 56.0 | 77.6 | 48.6 | 50.9 | 160 | 52.0 | 61.8 | 56.3 | 81.9 | 48.1 | 49.8 |
1925 | 44 | 54.6 | 71.4 | 56.7 | 87.5 | 50.8 | 50.7 | 36 | 53.8 | 68.2 | 56.7 | 63.3 | 51.2 | 45.9 |
1924 | 128 | 55.3 | 76.7 | 59.7 | 113.1 | 50.9 | 62.2 | 44 | 56.6 | 78.5 | 59.9 | 97.2 | 53.2 | 68.9 |
1923 | 696 | 57.1 | 82.4 | 62.8 | 112.8 | 50.9 | 62.6 | 441 | 57.9 | 82.1 | 63.9 | 119.1 | 52.0 | 62.4 |
1922 | 122 | 59.0 | 91.2 | 65.2 | 115.8 | 54.9 | 69.7 | 109 | 58.8 | 92.0 | 64.3 | 122.4 | 55.7 | 69.1 |
1921 | 5 | 59.1 | 89.5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 64.1 | 92.2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |