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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The following statistics give a summary of the findings: —
Table III.
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. |
1934 | 160 | 41.2 | 39.9 | 42.8 | 43.9 | 39.5 | 36.1 | 150 | 40.9 | 38.7 | 42.3 | 41.3 | 39.7 | 35.7 |
1933 | 844 | 43.1 | 42.4 | 45.7 | 49.3 | 40.5 | 37.1 | 782 | 42.8 | 41.4 | 45.3 | 48.2 | 40.1 | 35.7 |
1932 | 330 | 44.8 | 44.9 | 47.3 | 51.5 | 42.4 | 39.4 | 379 | 44.4 | 44.0 | 46.9 | 50.3 | 42.1 | 38.6 |
1931 | 121 | 47.1 | 50.9 | 49.3 | 55.3 | 45.4 | 45.7 | 73 | 47.0 | 49.7 | 48.5 | 54.3 | 45.1 | 44.9 |
1930 | 620 | 49.4 | 56.0 | 52.4 | 64.9 | 46.7 | 48.5 | 640 | 48.9 | 53.4 | 53.1 | 64.7 | 46.8 | 46.2 |
1929 | 782 | 50.8 | 59.3 | 54.4 | 71.0 | 47.2 | 49.8 | 845 | 50.5 | 57.7 | 53.9 | 70.1 | 47.3 | 47.6 |
1928 | 177 | 52.5 | 64.4 | 54.5 | 72.2 | 50.2 | 56.1 | 145 | 52.4 | 63.0 | 54.6 | 72.8 | 50.2 | 56.0 |
1927 | 19 | 54.2 | 69.6 | 56.9 | 81.3 | 52.2 | 61.1 | 23 | 55.1 | 71.3 | 59.1 | 103.7 | 54.1 | 62.4 |
1926 | 46 | 56.2 | 75.9 | 60.2 | 88.6 | 52.2 | 62.2 | 11 | 57.1 | 75.7 | — | — | — | — |
1925 | 884 | 57.6 | 84.6 | 63.5 | 115.6 | 53.5 | 66.8 | 831 | 58.5 | 85.8 | 63.4 | 118.0 | 53.4 | 65.3 |
1924 | 123 | 59.2 | 88.9 | 63.7 | 110.0 | 55.6 | 71.6 | 46 | 60.2 | 98.0 | 63.2 | 109.3 | 57.5 | 85.5 |
1923 | 3 | 64.7 | 111.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 61.5 | 103.2 | — | — | — | — |