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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HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS. 194 6. The following Statistics give a Summary of the findings.
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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. |
1941 | 720 | 43.2 | 43.4 | 45.9 | 49.9 | 40.8 | 37.3 | 650 | 42.8 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 40.4 | 36.4 |
1940 | 638 | 44.3 | 45.5 | 47.1 | 52.8 | 41.4 | 39.1 | 669 | 44.1 | 44.2 | 46.9 | 51.4 | 41.2 | 38.3 |
1939 | 301 | 46.2 | 50.2 | 48.9 | 57.5 | 42.7 | 42.5 | 341 | 46.4 | 48.9 | 48.8 | 57.2 | 43.4 | 42.4 |
1938 | 115 | 48.7 | 54.4 | 51.2 | 63.3 | 45.7 | 47.5 | 141 | 48.5 | 51.8 | 51.3 | 58.1 | 46.0 | 47.1 |
1937 | 110 | 51.3 | 61.6 | 54.4 | 72.6 | 48.8 | 54.2 | 161 | 50.8 | 58.4 | 54 5 | 69.2 | 46.7 | 48.6 |
1936 | 86 | 53.1 | 65.6 | 55.8 | 85.4 | 49.3 | 56.0 | 142 | 53.2 | 65.9 | 57.0 | 80.9 | 49.9 | 55.5 |
1935 | 213 | 55.4 | 74.7 | 59.2 | 89.3 | 52.0 | 61.6 | 303 | 56.2 | 75.6 | 59.4 | 96.1 | 52.4 | 60.3 |
1934 | 138 | 56.5 | 78.6 | 59.6 | 94.9 | 53.0 | 64.4 | 315 | 57.6 | 81.4 | 62.8 | 104.6 | 53.1 | 65.6 |
1933 | 471 | 58.2 | 86.1 | 64.1 | 116.0 | 53.0 | 65.9 | 377 | 59.2 | 88.8 | 63.6 | 118.1 | 54.8 | 68.0 |
1932 | 285 | 60.8 | 95.3 | 67.2 | 125.5 | 55.2 | 75.5 | 332 | 60.9 | 98.4 | 65.2 | 122.2 | 56.7 | 76.3 |
1931 | 68 | 65.0 | 116.0 | 70.0 | 151.2 | 60.0 | 83.3 | 180 | 63.8 | 114.3 | 67.2 | 138.8 | 59.9 | 90.2 |
1930 | 107 | 67.1 | 125.7 | 72 6 | 147.9 | 62.3 | 95.0 | 145 | 64.2 | 118.9 | 67.7 | 152.5 | 60.1 | 96.0 |
1929 | 39 | 67.5 | 126.7 | 71.3 | 153.1 | 64.7 | 111.1 | 61 | 64.0 | 121.7 | 67.5 | 144.1 | 61.1 | 101.1 |
1928 | 7 | 68.9 | 139.8 | 74.0 | 169.0 | 66.5 | 121.0 | 19 | 64.2 | 121 .3 | 67.8 | 150.0 | 61 .7 | 104.5 |