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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Age. | Number Examined 1949 | Average Height in inches. | Average Weight in lbs. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1949 | 1948 | 1947 | 1939 | 1949 | 1948 | 1947 | 1939 | ||
BOYS | |||||||||
5 years | 1143 | 43.2 | 43.4 | 43.3 | 41.8 | 43.4 | 44.0 | 44.1 | 41.5 |
6 „ | 541 | 44.2 | 44.7 | 44.5 | 43.8 | 45.5 | 46.2 | 45.7 | 43.4 |
202 | 46.7 | 46.9 | 47.3 | 45.3 | 50.5 | 51.1 | 51.6 | 47.9 | |
8 „ | 642 | 50.1 | 48.7 | 49.2 | 49.5 | 58.0 | 54.1 | 56.0 | 55.5 |
9 „ | 389 | 51.2 | 50.5 | 51.5 | 51.2 | 62.1 | 60.1 | 61.4 | 58.8 |
10 „ | 342 | 54.2 | 53.9 | 53.6 | 52.7 | 71.7 | 70.1 | 63.7 | 62.9 |
11 „ | 795 | 55.6 | 55.6 | 55.4 | 53.7 | 75.2 | 73.7 | 73.0 | 68.7 |
12 „ | 262 | 56.4 | 56.5 | 56.5 | 55.7 | 77.1 | 78.2 | 76.6 | 79.9 |
13 „ | 52 | 57.3 | 60.4 | 57.9 | 58.4 | 82.9 | 93.0 | 83.9 | 81.6 |
14 „ | 138 | 62.8 | 61.7 | 60.5 | 59.0 | 105.8 | 98.4 | 95.7 | 90.8 |
15 „ | 840 | 63.6 | 63.1 | 65.9 | — | 113.1 | 109.8 | 117.4 | — |
16 „ | 220 | 66.4 | 67.2 | 66.8 | — | 125.1 | 120.9 | 120.2 | — |
17 „ | 86 | 68.3 | 68.7 | 67.6 | — | 132.6 | 134.3 | 129.7 | — |
GIRLS | |||||||||
5 years | 1102 | 43.5 | 42.9 | 43.3 | 41.2 | 42.9 | 42.5 | 41.6 | 39.7 |
6 „ | 522 | 44.2 | 44.0 | 44.2 | 42.7 | 44.2 | 44.3 | 43.7 | 41.4 |
168 | 47.1 | 46.1 | 46.6 | 44.1 | 49.9 | 49.5 | 49.1 | 43.6 | |
8 „ | 553 | 49.8 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 49.9 | 57.5 | 54.8 | 54.0 | 54.7 |
9 „ | 441 | 51.3 | 52.4 | 51.1 | 50.9 | 60.7 | 62.8 | 58.6 | 57.6 |
10 „ | 275 | 53.3 | 53.8 | 54.0 | 52.1 | 70.7 | 69.2 | 70.8 | 62.9 |
11 „ | 875 | 56.1 | 55.8 | 55.4 | 53.6 | 76.6 | 75.1 | 72.9 | 68.3 |
12 „ | 413 | 57.5 | 57.1 | 56.5 | 56.6 | 81.6 | 79.3 | 77.5 | 77.2 |
13 „ | 121 | 59.7 | 61.0 | 60.2 | 58.8 | 92.8 | 98.4 | 88.2 | 85.3 |
14 „ | 449 | 62.3 | 62.6 | 61.4 | 60.3 | 106.4 | 107.3 | 101.3 | 97.9 |
15 „ | 859 | 62.6 | 62.6 | 64.0 | 62.0 | 111.2 | 110.6 | 114.8 | 105.5 |