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, 1953
Age | Number Examined 1953 | Average Height in inches | Average Weight in lbs. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1953 | 1952 | 1951 | 1950 | 1939 | 1953 | 1952 | 1951 | 1950 | 1939 | ||
BOYS 5 years | 1,493 | 42.9 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 43.4 | 41.8 | 42.5 | 43.0 | 42.8 | 43.7 | 41.5 |
6 „ | 863 | 44.3 | 43.8 | 44.3 | 44.2 | 43.8 | 44.8 | 44.4 | 45.4 | 45.1 | 43.4 |
7 ,, | 273 | 47.4 | 48.1 | 47.4 | 48.2 | 45.3 | 52.0 | 54.4 | 51.7 | 53.8 | 47.9 |
8 „ | 551 | 49.9 | 50.0 | 50.3 | 50.0 | 49.5 | 58.1 | 58.3 | 59.4 | 58.2 | 55.5 |
9 ,, | 551 | 50.9 | 51.2 | 51.3 | 51.9 | 51.2 | 61.6 | 61.8 | 61.7 | 61.0 | 58.8 |
10 „ | 662 | 55.1 | 54.9 | 54.7 | 54.9 | 52.7 | 73.0 | 72.9 | 72.6 | 74.0 | 62.9 |
11 „ | 801 | 55.5 | 55.3 | 55.5 | 55.2 | 53.7 | 75.6 | 75.3 | 74.7 | 75.4 | 68.7 |
12 „ | 208 | 56.3 | 56.8 | 56.6 | 56.6 | 55.7 | 77.1 | 78.7 | 78.6 | 79.2 | 79.9 |
13 „ | 20 | 60.0 | 56.7 | — | 59.3 | 58.4 | 90.0 | 91.0 | — | 91.8 | 81.6 |
14 „ | 483 | 63.1 | 61.8 | 62.7 | 62.7 | 59.0 | 105.6 | 104.7 | 106.2 | 106.5 | 90.8 |
15 „ | 497 | 64.1 | 64.4 | 64.4 | 63.8 | — | 115.6 | 114.6 | 115.5 | 113.7 | — |
16 „ | 168 | 67.7 | 67.0 | 67.6 | 66.9 | — | 129.8 | 128.2 | 134.9 | 127.7 | — |
17 „ | 10 | 67.2 | 67.8 | 69.8 | 68.8 | — | 127.2 | 137.4 | 146.1 | 140.5 | — |
GIRLS 5 years | 1,380 | 42.6 | 42.6 | 42.6 | 43.1 | 41.2 | 41.4 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 42.3 | 39.7 |
6 „ | 850 | 43.8 | 43.2 | 44.1 | 43.6 | 42.7 | 43.4 | 42.8 | 43.8 | 43.7 | 41.4 |
190 | 46.8 | 47.6 | 47.5 | 47.3 | 44.1 | 50.0 | 52.0 | 52.7 | 51.3 | 43.6 | |
8 „ | 489 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 49.9 | 49.5 | 49.9 | 56.5 | 56.9 | 56.8 | 56.0 | 54.7 |
9 „ | 558 | 50.5 | 51.0 | 50.8 | 50.6 | 50.9 | 60.4 | 59.6 | 59.5 | 59.5 | 57.6 |
10 „ | 670 | 54.6 | 55.4 | 54.5 | 54.7 | 52.1 | 73.8 | 72.5 | 72.7 | 72.5 | 62.9 |
11 „ | 834 | 55.8 | 55.9 | 55.8 | 55.6 | 53.6 | 76.5 | 77.6 | 76.2 | 76.6 | 68.3 |
12 „ | 350 | 57.1 | 58.0 | 56.9 | 56.7 | 56.6 | 82.6 | 86.0 | 81.5 | 80.8 | 77.2 |
13 „ | 61 | 59.8 | 59.3 | 60.6 | 59.3 | 58.8 | 96.0 | 91.8 | 96.6 | 91.5 | 85.3 |
14 „ | 550 | 61.8 | 62.0 | 62.4 | 62.2 | 60.3 | 109.0 | 107.7 | 110.0 | 109.2 | 97.9 |
15 „ | 603 | 62.9 | 63.0 | 62.7 | 62.6 | 62.0 | 116.0 | 112.2 | 111.3 | 113.3 | 105.5 |
16 „ | 136 | 64.7 | 64.2 | 64.4 | 64.4 | — | 121.9 | 123.2 | 125.0 | 123.4 | — |
17 „ | 56 | 64.9 | 64.2 | 64.5 | 65.6 | — | 127.4 | 121.4 | 125.5 | 130.7 | — |