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, 1955
Age | Number Examined 1955 | Average Height in inches | Average Height in lbs. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1955 | 1954 | 1953 | 1952 | 1939 | 1955 | 1954 | 1953 | 1952 | 1939 | ||
5 Years | 1196 | 43.3 | 42.7 | 42.9 | 43.0 | 41.8 | 43.5 | 42.9 | 42.5 | 43.0 | 41.5 |
6 " | 616 | 44.2 | 44. 2 | 44.3 | 43.8 | 43.8 | 45.3 | 45.2 | 44.8 | 44.4 | 43.4 |
7 " | 259 | 47.9 | 47.8 | 47.4 | 48.1 | 45.3 | 52.7 | 53.3 | 52.0 | 54.4 | 47.9 |
8 " | 1203 | 49.9 | 50.2 | 49.9 | 50.0 | 49.5 | 59.1 | 58.6 | 58.1 | 58.3 | 55.5 |
9 " | 753 | 51.3 | 51.6 | 50.9 | 51.2 | 51.2 | 61.4 | 61.7 | 61.6 | 61.8 | 58.8 |
10 " | 365 | 54.3 | 54.7 | 55.1 | 54.9 | 52.7 | 73.9 | 72.2 | 73.0 | 72.9 | 62.9 |
11 " | 447 | 55.0 | 55.8 | 55.5 | 55.3 | 53.7 | 74. 2 | 76.4 | 75.6 | 75.3 | 68.7 |
12 " | 111 | 55.6 | 56.5 | 56.3 | 56.8 | 55.7 | 80.0 | 79.7 | 77.1 | 78.7 | 79.9 |
13 " | 9 | 60.3 | 60.5 | 60.0 | 56.7 | 58.4 | 96.5 | 97.1 | 90.0 | 91.0 | 81.6 |
14 " | 433 | 62.8 | 62.4 | 63.1 | 61.8 | 59.0 | 109.0 | 105.6 | 105.6 | 104.7 | 90.8 |
15 " | 419 | 64.8 | 63.8 | 64.1 | 64.4 | - | 116.5 | 112.8 | 115.6 | 114.6 | - |
16 " | 236 | 66.9 | 66.9 | 67.7 | 67.0 | - | 128.3 | 129.4 | 129.8 | 128.2 | - |
17 " | 84 | 68.4 | 66.7 | 67.2 | 67.8 | - | 137.7 | 126.5 | 127.2 | 137.4 | - |
GIRLS | |||||||||||
5 Years | 1125 | 42.7 | 42.6 | 42.6 | 42. 6 | 41.2 | 41.9 | 41.9 | 41.4 | 41.5 | 39.7 |
6 " | 567 | 43.4 | 43.8 | 43.8 | 43. 2 | 42.7 | 43.8 | 45.3 | 43.4 | 42.8 | 41.4 |
7 " | 193 | 47.2 | 47.5 | 46.8 | 47.6 | 44.1 | 53.1 | 52.4 | 50.0 | 52.0 | 43.6 |
8 " | 1209 | 49.3 | 49.6 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 49.9 | 58.8 | 56.6 | 56.5 | 56.9 | 54.7 |
9 " | 778 | 50.5 | 51.0 | 50.5 | 51.0 | 50.9 | 60.4 | 60.5 | 60.4 | 59.6 | 57.6 |
10 " | 349 | 54.6 | 54.6 | 54.6 | 55.4 | 52.1 | 73.7 | 73.1 | 73.8 | 72.5 | 62.9 |
11 " | 381 | 56.0 | 55.9 | 55.8 | 55.9 | 53.6 | 78.7 | 77.9 | 76.5 | 77.6 | 68.3 |
12 " | 219 | 58. 2 | 57.1 | 57. 1 | 58.0 | 56.6 | 87.5 | 81.9 | 82.6 | 86.0 | 77.2 |
13 " | 75 | 60.3 | 61.4 | 59.8 | 59.3 | 58.8 | 97.5 | 100.6 | 96.0 | 91.8 | 85.3 |
14 " | 489 | 61.7 | 62.2 | 61. 8 | 62.0 | 60.3 | 111.3 | 109. 2 | 109.0 | 107.7 | 97.9 |
15 " | 446 | 63.2 | 62.7 | 62.9 | 63.0 | 62.0 | 116.1 | 114.0 | 116.0 | 112.2 | 105.5 |
16 " | 258 | 64.2 | 63.3 | 64.7 | 64.2 | - | 123.2 | 121.8 | 121.9 | 123.2 | - |
17 " | 118 | 64.2 | 63.5 | 64.9 | 64.2 | - | 124.6 | 116.3 | 127.4 | 121.4 | - |