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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Table II HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS, 1956
Age | Number Examined 1956 | Average Height in inches | Average Weight in lbs. | ||||||||
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1956 | 1955 | 1954 | 1953 | 1939 | 1956 | 1955 | 1954 | 1953 | 1939 | ||
BOYS | |||||||||||
5 years | 1204 | 43. 4 | 43. 3 | 42.7 | 42. 9 | 41.8 | 43. 4 | 43. 5 | 42. 9 | 42. 5 | 41. 5 |
6 " | 495 | 43.9 | 44.2 | 44.2 | 44.3 | 43.8 | 44.8 | 45.3 | 45.2 | 44.8 | 43.4 |
7 " | 221 | 48.1 | 47.9 | 47.8 | 47.4 | 45.3 | 53.4 | 52.7 | 53. 3 | 52.0 | 47.9 |
8 " | 1153 | 50.2 | 49.9 | 50.2 | 49.9 | 49.5 | 58.9 | 59.1 | 58.6 | 58.1 | 55.5 |
9 " | 852 | 51.3 | 51.3 | 51.6 | 50.9 | 51.2 | 62.3 | 61.4 | 61.7 | 61.6 | 58.8 |
10 " | 151 | 52.9 | 54.3 | 54.7 | 55.1 | 52.7 | 67.1 | 73.9 | 72.2 | 73.0 | 62.9 |
11 " | 351 | 57.2 | 55.0 | 55.8 | 55.5 | 53.7 | 83.9 | 74.2 | 76.4 | 75.6 | 68.7 |
12 " | 214 | 58.0 | 55.6 | 56.5 | 56.3 | 55.7 | 86.4 | 80.0 | 79.7 | 77.1 | 79.9 |
13 " | 34 | 58. 2 | 60. 3 | 60. 5 | 60.0 | 58. 4 | 82. 9 | 96. 5 | 97. 1 | 90.0 | 81.6 |
14 " | 446 | 61.3 | 62.8 | 62.4 | 63.1 | 59.0 | 111.9 | 109.0 | 105.6 | 105.6 | 90.8 |
15 " | 478 | 64.5 | 64.8 | 63.8 | 64.1 | - | 116.6 | 116.5 | 112.8 | 115.6 | - |
16 " | 178 | 66.6 | 66.9 | 66.9 | 67.7 | - | 129.2 | 128.3 | 129.4 | 129.8 | - |
17 " | 53 | 67.9 | 68.4 | 66.7 | 67.2 | - | 133.8 | 137.7 | 126.5 | 127.2 | - |
GIRLS | |||||||||||
5 years | 1168 | 42.5 | 42.7 | 42.6 | 42.6 | 41.2 | 41.7 | 41.9 | 41.9 | 41.4 | 39.7 |
6 " | 519 | 43.7 | 43.4 | 43.8 | 43.8 | 42.7 | 43.6 | 43.8 | 45.3 | 43.4 | 41.4 |
7 ,, | 217 | 47.5 | 47.2 | 47.5 | 46.8 | 44.1 | 52.6 | 53.1 | 52.4 | 50.0 | 43.6 |
8 " | 985 | 50.1 | 49.3 | 49.6 | 49.7 | 49.9 | 58.3 | 58.8 | 56.6 | 56.5 | 54.7 |
9 " | 802 | 50.9 | 50.5 | 51.0 | 50.5 | 50.9 | 60.5 | 60.4 | 60.5 | 60.4 | 57.6 |
10 " | 112 | 53.5 | 54.6 | 54.6 | 54.6 | 52.1 | 69.1 | 73.7 | 73.1 | 73.8 | 62.9 |
11 " | 332 | 57.2 | 56.0 | 55.9 | 55.8 | 53.6 | 83.6 | 78.7 | 77.9 | 76.5 | 68.3 |
12 " | 338 | 58.9 | 58.2 | 57.1 | 57.1 | 56.6 | 89.6 | 87.5 | 81.9 | 82.6 | 77.2 |
13 " | 108 | 59.7 | 60.3 | 61.4 | 59.8 | 58.8 | 94.6 | 97.5 | 100.6 | 96.0 | 85.3 |
14 " | 634 | 61.9 | 61.7 | 62.2 | 61.8 | 60.3 | 109.9 | 111.3 | 109.2 | 109.0 | 97.9 |
15 " | 496 | 62.8 | 63. 2 | 62.7 | 62.9 | 62.0 | 114.3 | 116. 1 | 114.0 | 116.0 | 105.5 |
16 " | 163 | 64.9 | 64.2 | 63.3 | 64.7 | – | 123. 6 | 123.2 | 121.8 | 121.9 | - |
17 " | 54 | 64.6 | 64.2 | 63.5 | 64.9 | – | 127.8 | 124.6 | 116.3 | 127.4 | - |