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
Age | Number Examined 1957 | Average Height in inches | Average Weight in lbs. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 57 | 1956 | 1955 | 1954 | 1939 | 1957 | 1956 | 1955 | 1954 | 1939 | ||
5 years | 937 | 43.5 | 43.4 | 43.3 | 42.7 | 41.8 | 43.5 | 43.4 | 43.5 | 42.9 | 41.5 |
6 ,, | 449 | 44.0 | 43.9 | 44.2 | 44.2 | 43.8 | 44.6 | 44.8 | 45.3 | 45.2 | 43.4 |
7 ,, | 174 | 47.6 | 48.1 | 47.9 | 47.8 | 45.3 | 52.6 | 53.4 | 52.7 | 53.3 | 47.9 |
8 ,, | 791 | 50.5 | 50.2 | 49.9 | 50.2 | 49.5 | 59.5 | 58.9 | 59.1 | 58.6 | 55.5 |
9 ,, | 571 | 50.9 | 51.3 | 51.3 | 51.6 | 51.2 | 61.3 | 62.3 | 61.4 | 61.7 | 58.8 |
10 ,, | 68 | 52.9 | 52.9 | 54. 3 | 54.7 | 52.7 | 66.0 | 67.1 | 73.9 | 72.2 | 62.9 |
11 ,, | 423 | 57.1 | 57.2 | 55.0 | 55.8 | 53.7 | 83.8 | 83.9 | 74.2 | 76.4 | 68.7 |
12 ,, | 532 | 58.1 | 58.0 | 55.6 | 56.5 | 55.7 | 86.1 | 86.4 | 80.0 | 79.7 | 79.9 |
13 ,, | 210 | 59.6 | 58.2 | 60.3 | 60.5 | 58.4 | 90.1 | 82.9 | 96.5 | 97.1 | 81.6 |
14 ,, | 427 | 63.7 | 61.3 | 62.8 | 62.4 | 59.0 | 112.6 | 111.9 | 109.0 | 105.6 | 90.8 |
15 ,, | 583 | 64.3 | 64. 5 | 64.8 | 63.8 | - | 117.6 | 116.6 | 116.5 | 112.8 | - |
16 ,, | 201 | 66.8 | 66.6 | 66.9 | 66.9 | - | 127.6 | 129.2 | 128.3 | 129.4 | - |
17 ,, | 52 | 67.8 | 67.9 | 68.4 | 66.7 | - | 133.2 | 133.8 | 137.7 | 126.5 | - |
5 years | 774 | 42.7 | 42. 5 | 42.7 | 42.6 | 41.2 | 42.3 | 41.7 | 41.9 | 41.9 | 39.7 |
6 ,, | 405 | 43.8 | 43.7 | 43.4 | 43.8 | 42.7 | 43.9 | 43.6 | 43.8 | 45.3 | 41.4 |
7 ,, | 127 | 47.5 | 47.5 | 47. 2 | 47.5 | 44.1 | 52.1 | 52.6 | 531 | 52.4 | 43.6 |
8 ,, | 847 | 50.1 | 50.1 | 49.3 | 49.6 | 49.9 | 57.9 | 58.3 | 58.8 | 56.6 | 54.7 |
9 ,, | 586 | 50.9 | 50.9 | 50.5 | 51.0 | 50.9 | 60.3 | 60.5 | 60.4 | 60.5 | 57.6 |
10 ,, | 76 | 52. 5 | 53. 5 | 54.6 | 54.6 | 52.1 | 65.5 | 69. 1 | 73.7 | 73. 1 | 62.9 |
11 ,, | 622 | 57.4 | 57.2 | 56.0 | 55.9 | 53.6 | 83.8 | 83.6 | 78.7 | 77.9 | 68.3 |
12 ,, | 653 | 58.3 | 58.9 | 58.2 | 57.1 | 56.6 | 91.0 | 89.6 | 87.5 | 81.9 | 77.2 |
13 ,, | 197 | 59.4 | 59.7 | 60.3 | 61.4 | 58.8 | 91.6 | 94.6 | 97.5 | 100.6 | 85.3 |
14 ,, | 459 | 62.2 | 61.9 | 61.7 | 62.2 | 60.3 | 109.9 | 109.9 | 111.3 | 109.2 | 97.9 |
15 ,, | 522 | 62.5 | 62.8 | 63.2 | 62.7 | 62.0 | 116.3 | 114.3 | 116.1 | 114.0 | 105.5 |
16 ,, | 249 | 64.0 | 64.9 | 64.2 | 63.3 | - | 123.4 | 123.6 | 123.2 | 121.8 | - |
17 ,, | 84 | 64.5 | 64.6 | 64.2 | 63.5 | - | 126.6 | 127.8 | 124.6 | 116.3 | - |