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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table II
HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS, 1959
Table II.
Height in inches
| Age | Number Examined 1959 | Average height in inches | Averages Weight in lbs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | |||||||||||
| 5 years | 1097 | 43. 2 | 43.0 | 43.5 | 43. 4 | 41.8 | 43.4 | 43.0 | 43. 5 | 43. 4 | 41. 5 |
| 6 * | 628 | 44.7 | 44. 1 | 44.0 | 43.9 | 43. 8 | 46. 7 | 45. 1 | 44.6 | 44.8 | 43. 4 |
| 7 " | 289 | 46.9 | 48.4 | 47.6 | 48. 1 | 45. 3 | 50. 2 | 54. 1 | 52.6 | 53. 4 | 47.9 |
| 8 " | 700 | 51.0 | 50.7 | 50. 5 | 50. 2 | 49. 5 | 60. 6 | 60. 4 | 59. 5 | 58.9 | 55. 5 |
| 9 " | 591 | 51.9 | 51. 2 | 50.9 | 51. 3 | 51. 2 | 64. 3 | 63. 1 | 61. 3 | 62. 3 | 58.8 |
| 10 ยป | 195 | 52.9 | 53. 1 | 52.9 | 52.9 | 52.7 | 68. 5 | 69.9 | 66.0 | 67. 1 | 62. 9 |
| 11 " | 285 | 56. 4 | 56.6 | 57. 1 | 57. 2 | 53.7 | 79. 5 | 81.9 | 83. 8 | 83.9 | 68.7 |
| 12 ' | 911 | 57.7 | 57.9 | 58. 1 | 58.0 | 55.7 | 85.7 | 86.8 | 86. 1 | 86. 4 | 79. 9 |
| 13 " | 495 | 59. 2 | 59.0 | 59.6 | 58. 2 | 58. 4 | 90.9 | 88.9 | 90. 1 | 82.9 | 81. 6 |
| 14 * | 518 | 63.9 | 63.4 | 63.7 | 61. 3 | 59.0 | 112. 1 | 112. 3 | 112.6 | 111.9 | 90.8 |
| 15 " | 748 | 65.9 | 65. 2 | 64. 3 | 64. 5 | - | 120.8 | 119.7 | 117.6 | 116.6 | - |
| 16 " | 260 | 67.6 | 67. 3 | 66.8 | 66.6 | - | 133. 2 | 131.9 | 127.6 | 129. 2 | - |
| 17 " | 99 | 67.7 | 67.6 | 67.8 | 67.9 | - | 134. 4 | 133.5 | 133. 2 | 133. 8 | - |
| 5 years | 1051 | 42.9 | 42.7 | 42. 7 | 42.5 | 41. 2 | 41.7 | 42.0 | 42. 3 | 41.7 | 39. 7 |
| 6 " | 637 | 43.9 | 43.7 | 43.8 | 43. 7 | 42. 7 | 44.6 | 43.7 | 43.9 | 43.6 | 4 L 4 |
| 7 " | 2B0 | 46.5 | 47. 2 | 47.5 | 47.5 | 44. 1 | 49.6 | 51.8 | 52. 1 | 52. 6 | 43. 6 |
| 8 " | 679 | 50. 2 | 50.0 | 50. 1 | 50. 1 | 48.9 | 59.8 | 58.8 | 57.9 | 58. 3 | 54.7 |
| 9 " | 481 | 51.9 | 50.9 | 50.9 | 50.9 | 50.9 | 64. 3 | 62. 3 | 60. 3 | 60. 5 | 57. 6 |
| 10 " | 118 | 52.9 | 53. 2 | 52.5 | 53.5 | 52. 1 | 68. 6 | 67.4 | 65. 5 | 69. 1 | 62. 9 |
| 11 " | 457 | 57. 3 | 58.8 | 57.4 | 57. 2 | 53. 6 | 84.0 | 88. 1 | 83.8 | 83.6 | 68. 3 |
| 12 " | 10 29 | 58. 4 | 58. 2 | 58. 3 | 58.9 | 56.6 | 89. 6 | 87. 2 | 91.0 | 89.6 | 77. 2 |
| 13 " | 473 | 59.7 | 59. 4 | 59. 4 | 59. 7 | 58.8 | 94.4 | 95.6 | 91.6 | 94.6 | 85. 3 |
| 14 " | 501 | 62.5 | 62. 7 | 62. 2 | 61.9 | 60.3 | 110. 2 | 108.4 | 109.9 | 109.9 | 97.9 |
| 15 " | 806 | 63.8 | 63. 3 | 62.5 | 62.8 | 62.0 | 116. 5 | 114. 2 | 116. 3 | 114. 3 | 105. 5 |
| 16 " | 395 | 64.0 | 63.7 | 64.0 | 64.9 | - | 121. 5 | 119.5 | 123. 4 | 123.6 | - |
| 17 " | 126 | 64. 1 | 64.7 | 64. 5 | 64.6 | - | 125.0 | 120. 7 | 126.6 | 127.8 | - |