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 1961
Age | Number Examined 1961 | Average Height in inches | Average Weight in lbs. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | 1960 | 1959 | 1958 | 1939 | 1961 | 1960 | 1959 | 1958 | 1939 | ||
BOYS | |||||||||||
5 rears | 1506 | 43.3 | 43.1 | 43.2 | 43.0 | 41.8 | 43. 4 | 43.2 | 43.4 | 43.0 | 41.5 |
6" | 675 | 44.7 | 44.3 | 44.7 | 44.1 | 43.8 | 45.8 | 45.4 | 46.7 | 45.1 | 43.4 |
7" | - | - | 46.7 | 46.9 | 48.4 | 45.3 | - | 50.2 | 50.2 | 54.1 | 47.9 |
8" | - | - | 50.4 | 51.0 | 50.7 | 49.5 | - | 59.1 | 60.6 | 60.4 | 55.5 |
- | - | 51.5 | 51.9 | 51.2 | 51.2 | - | 64.2 | 64.3 | 63.1 | 58.8 | |
10" | - | - | 52.0 | 52.9 | 53.1 | 52.7 | - | 67.7 | 68.5 | 69.9 | 62.9 |
11" | - | - | 56.5 | 56.4 | 56.6 | 53.7 | - | 80.5 | 79.5 | 81.9 | 68.7 |
12" | - | - | 58.2 | 57.7 | 57.9 | 55.7 | - | 87.2 | 85.7 | 86.8 | 79.9 |
13" | - | - | 59.7 | 59.2 | 59.0 | 58.4 | - | 95.1 | 90.9 | 88.9 | 81.6 |
14" | 612 | 63.9 | 63.3 | 63.9 | 63.4 | 59.0 | 114.1 | 110.1 | 112.1 | 112.3 | 90.8 |
15" | 588 | 65.0 | 65.1 | 65.9 | 65.2 | - | 120.6 | 120.7 | 120.8 | 119.7 | - |
16" | 251 | 67.2 | 67.7 | 67.6 | 67.3 | - | 133.0 | 130. 3 | 133.2 | 131.9 | - |
17" | 114 | 68.1 | 68.0 | 67.7 | 67.6 | - | 138.0 | 137.0 | 134.4 | 133.5 | - |
girls | |||||||||||
5 years | 1332 | 42.8 | 42.6 | 42.9 | 42. 7 | 41.2 | 42.1 | 42.0 | 41.7 | 42.0 | 39. 7 |
6" | 647 | 44.0 | 43.6 | 43.9 | 43.7 | 42.7 | 44.8 | 43.7 | 44.6 | 43.7 | 41.4 |
7" | - | - | 46.3 | 46.5 | 47.2 | 44.1 | - | 49.3 | 49.6 | 51.8 | 43.6 |
8" | - | - | 50.2 | 50.2 | 50.0 | 49.9 | - | 59.7 | 59.8 | 58.8 | 54.7 |
9" | - | - | 51.3 | 51.9 | 50.9 | 50.9 | - | 63.1 | 64.3 | 62.3 | 57.6 |
10" | - | - | 52.5 | 52.9 | 53.2 | 52.1 | - | 66.0 | 68.6 | 67.4 | 62.9 |
11" | - | - | 56.5 | 57.3 | 58.8 | 53.6 | - | 83.0 | 84.0 | 88.1 | 68.3 |
12" | - | - | 58.3 | 58.4 | 58.2 | 56.6 | - | 89.6 | 89.6 | 87.2 | 77.2 |
13" | - | - | 59.4 | 59.7 | 59.4 | 58.8 | - | 95.6 | 94.4 | 95.6 | 85.3 |
14" | 293 | 61.9 | 62.1 | 62.5 | 62.7 | 60.3 | 111.5 | 110.8 | 110.2 | 108.4 | 97. 9 |
15" | 746 | 62.9 | 62.7 | 63.8 | 63.3 | 62.0 | 115.5 | 117.1 | 116.5 | 114.2 | 105.5 |
16" | 256 | 64.1 | 63.7 | 64.0 | 63.7 | - | 122.8 | 122.1 | 121.5 | 119. 5 | - |
17" | 84 | 64.4 | 64. 2 | 64.1 | 64.7 | - | 128.1 | 123.6 | 125.0 | 120.7 | - |