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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table II HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS 1962
| Number Examined 1962 | Average Height in inches | Average Height in lbs. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1961 | 1960 | 1959 | 1939 | 1962 | 1961 | 1960 | 1959 | 1939 | ||
| BOYS | |||||||||||
| 5 yeas | 1468 | 42. 6 | 43. 3 | 43. 1 | 43. 2 | 41. 8 | 42.9 | 43. 4 | 43.2 | 43. 4 | 41. 5 |
| 6 " | 297 | 44.0 | 44. 7 | 44. 3 | 44. 7 | 43. 8 | 44.6 | 45. 8 | 45. 4 | 46.7 | 43. 4 |
| 7 " | - | - | - | 46.7 | 46. 9 | 45. 3 | - | - | 50. 2 | 50. 2 | 47.0 |
| 8 " | - | - | - | 50. 4 | 51.0 | 49. 5 | - | - | 59. 1 | 60. 6 | 55. 5 |
| 9 " | - | - | - | 51. 5 | 51. 9 | 51. 2 | - | - | 64. 2 | 64. 3 | 58. 8 |
| 10 " | - | - | - | 52.0 | 52.9 | 52. 7 | - | - | 67. 7 | 68. 5 | 62. 9 |
| 11 " | - | - | - | 56. 5 | 56.4 | 53. 7 | - | - | 80.5 | 79. 5 | 68. 7 |
| 12 " | - | - | - | 58. 2 | 57.7 | 55. 7 | - | - | 87. 2 | 85. 7 | 79.9 |
| 13 " | • | - | - | 59. 7 | 59. 2 | 58.4 | - | - | 95. 1 | 90. 9 | 81.6 |
| 14 " | 432 | 63. 7 | 63.9 | 63. 3 | 63. 9 | 59.0 | 113.8 | 114.1 | 110.1 | 112.1 | 90. 8 |
| 15 " | 605 | 64. 6 | 65.0 | 65. 1 | 65.9 | - | 119.3 | 120.6 | 120.7 | 120.8 | - |
| 16 " | 371 | 67. 4 | 67. 2 | 67. 7 | 67. 6 | - | 131.4 | 133. 0 | 130.3 | 133. 2 | - |
| 17 " | 143 | 67.9 | 68. 1 | 68.0 | 67.7 | - | 136.5 | 138.0 | 137.0 | 134. 4 | - |
| GIRLS | |||||||||||
| 5 years | 1296 | 42.9 | 42. 8 | 42. 6 | 42. 9 | 41. 2 | 42. 3 | 42. 1 | 42.0 | 41.7 | 39.7 |
| 6 " | 219 | 44. 0 | 44.0 | 43. 6 | 43. 9 | 42. 7 | 44. 2 | 44. 8 | 43.7 | 44. 6 | 41. 4 |
| - | - | - | 46. 3 | 46. 5 | 44. 1 | - | - | 49. 3 | 49.6 | 43. 6 | |
| 8 " | - | - | - | 50. 2 | 50. 2 | 49.9 | - | - | 59. 7 | 59. 8 | 54. 7 |
| 8 " | - | - | - | 51.3 | 51. 9 | 50. 9 | - | - | 63. 1 | 64. 3 | 57. 6 |
| 10 " | - | - | - | 52. 5 | 52. 9 | 52. 1 | - | - | 66.0 | 68. 6 | 62. 9 |
| 11 " | - | - | - | 56. 5 | 57.3 | 53.6 | _ | _ | 83.0 | 84.0 | 68. 3 |
| 12 " | - | - | - | 58. 3 | 58.4 | 56.6 | - | - | 89. 6 | 89. 6 | 77. 2 |
| 13 " | - | - | - | 59.4 | 59. 7 | 58. 8 | - | - | 95. 6 | 94. 4 | 85. 3 |
| 14 " | 319 | 62. 2 | 61.9 | 62. 1 | 62. 5 | 60. 3 | 113. 6 | 111. 5 | 110. 8 | 110. 2 | 97.9 |
| 15 " | 1225 | 63. 0 | 62.9 | 62.7 | 63.8 | 6 2. 0 | 117.9 | 115. 5 | 117. 1 | 116. 5 | 105.5 |
| 16 " | 366 | 63. 4 | 64. 1 | 63. 7 | 64. 0 | - | 121. 2 | 122. 8 | 122. 1 | 121. 5 | - |
| 17 " | 63 | 64. 2 | 64. 4 | 64. 2 | 64. 1 | - | 127. 3 | 128. 1 | 123.6 | 125.0 | - |