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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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the boy can be maintained. The intervals between follow-up examinations
are now longer than was previously the case, and, somewhat unexpectedly,
the method appears to be more successful than seeing the boy frequently
during the initial period. Individual problems are discussed at these
sessions and those with no interest in weight reduction are removed from
the group. Experience has shown that the support and co-operation of both
parent and child are required, and where these are not forthcoming, currently
available treatment techniques seem to be of no value.
| Ages | Number Exam-ined 1967 | Average Height in inches | Average Weight in lbs. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1966 | 1965 | 1964 | 1939 | 1967 | 1966 | 1965 | 1964 | 1939 | ||
| BOYS | |||||||||||
| 5 years | 1,506 | 43.3 | 43.2 | 43.1 | 42.8 | 41.8 | 44.0 | 43.3 | 43.1 | 43.0 | 41.5 |
| 6 years | 528 | 44.2 | 44.2 | 44.5 | 43.9 | 43.8 | 45.0 | 44.7 | 45.3 | 45.2 | 43.4 |
| 14 years | 612 | 64.0 | 63.5 | 64.2 | 63.6 | 59.0 | 115.5 | 113.3 | 117.8 | 113.9 | 90.8 |
| 15 years | 656 | 65.6 | 65.6 | 64.9 | 64.9 | - | 122.6 | 121.4 | 119.6 | 120.3 | - |
| 16 years | 344 | 67.5 | 66.9 | 66.4 | 67.2 | - | 131.4 | 130.0 | 130.1 | 130.5 | - |
| 17 years | 111 | 68.1 | 68.6 | 68.3 | 68.0 | - | 135.3 | 137.6 | 137.6 | 137.7 | - |
| GIRLS | |||||||||||
| 5 years | 1,489 | 43.0 | 42.8 | 42.6 | 42.4 | 41.2 | 42.2 | 42.0 | 41.9 | 42.2 | 39.7 |
| 6 years | 570 | 43.6 | 43.9 | 43.2 | 44.9 | 42.7 | 43.3 | 44.0 | 42.8 | 44.8 | 41.4 |
| 14 years | 721 | 62.4 | 62.1 | 61.9 | 62.2 | 60.3 | 113.8 | 113.6 | 115.8 | 113.3 | 97.9 |
| 15 years | 951 | 63.1 | 63.2 | 62.6 | 63.5 | 62.0 | 117.7 | 120.1 | 117.9 | 115.3 | 105.5 |
| 16 years | 385 | 63.8 | 63.5 | 63.3 | 63.7 | - | 121.5 | 121.1 | 122.4 | 121.8 | - |
| 17 years | 76 | 64.1 | 63.9 | 64.2 | 64.1 | - | 126.0 | 126.0 | 128.4 | 125.2 | - |