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Croydon 1969

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At 15 and 16 years the average height of girls seems to have become
stable but there is a continuing slight tendency for weight to increase.
Boys on the other hand continue to show a slight increase in average
height, with a continued increase in weight which is quite marked. It seems
clear that girls have completed their pubertal growth spurt by the age of 15
years, whilst the growth spurt for boys still continues.
The unwelcome increases in weight still require attention, and the
Weight Control Clinics have continued during the year. During the absence
of Dr. Phyllis Mortimer during the last two months of 1969, arrangements
were made for Dr, Simmonds to supervise the progress of all children
attending the Weight Control Clinics.

Table: Table 7.Average Heights and Weights in 1969 and Previous Years

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Table 7.

Average Heights and Weights in 1969 and Previous Years

Ages	Number Examined in 1969	Average Height in Inches					Average Weight in lbs.
Ages	Number Examined in 1969	1969	1968	1967	1966	1939	1969	1968	1967	1966	1939
BOYS
5 years	1,604	43.2	43.2	43.3	43.2	41.8	42.9	43.1	44.0	43.3	41.5
6 years	711	43.9	44.2	44.2	44.2	43.8	44.0	44.6	45.0	44.7	43.4
14 years	568	64.0	65.7	64.0	63.5	59.0	112.5	114.2	115.5	113.3	90.8
15 years	516	66.3	65.8	65.6	65.6	-	125.9	123.3	122.6	121.4	-
16 years	180	67.7	67.1	67.5	66.9	-	133.6	129.5	131.4	130.0	-
17 years	23	68.8	67.5	68.1	68.6	-	134.9	134.9	135.3	137.6	-
GIRLS
5 years	1,531	43.1	43.2	43.0	42.8	41.2	41.9	42.8	42.2	42.0	39.7
6 years	729	43.5	44.2	43.6	43.9	42.7	43.4	44.0	43.3	44.0	41.4
14 years	729	62.3	62.6	62.4	62.1	60.3	114.4	115.0	113.8	113.6	97.9
15 years	564	63.5	63.5	63.1	63.2	62.0	120.6	118.5	117.7	120.1	105.5
16 years	118	64.7	64.0	63.8	63.5	-	120.7	122.2	121.5	121.1	-
17 years	19	63.1	64.8	64.1	63.9	-	121.0	127.8	126.0	126.0	-

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Table: Table 7.Average Heights and Weights in 1969 and Previous Years