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 7.
Ages | Number Examined In 1970 | Average Height In Inches | Average Weight In lbs | ||||||||
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1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1967 | 1939 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1967 | 1939 | ||
BOYS | |||||||||||
5 years | 1,433 | 43.4 | 43.2 | 43.2 | 43.3 | 41.8 | 43.1 | 42.9 | 43.1 | 44.0 | 41.5 |
6 years | 830 | 43.9 | 43.9 | 44.2 | 44.2 | 43.8 | 44.4 | 44.0 | 44.6 | 45.0 | 43.4 |
14 years | 611 | 64.2 | 64.0 | 65.7 | 64.0 | 59.0 | 116.9 | 112.5 | 114.2 | 115.5 | 90.8 |
15 years | 495 | 67.0 | 66.3 | 65.8 | 65.6 | - | 123.7 | 125.9 | 123.3 | 122.6 | - |
16 years | 183 | 67.5 | 67.7 | 67.1 | 67.5 | - | 133.4 | 133.6 | 129.5 | 131.4 | - |
17 years | 46* | 69.0* | 68.8 | 67.5 | 68.1 | - | 141.4* | 134.9 | 134.9 | 135.3 | - |
GIRLS | |||||||||||
5 years | 1,424 | 43.2 | 43.1 | 43.2 | 43.0 | 41.2 | 42.5 | 41.9 | 42.8 | 42.2 | 39.7 |
6 years | 772 | 43.9 | 43.5 | 44.2 | 43.6 | 42.7 | 43.9 | 43.4 | 44.0 | 43.3 | 41.4 |
14 years | 673 | 62.4 | 62.3 | 62.6 | 62.4 | 60.3 | 112.5 | 114.4 | 115.0 | 113.8 | 97.9 |
15 years | 650 | 63.2 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 63.1 | 62.0 | 120.1 | 120.6 | 118.5 | 117.7 | 105.5 |
16 years | 187 | 64.1 | 64.7 | 64.0 | 63.8 | - | 121.0 | 120.7 | 122.2 | 121.5 | - |
17 years | 12* | 63.7* | 63.1 | 64.8 | 64.1 | - | 119.3* | 121.0 | 127.8 | 126.0 | - |