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Croydon 1970

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Table: Height and weight measurements were taken of all the children. Although numbers in each group are small, it shows that Asian children are less heavy and smaller than those of the other groups, a finding similar to the 1969 figures.

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Height and weight measurements were taken of all the children. Although numbers in each group are small, it shows that Asian children are less heavy and smaller than those of the other groups, a finding similar to the 1969 figures.

Boys and Girls	European		Asian		B.W.I.		Others
Ages In Years	Height	Weight	Height	Weight	Height	Weight	Height	Weight
5 & 6 years	44.0 In.	46.0 lb	42.4 In.	39.4 lb.	43.5 in,	42.91b.	43.3 in	42.4 lb
7 & 8 years	48.7 In.	52.7 lb	47.6 in.	47.1 lb.	47.7 in.	60.2 lb.	48.0 in	52.1 lb
9 & 10 years	53.4 in.	73.4 lb	51.1 In.	59.2 lb.	52.1 In,	60.1 lb.	51.0 In	61.2 lb
11 & 12 years	57.4 In.	82.2 lb	55.6 In.	69.7 lb.	54.8 in.	71.4 lb.	57.5 in	82.5 lb
13 & 14 years	61.4 In.	97.9 lb	59.2 in.	88.5 lb.	60.7 In.	94.1 lb.	61.4 In	99.0 lb
15 & 16 years	69.7 in*	147.0 lb*	61.9 in.	95.7 lb.	64.6 In.	119.6 lb.	61.9 In	107.4 lb