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.
Average Heights and Weights in 1971 and Previous Years
Ages | Number Examined in 1971 | Average Height in inches | Average Weight in lbs | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1939 | 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1939 | ||
BOYS | |||||||||||
5 years | 1,466 | 43.5 | 43.4 | 43.2 | 43.2 | 41.8 | 43.4 | 43.1 | 42.9 | 43.1 | 41.5 |
6 years | 883 | 44.6 | 43.9 | 43.9 | 44.2 | 43.8 | 44.9 | 44.4 | 44.0 | 44.6 | 43.4 |
14 years | 315 | 64.1 | 64.2 | 64.0 | 65.7 | 59.0 | 113.5 | 116.9 | 112.9 | 114.2 | 90.8 |
15 years | 396 | 65.9 | 67.0 | 66.3 | 65.8 | - | 122.7 | 123.7 | 125.9 | 123.3 | - |
16 years | 177 | 66.7 | 67.5 | 67.7 | 67.1 | - | 129.3 | 133.4 | 133.6 | 129.5 | - |
17 years | 30 | 68.6* | 69.0* | 68.8 | 67.5 | - | 149.3# | 141.4* | 134.9 | 134.9 | - |
girls | |||||||||||
5 years | 1.255 | 43.1 | 43.2 | 43.1 | 43.2 | 41.2 | 42.2 | 42.5 | 41.9 | 42.8 | 39.7 |
6 years | 792 | 43.9 | 43.9 | 43.5 | 44.2 | 42.7 | 43.4 | 43.9 | 43.4 | 44.0 | 41.4 |
14 years | 375 | 62.6 | 62.4 | 62.3 | 62.6 | 60.3 | 114.5 | 112.5 | 114.4 | 115.0 | 97.9 |
15 years | 491 | 63.8 | 63.2 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 62.0 | 119.6 | 120.1 | 120.6 | 118.5 | 105.5 |
16 years | 177 | 64.1 | 64.1 | 64.7 | 64.0 | - | 122.3 | 121.0 | 120. 7 | 122.2 | - |
17 years | 14 | 63.9* | 63.7* | 63.1 | 64.8 | - | 119.6* | 119.3* | 121.0 | 127.8 | - |
* not representative owing to very low numbers