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 Finchley]
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TABLE I.—HEIGHT AND WEIGHT OF CHILDREN IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF ENGLAND.—
Drs. GLEGG and TUXFORD).
age. | England. | county areas. | urban areas. | north of England. | south op England. | ||||||||||
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No. | Height. ins. | Weight. lbs. | No. | Weight. ins. | Weight. lbs. | No. | Height. in. | Weight. lbs. | No. | Height. ins. | Weight. lbs. | No. | Height. ins. | Weight. lbs. | |
3 | 8,478 | 36.06 | 31.77 | 5,343 | 36.18 | 31.94 | 3,135 | 35.8 | 31.44 | 5,256 | 36.03 | 32.25 | 3,222 | 36.1 | 31.68 |
4 | 21,362 | 38.62 | 34.8 | 11,695 | 39.06 | 35.02 | 9,667 | 38.07 | 34.52 | 12,874 | 38.5 | 34.80 | 8,488 | 38.81 | 34.80 |
5 | 63,825 | 40.39 | 37.55 | 31,464 | 40.59 | 37.88 | 32,361 | 40.16 | 37.32 | 42,189 | 40.12 | 37.36 | 21,636 | 40.86 | 37.95 |
6 | 21,238 | 42.36 | 40.87 | 10,101 | 42.52 | 41.23 | 11,137 | 42.21 | 40.57 | 13,686 | 42.13 | 40.74 | 7,552 | 42.75 | 41.14 |
7 | 36,477 | 44.84 | 45.10 | 14,570 | 45.11 | 45.41 | 21,907 | 44.65 | 44.88 | 17,261 | 44.44 | 45.01 | 19,216 | 45.19 | 45.17 |
8 | 12,014 | 46.29 | 48.82 | 4,639 | 46.37 | 48.88 | 7,375 | 46.25 | 48.80 | 6,342 | 64.14 | 48.60 | 5,672 | 46.5 | 49.08 |
9 | 8,138 | 48.7 | 54.45 | 2,886 | 49.44 | 55.40 | 5,252 | 48.26 | 54.03 | 4,578 | 48.9 | 54.85 | 3,560 | 48.38 | 53.94 |
10 | 21,017 | 51.1 | 58.76 | 8,126 | 51.26 | 59.27 | 12,891 | 50.95 | 58.45 | 15,278 | 50.87 | 58.50 | 5,739 | 51.61 | 59.47 |
11 | 5,129 | 52.55 | 6510 | 1,913 | 53.38 | 66.68 | 3,216 | 52.09 | 64.15 | 2,364 | 52.59 | 65.10 | 2,495 | 52.52 | 65.10 |
12 | 36,577 | 54.6 | 73.72 | 24,909 | 54.52 | 74.47 | 11,668 | 54.84 | 72.14 | 20,607 | 54.6 | 73.15 | 15,970 | 54.64 | 74.47 |
13 | 50,717 | 56.88 | 79.88 | 21,771 | 57.14 | 80.94 | 28,946 | 56.69 | 78.37 | 28,854 | 56.57 | 79.38 | 21,863 | 57.33 | 80.52 |
14 | 3,702 | 58.67 | 87.58 | 1,269 | 58.98 | 88.26 | 2,433 | 58.55 | 87.23 | 2,035 | 58.15 | 85.8 | 1,667 | 59.34 | 89.74 |