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 II.—HEIGHT AND WEIGHT OF CHILDREN IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF ENGLAND. —
(Drs. GLEGG and TUXFORD).
age. | England. | county areas. | urban areas. | north of England. | south of England. | ||||||||||
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No. | Height. ins. | Weight. lbs. | No. | Height. ins. | Weight. lbs. | No. | Height. ins. | Weight. lbs. | No. | Height. ins. | Weight. lbs. | No. | Height. ins. | Weight. lbs. | |
3 | 9,388 | 36.38 | 32.69 | 5,793 | 36.65 | 32.85 | 3,595 | 35.95 | 32.43 | 5,628 | 36.38 | 32.69 | 3,760 | 36.41 | 32.67 |
4 | 24,047 | 38.66 | 35.84 | 12,898 | 38.77 | 36.18 | 11,149 | 38.46 | 35.52 | 14,062 | 38.58 | 35.99 | 9,985 | 38.76 | 35.60 |
5 | 65,438 | 40.55 | 38.59 | 32,390 | 40.63 | 38.98 | 33,048 | 40.43 | 38.15 | 43,070 | 40.39 | 38.52 | 22,368 | 40.82 | 38.57 |
6 | 20,554 | 42.52 | 42.52 | 9,469 | 42.75 | 42.57 | 11,085 | 42.32 | 42.48 | 13,038 | 42.4 | 42.88 | 7,516 | 42.75 | 41.89 |
7 | 37,515 | 45.15 | 46.64 | 14,784 | 45.4 | 47.24 | 22,731 | 45.0 | 46.22 | 17,271 | 44.92 | 46.57 | 20,244 | 45.36 | 46.68 |
8 | 9,684 | 46.97 | 50.29 | 1,940 | 47.04 | 51.26 | 7,744 | 46.85 | 50.05 | 3,719 | 46.58 | 49.76 | 5,965 | 47.25 | 50.62 |
9 | 7,873 | 49.09 | 55.34 | 2,699 | 49.84 | 56.89 | 5,174 | 48.7 | 54.41 | 4,330 | 49.37 | 56.01 | 3,543 | 48.74 | 54.36 |
10 | 21,579 | 50.95 | 60.34 | 8,234 | 51.18 | 61.05 | 13,345 | 50.83 | 59.88 | 16,447 | 50.91 | 60.41 | 5,132 | 51.1 | 60.58 |
11 | 5,084 | 52.84 | 65.85 | 1,775 | 53.23 | 67.72 | 3,309 | 52.63 | 64.73 | 2,531 | 52.76 | 66.37 | 2,553 | 52.95 | 65.32 |
12 | 37,230 | 55.03 | 72.71 | 25,933 | 55.2 | 73.28 | 11,297 | 54.68 | 71.39 | 20,601 | 54.88 | 72.36 | 16,629 | 55.2 | 73.13 |
13 | 52,232 | 56.1 | 77.33 | 21,632 | 56.14 | 77.7 | 30,600 | 56.07 | 77.06 | 30,649 | 55.7 | 76.76 | 21,583 | 56.61 | 78.14 |
14 | 4,342 | 57.92 | 83.93 | 1,381 | 58.19 | 84.35 | 2,961 | 57.8 | 83.73 | 2,340 | 57.29 | 82.39 | 2,002 | 58.67 | 85.73 |