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Finchley children I have placed the averages which were
obtained by Drs. Glegg and Tuxford from actual figures supplied
by School Medical Officers relating to over half-a-million
school children. They also extracted the figures so as to get
averages for urban and rural districts, and also for different
areas, and they are to be congratulated upon such a useful
piece of work. All the children were weighed under the
same conditions, and a very reliable standard has been obtained.
It is particularly interesting to observe that Finchley
children of all ages are in almost every instance taller and
heavier than the average, and although Drs. Glegg and
Tuxford show that the children in the Southern Counties are
also heavier than the average, the Finchley children are
appreciably higher than even these. The numbers of Finchley
children from which our averages are taken are of course
few, but in future it will be possible to compare increasing
numbers each year.
From all the above considerations I am strengthened in
the belief that the general nutrition and physique of the
Finchley children is good. I attach great importance to the
excellent teaching of cookery and the comparative value of
foods which is now included in the school curriculum. The
Table shewing the comparative heights and weights of school
children in different areas of England is so interesting that I
have obtained Dr. Glegg's kind permission to reproduce it.