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Finchley 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Height and Weight of Children.
Tables I. and II. shew the average height and weight of
the children medically inspected. I have again included in
the table the averages of a very large number of children who
have been weighed in various parts of the kingdom under conditions
identical with those observed by us. It will be seen
how favourably our averages compare with the standards
obtained. Where only a few have been examined, allowance
must be made for the fact that two or three exceptionally
developed children may seriously disturb the general average
one way or the other.