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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| Age. | No. of children examined. | English Measure. | Standards for the whole of England as calculated from a large number of school children examined in 1910. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height. | Weight. | Height. | Weight. | ||||||
| Feet. | Inches. | Stones. | Lbs. | Feet. | Inches. | Stones. | Lbs. | ||
| 5 years | 147 | 3 | 5¼ | 2 | 12½ | 3 | 4½ | 2 | 10¾ |
| 6 „ | 78 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6½ | 3 | 0½ |
| 7 „ | 33 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7¼ | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4¾ |
| 8 „ | 80 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 8¾ | 3 | 11 | 3 | 8¼ |
| 9 „ | 109 | 3 | 11¾ | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13½ |
| 10 „ | 112 | 4 | 2½ | 4 | 5¾ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4¼ |
| 11 „ | 73 | 4 | 4¾ | 4 | 9¼ | 4 | 4¾ | 4 | 9¾ |
| 12 „ | 74 | 4 | 7¼ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2¾ |
| 13 „ | 100 | 4 | 7¾ | 5 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7¼ |
| 14 „ | 5 | 4 | 7¼ | 5 | 5¼ | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 „ | 2 | 5 | l¼ | 7 | 6½ | ... | ... | ... | |