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 Willesden]
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TABLE SHOWING AVERAGE HEIGHTS (IN CENTIMETRES) AND WEIGHTS (IN KILOGRAMMES) AT EACH TRIMESTER OF EACH YEAR OF AGE FOR BOYS AND FOR GIRLS.
No. Exit | Height. | Weight. | No. Exd | Height. | Weight. | No. Exd | Height. | Weight. | No. Exd | Height. | Weight. | |
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Age Periods | 5.0 | 5.25 | 5.50 | 5.75 | ||||||||
Boys | 397 | 102-6 | 170 | 349 | 104-0 | 17-3 | 239 | 106-3 | 17-8 | 202 | 107-7 | 18-4 |
Girls | 398 | 103'1 | 16-9 | 333 | 103-7 | 17-0 | 211 | 105*2 | 17-6 | 172 | 106-3 | 17-6 |
Age Periods | 6 -0 | 6'25 | 6 | 6 '75 | ||||||||
Boys . | 159 | 107-7 | 18-4 | 89 | 109-5 | 19-3 | 80 | 109-9 | 19-0 | 92 | 113-1 | 20-2 |
Girls | 31 | 107-8 | 81 | 88 | 109-6 | 18-8 | 7 | 1107 | 191 | 91 | 1118 | 20-0 |
Ape Periods | 7-0 | 7-2 | 7-5 | 775 | ||||||||
Boys . | 234 | 114-3 | 20-6 | 193 | 115-2 | 21-1 | 214 | 115-6 | 21-2 | 167 | 117-8 | 21-7 |
Girls | 272 | 34 | 20.2 | 200 | 114-3 | 202 | 168 | XI5-5 | 20-6 | 41 | 1177 | 217 |
Age Periods | 8-0 | 8-25 | 8-50 | 8-75 | ||||||||
Boys | 102 | 118-5 | 22-1 | 100 | 118-9 | 22-7 | 85 | 121-3 | 23-2 | 39 | 124-0 | 24-7 |
Girls | 77 | 1180 | 21-8 | 44 | 1210 | 226 | 44 | 1189 | 21-6 | 39 | 121-9 | 24-2 |
Age Periods | 9 0 | 9-25 | 95 | 975 | ||||||||
Boys | 54 | 123-2 | 24-1 | 70 | 126-9 | 25-6 | 67 | 125-6 | 25-6 | 66 | 126-8 | 26-1 |
Girls | 42 | 123-9 | 243 | 48 | 125-5 | 24-9 | 52 | 127-1 | 255 | 66 | 125-8 | 25-4 |
Atre periods | 100 | 10-25 | 10-50 | 10-75 | ||||||||
Boys | 264 | 128-8 | 26-8 | 191 | 129-5 | 27-6 | 209 | 130-6 | 27-8 | 175 | 132-6 | 28-4 |
Girls | 30 | 1296 | 26-9 | 204 | 130-2 | 27-0 | 173 | 131-8 | 275 | 154 | 39 | 27-8 |
Age Periods | 11-0 | 11-25 | 11 -50 | 11-75 | ||||||||
Boys | 118 | 134-5 | 29-6 | 71 | 135-5 | 30-7 | 31 | 135-8 | 30-8 | 38 | 136-3 | 31-8 |
Girls | 89 | 334 | 28-6 | 58 | 35 6 | 29-9 | 32 | 134 | 31-1 | 43 | 1346 | 29-9 |
Age Periods | 12-0 | 12-25 | 12-50 | 12 -75 | ||||||||
Boys | 43 | 135-8 | 31-5 | 42 | 137-4 | 31-6 | 43 | 140-0 | 31-8 | 72 | 137-4 | 31-3 |
Girls | 48 | 139'4 | 3I-5 | 44 | 142-4 | 33 | 54 | 1415 | 337 | 82 | 436 | 35 |
Age Periods | 1300 | 12 | 135 13-75 | |||||||||
Boys | 244 | 142-1 | 34-5 | 200 | 143-3 | 35-1 | 167 | 144-1 | 361 | 182 | 147-7 | 37-7 |
Girls | 3 | 446 | 357 | 178 | 55 | 36-4 | 116 | 147-1 | 384 | 109 | 97 | 40-6 |
Age Periods | 140 | 1425 | 50 | 1475 | ||||||||
Boys | 23 | 146-4 | 38-2 | 6 | 146-9 | 37-0 | 5 | 149-0 | 39-6 | 1 | 1500 | 37-5 |
Girls | 25 | 513 | 407 | 6 | 145-8 | 37-0 | 2 | 162-0 | 529 | I | 145 | 336 |