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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bromley 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Just as in my former report, we can form three percentage
'groups" of children affecting height and weight:—
A. A small lower group.
B. A medium group, comprising most of the children.
C. A small higher group.
| Inches | 1938 | 1939 | 1943-44 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. 40 — 46 | 6.9% | 11.9% | 10.7% |
| B. 46¼ — 52 | 88.1% | 80.2% | 81.0% |
| C. Over 52¼ | 5.0% | 7.9% | 8.3% |
| Weight in Lbs. | |||
| Lbs. | 1938 | 1939 | 1943-44 |
| A. 34 — 46 | 8.4% | 9.4% | 3.2% |
| B. 46¼ — 62 | 83.9% | 75.5% | 81.4% |
| C. Over 62¼ | 7.7% | 15.1% | 15.4% |
| Height in Inches. | |||
| Inches | 1938 | 1939 | 1943-44 |
| A. 40 — 46 | 18.3% | 7.7% | 13.9% |
| B. 46¼ — 52 | 78.0% | 84.1% | 79.9% |
| C. Over 521 | 3.7% | 8.1% | 6.2% |
| Weight in Lbs. | |||
| Lbs. | 1938 | 1939 | 1943-44 |
| A. 38 — 46 | 18.8% | 7.3% | 12.8% |
| B. 46¼ — 62 | 73.4% | 79.9% | 75.3% |
| C. Over 62¼ | 7.8% | 12.8% | 11.9 |
comments.
When we study the Table I of the boys, we see that the
boys examined in 1943 and 1944 are taller and heavier than the
boys examined in the years 1938 and 1939. This is especially
evident when we compare the boys examined in 1938 with the
boys examined in 1943-44, being of the same monthly age.
the girls 1943-44 show lower weight and height compared
with the girls examined in 1939. These differences are caused
by the difference of the age and disappear completely when we
put into account the age factor, thus:—
children between 7 and 8 years should gain in the average
about half a monthly according to the figures of London's
school children. The intermediate girls examined in 1943-44