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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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| Height in Inches. | GIRLS. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 1939 | 1943 | 1944 |
| 49 — 55 | 12.6% | 8.4% | 6.7% |
| 55¼ — 63 | 78.5% | 78.9% | 85.4% |
| 63¼ — 71 | 8.9% | 12.6% | 7.9% |
| Weight in Lbs. | |||
| Lbs. | 1939 | 1943 | 1944 |
| 50 - 75 | 22.3% | 16.8% | 10.3% |
| 75¼ - 100 | 59.2% | 55.0% | 69.1% |
| 100¼ — 120 and more. | 18.4% | 28.2% | 20.6% |
Comments.
In surveying these tables, we can see that, in accordance
with my former report, the boys are taller as well as heavier
than the boys examined in 1939. The girls, too, show a better
height and weight, especially when we survey the. table with
the distribution.
It is likely, however, that these differences are for the
greater part due to age differences of those examined in 1939.
if we take an optimistic view regarding the boys, we could consider
these results as an improvement \ if we take a realistic
or pessimistic view, only as an annual fluctuation. The girls,
"however, have the same standard as those examined in 1939.
Children Over-Weight.
In the following table (VII), I have put together the children
,with a weight above 120 lbs. As with the intermediates, I have
found little difference between 1939 and 1943-44.
| BOYS. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 1943 | 1944 | |
| Lbs. 120 — 125 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 125 — 130 | 1 | – | – |
| 130 – 135 | – | – | 1 |
| 135 — 140 | – | 1 | – |
| 140 — 145 | – | – | 1 |
| 191½ | – | – | 1 |
| GIRLS. | |||
| 1939 | 1943 | 1944 | |
| 120 — 125 | – | 4 | 3 |
| 125¼– 130 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 130¼ — 140 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 140¼ — 150 | 1 | 1 | |
| 155 | – | 1 | – |