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and weight of the children, and has compiled tables showing:—
1. The average height and weight for the district at the
different ages inspected.
2. The average height and weight for each school.
3. The relation of the individual averages of the schools to
that of the whole district.
In Table I. the district averages of 1926 are compared with
those obtained by Drs. Tux ford and Glegg from the records taken
in 1909 and 1910 of 587,635 children in 17 County and 44 Urban
Districts scattered throughout England. They are, therefore,
fairly representative of the country as a whole, and are further
strictly comparable as they are derived from the same class of
children, and taken under the same conditions, viz., in ordinary
indoor clothing without shoes.
In addition the figures are given for this district in 1909 and
1910, these figures forming part of the All England averages. It
is satisfactory to notice that the figures for this district at both
periods are generally better than the All England ones, and it
would be interesting to have more recent averages with which to
compare them.
In Table III. the averages of the different schools are given as
a percentage of the district average.
Since the numbers are not large, it would be unwise to attach
too much importance to any deduction obtained in this way.
The following facts however emerge from this comparison of
schools.
Central School. In the age groups, 12 and 13 (the only years
in which comparison with the ordinary Elementary Schools is possible),
both boys and girls average heights and weights are above
the average for the district.
This is interesting in view of the fact that the children at this
school are selected on account of their mental and not their physical
qualifications.
Isleworth Blue Schools. —The average weight of both boys
and girls at all ages is well below the district average.
The average height for both boys and girls is also below,
except at the ages of 5, 6, and 8.