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 West Ham]
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Table IX.
Average Heights and Weights in Different Age-groups.
Year | 5 years | 8 years | 12 years | |||||||||
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Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |||||||
Ht. (ins) | Wt. (lbs) | Ht. (ins) | Wt. (lbs) | Ht. (ins) | Wt. (lbs) | Ht. (ins) | Wt. (lbs) | Ht. (ins) | Wt. (lbs) | Ht. (ins) | Wt. (lbs) | |
1914 | 39.9 | 37.6 | 39.5 | 37.3 | — | — | — | — | 54.2 | 70.3 | 54.9 | 72.6 |
1927 | 41.3 | 41.1 | 41.1 | 38.9 | 47.5 | 52.0 | 47.3 | 51.0 | 55.0 | 75.7 | 55.7 | 76.2 |
1930 | 40.9 | 40.2 | 41.2 | 38.9 | 47.9 | 54.1 | 47.7 | 53.3 | 55.3 | 76.7 | 55.9 | 78.9 |
1931 | 41.6 | 40.0 | 41.4 | 39.0 | 48.1 | 54.8 | 47.3 | 52.2 | 55.3 | 77.4 | 56.3 | 79.5 |
1932 | 41.7 | 39.6 | 41.5 | 39.2 | 47.5 | 52.5 | 48.8 | 53.4 | 55.6 | 76.9 | 56.1 | 78.9 |
1933 | 42.2 | 40.6 | 42.4 | 40.0 | 48.0 | 55.6 | 47.4 | 54.0 | 55.8 | 77.9 | 56.1 | 80.2 |
1934 | 41.8 | 40.2 | 41.6 | 39.2 | 47.4 | 57.4 | 48.3 | 53.2 | 55.8 | 78.1 | 56.5 | 82.1 |
1935 | 41.8 | 40.4 | 41.8 | 39.8 | 48.7 | 57.6 | 48.5 | 54.1 | 56.0 | 79.8 | 56.6 | 83.0 |
1936 | 42.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 39.8 | 48.6 | 56.0 | 48.8 | 54.4 | 56.4 | 80.3 | 57.1 | 83.0 |
1937 | 43.0 | 41.0 | 42.2 | 40.1 | 49.0 | 56.0 | 49.0 | 54.2 | 56.3 | 80.1 | 57.1 | 82.8 |
Table X.
Comparative heights and weights.
Age. | Increase or decrease compared with 1914. | Increase or decrease compared with 1927. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Height (inches) | Weight (pounds) | Height (inches) | Weight (pounds) | ||
5 years | (i) Boys | + 3.1 | + 3.4 | + 1.7 | — 0.1 |
(ii) Girls | + 2.7 | + 2.8 | + 1.1 | + 1.2 | |
8 years | (i) Boys | — | — | + 1.5 | + 4.0 |
(ii) Girls | — | — | + 1.7 | + 3.2 | |
12 years | (i) Boys | + 2.1 | + 9.8 | + 1.3 | + 4.4 |
(ii) Girls | + 2.2 | +10.2 | + 1.4 | + 1.4 |