Distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect

A short dentist (standing on a stool) extracting a tooth from an extremely tall lady who in her agony kicks over his work table. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1821, after A.E.

A lady asks a pharmacist about his enlargening potion; he displays the bump on his head as proof of its efficacy. Process print after a wood engraving.

A band of militiamen in uniform marching in a disorderly manner, headed by a drummer. Etching by M. Darly, 1777, after E. Topham.

Increase in size of Jamaican school children in recent years / M.T. Ashcroft and P. Desai.

Heights and weights of schoolchildren in St. Vincent / M.T. Ashcroft and A.C.K. Antrobus.

Heights and weights of primary schoolchildren in St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, West Indies / M.T. Ashcroft, I.C. Buchanan and H. G. Lovell.

The heights and weights of boys and girls / by A. Sutcliffe and J.W. Canham.

Assessment of skeletal maturity and prediction of adult height (TW2 method) / J.M. Tanner [and others].

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Body Height

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Increase in size of Jamaican school children in recent years / M.T. Ashcroft and P. Desai.

Heights and weights of schoolchildren in St. Vincent / M.T. Ashcroft and A.C.K. Antrobus.

Heights and weights of primary schoolchildren in St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, West Indies / M.T. Ashcroft, I.C. Buchanan and H. G. Lovell.

The heights and weights of boys and girls / by A. Sutcliffe and J.W. Canham.

Assessment of skeletal maturity and prediction of adult height (TW2 method) / J.M. Tanner [and others].

Body Height

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Increase in size of Jamaican school children in recent years / M.T. Ashcroft and P. Desai.

Heights and weights of schoolchildren in St. Vincent / M.T. Ashcroft and A.C.K. Antrobus.

Heights and weights of primary schoolchildren in St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, West Indies / M.T. Ashcroft, I.C. Buchanan and H. G. Lovell.

The heights and weights of boys and girls / by A. Sutcliffe and J.W. Canham.

Assessment of skeletal maturity and prediction of adult height (TW2 method) / J.M. Tanner [and others].

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