[Report 1957] / School Medical Officer of Health, Huddersfield County Borough.

  • Huddersfield (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1957
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Credit: [Report 1957] / School Medical Officer of Health, Huddersfield County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS. (Children aged 5, 10 and 14 years medically inspected during 1957.) Age Number examined i Average Weight lbs. Average Height ins. Y ears 1947 1957 1947 1957 1947 1957 5 (Boys) 356 623 44.28 43.47 44.01 43.72 (807) (42.54) (43.87) 5 (Girls) 339 577 43.40 41.85 43.50 43.27 (738) (41.33) (43.59) 10 (Boys) 228 70.36 53.89 (174) (70.97) (54.30) 10 (Girls) 202 71.22 — 53.90 (191) (71.04) (53.81) 14 (Boys) — 530 - 107.59 — 62.95 (525) (109.11) (63.16) 14 (Girls) 516 110.42 — 62.38 (501) (109.91) | (62.07) These figures show little change when compared with the previous year. The five year old boys show a slight increase in weight. The ten year old boys show a very slight decrease in height. The four- teen year old boys show a slight decrease in height and weight, and the fourteen year old girls show a slight increase in height and weight. The figures in brackets show the heights and weights for the previous year and the corresponding figures for ten years ago, where available, are given for comparison. HEIGHT AND WEIGHT OF SCHOOL ENTRANTS (5 YEARS). Year BOYS GIRLS Weight Height Weight Height 1912 38.68 40.68 37.74 40.44 1929 41.53 43.32 40.53 42.72 1942 42.31 43.38 40.87 42.53 1947 44.28 44.01 43.40 43.50 1952 44.24 43.95 42.84 43.64 1957 43.47 43.72 41.85 43.27
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