Physical education : being an article contributed to an encyclopedic work on hygiene / by Frederick Treves.
- Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet
- Date:
- 1892
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Physical education : being an article contributed to an encyclopedic work on hygiene / by Frederick Treves. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Table II.—Showing the State of Growth and Development between the ages of 10 and 18 years, being the averages of the actual measurements of 100 boys at each age. (Maclaren.) Age. Height. Weight. Girth of Chest. Forearm. Upper Arm. Years. Ft. in. St. lb. Inches. Inches. Inches. IO 4 5l 4 9 25I 7* 7\ 11 4 7 5 0 26I 7§ 8 12 4 8J 5 81 27.I 8 81 U 4 i°l 6 o\ 28J 81 81 14 5 °i 6 9 29} 81 9 15 5 3 7 5* 3°! 9 9l 16 5 5 8 4} 34 9\ 10I U 5 7 9 21 34l IO 11 18 5 8 9 n 35 1 1°} Hi Table III.—Abstract of preceding Table showing average Annual Kate of Growth and Development from year to year. {Maclaren.) Height. Weight. Girth of Chest. Forearm. Upper .Arm. Inches. Pounds. Inches. Inches. Inches. From 10 years to 11 years I'l 5 I 1 1* it 11 a 12 it 2 81 1! 1 1 it 12 a 13 it U 6 1 1 1 a 13 a 14 a 2.1 81 1 1 1 it 14 a 15 a 2l 10I 1} b b a 15 a 16 a 2 13 if b i 4 a 16 a 17 a 2 12 if 1 £ 4 a 17 a 18 a I 81 1 1 1 Some children appear to grow by fits and starts. Children who have re- mained for many successive years under the average height may suddenly shoot up and attain more than the normal stature when they reach adult age. (See in connection with this matter Case 4, Table VII.) The extremes in development are well illustrated by the following observa- tions made by Maclaren. They give the result of the examination of 100 University men (freshmen) who were not especially selected. The greatest The smallest developments. developments. Height 6 ft. 6 in. 5 ft. 2 in. Weight 2 st. 2 lb. 7 st. Chest girth 39 in. 27} in. Forearm in. 8.] in. Upper arm 124 in. SJ in. The effect of occupation and social and physical condition upon develop- ment is well demonstrated by the statistics prepared by Mr. Roberts and the Anthropometric Committee.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2805877x_0022.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
