[Report 1946] / School Medical Officer of Health, Huddersfield County Borough.

  • Huddersfield (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / School Medical Officer of Health, Huddersfield County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS (Children aged 5S 8 and H2 years medically inspected during 1946.) BOYS, j Age. | Number Average Average Figures extracted from the Report 1 { Years. I Examined. Weight. Height for 19H2, ofthe Chief Medical 1 \ lbs. Ins, Officer to the Ministry of | | t Education. Weight. Height 1 i lbs. ins. 1 5. 192 43.68 43.72 38.68 40.68 | | (290) (43.68) (44.00) 1 8. 209 57.23 50.04 52.00 47.39 | (220) (56.98) (50.00) 12. 90 80.52 56.99 72.66 54.88 | | (149) (78.50) (57.91) GIRLS. I Age | Years. i | j Numb g r Examined. Average Weight lbs. Average Height Ins. . Figures extracted from the Report for 1912, of the Chief Medical Officer to the Ministry of Education. j j Weight Height lbs. ins. 5. 238 (226) 42.43 (42.70) 83.00 (41.97) 37.74 40.44 i 8. j 205 (178) 56.62 (56.00) 49.38 (49.21) 49.55 46.94 i \ t2. 70 (142) 81.14 (77.21) 58.43 (57.50) 73.86 55.48 I l This table shows a slight increase in the weight of the eight and twelve year old boys and the eight and twelve year old girls* No change is recorded in the weight of the five year old boys and the five year old girls show a slight decrease. The five year old and twelve year old boys show a slight decrease in height and the eight year old boys, and five, eight and twelve year old girls a slight increase.