[Report 1932] / School Medical Officer of Health, Wakefield City.

  • Wakefield (England). City Council.
Date:
1932
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Credit: [Report 1932] / School Medical Officer of Health, Wakefield City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HEIGHT AND WEIGHT. All children were, as usual, weighed and measured. The following Tables give the average height and weight in each age group :— HEIGHTS OF WAKEFIELD SCHOOL CHILDREN, 1932. Age Group Boys Girls Average Height Average Height Years English System Metric System English System Metric System Ft. Ins. Cent. Ft Ins. Cent. 3—4 3 H 94.5 3 01 93.3 4—5 3 Q1 ° 2 100.3 3 3 99.1 5—6 3 43 103.5 3 5J 106.3 6 7 3 Of 108.7 3 6* 110.5 8—9 4 Of 123.9 3 ni 120.0 9—10 4 1 124.5 3 HI 121.25 12—13 4 Of 138.0 4 6 137.3 13—14 4 7 139.9 4 8f 144.3 WEIGHTS OF WAKEFIELD SCHOOL CHILDREN, 1932. Age Group Boys Girls Average Weight Average Weight Years English System Lbs. Ozs. Metric System Kilos. English System Lbs. Ozs. Metric System Kilos. 3—4 33 1 15.0 32 11 14.8 4—5 34 14 15.75 35 5 16.0 5—6 38 12 17.6 38 6 17.45 6—7 43 7 18.75 42 5 18.2 8—9 52 8 23.8 52 2 23.65 9—10 54 10 24.8 54 5 24.7 12—13 74 7 33.8 75 6 34.25 13—14 78 12 35.75 79 7 36.1 On the whole, both heights and weights are very much the same as last year, and are substantially better than they were 20 years ago.