[Report 1913] / School Health Services, Middleton Borough.

  • Middleton (England). Borough Council. School Health Services.
Date:
1913
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Credit: [Report 1913] / School Health Services, Middleton Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The table giver the average Height and Weight of the larger groups of children examined, in English and French measurements. The standard for comparison is based on the measurements of a very large number of English elementary school children, compiled by Doctors Tuxford and Ashleigh-Glegg. } Both Height and Weight are measured in ordinary clothing but without boots or clogs. All the children are again on the average less in both respects, than the standard, and the following figures give the differences :— Boys. Aged 13... 1.2 inches, 5.2 lbs. ,, 12... 1.5 inches, 4.2 lbs. ,, 9... .7 inches, 1.6 lbs. ,, 5... .4 inches, 1.6 lbs. ,, 4... .2 inches, .6 lbs. Girls. 1.4 inches, 4.2 lbs. .4 inches, 2.3 lbs. .8 inches, 3 lbs. .3 inches, .9 lbs, .4 inches, .6 lbs. Calculating the average number of grammes weight for each centimeter of height, affords a rough means of indicating the defi¬ ciency, sufficiently accurate for purposes of comparison. Middleton. English. Middleton. English. Age. Boys. Boys. Girls. Girls. 13 . 235 246 . 244 251 12 . 229 236 . 235 241 9 . 198 201 . 191 200 5 165 170 . 163 166 4 . 163 165 . 160 161 So far as these figures can be accepted as giving a correct view of the comparative nutritional condition of Middleton children, they indicate that the deficiency of the average, from the standard average of English elementary school children is greater in weight than in height. Deficiency from Standard per Centermetre :— Boys 13. Girls 13. — 7 grammes. „ 12. _ 7 grammes. y y 12. .6 grammes. „ 9. . 3 grammes. y y 9. 6. . 5 grammes. y y 5. y y