[Report 1958] / School Medical Officer of Health, Huddersfield County Borough.

  • Huddersfield (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1958
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Credit: [Report 1958] / 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 1958.) Age Number examined Average Weight lbs. Average Height ins. Years 1948 1958 1948 1958 1948 1958 5 (Boys) 333 969 44.00 43.34 44.59 43.53 (623) (43.47) (43.72) 5 (Girls) 270 887 43.10 41.88 43.55 43.26 (577) (41.85) (43.27) 10 (Boys) . .. 182 - 72.55 . . - 54.05 (228) (70.36) (53.89) 10 (Girls) 186 - 71.15 — 53.53 (202) (71.22) • (53.90) 14 (Boys) — 352 ,. - 110.00 ' 63.33 (530) (107.59) (62.95) 14 (Girls) 292 - 113.00 62.00 (516) (110.42) (62.38) These figures show little change when compared with the previous year. 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 1943 42.13 43.54 41.34 41.77 1948 44.00 44.59 43.10 43.55 1953 44.27 44.16 42.72 43.71 1958 43.34 * 43.53 41.88 43.26 In view of the recently published figures for the country in general it is interesting to note that children entering school today are approximately 4| lbs. heavier and 2Jin. taller than similar children some 50 years ago.