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Weight Tables for Young and Old
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The scales and the weight tables collaborate to keep you in proper trim. They put “reverse English” on food calculations and tell you by results registered in the body whether you are eating too much or too little.
WEIGHT-HEIGHT-AGE TABLES FOR GIRLS
From Birth to School Age
| Height (Inches) |
1 mo. |
3 mos. |
6 mos. |
9 mos. |
12 mos. |
18 mos. |
24 mos. |
30 mos. |
36 mos. |
48 mos. |
60 mos. |
72 mos. |
| 20 21 22 23 24 |
8 9 10 11 12 |
10 11 12 13 |
13 14 |
14 |
| | | | | | | |
| 25 26 27 28 29 |
13 |
14 15 16 |
15 16 17 19 19 |
15 17 18 19 20 |
17 18 19 20 |
19 20 |
| | | | | |
| 30 31 32 33 34 |
| | 21 |
21 22 |
21 22 23 |
21 23 24 25 26 |
21 23 24 25 26 |
23 24 25 26 |
25 26 27 |
| | |
| 35 36 37 38 39 |
| | | | | 29 |
29 30 31 |
29 30 31 33 34 |
29 30 31 33 34 |
29 30 31 33 34 |
31 32 33 34 |
34 |
| 40 41 42 43 44 |
| | | | | | | | 35 |
36 37 39 40 |
36 37 39 41 42 |
36 37 39 41 42 |
| 45 46 47 48 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 45 47 50 52 |
Prepared by Robert M. Woodbury, Ph.D. Children’s Bureau, U. S. Department of Labor.
Weight is stated to the nearest pound; height to the nearest inch; age to the nearest month.
Weights of children under 35 inches were taken without clothing ; those of children above 35 inches with clothing (shoes, coat and sweater removed).
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