FOOTNOTE:

[177] Courtesy of Dr. Walter S. Eddy.

Heights and Weights for Children Under Five Years of Age

(Based on Data Published by the Children’s Bureau, U. S. Department of Labor)

AgeBOYSGIRLS
HeightWeightHeightWeight
InchesPoundsInchesPounds
Birth20.67.620.57.2
3 mo.23.513.0
6 mo.26.518.025.916.8
9 mo.28.120.426.619.1
12 mo.29.421.928.920.8
15 mo.30.823.630.121.9
18 mo.31.824.631.123.4
21 mo.32.925.832.324.8
24 mo.33.827.133.426.4
27 mo.34.829.033.927.3
30 mo.35.429.534.928.3
33 mo.36.130.635.629.1
36 mo.37.132.336.830.5
39 mo.37.933.137.331.6
42 mo.38.633.838.032.5
45 mo.39.034.538.533.3
48 mo.39.535.939.033.8
5 years41.641.441.339.7

Height and Weight Table for Boys

Height Inches5 Yrs.6 Yrs.7 Yrs.8 Yrs.9 Yrs.10 Yrs.11 Yrs.12 Yrs.13 Yrs.14 Yrs.15 Yrs.16 Yrs.17 Yrs.18 Yrs.
39353637.................................
40373839.................................
41394041.................................
4241424344..............................
4343444546..............................
4445464647..............................
454747484849...........................
464849505051...........................
47...5152525354........................
48...535455555657.....................
49...555657585859.....................
50......585960606162..................
51......606162636465..................
52......626364656768..................
53.........666768697071...............
54.........697071727374...............
55............737475767778............
56............777879808182............
57...............818283848586.........
58...............84858687889091......
59...............8788899092949697...
60...............919293949799101102...
61..................959799102104106108110
62..................100102104106109111113116
63..................105107109111114115117119
64.....................113115117118119120122
65........................120122123124125126
66........................125126127128129130
67........................130130132133134135
68........................134135136137138139
69........................138139140141142143
70...........................142144145146147
71...........................147149150151152
72...........................152154155156157
73...........................157159160161162
74...........................162164165166167
75..............................169170171172
76..............................174175176177

Prepared by Dr. Thomas D. Wood