The mothercraft manual

by Mary L. Read

Height in Inches	5 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.	19 Yrs.	20 Yrs.
39	35
40	38	36
41	39	39
42	41	41
43	42	42	42
44	46	44	43
45		46	46	45
46		48	48	48
47			49	50	50
48			54	53	53	53
49				54	55	55
50				57	58	58
51				59	60	60	61
52					62	62	61	63
53					62	65	65	67	67	67
54					65	68	68	70	71	71
55						69	71	75	75	76
56						71	77	76	78	79	79
57							77	79	80	82	82
58							78	84	85	86	87
59								84	86	90	91
60								85	91	94	95	90
61									98	97	99	96
62									99	103	106	104	104
63									100	107	112	112	110	118
64										114	118	120	117	120	120
65										122	119	122	122	120	126	125
66											121	125	125	126	129	130
67											128	129	128	131	134	132
68											133	133	130	136	136	136
69												134	136	139	139	139
70												136	140	143	144	145
71													140	146	146	146
72															149	154
73																165

Relative Weight and Height Table—Girls[54]

The figures represent weight in pounds

Height in Inches	5 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.	19 Yrs.	20 Yrs.
39	34
40	37	35
41	38	37
42	41	39	39
43	41	41	42
44	45	43	44	42
45		45	45	45
46		48	47	47
47			50	49	49
48				51	51
49				53	53	54
50				56	56	57
51					59	58	60
52					63	62	62	63
53						64	63	66	65
54						69	68	69	68
55							70	71	73
56							75	75	76	78
57								78	80	83
58								83	86	88	89
59								88	89	93	97	100
60								94	94	96	100	104	109	103	99	99
61									99	100	102	109	109	106	105	111
62									104	104	106	111	110	107	111	114
63										107	109	116	110	112	113	114
64										112	118	116	117	114	119	115
65										114	118	121	125	120	123	125

Pulse[55]

Age	Per Minute
Birth	130
6-12 mo.	105-115
2-6 yr.	90-105
7-10 yr.	80-90
11-14 yr.	75-85

Respiration[56]

(During sleep)

Age	Per Minute
Birth	35
1 yr.	27
2 yr.	25
6 yr.	22
12 yr.	20
Adult	16-18

Pulse and respiration in infants may be normally irregular and the rate greatly modified by apparently slight causes. In very young infants regular rhythmic breathing is seen only in sleep, and rhythm is not fully established before two years.