TALLER AND HEAVIER.
NEW ZEALAND CHILDREN.
INTERESTING COMPARISON. DEFINITE IMPROVEMENT SEEN. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent) WELLINGTON, this day. Speaking at the meeting of the Board of Health, Dr. Watt, Deputy DirectorGeneral of Health, stated that an investigation into the weight and height of New Zealand children had been carried out by the school officers of the Health Department. The results showed that New Zealand school children between the ages of ten and fifteen years exceeded in height and weight those of Australia,, Great Britain, United States and Toronto, according to latest statistics. New Zealand town school children had definitely improved in height and weight during the years 1913 to 1925. The children of farmers were the tallest and heaviest. The children of professional men were almost as tall, but showed no excess in weight over the average height, and the weight of children of good mental attainment was greater than the weight of those with inferior ability.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 135, 10 June 1927, Page 8
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