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Table Q2. —Number of Defects found by Medical Inspectors in 5,136 Pupils who were only partially examined or were examined for a Suspected Defect.

Table Q3. —Average Weights and Heights of New Zealand Boys at various Ages as obtained from the Teachers' Records in the Year 1915.

Table Q4. —Average Weights and Heights of New Zealand Girls at various Ages as obtained from the Teachers' records in the Year 1915.

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Average Weights. Average Heights. Ages, Number examined. Weight in Kilograms. Weight in Pounds. Number examined. Height in Centimeters. Height in Feet and Inches. 5 years .. 6 „ .. 7 ., .. 8 ., .. 9 ,, 10 ,, .. 11 ,. .. 12 13 ,' .. 14 ,, .. 15 ,, .. 55 122 226 513 875 920 963 861 693 38! 106 19-5 21-2 23-0 25-2 26-7 30-3 32-0 34-5 38-1 42-3 44-7 42-9 46-6 50-6 55-4 58-7 66-7 70-4 75-9 83-8 93-1 98-3 57 120 225 521 861 932 973 873 702 388 109 110-4 116-9 120-0 125-1 130-0 135-4 137-7 142-4 147-3 151-8 155-9 ft. in, 3 8-2 3 10-8 4 ()•() 4 2-0 4 4-0 4 0-2 4 7-1 4 9-0 4 10-9 5 0-7 5 2-4

Ages. Number examined. Average Weights. Weight in Kilograms. Average Heights. Weight in Pounds. Number examined. j Height in Centimeters, Height in F'eet and Inches. J 5 years .. 6 „ 7 ,, .. 8 ,, .. 9 ,, .. 0 ., ,, 1 ., ,, o 3 ,! ,, 4 ., .. 5 ,, .. 52 112 222 481 798 929 885 813 648 335 72 19-8 20-8 22-0 24-4 26-6 29-1 32-1 36-0 40-1 43-9 46-6 43-6 45-8 49-7 53-7 58-5 04-0 70-6 79*2 88-2 96-6 102-5 I 54 115 227 484 815 935 391 822 059 " 342 73 111-8 113-7 I I 9-8 123-6 127-9 133-4 138-2 144-1 149-0 152-3 104-5 ft. in. 3 8-7 3 9-5 3 1 I -9 4 1-4 4 3-2 4 5-4 4 7-3 4 9-6 4 11-8 5 0-9 5 1-8