WEIGHT AS PROPORTIONAL TO HEIGHT.
Reading edition
HEIGHT. WEIGHT.
5ft. 1in. should be 120 pounds.
5ft. 2in. “ 126 “
5ft. 3in. “ 133 “
5ft. 4in. “ 136 “
5ft. 5in. “ 142 “
5ft. 6in. “ 145 “
5ft. 7in. “ 148 “
5ft. 8in. “ 155 “
5ft. 9in. “ 162 “
5ft. 10in. “ 169 “
5ft. 11in. “ 174 “
6ft. —— “ 178 “
The above table was formed by Dr. Hutchingson, and was taken from a mean average of 2,648 healthy men. By this scale life insurances are regulated in England. The Doctor’s calculations were made upon the volume of air passing in and out of the lungs, and this was his guide as to how far the various organs of the body were in health, and the lungs in particular.
