556 PROCEEDINGS OF SECTION G. 
Weight in Pounds Avoirdupois. 
Boys. Girls. 
Age. 
F Increase in ‘ Increase in 
Actual Weight. Reins: Actual Weight. @ monies 
Years. | Pounds. | Pounds. Pounds. Pounds, 
53 44°0 38°0 
6 45°2 1°2 39°8 Uyets} 
65 47°0 1°8 43°0 3°2 
7 49 -() 2°0 47°3 4°3 
as 51°2 2°2 50°0 2°7 
8 53 °6 2°4 51°2 1°2 
83 56°0 2°4 53°0 eS 
9 58°3 2°3 54°6 1°6 
93 60°6 2°3 57°0 2°4 
10 63°0 2°4 60:0 3°0 
103 65°4 2°4 62°3 2°3 
11 67°9 2°5 66°3 4°0 
113 70°6 a4 70°5 4°2 
12 | 74:0 3°4 73°0 2°5 
124 77°5 3°5 76°8 3°8 
13 81-4 3°9 82°8 6-0 
133 85°5 4°] 87°7 4°9 
14 90:0 4°5 93°2 5°5 
143 95-0 5°0 97°5 4°3 
15 100°3 5°3 100°7 5) 
15} 106°0_ 57 105°0 4°3 
16 114°0 8-0 106°3 1°3 
163 122-0 8-0 107°9 1°6 
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SKIN. 
The prevailing colour of the skin is blonde, and out of 
every 1000 children examined— 
575 are blonde, 
235 are mixed, and 
190 are brunette. 
Of the 575 blondes, 79 may be classified as hght, 19 
as ruddy, 441 medium, and 36 what is technically known 
as dark-blonde. Of the 190 brunettes, 71 are light, 104 
medium, and 15 dark or olive skinned. 
Harr. 
The majority of children have blonde hair at birth; it 
darkens gradually, not assuming its permanent shade until 
