the girls does not affect them unfairly, when considered from 

 the broader viewpoint of social expediency. 



We would urge, then, that our averages, as given in Table 8 

 (page 16) be considered normal weights for each height for 

 New York children ages 14 to 15 and 15 to 16, and that a 

 deviation of 15% below these averages be regarded as the 

 maximum departure which can safely be permitted in granting 

 work papers. The following Table 1 7 gives the minimal weights 

 so computed for each of the two years and each of the two 

 sexes. It is based on the smoothed weights for the various 

 heights, presented in Table 8. 



TABLE 17 



Suggested Minimum Weight Limits for Each Inch of Height 



of New York Boys and Girls, Ages 14 to 15 and 



15 to 16 Years 



It will be observed that these so-called minimal weights are 

 given for heights 57 to 68 inches. Figures were at hand for 

 the heights at the lower and upper extremes, but these were so 

 clearly marred by the fewness of the cases on which they were 

 based, that we did not feel warranted in drawing conclusions 

 from such data. Children whose stature is below 57 inches 

 should receive the especial attention of medical examiners, 

 and should be certificated only in the absence of physical 

 defects, and should, moreover, be required to weigh at least as 

 much as is suggested for height 57 inches namely, )3 pounds for 

 boys 14 to 15, 74 pounds for boys 15 to 16, and 78 and 82 pounds 



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