19. The German boys lead in gain in weight from the first 

 to the second year, with an increase of 9.30 pounds; native-born 

 boys of native parentage gain 9.15 pounds; English, Scotch and 

 Irish, 5.45 pounds; Jews, 5.09 pounds; Italians, 4.38 pounds. 



20. Among the girls, the Englislj, Scotch and Irish lead in 

 gain in weight from the first to the second year, with an increase 

 of 4.58 pounds; Germans, 3.96 pounds; native-born of native 

 parentage, 3.23 pounds; Jews, 2,44 pounds; Italians, 1.58 pounds. 



21. Native-born Jewish boys are .23 inch taller and .54 

 pound heavier than the foreign-born. The native-born Jewish 

 girls are .52 inch taller and .94 pound heavier than the foreign- 

 born. 



22. The native-born Italian boys are .11 inch shorter but 

 1.45 pounds heavier than the foreign-born for the two years. 

 The native-born Italian girls are likewise .06 inch shorter, but 

 1.02 pounds heavier than the foreign-born during the same 

 period. 



23. For practical purposes, the differences in height and 

 weight of the various nationalities are not sufficiently large 

 to warrant a special standard for each nationality for the 

 determination of minimum requirements. 



24. A departure of 15% from the average weight for a given 

 height is suggested as the limit below which children should 



- be refused employment certificates, even if the medical examiner 

 pronounces them well in other regards. In no case should a 

 certificate be granted to a child whose weight is less than 70 

 pounds. 



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