Height, Weight

Reading is a red-brick town, an hour from London, famed for biscuit factories. Its chief health officer-- Dr. Milligan--delivered a report on the weight and height of its children as compared with American juveniles. He found that Americans were greater in both dimensions. At age 12, American boys stand 56 1/4 inches and weigh 79 pounds. Reading boys stand 54 1/4, weigh 73.