§ 8. Mr. Rhys Daviesasked the President of the Board of Education whether periodical records have been taken of the 1417 average height, weight and other physical measurements of any school children since the outbreak of war; and how these compare with those of pre-war days?
§ The President of the Board of Education (Mr. Butler)A few local education authorities have continued periodical weighing and measuring of children during the war, and a scientific investigation into growth rates in certain neutral and evacuation areas is being undertaken on behalf of my Department. This investigation, as far as it goes, shows that growth rates measured by height and weight since the beginning of the war are being well maintained.