. The practice of pediatrics. .7 42 THE PRACTICE OF PEDIATRICS Age. 14 years 15 years 16 years Sex. Weight. Height. Pounds. Inches Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys \ Girls Scales.—A scale for weighing the baby is a very necessary adjunctto the nursery furnishings. There are several varieties of scale
. The practice of pediatrics. .7 42 THE PRACTICE OF PEDIATRICS Age. 14 years 15 years 16 years Sex. Weight. Height. Pounds. Inches Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys \ Girls Scales.—A scale for weighing the baby is a very necessary adjunctto the nursery furnishings. There are several varieties of scales on themarket known as baby scales. Their usual construction provides for abasket for holding the baby, the basket being supported by a steel rodwhich rests upon a spring. A needle indicates on a dial the weight ofthe child. This variety of scale is very unsatisfactory: it gets out oforder easily, it is expensive, and with a vigorous, kicking child, the rapidoscillation of the needle makes an accurate reading of the weight. Fig. 4.—Scoop and platform scale. difficult if not impossible. Further, the weight capacity of thesescales is but twenty pounds. When/ the childs weight reachesthis figure, it necessitates the purchase c#another scale. The scoop andplatform scales used by grocers (Fig. jf) are best. They do not easilyget out of order, they weigh correctly from one-half ounce to twohundred and eighty pounds, and being very simple in construction,they can readily be understood. The infant rests on his back inthe scoop during the weighing process; older children stand on theplatform. MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE INFANT 43 HEIGHTThe length or height of children at the various ages is for convenienceincluded in the weight table. From the standpoint of health or develop-ment, height is of no great significance. The length at birth usually variesfrom 19J/<2 to 21 inches. Children suffering from tardy malnutrition,particularly if syphilitic, may be undersized. Not
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