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The project was linked to an existing project on the use of anthropometric data to monitor changes in the health and well-being of past generations. The specific aims of this project were to use information about the heights of British school children to investigate changes in child health between 1908 and 1950. Data about unemployment levels in different areas were used to investigate the impact of unemployment on child health between 1928 and 1938.

Main Topics:

Height, weight and health of school children between 1908 and 1950. Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research

No sampling (total universe)

Data limited by the availability of Annual Registers and by the availability of the relevant information in the Annual Registers.

Transcription of existing materials