Anthropometric studies on Singapore children. I. Heights, weights and skull circumference on pre-school children
Boon, W.H.; Yoke, T.C.
Journal of the Singapore Paediatric Society 14(2): 68-89
1972
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-5683 PMID: 4653480 Document Number: 4995
Anthropometric data on Singapore children had been obtained almost 2 decades ago (Mills, 1954, 1957; Wong, 1970), and since then no new study in depth has been carried out. Since that time, social and nutritional conditions have changed considerably. Furthermore, previous workers have not carried out skull circumference studies, and age groups and ethnic groups have not been systematically studied. Hence, anthropometric measurements used by paediatricians and nutritionists were not standardised, up-to-date nor even applicable to Singapore, as deficiencies in age groups and sexes were made up by utilising Hong Kong standards (Chang et al, 1965; Wong, 1970). In 1970, the senior author, with the assistance of the Ministry of Health, embarked on an anthropometric survey, and the Ministry seconded 2 assistant nurses for this work. The World Health Organisation, at this time, was also interested in encouraging such studies in different parts of the world, and it was thus decided that the Singapore study would be carried out with assistance from W.H.O., as a planned co-operative effort.
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