Abstract
Somatometric studies have been carried out to obtain the sizes and forms of parts of the body for each age group and also to find out a standard of measures of clothing.
In this report, 21 items relating with length were measured with each sex children between seven and fifteen years of age. Changes, with the growth, in body-forms, measurements of parts, and their indices were investigated.
The following results were obtained :
(1) Significant difference between two successive years of age, is seen until 14 years of age with the male and 13 with the female.
(2) The period of the most rapid increase in most of the items is 13-14 years of age with male and 10-11 with female.
(3) Values of indices gradually increase with age till 11 years old, except the index of total head height which decreases with age.
(4) With all ages values of indices of lateral malleolus height, the foot length and length of upper limb of male were greater than those of female. Values of indices of back height of waist and length of lower limb of male were smaller than those of female.
