Health, height, and the household at the turn of the twentieth century

This article examines the health and height of men born in England andWales in the1890s who enlisted in the army at the time of the FirstWorldWar, using a sample of recruits from the army service records. These are linked to their childhood circumstances as observed in the 1901 census. Econometric results indicate that height on Onlistment was positively related to socio-economic class, and neg…