women's body sizes, then and now

sixty years ago, our bodies were a little different to now. See how average sizes compare with then and now:
                                     THEN                            NOW
Height                              5ft 2                              5ft 4
Weight                             9st 10                            10st 3
Waist                               27inches                        34inches
Breasts                             37B                               38c
Hips                                 39 in                               40in
Feet                                  3                                    6
Life expectancy                70.9                                81.5

So we're 2 inches taler, half a stone heavier and our shoe size is three times bigger!
Height's not a problem, nor footsize, but our weight associated with less exercise could well be - associated problems with joints, diabetes are telling warning signs, which we all need to heed, as these will not only burden our health and well being, but also be added strain to the health service.

As the statistics have changes we've moved from an hour glass figure to a straighter wider figure, we will need to watch with care.