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Baby Book — Growth Record

Source: user-provided photos of a handwritten maternal and child health record card from Michael's baby book, stored on 2026-04-25.

Overview

This appears to be a Health Commission of N.S.W. / Bureau of Maternal and Child Health record card tracking Michael's early growth and development from infancy into early childhood.

Header Details

• Baby health centre: Campbelltown
• Name of baby: Manning, Michael Howe
• Address: 5 Bangalla Ave, Bradbury
• Date of birth: 13.10.74

High-confidence growth entries

Date	Age	Weight	Notes
14/1/75	4 4/7 weeks	9 lb 1 oz	Development column includes 4100, likely grams
28/1/75	6 4/7 weeks	10 lb 6 oz	4700
5/2/75	7 5/7 weeks	10 lb 11 oz	4850
20/2/75	9 6/7 weeks	12 lb 2 oz	5500
4/3/75	11 4/7 weeks	13 lb 0 oz	5900; measurement note appears to include L 24 1/2" H 15 3/4"
17/3/75	13 3/7 weeks	13 lb 4 oz	6000
16/4/75	17 5/7 weeks	15 lb 3 oz	6900
16/5/75	22 weeks	18 lb 1 oz	8200
19/6/75	26 4/7 weeks	19 lb 2 oz	9020; measurement note appears to include L 27 1/4" H 17"
13/8/75	8 months	22 lb 14 oz
10/9/75	9 months	24 lb 8 oz	11,100; line also appears to mention 75½ cm and C 45½ cm
20/10/75	10¼ months	25 lb 11 oz	11,650
11/12/75	12 months	26 lb 8 oz	line appears to include L 31" and C 18 1/2"
4/2/76	~14 months	27 lb 2 oz	12,300
5/4/76	16 months	25 lb 3 oz	12,800; this lower weight may be a read error or a genuine dip
17/6/76	18 months	30 lb 8 oz	13,850; line appears to include L 33 1/2 and H 18?
19/8/76	20 months	30 lb 8 oz	13,850
25/11/76	23 months	32 lb 4 oz
13/12/76	24 months	31 lb 12 oz	note includes Tonsillitis
3/3/77	27 months	34 lb 6 oz	15,600; note may include height around 37 1/2
29/5/77	~29 1/2 months	35 lb 8 oz
8/8/77	~2 years 9 months	37 lb 8 oz
Dec 1978	—	52 lb 12 oz	Also notes 20.5 kg and height around 111 cm
22/7/79	4 1/2 years	21.6 kg	Note appears to include 114 cm and possibly head/chest measurements

Partial / uncertain development and measurement notes

These are visible in the source but not confidently readable enough to treat as exact transcription:

• Several development-column entries appear to be gram conversions of the recorded imperial weights.
• Some entries also seem to include measurements such as:
  • L 24 1/2" H 15 3/4"
  • L 27 1/4" H 17"
  • 75 1/2 cm
  • C 45 1/2 cm
  • L 31"
  • C 18 1/2"
  • later entries around 111 cm and 114 cm
• One later note clearly appears to mention Tonsillitis.
• Some later-childhood entries also appear to record additional body measurements (possibly head circumference / chest circumference), but the handwriting is too dense to transcribe with confidence from the current images.

Notes on reliability

• The split left/right photos improved readability a lot compared with the original full-card image.
• Early infancy entries through about 18 months are the strongest and most reliable.
• Later entries are usable in part, but several contain overlapping, crossed-out, or cramped handwriting.
• Where uncertain, this file preserves the likely reading while clearly marking it as approximate rather than pretending certainty.