本文探讨了武汉市3～6岁儿童生长发育的现状和特点,并将1983年所获得的资料与1959年的同类资料作了对比,得知男女孩的身高均值每十年平均增长1.36cm(男)和11.42cm(女)。体重均值的增加不如身高明显,胸围均值普遍下降。武汉市幼儿的身体发育水平与日本幼儿相比存在较大的差距,值得引起重视。 This article discusses the current situation and characteristics of the growth and development of 3-6-year-old children in Wuhan. By comparing the information obtained in 1983 with the similar data in 1959, we know that the average height of boys and girls increases by 1.36cm Male) and 11.42 cm (female). Weight gain is not as obvious as height, average bust average decline. The level of physical development of infants in Wuhan is quite different from that of Japanese infants and deserves our attention.