Mental and physical deviations of children : report of the committee consisting of Sir Douglas Galton (Chairman), Dr. Francis Warner (Secretary), Mr. E. W. Brabrook, Dr. J. G. Garson and Dr. Wilberforce Smith.

Date:
[1895?]
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Credit: Mental and physical deviations of children : report of the committee consisting of Sir Douglas Galton (Chairman), Dr. Francis Warner (Secretary), Mr. E. W. Brabrook, Dr. J. G. Garson and Dr. Wilberforce Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    • twelve groups of schools presented in Table I., which gives the < numberJ seen’ and ‘ the numbers noted’ in each group of schools respec^ lively eandethe “special “defects they presented. 'It is thus possible to asc'rtoin the relative frequency of each defect among the boys and g* ot drfects’ wben,.<ufribu*r among the nationalities and social classes, to, are comparatively smaM for the general purposes of research it appears more satisfactory to dea with o-roups of cases presenting the main classes of defects. For thu Reason the Committee have bestowed much labour on prepanng a genera but exact analysis of the facts in hand, dealing principally with the chstrr bution and co-relations of the main classes of defects, leaving foi futurl work the study of similar relations among the individual signs in sue. ClaSThere are four main classes or divisions into which the defective cor ditT^S:?the body and its parts-in size, form, proportioning^ . certain abnormal actions, movements, an lialancnutriti07l} as indicated by the child being thin, pale, or delicak D Mental Dulness.—'The teacher’s report as to mental ability was actcU to the record of each child noted, and those stated to be backward . below the average in ability for school work were entered as du The relative distribution of these classes of defects is shown in lab II., which also gives the combinations in which they occur, and their pe centages upon the numbers of children seen and the numbers noted. I by studying the distribution and the co-relations of these groups that ne information is most readily obtained. ^ Among the children who present some degree of defect those are pi bably in best condition who present only ‘ one main class of defects, wh those with four classes of defects are often so deficient as to need spec care and training. The numbers and percentages of these groups are a given in Table II. , c A full statement of the facts observed has been prepared for eai publication by the committee with whom we are allied, which enab us to make certain general statements upon which their repoi \'i a c detailed evidence. , Defects in development of the body are more frequent among be than girls—in the proportion of 8-7 to 6-8. A marked exception o rule is in the cases of small cranium, which are much more ieque among girls: this defect appears to some degree endemic in neighbourhoods of large buildings. It is less frequent among Irish children, who in other particulars present many no wo points. . , , Of the cases with defect in development (A), 16-2 per cen . o e and 26-1 per cent, of the girls were pale, thin, or delicate ; an cent, of the boys and 45 0 per cent, of the girls were repoi te as c u . These facts serve to illustrate the importance of presenting a v statistics separately for males and females. The greater harm t a res from defect of body among girls is shown by the fact that Go >. of the boys and 72-5 per cent, of the girls presented other eon i i of defectiveness. The evidence accumulated shows the importance