The physical examination and development of public school boys : based upon records of over 40,000 observations : a paper read before the Association on April 4th, 1899 / by Cecil Hawkins.

  • Hawkins, Cecil.
Date:
1900
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Credit: The physical examination and development of public school boys : based upon records of over 40,000 observations : a paper read before the Association on April 4th, 1899 / by Cecil Hawkins. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    :V2 J*J/ys/CAL /:X.lM/\ATHt.\ oFSC/HfOL JiOYS. 'I'o sum up l)rit*tly, 1 liavi* ♦•n«U*avuiirC(l to show tliat ilie ro^oilar ami systematic mcasurtmient of jjfrowiu^ hoys is hi^lily desirahle, l)oth to advance our knowledj'e on the subject of liealthy rowth in ^^ener.il, and to enable us to utilise this Icnowled^^e in the oljservation of particular cases. That in or»ler lo read the si^ms which may bt* eon- tained in the record of any })aiticular boy, a more extended system of stamlards than the one j^enerally • •mployed is necessary. I liavc sii^^ested such a system, and shown liow a more extended series oi observations is re«piired in order to make tliis system cover the whole ran^^e in wliich we are interested. 'I'liat in order to secure the l)est results, a centi“il authority is required to autliorise a uniform method of observing and recording facts, to settle what details are to be systematically observed and recorded, and to devise a system by which the records obtained can be most usefully em])loyed both for general ))ur])Oses and for the good of the individuals observed. I have suggested that the M.O.S.A. is the right authority to undertake this work, and 1 will conclude by reiterating my ap])eal to the Association to undertake it without delay. CNWIN IiI{OTUi:nS, IIUXTKHS riLC.RIM STREET. E.e.