Final report of the Anthropometric Committee / consisting in 1882-3 of F. Galton (chairman) [and others] ; drawn up by C. Roberts and Sir Rawson W. Rawson.

  • British Association for the Advancement of Science. Anthropometric Committee.
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[1883]
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Credit: Final report of the Anthropometric Committee / consisting in 1882-3 of F. Galton (chairman) [and others] ; drawn up by C. Roberts and Sir Rawson W. Rawson. 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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    Appendix A. Specimen of the cards used by the committee for collecting observa- tions, and the instructions for filling them up. The cards are of different colours for the two sexes, and one corner is cut oil to make them face one way when arranged by hand. They can be dealt out like playing cards, and much time and trouble is saved in the analysis of their records. ANTHROPOMETRIC COMMITTEE OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION, 22 Albemarle Street, London (to which address this Card is to be returned after being piled). Height is to be taken as without shoes, and weight in ordinary indoor costume. Span of Arms is the distance between the tips of the middle fingers extended hori- zontally, measured across the back (i.e. back to the wall). Colour of Eyes should be stated as grey, light blue, blue, dark blue, light brown, brown, dark brown, green, or black. Colour of Hair as very fair, fair, golden, red, red brown, light brown, brown, dark brown, black brown, or black. For chest-girth, breathing capacity, strength, colour-blindness, and eyesight, see the paper of instructions. Under Place of Birth state Parish and County ; or, if abroad, the name of the Country. Under Occupation state rank or profession. Race should be stated as English, pure English, very pure English, Irish, pure Irish, very pure Irish, Scotch, pure Scotch, very pure Scotch, or mixed Scotch and English, &c. Origin, as countryfolk, pure countryfolk, very pure countryfolk, townfolk, pure townfolk, or very pure townfolk, country birth, T. since boy, &c. FOR A SINGLE SET OF OBSERVATIONS. Place Name (or Initials)_ Age—years Date 18S Sex months Height, without shoes, inches & eighths Weight, in ordinary indoor costume, lbs._ Chest-girth, inches and eighths Colour of Eyes Span of arms, inches & eighths_ Strength, drawing power, lbs. .Breathing capacity, cub. in. Sight Test dots distinguished at, feet Colour of Hair Colour-blindness Test-types No. 1, read at inches „ No. 10, „ feet Place, of Birth j “ Race Astigmatism __ Occupation_ Origin Ramie and Address of Observer