The growth of U.S. naval cadets / by Henry G. Beyer.

  • Beyer, Henry Gustav, 1850-1918.
Date:
[between 1880 and 1889]
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Credit: The growth of U.S. naval cadets / by Henry G. Beyer. 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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    Table X. Median Values in same dimensions as Table IX. Age at nearest Birthday. No. of Observations. Weight. Height, standing. Height, sitting. Height, perineal. Circumference of Chest. 1 Lung capacity, j 1 Waist Circumference. Span of Arms. Squeeze, R. H. Squeeze, L. H. 49.216 163.29 84.12 76.07 2.920 63.70 163.83 27.21 25.58 15 131 108.5 64.290 33-125 29.952 178.2 25.12 64.50 60.0 56.4 • 53-025 167.13 85-34 85.92 78.99 3.170 65-45 169.67 30.84 29.48 16 395 116.9 65.805 33-5°° 33-83o 31-101 ■93-5 25-77 66.80 68.0 65- 56.610 170.18 86.81 87.88 81.25 3-42i 67.I8 172.46 34.10 33-33 17 722 124.8 67.000 34.I80 44.6OO 31-895 208.8 26.45 67.90 75-2 73-5 59.780 171.78 87.96 88.9O 83.00 3-588 69.13 174.11 35-14 34-01 18 841 131.8 67.633 34-63° 35-0°7 32.685 219.0 27.22 68.55 77-5 75.0 62.14 171.83 89.07 89.50 84.45 3-736 70. IO 175-33 37-19 36.96 19 750 137.0 67.651 35-°55 35-243 33-25° 228.3 27.60 69.03 82.0 81.5 62.823 173-35 89.53 89.68 85.29 3.818 71 .06 176.27 38.OO 37-19 20 645 138.5 68.252 35-254 36 310 33-588 233.2 27.98 69.4O 83.8 82.0 63.004 I73-25 90.01 89.76 85-47 3.801 7°-33 177.62 38.91 38.32 21 493 138.9 68.215 35-445 35-34° 33-656 232.2 27.69 69.93 85.8 84.5 62.914 173.60 89.71 90.14 85-77 3-883 70.63 I76.78 38.55 38.00 22 323 138.7 68.352 35*320 35-492 33.776 237-9 27.8l 69.60 85.O 83.8 62 732 174.04 89-73 9° -55 86.28 3.872 70.84 174.62 40.37 38.55 23 , 232 138.3 68.522 35-333 35-654 33-873 236.3 27.89 69-93 89.O 85.0 Table XI. Median minus Average Values. Ages at nearest Birthday and Median minus Average Values. ■LMmensions. measure- ment. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Weight pounds. + i-S I . I 0.2 — 1-5 — 2.7 — 2.7 1.1 — 2.6 — 5-7 Height, standing inches. 4- 0.490 0.125 — 0.05 -1- o-343 — 0.249 O.298 — 0-385 — 0.098 O.O98 Height, sitting inches. I.OOO — 0.820 I.120 — 1-445 — O.516 — 0-555 — 0.680 — O.667 Height, perineal inches. + 1.125 4- 0.630 4- 0.600 4- °-4°7 — 0-657 4* 0.310 + i-34° 4- 0-492 + 0.645 Chest circumference.... cb. inches. — 0.548 — 0.569 — 0.605 — o-775 — 1-756 0.712 O.644 — 0.574 O.927 Lung capacity cb. inches. - 4-8 — 7-5 — 8.2 — 7.0 — 11.7 - 5-8 — 8.8 — 8.1 — 5-7 Waist circumference.... inches. + °.°3 — 0.23 - 0.97 — 0.68 — 1.00 O.64 — 0.99 — 0.99 - 1.31 Span of Arms inches. 4-0.60 — 0.53 — 0.10 — 0.70 — 1.09 O.7O — 0.74 — 0.60 — 1.07 Squeeze, R. H pounds. — 1.0 — 3-5 — 2.27 — 3-5 — 3-° — 3-2 — 2.2 — i-5 + 2.4 Squeeze, L. H pounds. — 3-6 — 5-0 — 3-1 — 5-o — i-5 — 3-o — 2.9 — 2.0 4- 0.3 Table XII. Showing Annual Growth of different Nationalities. Ages. Beyer, c. m. Bowditch, c. m. Kotelmann, c. m. Roberts, c. m. Erismann, c. m. Porter, c. m. I3-,4 6.80 5-79 5.4 3.48 Av. Mean. 5-67 5-57 14-15 2-54 6.10 5-3i 5-t 5-45 6.32 6.39 I5-l6 5.41 6.90 7.46 5-6 b- 53 5.37 6.02 l6-I7 2.84 2.10 5-25 6.7 5-38 4.86 4.73 I7-l8 0.60 1.60 1 -49 3-9 3.19 5.28 4.50 18-19 19-20 20-21 21-22 22-23 i-54 1.90 . 12 -38 •43 1.40 1.9 1.8 1.80 0.80 Table XIII. Comparison of Normal* with Individual Records. I.—Height. Percentile Grades. Ages at nearest Birthday. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21t Normal 66.20 67.61 68.7O 69.29 69.51 69.86 69.83 Individual.. . •••75 66.10 67.45 68.25 68.76 69.IO 69.15 69.80 Normal...... 64.29 65-85 67.OO 67.63 67.65 68.25 68.21 Individual .. 62.20 64.44 65.62 66.7O 66.65 67.62 68.07 Normal 62.05 64.14 65.50 66.18 66.54 66.75 68.74 II.—Weight. Individual .. • ••75 117.0 129.3 138.0 144.0 I48.O 150.0 152.0 Normal ... ■•75 118.5 127.8 i35-o 143-0 >47-5 149.6 149-9 Normal 103.5 116.9 124.8 131.8 137.0 138.5 138.9 Individual .. . .25 95-5 •07-5 122.0 130.0 130-3 137-0 134.4 Normal ...25 95-9 106.2 H4.4 121 .9 127. I 128. 129.3 * Number smaller than under the preceding years, especially in individual 75 percentile grade, and therefore this grade is not plotted. t Refers to the averages derived from the whole number of obser- vations, expressed here in percentile grades.