The female offender / by Cæsar Lombroso and William Ferrero.

  • Lombroso, Cesare, 1835-1909.
Date:
1898
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Credit: The female offender / by Cæsar Lombroso and William Ferrero. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    And of lowest capacity :— Theft 1,261 Homicide ... 1*238 Assassination (murder) 1*253 Rape 1,180 Prostitution 1*244 The capacity again varies geographically, as under :— Sicily 1,226 Sardinia 1,248 Calabria 1,280 Neapolitan Territory ... 1,260 Lombardy 1,250 Venetia 1,506 The Marches ... ... 1,340 Tuscany 1,268 Emilia 1,257 Piedmont 1,285 Liguria 1,289 When these figures are compared with those known in regard to normal females and female lunatics—for instance, with the Tuscans of Chiarugi and Bianchi— the average is notably lower. II. Orbital Capacity. The maximum orbital capacity among the 60 female criminals was 62, the minimum 44, and the medium 5276 c.c. For the series we have the following figures:—- 44 c.c. ... 1 cranium = I 66 per c( 46 ,, ... 2 crania = 3-33 ,, 48 ,, ... 7 ,, = 1166 ,, 50 ,, ... 16 ,, = 2666 ,, 52 ,* ••• 9 ,, = 15-00 ,, 54 ,, ... 5 *, = 8'33 ,, 56 „ ... 10 ,, = i6*66 ,, 58 „ ... 5 „ = 8-33 60 ,, ... 2 * * ~ 3 33 , * 62 ,, ... 3 * * = 5 00 * * In these series we have a predominance of the high capacities of 50 and 56 c.c., and the average is 5276.