Completed Schedules from the International Health Exhibition
- Date:
- 1884
- Reference:
- GALTON/2/4/18/18/1
- Part of:
- Galton Papers
- Archives and manuscripts
Collection contents
About this work
Description
Measurement schedules completed by visitors to Galton's Anthropometric Laboratory stand at the 1884 International Health Exhibition in South Kensington.
Each schedule records the following information:
Sex.
Colour of eyes.
Date.
Initials.
Eyesight: right; left (greatest distance reading diamond type).
Colour sense, goodness of.
Judgement of eye: error percentage in dividing a line of 15 inches in 3 parts; in 2 parts; error in degrees of estimating squareness.
Hearing: keenness can hardly be tested here due owing to the noises and echoes.
Highest audible note: between x + y vibrations per second.
Breathing power: greatest expiration in cubic inches.
Swiftness of blow of hand in feet per second.
Strength of squeeze: right hand; left hand (lbs).
Strength of pull (lbs).
Span of arms (from finger tips of opposite hands).
Height: sitting, measured from seat of chair; standing in shoes (less height of heel; height without shoes.
Weight in ordinary indoor clothing (lbs).
Additional questions: age last birthday; married or unmarried; birthplace; occupation; residence in town, suburb or country?