Final report of the Anthropometric Committee / F. Galton, Chairman.

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[1883]
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Credit: Final report of the Anthropometric Committee / F. Galton, Chairman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Table V.—Showing the Average Stature of Adult Males in each Division of the United Kingdom, according to the returns collected by the Anthropometric Committee, compared with that of Adult Males of American and European Origin, who were examined for admission into the United States Army in the year 1863-4; the natives of European origin being arranged in the order of their average stature, showing also the medium stature, and the proportions above and below it, with the proportions of the extremes of high and low stature. (See ‘ Statistics, Medical and Anthropological, U.S. Army, 1875.’) m a o • cj d Percentage pro¬ portion of total number Extremes. Percentage proportion of total number Countries go rO o o o Average st; Inches Under 65 inches 65 to 69 inches Above 69 inches Under 61 inches Above 73 inches Observations of Anthropo¬ metric Committee:— Scotland .... 1,304 68*71 5*6 50*2 44*2 0*19 2*13 Ireland..... 346 67*90 6*7 65*3 28*0 0*32 0*00 England .... 6,194 67*36 17*8 55*5 26*7 0*93 0*43 Wales. 741 66*66 22*8 62*0 15*2 — — Total, United Kingdom . 8,585 67*66 16*1 55*7 28*2 — — Observations on Conscripts in U.S. America:— United States. White, native born 315,620 67*67 15*3 54*1 30*6 0*53 2*02 Coloured, of all degrees 25,828 66*63 29*6 51*9 18*5 1*79 1*00 Indians, N.A. tribes 121 67*93 14*2 52*0 33*8 0*08 Immigrants from— Canada (chiefly French) 21,645 67*01 21 8 56*3 21*9 0*74 1*01 Mexico ..... 91 66*11 25*2 51*7 13*1 3*29 1*09 South America 79 65*90 41*7 40*4 17*9 2*13 — West Indies .... 580 66*31 28*9 56*4 14*7 0*86 0*34 Europe. Norway ..... 2,2S0 67*47 16*6 57*0 26*4 0*74 131 Scotland .... 3,476 67*07 20*4 58*3 21*3 046 1*03 Sweden ..... 1,190 66*90 21*3 59*5 19 2 0*42 0*76 Ireland ..... 30,557 66*74 23*2 60*1 16*7 0*70 0*49 Denmark .... 383 66*65 25*1 57*7 17*2 0*78 0*26 Holland .... 989 66*64 26*6 56*3 17*1 1*31 0*50 England .... 16,196 66*58 25*9 58*3 15*8 1*08 0*56 Hungary .... 89 66*58 22 5 58*4 19*1 3*37 1*12 Germany .... 54,944 66*54 27*0 57*0 16*0 1*31 0*51 Wales ..... 1,104 66*42 29*3 53*6 17*1 0*82 0*63 Russia . . . . . 122 66*39 29*6 51*0 16*4 3*28 0*82 Switzerland .... 1.302 66*38 29*5 55 7 14*8 1*61 0*44 France ..... 3,243 66*28 30*0 56*5 13*5 1*85 0*57 Poland ..... 171 66*21 32*1 56*7 11*2 1*75 1*17 Italy ..... 339 66*00 37*8 48*9 13*3 2*06 0*29 Spain ..... 148 65*64 43*3 49*3 7*4 2*70 — Portugal .... 81 65*43 39*5 56*8 3*7 3*70 —
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