Report of the Anthropometric Committee : [1879].

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[1879]
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Credit: Report of the Anthropometric Committee : [1879]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Table III.—Statement of the empty chest-girth of hoys in the School of Christ’s Hospital, showing the average, maximum, and minimum at each month, quarter, and year of age, between 9 and 16 : — Chest-girth in Inches and Decimals Age in years No. of Monthly Quarterly Yearly Ohserva, and months tions No. of No. of Average Maximum Minimum Obser- Average Obser- Average vations vations 9 0 1 o 1 25 — — ■ — — — 8 4 1 29-3 — — — — — — o 6 3 25'6 26 24-2 I 7 4 26-5 27-2 25-4 \> 10 26 8 9 3 2 26 26*2 26-6 26-4 24-6 26 - 23 25*5 10 1 24 — l 13 25-3 11 10 25 27T 24 J Average of Monthly Averages | 27 24-9 10 0 10 25-6 27 23-4 1 8 24-9 26-6 24 y 28 25-2 2 10 25 25-6 24-4 J 3 15 25-5 28 22-5 4 13 25-8 28 24 ^ 39 25 5 11 26T 28-1 24 f y 194 1 25-8 6 20 25-5 28-2 22-4 J ] 7 11 26T 28 24 y 58 25*8 8 27 26 28 23-4 J 9 23 25-7 28-4 24 1 10 24 26-5 29-6 25 y 69 26-2 11 22 26-3 28-6 22 J Average of Monthly Averages | 27*9 23-6 * 11 0 20 25-7 28-2 23-4 1 1 18 25*7 28 23 y es 25-7 2 30 25-7 28 23-4 J * 3 27 26 29-4 23 ) 4 24 26-3 28-2 24 ^ 74 26-3 5 23 26-5 28-6 24 1 l 279 26 6 24 25-9 28-4 23-4 7 28 26-1 29-2 23-2 y 72 26 8 20 26 28-4 23 f 9 12 26-4 28-3 24 ) 10 26 26-6 29 23 b 65 26-3 11 27 25-9 30 22-7 J If Average of Monthly Averagej ,} 28'7 23-4 Note.—The chest is measured over nipple and under bladebones, over the shirt. The allowance for shirt would be one inch.
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