Report of the Anthropometric Committee : [1879].

Date:: [1879]

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

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Ratio of Weight to Height. Age Militia Recruits Metropoli¬ tan Police Metropoli¬ tan Fire Brigade Mr. Whiteley’s Shopmen Letter Sorters, &c., General Post Office Messrs. Howard’s Workmen Number of Observations Ratio between Height and Weight* Number of Observations Ratio between Height and Weight* Number of Observations Ratio between Height and Weight* Number of Observations Ratio between Height and Weight* Number of Observations Ratio between Height and Weight* Number of Observations Ratio between Height and Weight* Number of Observations Ratio between Height and Weight* 12- _ _ _ i - _ _ _ _ _ 13- — . 2 1*4 — — — — — — 36 1-3 — — 14- 1 1-3 - 6 1-5 — — — —' — — 503 1*5 — — 15- — 2 1*9 670 1*6 — — 16- 4 1*9 1 1-8 —« — — — 8 1-9 275 1*7 1 2*1 17- 13 1-9 3 1-7 — — — — 8 1-8 124 2-0 2 2*0 18- 35 2-0 37 2-0 — — r— — 8 2*0 98 1-9 3 2*1 19- 35 2-1 44 2-0 — — 2 2-2 10 2*1 86 1*9 3 1*9 20- 34 2-1 29 2-1 1 2-3 1 2-3 21 2*2 30 2*0 4 2*1 21- 43 2T 19 2-1 5 2-4 4 2-3 23 2-1 43 1*9 6 2*1 22- 38 2-1 15 2-2 7 2-3 4 2-2 21 2*2 19 20 6 2*2 23- 31 2-0 13 2-1 15 2-4 4 2-3 22 22 15 2-0 1 2*2 24- 22 1*9 21 2*2 18 2-3 3 2-1 21 2*2 1/ 2*1 1 2*1 25- 93 21 8 2-1 75 2-5 25 2-3 54 2-2 61 21 12 2*2 30- 48 2-2 2 1-9 41 2-6 16 2-4 22 2-4 2 1*9 12 2*3 35- 30 2-1 — — 33 2-6 10 2-5 18 2-4 1 1*8 9 2*4 40- 15 2-3 — -- 7 3-0 9 2-5 1 2*6 — — 3 2*3 45- 12 2-2 — — 3 3-0 2 2-5 1 2*4 — — 3 2*1 50- 3 2-2 — — — — — — 1 31 — — 1 2*4 55-60 2 2-1 — — — — — 1 2*7 — —• — — All ages 459 2T 200 2T 205 2-5 80 2-4 242 2*2 1986 1*7 67 2*2 Average age / 25-9 20-9 30-0 30-8 25-4 16*6 28*9 * Viz., number of pounds in weight to an inch in height. Note.—Taking, as before, the ages between 20 and 35, the average ratios are as follows:— Letter Sorters. Recruits and Militia .... Messrs. Howard’s Men .... Mr. Whiteley’s Men and the Fire Brigade Police. 1-9 to 21 1-9 ?? 2-2 2*1 2*3 2-1 >> 2*4 2*3 5? 2-6

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