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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    Mean Table II.—Showing the Relative Stature, Weight, and Strength of Adult Males (23-50 years) and Females (20-50 years) of English Origin. Height Weight Strength Height Number of Weight with Number of Strength, Number of without shoes observations clothes observations drawing-power observations Inches Metres Males Females lbs. Kilos. Males Female* lbs. Kilos. Males Females 77- 1-957 1 _ 260 118-2 1 _ _ — _ _ 76- 1-931 1 — 250 113-6 3 — — — — — 75- 1-906 9 — 240 109-1 9 — — — — — 74- 1-881 16 — 230 104-5 10 — 150 68-2 4 — 73- 1-855 48 — 220 100-0 33 — 140 63 6 4 — 72- 1-830 117 — 210 95-5 62 — 130 59-1 2 — 71- 1-804 254 1 200 90-9 75 1 120 545 15 — 70- 1-779 473 — 190 86-4 174 — 110 50-0 18 — 69- 1-754 753 — 180 81 8 304 1 100 45-5 73 — 68- 1-728 886 3 170 77-3 492 — 90 40-9 226 1 66- 1-677 881 22 150 68-2 1075 14 — 70— -31-8- —522# 2 65— i'653 740 24 140 63*6 1240 20 60 27-3 250 5 64- 1-626 524 44 130 59 1 694 58 50 22-7 69 25 63- 1-601 320 57 120 54-5 338 101 40 18-2 15 101 62- T575 128 —71- 110 500 133 108 30 13-6 3 98 61- 1-550 70 59 100 45-5 26 53 20 9-1 — 9 60- 1-525 39 37 90 40 9 2 10 — — — 59- 1-499 12 22 -- — — 58- 1-474 3 17 — — — 57- 1-448 1 6 — — — 56- 1-423 — 3 — — — 55- 1-398 — 2 — — — — — — — — Total num-1 berofobser- l 6194 379 5552 368 1497 241 vations J Aver- f inches 67-36 62-65 Aver- f lbs. 155-0 122-8 Aver- fibs. 79-6 44-5 age \ metres 1-712 1-592 age ( kilos 70-5 55-8 age f kilos 36-2 20-2 IVTprm J inches 67-50 62-5 fibs. 150-0 120-0 f lbs. 77-5 40-0 metres 1-715 1-588 Mean f kilos 68-2 54-6 Mean f kilos 35-2 18-2 c. Distribution of Adult Males according to Stature, Weight, and Complexion. Table ILL, and Plates V.-IX. (Maps Nos. 1 to 5). 26. Table III. exhibits the average stature, weight, and complexion (colour of eyes and hair) of adult males born in the several counties of Great Britain and Wales and in each province of Ireland, arranged in the order of the greatest stature. The Committee is sensible that the number of observations in some of the counties is not sufficient to furnish an average which may be fully relied upon; but the results, as detailed in the remarks upon this summary, show that there is such a consistency between the data and the records of history as to justify a general trust in the conclusions to be drawn from the figures. d 3