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at our last meeting, 28th November, " On recent investiga- 

 tions into the height, weight, and other physical character- 

 istics of Man in the British Isles." 



From pp. 38 and 40 of this Report, and from my Table 

 I., I constructed Table II., and compared these Londoners 

 w^ith other English boys of their age. The last two lines 

 show their respective differences, and may be read summarily 

 thus: — (i) Class I. proved superior in every respect, as might 

 have been expected, and considerably more so than any other 

 class. Their curve of height from 14 to 15 years overtopped 

 Londoners from 15 to 16. Table III. Eliminating these Ai 

 tip-top, well fed, and highly favoured young gentlemen, these 

 " Pure Cockneys, '■" as I consider them, were throughout (2) 

 heavier, but (3) shorter than all compeers, and taller only 

 than classes III. and IV. from 14 to 15. 



Table II. shows the exact differences, which are marked 

 below, + or — according as the Cockneys were superior or 

 inferior : — 



Age 14 — 15. 

 As no Cockneys were under 14!^ years, it is manifest 

 that the above was not a comparison for the whole year 

 of age, but rather a " contrast " between junior boys ranging 

 through the whole- twelve months, and Cockneys confined 

 to the last half-year with the concomitant advantages of this 



