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CIRCUMFERENCE OF CHEST — WEIGHT. 



Table shoicing the relation of height, girth of chest, &c. — Continued. 



(&.) COLORED NATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, 377 ACCEPTED MEN. 



Weight. 



Under 100 pounds 



100 and under 120 



120 and under 140 



140 and under 160 



160 and under 180 



180 and over 



Total, and mean of total 



Nnniber 

 of men. 







29 



162 



131 



47 



8 



377 



Mean height. 



Indies. 



63. 793 

 65. 321 

 67. 069 

 69. 191 

 69. 750 



OC. 387 



Metres. 



1. 6203 

 1. 6592 

 1.7036 

 1.7575 

 1.7717 



1. 6862 



Mean girth of chest 

 at expiration. 



Indies. 



30. 138 

 32. 049 

 33. 4C6 

 3.5. 106 

 35. 250 



32. 844 



Metres. 



.76.55 

 .8140 

 .8500 

 .8917 

 . 8954 



. 8342 



Mean expansion 

 of chest. 



Indies. 



3.328 

 3.210 

 3.218 

 3. 266 

 3.375 



3.232 



Metres. 



.0845 

 .0815 

 .0817 

 .0830 

 .0857 



.0821 



(c.) EEITISH AMERICANS, 589 MEN. 



Weight. 



Uuder 100 pounds 



100 and under 120 



120 and under 140 



140 and under KiO 



160 and under 180 



180 and over 



Total, and mean of total 



Number 

 of men 



2 



38 



304 



198 



41 



6 



589 



Mean height. 



Indies. 

 64. 000 

 64. 211 

 66. 546 

 67. 848 

 69. 512 

 69. 333 



67. 059 



Metres. 

 1. 6256 

 1. 6310 

 1.6903 

 1.7233 

 1.7656 

 1.7611 



1. 7033 



Mean girth of chest 

 at expiration. 



Inches. 

 30. 000 

 30. 737 

 32. 020 

 33. 606 

 34. 439 

 35. 333 



32.666 



Metres. 



. 7620 

 .7807 

 .8133 

 .8536 



.8748 

 .8975 



.8297 



Mean expansion 

 of chest. 



Inches. 

 3.500 

 3.184 

 3.247 

 3.298 

 3.402 

 3.333 



3.272 



Metres. 

 .0889 

 .0809 

 .0825 

 .0838 

 .0864 

 .0847 



.0831 



(d.) ENGLISHMEN, 454 MEN. 



(e.) IRISHMEN, 1,417 MEN. 



Weight. 



Under 100 pounds 



100 and under 120 



120 and under 140 



140 and under 160 



100 and under 180 



180 and over 



Total, and mean of total 



Number 

 of men 



3 



158 



724 



450 



74 



1,417 



Mean height. 



Indies. 

 62.667 

 64. 532 

 66. 119 

 67. 609 

 69. 270 

 69. 000 



06. 589 



Metres. 

 1.5917 

 1.6391 

 1.6794 

 1.7173 

 1.7595 

 1.7526 



1.6914 



Mean girth of chest 

 at expiration . 



Inches. 

 30.667 

 31. 519 

 32.715 

 33. 916 

 35. 351 

 36.750 



33. 119 



Metres. 

 . 7789 

 .8006 

 .8310 

 .8615 

 .8979 

 .9335 



.8412 



Mean expansiou 

 of chest. 



Inches. 

 2.167 

 3. 215 

 3. 181 

 3.233 

 3.338 

 3.250 



3.208 



Mctren. 



.0550 



.0817 



.0808 



.0821 



.0848 



.0826 



.0815 



