Explanatory Note to Table X. 



Observations were made on a selection of both measurable and non- 

 measurable character of inmates. The measurable characters observed and 

 recorded were those of stature, head length (L), head breadth (B), and head 

 height (H) ; the non-measurable characters were those of hair colour, eye 

 colour, and nose contour. The head length was measured from the most 

 prominent point of glabella to the occipital point, and was therefore the maxi- 

 mum head length. The head breadth measured was the maximum breadth 

 above the level of the ear. The head height was taken from mid-points 

 of auricular passages to the vertex. The types of nose recognised were straight 

 (S), Roman (R), Jewish (J), concave (C), and wavy (W). The categories 

 adopted for hair and eye colours were those used by the author in similar 

 previous observations, and are the categories recognised by authorities in this 

 country. The hair categories were red (R), fair (F), medium (M), dark (D). 

 The letter B has. however, been inadvertently used in pages i6 to 

 24, to describe medium hair {i.e. in the Record of Observations on Males at 

 (i) Aberdeen, (2) Dumfries, (3) Dundee, (4) Edinburgh, (5) Montrose, and (6) 

 Argyll. Otherwise M is used in the hair column to describe medium hair. 

 Red included light, bright, and dark red ; fair consisted of white, flaxen, and 

 golden yellow ; medium included chestnut and all shades of brown except 

 dark brown ; dark embraced dark brown and black. The eye categories were 

 light, medium, and dark (hazel brown). Where blanks occur in the table, no 

 observations were made or recorded. The blanks in hair colour were chiefly 

 due to absence of hair (baldness) or absence of pigment (grey hair). 



