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REPORT — 1889. 



of instruments, the other for calculating the anthropometric measurements 

 taken at Bath. On being informed that there would be some difficulty in 

 obtaining money for the former purpose, members of the Committee very 

 generously opened a subscription among themselves, and a sum amounting 

 to about 14Z. was promised. It was stipulated by the subscribers that the 

 instruments purchased with this sum, when not in use at the Association 

 meeting shall be kept for use in the Anthropological Institute of Great 

 Britain and Ireland. During the year the Committee has procured the 

 most necessary instruments, which will be in use in the laboratory at the 

 Newcastle meeting this year. When the list of the instruments purchased 

 is submitted in the next report of the Committee it will be seen that to 

 have anything like a completely equipped laboratory several more instru- 

 ments are required. It is to be hoped that means will be found to supply 

 the deficiencies as soon as possible. 



In compiling the results of the Laboratory at Bath, the system of 

 Centesimal Grades introduced by Mr. Francis Gal ton has been employed, 

 as being less laborious to work out, and giving much more information 

 than the ordinary method of averages. While the following statistics 

 deal only with the results of the measurements at Bath, a complete record 

 has been made of these along with the previous observations at Manchester. 

 When this has been done for a few years it is hoped that a valuable 

 series of observations on the physical development of the educated classes 

 at various ages will be available for scientific purposes. 



Standing Height. 



The stature was measured by taking the height of the person in shoes 

 and subtracting afterwards the thickness of the heel. In the males the 

 actual stature varies from 61 to 74 inches, the mid-stature being as nearly 

 as possible 67 inches, the 25th grade being 65"5 and the 75th grade 69"5 

 inches : the mean deviation is therefore 2 inches. It may be stated here 

 that the average stature obtained in the usual way is 67"9. In this in- 

 stance it will be noted there is a considerable diflference between the 

 average and median stature. The standing height of the females varies 

 from 57 inches to 68 inches, the mid-stature being 62'5, the 25th grade 

 608, and the 75th 63 8 inches: the probable deviation is therefore 1'5 

 inches. The following is the table of results of this measurement : — 



Stature of Males. 



Stature of Females. 



