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tion of the Higher Statistical Methods developed by Professor Karl 

 Pearson. 



The Committee considers that the objects which it has in view, as 

 stated in the circular above, would be best attained by establishing a 

 Central Bureau or Laboratory, which would collect and disseminate 

 information on anthi'opometric work, give practical instruction in mea- 

 sureiiients, and supply schedules. 



By this means uniform standards in antlu'opometric investigations 

 would be secured, measurements best suited for any specified investiga- 

 tion could be recommended, and co-operation between investigators could 

 be secured. The Laboratory could also measure and give certificates of 

 measurements when desired. Since the abolition of Mr. Galton's Anthro- 

 pometric Laboratory at South Kensington no convenient place has been 

 available in London where any member of the public could go to be measured, 

 and judging from letters which have appeared in the newspapers (see 'Times,' 

 July 21, 1902), there appears to be a demand for such an institution. 

 The Laboratory which the Committee recommend would supply this 

 demand, and the statistics collected would, in the course of time, form 

 very valuable material for determining the physical characteristics of the 

 British people. This Laboratory need not be made a new centre of 

 activity, but should preferably be offered to some existing institution 

 such as the Anthropological Listitute. 



The Committee beg to acknowledge the assistance given by the 

 Anthropological Institute in providing headquarters for the Committee. 



The Committee desire to be reappointed with instructions to carry 

 out the recommendations in the Chairman's report, and to draft a scheme 

 for such an Anthropometric Laboratory as is suggested above. 



APPENDIX. 



British Isles. 



Beddoe, J., F.R.S., uses callipers, the compas glissiere, and tape. He 

 has taken measurements, of all kinds of people, during many years. Most 

 of these measurements have been published by the old Anthropometric 

 Committee of the British Association, the material being still in Dr. 

 Beddoe's possession, also in Dr. Beddoe's works ' Stature and Bulk ' and 

 ' Races of Britain,' and in several papers. For head measurements 

 Dr. Beddoe considers that no assistant should be employed who has not 

 been personally trained and watched. 



Browne, C. E., M.D. (Trinity College, Dublin), writes that in the 

 Anthropological Laboratory, Trinity College, Dublin, conducted by him- 

 self, under the supervision of Professor D. J. Cunningham, measurements 

 have been made since 1891 of students of Trinity College, Dublin, and of 

 peasants of the farming and fishing class in the West of Ireland. The 

 instruments used are (for field work) Garson's anthropometer, Henry's 

 self- registering craniometer, compas glissiere, and Flower's craniometer ; 

 (for laboratory work) Flower's craniometer, Garson's instruments, Cun- 

 ningham's radial craniometer, and Watson's index calculator. The 

 measurements are neaily all published in the ' Proceedings of the Eoyo-l 



