ON ANTHROPOMETRIC INVESTIGATION IN THE BRITISH ISLES. 257 



Under recent Acts of Parliament measurements of height and weight 

 are being extensively carried out in primary schools in England and 

 Scotland, and numerous inquiries have been received from medical 

 officers and others as to the best methods of making these measure- 

 ments. The Committee have been able to refer them to the report on 

 anthropometric method published by the Eoyal Anthropological Insti- 

 tute. It is satisfactory to note that the sale of this report is steadily 

 increasing. 



The Committee are pleased to note that an Anthropometric Bureau 

 has been installed at the Japan-British Exhibition, under the super- 

 vision of the Royal Anthropological Institute, and hope that means will 

 be found of making such a bureau a permanent institution. 



The Committee are making arrangements, in co-operation with other 

 agencies, to have measurements made of the adult rural population of 

 the British Isles. 



Applications have been received for information about methods of 

 measurement from many parts of Greater Britain, as, for example, 

 Cyprus, Australia, and New Zealand. 



Anthropometric Committees have been formed or are being formed 

 in many foreign countries, among which are Germany, Denmark, and 

 Norway. The Danish Committee have already published some very 

 valuable reports on the physique of children and adults in Denmark. 



The Immigration Commission of the United States of America have 

 been carrying out under the direction of Professor Franz Boas anthro- 

 pometric investigations on immigrant races, coming from all parts of 

 Europe, with the view of ascertaining the changes produced by the 

 American environment. A copy of Professor Boas' valuable report has 

 been presented to the Committee through the Privy Council by the 

 U.S. Government. The Committee ask to be reappointed with a 

 grant of 5/. to cover expense of correspondence, &c. 



Anthropological Photographs. — Report of the Committee consisting 0} 

 Dr. C. H. Bead (Chairman), Mr. H. S. Kingsford (Secretary), 

 Dr. G. A. Auden, Mr. E. Heawood, and Professor J. L. Myres, 

 appointed for the Collection, Preservation, and Systematic Registra 

 tion of Photographs of Anthropological Interest. 



The Committee have to report that, in pursuance of a resolution passed 

 by the Council of the Association, the collection of photographs has? 

 been deposited at the Eoyal Anthropological Institute, where it is now 

 available for purposes of reference and study. 



The Committee have also to report that, owing to the initiative of 

 Mr. N. W. Thomas, M.A., Government Anthropologist, Southern 

 Nigeria, officers in the West African service will be asked to register 

 with the Committee any photographs taken by them, and where possible 

 to deposit prints in the collection. No additions have been made to 

 the collection this year. 



