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SCIENCE 



[N. S. Vol. XXVII. No. 



a record of personal and family history, 31 

 measurements, Y strength tests, vision and 

 hearing tests, condition of skin, heart, lungs, 

 nose, throat, teeth and of any abnormalities 

 of spine, shoulders, chest, feet, etc. 



The main purpose of these examinations is 

 to help the medical director in guiding and 

 advising each student in matters of physical 

 exercise and hygienic living. The data col- 

 lected are of interest to the physician and the 

 anthropologist by showing the occurrence of 

 various abnormalities and physical character- 

 istics in healthy young men. 



AVERAGE MEASUEEMENTS OF 790 COLUMBIA 

 STUDENTS 17, 18 AND 19 XEAES OLD 



Date. 



Weight 



Stretch of Arms 



Height Standing 



Height Sitting 



Length of Trunk 



Girth of Neck 



Girth of Upper Chest — Kepose 

 Girth of Upper Chest — After 



Expiration 



Girth of Upper Chest— After 



Inspiration 



Girth of Lower Chest— Repose 

 Girth of Lower Chest— After 



Expiration 



Girth of Lower Chest — After 



Inspiration 



Girth of Waist 



Girth of Right Upper Arm 



Girth of Right Upper Arm- 

 Flexed 



Girth of Right Forearm — 



Contracted 



Girth of Left Upper Arm 



Girth of Left Upper Arm — 



Flexed 



Girth of Left Forearm — Con- 

 tracted 



Girth of Right Thigh 



Girth of Right Calf 



Girth of Left Thigh 



Girth of Left Calf. 



Depth of Chest — Repose 



Depth of Abdomen 



Depth of Head 



Breadth of Head 



Breadth of Shoulders 



Breadth of Chest — Repose 



Breadth of Waist 



Breadth of Hips 



Capacity of Lungs 



Strength of Right Forearm... 



Strength of Left Forearm 



Strength of Back 



Strength of Legs. 



Strength of Upper Arms 



(Push Up) 



Strength of Upper Arms 



(Pull Up) 



Total Strength 



18.1 

 58.36 

 178.18 

 171.31 

 89.24 



84.52 

 69.5 

 24.54 



27.15 



24.97 



49.76 



33.2 



49.54 



33.14 



18.41 



17.3 



19.35 



15.35 



39.38 



25.57 



24.74 



31.88 



19 



60.32 

 178.36 

 171.61 

 90.1 

 64.63 

 34.27 

 86.17 



82.23 



85.94 

 71.00 

 25.4 



25.32 

 50 



33.35 

 49.78 

 33.33 

 18.57 

 17.32 

 19.33 

 15.39 

 39.55 

 25.58 

 24.75 

 31.98 

 401.2 

 47.54 

 43.22 



33.76 

 50.48 

 33.7 

 18.64 

 17.4 

 19.42 

 15.43 

 40.04 

 25.9 

 25.15 

 32.3 



406.4 

 50.84 

 45.2 



144.0 



The occurrence of flat foot and weak foot 

 appears to be increasing from year to year, 

 as shown in the following table. 



ABNOBMAUTIES OF THE FEET 



Class of Class ot 



1910, 364 1911, 305 



Students Students 



Per Cent. Per Cent. 



Normal feet 61.2 48.2 



Both feet flat 15.4 16.9 



Both feet weak 20.4 29.5 



One foot weak 1.8 3.6 



One foot weak and one flat ... 0.9 1.7 



The following table shows the occurrence 

 of abnormalities of the spine. More than 95 

 per cent, of the abnormalities recorded in this 

 table were postural and not pathological. 



ABNOEMALITIES OF THE SPINE 



Class of Class ot 



1910, 365 1911, 305 



Students Students 



Per Cent. Per Cent. 



Normal spine 18.3 15.4 



Kyphosis (round back) 17.3 18.0 



Lordosis (hollow back) 12.6 12.1 



Scoliosis (lateral curvature) . . 6.6 4.0 



All three abnormalities combined 15.6 13.7 



Kyphosis and lordosis 20.5 29.0 



Kyphosis and scoliosis 4.6 3.6 



Lordosis and scoliosis 4.4 4.2 



Scoliosis fJone or combined . . . 31.2 25.5 



The nationality of the students is of interest 

 in connection with the above data. 



BIETHPLAOE OF 283 STUDENTS IN THE CLASS 

 OP 1911 



Per 

 Cent 

 84.8 

 4.9 

 1.8 

 1.4 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 



i77'.5 \'.'. 



United States 240 



Russia 14 



Canada 5 



Austria 4 



Roumania 3 



West Indies 3 



Italy 3 



Himgary 3 



England 2 



Scotland 



India 



China 



Germany 



South America 



Japan 



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