138 Mr. Tate on Stature, fyc, of Northumbrians. 



TABLE D. OCCUPATIONS. 



Occupations. 



Volunteers. 



Militia. 

















No. of 



Average 



Average 



No. of 



Average 





Men. 



Height. 



Weight. 



Men. 



Height. 







ft. in. 



lbs. 





ft. 



in, 



1. Farmers - - - 



28 



5 10-28 



17000 









2. Husbandmen 



14 



5 10-30 



169-60 









Total of 1 and 2 - 



42 



5 10-29 



169-86 









3. Gardeners, game- ) 

 keepers, &c. } 



13 



5 9-40 



161-00 









4. Quarrymen 



8 



5 9-37 



162-00 









5. Labourers 



31 



5 8-92 



158-60 



79 



5 



6-26 



Total of 3, 4, 5 



52 



5 9-11 



159-72 









6. Fishers - 



24 



5 10-00 



172-80 









7. Masons 



34 



5 9-00 



161-20 









8. Other out-door Me- ) 

 chanics. ) 



31 



5 8-84 



159-87 



63 



5 



6-00 



9, Joiners - 



26 



5 9-20 



164-00 



17 



5 



6 00 



10, Cabinet-makers 



9 



5 9-22 



158-22 









11. Smiths - 



14 



5 9-26 



163-40 



17 



5 



6 00 



12. Tailors 



23 



5 7-70 



150-40 



6 



5 



6-33 



13. Shoemakers 



16 



5 8'50 



155-70 



16 



5 



600 



Total of 12, 13 - 



39 



5 800 



152-60 



22 



5 



609 



14. Inn-door Mechanics 



35 



5 8-55 



157-00 



108 



5 



6-16 



15. Colliers - 



15 



5 9-60 



16386 



9 



5 



7-77 



16. Tradesmen, clerks, &c. 



34 



5 9-71 



161-52 









Little difference in stature appears from occupation among 

 the militiamen. Colliers stand highest, being fully \\ inches 

 above the others. We find, too, that colliers, chiefly at Shil- 

 bottle, are, among the volunteers, both tall and heavy, their 

 stature being 5ft. 9*6 in. and weight 163*86 lbs. The volun- 

 teer returns shew greater differences connected with occupa- 

 tions than appear among the militia. As a general rule 

 out-door employment in the country is most favourable to 

 physical development. Farmers and husbandmen are the 

 tallest, and with one exception, the heaviest men; they reach 

 the average height of 5ft. 10*29 in. and weight of 169*81 lbs. 

 Fishers, chiefly at Alnmouth and Boulmer, are the heaviest 

 of all, and are next in height, being 5ft. lOin. high, and 

 weighing 172*8 lbs. Gardeners, gamekeepers, and country 

 labourers have an average height of 5ft. 9*llin., and weight 

 of 159*72 lb. Out-door mechanics, such as masons, slaters, 

 and others, partly out-door and partly in-door, such as 

 joiners, smiths, &c, range pretty nearly with the gardeners' 



