238 Histological Examincdion of a Case of Albinism 
she committed suicide. She left the child exposed, and from the effects of this 
it died. 
Family History. The family history of the child was specially investigated in 
order to ascertain whether there was a hereditary history of albinism ; but no 
evidence of albinism could be found in any of the ancestors or relations in the four 
previous generations. The description of the family tree (see p. 243) connected 
with the case is as follows (unless marked as albino, all members are normal) : — 
Generation IV. 12. B. C, aet. 10, albino — pink eyes, nystagmus, white hair, big healthy 
boy, very bright. 13. L. C, aet. 8, S healthy. 14. — . C, aet. 6, ? healthy. 15. N., aet. 4, $. 
16. 0. C, aet. 3, $ healthy. 17. C. 0., aet. 6 weeks, $ albino, the case described. 
TV. 1. S. W., aet. 25, $ healthy. 2. L. W., aet. 24, $ healthy. 3. E. W., aet. 22, ? healthy 
4. B. W., aet. 22, ?. 5. P. K., aet.?, 6. A. K., aet.?, ?. 7. G. D., aet. 13, 
8. D. E., aet. ^ . 9. J. E., aet. 9, S- 10- S. E., aet. 10, $. 11. M. E., aet. 11, 
18. B. S., aet. 9, ^. 19. D. S., aet. 7^, ?. 
Generation III. 1. R. W., father of family IV. 1—4. 2. M. A. W., wife of III. 1, healthy 
(eldest sister). 3. A. K., sister of III., 2. 4. P. K., her husband, father of family IV. 5—6. 
5. L. C, mother of IV. 7, and wife of III. 6. 6. G. D., husband. 7. L. C, ? , died. 8. E.G., 
$, died. 9. D. C, (J, married to III. 10. 10. S. E., $, became wife of III. 9, mother of IV. 
8—11. 11. A. C, S; died. 12. A. C, c?, yo""gest child, father of case, married III. 27 (L. R.), 
alive. 13—17, Children of W. C, II. 3—4, all unafltected, but all details unknown. 18, 19, 20, 
and 21, Children of A. C, 11. 5 — 6, all unaffected, details unknown. 22. A. R., $ , spinster, 
pale, but not a true albino. 23. F. R., $. 24. G. R., in asylum. 25. H. R., (J, married 
D. S., ?, III. 26. ?, wife of IV. 18, 19. 27. ?, L. R., married A. C, III. 11, died 
examined, found unaffected, mother of the two albinos in the family. 28. ^, S. R., just 
married to III. 29. ?. 30. ? , P. R., just married to III. 31. B. 32. If any, and 
how many, unknown. 33 — 34. Offspring of II. 11 and 12, age and sex unknown, known however 
to be normal. 35. If any, no details known. 36 — 45. Offspring of II. 15-16, all unaffected, 
but no details as to order and sex. 
Generation II. 1. D. C, alive, $, aet. 74, unaffected. 2. M. A. S., $, wife of above, 
unaffected, parents of III. 1 — 12. 3. W. C, died, ago unknown, unaffected. 4. $, his 
wife, unaffected. 5. A. C, died, age unknown, unaffected. 6. ?, his wife, unaffected. 
7. A. C, ?, married G. R. (8), S, parents of family III. 22—30. 9. S. C, ?, married 
10. (J, age and initials unknown. 11. L. C, 5) married 12, c?, age and initials unknown. 
13. A. (!., $, married 14, age and initials unknown. 15. M. G, 9, married 16, age 
and initials unknown; II. 15-16 jjarents of III. 36—4.5. 17. ?, sister of G. R., II. 8, 
unaffected. 18. ? , sister of G. R., II. 8, unaffected. 19. ? , sister of G. R., II. 8, unaffected. 
Generation I. 1. D. C, died, aet. 72, unaffected. 2. $, wife of above, unaffected, all 
other details unknown. 3. R., , unaffected, all details unknown. 4. unaffected. 
Pathological Anatomy — Post-mortem Notes. 
External Appearances. The body was that of a well nourished female child of 
about six weeks. Rigor mortis was absent. 
There were small papular erythematous patches on the extensor aspects of 
both wrists, forearms and legs ; symmetrically arranged ecchymoses were seen on 
the upper and inner aspects of both thighs. 
