George McMullan and Karl Pearson 
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Hands. Carpus apparently normal on both right and left ; metacarpals : 1st, 3rd, 4th and 
5th present on right hand, 2nd absent or rudimentary ; 3rd, 4th and 5th present on left hand ; 
4th ringer three phalanges present on both hands. Thumb on right only, rudimentary, one 
phalanx. 
S. Mrs R., IV. 3 (P. P. III. 21). MeMullan's informant gave no additional information, 
and the skiagrams in the first paper fully describe the case. 
IV. 4 and 5. Two children, sex unstated, reported recently by IV. 9, said to have died as 
infants and to have been deformed. 
George S. IV. 6 (P. P. III. 22). Dead, unmarried. Hands and feet deformed ; deformities 
irregular, described by Pearson's informant ; they involve Polydactyly : see loc. at. 
Richard S. IV. 7 (P. P. III. 23). Inmate of workhouse, unmarried. Hands and feet deformed. 
Hands Right _ Left 
Carpus. Trapezium probably absent. Normal. 
Metacarpals. 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th present. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th present, 1st 
rudimentary. 
Phalanges. Mid-finger, one rudimentary phalanx. First finger, one rudimentary pha- 
4th finger, three phalanges. lanx. Ring finger, one fairly well- 
developed phalanx. Little finger, 
three phalanges. 
Feet. Both show the same deformity. 
Tarsus. Probably middle and external cuneiform bones absent. 
Metatarsals. 1st and 5th only present. 
Phalanges. 1st toe, two fused phalanges. 5th toe, three fused phalanges (i.e. no moveable 
joints are demonstrable). A web of skin is present between the two digits. 
For photographs of hands and feet : see Plate XXVII, Figs, (xv) and (xvi). 
'Francis S. IV. 8 (P. P. III. 26). Farm labourer. Hands said to have one finger only, the 
4th, present. 
Feet said to resemble last case. 
Annie Eliza S. (Mrs F). IV. 9 (P. P. III. 24). Married, no living children; has had two 
abortions at the 4th month (V. 11—12). Has both hands and feet deformed. 
Hands Rigid Left 
Carpus. Normal. Normal. 
Metacarpals. Normal. Normal. 
Digits. Thumb, one very rudimentary bone. Thumb, short otherwise normal. 
Index finger absent. 1st finger, one small rudimentary 
Mid and ring fingers united, one nail phalanx. 
only present, and bones partially Mid finger, very long, three phalanges. 
fused to each finger, three phalanges. Ring finger dichotomous at 2nd joint. 
4th finger normal. 4th finger normal. 
Feel. Both show a similar deformity. Presence of middle and external cuneiform bones 
doubtful. 1st and 5th metatarsals only present. Phalanges, normal in number, but ankylosed. 
For photograph of hands : see Plate XXV, Fig. (vi) ; and for that of feet : see Plate XXVII, 
Fig. (xviii). 
