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Data for the Problem of Evolution in Man 
TABLE VII. 
Heights and Ages of New South Wales Criminals. 7 years, 1893 — 9. 
{Under 20 years of age, experience of years 1895 — 9.) 
Heights 
FEMALES 
Ages 
15-16 
16-17 
17-18 
18-19 
19-20 
20-25 
25-30 
30-40 
40-50 
50-60 
60 and over 
under 4' 7" 
1 
1 
2 
6 
4 
14 
2 
4 
4' 7"_4' 8" 
1 
1 
4 
1 
4 
9 
1 
1 
4' 8" — 4' 9" 
1 
1 
6 
10 
19 
23 
5 
3 
4' 9"— 4' 10" 
2 
3 
19 
18 
41 
35 
28 
10 
4' 10"— 4' 11" 
2 
4 
5 
4 
11 
47 
57 
93 
99 
35 
20 
4' 11"— 5' 0" 
2 
4 
3 
13 
13 
85 
113 
180 
130 
49 
30 
5' 0"— 5' 1" 
4 
4 
19 
19 
163 
187 
366 
250 
101 
65 
5' 1"— 5' 2" 
1 
4 
8 
19 
25 
173 
239 
442 
259 
90 
50 
5' 2"— 5' 3" 
1 
5 
18 
20 
25 
235 
326 
476 
282 
96 
34 
5' 3"_.5' 4" 
3 
9 
16 
24 
173 
236 
399 
201 
101 
30 
5' 4"— 5' 5" 
3 
2 
14 
11 
165 
217 
298 
143 
56 
25 
5' 5"— 5' 6" 
1 
5 
7 
112 
165 
185 
136 
51 
5 
5' 6"— 5' 7" 
1 
2 
59 
74 
102 
75 
16 
2 
5'7"_5' 8" 
3 
2 
18 
33 
22 
14 
16 
5' 8"— 5' 9" 
1 
9 
12 
27 
7 
9 
2 
5' 9"— 5' 10" 
3 
10 
8 
7 
2 
1 
5' 10"— 5' 1 1" 
4 
3 
1 
1 
5' 11"— 6' 0" 
1 
1 
6' 0"— 6'1" 
1 
6' 1"— 6' 2" 
1 
Totals 
7 
29 
57 
114 
143 
1274 
1711 
2669 
1685 
659 
282 
D. On the Alteration of Stature with Old Age. 
This is an exceedingly interesting point, as the influence of age in the adult 
has to be allowed for in so many anthropometric investigations. Table VIII. gives 
the criminal experience of New South Wales for the years 1895-9, and the result- 
ing curves are plotted and smoothed in Fig. 11. 
