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promise not to publish an account in any form that would draw attention 
to them individually. Should any medical man, who is acquainted with 
any member of the family, meet with this account, it is to be hoped he 
will not discuss the subject with them, or do anything calculated to cause 
them annoyance. For the same reason I am not at liberty to locate those 
who live outside my own county. They are all English, and even those 
who live in North Wales are of English descent. 
That the brachydactylous members of this family are handicapped by 
their abnormality is pretty conclusively shown by their social position 
compared with their normal relatives. The latter are farmers, butchers, 
1907-8.] An Account of a Brachydactylous Family. 
stumpy, and below the average strength must be handicapped in competi- 
tion with the general population, and this is probably shown to some 
extent by the fact that most of the men and women are engaged in 
occupations where there is no great demand for manual dexterity. I am 
not at liberty to mention the actual work in which they are engaged, as it 
might serve to draw attention to the people themselves, and this would 
cause offence. I think it only right to record my deepest gratitude to the 
men, and especially to the women, for allow ing the photographs and radio- 
graphs to be taken. Several of them only consented on receiving my 
