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Proceedings of the Koyal Society of Edinburgh. [Sess. 
Length of middle finger compared to width of hand : — 
Males. Abnormals, 
Normals, 
3 2 
Females. Abnormals, 
The following table shows the principal measurements, giving the 
average in inches : — 
Measurements : Average in Inches. 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
Middle 
Finger. 
Hand. 
Ratio of 
1 to 2 . 
Radius. 
Humerus. 
Tibia. 
Femur. 
Height. 
Span. 
pd 
0 
c3 
OJ 
Ph 
Adults. 
m 
3t 6 6 
n 
28 * 
10 * 
12 f 
I® A 
17| 
69^ 
7 Of 
88§ 
75# 
M 
Iff 
^2 
1 ! 
3 2 
n 
10 # 
13 
15 
61 
59# 
Excess of normals 
l- 7 - 
A 16 
2 
if 
2# 
2 A 
2 f 
8 i 
Hi 
12 # 
f 
3 
9 
10 f 
63# 
i 
F 
If 
5 l'S 
14 
30 
8f 
10 
12 # 
16# 
58# 
55f 
Excess 
H 
1 * 
5 
8 
t 
43 
Width 
Adolescents. 
of 
Tibia and 
From 14-21 years. 
Hand. 
Femur, 
m + f 
3 
6 # 
3f 
8 # 
log- 
31 | 
281 
60# 
62* 
74 
M + F 
1 # 
5 
3| 
7| 
on 
57# 
51f 
67 
Excess 
if 
”8 
l i 
2 | 
lOf 
7 
Children. 
From 1-3 years. 
m + f 
30# 
M + F 
31# 
Excess 
3 
4 
... 
m = normal male. M = abnormal male, 
f = ,, female. F = „ female. 
Here we see the remarkable fact that the brachydactylous children, up 
to 3 years old, are on the average J of an inch taller than the normal 
children. 
The tallest normal male is 5 feet 10 J inches in height. 
„ abnormal „ „ 5 „ 3# 
„ normal female „ 5 „ 9 
„ abnormal „ „ 5 „ 2 
