Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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BROAD-HEADED TYPES.
Remian.—Facial contour conical, pear-shaped, or wedge-shaped;
skull contour somewhat pear-shaped.
Ligurian.—Facial contour pentagonal or five-pointed; skull contour
pentagonal.
Magian.—Facial contour round, or roundish; skull contour
roundish.
Celtic.—Facial contour square, or squarish; skull contour
squarish.
Dr. Smurthwaite observes:—
" There is a remarkable difference between boys and girls in
respect of the frequency of recurrence of the respective racial tvpes.
20(1 girls give fii Celtic, 35 Magian, 31 Iberian, 29 Ligurian, 28
Remian, and 22 Teutonic types respectively. Thus, more than
one fourth of the girls are Celtic, and only one-tenth Teutonic.
The prevailing type among the boys is Ligurian, of which there
were 54 cases, or between one-third and one-fourth of the whole
number, while of the remainder there were observed respectively
35 Celtic, 28 Iberian, 27 Magian, 25 Teutonic, and
24 Remian types.
The following table shows these results for all children observed:—
Racial Type. | No. observed. | Percentage of Total No. examined. |
---|---|---|
Celtic | 96 | 24.0 per cent |
Ligurian | 83 | 20.8 ,, |
Magian | 62 | 15.5 ,, |
Iberian | 59 | 14.8 ,, |
Remian | 52 | 13.0 ,, |
Teutonic | 47 | 11.7 ,, |
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