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Correlation and Application of Statistics to Problems of Heredity 71
inadequate must be the schedule-series which can be collected by any single 'investigator however energetic. Galton's deduced schedule extracted fromhis data was a good one, but I should like to see added two columns, one for occupations and one for domiciles, under which latter heading I understand such descriptions as "rural," "urban," "India," "Nigeria," etc., stating years of life in each domicile. I reproduce one of Galton's working schedules, in
Sample of one of Galton's Schedules for Heredity of Disease
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Father's Name James |
Gladding |
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Mother's Maiden Name Mary Claremont |
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Initials |
Kin |
Principal Illnesses and Ailments |
Cause of Death |
Age |
at Death |
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J.G. R.G. W.G. F. L. C.G. M.G. A.C. W.C. E.C. F.R. R.N. L. C. M.G. K.G. G.L. F.S. R. F. L.G. |
Father Brother Brother Sister Sister Mother Brother Brother Brother Sister Sister Sister Offspring Brother Brother Sister Sister Sister Sister |
Bad rheum. fever; agonising headaches; diarrhoea; bron chitis ; pleurisy Rheum. ; gout Good health except gout ; paralysis later Rheum. fever; rheum. gout Delicate (inoculated and died) Tendency to lung disease; biliousness ; frequent heart attacks Good health Led a wild life Always delicate Smallpox three times Bilious ; weak health 7 Inflam. lungs; rheum. fever Debility; heart disease ; colds Bad headaches; coughs; weak spine; hysteria; apoplexy Bad colds; inflam. lungs ; hysteria Infantile paralysis ; colds ; nervous depression Inflam. brain, also lungs; neuralgia; nervous fever Space left for remarks |
Heart Disease Apoplexy Apoplexy Apoplexy Smallpox Heart Disease and Dropsy Accident Premature Old Age Consumption General Failure Cancer Fever Heart Disease Consumption Paralysis ........................ ........................ ........................ |
54 56 83 73 7 63 46 62 19 85 50 21 17 40 50 Living Living Living |
Suggested additions, columns for occupation and environment. Also transfer the word " Living " from " Age at Death " to " Cause of Death " column, and if living state age at time of record.
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