120 FINGER PRINTS
CHAP.
make the results of comparatively little interest, while their insertion would greatly increase the size of the table.
TABLE VIa.
Percentage of cases in which the same class of pattern occurs in
the same digits of the two hands.
(From observation of 5000 digits of 500 persons.)
|
Couplets of Digits. |
Arches. |
Loops. |
Whorls. |
Total. |
|
The two thumbs .
„ fore-fingers
„ middle fingers.
„ ring-fingers |
2
9
3
2 |
48
3 8
6 5
46 |
24
2 0
9
26 |
74
6 7
7 7
74 |
|
Mean of the Totals 72 0 41 10 |
TABLE VIb.
Percentage of cases in which the same class of pattern occurs in
various couplets of different digits.
(From 500 persons as above.)
|
Couplets of |
OF SAME HANDS. |
OF OPPOSITE HANDS. |
|
Digits. |
Arch. |
Loops. |
Whorls. |
Total. |
Arch. |
Loops. |
Whorls. |
Total. |
|
Thumb and
fore-finger . |
2 |
3 5 |
16 |
5 3 |
2 |
3 3 |
15 |
5 0 |
|
Thumb and
middle finger |
|
48 |
9 |
58 |
1 |
47 |
8 |
56 |
|
Thumb and
ring-finger . |
1 |
40 |
2 0 |
61 |
1 |
3 8 |
18 |
5 7 |
|
Fore and
middle finger |
5 |
48 |
12 |
65 |
5 |
46 |
11 |
62 |
|
Fore and ring
finger . |
2 |
35 |
17 |
54 |
2 |
35 |
17 |
54 |
|
Middle and
ring-finger . |
2 |
50 |
13 |
65 |
2 |
50 |
12 |
64 |
|
Means of the Totals . 5 9 |
. 5 7 |
