| Description | Files of original data for studies published in 'Annals' volumes 13-17 and volume 4, arranged by volume and study, comprising:
Folder 1 of 2:
a. Data from Queen Charlotte's Hospital on birth weights, mainly graphs and correlation tables showing correlation between birth weight, mother's age and period of pregnancy, separated into male and female births and married and single women. Data collected between 1922 and 1928 by W J Martin, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and includes letters on correlation tables to Karl Pearson (1931), and a draft ms letter from Egon Pearson on distribution problems. In envelope labelled 'Mr Martin. Queen Charlotte's Hospital. Ann. Eug. 4'.
b. Haemophilia pedigrees from W J B Riddell, dated 2 February 1941. Includes ms letter and pedigree chart sent by Julia Bell to R A Fisher in reference to this case. In envelope labelled 'Haemophilia Data from Dr Riddell. Ann Eug: 13'.
c. List of names of Latvians with blood groups A1A2BO, MN & Rh, by R R Race, Lawler, Sanger and Keetch, labelled 'not for publication, LSP'. In envelope labelled 'Names of Latvians. Bloodgroups for A1A2BO, MN + Rh. R R Race et al. Ann. Eugen.14'.
d. List created by Sarah B Holt showing ridge-counts from fingerprints of 100 males and 100 females, all unrelated. In envelope labelled 'S B Holt. Fingerprints of sample of British population, Ann. Eug. 14. Also Ann. Eug. 16: pp.287-297 (where note that these data are filed in archives)'.
e. List of names and ages of most of 475 individuals whose blood groups were given in detail in a paper on the combination of blood groups from a sample of patients in a London Hospital in 'Annals of Eugenics', volume 15. Study was carried out by Bertinshaw, Lawler, Holt, Kirman & Race. Some pages stuck together.
f. List of names of blood donors for study of combinations of blood groups in a sample of 250 people. Paper was published in 'Annals of Eugenics', volume 15, pp.77-90. Ruth Sanger and R R Race.
g. Data for weekly number of live births in Poona City (now known as Pune) over a 16 year period, 1931-1946; and data for weekly number of live births in Bombay City (now known as Mumbai) over 38 year period, 1903-1940, from study by D D Kosambi in 'Annals of Eugenics', volume 16, pp.165-192. Includes note by Kosambi stating the data was for referees only, not for publication.
Folder 2 of 2:
h. Data cards of Italian twins [from L Gedda?] and typescript 'Data of twin births occurring in 2 English Metropolitan Hospitals' by M N Karn, labelled 'posted to Gedda 27/11/52'. Includes manuscript draft notes and tables for paper. Related to twin studies by Karn and Penrose in 'Annals of Eugenics', volume 16. |