N Age Weight
lbs.
Height
in.
Grip, Kg.
best hand
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
1 7- 7 8- 1 50·4 54·2 46 47·6 13 12
1C 8- 1 8- 7 53·5 57·2 46·4 47·8 11 13
2 6- 9 7- 3 40·9 42·9 42·6 41·1 9 9
2C 7- 1 7- 7 52·357·4 45·247 10 12
3 8- 8- 6 55 59·5 47 48·4 12·8 14·5
3C 9- 910- 3 61·562·9 51·7 52·9 14 15
4 8-10 9- 4 51·1 54·2 47·549·2 9
4C 9-10 10- 4 49·451 48·9 52 9·5
5 6- 1 6- 7 45 47 44·9 45·2 11
5C 8- 2 8- 8 56·257 46·648·1 12
6 5- 2 5- 8 43·8 44·5 43·143·9 8
6C 7- 1 7- 7 50·6 52·5 45·447·3 10·5
7 6- 7 7- 139·9 41 42·944·8 7 6·5
7C 6- 7 7- 1 38·4 38·7 41·943·2 9 10
8 8- 6 9- 60·8 63·3 50·8 51·8 10
8C 8- 5 8-11 45·452·1 46·847·6 15 16
9 9- 4 9-10 50·6 53·2 48·1 49·410·5 13
9C 9- 610- 59·8 61·4 51·9 55·2 16·5 21
10 6- 7 7-1 48·9 51·4 46·147·7 12·5 11
10C 7- 7-6 47·1 47·5 45·647·2 10 15
11 6- 7 7- 47·8 47·5 45·8 47·7 11 15
11C 6- 8 7-1 41·6 42·5 43·644·9 11·5 11·5
12 7- 8 8-2 48 52·5 44·8 14
12C 7- 1 -8 41 44·5 41·543·3 6 4·5
1313- 313-1090 98 61·5 6526·5 28·5
13C14- 615- 74·776·8 56·8 57·822 23
14 11- 9 12-4 56 62 51 51·6 16 15
14C 11-1012-4 81·9 86 57·9 58·3 22 24
15 10- 3 10-10 57·5 51·1 15·5
15C 10- 110-7 67·270·3 50·151 15 15·5
16 10- 9 11-3 56 57 51·6 52·3 19 17·5
16C 10- 911-3 51·2 50 48·749·5 10 10
17 8- 1 8-7 57 48·7 14
17C 7-10 8-4 45·3 44·8 10 8·5
18 7- 2 7-8 58·2 47·3 11
18C 6-11 7-5 45·347 46·7 47·1 8 6·5
19 11- 411-1090 96·3 57·759 22 21
19C 7-11 8-5 52·4 54·4 46·747·2 15 12
20 7- 1 7- 7 44·2 47·2 11
20C 7- 3 7-10 61·3 66 49·6 55 15 12·5
21 11- 11- 6 70·7 76·5 54·1 16·5 16·5
21C 10- 1 10- 7 62·4 67 49·6 50·4 19 15
22 10- 9 11- 3 73·3 53 56·4 18 22·5
22C 11- 7 12- 1 70·7 80·5 56·8 58·1 19·5 21·5
23 8- 7 9- 1 51·7 47·8 11·5 15·5
23C 8-11 9- 4 64·1 66·5 51·4 53·1 14·5 14
24 9- 8 10- 2 58·5 62·5 51 19 20
24C 10- 2 10- 8 60 61 50·1 51·5 15 15
25 10- 1 10- 7 55·5 59·5 50 50·8 14
25C 10-10 11- 4 63·3 63·8 50·2 50·9 12·5 21·5
26 9- 8 10- 2 63·8 74·5 51·6 54·3 14
26C 10- 4 10- 9 64·2 67 51·4 52·3 20 16·5
27 6- 7 7- 1 43·7 45·4 9 6
27C 6- 3 6- 9 41 44 44·6 45·4 8 9
28 12-11 13- 5 71·3 75·5 54·9 55·8 23·5 21
28C 13- 8 14- 2 74·2 79·8 53·4 54·5 21

TABLE II. RESULTS (Continued)

Blank spaces indicate where tests were omitted for one reason or another

N Tapping, 1/2 min.
best hand
I.Q. Healy, Score
1 2 1 2 1 2
1 135 120 82 83 -25 -2
1C 106 115 80 76 -50 -16
2 105 112 107 114 28·5 30
2C 152 114 91 96 3 -11
3 136 139 94 91 21·5 22·5
3C 135 129 82 85 17 19
4 103 96 96 8·5
4C 109 83 85 33
5 110 95 99 -25
5C 156 114 117 40·5
6 110 95 101 -33
6C 126 88 89 -32
7 125 113 91 99 6 -28
7C 105 95 99 4·5 27·5
8 113 110 91 86 32·5
8C 131 101 98 104 4 23
9 149 135 83 93 3·5 10·5
9C 144 150 87 90 34 55
10 68+ 74 88+ 82 110 109 -12 6·5
10C 70+ 54 135+109 104 100 27 65
11 125+ 90 98+ 87 103 100 - 8 6
11C 155+125 101+107 101 102 -29 -3·5
12 98+69 98 95 20 21
12C 102 84 98 101 -10 -12
13 160+165 142+134 70 78 43 42
13C 150+109 122+ 94 66 64 - 1·5 30·5
14 190+172 138+130 96 107 12·5 48·5
14C 175+152 175+164 140 137 - 5 25·5
15 172+167 170+156 97 94 7 25
15C 140+115 137+115 78 79 1 42·5
16 145+131 65 73 49 47·5
16C 145+99 135+135 74 82 30 37
17 90+89 150+100 71 77 29·5 12
17C 125+116 121+ 97 96 99 1·5 15
18 133+115 135+111 98 98 -13·5 -12
18C 100+ 99 84+ 74 90 94 -32 -28
19 168+136 96 101 57·5 49
19C 100+115 118+ 92 98 98 -22 -11
20 105+115 110+ 93 106 102 0 -11
20C 150+120 155+149 118 131 30 35
21 152+111 132+125 64 67 20 32
21C 140+136 138+110 86 97 70·5 58·5
22 164+148 183+141 91 100 48·5 43·5
22C 120+116 157+127 63 62 34·5 33·5
23 150+119 141+136 85 94 49·5 68
23C 122+115 140+110 81 96 4 25
24 157+136 142+126 131 124 54·5 63
24C 155+135 155+100 89 92 31·5 59·5
25 140+127 150+119 77 76 8 25
25C 148+134 151+135 145 137 29·5 29
26 137+113 138+117 80 76 22·5 7
26C 125+105 125+ 79 90 88 56 61·5
27 108+ 92 97+ 92 110 109 -25 15
27C 115+105 112+109 72 96 2 27·5
28 150+148 162+143 81 84 29·5 73·5
28C 178+148 170+163 95 98 64·5 51·5

We have therefore:

28 pairs of I.Q's to be compared
21 pairs of weights
19 pairs of heights
16 pairs of grip measurements
20 pairs of tapping speeds
24 pairs of Healy Completion scores.

Again, in only five pairs does the gain of the control exceed that of the test case, while in the remaining sixteen pairs the gains of the test cases are greater than those of their respective controls. The greatest loss of test as compared to control is 4·2 lbs., while the largest gain is 7·9. It would seem then, that after a six months' interval a child who has been operated on for adenoids and tonsils will tend to show a slightly greater increase in weight than a child who continues to suffer from the defects. The very small group renders this conclusion far from assured. Since it doubtless takes some little time to recover from the effects of the operation, and since there is comparatively little gain in weight in a six months' interval, it would be well to extend the experiment over another year. For the greater reliability of results, some degree of after-care should be given the operative cases, the control cases of course receiving the same treatment. While this was impracticable in the present study, it happened that three pairs of cases were members of a nutrition class, and therefore underwent some hygienic treatment. In one pair, (no. 11) the test case lost ·3 of a pound, while the control gained ·9. The test cases of pairs 7 and 10 gained ·8 lb. and 2·1 lbs. respectively, over and above their controls. However, these three cases alone are of little significance.

A study of increase in height suffers even more than one of weight gains from the short interval which elapsed between measurements. Normally, there is very little growth in six months. There are only nineteen pairs of cases in this portion of the study, a fact which renders it of even less value. However, results are offered for what they are worth. The smallest increase in height (·3 in.) is in the test group, while the greatest growth (3·5 in.) is also in the test group. There is, however, a gain of 3·3 inches in the control group as well as one of only ·4 inches. There are seven pairs in which the test group growth is less than that of the controls, one in which the two are equal, and in the remaining eleven the growth of the test cases exceeds that of the controls. The variability

TABLE III

Gain in weight, 6 months, 21 pairs

N[16]Test Group (A) Control Group (B)Lbs.
Test 1Test 2GainTest 1Test 2GainA-B
860·8 63·3 2·5 45·4 52·1 6·7 -4·2
240·9 42·9 2·0 52·3 57·4 5·1 -3·1
2871·3 75·5 4·2 74·2 79·8 5·6 -1·4
643·8 44·5 ·7 50·6 52·5 1·9 -1·2
1147·8 47·5 -·3 41·6 42·5 ·9 -1·2
150·4 54·2 3·8 53·5 57·2 3·7 ·1
739·9 41·0 1·1 38·4 38·7 ·3 ·8
950·6 53·2 2·6 59·8 61·4 1·6 1·0
1248·0 52·5 4·5 41·0 44·5 3·5 1·0
1456·0 62·0 6·0 81·9 86·0 4·9 1·1
545·0 47·0 2·0 56·2 57·0 ·8 1·2
2170·7 76·5 5·8 62·4 67·0 4·6 1·2
451·1 54·2 3·1 49·4 51·0 1·6 1·5
1048·9 51·4 2·5 47·1 47·5 ·4 2·1
1656·0 57·0 1·0 51·2 50·0 -1·2 2·2
2458·5 62·5 4·0 60·0 61·0 1·0 3·0
355·0 59·5 4·5 61·5 62·9 1·4 3·1
2555·5 59·5 4·0 63·3 63·8 ·5 3·5
1990·0 96·3 6·3 52·4 54·4 2·0 4·3
1390·0 98·0 8·0 74·7 76·8 2·1 5·9
2663·8 74·5 10·7 64·2 67·0 2·8 7·9
Av·56·8660·613·7656·2458·602·391·37
M3·801·9 1·2
75%ile5·804·6 3·1
25%ile2·00·9 0·1
Q 1·901·851·5
P. E. (distribution)1·761·391·63
P. E. (average)±·38±·30±·48
Av. =2·85 P. E.
M. =2·80 P. E.