a. The Manner of the Report:
Reports should be short and distinct; all unnecessary words should be omitted.
The paragraphs should be numbered: this facilitates reference.
Names and figures must be written plainly, and underlined.
Technical terms should be used only if the report is intended for the use of a public authority; if used otherwise they should be explained.
Beware of writing “There is no ...” when you intend to report “I can find no....”
Exclude uncalled-for reasons, opinions, and comments.
“Science is measurement.” Everything that can be, should be measured. Anatomical and chronological order and exactness should be aimed at.
For immediate comparison, quote easily recognized English standards.
“The sometimes of the cautious is the often of the sanguine, the always of the empiric, the never of the sceptic: but the numbers 1, 10, 100, 1000 have but one meaning for all mankind.”