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The heights of British male convict children transported to Australia, 1825–1840. Part II
Author(s) -
NICHOLAS STEPHEN,
SHERGOLD PETER R.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1982.tb01994.x
Subject(s) - convict , medicine , demography , port (circuit theory) , body height , archaeology , geography , body weight , sociology , electrical engineering , engineering
. This survey of 7,877 indents of convict arrivals at Port Jackson 1825–40 examines the hypotheses of Dr. Bryan Gandevia that transported males did not attain maximum height until 25–29 years of age; that the growth potential of male and female convicts was never achieved; and that the Australian environment had a dramatic positive impact on the stature of second‐generation native‐born children. It is argued that adult height was achieved by 23 years of age; that original estimates of mean adult stature were too low; and that the growth rate of ‘convict stock’children has probably been exaggerated.