ID# 2065:
Record of Family Faculties, by Francis Galton (compiled with completed family pedigree forms), selected pages
Date:
1895
Pages: (1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|24|25|26|27|28|29|30)
Source:
University College London, FG, 126/2B

<i>Record of Family Faculties</i>, by Francis Galton (compiled with completed family pedigree forms), selected pages

Record of Family Faculties. them are (I take this list and that in the next paragraph from the [italics]Life History Album [end italics] already alluded to):-- Colds in the head or throat, sick headaches, sleeplessness, boils, quinsy, enlarged glands in the neck, bleeding at the nose, indigestion, bilious attacks (state whether accompanied by jaundice, vomiting, or headache), constipation, skin eruptions (their nature would be stated if known), varicose veins, &c. Malformations, which are extremely hereditary, should be included under this or under the following head. (15) Graver illnesses. The existence of one or more of the following diseases in any members of the family should be recorded, and the age at which it first appeared:-- Gout, rheumatism, consumption, spitting of blood, struma (scrofula), cancer (and other forms of tumour), bronchitis asthma, paralysis (state whether of both legs or of one side), epilepsy, insanity, heart-disease, dropsy of abdomen, general dropsy (Bright's disease), diabetes, stone, goltre, fistula, the peculiar liability to bleed seriously from slight cuts, &c. (16) Cause and date of death. Some remarks will be made in the next paragraph on the registered causes of death. These statements are far from being as trustworthy as desirable, words of ill-omen being avoided for fear of wounding the family feeling, and the secondary symptoms of a grave disorder being often registered instead of the primary one. Still, the registered cause of death, wherever found, is a piece of information that has always some value, as it generally indicates the seat of the malady and supplies negative evidence, but it should be supplemented if possible by the results of independent and careful inquiries. Documentary Evidence. There is no difficulty in ascertaining the registered cause of death of any person in England or Wales since the middle of the year 1837, in Scotland since the beginning of 1855, and in Ireland since the beginning of 1864, by making application at the General Register Offices in London, Edinburgh, and Dublin respectively. The formalities, fees, and information given, are much the same in all three cases. I give those of the General Register Office, Somerset House, London, as an example. 10 [end]

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