According to Professor Parsons, Professor of Anatomy at London University, Britain is Building p. new type of man different from his ancestors, and women in Britain are growing taller. The professor predicts that the British men of the future will be of an average height of sft 9in and the women of oft 6in or sft 7in. The increasing stature of men is most notable in the upper and middle classes, but as all classes come to share the benefits of eugenics the height of the whole community will increase.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19166, 24 November 1927, Page 6
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