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A First Study of the Statistics of Pulmonary Tuberculosis presents Karl Pearson’s early, data-driven look at how tuberculosis appears to run in families.
The work combines parent, offspring, and fraternal comparisons to measure the “diathesis” or predisposition to the disease, arguing that inheritance plays a real, quantifiable role alongside infection.
The text draws on multiple data sources, including the Crossley Sanatorium and other statistics, to compare tuberculosis with normal physical traits. It asks how strong familial influence is, how it compares to inheritance of height, stature, or eye color, and what this means for public understanding and policy. The study also considers the age distribution of affected siblings and how environment may interact with inherited risk.- Understand how Pearson quantifies inheritance in pulmonary tuberculosis and compares it to other traits.
- See how parental and fraternal patterns are interpreted to assess genetic influence.
- Learn about the role of infection versus predisposition in urban populations during the era.
- Explore the broader implications for eugenics-linked thinking and public health policy.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book presents a comprehensive study of pulmonary tuberculosis conducted in the early 20th century. The author uses statistical analysis to examine the hereditary nature of the disease. The author argues that the tendency to develop tuberculosis is inherited at the same rate as other physical and mental characteristics. The author also explores the role of environmental factors, such as infection, in the development of the disease. The book is significant because it provides one of the earliest statistical analyses of the inheritance of a disease. The author's findings have helped to shape our understanding of the role of heredity in the development of tuberculosis and other diseases. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330576335_0
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