Joel Mokyr|Cormac Ó Gráda
Height and Health in the United Kingdom 1815–1860: Evidence from the East India Company Army
University College Dublin
paper analyzes records 85000 recruits british isles serving east india army 1802 1860 computes average heights corrected age occupational status place origin main finding height data provide support rise nutritional status 1815 1860 confirms ireland scotland enjoyed somewhat better nutritional status 1860 although advantage celtic fringe seems decline time results suggest extreme caution employed making inferences anthropometric data regarding living standards