Created by W.A. Dobson
From 1908 to 1912
Description:

‘As to Frequency of Albinism in China.

A.

Doctors Name: W.A. Dobson

Town and Province: Yeingking[?].

Number of years hospital practice in China: 13

Number of different hospital patients seen in 1909: 2,000

How many cases of Albinism seen in hospital work? One

How many elsewhere? None

Any cases heard of? no

Have the Chinese any name for Albinism? If so what? No general name

Have the Chinese any idea as to the cause of A.? Blank

Have you had the opportunity of questioning and examining any case of A.? (If so, please give details under B.)

Have any cases of pied Albinism or other deficiency of pigmentation come under your notice? Vitiligo many cases.

Can you procure photographs of any cases of deficient or anomalous pigmentation? Not now. Those I have seen in Vitilga differ in no respect from cases at home,

B.

1. Questions.

Pedigree as far as possible (e.g. by making out a family tree of relationships, showing sexes at age of death, and cause of death). The more extensive the pedigree the better. All information is desired bearing on whether Albinism is or is not the expression of a prevalence of scanty pigmentation in a particular stock. Hence the importance of the following:-

In the family has there been:- (a) any Intermarrying, e.g., of cousins?

(b) any Peculiarities as to colour of hair or eyes? not able to give you this [response also covers (c) below]

as to Fecundity.

as to General Physical or Mental Vigour.

(c) any defect other than Pigmentation.

2. Examination.

Colour of skin:- Presence, Description and Distribution of Pigment Spots and Freckles. White & pink.

Hair colour:-       Scalp.    Yellow white      Eyebrows. Yellow white

                                Eyelashes. d[itt]o             Body-hair. d[itt]o

Eyes: Colour of iris           bluish grey                          Of pupil                                reddish

Can any red be seen in the pupil? yes

Is there pigment at Corneal Margin? slight

“    “        “      in the Conjunctiva? none

Nystagmus? No                                Strabismus? Slight           Photophobia?   some

State of Vision?                ?              Any Abnormal Refraction? ?

Is the Pigment of the Retina Defective?                Did not examine              

“  “      “                  of the Choroid Defective? “    “    “

Photograph: (Alongside a normal native.)

Please post at your early convenience to Dr. McAll, or to Dr. A. H. Skinner, Hankow.

Case was seen years ago’

Created by Edward Nettleship
From 1908 to 1912
Description:

‘As to Frequency of Albinism in China.

A.

Doctors Name: W.A. Dobson

Town and Province: Yeingking[?].

Number of years hospital practice in China: 13

Number of different hospital patients seen in 1909: 2,000

How many cases of Albinism seen in hospital work? One

How many elsewhere? None

Any cases heard of? no

Have the Chinese any name for Albinism? If so what? No general name

Have the Chinese any idea as to the cause of A.? Blank

Have you had the opportunity of questioning and examining any case of A.? (If so, please give details under B.)

Have any cases of pied Albinism or other deficiency of pigmentation come under your notice? Vitiligo many cases.

Can you procure photographs of any cases of deficient or anomalous pigmentation? Not now. Those I have seen in Vitilga differ in no respect from cases at home,

B.

1. Questions.

Pedigree as far as possible (e.g. by making out a family tree of relationships, showing sexes at age of death, and cause of death). The more extensive the pedigree the better. All information is desired bearing on whether Albinism is or is not the expression of a prevalence of scanty pigmentation in a particular stock. Hence the importance of the following:-

In the family has there been:- (a) any Intermarrying, e.g., of cousins?

(b) any Peculiarities as to colour of hair or eyes? not able to give you this [response also covers (c) below]

as to Fecundity.

as to General Physical or Mental Vigour.

(c) any defect other than Pigmentation.

2. Examination.

Colour of skin:- Presence, Description and Distribution of Pigment Spots and Freckles. White & pink.

Hair colour:-       Scalp.    Yellow white      Eyebrows. Yellow white

                                Eyelashes. d[itt]o             Body-hair. d[itt]o

Eyes: Colour of iris           bluish grey                          Of pupil                                reddish

Can any red be seen in the pupil? yes

Is there pigment at Corneal Margin? slight

“    “        “      in the Conjunctiva? none

Nystagmus? No                                Strabismus? Slight           Photophobia?   some

State of Vision?                ?              Any Abnormal Refraction? ?

Is the Pigment of the Retina Defective?                Did not examine              

“  “      “                  of the Choroid Defective? “    “    “

Photograph: (Alongside a normal native.)

Please post at your early convenience to Dr. McAll, or to Dr. A. H. Skinner, Hankow.

Case was seen years ago’

Created by Karl Pearson
From 1908 to 1912
Description:

‘As to Frequency of Albinism in China.

A.

Doctors Name: W.A. Dobson

Town and Province: Yeingking[?].

Number of years hospital practice in China: 13

Number of different hospital patients seen in 1909: 2,000

How many cases of Albinism seen in hospital work? One

How many elsewhere? None

Any cases heard of? no

Have the Chinese any name for Albinism? If so what? No general name

Have the Chinese any idea as to the cause of A.? Blank

Have you had the opportunity of questioning and examining any case of A.? (If so, please give details under B.)

Have any cases of pied Albinism or other deficiency of pigmentation come under your notice? Vitiligo many cases.

Can you procure photographs of any cases of deficient or anomalous pigmentation? Not now. Those I have seen in Vitilga differ in no respect from cases at home,

B.

1. Questions.

Pedigree as far as possible (e.g. by making out a family tree of relationships, showing sexes at age of death, and cause of death). The more extensive the pedigree the better. All information is desired bearing on whether Albinism is or is not the expression of a prevalence of scanty pigmentation in a particular stock. Hence the importance of the following:-

In the family has there been:- (a) any Intermarrying, e.g., of cousins?

(b) any Peculiarities as to colour of hair or eyes? not able to give you this [response also covers (c) below]

as to Fecundity.

as to General Physical or Mental Vigour.

(c) any defect other than Pigmentation.

2. Examination.

Colour of skin:- Presence, Description and Distribution of Pigment Spots and Freckles. White & pink.

Hair colour:-       Scalp.    Yellow white      Eyebrows. Yellow white

                                Eyelashes. d[itt]o             Body-hair. d[itt]o

Eyes: Colour of iris           bluish grey                          Of pupil                                reddish

Can any red be seen in the pupil? yes

Is there pigment at Corneal Margin? slight

“    “        “      in the Conjunctiva? none

Nystagmus? No                                Strabismus? Slight           Photophobia?   some

State of Vision?                ?              Any Abnormal Refraction? ?

Is the Pigment of the Retina Defective?                Did not examine              

“  “      “                  of the Choroid Defective? “    “    “

Photograph: (Alongside a normal native.)

Please post at your early convenience to Dr. McAll, or to Dr. A. H. Skinner, Hankow.

Case was seen years ago’

Created by Charles Howard Usher
From 1908 to 1912
Description:

‘As to Frequency of Albinism in China.

A.

Doctors Name: W.A. Dobson

Town and Province: Yeingking[?].

Number of years hospital practice in China: 13

Number of different hospital patients seen in 1909: 2,000

How many cases of Albinism seen in hospital work? One

How many elsewhere? None

Any cases heard of? no

Have the Chinese any name for Albinism? If so what? No general name

Have the Chinese any idea as to the cause of A.? Blank

Have you had the opportunity of questioning and examining any case of A.? (If so, please give details under B.)

Have any cases of pied Albinism or other deficiency of pigmentation come under your notice? Vitiligo many cases.

Can you procure photographs of any cases of deficient or anomalous pigmentation? Not now. Those I have seen in Vitilga differ in no respect from cases at home,

B.

1. Questions.

Pedigree as far as possible (e.g. by making out a family tree of relationships, showing sexes at age of death, and cause of death). The more extensive the pedigree the better. All information is desired bearing on whether Albinism is or is not the expression of a prevalence of scanty pigmentation in a particular stock. Hence the importance of the following:-

In the family has there been:- (a) any Intermarrying, e.g., of cousins?

(b) any Peculiarities as to colour of hair or eyes? not able to give you this [response also covers (c) below]

as to Fecundity.

as to General Physical or Mental Vigour.

(c) any defect other than Pigmentation.

2. Examination.

Colour of skin:- Presence, Description and Distribution of Pigment Spots and Freckles. White & pink.

Hair colour:-       Scalp.    Yellow white      Eyebrows. Yellow white

                                Eyelashes. d[itt]o             Body-hair. d[itt]o

Eyes: Colour of iris           bluish grey                          Of pupil                                reddish

Can any red be seen in the pupil? yes

Is there pigment at Corneal Margin? slight

“    “        “      in the Conjunctiva? none

Nystagmus? No                                Strabismus? Slight           Photophobia?   some

State of Vision?                ?              Any Abnormal Refraction? ?

Is the Pigment of the Retina Defective?                Did not examine              

“  “      “                  of the Choroid Defective? “    “    “

Photograph: (Alongside a normal native.)

Please post at your early convenience to Dr. McAll, or to Dr. A. H. Skinner, Hankow.

Case was seen years ago’