. The effects of inanition and malnutrition upon growth and structure . 170 ioO Fig. 94.—Graph showing the individual weights of the human lungs in atrophic cases, up to adult. Data from various sources. The normal curve is from data compiled by Prof. R. E. Scammon. In most of the cases the lungs appear subnormal, although the weight is frequently increased by terminal bronchopneumonia. In famine-stricken children of various ages, Nicolaeff ('23) found the lungs often edematous, but frequently 40-50 per cent subnormal in weight accord- ing to age. In Fig. 94, the weights of the lungs are plott
. The effects of inanition and malnutrition upon growth and structure . 170 ioO Fig. 94.—Graph showing the individual weights of the human lungs in atrophic cases, up to adult. Data from various sources. The normal curve is from data compiled by Prof. R. E. Scammon. In most of the cases the lungs appear subnormal, although the weight is frequently increased by terminal bronchopneumonia. In famine-stricken children of various ages, Nicolaeff ('23) found the lungs often edematous, but frequently 40-50 per cent subnormal in weight accord- ing to age. In Fig. 94, the weights of the lungs are plotted against the body length, in all available data in atrophic cases up to 20 years of age. It will be noted that while in most cases the lungs appear subnormal in weight, they are quite variable, and some even above normal. Many of the latter doubtless represent cases with terminal bronchopneumonia, which is very common. The same applies to Fig. 95, representing the lung weight in atrophic infants only. In Table 2, the average weight of the lungs (excluding pneumonia cases) in atrophic infants is given, in comparison with the normal from different stand-
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