The temperature is generally higher than in normal persons, and, more important still, varies less in febrile illnesses.
For the reader's convenience, I have drawn up a list of the different points that should be noted in a careful examination.
_Table showing the Anthropological Examination of Insane and Criminal Patients_ (_drawn up by Tamburini, Strassmann, Benelli, and Mario Carrara_).
A--_Anamnesis._ Name--surname--nationality--domicile--profession-- age--education. Economic and hygienic conditions of native place. Family circumstances--pre-natal conditions--infancy--puberty. Causes to which decease of parents may be attributed. Cases of insanity--neurosis--imbecility--perversity--suicide--crime--or eccentricity in the family. Progressive diseases or trauma in the subject. Offence and causes thereof.
B--_Physique._ Skeletal development--height--span of the arms.
C--_Physical Examination._ Muscular development. Colour of hair and eyes. Quantity and distribution of hair. Tattooing. Craniometry: Antero-posterior diameter--transverse diameter-- antero-posterior curve--transverse curve--cephalic index--type and anomalies of the skull--circumference--probable capacity-- semi-circumference (anterior, posterior)--forehead--face, length, diameter (bizygomatic and bigoniac)--facial type--facial index-- anomalies of conformation and development in the skull, in the face, in the ears, in the teeth, in other parts.
E--_Animal Life._ Sensibility: meteoric--tactile--thermal--dolorific and muscular--visual--auditory--of the other senses. Motivity: Sensory left-handedness--motory left-handedness--voluntary and involuntary movements--reflex action (tendinous or muscular, abnormal, chorea).
F--_Vegetative Life._ Muscular strength. Circulation. Respiration. Thermo-genesis. Digestion: Rumination--bulimy--vomiting--dyspepsia--constipation-- diarrhoea. Secretions: Milk--saliva--perspiration--urine--menstruation. Dyscrasia: poisoning.
G--_Psychic Examination._ Language--writing--slang. Attention--perception. Memory (textual)--reason. Dreams--excitability--passions. Sentiments: Affection--morality--religion. Instincts and tendencies. Moral character--industry. Physiognomical expression. Education--aptitudes.