Remarks on the examination of recruits, intended for the use of young medical officers |
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... infantry of the line in England recruits are not enlisted within several inches of this standard ; youth and height much exceeding the above are found sufficiently combined to meet the exigencies of the service . The careful provision ...
... infantry of the line in England recruits are not enlisted within several inches of this standard ; youth and height much exceeding the above are found sufficiently combined to meet the exigencies of the service . The careful provision ...
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... infantry soldier one of his most debilitating duties in youth , it was a material objection to early enlistment ; the baneful effect of sustaining too early in life the weight and drag of the knapsack on the chest on long marches , is ...
... infantry soldier one of his most debilitating duties in youth , it was a material objection to early enlistment ; the baneful effect of sustaining too early in life the weight and drag of the knapsack on the chest on long marches , is ...
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... infantry below eighteen . The mind and body are in the undeveloped condition of boyhood . The ordinary marches , escorts , drills , guards at night , and other duties of infantry soldiers , if in- curred much below eighteen , may with ...
... infantry below eighteen . The mind and body are in the undeveloped condition of boyhood . The ordinary marches , escorts , drills , guards at night , and other duties of infantry soldiers , if in- curred much below eighteen , may with ...
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... infantry soldier , to engage in possibly harrassing marches , sustaining considerable weight , and requiring the exercise of muscles and endurance ; the effect must be the developement of varicose veins , deranged circulation , and ...
... infantry soldier , to engage in possibly harrassing marches , sustaining considerable weight , and requiring the exercise of muscles and endurance ; the effect must be the developement of varicose veins , deranged circulation , and ...
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... infantry soldier , on active service , is at all times liable to the exhausting and debilitating influence of hardships , consequent upon want of rest and long marches , frequently carrying very considerable weight . Attention is ...
... infantry soldier , on active service , is at all times liable to the exhausting and debilitating influence of hardships , consequent upon want of rest and long marches , frequently carrying very considerable weight . Attention is ...
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ACTONIAN PRIZE amount appearance approved army auscultation blisters bronchial tubes bronchitis cachexia cause of rejection cavalry chest chronic cicatrices clavicles cloth condition consideration constitution deformity degree derangement detection diagnosis dilated disability disease disqualifying dragoon duties dyspnoea effects ending the 31st Engravings on Wood enlarged enlistment evidences examination of recruits exciting causes exist extensive Fcap finger Foolscap 8vo Foreign Medical Review Fourth Edition frequently Gazette habit hernia HOSPITAL importance infantry soldier inflammation influence injury instances instructions invariably Journal leech bites limbs lungs MANUAL marks of treatment medical officer Medicine MIDWIFERY muscular muscular developement neurine numerous observed occasion occasionally organs PATHOLOGY PHARMACOPOEIA phthisis PHYSICIAN Plates pleurisy Post 8vo PRACTICAL practitioner predisposition proportion RECRUITS Medically inspected regiment remarks scrofula scrotum Second Edition spine staff surgeon strumous SURGERY symptoms syphilitic tion TOTAL NUMBER traces treatise ulcers unfit usually varicocele varicose varicose veins varix veins WILLIAM GULL
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