On the medical estimate of life for life assurance / by Stephen H. Ward.
- Ward, Stephen H.
- Date:
- 1857
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: On the medical estimate of life for life assurance / by Stephen H. Ward. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.
68/86 (page 58)
![by occupation to over indulgence in spirituous liquors. 9. Stomach and other abdominal affections. Dr. Christison considers that in the case of proposals of assurance about the commence- ment of old age, a liability to stomach com- plaints should be viewed with distrust. He also dwells upon the frequent connexion of latent tubercle with indigestion, and con- siders that a liability to this should be viewed with distrust in those who exhibit any strumous tendency. Frequent diarrhea or vomiting may, it should be remembered, de- pend upon some organic lesion. The presence of tape worm, with its possible train of severe nervous symptoms, is against a life. Such a life should, indeed, not be entertained, until we are satisfied by medical certificate that the worm has been removed. ] 0. Fits. It is not always easy to determine the nature of a fit or fits from which an indi- vidual is said to have suffered at some previous and perhaps distant period. When there is any doubt, it is best not to incur the hazard of recom- mending the life. An attack of syncope depen-](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21446568_0068.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
