Old age; the results of information received respecting nearly nine hundred persons who had attained the age of eighty years : including seventy-four centenarians.

  • Humphry, George Murray, Sir, 1820-1896.
Date:
1889
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Credit: Old age; the results of information received respecting nearly nine hundred persons who had attained the age of eighty years : including seventy-four centenarians. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University.

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    f General Condition. Fat, spare, average; full-blooded, pale, average; strong, feeble, average. Height feet inches. Weight . Figure.—Erect, bent. Voice.—Loud, clear, full, weak. Sight.—Good, short, long. Are glasses required for reading ? If so, for how many years? Hearing.—Good, bad, indifferent. Are the joints of the fingers or hands natural, stiff, or deformed? Teeth.—How many remaining? Artificial teeth used? If so, how long ? Digestion.—Good, bad, moderate. Appetite.—Good, bad, moderate. Small eater, large eater, moderate. How many meals each day? Amount and kind of alcoholic beverages daily ? ,, ,, other beverages daily ? Amount of animal food daily ? Boicels.—Act daily, alternate days, irregularly. Are aperient medi- cines taken frequently or rarely? Disposition.—Placid, irritable, energetic, lethargic. Intellectual Powers.—High, low, average. Give any details. Memory.—Good, bad, moderate, for past or recent events. Habits.—Active, sedentary, confined to bed. Amount and kind of out-door exercise. Smokes tobacco. — Much, little, moderately. Takes snuff. Sleep.—Good, bad, moderate. No. of hours . Hour of going to bed . Of rising Ant Present Maladies.—Their nature and duration. State any other points in the general condition, habits, etc., worthy of mention. PAST HISTOEY. Occupation. Residences. Age when married. Duration of married life. No. of children- Circumstances.—Affluent, comfortable, poor. First, second, third, or child of parents. General Condition.—Stout, spare, average; delicate, robust, average; health usually good, moderate, often ailing, rarely ailing. Digestion.—Usually good, indifferent. H. C. h