Value of family history and personal condition in estimating a liability to consumption.

Date:
1895
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Credit: Value of family history and personal condition in estimating a liability to consumption. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    in the non-tainted class; and that this increased pro- portion exists at every decennial period of life until extreme old age. To form a correct estimate of the value of such record, as an indication of the liability to consumption, the cases should be viewed as they present themselves when applicants for insurance. It is at this time that the medical examiner must decide as to the eligibility of the proponent, and the family record is considered an important element in this decision. The age of the applicant himself may be a qualifying condition, for the influence of family inheritances and tendencies is believed to vary at different periods of life. In the following table, therefore, the cases have been grouped according to the age at insurance: Table No. 2. SHOWING THE MORTALITY FROM CONSUMPTION IN NON- CONSUMPTIVE AND CONSUMPTIVE FAMILIES. Age at Insurance and Cause of Death Non-consump- tive Families Consumptive Families To 29 years - All causes Consumption Percentage 473 135 28. s 255 96 37-6 30 to 39 - ' All causes Consumption Percentage 9°3 120 674 136 20,2 40 49 . All causes Consumption Percent age 813 54 6.S 596 55 Q. 2 50 years and upwards ' All causes Consumption Percentage 517 24 4.6 469 23 4-0