Hints to young medical officers of the army on the examination of recruits, and respecting the feigned disabilities of soldiers : with official documents, and the regulations for the inspection of conscripts for the French and Prussian armies / by Henry Marshall.

Date:
1828
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Credit: Hints to young medical officers of the army on the examination of recruits, and respecting the feigned disabilities of soldiers : with official documents, and the regulations for the inspection of conscripts for the French and Prussian armies / by Henry Marshall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tempt is very imperfect, but he hopes it may be useful in calling forth interesting facts and valuable observations from others. He is anxious to impress on the minds of young medical officers the pro- priety and utility of devoting much patient attention to this branch of their duty. Dr. Cheyne, physician to the medical division of the general military hos- pital of this garrison, whose high talents and great experience are universally acknowledged, has the candour to admit, that to distinguish between sterling and counterfeit disease is one of the most difficult duties he has to perform*. The Reader will perceive that it has been deemed proper in a few instances to suppress the names of individuals and the numbers of regi- ments. To account for some anachronisms which occur in these pages, it. is only necessary to observe, that it was at first supposed the work would have been published last December or January. The Author has been under particular obliga- * Letter to Dr. Renny by Dr. Cheyne, Dublin Hospital Reports, Tol. ir.