[cover]

Property of Dr G W Wood

A Record of

Dr T H Hammond

1896

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RECORD OF EXAMINATIONS FOR SINGLE SURGEON.
Dr. T. H. Hammond
Town, Oxford
County,
State, Fla.
Sent out , 189 .
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., January 1, 1892
This record being one of the archives of this Bureau should be carefully preserved from
blots, mutilations, or injuries of any kind. It must also be preserved from inspection.
In issuing this record to the Examining Surgeons, it is hoped to secure and preserve a history
of the disability of disabilities in every case. The "particular description" should, therefore,
embrace as much of detail as possible.
In making an examination, the Surgeon should observe every cause of disability and note it
in the record. In every case the record should be an exact transcript from the certificate.
Carefully kept, it will be of immense value to this Bureau; without care, of no value.
Upon the resignation or removal of the Surgeon having charge of this record, or when the
book is filled or called for, it must be mailed at once to this Bureau.
The Examining Surgeon must affix his signature, not only to the certificate, but to the copy
made in the record, and at the time the same is made.
A Surgeon who record of examination has been nearly filled should make requisition for
a new one, by letter, and state that the filled record will be transmitted by mail to this Bureau.
Pending the arrival of a new record, duplicate certificates must be retained for entering upon its
receipt.
All special examinations must be designated, and entered in the record in the order of their
dates with the others.
Separate books, for Original and Increase examinations will not kept, the present form of
blank being specially designed for either class.
Communications to this Bureau should not be inclosed [sic] in any package nor in envelopes
attached thereto.
So much of paragraph 36, "Instructions to Examining Surgeons, 1891," as relates to the
construction of duplicate certificate4s by Single Surgeons becomes inoperative upon the receipt
of this record.
Green B Raum
Commissioner.

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3-099.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 29, 1898.
To Boards of Examining Surgeons
Of the Bureau of Pensions:
It has come to the notice of the Bureau that some examining boards have a number of applicants in
the examination rooms at the same time and examine claimants in the presence of others, and that other
boards examine two or three applicants at one and the same time, each member of a board examining an
applicant, instead of three members jointly examining the same applicant.
Only one applicant shall be in the examining room at a time, and only one applicant shall be exam-
ined a t a time, all the members present joining in the examination.
Each board should have a suitable waiting room to accommodate those who are awaiting an exam-
ination.
J. F. Raub,
Medical Referee
Approved:
H. Caly Evans,
Commissioners of Pensions.
6192b10m4-98

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(3-184.)
Attention is invited to the outlines of the human skeleton and figure upon the back of
this certificate, and they should be used whenever it is possible to indicate precisely the location
of a disease or injury, the entrance and exit of a missile, an amputation, &c.
[column 1-instructions]
Insert character
and number of
claim.
Name and rank
of claimant.
Claimant's post-
office address.
Cause of disa-
bility.
If a pensioner, fill
in the amount;
if not, erase the
whole line.
Here give the
claimant's
statement
as briefly and
as compactly
as possible.

Here give a full
description of
the disabili-
ties, in accord-
ance with Book
of Instructions
The actual or
probable origin
of every exist-
ing disability
must be fully
set forth.
Whenever a disa-
bility is shown,
or is believed
to be due to or
aggravated by
vicious habits
the opinion of
the board must
be stated.
When not due
to such habits
this fact must
be stated.
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Increase Pension Claim No. 501.144
[State above whether for original, increase, or restoration.]
David C Mote , Rank, Private
Company K, 34 Reg't Ohio Inf Oxford State,
[Post-office address of the Surgeon.]
Ocala Fla Feb 10 , 1897.
[Date of examination.]
I hereby certify that in compliance with the requirement s of the law I have carefully
examine this applicant, who states that he is suffering from the following disability, incurred
in the service, viz: Rheumatism, resulting disease of
heart, sunstroke, paralysis of urinary organs loss
of memory, pain in head and back
and that he received a pensions of six dollars per month.
He makes the following statement upon which he bases his claim for Increase
[original, increase, restoration, &c.]
Had rheumatism fever and sunstroke in the army
was unconscious 5 or 6 weeks, then in winter he was
in Libby prison without fire and blankets produ
cing rheumatism and spinal trouble and paralysis
of urinary organs, has a feeling of constriction about
the head, has constant pain in spine, arms and legs,
at night his head will go backwards and when closes

Upon examination I find the following objective conditions: Pulse rate, 84 ;
respiration, 36 ; temperature, 99.5 [degrees]; height, 5 feet 10 1/2 inches; weight, 190
pounds; age, 50 years.

statement continued {his eyes, he sees sparks, during the day objects where
before his eyes, riding produces pain in the spine
and nausea
I have met him several times and have given
him medical treatment; his memory is very poor,
though an intelligent and pretty well educated man
his mind is dull, sensibilities blunted. I cannot
account for the very frequent respiration but be-
lieve it is due to trouble in the nervous system.
I can detect no cardiac murmurs, the heart's
action is irregular occasionally intermitting;
the chest measurement 43 ¼ -- 43 1/2 -- 43 3/4 in, the right side
of the chest is perceptibly flattened above, the left side
of the chest measures about an inch more than
the right. I believe he has thickening and chronic
inflammation of the menenges [sic] of the brain and spine
and on this account his disability is total and that
this disability results from sunstroke and prison
life. He has hypertrophy of the prostrate, a result
of age; disability for hypertrophy of the prostate
is 9/18. Amendment Apr, nothing to describe (OVER.)

. He is, in my opinion, entitled to a
rating for the disability caused by , for that caused
by , and for that caused by
Thos. H. Hammond , Examining Surgeon.
N. B.-- Always forward a certificate of examination whether a disability is found to exist or not.
6-427

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[four diagrams of male physique]

CONTINUE RECORD OF EXAMINATION HERE.
about joints or tendons no objective symptoms of rheuma
tism. I said failed is detect cardiac murmurs . This I think
covers everything as far as the heart is concerned, irregularity of
the heart and to nervous lesions

PROVIDED FURTHER, That all examinations shall be thorough and searching, and the certificate contain a full
description of the physical condition of the claimant at the time, which shall include all the physical and rational signs
and a statement of all the structural changes.---[Extract from Section 4, Act of Congress approved July 25, 1882.]
6--427

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(3-184.)
Attention is invited to the outlines of the human skeleton and figure upon the back of
this certificate, and they should be used whenever it is possible to indicate precisely the location
of a disease or injury, the entrance and exit of a missile, an amputation, &c.
[column 1-instructions]
Insert character
and number of
claim.
Name and rank
of claimant.
Claimant's post-
office address.
Cause of disa-
bility.
If a pensioner, fill
in the amount;
if not, erase the
whole line.
Here give the
claimant's
statement
as briefly and
as compactly
as possible.

Here give a full
description of
the disabili-
ties, in accord-
ance with Book
of Instructions
The actual or
probable origin
of every exist-
ing disability
must be fully
set forth.
Whenever a disa-
bility is shown,
or is believed
to be due to or
aggravated by
vicious habits
the opinion of
the board must
be stated.
When not due
to such habits
this fact must
be stated.
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Increase Pension Claim No. 509.207
[State above whether for original, increase, or restoration.]
William H. Bailey , Rank, Private
Company E, 22 Reg't Ohio Inf Oxford Fla, State,
[Post-office address of the Surgeon.]
Tangerine Fla June 1 , 1898.
[Date of examination.]
I hereby certify that in compliance with the requirement s of the law I have carefully
examine this applicant, who states that he is suffering from the following disability, incurred
in the service, viz: disease of legs result of scurvy and re
sulting weakness, emaciation, general dability
and rheumatism
and that he received a pensions of Ten dollars per month.
He makes the following statement upon which he bases his claim for Increase
[original, increase, restoration, &c.]
Had in the army what was called scurvy, feet
and legs were swollen so that he could not
wear shoes, spots on his legs which still re-
main coming and going, is weak, short of breath
unable to do any work, pains in the arms which
he calls rheumatism.

Upon examination I find the following objective conditions: Pulse rate, 84 ;
respiration, 22 ; temperature, 98. [degrees]; height, 5 feet 6 inches; weight, 118
pounds; age, 62 years.

I find livid spots on the legs varying in size
these he says are the kind he had in the army
and have remained even since ever since. His legs
put on pressure, which caused me to suspect
albummenia. I explained the urine but
found no albumen. On exercising a little
he is short of breath the heart's action so
turbulent that I could not count the pulse
this is due to dability. He complains of pain
in his arms which he calls rheumatism;
it is subjective only now; he has an enlarge
ment of the oleeranon process of right arm
which he calls rheumatism. For scurvy
and general dability his disability is
total, no vicious habits. For rheumatism
1/4 in, for old age fully one half

(OVER.)
. He is, in my opinion, entitled to a
rating for the disability caused by , for that caused
by , and for that caused by
Thos. H. Hammond , Examining Surgeon.
N. B.-- Always forward a certificate of examination whether a disability is found to exist or not.
6-427

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[four diagrams of male physique]

CONTINUE RECORD OF EXAMINATION HERE.

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and that he received a pensions of Ten dollars per month.
He makes the following statement upon which he bases his claim for Increase
[original, increase, restoration, &c.]
Recvd incised wound of abdomen in the
service which produced ventral hernia,
this wound was treated with ice, the water
running under him caused an abscess
around the rectum causing fistula, he recvd
a shell wound of left arm and right
ankle causing paralysis

Upon examination I find the following objective conditions: Pulse rate, 76 ;
respiration, 24 ; temperature, 98.2 [degrees]; height, 5 feet 10 inches; weight, 160
pounds; age, 70 years. I find a scar from an incise
wound 4 1/2 through the umbilicus and
a hernia comes pronding to the scar
about the size of a goose egg. He has
numerous fistulous openings about
the anus and marks of an operation
The motion of right arm is impaired
he can raise it to a level only. Has scar
on right ankle 4 in diameter
His disability from age ventral hernia
fistula in arm is total of $12 per month,
permanent and not due to vicious
habits.
Amend Sep 20th, I don't know whether a trns would retain
the ventral hernia or not. Disability for ventral
hernia 12/18 ths. - Rectum. Can say but little more
part greatly enlarged, discharging and a deep
scar the result of an unsuccessful operation
disability for anal fistula 15/18ths
shell wound of left arm & find no evidence of this
though he thinks he was injured by the bursting
of a shell in some inexplicable manner (OVER.)
. He is, in my opinion, entitled to a
rating for the disability caused by , for that caused
by , and for that caused by
Thos. H. Hammond , Examining Surgeon.
N. B.-- Always forward a certificate of examination whether a disability is found to exist or not.
6-427

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[four diagrams of male physique]

CONTINUE RECORD OF EXAMINATION HERE.
Producing numbness - subjective only.
Impaired disability of right arm disability 9/18
Scar of right ankle just above internal malleollus, nor
painful or tender no disability
Age, disability total, shell wound of left hand subjective
only. Heart and lungs good, no albumen in the urine
disabilities not due to vicious habits.