MEDICAL EXAMINER FOR THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR THE GENERAL AGENCY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; EXAMINING SURGEON OF THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFord, Conn., FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK; CLINICAL PROFESSOR OF ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY IN THE WOMAN'S MEDICAL COLLEGE OF THE NEW YORK INFIRMARY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON TO THE NEW YORK INFANT ASYLUM; MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION; PERMANENT MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL MEDICINE; MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK MEDICO- LEGAL SOCIETY, OF THE N. Y. COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY, ETC., ETC. LANE MEDICAL LIBRARY 16797 NEW YORK. THE SPECTATOR COMPANY, 16 DEY STREET. 1888. To RICHARD A. McCURDY, Esq., this book is respectfully dedicated as a token of personal esieem by Copyright by THE SPECTATOR COMPANY, 1887. THE AUTHOR. ا ما S85 1888 PREFACE. T is a natural inquiry on the part of a newly appointed Medical IT Examiner: "How shall I most satisfactorily perform the duties of my position?" The function of a medical college is to teach principles, and the object of this book is to apply those principies to the requirements of the Life Insurance Examiner. In the present work the author aims to present a concise, practical manual, which will enable even the beginner in life insurance examinations to conduct an examination satisfactorily to the company by whom he is employed to the applicant and to himself-and it is intended to be a systematic and complete treatise upon the subject of life insurance examinations. It represents the results of many years of practical experience in the department of which it treats, and the author takes pleasure in acknowledging the valuable services of Dr. George D. Clift in its preparation. |