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sister, considered a consumptive, but appears to have recovered; now 53 years 

 old and comfortable, but cannot live on sea coast. Father refused life in- 

 surance by Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. a number of years ago 

 because underweight and suspected of incipient tuberculosis; received a 

 policy from New York Life Insurance Co. and later from another insurance 

 company in Philadelphia. Dr. Goodall found in the tip of one of the lungs of 

 Spe a spot that looked as if there had been a process there, but otherwise 

 nothing significant. College course: Physical. Personal data: Oct. 26, <Spe's 

 pulse took an unusually long time to return to normal after bicycle riding; 

 he was feverish; Oct. 27, 1917, fever night before and pulse unsettled; 

 beheved he had the grippe; face somewhat flushed and bad odor to breath; 

 Oct. 28, 1917, reported himself all right; Nov. 16, toothache; slight infection 

 of gums over wisdom tooth ; gum lanced ; toothache promptly relieved ; Nov. 

 18 and 19, felt fine; Nov. 26, felt all right; Dec. 10 and 11, felt fine; Dec. 12, 

 felt weak, throat a Httle sore, temperature at SHS"" a. m., 99.6° F.; excused 

 from respiration experiment; stayed in bed, headache, appetite poor; Dec. 

 13, felt better, temperature 100.5° F. ; temperature taken later by physician 

 and reported as 102° F. (pulse 120) ; at 2 p. m. physician suspected typhoid 

 fever; at 6''30™ p. m. temperature 102.5° F., pulse 102; Dec. 14, after consul- 

 tation of two doctors case pronounced probably typhoid; Dec. 15, went home 

 to Andover; case pronounced typhoid fever by Andover physician; returned to 

 college Apr. 2, 1918. Physical activities: According to personal estimate 

 Sept. 27, 1917, about 28 hours a week spent in physical exercise, such as 

 walking, playing tennis, football, gymnasium work, etc. Nov. 14, played 

 football on class team. 



TOM. 



Leslie J. Tompkins; born July 21, 1892; home Yonkers, New York; age 

 25 years; height 176 cm.; nude weight 59.50 kilos. Medical examination: 

 Oct. 2, 1917, negative. Family history: All relatives either normal or thin 

 on both sides of family; only brother thin. Mother died of pulmonary 

 hemorrhage due to tuberculosis. College course: Secretarial. Personal data: 

 Nov. 16, said he had no ambition and could not take more exercise than he 

 was then taking; thought he needed more sleep. Nov. 25, took cascara. 

 Dec. 3, had had diarrhea, probably as a result of eating greens two or three 

 days before; still had pain and loose bowels. Dec. 6, copious stools. Dec. 



12, no bowel movements since the first part of the week, 2 or 3 days before. 

 Dec. 16, bowel trouble due to something eaten; other students eating at Woods 

 Hall were also affected. At 11 a. m., temperature 96.8° F.; pulse 44. Dec. 

 17, still some diarrhea. During the Christmas hohdays hemorrhoids de- 

 veloped, forming a blood clot, necessitating an operation. Operation for 

 blood clot Dec. 24 and for hemorrhoids Dec. 27; ether both times; spent over 

 one week in hospital. Left hospital Jan. 2 and returned to college Jan. 11, 

 feeling somewhat weak and considerable discomfort from operation. Jan. 



13, much difficulty in moving bowels; rectum irritated and skin about anus 

 raw. Jan. 15, throat dry, headache, and so ill that he went to bed. Jan. 

 17, passed some blood at end of bowel movement. Jan. 23, felt weak. Jan. 

 24, considerable weakness and able to exercise but little. Jan. 25, delegate 

 to Y. M. C. A. convention in Boston. Feb. 5, went to turkey dinner at 

 Pec's, ate more than Vea. Sick Feb. 6. Managed college store during 

 winter. Physical activities: According to personal estimate Sept. 27, about 

 25 hours spent each week in physical exercise, such as walking, playing tennis, 

 football, gymnasium work, etc. Feb. 1, 12 noon, "chinned bar" 7 times; 

 best record 12 times one year before. Same date, in afternoon, took part in 

 arm-holding contest, continuing 183/^ minutes of 1-hour period; first man of 

 Squad A to fall out. 



