Thompson: The Cardiac Case 



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The facts reconlL-d in This chapter show some very startling 

 truths. The majority of cardiac patients reported to this Depart- 

 ment have been born in the small town or country, and are. 

 therefore, not rightfully the problem of the city. 



The large majority of patients sittfering from cardiac disease 

 are in the productive age. Most of them, also, are married ana 

 therefore have dependents. 



All occupations known to have been engaged in by these 

 patients represent hard physical labor, this making it imperative 

 for some change to be made before complete recovery could be 

 hoped for. 



