Physician record books of prisoners incarcerated at the Industrial Reformatory at Huntingdon. Information provided is name of prisoner, prisoner number, age, race, date of examination, date of birth, nationality and occupation of father, nationality of mother, whether most resembles father or mother, general health, general appearance, date of vaccination, diseases and accidents suffered, history of past nervous or mental disorder, appetite, any problems with sleep, and problems with the bowels or urine, any evidence of hernia, general temperament, any drug habits or tobacco habits, pulse, condition of heart, condition of lungs, condition of thorax, condition of muscles, condition of eyes, condition of ears, mental condition, general remarks, and signature of physician.
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