onic bronchitis <*> lasting more than
one year in captivity; bronchiectasis <*>; etc.
(d) Serious chronic affections of the circulatory system,
for example: valvular lesions and myocarditis <*>, which have
shown signs of circulatory failure during captivity, even
though the Mixed Medical Commission cannot detect any such
signs at the time of examination; affections of the
pericardium and the vessels (Buerger's disease, aneurism of
the large vessels); etc.
(e) Serious chronic affections of the digestive organs,
for example: gastric or duodenal ulcer; sequelae of gastric
operations performed in captivity; chronic gastritis,
enteritis or colitis, having lasted more than one year and
seriously affecting the general condition; cirrhosis of the
liver; chronic cholecystopathy <*>; etc.
(f) Serious chronic affections of the genito-urinary
organs, for example: chronic diseases of the kidney with
consequent disorders; nephrectomy because of a tubercular
kidney; chronic pyelitis or chronic cystitis; hydronephrosis
or pyonephrosis; chronic grave gynaecological conditions;
normal pregnancy and obstetrical disorder, where it is
impossible to accommodate in a neutral country; etc.
(g) Serious chronic diseases of the central and peripheral
nervous system, for example: all obvious psychoses and
psychoneuroses, such as serious hysteria, serious captivity
psychoneurosis, etc., duly verified by a specialist <*>; any
epilepsy duly verified by the camp physician <*>; cerebral
arteriosclerosis; chronic neuritis lasting more than one year;
etc.
(h) Serious chronic diseases of the neuro-vegetative
system, with considerable diminution of mental or physical
fitness, noticeable loss of weight and general asthenia.
(i) Blindness of both eyes, or of one eye when the vision
of the other is less than 1 in spite of the use of corrective
glasses; diminution of visual acuity in cases where it is
impossible to restore it by correction to an acuity of 1/2 in
at least one eye <*>; other grave ocular affections, for
example: glaucoma, iritis, choroiditis; trachoma; etc.
(k) Auditive disorders, such as total unilateral deafness,
if the other ear does not discern the ordinary spoken word at
a distance of one metre <*>; etc.
(l) Serious affections of metabolism, for example:
diabetes mellitus requiring insulin treatment; etc.
(m) Serious disorders of the endocrine glands, for
example: thyrotoxicosis; hypothyrosis; Addison's disease;
Simmonds' cachexia; tetany; etc.
(n) Grave and chronic disorders of the blood-forming
organs.
(o) Serious cases of chronic intoxication, for example:
lead poisoning, mercury poisoning, morphinism, cocainism,
alcoholism; gas or radiation poisoning; etc.
(p) Chronic affections of locomotion, with obvious
functional disorders, for example: arthritis deformans;
primary and secondary progressive chronic polyarthritis;
rheumatism with serious clinical symptoms; etc.
(q) Serious chronic skin diseases, not amenable to
treatment.
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