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Queen Hotel,
Cheater.
21st August 1917.
Ree.
Mr Edward Jones, Pensioner, HongKong,presented himself to me
for Medical Examination yesterday. His general condition is by
no means satisfactory.
He states that his health has improved recently,but if such
is the case, it must have been extremely poor before. He is still
intensely Anaemic, and his heart is dilated and there are marked
murmure over it. He still suffers from Diarrhoea, and has to diet
Thungh himself constantly. There is also some oedema of the legs, ď
this has obviously improved. He is very debilitated, and suffers
from breathlessness on slight exertion,
His Age is only 58 years, but he gives one the impression
of being much older than that,
In my opinion he is quite unfit,even for temporary service,
in a tropical country, and I see no likelihood of his health
improving sufficiently,to allow of his taking up any work at an
early date.
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What he requires is complete rest, with appropriate treatment
in a mild climate,
I am
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Sir,
Your Obedient Servant,
My Pant
Lieut-Colonel R.A.M.C. Medical Adviser,
To:-
The Under Secretary
of State, for the
Colonies,
Colonial Office,
Downing Street, London, S.V,