PERIODIC HEALTH EXAMINATION

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Abstract
Records of medico/ examinations of 1,513 persons in executive positions were studied to estimate the value of periodic health examinations and to determine which phases of such examinations would be most productive of the desired results. At the first examination 612 persons (40%) were found to have previously unrecognized disease, 473 (31 %) were free from new disease but had previously recognized impairments of health, and 428 (28%) were classified as healthy. Reexaminations were carried out in 822 persons after an average lapse of 16 months and yielded 386 new diagnoses. In about half of the cases of newly detected disease, the disease was capable of causing death or major disability, and in about 93% the condition was amenable to therapy. The data demonstrated the value of such examinations to the patient and established the relative frequency of the diseases to be watched for.

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