MAYO NATIVE HOSPITAL. 55
Annual Return of Surgical Operations performed by Dr. C. Macnamara in the Mayo Native
Hospital during the year 1873.— (Concluded.)
DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION.
N u m b e r o p e r a t e d o n .
DISCHARGED.
R e m a i n i n g .
REMARKS.
Cured.
Relieved.
Unknown.
D i e d . Total.
I n h o s p i t a l .
O u t o f h o s p i t a l .
Removal of cystic tumours
1 ...
...
...
...
1
1 ... Ugnee Doss, admitted 13th, operation 15th, and
died 23rd April 1873. This man had suffered two
years from a cystic tumour in right side of neck,
close up to the angle of the jaw. Died of cellulitis.
8 ...
8 ...
...
...
8 ...
Removal of epuletic tumours
1
1
. . . ...
...
...
1 ... Hemchunder Dey, admitted 6th, operation 7th,
and discharged (cured) 9th February 1873.
1 ...
1 ...
...
...
1 ...
Circumcision
55
7
48 ...
...
...
55 ...
Anal fistula
4
2
2 ...
...
...
4 ...
Perineal section for stricture
of urethra.
1
1
...
...
...
...
1 ...
Removal of cataract
5
5 ...
...
. . .
. . .
5 ...
Removal of left half of lower
jaw for disease of bone.
1
1 ...
...
... ...
1
...
Pooully Doss, admitted 2nd, operation 4th Febru-
ary, and discharged (cured) 10th March 1873.
The left half of lower jaw removed for disease of
bone of four years' standing.
1
...
...
1 ... ...
1
...
Narain Chunder Dey, a spare man, ætat: 30, who
had suffered eight years from disease of left half of
lower jaw, which was removed by operation.
Discharged at his own request in a favorable
condition.
Removal of right upper jaw
1
1 ...
...
... ...
1
...
Abdool Mullick.—The right upper jaw was removed
for epithelial cancer of two months' standing.—
Admitted 25th, operation 29th March, and dis-
charged (cured) 15th April 1873.
1
1 ...
...
. . .
...
1
... Raghoobur.—This man had the left half of upper
jaw removed by operation for disease of the
bone.—Admitted 29th June, operation 4th July,
and discharged (cured) 21st July 1873.
Brachial aneurism
1
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
Gazeemeah, admitted 9th, operation 9th October,
and discharged (cured) 1st December 1873. A
large aneurism of left brachial artery near the
elbow-joint, tumour about the size of a child's
head.—A ligature was applied to the artery close
to the tumour.
Aneurism of arteria innominata
1
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
Gourmohan Dutt, an emaciated subject, and rather
anæmic, who had suffered several months from
aneurism of the arteria innominata. The right
external carotid and right subclavian arteries
were tied. Hemorrhage from the carotid killed
the patient on the 10th day after the operation,
otherwise the aneurism was very much dimi-
nished, and no pulsation could be felt in it.—
Admitted 20th February, operation 9th March,
and died on 19th March 1873.
Removal of head of right
femur for disease.
1
...
...
...
...
1
1
... Rahuthoolah.—This man had a very large tumour
growing from the neck and upper portion of right
thigh bone. It was excised together with the
head of the femur, but the patient died of
pyæmia.—Admitted 30th May, operation 17th
June, and died on 23rd June 1873.
Excision of bones of right
elbow-joint.
1
...
...
...
. . .
1
1
... Abbas, a spare man, ætat: 50, who had suffered
eight months from disease of right elbow-joint.
Excision of the bones was performed, and he
progressed favorably till the sixth week, when he
suddenly died of serous apoplexy.—Admitted 19th
May, operation 2nd June, and died on 4th July
1873.
Nasal polypus
1
1
. . .
...
. . .
...
1 ...
Operation for the radical cure
of hernia.
1
...
...
. . .
. . .
1
1
...
Died of pyæmia.
Reduction of hip dislocation...
1
1
...
...
...
...
1 ...
Reduction of .dislocation of
lower jaw.
1
1
...
...
... ...
1
...
Of six weeks' standing.
Grand Total
163*
69
72
2
1
15 163
4
55 circumcision.
* Include 60 minor operations, viz. 4 fistula in ano.
1 polypus nasi.
Calcutta, 1st January 1874.
C. MACNAMARA,
Surgeon and Superintendent, Mayo Native Hospital.