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Showing the Results of the more important Surgic al Operations
CLASS.
NATURE OF OPERATIONS.
MEDICAL COLLEGE.
GENERAL HOSPITAL.
MAYO HOSPITAL.
Remai ned.
P e r f o r m e d f u r i n g t h e y e a r .
T o t a l .
C u r e d .
Re l i e v e d .
D i s c h a r g e d o t h e r w i s e .
Died.
Re ma i ni ng.
Remai ned.
P e r f o r m e d d u r i n g t h e y e a r .
To t a l .
C u r e d .
Re l i e v e d .
D i s c h a r g e d o t h e r w i s e .
Died.
R e ma i n i n g .
Remai ned.
P e r f o r m e d d u r i n g t h e y e a r .
Total.
C u r e d .
R e l i e v e d . D i s c h a r g e d o t h e r w i s e .
Di ed.
Re ma i n i n g .
Operations on
the eye.
Extraction of opaque cap-
sule
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6
6
2
2
2 . . .
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...
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Artificial pupil
2
21
23
8 6
6 ... 3 ... ...
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Iridectomy
1
7
8
2 3
2 . . . 1 ...
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... 1
1
1
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Extraction of lens
33
206
239
164 9 40 ... 26...
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1 4
1 4 1 3 1
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Solution of lens ...
3
3
. . . 1
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2 ...
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Extraction of foreign bodies ...
1
1
1 . . . . . . . . . ...
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Staphyloma
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11
11
7 4
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Excision of eye-ball
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18
18
16 1
. . . ... 1 ...
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1
1 . . . . . . 1 . . .
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Puncture of the globe
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2
2
. . . 2
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Removal of tumours from
the neighbourhood of the
eye
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4
4
2 1
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1 ...
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Ditto on arteries. Ligature of arteries
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2
2
2 . . .
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1
1
1
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...
...
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Ditto on veins
Obliteration of varicose veins ...
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2
2
2 ...
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Ditto varicocele
...
1
1
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1
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"
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Ditto on joints
Reduction of dislocations
...
5
5
5
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2
2
2 ...
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1
74
7 5 75
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Extension of still and de-
formed joints
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10
10
5
4
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1 ...
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...
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Excision of joints
2
7
9
5 1
. . . 1 2 ...
1
1
1 ...
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. . . 1
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1 . . . 1 . . . . . .
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Incision of joints
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2
2
2 . . .
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Ditto on bones
Excision of bones
1
6
7
3 1 ... 2 1 ...
4
4
2 ...
1
1
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6
6 3 1
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2
...
Removal of necrosed bones 2
6
8
6 1
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1 ...
1
1
1 ...
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. . . 1
5
6 6 . . . . . . . . .
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Fractures set
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2
2
1 1
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1
1
1
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Amputations
Arms
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5
5
1 2 ... 1
1
...
1
1
1 ...
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9
9 5
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3
1
Forearms
1
1
2
1 1
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4
4 2
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1
Hand
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1
1 1 . . . ... . . .
Fi ngers
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2
2
1
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1 ...
2 2 2
...
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27
27 22 -3 ...
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2
Metacarpal bones
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1
1
1 ...
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Penis
1
2
3
2 . . .
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7
7
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Thigh
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3
3
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1
1
1 ...
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3
4
2
... ... 2 ...
Knee
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1
1
1 . . .
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Leg
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7
7
3 . . .
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6
6
3
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Foot
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:3
3
1 . . .
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2 ...
1 1 ...
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1 ... ...
2
2 1
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Toe
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1
1
1
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1
1
1 .. .
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6
6 5
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1
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Wrist
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1
1
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1 ...
1
1
1 ...
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Shoulder joint
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3
3
3
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Removal of for-
eign bodies
Removal of foreign bodies
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1
1 ...
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Removal of tu-
mours
Ditto of tumours
2
20
22
15 2 ...
3 2 1
8 9
8
...
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1 1
17
18 16 ... ... 1
1
Ditto of cancers. Ditto of cancers
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1
1 ...
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1
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1
4
5 3 . . . ...
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2
Ditto of calculi.
Ditto of cal- Lithotomy ...
8
8
7 . . .
1 . . .
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1
5
6 4 1 ...
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culi Lithotrity
1
3
4
4 . . .
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Incisions
Uretlirotoiny
...
3
3
3 . . .
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1
1 1
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Laryngotomy
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1
1
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Tracheotomy
...
3
3
1 2
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3
3
1 ...
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1
1 ...
1
1 ...
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Perineal section. 1
10
11
6 3
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2 ...
1
1
1
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...
2
2 1 . . . . . . 1 . . .
Hœmatocele
...
9 9
9 . . .
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... 1
. . . 1
1
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Herniotomy
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5
5
2 . . .
. . . 3 ... 1
. . . 1
1 ...
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2
2
1 . . . ... 1 ...
Radical cure of hernia
2
27
29
23 ...
1 3 2 ...
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...
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. . . ... 1
7
8 5 1 ... 2 ...
Abscess (large and danger-
ously situated
...
24
24
20 3
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1
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23 23 21
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2
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...
2
2 . . . 1
1 ...
Tenotomy
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4
4
4
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1
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1
1 . . . ... . . .
...
Imperforate vagina
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...
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1
1
1 ...
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Reparative
operations
Stretching of nerve
...
2
2
1
1
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Recto-vaginal fistula
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Plastic operation
...
12
12
9 2 ... . . .
1 ...
5 5
5
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. . . 1
3
4
4 . . . ...
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...
For cicatrices
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5
5
3 1
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1 ...
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...
2
2
1 . . . . . . . . .
1
Trephining
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1
1 . . . 1 . . . . . .
...
Operations
not classified
Catheterism
... ...
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2
2
2 ...
...
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...
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Paracentesis of head, abdo-
men, or chest
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...
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5
5
...
3 . . . 2 ...
Paracentesis of bladder
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...
1
1 1 . . . . . . . . .
...
Internal piles removed
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4
4
4 ... ... . . .
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...
6
6 5
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...
1 ...
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...
Scrotal tumour removed
5
50
55
38 ... ... 6 11 ... ...
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5
2 1
2 6 1 9 . . . . . . 2 5
Removal of female genitals ... ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
...
4
4 4 . . . . . . . . .
...
Ditto of male genitals
...
1
1
1. ...
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... ...
1
1
1
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-
-
-
...
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-
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...
Castration
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1
1 1 . . . . . . . . .
...
Aspiration
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Removal of enlarged tonsil ... ......
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...
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.
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1
1 1 . . . . . . . . .
...
Obstetric ope
r ations
Delivery by forceps
...
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3
3 ...
3
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...
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...
Removal of fœtal remains
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...
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Total
5 4
5 3 6
5 9 0 391 55
5 2 2 9 63
79 83 70
3
1
6
3 1 5
245
260 208 13 1 2 2
16
Number of minor operations . . . ...
3,153
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. . . 184 ... ...
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1 3 , 0 1 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
* The results of minor operations in the Medical College