124
Surgical
operations.
TABLE No. V.
Annual Return of Surgical Operations performed by Dr. C, Macnamara in the Mayo Native Hos-
pital during the year 1873.
Remaining from
previous year.
Performed during
the year.
DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS.
Amputation of thigh ... ...
Ditto
ditto
...
...
Ditto
of leg
...
...
Ditto
of arm
...
...
Ditto
of forearm ...
Ditto
of fingers ...
Ditto
of thumb ...
Ditto
of toes
...
...
Ditto
of
penis...
...
Ditto
of foot (Syme's)...
Paitial amputation of left foot
Ditto
ditto
of right
hand.
Lateral lithotomy, or opera¬
tion for stone in bladder.
Number operated on.
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
DISCHARGED.
Cured.
In hospital.
...
...
...
1
2
1
...
...
3
...
1
1
1
...
1
...
1
...
Out of hospital.
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Relieved.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Unknown.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Died.
1
1
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
Total.
1
1
1
2
2
2
...
3
...
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Remaining.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
REMARKS.
Nine cases remaining from annual return of 1872:—
Sheik Summuddully.— Died of exhaustion on 4th
January 1874; amputation of thigh.
Redoy, a case of scrotal tumour.—Discharged (cured)
on 17th January 1873.
Bolloram, a case of scrotal tumour.—Discharged
(cured) on 9th February 1873.
Jaunkee, a case of scrotal tumour.—Discharged (cured)
on 24th February 1873.
Moodhoosoodun, a case of scrotal tumour.—Discharged
(cured) on 23rd February 1873.
Goolabeah, a case of cystic tumour.—Discharged
(cured) on 9th Junuary 1873.
Mahungoo, a case of adhesion of arm to thorax from
a burn.—Discharged (cured) on 29th January 1873.
Roheembux a case of cataract.—Discharged (cured)
on 17th January 1873.
Boodhun, a case of circumcision.—Discharged (cured)
on 18th January 1873.
Ramsunder Chuckerbutty, ætat: 30.—Had suffered two
months from disease of bones,comprising left knee-
joint and a constant discharge from sinuses, both in
the leg and lower part of the thiph.—Patient died
from exhaustion. Admitted 25th June, operation 4th
and died 6th July 1873.
Moon$oorully, ætat: 42.—Was a esse of compound
comminuted fracture of right leg, compound fracture
of left hand, simple fracture of both bones of right
forearm and wounds of left forearm and of left knee.
—Amputation of right thigh was performed, but pyae-
mia set in on 3rd day, and patient died on 7th day.
Admitted 26th, Operation 26th September, died 3rd
Octobor 1873.
Hydtrallets ætat: 35—Admitted with compound com-
minuted fracture of nearly all the bones of left foot
and ankle-joint, caused by a heavy piece of iron fall-
ing upon is. Died of gangrene of stump —Admitted
11th, operation 14th, died )8th February 1873.
Sonauseechurn, ætat: 13.—Had compound comminuted
fracture of lower end of right humerus. Tempera-
ture on admission 106°, operation 20th March, died
6th April 1873.
Soobaujaun, ætat: 22.—Had compound comminuted
fracture of right hand and of lower ends of the
radius and ulna, lacerations extending as high up as
the elbow-joint. Amputation performed of the arm
at its lower third. Admitted 3rd, operation 3rd May,
discharged (cured) 16th June 1873.
Kadarnauth, admitted 10th, operation 11th September,
discharged (cured) 19th October 1873.—Compound
comminuted fracture of hand and forearm.
Bharut Saw, admitted 18th, operation 19th October
discharged (cured) 28th December 1873.Malignant
disease of the forearm.
Kartiek Chunder, admitted with disease of phalanges
of ring-finger of right band.—Admitted 4th, opera-
tion 6th, discharged (cured) 17th March 1873.
Khaydun, ætat: 22.—Admitted with compound com.
minuted fracture of bones of the tarsus and motatur-
sus of right foot. Syme's operation performed.—Ad-
mitted 11th, operation 12th November. In hospital
nearly cured.
Gopaul, admitted 8th, operation 8th March, and dis-
charged (cured) 18th March 1873.
Bausoo, admitted 4th, operation 4th, and discharged
(cured) 6th April 1878.
Sookhun, admitted 14th, operation 14th February, and
discharged (cured) 11th March 1873.
Goloke Chunder, ætat: 64.—Who had suffered for two
years from symptoms of stone in bladder. He died
of pyaemia on 8th day.—Admitted 5th, operation 6th,
died on 13th March 1873.
Moneruddy, admitted 22nd, operation 22nd March, and
discharged (cured) on 16th April 1873.
Jorufoolah, ætat; 61, who had buffered for eight
months from symptoms of stone in bladder. He died
of exhaustion on 4th day.—Admitted 16th, operatiou
18th, died 20th July 1873 (disease of the kidneys.)
Yeasheen, admitted 17th, operation 17th November, and
discharged (cured) 21st December 1878.
Dookhee, admitted 30th, operatiou 31st December 1873.
In hospital nearly oured.