22
REPORT ON THE
of extractions of lens was 13, against 12 in the previous year. The following
are some of the more important operations:—
Number.
Number.
Extraction of lens
... 13
Amputations of —
Tracheotomy
...
...
1
Arm
..
.
... 2
Trephining or removing por-
Forearm
. . .
... 5
tions of the skull
... 2
Hand
. . .
. . . 2
Operations for strangulated
Elbow-joint ...
...
1
hernia
...
...
1
Thigh
. . .
... 2
Removal of scrotal tumour
...
2
Hip-joint
...
...
1
Foot
...
...
1
Total
... 33
The total number of more important operations was 33, against 35 in 1897
and 40 in 1896. The Superintendent reports that steps are being taken to
provide the hospital with an operation room.
53. The selected list of surgical operations performed by individual
Medical Officers in Calcutta and Howrah during 1898 is given in the following
table :
—
Selected list of Surgical operations showing the number of each performed by individual officers during 1898.
NAMES OF OPERATORS.
PERIOD OF DUTY.
E x c i s i o n o f t u m o u r s ( a l l k i n d s ) .
E x c i s i o n o f j o i n t s ( p a r t i a l o r c o m p l e t e ) .
O p e r a t i o n s o n b o n e s .
AMPUTATIONS.
E x t r a c t i o n o f l e n s .
A b d o m i n a l s e c t i o n ( f o r a n y p u r p o s e o t h e r t h a n o b s t e t r i c a l ) .
A b s c e s s o f l i v e r ( a n y o p e r a t i o n ) .
REMOVAL OF
VESICAL
CALCULI-
O b s t e t r i c o p e r a t i o n s .
T o t a l .
T h r o u g h a n d a b o v e m e t a c a r p u s .
T h r o u g h a n d a b o v e m a t a t a r s u s .
B y i n c i s i o n .
By crushing.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12 13 1 4
Lieut.-Col. R. C. Sanders, I.M.S. (b) ... ... The whole year ... ...
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
... 289
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 2 9
Ditto J. O'Brien, I.M.S. ... ... ... 1st January to 1st April 1898 ...
7
. . . 1
. . .
4
. . .
2
11
...
1
. . . 2 6
Ditto C. H. Joubert, I.M.S. ... ... 1st January to 25th August
and 31st October to 31st
December 1898.
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
34
...
...
1 2 4 0
Ditto R. D. Murray, I.M.S. (a ) ... ... 2nd April to 31st December
1898.
24
4 15
. . .
12 ...
9
8
...
3
. . . 7 5
Ditto J. Lewtas, I.M.S. ... ... ... 1st January to 29th March 1898 12
1
3
...
2
. . .
2
...
. . .
2 . . . 2
Major R. H. Charles, I.M.S.
... ... ... 30th March to 31st December
1898.
38
1 22
3
5
. . .
2
24
...
7 ... 1 0
Do. J. F. Evans, I.M.S. ... ... ... ... The whole year ... ... ... ...
. . . ...
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . . . . . 3
Captain R. Bird, I.M.S.
... ... ... ...
Ditto
... ... ... 82
... 245
2
3
. . .
3
1
. . . ... 3 3 3
Ditto C. R. Stevens, I.M.S.
... ... ... 1st January to 26th November
1898
1
. . .
1
1
1 ...
8
...
...
... 42 54
Ditto H. M. Earle, I.M.S.
. . .
... ... 27th November to 31st Decem-
ber 1898.
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
... ... 3
Dr. K. N. Dass ... ... ... ... ... ... The whole year ... ... ... . . .
. . . ...
...
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . . 1 1
Assistant Surgeon Nripendro Nath Bose
... 1st January to 5th September
1898.
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
...
. . .
. . .
...
... ... 55 3 3
Ditto Kartic Chunder Bose ... ... The whole year
...
. . .
1
...
4
. . .
. . . . . .
...
. . .
...
... 2 7
Ditto Banku Bihari Bose ... ...
Di t t o
. . . ...
. . . ...
. . . 5
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
Ditto Narendro Nath Bose
...
Ditto
..
. ...
. . .
... ...
6
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . . 4 0 4
Ditto Taruck Nath Mitter ... ... 24th September to 31st Decem-
ber 1898.
...
...
9
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
9
Ditto Satya Churn Chuckerbutty... 5th April to 31st December
1898.
...
...
33
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 3 4
Lieut.-Col. A. Crombie, I.M.S. ... ... ... 1st January to 6th April 1898
. . .
. . . 1
. . . ...
...
. . .
1
. . . . . . ... 1
Major H. W. Pilgrim, I.M.S. (c ) ... ... ... 1st January to 21st April and
20th June to 31st December
1898.
1 ...
1
...
...
. . .
1
5
. . . . . .
. . . 8
Captain D. M. Moir, I.M.S. . . .
. . . ... ... 22nd April to 13th June 1898
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . . ...
1
. . .
. . . ... ...
Ditto F. P. Maynard, I.M.S. ... ... ... 1st February to 14th June 1898
2
. . . 2 ...
. . . ...
...
. . .
... ... ... 4
Ditto B. C. Oldham, I.M.S. ... ... ... 18th June to 31st December
1898.
...
...
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 3
Ditto F. O'Kinealy, I.M.S.
... ... ... 14th June to 31st December
1898.
3
. . . 5
. . .
...
...
1
3
...
. . . . . . 1
Dr. Banks
... ... ... ... ... ... 1st January to 31st January
1898.
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . 3
Assistant Surgeon Zuhiruddin Ahmed ... ... The whole year ... ... ...
5
2
7
3
8 18
...
. . .
1
. . .
. . . 4
Mr. J. J. Brittain (Apothecary) ... ... ...
2 8 t h J u l y t o 3 1 s t D e c e m b e r
1898.
3
. . . ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . . 3
Assistant Surgeon Jogendro Nath Ghosh ... 1st January to 1st May an d
2nd July to 31st December 1898.
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
... ...
1 5
Ditto Hem Chunder Sen ... ... 21st January to 31st December
1898.
...
. . .
...
...
. . .
...
...
1
...
. . . ... 1
Ditto Amrita Lal Das
... ... The whole year ... ...
. . . . . .
. . .
...
...
. . . ...
...
1
...
. . . ... 1
Dr. Kedar Nath Das ... ... ... ... ... 2nd May to 1st July 1898 ...
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
Civil Hospital Assistant Sarat Chunder Sen ... 1st January to 31st May and
1st September to 31st Decem-
ber 1898.
1
...
2
2
1
3
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . . 9
(a)As Professor of Surgery, Medical College, and ex-officio Surgeon of the College Hospital.
(b)As Ophthalmic Surgeon of the Medical College Hospital.
(c)
As Fi rst Resi dent Surgeon and Surgeon-Superi ntendent of the Presi dency General Hospi tal .