An essay on the retroversion of the uterus, illustrated with cases and observations / by William Cockell.

  • Cockell, William
Date:
1785
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Credit: An essay on the retroversion of the uterus, illustrated with cases and observations / by William Cockell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    remedy. The opinion he formed of it afterwards may be feen in his remarks which, however, were un- \ t ' . ^ *• ‘ known to me when I hit upon my method of cure ; and I mult add, that lince the year 1754, I have never heard fuch a cafe mentioned in converfation by any of the faculty^ except once, by Mr. Idey of Leeds, a gentleman in extenfive practice, who is a very accurate obferver, and an ornament to his profeffion. * ’ f 1 For my own part, I have made no fecret of the facts I have met with ; but, on proper occalions, made known to fome of the faculty all thofe cafes which have fallen immediately under my own care, together with my ob- fervations upon them : and as I have been the happy in- ftrument, under Providence, of relieving many afflicted perfons in this complaint, I thought it a duty incumbent on me to communicate to the public that method of cure which I have found effectual; hoping that it will be of fervice to young practitioners in midwifery, and poflibly not unacceptable to thofe of longer experience. * Medical Obfervations and Inquiries. Vol. V. Page 388.