Statistical tables of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh : Ninth series: Being an appendix to the report of the managers for the year 1849.

Date:: 1850

Credit: Statistical tables of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh : Ninth series: Being an appendix to the report of the managers for the year 1849. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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$TABLE IV.—CASES treated in the Royal Infiemaby, between 1st Oct. 1848 and 1st Oct. 1849; arranged according to the DiSBAsm,—continued. 00 QJ MALES. 1 FEMALES. Average Residence. DISEASES. - r2 CO l§ 's . 8 S s § 'B Mortality per Cent. o SS H OS l5 s e Days. Males. rGHiales OF ORGANS OF LOCO- MOTION-5/-'. ovei; Disease of Wrist Joint Jloveable Cartilage in\ Knee Joint . j Nodosity of Joints Ancliylosis of Knee Joint nf Anl;lp .Toint —of Elbow Joint —of first Joint of Gr'. Toe Club Feet Contrac°.of Biceps Muscle —of Flexors of Fore-arm —of Tendo Achilles , —of Muscles of Foot —of Toe . Ata'opliy of Leg . Imperf. & painful Shimps Gangrene of Extremities Total of Locomotive Organs, 16S 4 1 1 1 1 2 I 1 1 2 1 1 J 4 7 107 2 ... 1 1 1 2 1 I i 2 1 1 1 4 5 57 i i \ i 2 i ... 4 2 20 22 2 1 i i i 1 8 2 59 2 1 2 1 2 40 2 '2 1 2 7 12 1 z 84 171 59 186 13 72 64 10 68 35 15 7 25 21 68 61 198 72 20 29 10 67 47 7 ~12 1 7-63 1-49 OF RECTUM & ANUS— Abscess near Rectum Stricture of „ Schirrus of „ . Rectum: dis. not stated Fissures of Anus . Ulceration round Anus Condylomata round ^ Anus not Suphilitic ) HiEmorrboids Fistula in Ano 2 2 1 1 3 3 6 6 17 2 1 1 1 3 2 4 6 15 1 3 1 4 5 14 i 1 ] 1 i •1 1 ... ... i ] 2 2 2 1 i ... 18 74 20 13 13 12 22 J3 15 Total of Rectum and Anus, 41 35 28 4 1 6 4 1 1 ... ; 2v% i ... TUMOURS, additional to those included in pre- ceding lists— Fatty Tumour in Cbeek „ „ on Neck „ „ on Back „ „ on Shoulder Fibrous Tumour in Thigh Cystic Tumour in Breast ,, „ on Hip EncystedTumour in Scalf „ „ on Tliigl ErecTum'.over Foreheac over Thumb MedullaryTum'. in Axilh „ on back of Ilanc Schir.Tumours inMammt „ „ in Vulva Malig. Do. over Fore-arn „ „ on Neck „ „ on Shoulder „ „ on Breast „ „ in Groin . „ ,, on Thigh Tumours: kindnotstate( 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 1 I 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 i 2 1 1 1 1 i i 1 i 1 4 i 2 1 1 1 2 i 0 i i 1 i 1 1 1 9 1 1 i 1 1 7 1 1 i 7 2 1 i 3 i 3 i i i i 3 1 i i 1 i 21 17 17 22 75 13 30 8 49 4 30 8 94 15 10 18 4(i 6 13 1 14 33 \ i i Total Tumours, . 41 16 8 2 25 11 2 10 2 6-25 • 8-00 Anchylosis of Kwe /o!n<.—Amputation of thigh. Do. of JSlbow /oin<.—Excision of joint in both cases. Imperfect and painful iS<!(7?!/is.—Amputation of the thigh in one case; amputation below the knee in three cases. All recovered. Gangrene of Extremities.—In one case partial amputation of the foot was performed, and subsequently at the lower part of log: this patient recovered. In another case amputation of the leg was fol- lowed by Delirium Tremens: the patient died. A bsctss near Rectum.—In the case which proved fatal, the patient died of TjT)hus Fever. Tumours.—For particular Tumours removed, with the results, see Table of Operations, page 22. 0$