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 Infirmary between 1st Oct. 1848 and 1st Oct. 1849; arranged according to the Diseases,—continued. DISEASriS. Total Males and Females. MALES. FEMALES. Average Besidence. Mortality per Cent. Total 1 Cured. 1 Helieved. other Grounds. Died. Cured, 1 Died. Days. Femnlcs ULCERS & ABSCESSES- Ulcers, Vancose, on Legs 14 g ... ' ' ' g Q ... 27 „ Vicarious, „ 2 2 0 £1 ... ... 129 „ Sloughing, „ 3 3 3 141 „ Various „ 76 44 39 3 2 32 Zo Q 0 38 „ on other parts . 33 18 15 3 16 12 ... q 0 30 Abscesses, Mammary 4 4 3 ... ' V I 18 „ Telvic 2 ]^ 1 86 „ Perineal 5 4 4 ] 1 X 17 „ in other parts 35 26 23 1 \ \ g 7 I 1 X 22 Sinuses 15 13 g 2 2 2 2 47 Total Ulcers and Abscesses, 189 115 99 4 g 4 74 00 A *X 3-47 2-70 EXTERNAL IN^JURIES- Concussion of Brain 5 3 3 2 2 27 Ditto, with Compression -\ ]^ ■] 6 Concussion, general 1 1 ] 1 Fractures of Skull . 5 3 2 ' *' 1 1 0 18 —of Spine 3 3 \ 9 60 —of Lower Jaw 2 2 X 47 —of Ribs 4 4 4 ... 30 —of Pelvis 2 2 9 *• 33 —of Neck of Femur 2 1 J. 64 —of Sliaft of Femur 11 0 £, Q 45 —of Femur, Compound 2 2 9 9 —ofFemur,thro'Condyles ]^ 48 —of Patella . 4 4 4 56 —of Tibia . 4 2 2 2 2 46 —of Fibula 7 4 4 3 3 31 —of Leg, Simple 30 23 21 i i 7 7 46 —of Leg, Compound 12 11 10 1 1 1 68 —of Leg, do. <fc Comm''. 7 6 i 5 1 1 30 —of Int.MalIeolus,Comp''. 1 1 1 59 —of Metatarsal Bones 2 2 2 41 — of Spine of Scapula . 1 i i 37 2 2 i i 25 —of Humerus,Compound 3 3 1 2 19 —of do., do. and Commd. 1 1 1 25 —of Radius 1 i i 3 —of Fore-arm,Compound 1 i 1 121 —of Fingers 3 3 2 1 25 Ununited Frac. of Clavicle 1 i i 108 —of Humerus 1 i 1 20 —of Bones of Fore-arm 2 2 1 i 30 —of Bones of Leg . 2 1 1 ... i i 82 Dislocations of Hip Joint 4 3 3 1 i 25 —of Anlde Joint, Comp<i. 3 2 2 1 1 23 Carry forward. 133 106 79 2 4 21 27 23 2 1 1 Abscesses, Mammary.—'!n the case which terminated fatally, the cause of death was Erysipelas. Fracture of Shaft of Femur.—In one of the cases, secondary amputation of the thigh was performed. Fracture of Femur, Compound,—Frimary amputation of the thigh performed in one case. Fracture of Leg, Compound.— Primary amputation of the thigh in one case: the patient died. Primar}- amputation of the leg in four cases; three recovered, and one died. Fracture of Leg, Compound and Comminuted.—Vy\ma.ry amputation of the thigh performed in four cases, three of whom died: the fourth was sent home at his own desire on the 17th day after the operation. In two cases secondary amputation below the knee was performed; of these one rc- covei-cd, and one died. Fracture of Humerus, Compound,—In one case secondary amputation at the shoulder joint was per- formed: the patient died. Tn the other fatal case the patient died from an attack of Erysipelas. Ununited Fracture of Bones 0/tfi/.—Amputation of leg in the case of male patient. Dislocation (Compound) of A nkle Joint.—In one case secondary amputation of the thigh was perfomicd: the patient died of Phtliisis, after a residence of 39 days. The two remaining cases underwent secondary amputations of the legs. DUhcation (Compound) of Elbow Joint.—Jn tlie case which proved fatal, the cause of death was Pneu- monia,$