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 XXIII. PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS performed in the course of the Year. OPERATIONS. Excision of head of Humerus . —of Elbow Joint —of Lower Jaw —of Upper Jaw . —of Metacarpal Bone Subcutaneous Section of Tendons Ligature of Femoral Artery . —of Brachial Ai-tery —of Radial Artery —of Ulnar Artery . Hernia, Femoral—Operation for „ Inguinal—Operation for Fistula in Ano—Operation for Lithotomy Lithotrity .... Urethrotomy .... Stricture of Urethra—Di^^sion of Testicle—Extii-pation of ■ Protrus. of (Mr Si/me's Opev.fnr) E-ttirpation of—Fatty Tumours —of Fibrous Tumours —of Cystic Tumours . —of Encysted Tumours . —of Vascular Tumours —of Erectile Tximours . —of Osseous Tumours —of Medully. Turn', on back of Hand —of Scin-hous Tumours of Mamma --of Scirrhous Tumours of Lip of Malig'. Tumour over Fore-arm of Malignant Tumours of Lips of Tumours of uncertain character Cataract— Operation for Formation of Artificial Pupil „ of New Lips Polypus of Ear-Extraction of m g MALES. FEMALES. Mean Age Besidence, Total Mall and Fema] 1 . ■S 2 < in Days, a s ? si ■s Si C) OF J 'UJ'Ccl. or Died. E OB or Died. 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 i 1 ! 1 I 1 ... 5 15 45 24 90 72 23 22 18 ... 1 • 7 2 2 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 11 23 31 41 17 18 ... 88 27 19 2 2 1 1 1 1 38 91 3 2 2 Jo 16 14 14 ... 2 2 41 it) ... 2 2 2 OU Oa 1 1 ... 1 ... ... ... 60 41 1 1 1 1 3 22 ... 3 3 3 ... 30 41 3 , \ 3 1 2 1 .:. ... ... 34 37 19 00 7 1 2 4 4 3 2 1 34 23 21 21 1 1 1 1 i' ::: i i 16 48 75 92 2 1 2 1 1 4 3 1 3 8 1 1 1 1 14 9 X 1 14 18 i 1 i 1 1 20 25 1 1 i i 22 18 47 94 4 3 1 45 59 20 9 3 3 1 l 54 58 15 18 3 4 3 2 !•■ 12 1 ^ 3 i 64 14 8 28 2 2 2 .22 21 1 1 1 20 92 3 3 3 1 1 . 46 19 1 1 1 \' i 1 1 1 9 Excision of Elbow Joint. Excised in both cases on account of Anchylosis of the Join t. Exciiion of Lower Jaw. On account of a Tumour affecting the bone. The pataent died of Phlebitis. Liaalure of Femoral Artery. The vessel was tied in both instances for Popliteal Aneunsms. One patientwasacork-cutter, 27 years of age; the other a shopman, 35 years of age. Li'iature of Brachial Artery. Tied in one case for False Aneurism; in another for wound of the vessel. JJernin, Inguinal One of these cases had been accidentally omitted in the returns from w uch Table IV. was construcfed. The patient, a boy ten years of age, was almost pulseless on admission, and died a few hours afterwards. ,, , , , r Lithotomy. One of the patients was a teacher, 52 years of age; the other a labourer, 49 years of age. Lilhotrity. The patient was a labourer, GO years of age. , , . , , Extirpation nf Tumovrs. The Tumours of a non-malignant or doubtful character which were removed were situated as follows:—/''««»/ Tumours, 3 upon shoulder, 2 on back, 1 011 nock, and 1 on cheek; Fibrous Tumours, 1 over thigh; Ciistic Tumours, 1 over lower jaw, 1 on hip; Encysted Tumours, 1 on scalp, 1 on eyelid; Vascular Tumours, 1 at orifice of the urethra; Erectile Tumours, 1 on scro- tum, 1 over thumb; Osseous Tumorirs, 1 attached to lower end of femur; Tumours of uncertain character, 3 on cheek, 1 in groin, 1 on neck, 2 on back, and 1 over knee. Tlie cause of death in one of the patients operated on for Fatty Tumour was Erysipelas. In the patient who died after removal of SciiThous Mamma, the cause of death was Pneumonia. £$