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No. III.
Table showing the results of the major or more important surgical operations performed in the Calcutta Medical
Institutions during the year 1873.
| Medical College Hospital. |
Presidency General Hospital. |
Mayo Hospital. |
Sukea's Street Dispensary. |
North Suburban Hospital. |
Bhowani- pore Dispensary. |
Alipore Dispensary. |
Howrah General Hospital. |
Total. | Deaths per cent. of oper- ation. |
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| Operated. | Died. | Operated. | Died. | Operated. | Died. | Operated. | Died. | Operated. | Died. | Operated. | Died. | Operated. | Died. | Operated. | Died. | Operated. | Died. | |||
| Operations on the Eye. |
Extraction of lens | 157 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 166 | ... | ... |
| Solution of lens | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | |
| Iridectomy | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | .. | 9 | ... | ... | |
| Artificial pupil formed | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | |
| Staphyloma | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | |
| Excision of eye-ball | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Removal of eye | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Do. on Arteries. |
Traumatic aneurism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 33.33 |
| Compression of artery ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 33.33 | |
| Amputations | Fingers | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ... | ... |
| Thumb | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Hand | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | |
| Forearm | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 3 | 21.43 | |
| Arm | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 3 | 42.86 | |
| Shoulder | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 75. | |
| Toes | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | |
| Foot | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | 2 | 28.57 | |
| Leg | 13 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 55.55 | |
| Thigh | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 6 | 66.66 | |
| Hip | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 100. | |
| Penis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | |
| Removal of Tumours. |
Scrotal tumour | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Malignant ditto | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 35 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 16.66 | |
| Non-malignant ditto | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49 | 1 | 2.04 | ||||||||||
| Operation on Joints. |
Dislocations reduced | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 28 | ... | ... |
| Do. Bones | Excision of bones | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 3 | 33.33 |
| Removal of Calculi. |
Lithotomy | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 5 | 38.46 |
| Incisions. | Tracheotomy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 38.33 |
| For hernia | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | |
| Abdominal section (for hernia.) |
1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Urethrotomy | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | |
| Division of sphincter ani | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Into scrotum and peri- neum. |
1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 100. | |
| Perineal section | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Abcesses (large) | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 12 | ... | ... | |
| Ditto (liver) | 17 | 7 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 7 | 30.43 | |
| Reparative operations. |
For new perineum | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... |
| Perineal fistula | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Penile ditto | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Hare-lip | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| For cicatrices | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Operations not classified. |
Holt's operation | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 16.66 |
| Paracenticis abdomen | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | |
| Ligature of piles | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | 12.5 | |
| Ditto nævus | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Application of actual cautery. |
1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Elephantiasis scroti | 43 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 47 | 13 | 27.66 | |
| Ditto penis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Ditto female genitals |
4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | |
| Hypertrophy of scrotum and penis. |
... | ... | ... | ... | 31 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 | 4 | 12.9 | |
| Radical cure for hernia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 100. | |
| Hernia testes. | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 50. | |
| Removal of foreign bodies | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Omentum ligatured | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Obstetric operations. |
Craniotomy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Delivery by turning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Placenta removed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50. | |
| 380 | 49 | 16 | ... | 111 | 16 | 10 | ... | 13 | 2 | 27 | ... | 2 | ... | 29 | 3 | 588 | 71 | 12.08 | ||
| Minor operations | 1,974 | ... | 9 | ... | 267 | ... | 1,537 | ... | 30 | ... | 750 | ... | 285 | ... | 563 | ... | 5,406 | ... | ... | |
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