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HARVEIAN SOCIETY. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST, 1856.
of the uterus for five years. He considered this, however, to be a coincidence, not a consequence, seeing that the man had an hereditary disposition to the disease, although the wife has not, remembering, also, that the attempts at inocula-
The PRESIDENT.—Was there evidence of obstruction in the arteries of the upper and lower extremities ? Dr. VAN DEB BYL. —In the left upper and lower, and the temperature was also less. At the request of the President, Mr. Erichsen was appointed to report on the specimens at the next
meeting.
cancer
tion of cancer have failed. The President, Dr. Hare, and Dr. discussion.
.,-
-"
WESTERN MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SOCIETY. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, 1856. DR.
BARCLAY, VICE-PRESIDENT,
DR. ALDis related
IN THE
CHAIR.
Hatton, Kirkman, Allen, Midwood, and Greaves,
a
patient, Hannah G-,was
admitted into the
It
Surrey
by
sixty-
This is the only case of the kind which has fallen under the author’s observation. Mr. Blagden has mentioned a similar case, occurring in a lady of the same age. The calculus weighed, on examination, nearly an ounce and a quarter. She gradually recovered, and the present case might have terminated favourably, but for the other severe and dangerous com-
plications.
SOCIETY. 1856. THE
CHAIR.
MR. WEEDEN CoonE exhibited the uterus and vagina, of
female, aged thirty-seven,
in whose
case
there
were
present.
was
details,a
mination.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST, RAMSDOTHAM, PRESIDENT, IN
in the
resolved nem. con. :1. That the thanks of this meeting be tendered to R. Griffin, Esq., of Weymouth, for his exertions in the cause of Poor-law Union Medical Reform. 2. That the medical officers of this Union do form themselves into a local association for the attainment of this desirable object, and that Mr. Greaves be requested to act as Honorary "——’-?"* Secretary and Treasurer. 3. That a subscription of five shillings per quarter be paid by each member of the association. 4. That this meeting, without pledging itself to approves generally of the main principles laid’ down in Mr. Griffin’s circular. a 5. That a copy of these resolutions be sent to each ef the weekly medical journals, and to Mr. Griffin. GEORGE GREAVES, Hon Sec. Hulme, Manchester.
six years old ; the pulse 96 ; tongue yellowish, furred, and moist; urine scanty ; anasarca ; constant discharge of whitish matter from an aperture in the right hypochondrium, through which numerous gall-stones have passed, seventeen of which were preserved and exhibited ; the others have been thrown away ; the last were passed three months ago. The legs have been swollen four years, and the urine is scanty. Prior to the swelling of the legs, an abscess formed in the right hypochoncrium, which "broke" a year afterwards, producinga great discharge, followed soon after by the appearance of gall-stones. She suffers also from chronic bronchitis. She suffered six years with pain in the right hypochondrium, and states that she had jaundice at the a,ge of :fifteen, which did not recur. The motions are very of10nsive and contain dark bile ; she is worn out for want of sleep and by diarrhoea. Ordered, camphor mixture, one ounce ; spirit of nitric ether, fifteen minims ; aromatic confection, one scruple : to be taken every four hours. Compound I)owcler of ipecacuanha, five grains every night, in the form of pill. Linseed poultice to be applied. 22nd.-Troublesome cough ; difficulty of breathing ; inspirations forced and deep, accompanied by cooing sounds ; pulse very feeble. To take compound sulphuric ether, half a drachm ; tincture of squills, six minims ; spirit of nitric ether, fifteen minims; and tincture of opium, four minims. Wine frequently. 24th.-The patient died. There was no post-mortem exa-
HARVEIAN
part
A MEETING of the medical officers of the Chorlton Union was held at the Union Offices, on the 26th ultimo, at which Messrs.
10th, 1836, under the care of Dr. Aldis, Dispensarv on Jan.him at her own residence. She was and was visited
DR.
took
GRIEVANCES OF POOR-LAW SURGEONS.
CASE OF ABSCESS IX THE RIGI-IT HYPOCHOXDRIUM, WITH DISCHARGE OP NUMEROUS CALCULI; ALBUMIN UB1A; ANASA,2.CA; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS.
The
Murphy
a,
At a, meeting of the medical officers of the Northleach Union, held on the 27th ultimo, at the King’s Head, Northleach, it was resolved1. That we are of opinion no payment per case will be satisfactory, unless a distinction be made between thickly and thinly populated districts. 2. That the rates of payment for midwifery cases should be fixed according to distance, a guinea being the minimum beyond two miles. 3. That the Art. 177 in the Consolidated Order should embrace a greater number of accidents, as many giving a great deal of trouble are omitted, such as fractures of the cervical, ribs, pelvis, and skull. 4. That a representation should be made to the Poor-law Board that some remuneration ought to be allowed to the medical officers, for the trouble and inconvenience they are subjected to in granting certificates of the cause of death, such certificate being considered absolutely essential by the Registrar-General for a correct statistical return of the cause of death, and can only be obtained through the profession in such form as to be relied on. 5. That this meeting is of opinion that the most satisfactory mode of payment in thinly-populated and agricultural districts, will be by an increase of salary in proportion to the extent ofarea. 6. That Mr. Bechvell be appointed local Secretary, and that a subscription of five shillings quarterly be paid, if required, to defray any incidental expenses. 7. That the thanks of the meeting are due to Mr. Griffin, for his exertions on behalf of the Union Medical Officers. JOHN RALPH BEDWELL, Local Secretary.
appeared to bea
At a meeting of the medical officers of the Henstead Union, Norfolk, held on the 4th of March, it was resolved -unanimouslyThere was epithelial cancer of the vagina, nearly occluding the! I. That this meeting pledges itself to further the movement passage, with enlarged inguinal glands, a scirrhous spleen, andL commenced by Mr. Griffin, for a more equitable adjustment considerable induration and thickeningof the csecnm, especially of the remuneration of Poor-law Medical Officers. of the appendix vermiformis. The uterus contained in its body 2. That a subscription of five shillings per quarter be paid and fundus three distinct hard tumours, of irregular form, by each medical officer of this Union to defray the necessary which, upon being excised, showeda concentric, cartilaginous> expenses. 3. That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to Mr. aspect, more characteristic of fibrous tumour than of scirrhus. Dr. David Davis, however, states that he could never discover Griffin, and to each of the journals. J. B. PITT, Surgeon, Norwich. any distinction in (ppeCli’w1Ce between these two pathological1 (Signed) new formations. Mr. Cooke had examined the contents of these. C. DRAKE, Surgeon, Norwich. F. W. MERRY, Surgeon, Shottesham. tumours, and could find no indication of what is considered to) be the distinctive cancer cell, although the absence of this cell A. F. MORGAN, Surgeon, Norwich. was insufficient to decide the question, as is proved by the COMBIK’ATIOX OF CAN-CEB WITH FIBROUS TUMOURS.
,
laborious
investigations of Dr. West, whose "Pathological Histology,recently published by the Sydcnham Society, removes-
’
many of the crude obscurities Mr. COOKE also mentioned
respecting a case
CANCER OF THE
existing
for
eighteen months,
in
a
cell formations.
of
PENIS, whose wife had had
man
MEDICAL OFFICERS.- WE regret to hear that
some
exists in the issue of the new warrant for giving an increase of pay to the medical officers of the army. It seems that a high authority in the Government has made an objection to the proposed augmentation of income to thatbranch of the service. - United Service Gazette.
difficulty
265
The PRESIDENT.—Was there evidence of obstruction in the arteries of the upper and lower extremities ? Dr. VAN DEB BYL. —In the left upper and lower, and the temperature was also less. At the request of the President, Mr. Erichsen was appointed to report on the specimens at the next
meeting.
cancer
tion of cancer have failed. The President, Dr. Hare, and Dr. discussion.
.,-
-"
WESTERN MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SOCIETY. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, 1856. DR.
BARCLAY, VICE-PRESIDENT,
DR. ALDis related
IN THE
CHAIR.
Hatton, Kirkman, Allen, Midwood, and Greaves,
a
patient, Hannah G-,was
admitted into the
It
Surrey
by
sixty-
This is the only case of the kind which has fallen under the author’s observation. Mr. Blagden has mentioned a similar case, occurring in a lady of the same age. The calculus weighed, on examination, nearly an ounce and a quarter. She gradually recovered, and the present case might have terminated favourably, but for the other severe and dangerous com-
plications.
SOCIETY. 1856. THE
CHAIR.
MR. WEEDEN CoonE exhibited the uterus and vagina, of
female, aged thirty-seven,
in whose
case
there
were
present.
was
details,a
mination.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST, RAMSDOTHAM, PRESIDENT, IN
in the
resolved nem. con. :1. That the thanks of this meeting be tendered to R. Griffin, Esq., of Weymouth, for his exertions in the cause of Poor-law Union Medical Reform. 2. That the medical officers of this Union do form themselves into a local association for the attainment of this desirable object, and that Mr. Greaves be requested to act as Honorary "——’-?"* Secretary and Treasurer. 3. That a subscription of five shillings per quarter be paid by each member of the association. 4. That this meeting, without pledging itself to approves generally of the main principles laid’ down in Mr. Griffin’s circular. a 5. That a copy of these resolutions be sent to each ef the weekly medical journals, and to Mr. Griffin. GEORGE GREAVES, Hon Sec. Hulme, Manchester.
six years old ; the pulse 96 ; tongue yellowish, furred, and moist; urine scanty ; anasarca ; constant discharge of whitish matter from an aperture in the right hypochondrium, through which numerous gall-stones have passed, seventeen of which were preserved and exhibited ; the others have been thrown away ; the last were passed three months ago. The legs have been swollen four years, and the urine is scanty. Prior to the swelling of the legs, an abscess formed in the right hypochoncrium, which "broke" a year afterwards, producinga great discharge, followed soon after by the appearance of gall-stones. She suffers also from chronic bronchitis. She suffered six years with pain in the right hypochondrium, and states that she had jaundice at the a,ge of :fifteen, which did not recur. The motions are very of10nsive and contain dark bile ; she is worn out for want of sleep and by diarrhoea. Ordered, camphor mixture, one ounce ; spirit of nitric ether, fifteen minims ; aromatic confection, one scruple : to be taken every four hours. Compound I)owcler of ipecacuanha, five grains every night, in the form of pill. Linseed poultice to be applied. 22nd.-Troublesome cough ; difficulty of breathing ; inspirations forced and deep, accompanied by cooing sounds ; pulse very feeble. To take compound sulphuric ether, half a drachm ; tincture of squills, six minims ; spirit of nitric ether, fifteen minims; and tincture of opium, four minims. Wine frequently. 24th.-The patient died. There was no post-mortem exa-
HARVEIAN
part
A MEETING of the medical officers of the Chorlton Union was held at the Union Offices, on the 26th ultimo, at which Messrs.
10th, 1836, under the care of Dr. Aldis, Dispensarv on Jan.him at her own residence. She was and was visited
DR.
took
GRIEVANCES OF POOR-LAW SURGEONS.
CASE OF ABSCESS IX THE RIGI-IT HYPOCHOXDRIUM, WITH DISCHARGE OP NUMEROUS CALCULI; ALBUMIN UB1A; ANASA,2.CA; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS.
The
Murphy
a,
At a, meeting of the medical officers of the Northleach Union, held on the 27th ultimo, at the King’s Head, Northleach, it was resolved1. That we are of opinion no payment per case will be satisfactory, unless a distinction be made between thickly and thinly populated districts. 2. That the rates of payment for midwifery cases should be fixed according to distance, a guinea being the minimum beyond two miles. 3. That the Art. 177 in the Consolidated Order should embrace a greater number of accidents, as many giving a great deal of trouble are omitted, such as fractures of the cervical, ribs, pelvis, and skull. 4. That a representation should be made to the Poor-law Board that some remuneration ought to be allowed to the medical officers, for the trouble and inconvenience they are subjected to in granting certificates of the cause of death, such certificate being considered absolutely essential by the Registrar-General for a correct statistical return of the cause of death, and can only be obtained through the profession in such form as to be relied on. 5. That this meeting is of opinion that the most satisfactory mode of payment in thinly-populated and agricultural districts, will be by an increase of salary in proportion to the extent ofarea. 6. That Mr. Bechvell be appointed local Secretary, and that a subscription of five shillings quarterly be paid, if required, to defray any incidental expenses. 7. That the thanks of the meeting are due to Mr. Griffin, for his exertions on behalf of the Union Medical Officers. JOHN RALPH BEDWELL, Local Secretary.
appeared to bea
At a meeting of the medical officers of the Henstead Union, Norfolk, held on the 4th of March, it was resolved -unanimouslyThere was epithelial cancer of the vagina, nearly occluding the! I. That this meeting pledges itself to further the movement passage, with enlarged inguinal glands, a scirrhous spleen, andL commenced by Mr. Griffin, for a more equitable adjustment considerable induration and thickeningof the csecnm, especially of the remuneration of Poor-law Medical Officers. of the appendix vermiformis. The uterus contained in its body 2. That a subscription of five shillings per quarter be paid and fundus three distinct hard tumours, of irregular form, by each medical officer of this Union to defray the necessary which, upon being excised, showeda concentric, cartilaginous> expenses. 3. That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to Mr. aspect, more characteristic of fibrous tumour than of scirrhus. Dr. David Davis, however, states that he could never discover Griffin, and to each of the journals. J. B. PITT, Surgeon, Norwich. any distinction in (ppeCli’w1Ce between these two pathological1 (Signed) new formations. Mr. Cooke had examined the contents of these. C. DRAKE, Surgeon, Norwich. F. W. MERRY, Surgeon, Shottesham. tumours, and could find no indication of what is considered to) be the distinctive cancer cell, although the absence of this cell A. F. MORGAN, Surgeon, Norwich. was insufficient to decide the question, as is proved by the COMBIK’ATIOX OF CAN-CEB WITH FIBROUS TUMOURS.
,
laborious
investigations of Dr. West, whose "Pathological Histology,recently published by the Sydcnham Society, removes-
’
many of the crude obscurities Mr. COOKE also mentioned
respecting a case
CANCER OF THE
existing
for
eighteen months,
in
a
cell formations.
of
PENIS, whose wife had had
man
MEDICAL OFFICERS.- WE regret to hear that
some
exists in the issue of the new warrant for giving an increase of pay to the medical officers of the army. It seems that a high authority in the Government has made an objection to the proposed augmentation of income to thatbranch of the service. - United Service Gazette.
difficulty
265