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THE MARYLEBONE INFIRMARY.
572 THE Court held at St. Bartholomew’s
Hospital last week, was composedofabout forty Governors. After the Minutes of
THE MARYLEBONE INFIRMARY.
FEW of the
our
readers
are
of Marylebone
parish
former Committees had been read and that confirmed, the resignation of Mr. Aberhas attached to its nethy was communicated by his letter to
perhaps aware,
infirmary, which contains no the Court, accompanied by a donation of less than 400 beds. Dr. Hooper, author ofone hundred guineas. One governor ex. his reluctance to accept of the rethe Vade Mecum, and formerly the work- pressed signaticn, hoping that Mr. Abernethy might house apothecary, has the care of the medibe prevailed on to continue his valuable ser. cal cases, whilst Mr. Phillips, an active, vices to the Hospital ! but it appeared that intelligent, and scientific surgeon, has the it was his wish to resign. It was proposed, sole management of the PURE surgical de- and seconded, that Mr. Abernethy should partment. Though no students are admitted, be elected the consulting surgeon ; but this was afterwards withdrawn. There was a as pupils, Mr. Phillips, by his liberal congeneral feeling, that if the Hospital were duct, throws open the wards as much as deprived of Mr. Abernethy as an operating circumstances will admit, to those of his surgeon, that the public and the profession brethren eager in the pursuit of sound cltimight still profit by his experience and imand the numerous rurgical knowledge, knowledge as a teacher ! and it was assent. portant cases which have lately occurred, ed to, that Mr. Abernethy should continue have made this Infirmary quite a fashion- to give his anatomical and surgical lectures.
workhouse
an
that the thanks of the
Dr. Latham
lounge!! It was but a few months ago Court shouldmoved, be given to Mr. Abernethy, that Mr. Phillips performed his first " great for the able and conscientious manner in operation," which he achieved with singu- which, during a period of 40 years, he had lar coolness and dexterity, and his success ’ discharged the duties of his office ! This was complete: it was a case of poplitealwas unanimously carried. At the next Committee, Mr. Abernethy aneurism. There is at present a most inwill be proposed a Governor. What next ? teresti.ng case of aneurism of the innominata, under the care of this distinguished able
surgeon, in which it has been said, that he proposes to adopt the bold measure of tying both the subclavian and carotid
which could be done
sion, commencing
by making
at the acromial
arteries, one
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clavicle, extending along the supra- A.M’Nab, Esq ............. clavicular space to the edge of the sterno- D. R. M’Nab, Esq., Epping, Essex.................... mastoideus, then sweeping upwards across Great Russellstreet, Covent-garden thatmuscle as far as the os hyoides ! He Mr. T. Sparkes, Exeter...... will thus be easily enabled to place a liga- Taunton and Somerset Medical of the
-
Cole, Esq.,
......
ture
on
the subclavian
en
passant, and the
termination of his incision will land him
safely
on
the top of the carotid.
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Subscriptions already announced 13S 166 1 10 1. W., Beverley, Yorkshire ..
Society
..................
010 0
0 10 0 0 10 0 1 00
10 0 0
ERRATUM in No. S02.—For Charles Mane, Esq., Southampton, read Charles Maul, Esq.
Hospital last week, was composedofabout forty Governors. After the Minutes of
THE MARYLEBONE INFIRMARY.
FEW of the
our
readers
are
of Marylebone
parish
former Committees had been read and that confirmed, the resignation of Mr. Aberhas attached to its nethy was communicated by his letter to
perhaps aware,
infirmary, which contains no the Court, accompanied by a donation of less than 400 beds. Dr. Hooper, author ofone hundred guineas. One governor ex. his reluctance to accept of the rethe Vade Mecum, and formerly the work- pressed signaticn, hoping that Mr. Abernethy might house apothecary, has the care of the medibe prevailed on to continue his valuable ser. cal cases, whilst Mr. Phillips, an active, vices to the Hospital ! but it appeared that intelligent, and scientific surgeon, has the it was his wish to resign. It was proposed, sole management of the PURE surgical de- and seconded, that Mr. Abernethy should partment. Though no students are admitted, be elected the consulting surgeon ; but this was afterwards withdrawn. There was a as pupils, Mr. Phillips, by his liberal congeneral feeling, that if the Hospital were duct, throws open the wards as much as deprived of Mr. Abernethy as an operating circumstances will admit, to those of his surgeon, that the public and the profession brethren eager in the pursuit of sound cltimight still profit by his experience and imand the numerous rurgical knowledge, knowledge as a teacher ! and it was assent. portant cases which have lately occurred, ed to, that Mr. Abernethy should continue have made this Infirmary quite a fashion- to give his anatomical and surgical lectures.
workhouse
an
that the thanks of the
Dr. Latham
lounge!! It was but a few months ago Court shouldmoved, be given to Mr. Abernethy, that Mr. Phillips performed his first " great for the able and conscientious manner in operation," which he achieved with singu- which, during a period of 40 years, he had lar coolness and dexterity, and his success ’ discharged the duties of his office ! This was complete: it was a case of poplitealwas unanimously carried. At the next Committee, Mr. Abernethy aneurism. There is at present a most inwill be proposed a Governor. What next ? teresti.ng case of aneurism of the innominata, under the care of this distinguished able
surgeon, in which it has been said, that he proposes to adopt the bold measure of tying both the subclavian and carotid
which could be done
sion, commencing
by making
at the acromial
arteries, one
SUBSCRIPTION TO PAY THE FINE MR. W.
AND
LAW EXPENSES or
COOKE, OF EXETER.
inci-
extremity
d
clavicle, extending along the supra- A.M’Nab, Esq ............. clavicular space to the edge of the sterno- D. R. M’Nab, Esq., Epping, Essex.................... mastoideus, then sweeping upwards across Great Russellstreet, Covent-garden thatmuscle as far as the os hyoides ! He Mr. T. Sparkes, Exeter...... will thus be easily enabled to place a liga- Taunton and Somerset Medical of the
-
Cole, Esq.,
......
ture
on
the subclavian
en
passant, and the
termination of his incision will land him
safely
on
the top of the carotid.
s.
d.
Subscriptions already announced 13S 166 1 10 1. W., Beverley, Yorkshire ..
Society
..................
010 0
0 10 0 0 10 0 1 00
10 0 0
ERRATUM in No. S02.—For Charles Mane, Esq., Southampton, read Charles Maul, Esq.