Operations performed.—910 operations were performed under anesthesia. The medical officers of the hospital or the University Clinic were responsible for this work. The Clinic was under the control of Dr. Gibson until the return of Professor Digby in the Autumn.
The following list includes those operations which may be considered numerically or intrinsically of interest :-
The removal of benign growths 39 malignant growths 23 cysts ... tuberculous glands 21 varicose veins 15 tonsils and adenoids. 13 foreign bodies 39 calculus in bladder 15 calculus in urethra 6 eye-ball... 5 the spleen 3 haemorrhoids 14 Amputation through the arm 6 thigh 10 leg... 6 elbow joint 2 knee joint 1 wrist joint.. 2 fingers 20 toes 5 foot 3 breast 7 Cure of hernia 29 strangulated hernia ... hare-lip ... imperforate anus 2 popliteal aneurysm 1 Laparotomy for exploration 50 septic peritonitis 4 wounds of viscera 8 tubercular peritonitis 4 tropical abscess of liver 2 colostomy 5 cholecystectomy 4 removal of appendix 15 drainage of appendicular abscess 11 hysterectomy ... ovariotomy 3 salpingectomy 1 Curetting the uterus 2 Anterior colporrhaphy 5M (1) 12