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Report of the Medical Missionary Society.
Dec.
Register of the number and classification of diseases from July 1st, 1841, to September 30th, 1842.
Diseases of the eye.
Diseases of the ear.
Catarrhal ophthalmia
105 Inflammation of eustachian tube 8
Chronic ophthalmia
154 Otorrhoea
17
Do. with vessels projecting
Otalgia
12
over cornea
60 Deafness
15
Purulent ophthalmia
5
Ophthalinia tarsi
48
ture
Simple acute conjunctivitis
87
Simple chronic Do.
71
Entropium
56
Ectropium
6
Loss of tympanum from punc-
Diseases of the fuce and neck. Ulceration and perforation of
5
Total 57
Lippitudo
20
the palate
Trichiasis and distichiasis
Granular lids
-
Abscess of lachrymal sac -
64 Aphonia
Cynanche tonsillaris
7
Fistula of lachrymal sac
Laryngitis, chronic Lupus of the face
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Epiphora
10
Ptosis
4
Ulcers of the cornea
25
neck
Foreign substances imbedded
-
in the cornea
6
Punctured wounds of cornea
3
Epistaxis
Prolapsus of the iris
5
Staphyloma
Conical cornea
Nebulæ
Albugo
Lencoma
Pterygium
Inflammation of the parotid
gland
Scrofula, enlarged glands of
Enlarged thyroid gland
35 Diseases of the vascular system.
7 Hypertrophy of the heart
46 Palpitation of the heart
51 Aneurism of external iliac 38 Varicose veins
Enlarged carunculus
Ecchymosis from a blow Iritis Hypopium
Obliteration of the pupil Synechia anterior and poste-
rior
Cataract, complete
Do. incipient Amaurosis, complete
Do. partial Glaucoma
Dropsy of the eye Impaired vision
Loss of one eye
Do. of both eyes
5 Paralysis of motor or sensor
2
nerves
18 Hemiplegia
28
Diseases of the respirative
10
organs.
-
22 Bronchitis acute
8
11
Do. chronic
44
4 Asthma
35
26 Dyspnoea
18
35 Chronic cough
93
23 Hemoptysis
29
Total 1288 Hematemesis
11
6
4
2
5
1
31
3
2
Total 65
9
16
1
14
48
Total 40
9
4
Diseases of the nervous system.
18
4
Paraplegia
12 Neuralgia
45
2
12
Total 36
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