The Transactions of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh, Volume 15

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Page xxiv - GT, On the treatment of inoperable cases of carcinoma of the mamma: suggestions for a new method of treatment, with illustrative cases, Lancet, 2, 104, 165, 1896.
Page 133 - Section I. Should one or both eyes of an infant become inflamed, or swollen, or reddened, at any time within two weeks after its birth, it shall be the duty of the midwife or nurse having charge of such infant to report in writing, within six hours, to the health officer or some legally qualified practitioner of the city, town or district in which the parents of the infant reside, the fact that such inflammation, or swelling, or redness of the eyes exists.
Page 133 - ... a legally qualified practitioner of medicine of the city, town or place where such child is being cared for.
Page 89 - The Schott Methods of the Treatment of Chronic Diseases of the Heart, with an account of the Nauheim Baths and of the Therapeutic Exercises. By W. BEZLY THORNE, MD, MRCP Third Edition. 8vo, with Illustrations, 6s. Guy's Hospital Reports. By the Medical and Surgical Staff.
Page 31 - Pathological appearances of seven cases of injury of the shoulder joint with remarks.
Page 29 - The larger extremity, called the /?<?«/«*, cardiac extremity, or great cul-de-sac, is directed upwards so as to be in contact with the under surface of the diaphragm, whilst the smaller end, pyloric or duodenal extremity, is directed downwards, curves to the right, and becomes continuous with the duodenum. The surfaces form the anterior and jtosteriitr wills of the stomach.
Page 134 - Instructions regarding new-born infants. — If the child's eyelids become red and swollen, or begin to run with matter, within a few days after birth, it is to be taken without a day's delay to a doctor. The disease is very dangerous, and if not at once treated may destroy the sight of both eyes.
Page 135 - Sheffield, England, distributes among the poor, by means of the poor physicians, the following card : IMPORTANT NOTICE— If a baby's eyes run with matter and look red a few days after birth, take it at once to a doctor. Delay is dangerous, and one or both eyes may be destroyed if not treated immediately.
Page 180 - Pepper, Operation Book, April 22d, 1866.) SPECIAL SENSES. 1243. Adenoma of Tongue. Case of Mary M., set. 16, admitted to Pennsylvania Hospital in October, 1865. There was a tumor of hemispherical shape, about one and a half inches in diameter through the base, situated on the posterior part of the tongue, immediately in front of the epiglottis. Its surface was very red, with large distended vessels coursing over it; it did not pulsate, but was quite elastic, with a sense of indistinct fluctuation...
Page iii - It is believed that the publication of the Transactions in this permanent form will prove a valuable contribution to medical literature, will encourage the Members to take a more active part in the work of the Society, and will tend in no small degree to increase the influence and usefulness of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh. WILLIAM CRAIG, Editor.

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