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131 wine and other things as be-- fore ; has also had a little jelly to-day. 21st, 2 p. m. The uneasiness in the wound continued till I I o’clock p. m., when he had the same quantity of laudanum as the night before ; he rested pretty well, and to-day feels refreshed. Pain in the stump and across the loins is much less, and the tenderness over the abdomen on pressure diminished. Tongue moist, furred a little ; not so thirsty; pulse 96, soft. Has taken a little fish to-day, which he relished ; the wine, broth, and other nourishment continued as before. 22d. The same quantity of laudanum was taken by the patient last night, as on the preceding night, and he rested pretty well. The stump was dressed to-day; it looks very f’avourably ; the dis- charge is still very slight. The pain across the loins and tenderness of the abdomen on pressure are nearly gone. Pulse 06, hard ; not thirsty ; appetite improving; tongue cieaner ; had a natural stool yesterday evening; has taken some fish to-day,whicii he relished very much. Friday, Jan. 23. The laudanum was again repeated last night, but lie did not rest well, owing, as it is supposed, to the con- finement of some matter within the strapping ; the stump was dressed this morning; goes on well; the quantity of discharge has increased ; he is quite free from uneasiness. Pulse 114, full ; bowels not open to-day; tongue pretty clean, but dry ; ap- petite better ; has taken a little chicken, which be relished very much ; ; continues to have wine, jelly, and arrow root, and is doing extremely well. On Wednesday (Jan 21st) a man was brought into this hospital with extravasation of urine, occur- ring from an old stricture. An in- cision was made in perineo, and the catheter attempted to be in- troduced, but without success, as the stricture could not-be passed. Operations.—Jan. 23.. A car=. cinomatous tumour was removed to-day from the breast: a steato- mous one from the arm, and a, cancer from the lip. The three operations were well performed- by Mr. MORGAN. Very few accidents have been admitted this week. ST. THOMAS’S HOSPITAL:!. Jan. 23d. No operations have been performed here this week. . The accidents that have been admitted are a fracture of the patella, of the tibia and fibula, an injury to the hand, fracture of the ribs, and a burn. The length of the lectures pre- vents our giving fuller hospital reports. MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INTELLIGENCE. Physicians of St. Thomas’s Hospital. The letter which we here inserC is entitled to the serious considera- tion of the Governors of St. Tho-
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wine and other things as be--fore ; has also had a little jellyto-day.
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21st, 2 p. m. The uneasinessin the wound continued till I Io’clock p. m., when he had thesame quantity of laudanum as
the night before ; he rested
pretty well, and to-day feelsrefreshed. Pain in the stumpand across the loins is muchless, and the tenderness over theabdomen on pressure diminished.
Tongue moist, furred a little ;not so thirsty; pulse 96, soft.Has taken a little fish to-day,which he relished ; the wine,broth, and other nourishmentcontinued as before.
22d. The same quantity oflaudanum was taken by the patientlast night, as on the precedingnight, and he rested pretty well.The stump was dressed to-day;it looks very f’avourably ; the dis-
charge is still very slight. The painacross the loins and tenderness ofthe abdomen on pressure are
nearly gone. Pulse 06, hard ;not thirsty ; appetite improving;tongue cieaner ; had a natural
stool yesterday evening; has takensome fish to-day,whicii he relishedvery much.
Friday, Jan. 23. The laudanumwas again repeated last night,but lie did not rest well, owing,as it is supposed, to the con-
finement of some matter withinthe strapping ; the stump was
dressed this morning; goes onwell; the quantity of dischargehas increased ; he is quite freefrom uneasiness. Pulse 114,full ; bowels not open to-day;tongue pretty clean, but dry ; ap-petite better ; has taken a little
chicken, which be relished verymuch ; ; continues to have wine,jelly, and arrow root, and isdoing extremely well.
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On Wednesday (Jan 21st) a manwas brought into this hospitalwith extravasation of urine, occur-ring from an old stricture. An in-cision was made in perineo, andthe catheter attempted to be in-
troduced, but without success, asthe stricture could not-be passed.
Operations.—Jan. 23.. A car=.cinomatous tumour was removedto-day from the breast: a steato-mous one from the arm, and a,cancer from the lip. The threeoperations were well performed-by Mr. MORGAN.
Very few accidents have beenadmitted this week.
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Jan. 23d. No operations havebeen performed here this week.
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The accidents that have beenadmitted are a fracture of the
patella, of the tibia and fibula,an injury to the hand, fracture ofthe ribs, and a burn.The length of the lectures pre-
vents our giving fuller hospitalreports.
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL
INTELLIGENCE.
Physicians of St. Thomas’s
Hospital.The letter which we here inserC
is entitled to the serious considera-tion of the Governors of St. Tho-
