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REPORT OF THE MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL.

TABLE No. IX.

Return of Cataract Operations (linear method of extraction) from January to December 1871.

  ADMISSIONS. CURED. RELIEVED. UNRELIEVED.
Cataract
cortical.		 Cataract
hard.		 Cataract
soft.		 Total. Cataract
cortical.		 Cataract
hard.		 Cataract
soft.		 Total. Cataract
cortical.		 Cataract
hard.		 Total. Cataract
cortical.		 Cataract
soft.		 Total.
January     10 ... ... 10 10 ... ... 10 ... ... ... ... ... ...
February     10 ... ... 10 6 ... ... 6 1 ... 1 3 ... 3
March     9 ... ... 9 7 ... ... 7 1 ... 1 1 ... 1
April     9 2 3 14 7 ... 3 10 2 2 4 ... ... ...
May     6 4 1 11 4 4 1 9 2 ... 2 ... ... ...
June     11 1 2 14 8 1 2 11 1 ... 1 2 ... 2
July     4 1 3 8 3 1 3 7 ... ... ... 1 ... 1
August     4 .. 2 6 1 ... 1 2 1 ... 1 2 1 3
September     7 ... 1 8 3 ... 1 4 1 ... 1 3 ... 3
October     4 ... ... 4 3 ... ... 3 ... ... ... 1 ... 1
November     13 2 ... 15 12 2 ... 14 1 ... 1 ... ... ...
December     8 2 5 15 8 2 4 14 ... ... ... ... 1 1
Total 95 12 17 124 72 10 15 97 10 2 12 13 2 15
CAUSES OF FAILURE. Age. Sex. REMARKS.
Sloughing of cornea     5 cases   From 25 to 30 years   2       All the cases were operated
     upon under the influence
     of chloroform.
Formation of abscess of the globe 2   „      „   30 to 40   „   15 Male   96
Complete closure of the pupil with
        atrophy of the eyeball		   3  „      „   40 to 50   „   48 Female   28
Complete closure of the pupil   3  „      „   50 to 60   „   38       No vomitting in 120 cases.—
    Only 4 cases vomited
    during or after the oper-
    ation.
Prolapse of the iris     1 case      „   60 to 70   „   13 Total   124
Secondary iritis and closure of the
         pupil by false membrane		   1  „      „   70 to 80   „   8      
Total   15 cases.   Total No.   124        

C. MACNAMARA,                           
 Supdt., Eye Infirmary.                 

            CALCUTTA,
 OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL,
The 26th February 1872.