Annual report on the Medical Department / Straits Settlements.

  • Straits Settlements. Medical Department.
Date:
[1931]
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Credit: Annual report on the Medical Department / Straits Settlements. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Operations No. of cases Deaths Brought forward ... 2,630 On Skull— Elevation of depressed fract. Skull ... ... 5 Trephining of skull and incision of lacerated brain for fracture ... ... ... ... 1 Decompression of brain for fractured Skull ... ... 1 On Spine— Lumbar punctures ... ... ... ... 17 Intra thecal injection of sera and other fluids ... 13 Laminectomy ... ... ... ... 1 On Face— Plastic operation for hare lip ... ... ... 2 Operation for parotid fistula .... ... ... 2 On Eye— Excision of Pterygium ... ... ... 1 Dilation of naso-lachrymal duct ... ... ... 2 Removal of foreign body eye ... ... ... 3 Excision of eyeball ... ... ... ... 1 On Throat— Tonsillectomy ... ... ... ... 15 Incision of peritonsillar abscess ... ... ... 5 On mouth— Extraction of teeth ... ... ... ... 34 Incision of Alveolar abscess ... ... ... 3 On Naso-Pharynx— Extraction of Polypi nose ... ... ... 2 Cauterization for Rhinitis ... ... ... 13 Removal of foreign body nose ... ... ... 8 Curetting of Adenoids ... ... ... 10 On Ear and Mastoid process— Operation for Mastoid abscess ... ... ... 9 Plastic operation for ear ... ... ... 5 Removal of foreign body ear ... ... ... 5 On Trachea— Tracheotomy ... ... ... ... 3 On Breasts— Incision and drainage for Mastitis ... ... 8 Excision of breasts with glands for Carcinoma ... 1 Excision of adenoma of breast ... ... ... 2 On Thorax— Paracentesis Pleurae ... ... ... ... 14 Resection of rib and drainage for empyema ... ... 3 On Abdomen— Herniotomy ... ... ... ... 8 Radical cure of Inguinal hernia ... ... ... 15 Paracentesis abdominis ... ... ... 42 Laparotomy for penetrating wounds of abdomen with injury to Viscera ... ... ... 5 Laparotomy with drainage for peritonitis ... ... 2 Appendicectomy ... ... ... ... 4 Incision and drainage ilio-psoas abscess ... ... 2 1 1 1 O