A manual of diseases of the ear / by George P. Field.

  • Field, George P (George Purdey)
Date:
1893
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Credit: A manual of diseases of the ear / by George P. Field. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Much of the substance of this work has been ah-eady published in the various Medical Journals, and I hope tlmt it may prove of service to those students and Practitioners of Medicine wlio may occasionally require a few hints when called upon to treat Aural Disease. ; T have endeavoured to place before the reader, as concisely as possible, the result not only of my own experience, but also that of other Aural Surgeons, both Biitish and Foreign, many of whom have considerably advanced the knowledge of Ear Diseases and greatly facilitated the relief and cure of deafness. The Hospital to which I belong was the first in this Metropolis to appoint an Aural Surgeon uppn its Medical Staff; and the good example set by the Governors of St. Mary's vras followed by most of the Medical Schools in this country. St. Mary's Hospital numbers amongst its Aural Surgeons several men who have made great strides in the pathology and treatment of Deafness, and I ma,y mention my predecessors, Toynbee, Ernest Hart, and Peter Allen, as notable examples of conscientious workers in this field of Surgery. To Mr. Hinton, under whose guidance I formerly studied this particular branch of Surgery, I here record my sincere gratitude. June, 1876, Extract from Preface to the Second Edition. The coloured plates and woodcuts for the most part are the A 2