Museum Brookesianum : a descriptive and historical catalogue of the remainder of the anatomical & zootomical museum, of Joshua Brookes, Esq. ... embracing an almost endless assemblage of every species of anatomical, pathological, obstetrical, and zootomical preparations, as well as subjects in Natural History ... which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Wheatley & Adlard, at the Theatre of Anatomy, Blenheim Street ... on Monday, the 1st of March, 1830 ... / [Joshua Brookes].

  • Brookes, Joshua, 1761-1833.
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[1830]
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Credit: Museum Brookesianum : a descriptive and historical catalogue of the remainder of the anatomical & zootomical museum, of Joshua Brookes, Esq. ... embracing an almost endless assemblage of every species of anatomical, pathological, obstetrical, and zootomical preparations, as well as subjects in Natural History ... which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Wheatley & Adlard, at the Theatre of Anatomy, Blenheim Street ... on Monday, the 1st of March, 1830 ... / [Joshua Brookes]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    35 pubfs, forming a very considerable tumor, and occasioning the death of the patient: the uterus and its appendages both external and internal are also preserved. 31 The gravid uterus at the full period of gestation, containing the feetus and secundines; the bladder is also preserved, supported by the urachus 32 A section of a considerable tumor in the interior of the uterus. 33 An interesting specimen of a double foetal pig, having only one funis umbili- Ml period „7fSati?„ artS’ a°rte' iC' (ijeCted ad di£rec,ed> « 34 An unusual specimen of triple placenta, injected, showing clearly the three slmmon^ElqICh COnt£Uned corresPondlng foetuses. Presented by Richard A ofu °f a,favid UtverUs containing a fetus at about eight months ot utero-gestation; the membranes are open, to show the feetus in a na- tural presentation ; a longitudinal section of the vagina has been made for ofexhibiting an interesting view of the os uteri somewhat di- T^dFallnnLCU?iehd bVh.e £elatin°us secretion from the glandulae Nabothi. divfded N R ThS> fi^nae> and °yana are also 'ell seen, the latter being a dlvlded- N-B- The whole preparation is well injected. 36 An extraordinary case of dropsy of the left Fallopian tube of great mag- Thed5er°n -g °/ i1r1reSular tumors> some of immense sizf. their natural shuatbm ^ ““ COntiguous organ« ■« Preserved in 37 Arafnei0f imm,ens^!y large hydrops ovarii: this extraordinary tumor con- tained several gallons of fluid, and is an example of that peculiar species where the disease is formed of only one cyst. In the interior £2T£! veral large tumors attached to various parts, somewhat resembling the th£ °f ue Pre,gnant.C0T- Strange as it may appear, the nature of this case was altogether mistaken. 38 1 WdnrtlCR1 ruPtured uteras taken from a patient who was attended by the late Dr. Blegborough,—the case was published in the Med. and Phus Journal; the bladder, rectum, and all contiguous organs are preserved ^as also the feetus with its placenta: the laceration is in the cervfx uteri iior y and posteriorly: on opening the abdomen Mr. Brookes found the child among the viscera. me The cast (Compartment W. No. 80) was moulded from this preparation undei the inspection of Mr. Brookes, who had previously injected a i l e subJect from which it was taken. J J 9 Another line example of ruptured uterus occurring in the practice of Richard veXTt/Sq- f,nd,°btained fr0m a female ho had pfevSus^borne se a children . the laceration took place anteriorly and laterally ; the pa- n^Ldiedf Tty ° fm^rrhage‘ Mr- Bl00kes was applied'to for fhe purpose of peiforming the Caesarean operation, which unfortunately proved ta °,aria-and biadd-'’ « * 41 A very fine and highly interesting specimen of a fetus at the full period of gestation, contained m the uterus, both of which with the placenta are minutely injected. 1 lie unfortunate young female was from peculiar cir- — r7 °!,a| rn ,bedstead durinS a n,'sht in the month of Au- continiTed v- ■id?a?fu ‘hunfer-storm occurred, accompanied by almost dJr i ‘d flaS ie* °f hghtmng by which she was literally terrified to eT, 6old B«hSW° W°S °btai,,Cd tl,rOU*h the friendship of — Webb, 4-2 A fourth cate of ruptured uterus at the full period of gestation, obtained cerrix lai ^ lbis «« laceratitut occut^dinhe n its left side, and somewhat anteriorly. This sinister cir-