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Jan. Feb. Mar. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Totals. On akin and cellular tissues — Abscess .. .. 233143211221 25 Branchial cyst .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Glands .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. 5 Lipoma .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 4 Repair of wounds, tendons, &c .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. 1 4 Sebaceous cyst .. .. On bones— Amputations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3 Necrosis .. .. .. 1 1 Osteomyelitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 On joints— Knee .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. 1 4 Shoulder .. .. 1 1 Hip .. .. .. 1 1 On eye — Evisceration .. .. .. 1 .... .. .. .. .. .. 1 Lids (growth of) .. 1 1 Lachrymal sac .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 Pterygium .. .. I .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 On ear, nose, and throat— Foreign body in ear .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 Mastoid antrum.. .. 1 1 Tonsils and adenoids .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 Tracheotomy .. .. .. 1 1 On abdomen— Appendicectomy .. .. .. 1 1 Fibromata .. .. 1 .. .. i Dermoid cyst of ovary .. 1 1 .. 2 Ectopic jestation .. 1 1 2 Gastroenterostomy .. 1 1 Resection of bowel .. 1 .. .. 1 Hernia .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 6 Hysterectomy .. .. 1 1 .. 2 Nephrectomy .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 Ovariotomy .. .. 2 1 .. 3 Laparotomy .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Liver-abscess .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 Peritonitis (T.B.) .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 On male organs— Elephantoid scrotum .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 3 1 1 7 Castration .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. 3 Cystoscopy .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 3 Urethrotomy .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2 Hydrocele .. .. 131154212143 28 On female organs— Curettage of uterus .. .. 1 2 .. 1 2 .. 3 1 10 Pelvic abscess .. .. 1 1 .. 2 Dilatation of cervix .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 Perineorrhapy .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Rectocele and cystocele .. 1 1 Vaginal examination .. 1 .. 1 General — Empyema .. .. 2 1 3 Extraction of teeth .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Hare lip .. .. .. 1 1 Papilloma of mouth .. .. 1 1 Fistula in ano .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 Haemorrhoids .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2 Sinus .. .. .. 1 2 1 4 Fracture (reduction of) .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2 Dislocation (reduction of) 1 .. 1 .. .. 2 Hammer-toe .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. I Carbuncle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Induction of labour .. 1 .. 1 Needle in wrist .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Angioma .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 Dermoid cyst of brow .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Totals.. .. .. 11 j 12 16 , 12 21 18 11 12 12 9 26 11 171 Minor operations .. .. .. 810.