The surface of the tumor was dark colored, and had some large veins on it. The thirst increased, and the vomiting became persistent until she died on the evening of the third day. If a medical man would simply do his duty according to the law of the land, or even of the.
If he doubts that the examinee is uncountable, he should not issue a certificate under any circumstances. Therefore, in the interest of his own professional reputation and also for the sake of the patient, the doctor should perform a thorough examination. A certain discretion is therefore in the hands of the doctor as to which cases are suitable for removal to asylums and which are not.
This list does not claim to be complete, but may give a general idea of the cases suitable for removal to asylums. Its style should put to rest any doubts about the real aspect of this matter.
REVIEWS
371 work of the essay is a history of the progress of a complicated and ultimately fatal case, in which serious symptoms manifested themselves in a woman after childbirth. His various contributions to the scientific literature of the day have his ability to deal with questions related to health and disease, more especially in that broader aspect which it presents as it is seen to be influenced by the remote influences of causation. In 1870, the year of the last census, the percentage of deaths of those under five years appears to have been only 2 .90, while in England and Wales it is 6.
Hall compares the death-rate in Tasmania with that of England and Wales in several diseases listed in published nosological tables, and the results prove the high peculiarity of health of the climate of the former. No member of the profession in Victoria was, for some years before his death, which occurred on the 4th of December, less personally known to his intimate circle of friends, than the late Dr. He was usually a polite gentlemen. of the good old school of physicians, and his regard for the feelings and opinions of others, afforded a striking contrast to the savage state which, now-a-days, it is sometimes considered to be, even by those who are widely regarded as a leader. practitioners.
Howitt lived a retired life beyond the scope of his professional duties, nobody was better known in Victoria. So his house at the top of Collins-street, with its large garden and extensive brick wall, looked so comfortable, so homely, and so English, one of the characteristics of Melbourne. Howitt was born in the last year of the last century, so he was 73 years old when he died.
He graduated at Edinburgh in 1824, and practiced first at Leicester and afterwards at Nottingham, where lie was one of the honorary physicians of the General Hospital and County Infirmary. He was a member of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh and of the Entomological Society of London, the latter being one of the founders. His very valuable entomological collection and library he has left to the University of Melbourne, of whose Council he was one of the original members, and in whose work he has always taken the most active interest.
Howitt was also a member of the Medical Board of Victoria for many years, and only resigned his association when illness prevented him from attending meetings.
CORRESPONDENCE
The first injection of morphine gave great relief, but did not eliminate the spasms, but only alleviated them. The first sign of improvement was the expression of the face, which gradually became quite natural, a few hours before the voice regained its natural quality. An improvement in the pulse followed, though this was occasionally imperceptible and always very slight, rapid and obliterated by the least pressure for a full thirty hours, and the condition of "Algida" continued about the same time.
As cholera is undoubtedly a spasmodic disease, especially of the arterial system and voluntary muscles, I considered opium to be the proper remedy. I knew from my own experience, as well as from the experience of the profession in general, that opium had so far failed. I believe the cause of his failure was that he never had a chance to enter the system until the invention of the hypodermic syringe.
Today I burned everything about the patient, clothes, bedclothes, etc., so that I would run no risk of the disease spreading through contagion. Sir, — "Did the latter imagine that any man possessing a spark of self-respect and honorable feeling would calmly submit to slanderous imputations upon his character, and by maintaining silence appear to acquiesce in the correctness of the allegations?" -. Hadden imagines him so, or you too, he, and you too, imagine a vainer thing than ever he did when he thought me a greater sawyer than he, by sending me to a madhouse with such little consideration and investigation than, or less than, ordering a dog to be tied which was only supposed to be a nuisance; therefore allow me to say something about your criticism of the matter in the editorial of your Journal for November, 1873, and preface my comments, denials, and facts with remarks from "Dr.
You truly assert, "that the case was in reality extremely simple;" for on my side was simplicity, truth, trust, &c., against low double cunning, illegality, lies, and the lowest treason, &c. by dr. 34; A man about whose state of mind there could be no doubt in the opinion of any impartial and rational person," is also true; but there is every reason to believe that Dr. Hadden and his assistants are not "impartial and rational persons. ;", but at least to what the Lancet of December 3, 1870 refers to in the Medical Annotations article.
the Haddens signing insanity certificates "against harassing litigation" as they are all at the mercy of husband-midwives; "and it will be the policy of the profession" to leave the law alone, as the law is all in favor of the "profession," as my case has fully proved; and if I had entered into a suit against the presiding judges, no doubt the judges would have said it was Dr.
LOCAL TOPICS,
34; ZEgles," from The Australasian of the 20th inst., had this to say: "A visitor to the Yarra Bend Lunatic Asylum - not an officially designated visitor - came through the kitchen on one late occasion shortly before dinner time. And the thrust of that statement is that it is admitted that the potatoes were bad - that there were later protests directed at the contractors. What about the shameful dereliction of duty that led to helpless creatures being forcibly imprisoned and entailed the consumption of nauseating and repulsive food without compensation.
The Ballarat Courier newspaper of the 12th institution stated that "a recent inquiry by the Ballarat Hospital Board into the circumstances of the patients attending the institution bore good fruit. It was found that over half a dozen had large properties and it was believed that many others can afford to pay for medication and treatment." If the Melbourne Hospital Commission had made a similar inquiry, the number of patients at that institution might have been considerably reduced. The Geelong Advertiser of the 20th said: “The Rokewood murder has given rise to what promises to be a very important case.
Cowper gave evidence that the deceased, Owen Flynn, died of fatty degeneration of the heart and rupture of a blood vessel on the brain, and that there were no signs of violence to the head. This satisfied the jury, and the body was buried; but some suspicious circumstances being brought to the notice of the police, it was exhumed and a careful post-mortem made by 'Dr. It is said that, before the coroner's inquest, he was bearded to note that his testimony would get Guinane off; ' and altogether the case is said to present many peculiar aspects—much like those which characterized the gold-minings, when doctors' certificates were indifferently given, and verdicts strongly opposed to the real but unexposed facts of the case were returned. "After an investigation of the case by the magistrates, Dr.
Mac-Gillivray from the Bendigo Hospital Committee of Management: "To Paul Howard MacGillivray, Esq., M.A., M.R.C.S. Dear Sir, — The Board of Directors of the Bendigo Hospital have accepted with deep regret your resignation from the office of Resident- Surgeon, the duties of which you have fulfilled with so much credit to yourself and advantage to the institution for a long period of eleven years, and the Board desire to place on record their high appreciation of your medical and surgical ability, your promptness, and the attention of unceasing to your patients, and for your kindness and gentleness at the bed of suffering. You will always be remembered with gratitude by those who have been inmates of the hospital under your care, and with esteem and respect by the members of the Board, with whom you have always co-operating so cheerfully and harmoniously for the good of the institution and the relief of suffering humanity.
Please accept our warmest wishes for your future health and happiness." [Here follow the names of the committee.].
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