254 Surgical Cases in the Finsbury Dispensary. 
It was observed in the lust report, that in many cases of 
ulcers situated on the legs, more pain had been experienced 
than was usual in similar cases, and that the cures were con- 
siderably protracted: much good has evidently been derived 
in these cases by the free administration of preparations of 
steel, nitric acid, and the bitter vegetable infusions. 
A case of hernia, which took place in consequence of an 
opening in the mesentery that existed, through which a part 
of the small intestines protruded, became strangulated, and 
produced death. 
Mrs. Davis, zt. 31, on the 21st of May last, when she 
was very warm, drank about a pint and a half of new fable 
beer, then in a state of fermentation; soon after which she 
became very uneasy, complained of being much swelled, 
and was occasionally sick. She was immediately removed 
to her apartments in Snow-hill, and visited by Mr. Skin- 
ner, who found her vomiting large quantitics of bilious 
matter, accompanied with violent pain in the umbilical re- 
gion; a quick but not hard pulse. The saline mixture was 
given, and a large blister was applied to the fore part of the 
abdomen. 
gad, No relief, or ease, had been obtained during the 
night: an enema was administered, which was returned 
withont efect: the medicine was also rejected from the sto- 
mach as soonsas taken. 
23d, The symptoms continuing,, venesection was had 
recourse to, another blister applied, the enema repeated, 
and the saline mixture taken occasionally. 
gath, No mitigation of symptoms; the enema was re- 
peated without eifect ; every thing was rejected from the 
stomach. In the afternoon she was ordered into the warm 
bath ; pil. ex opii gr. 4 quilibet hora: the enema nicotiane 
was administered. 
25th, No relief had been obtained: the matter now vo- 
mited was of a greenish hue; the pulse was quick, but low 3 
the pain more violent; a little water was the only thing that 
remained on the stomach even for a short time: the enema 
nicotiane was repeated. I was requested to see her this 
evening for the first time, when the pain was rather abated, 
and 
