Surgical Cases in the Flnslury Dispensary. 2G7 



tience inspired by religion. But it is impossible to contend 

 long with impunity aoainst such enemies to health, and liis 

 constitution, although strong, at last ca\'-e way. 



He died the 23d of September, 17G3, in lc?3 than five 

 hours, of a death that perhaps may be called sudden, but 

 which was certainly not unforeseen, as he put his worldly 

 affairs in order some davs before, and received the sacra- 

 ment with those unfeigned sentiments of religion and piety 

 which had always been the rule of his conduct. 



XL. Report of Surgical Cases in the City and Fhishury Dis- 

 pensaries in July 1 807, containing a remarkable Case of 

 Cancer in the Breast. By John Taunton, Esq. 



JL*or the month of .Tuly there were admitted on the books 

 of the City and Finsbury Dispensaries 209 surgical patients. 

 Cured or relieved - - IGO 



Died . _ _ _ 3 



Under cure ^ _ _ 37 



209 



Mrs. R. set. 49, first applied for surgical assistance on 

 the 30th of July I8O6, for a disease in her breast, which 

 Proved to be a confirmed cancer. About eighteen months 

 preceding the above date she discovered a tumour in the left 

 breast, which was hard, and attended with acute darting 

 pains at irregular intervals, but not such as to prevent her 

 from attending her dr)mestic concerns. . The breast, now, 

 was not much enlarged, but ulcerated on the left side near 

 the nipple, the skin was puckered, and adhered firmly to 

 the diseased part of the gland : the discharge was ichorous 

 and profuse, and produced extensive inflammation of iho 

 integuments on which it ran : the pain was nuich increased: 

 the glands in the axilla were enlarged and indurated, and a 

 general debility pervaded the whole system. The disease 

 being too far advanced to admit of its beinj:^ removed by an 

 operation, the ferri rubigo was given in moderate doses : the 



ulcer 



