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XL; Report of Cases in the Flnshury Dispensary, from 

 the \st of January to the 3\st of March 1806. By 

 John Taunton, Esq. Surgeon to the City and Fins- 

 lury Dispensaries, and Lecturer on Anatomy, Physiology j 

 and Surgei-y. 



iSiNCE last report (Phil. Mag. vol. xxiii. p. 312.) there have 

 been admitted into this dispensary 100 patients. 

 Cured . - - 66 

 Relieved - - 3 



Irregular - - 3 



Under eure - - 86 



160 

 Of these, 33 have been visited at home, and eight have sub- 

 mitted to operations. 



In the last surgical report (see January) there were SO 

 patients under cure, 70 of whom have been cured and lO 

 relieved, 18 have been home patient*, and two have under- 

 gone operations. 



Mrs. Coffee, Jet. 50, has been subject to rheumatism and 

 asthma for several years. She observed a tumour in her left 

 breast some years ago, irregular on its surface and occasion- 

 ally attended with darling pain, which was not severe, so as 

 to excite much attention, till March 1805, when the breast 

 had increased much in size, and was become very painful. 

 The unfavourable symptoms continuing, she was admitted 

 into the dispensary in November last } but, owing to her bad 

 state of health, nothing could be done at that time to remove 

 the disease in her breast. In January, her health being im- 

 proved, it was determined, in consultation, to propose the 

 operation, that being the only mode of treatment likely to 

 give her any chance for recovery. To this she readily con- 

 sented, and requested that an early day might be named for 

 its performance. 



The operation was performed on the 28th of January, 

 which she underwent with the greatest fortitude, and had 

 very little symptomatic fever considering its magnitude : aa 

 she had naturally a very full breast, the size of which was 

 much increased by the disease, the wound filled with granu- 

 lations. 



