City Truss Society. 77 



CITY OF LONDON TRUS5 SOCIETT. 



The following statement of the situation and occurrence 

 of hernia, at different periods of life, has been extracted 

 from the register of the patients relieved by the City of 

 London Truss Society* within the short period of five years. 



In 4370 patients 3526 were males, and 844 were females. 



Males. Females. 



833 1 Ifftinguinal \ j j^^j 



.. ,, "fh.'»g"'n^l/ ° I 2694 single 



, \ll l^ft kmoral \ ^^^^^^1 J 



13 166 right femoral J 



^^'.l .. t^ul^'f-"'"'!! - 1138 double 



13 72 double femoral 3 



14 201 umbilical 'l ^,. 

 3 21 ventral J " 



15 24 have undergone operations, all 



of which have been completely 



successful ; 39 



31 39 with umbilical hernia have been 



cured without trusses 70 



46 7 with prolapsus ani 53 



135 with prolapsus uteri 135 



3526 844 4370 4370 



283 patients were relieved with trusses under 10 years of age, 



215 ditto, between 10 and 20 ditto 



428 ditto • 20 and 30 ditto 



750 ditto 30 and 40 ditto 



803 ditto ^ 40 and 30 ditto 



861 ditto . 50 and 60 ditto 



559 ditto ■ . 60 and 70 ditto 



S28 ditto 70 and 80 ditto 



18 ditto 80 and 90 ditto 



2 ditto 90 and 100 ditto 



4147 



• Plan of thf liittiliitum. — ^The objects of this charitjr are to provide 

 truucs for every kind ot rupture — to furnish bandagfen and other neces- 

 »ary instruments for all cases of prolapsus — to perlunn everj' necessary 

 operation — to administer surgical aid promptly — aud to supply medicinci 

 ;ind attendance during the cure of the patient. 



Annual subscribers of one guinea, aud life subseribers of ten guineas, 

 thall be governors, and have the privilege of recommending three patients 

 within tlie year. 



'Ilie moneys arising from all life subscriptions are regularly invested in the 

 public funds. 



i'aticuu relieved by this Society in 1 SOS - - - 227 



1809 ... 570 



1810 - - - 813 



1811 - T - 1094 



1612 - - - leee 



