THE PRICE OF ANESTHESIA 6ii 



recorded deaths in England registered as due to anaesthetics 

 during the ten-year periods was : 



1866 to 1875 146 deaths. 



1876 „ 1885 264 „ 



1886 „ 1895 533 M 



1896 „ 1905 1,269 M 



1865 



B. 



1875 



1885 



1895 



1905 



I 60 



5 

 7 



14 

 15 

 14 

 16 

 23 

 15 

 19 

 IB 

 24 

 19 

 20 

 23 

 26 

 28 

 31 

 31 

 37 

 25 

 28 

 39 

 33 

 36 

 42 

 69 



76 

 69 



81 



73 



127 



91 



97 

 123 

 107 

 164 

 153 

 166 

 I168 



G 10 20 50 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 



Ulid I I I I I I L_J I I I I I \ 1 1 



Fig. I. — Diagram of the annual number of deaths registered in England and Wales 

 as due to anaesthetics in the years 1865 — 1905. 



Now, this is a heavy price to pay for even the great boon 

 of anaesthesia; for it is an unnecessary price — a toll levied in 



