INDEX TO VOLUME 11 



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Gangrene, hospital : in compound fracture of leg, 

 treated with carbohc acid, 5. 



mild form in compound fracture of leg, 14. 



treated by nitric acid, 17. 



frequency of, in Glasgow Royal Infirmary before 

 introduction of antiseptic treatment, 45. 



in ' New Surgical Hospital ' (Glasgow Royal 

 Infirmary), 123 ; formerly committed fearful 

 ravages among author's patients, 133; ex- 

 amples of its destructiveness, 133; practically 

 banished by antiseptic system, 133, 341. 



no case of, in author's wards in Edinburgh Royal 

 Infirmary (1870) 159, 



prevalence of, in Munich General Hospital, 248 ; 

 banished by antiseptic treatment, 248, 500. 



practically banished from surgical hospital at 

 Leipzig since introduction of antiseptic system, 

 249. 



entirely unknown in Volkmann's chnique at 

 Halle since introduction of antiseptic system, 

 250. 



very uncommon in Berlin Charite Hospital since 

 introduction of antise})tic system, 252. 



disappearance of, in Magdeburg Surgical Hospital 

 since introduction of antiseptic system, 252 

 {and footnote). 



causing recurrence of disease after excision of 

 wrist for caries, 435, 436, 437, 438. 



not necessarily attended by unpleasant odour, 

 501. 



epidemic of, during author's house-surgeoncy at 

 University College Hospital, 516; treatment 

 carried out, 516, 517; his idea at that time 

 that disease might be of parasitic nature, 



517. 

 Gangrene, senile : prospect of treatment of, being 

 revolutionized by antiseptic system, 195 ; this 

 due to prevention of putrefaction in stump, 

 195. 



case of antiseptic operation for, 195. 

 Garengeot (1750): brought amputation of leg to 



form often practised at present day, 384. 

 Gauze dressing, antiseptic : prepared by steeping 

 muslin in carbohc acid, paraffin, and resin, 

 melted together, 169 {and footnote); prepara- 

 tion of, 179, 202 {footnote), 210, 218, 260. 



mode of use, 179, 261. 



use of as dressing, 203, 207. 



use of, in case of amputation at hip-joint, 204, 

 205. 



possible source of danger at time of application, 

 209. 

 . how this may be counteracted, 209. 



times of changing, 210. 



cheap method of preparation, 210, 211, 212. 



lowest piece dipped in watery solution of car- 

 bolic acid to kill septic particles adhering to 

 surface, 260. 



mode of applying, 261. 



importance of thick mass of, in limited space, 

 266. 



no organism found in, if changed daily, 294. 

 Gauze, carbolic : soaked with serum and inoculated 

 witli i)utrid blood remains pure, 305. 



disadvantages as external dressing, 358. 

 Gauze, corrosive sublimate : preparation of, 297. 



used first in case of removal of cancerous breast, 

 297, 298. 



action of, on albumen of scrum or blood, 299. 



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Gauze, corrosive sublimate {continued) : 



as dressing in case of psoas abscess, 303, 304. 

 made by serum mixed with corrosive sublimate, 



304- 

 absolutely non-irritating, 305. 

 should be cut with scissors, not torn, 305 



{footnote). 

 Gauze, cyanide of zinc and mercury : preparation 



of, 327, 360, 361. 

 staining of, with haematoxylin, 327, 328. 

 importance of its being used moist, 327, 328. 

 mode of charging with dye, 330. 

 Gauze, double cyanide of mercury : experiments 



in preparation of, 317, 318. 

 its advantages, 319. 

 method of application, 319. 

 wounds heal better than under any other 



dressing, 319. 

 haematoxylin as dye for, 361. 

 hydrochloratc of mauveine (purified rosalane) 



better, 361, 362. 

 method of dyeing, 362. 

 method of charging, for emergency in private 



practice, 362, 363 ; mode of avoiding staining 



hands in, 362 {footnote). 

 cost of, 362. 

 Gauze, double cyanide ot mercury and zinc : must 



be wetted with carbohc acid before use, 



360. 

 author's mistake in recommending corrosive 



sublimate lotion for destruction of microbes 



in, corrected, 360. 

 reasons for using dye, 361. 

 Gauze, eucalyptus : as an external dressing, 294. 

 imperfections in its manufacture, 294. 

 used as external dressing over corrosive sub- 

 limate, 297. 

 soaked \vith serum and inoculated with putrid 



blood remains pure, 305. 

 Gauze, sal-alembroth : disadvantages of, as a dress- 

 ing, 312. 

 Gauze, sero-sublimate : stands test with serum and 



corpuscles, 306. 

 use of, as dressing, 306. 

 causes no irritation, 306. 

 successfully used in case of amputation at liip- 



joint, 306, 307 ; and in case of removal of 



portion of rib for empyema, 307. 

 disadvantages of, 358. 

 abandoned by author, 3 5 8. 

 Gauze, zinco-cyanide of mercur\' : advantage of 



dyeing, 325. 

 experiments with different staining agents, 323. 

 effects of violet gentian in fixing the cyanide and 



preventing dusting. 326. 

 later experience shows that haematoxylin acts 



better, ^zj. 

 Gay-Lussac : his teaching that access of free 



oxygen could start fermentation in organic 



substances, 340, 

 influence of this doctrine in treatment of wounds, 



340. 

 Generation, equivocal : and germ of putrefaction, 



57. See also Spontaneous. 

 Generation, fissiparous. 5<v Fissiparous. 

 Germ tlieory : the basis of antiseptic treatment, 46, 



470. 

 importance ol allention to details dictated by, 



for successful results, 94. 



