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occurred here in the small maternity ward recently five 

 cases of puerperal tetanus, in all of which recovery took 

 place. This hospital has a remarkable record in the 

 treatment of tetanus, 13 cases without a death. Buried 

 suture- are not employed, silk is used exclusively and 

 the sutures arc always removed. Chloroform is the fa- 

 vorite anesthetic and biniodid of mercury is largely re- 

 lied on in hand and surface disinfection. 

 Madras, India, Aug. 30, 1904. 



