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minor, total 1,300, operations wore performed; of these 

 2 I per cent, were on women. Five ovarian cysts were 

 removed by ovariotomy without a death — two of these 

 cysts were very large and in three cases the adhesion- 

 were extensive. Ten successful operations for tubercu- 

 losis of the lymphatic glands in the neck, axilla or 

 groin were performed and were in many cases very 

 extensive, entailing long and careful dissections. Thirty- 

 seven operations on bones were made without mor- 

 tality. Among these were two cases in which the whole 

 lower jaw was removed on account of an enormous 

 epulis; and in three cases partial excision of this bone, 

 in one case for sarcoma and in two for necrosis. The 

 right upper maxilla with malar and nasal bones, was 

 removed for sarcoma. No death in ten amputations of 

 all kinds. Operations on the eye constitute the bulk 

 of the operative cases. Lieut.-Col. Pank has had an 

 enormous experience in operations for cataract. 



During the year mentioned above 239 cataract opera- 

 tions by von Graefe's method were performed, 219 by 

 Lieut.-Col. Pank and 20 by Assistant-Surgeon Daljaag 

 Singh. These operations were performed on 199 per- 

 sons; 224 were recorded as able to see well, 4 discharged 

 otherwise and 11 were under treatment at the end of 

 the year. Artificial pupils for corneal opacity were 

 made in 5 cases, in 3 persons, and all were useful in in- 

 creasing vision. Iridectomy for glaucoma was per- 

 formed in 14 cases and the disorganized eyeball was 

 extirpated in 14 cases. Eight operations for the radical 

 cure of inguinal hernia by Bassini's method were suc- 

 cessful. In four of these cases the hernia was con- 

 genital. 



The rectum and anus were operated on 31 times with 

 one death (anal fistula) ; 14 times for hemorrhoids by 

 ligature and 8 times for anal fistula. Vesical calculi 

 were removed in 43 cases by litholapaxy with no death; 

 in 3 cases by lateral lithotomy with one death, and in 

 4 cases of perineal lithotrity with no death. All patients 



