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The seventh, by F. W. Langdon, M. D., of Cincinnati, upon the "Car- 

 dio-Vascular and Blood States as Factors in Nervous and Mental Dis- 

 eases." 



A summary of the work done in this department shows : 



1. That the laboratory facilities were in daily use for the examination 



of various tissues, specimens of blood, urine, sputum, etc. 



2. That two-hundred and seventy-four autopsies were held and the find- 



ings demonstrated and recorded. 



(Under the hospital rule no autopsies are held, except in 

 coroner's cases, without the permission of the relatives.) 



3. That many sections of tissues and organs were preserved for chemical, 



bacteriological and microscopical examination. 



4. That one hundred and thirty-six gross specimens were placed in the 



museum. 



5. That twenty papers covering important cases were written. 



G. That over four hundred staff meetings were held, at which over five 

 hundred cases were presented for clinical examination. 



7. That two hundred and four lectures were given by the colleges to their 



classes. 



8. That one hundred lectures upon neuropathology were delivered to 



these classes by the pathologist. 



9. That thirteen hundred and forty-one cases were taken before the col- 



lege classes for clinical demonstration. 



This record alone, if there were no other advantages to be derived, 

 would fully justify the maintenance of this department. 



But there are other reasons for its continuance: 



First. Because it stimulates the individual members of the staff to 

 greater professional effort. 



Second. It creates a demand for accurate case and clinical histories. 

 This requires more attention to the individual patient. 



Third. It incites to study and systematic investigation by having at 

 hand the requisite appliances, books, models, charts, etc. 



Fourth. It enables the institution to offer something to the ambi- 

 tious student seeking an opportunity for medical advancement. 



Fifth. It provides instruction to the physicians and the students in 

 the State; prepares them to render early skilled attention to the men- 

 tally afflicted in their community. This directly benefits the citizen. 



Sixth. It increases the ability of the outside physician to deliver an 



