Regulations of the New Rupture Society; instituted May 15, 1804, ... for the relief of both sexes afflicted with herniary complaints and prolapses.

Date:
1812
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Credit: Regulations of the New Rupture Society; instituted May 15, 1804, ... for the relief of both sexes afflicted with herniary complaints and prolapses. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    y 8 The following comparative Statement, taken from Mr. Blair’s Register of the Patients relieved by the New Rupture Society, to March 25, 1812, will shew the proportion and species of herniary complaints in each sex, out of 2638 cases : Males. Females. 1589 Double 1 [ In both groins - - 558 12 Ruptures, j [ In both thighs - 1 18 r Inguinal i °n ^e right side 1011 34 1812 Single | I *»U 1 On the left side 581 *3 Ruptures, 'j l Femoral J °n t,he li^ht side 10 86 | On the left side 4 63 Navel ruptures 17 i*3 Ventral hernia: 3 8 Prolapses of the anus 10 J3 Prolapses of the uterus 0 Prolapse of the uri- 1 62 nary bladder - - j 0 t ■— ■ » —— 4195 443 ■ 1 2195 Total number of Cases 2638 Of the thirteen females afflicted with prolapses of the anus, eleven also had uterine prolapses, one had a navel rupture, and another a prolapse of the urinary bladder, Several of the pa- tients having ruptures in the navel, had at the same time inguinal or femoral hernia:; and one woman had also a prolapsus ani. A person, who laboured under a ventral rupture, had likewise two inguinal herniae. Another patient had one inguinal and two femoral ruptures, produced by sudden bodily exertion. Subscriptions for the use of the New Rupture Society are received by the following Bankers :—* Messrs. Hoare, Fleet Street, Treasurers to this Institution ; Hankey and Co. Fenchurch Street; Fuller, Chatteris, and Co. Lombard Street; Ransom and Co. Pall Mall ; and by Mr. Crump, the Collector to this Society ; of whom may be had the printed Regulations, and a List of the Sub- scribers. March 25, 1812*