Part 43

Black, Dr. Patrick, on asphyxia and syncope, 222

—— —— on closure of the glottis by chloroform, 236

—— —— on modes of inhaling chloroform, 236–7

Blood, serum of, absorption of chloroform by, 69

—— absorption of amylene by, 382–4

—— quantity of, in body, 73; amount of serum, 74

—— chemical examination of, in alleged case of death from chloroform, 211

—— condition of, after death from chloroform, 247

—— saturation of, with ether, 354–5

Blood-letting in accidents from chloroform, 261

—— from external jugular, tried in case of death from chloroform, 151, 159, 168, 174

Body, temperature of, falls under chloroform, 70

Bolton, Mr. Andrew, case of puerperal convulsions treated with chloroform, 338

Bone, removal of tumours of, under chloroform, 291

Boot, Dr., first operation in England without pain, 18

Bouisson, M., on a case of supposed death from ether, 369

Bowman, Professor, removal of pus from frontal sinus after inhalation by chloroform, 302

Breathing modified by chloroform vapour, 69, 70

—— conditions of, under chloroform, 89, 90, 91, 92

Breast, tumours of, removal under chloroform, 285–7

Breton, supposed death of, from chloroform, 199–200

Brodie, Sir Benjamin, on use of chloroform in lithotrity, 274

Buck, Mr. Gurdon, report of death from chloroform by, 136–8

Bullock, Mr. Lloyd, manufacture of amylene by, 374–8

Bursa, the, operations on, under chloroform, 311

Cahours, M. Auguste, invention of name of amylene, 372

Cancer of the lip, operation for, under chloroform, 294

Cases dangerous from chloroform, 258–60