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—— of death from chloroform during labour, from neglect, 328

Cases, fatal, from inhalation of chloroform, 120–200

Case 1, of Hannah Greener, Winlaton, Newcastle, 123–7; 2, of Martha G. Simmons, Cincinnati, 127–30; 3, of Patrick Coyle, 130–1; 4, of Mdlle. Stock, Boulogne, 131–5; 5, of a woman at Hyderabad, 135; 6, of Charles Desnoyers, Hôtel-Dieu, Lyons, 135–6; 7, of a young gentleman at Govan, 136; 8, of John Griffith, New York, Hospital, 136–8; 9, of J. Verrier, Hôtel-Dieu, Lyons, 138–141; 10, of Samuel Bennett, Westminster, 141–2; 11, of Mdlle. Labrune, at Langres, 142–3; 12, of John Shorter, St. Thomas’s Hospital, 143–5; 13, of Mrs. Jones, at Shrewsbury, 145–6; 14, at Berlin, 146; 15, of William Bryan, Kingston, Jamaica, 147; 16, of an artilleryman, Mauritius, 147–8; 17, at Seraphim Hospital, Stockholm, 148–50; 18, of a boy of seven, Glasgow Infirmary, 150–1; 19, of Alexander Scott, Guy’s Hospital, 151–2; 20, of James Jones, Cavan Infirmary, 152–3; 21, of John Holden, Stepney Workhouse, 153–5; 22, of Mdme. Simon, Strasbourg, 154–5; 23, at Seaman’s Hospital, Greenwich, 155–7; 24, of Elizabeth Hollis, Chipping Norton, 157–8; 25, of Thomas Hayward, of Bartholomew’s Hospital, 158–61; 26, of Mdme. W., at Ulm, 161; 27, of Mr. John Atkinson, Melbourne, 162; 28, of Mr. Martin, at Melrose, 162–3; 29, of Henry Hollingsworth, Manchester Royal Infirmary, 163–4; 30, of Caroline Baker, of University College Hospital, 165; 31, of a French soldier, Hôtel Dieu., d’Orléans, 165–6; 32, of John Mitchell, at Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, 166–70; 33, of E. R., at University College Hospital, 170–2; 34, of Ann Smith, at St. Bartholomew’s, 172–4; 35, of a young man in Vienna, 174; 36, of a young girl at Neustedt, 174–5; 37, of Jane Morgan, Bristol Infirmary, 175–6; 38, of a woman, Hôpital St. Antoine, 176–7; 39, of Mrs. Harrup, Sheffield, 177–8; 40, of Walter Hollis, Lock Hospital, 178–80; 41, of a man, at Middlesex Hospital, 180–2; 42, of George Sands, University College Hospital, 182–4; 43, of a woman, in Guy’s Hospital, 185–7; 44, of John Cannon, Royal Ophthalmic Hospital, 187–8; 45, of a lady, London, 188–9; 46, of Mrs. H., Edinburgh, 189–90; 47, of a sailor, St. Thomas’s Hospital, 190–2; 48, of a boy, recorded by Mr. Paget, 192–4; 49, of a man, Liverpool Infirmary, 195–6; 50, of Ann Stoner, King’s College Hospital, 196–9; cases, supposed, of death from chloroform, 199, 200; case, fatal, during labour from neglect, 328

Cases, alleged fatal, from inhalation of chloroform, 201–12; of Mr. Walter Badger, 201; case reported by M. Malgaigne, 204; of a woman, in Paris, ib.; of a child, in the hospital, Madrid, ib.; of a child, by Dr. Aschendorf, 204–5; case by the author, 205–9; case at St. George’s Hospital, 209–12

Cases, alleged fatal, from ether, 362–8

—— medical, inhalation of chloroform in, 329–44. See Medical Cases

—— surgical, use of chloroform in different kinds of, 271–318. See Operations

—— fatal, from inhalation of amylene, 408–16

Cats, experiments on, with chloroform, 61, 66, 109, 110, 111

Cat, experiment on, with amylene, 380–1

Cataract, operations for, under chloroform, 296

Cause and prevention of death from chloroform, 107–120

Causes, supposed, of death from chloroform, 228–45. See Death

Cerebral diseases and chloroform, 56

—— —— treated by chloroform, 56–7

Chaffinch, experiments on, with chloroform, 73

Charrière, M., inhaler for chloroform by, 85

Chassaignac, M., on tolerance of chloroform, 92

Chevalier, M., on asphyxia idiopathica, 226

Chinese, use of Indian hemp by, 5

Chloroform, first experiments with, by Glover, 112; first experiments with, by Flourens, 21

—— recommended by Dr. Simpson, 21

—— rapid introduction of, 22

—— first death from, 22

—— disused in Boston, Massachusetts, Philadelphia, Naples, and Lyons, 23

—— history and composition of, 27

—— analysed by M. Soubeiran, and named bichloric ether, 27

—— examined by Liebig, and named liquid chloride of carbon, 27