Part 67

Tumours, ovarian operations of, under chloroform, 308–10

—— of upper jaw, removal of, under chloroform, 280–5

—— of lower jaw under chloroform, 285

—— of the female breast, removal of, under chloroform, 285–7

—— other, removal of, under chloroform, 287–9

—— of bone, removal of, under chloroform, 291

Turner, Professor, experiments on inhalation of ether vapour, 16

Uvula, titillation of, practised in an accident from chloroform, 257

Vagina, cancer of, operations on, under chloroform, 310

Valentin, M., on amount of blood in the body, 73

Vapour of chloroform, amount of, absorbed to cause the various degrees of narcotism, 58–74

—— absorption of, by fluids, laws which govern the, 59

—— absorption of, in the lungs, formula for expressing quantity of, 59

Venesection tried in fatal cases from chloroform, 151, 159, 168, 174

—— value of, in accidents from chloroform, 261

Vomiting caused by chloroform, 74, 100–3

—— prevention of a treatment, 75, 101

—— after inhalation of ether, 361

—— rarity of, from amylene, 406–7

Wakley, Mr. Thomas, experiments by, 122

Waldie, Mr., on chloroform, 17, 21–2

Warren, Dr. J. C., operation by, on a patient narcotized by ether, 16

—— report of death of Patrick Coyle from chloroform, 130

—— report of death of John Griffith from chloroform, 136–8

Water, application of, during accidents from chloroform, 258

—— bath of chloroform inhaler, uses of, 84

Watson, Dr., on dentistry and longevity, 313

Waugh, Mr., on a mouth-piece inhaler, 83