The Medical times and gazette, 1. köide1882 |
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Page 214 - means any drain of and used for the drainage of one building only, or premises within the same curtilage, and made merely for the purpose of communicating therefrom with a cesspool or other like receptacle for drainage, or with a sewer into which the drainage of two or more buildings or premises occupied by different persons is conveyed : "Sewer" includes sewers and drains of every description, except drains to which the word
Page 166 - An act for the appointing of physicians and surgeons," — after reciting that " forasmuch as the science and cunning of physic and surgery (to the perfect knowledge whereof be requisite both great learning and ripe experience) is daily within this realm exercised by a great multitude of ignorant persons, of whom the greater part have no manner of insight in the same, nor in any other kind of learning...
Page 261 - Hillyer, president, in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed...
Page 243 - Julius applied to the Court of Queen's Bench for a mandamus to compel the bishop to do as required.
Page 47 - ... its opinion that the assumption or acceptance by members of the profession of designations implying the adoption of special modes of treatment is opposed to those principles of the freedom and dignity of the profession which should govern the relations of its members to each other and to the public. The College, therefore, expects that all its fellows, members, and licentiates will uphold these principles by discountenancing those who trade upon such designations.
Page 170 - Infant mortality measured by the proportion of deaths under one year to births...
Page 17 - Emmet — namely, that their importance cannot be exaggerated, since at least half the ailments among those who have borne children are to be attributed to lacerations of the cervix.
Page 238 - The first annual meeting of the members of this Association was held at the offices, 5, Argyll-place, Regent-street, on Wednesday, February 22.
Page 284 - This proportion is 3 parts of water to 2 of gum, both by weight. 2. That the relation of oil to gum (and water) shall be definite within certain limits ; that is to say, the mucilage formed in the above proportions is capable of perfectly emulsifying a minimum and a maximum proportion of oil. The minimum proportion is 2 parts of oil to 1 of gum ; the maximum proportion is 4 of oil to 1 of gum.
Page 219 - All this will vary according to the seat and the extent of the myelitis. There is usually constipation in consequence of loss of power in the lower bowel. It is very rare that the bladder is early affected, the patient having voluntary control over that organ until the most advanced stages of the disease, towards the close of life, when the softening of the cord is complete. Ollivier remarks, that in chronic myelitis patients often complain of a sensation...