Per cent. Pathological amputations of the thigh 5 Traumatic amputations of the thigh 17 Pathological amputations of the leg 8 Amputation at the shoulder joint 7 Traumatic amputation of the arm 5 Pathological amputation of the forearm 33 Traumatic amputation of the forearm 16 Ligature of the brachial artery 20 Ligature of the arteries of the forearm 25 Amputation of the penis 11 Amputation of the testis 14 Excision of the elbow 30 Tumours of the axilla, etc. 8 Tumours of the bones, etc. 4 “There has been an increase of mortality in:— Per cent. Traumatic amputation of the leg 5 Pathological amputation of the arm 41 Lithotomy 10 Herniotomy 12 Amputation of the breast 1 Tumours of the head, etc. 5.” Dr. Fenwick very properly remarks that other circumstances may have had an influence over the mortality of the various operations, as well as the fact of chloroform being used or not used: but his inquiry is very important, as it shows the result of operations in the same institution since the employment of ether and chloroform, and for a long period immediately preceding the use of those agents. THE ADMINISTRATION OF CHLOROFORM IN THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF OPERATIONS. General directions for the exhibition of chloroform have already been given, but it is desirable to say a few words regarding its employment in some of the individual operations of surgery.