Etawah Dispensary.—Case of Scalp Wound with Sloughing—The Calvarium Being Laid Perfectly Bare for about a Space of 5 Sq. Inches

Baishee, a Hindoo female, aged 30years, was brought by the Police, on 31st August 1S82, for admission and treatment in the hospital. She was said to have fallen down a well and have struck her head. On her admission, the scalp with the periosteum over the frontal and part of the parietal bones was found stripped off, the edges were sloughing, and maggots were crawling about the wound. Her senses were not perfect, and she could not answer, and did not seem to understand when spoken to. Her head was washed with Carbolic lotion, and Carbolic oil dressing put on. Tnere were very little hopes of her living. She was led with nourishing soups end milk, and tonics were ordered. For some time after she was troubled with diarrhoea, but it was checked by a few doses of Dover's powder. The wound was becoming clean and granulating, the bare bone did not show any sign of necrosis. Within a fortnight granulations spread over and covered nearly the whole surface of the exposed skull. At this time she was dressed with Borax ointment (a compound of bazar borax and simple ointment). The lower end of the wound was situated between the eyes, and showed some signs of erysipelatous inflammation. The eyes, especially the left, were highly inflamed, and there was extreme photophobia and pain in the eyes. Her senses became perfect, and she took her food well. A fortnight later on she was able to attend the Court, and on the 29th September was sentenced to be imprisoned for a week. After the lapse of the sentence on the 6th October, she was re-admitted into the Dispensary hospital. The granula'tions