bone in the a compound depressed fracture of the frontal middle of the forehead, the margin of the upper fragment behind the the was was felt by finger ; the lower fragment inches; direction upper one; length of the wound transverse. The wound was caused by a kick from a horse two days before admission. 1th February.?Vomited twice yesterday ; pupils normal ; pulse rather slow, 60 : is quite sensible ; has much pain on the head. 4 p. m. temperature 100?F. ; 2 stools. 8tli, 7 A. m.?Temperature 99?, no vomiting ; groans always, slept a little at night. 4 p. M. temperature 99*4?. 9th.?Temperature 98*8% pulse the same, 1 stool. 4 p. M. temperature 99-2?. 10th.? Wound not suppurated, slept well at night, pain on the head less, temperature 97'8?. 4 P. M. temperature 99-4?. 11th. ?Temperature 98-8? ; 4 p. m. temperature 101-4?, had little 12th.?Temperature rigor, is subject to chronic fever. 100-2?, no suppuration of the wound, which looks dark-red, 4 p. M. temand normal. groaning leg*, pupils yawning perature 99*8?; one copious stool. 13tli.?Temperature 98-2?. 14th.?Temperature (J8*4?, wound suppurated, feels better. 4 P. M. temperature 99-2?. 15th.?Temperature 98-4? ; sits up in bed, looks cheerful. 4 P. M. temperature 103?, had slight shivering. Kith.?Temperature 100-8?, some swelling and tension?on the left side of the wound, could not sleep last night. 4 p. m. temperature 102-4?, had slight rigor, swelling of the forehead extended down to the left upper eyelid. 17th.?Temperature 99-4?, swelling not increased, slight discharge from the wound, is quite sensible. 4 p. M. temperature 102-2?, had shivering. 18th.?Temperature 98-2?, the right eyelids swollen. 4 P. M. temperature 103?, 97-2?, swelling on the slight shivering. forehead and eyelids much less. Wound looks better. 4 p. si. 97-(i?, swelling almost temperature 98-4\ disappeared, feels much better, a little discharge from the wound, which is granulating. 4 P. it. temperature 98-4?. 21st.?Temperature 97-2?. 4 p. m. temperature 98-(i?. 22nd.?? Temperature 97*6? ; 4 p. m. 9g?. From this date the patient gradually made progress towards recovery, the wound healed was discharged on 21st March with a depression up, and he in the middle of the forehead. Treatment.?Purgatives, cold application on the head ; poultice ; carbolic oil, dressing, &c. Remarks.?The absence of any cerebral symptoms and the youth of the patient were the only recommendations for not elevating the depressed fragment of the bone. Probably the outer table was only fractured and depressed.

19th?Temperature

20th.?Temperature

CASE OF COMPOUND

M

DEPRESSED FRACTURE

OF SKULL. By ASSISTANT-SURGrEON POORNO CHUNDER

SINGH,

Burvisal.

Esahuck, Mahomedan boy, aged

into Burrisal

Dispensary

on

11 years, was aamittea the 7th February 1881, He had