f the histories of eight patients
wounded in the same battles who died prior to the termination of the
first thirty-six hours; but these are not included, for the reason
stated above, and also because I am uncertain whether all the injuries
were produced by bullets of small calibre.

-------------------------+-----------+-------------+-----------+------+
| | Localised | | |
Viscous wounded | Number of | Secondary | Recovered | Died |
| cases | suppuration | | |
| | occurred | | |
-------------------------+-----------+-------------+-----------+------+
Stomach certain | 2 | -- | 1 | 1 |
Stomach possible | 1 | -- | 1 | -- |
Small intestine certain | 5 | 0 | -- | 5 |
Small intestine possible | 10 | 0 | 10 | -- |
Large intestine certain | 8 | 4[21] | 4 | 4 |
Large intestine possible | 4 | -- | 4 | -- |
-------------------------+-----------+-------------+-----------+------+
Bladder certain | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Bladder possible | 1 | -- | 1 | -- |
Liver | 6 | -- | 6 | -- |
Kidneys | 6 | -- | 4 | 2 |
Spleen | 3 | -- | 2 | 1 |
-------------------------+-----------+-------------+-----------+------+
Total | 49[22] | -- | 34 | 15 |
-------------------------+-----------+-------------+-----------+------+

Included in the above table are thirty instances of intestinal injury,
and these are divided up according to the segment of the intestinal
canal implicated, and also as to whether the perforation was certain, or
only assumed from the position of the external apertures and the
presence of abdominal symptoms of a noticeable grade.

From this analysis it appears clear--

1. That wounds of the stomach have a comparatively good prognosis, and
that they may recover spontaneously. It is true that only two examples
are included in my table; but I was at various times shown patients with
similar injuries and histories, and a number of cases which have been
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