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“…one of the lowest fatality rates…”
As appears to have been common, exact figures on the number of deaths at Woman’s Hospital are hard to gauge because of obfuscation and inconsistency on classification of the causes of death—in this case, Harris appears to have ignored the record of Bridget Headley’s death (see “…perform the operation anyway…,” above), and Maria Sharp’s death (see “…Maria Sharp…,” above) went ignored because it was judged that she had arrived too ill to be saved, as the Board of Lady Managers would put it (see below). The case record does not agree with that sentiment.
Harris, S. (1950). Woman's surgeon: The life story of J. Marion Sims. New York: Macmillan, p. 159.
“…hiding the death…”
See “…perform the operation anyway…,” above.
“…a single death, in 1856…”
See “…Maria Sharp…,” above.
From the January 3, 1857, meeting of the Woman’s Hospital Association. The minutes are held at the Arthur H. Aufses, Jr. Medical Archives and Mount Sinai Records office at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, New York.
“…September 1868.”
Harris, S. (1950). Woman's surgeon: The life story of J. Marion Sims. New York: Macmillan, p. 260.
“The new hospital opened…”
From the remarks of Dr. Thomas Addis Emmet, recorded in the pamphlet celebrating the 1868 anniversary of Woman’s Hospital, p. 29. The pamphlet is held at the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes for Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
“…six women died…”
From the remarks of Dr. Thomas Addis Emmet, recorded in the pamphlet celebrating the 1868 anniversary of Woman’s Hospital, p. 31. The pamphlet is held at the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes for Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
“…a dead house…”
From the October 16, 1868, meeting of the Board of Lady Supervisors. The minutes are held at the Arthur H. Aufses, Jr. Medical Archives and Mount Sinai Records office at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, New York.
“…he saw in private practice a young woman…”
“On the Surgical Treatment of Stenosis of the Cervix Uteri,” J. Marion Sims, Transactions of the American Gynecological Society, Vol. 3, 1878, p. 88.
“…her uterus anteflexed…”
“On the Surgical Treatment of Stenosis of the Cervix Uteri,” J. Marion Sims, Transactions of the American Gynecological Society, Vol. 3, 1878, p. 88.
“…he had never seen a fatal result.”
“On the Surgical Treatment of Stenosis of the Cervix Uteri,” J. Marion Sims, Transactions of the American Gynecological Society, Vol. 3, 1878, p. 88.
“…the vigorous tamponing…”
“On the Surgical Treatment of Stenosis of the Cervix Uteri,” J. Marion Sims, Transactions of the American Gynecological Society, Vol. 3, 1878, p. 88.