FIELD-HOSPITAL OPERATION-TABLES. WANTED SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVED PATTERN. To the Editor

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"The Indian Medical Gazette."

gIR)_In your valuable journal for the current month there is defects of Field Hospitals, in which you a leading article on the of the operation table now in refer particularly to the pattern modification of Greig smith s operation a use and suggest that table would be the most desirable pattern. As wo originally made the Greig Smith's tables under the late doctor's personal instructions, and continue to manufacture them, to know what modification you suggest, and we should be glad to make a pattern table which will we will endeavour

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of table as now made. We think iron tubing might be used and the parts made to fold up, the tubing and the surface of the table being enamelled instead of plated, could be made of metal or wire-netting over which some waterproof sheeting could be placed during operation, but you may bo able to suggest some better plan. Of course the question of cost is an important one, and our object would be to produce a really good, firm and portable table at a moderate cost. enclose

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Bristol, 30/A Sept. 1898. J

FERRIS & CO.