PREFACE.
The object of the following few pages is to provide a basis of instruction in the surgical aspect of the Jewish rite of circumcision. The performance of this simple operation is not limited to medical men. It is therefore essential that the lay Mohel should possess a scientific knowledge of the important task he undertakes.
The Initiation Society which controls the instruction of Mohelim has arranged a Syllabus which guarantees such an acquaintance with the subject. This little book is planned in accordance with that syllabus. Its main object is to bring the principles of Asepsis within the information of everyone acting as a Mohel, and to insist upon the urgent need of carrying these principles into practice.
J. SNOWMAN.
11, Shoot-up-Hill,
Brondesbury, N.W.
July 1904.
CONTENTS.
| Page. | ||
| Chapter I.— | Causes of Infection of Wounds. | [7] |
| Chapter II.— | Results of Infection of Wounds. | [13] |
| Chapter III.— | Elements of the Antiseptic method. | [17] |
| Chapter IV.— | Surgical Anatomy. | [23] |
| Chapter V.— | Technique of Operation. | [28] |
| The Dressing. | ||
| Abnormalities. | ||
| Chapter VI.— | Repair of the Wound. | [38] |
| Chapter VII.— | Hæmorrhage. | [44] |