1886

“Imlach Affair” over whether Francis Imlach (of Woman’s Hospital in Liverpool) performed unnecessary ovariotomies rocked gynecologists in England (M-S2, 127-28; Shepherd, 162-166). Committee of Enquiry followed his removal of both ovaries of young, unmarried woman in 1885 who had a renal stone and infected kidney and a litigation in 1886 followed removal of ovary and tube of Mrs. Casey; Imlach was cleared by jury. Imlach supported by Tait.