Manuscript, 'History of two cases of hernia of the ovaries, in one of which there was a periodical enlargement of one or other of these organs' by Henry Oldham Oldham shares the case study of an unnamed 19 year old patient who presented 'a swelling the size of a goose-egg [...] found to extend between the external abdominal ring and the centre of the labium on the right side, which was very tense and firm to the touch; and the cellular tissue, skin, and mucous membrane of the labium were oedematous and inflamed'. Annotations in pencil throughout. Includes a note from Samuel Wilks, dated 9 January 1903, presenting further context on Oldham's paper. Subject: Medicine / Anatomy / Physiology Received 10 January 1857. Read 19 February 1857. Communicated by Arthur Farre. A version of this paper was published in volume 8 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'History of two cases of hernia of the ovaries, in one of which there was a periodical enlargement of one or other of these organs'. 1857