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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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The following Table gives a comprehensive account of the result of the experiments:—
| Milk Sample. | Date of Experiment. | Guinea-pigs injected. | Date of P.M. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | ||||
| No. 1 | July 16th | No. 1 intraperitoneal | Killed, August 12th | Negative. |
| „ | „ | „ 2 subcutaneous | „ „ | Purulent abscess in groin, [no tubercle. |
| Nc. 2 | „ | „ 3 intraperitoneal | „ „ | Negative. |
| •» | „ | ,, 4 subcutaneous | „ „ | „ |
| No. 3 | „ | „ 5 intraperitoneal | Died, August 5th | Big abscess on margin of liver, |
| „ | „ | ,, 6 subcutaneous | Killed, August 15th | Negative. [no tubercle. |
| No. 4 | „ | „ 7 intraperitoneal | Died, July 17th | Septicæmia. |
| „ | „ | „ 8 subcutaneous | Killed, August 15th | Negative. |
| No. 5 | „ | „ 9 intraperitoneal | „ „ | „ |
| „ | „ | „ 10 subcutaneous | Died, July 25th | Abscess in groin, gangrene of abdominal wall, no tubercle. |
| No. 6 | „ | „ 11 intraperitoneal | Died, August 5th | Abscess in abdominal wall, |
| „ | „ | „ 12 subcutaneous | Killed, August 15th | Negative. [no tubercle. |
| No. 7 | July 23rd | „ 13 intraperitoneal | Killed, August 16th | „ |
| „ | „ | „ 14 subcutaneous | „ „ | „ |
| No. 8 | „ | ,, 15 intraperitoneal | „ „ | „ |
| „ | „ | „ 16 subcutaneous | „ | „ |
| No. 9 | „ | „ 17 intraperitoneal | „ „ | „ |
| „ | „ | „ 18 subcutaneous | „ „ | „ |
| No.10 | „ | „ 19 intraperitoneal | „ „ | „ |
| „ | „ | „ 20 subcutaneous | „ „ | „ |
| No.11 | „ | „ 21 intraperitoneal | „ „ | „ |
| „ | „ | ,, 22 subcutaneous | „ „ | „ |
| No. 12 | ,, | „ 23 intraperitoneal | „ „ | „ |
| „ | „ | „ 24 subcutaneous | „ „ | „ |
| No.13 | August 21st | ,, 25 intraperitoneal | Killed, September 13th | „ |
| „ | „ | „ 26 subcutaneous | Died, August 22nd | Septicæmia. |
| No. 14 | „ | ., 27 intraperitoneal | Killed, September 13th | Negative. |
| „ | „ | ,, 28 subcutaneous | „ „ | „ |
| No.15 | „ | „ 29 intraperitoneal | „ „ | „ |
| „ | „ | „ 30 subcutaneous | „ „ | „ |
| No.l6 | „ | ,, 31 intraperitoneal | „ „ | „ |
| „ | „ | „ 32 subcutaneous | „ „ | „ |
| No.17 | „ | ,, 33 intraperitoneal | „ „ | „ |
| „ | „ | „ 34 subcutaneous | „ „ | „ |
| No.18 | „ | ,, 35 intraperitoneal | Died, September 8th | Purulent peritonitis; no tulercle. |
| „ | „ | „ 36 subcutaneous | Killed, September 13th | Negative. |
| No.19 | August 28th | ,, 37 intraperitoneal | Killed, September 19th | „ |
| „ | „ | ,, 38 subcutaneous | „ „ | „ |
| No.20 | „ | ,, 39 intraperitoneal | „ „ | „ |
| „ | „ | „ 40 subcutaneous | „ „ | „ |
| No.21 | „ | ,, 41 intraperitoneal | „ „ | „ |
| „ | „ | „ 42 subcutaneous | „ „ | „ |
| No 22 | „ | ,, 43 intraperitoneal | „ „ | „ |
| „ | „ | „ 44 subcutaneous | „ „ | „ |
| No.23 | „ | „ 45 intraperitoneal | „ „ | „ |
| „ | „ | ,, 46 subcutaneous | „ „ | „ |
| No.24 | „ | „ 47 intraperitoneal | „ „ | „ |
| „ | „ | ,, 48 subcutaneous | „ „ | „ |
[The term "Negative " means no pathological condition of any kind was found locally or generally,
all viscera being perfectly normal.]
E. KLEIN.