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On June 10th, I received a notification of Rose S., aged 16, a
bookfolder, suffering from Diphtheria and living at 12 N. Street.
On visiting the house enquiry elicited the fact that her sister
Amelia, aged 10, had suffered from sore throat on May 31st, and
two little sisters, Lily and Alice, were at the time of the visit
suffering from sore throat. Dr. Sandilands took a swab of Alice's
throat, as it seemed inflamed, and also of Amelia's whose throat
appeared quite healthy. The bacteriological examination showed
that Amelia's throat contained the diphtheria bacillus and Alice's
throat did not. Amelia was accordingly notified as suffering from
Diphtheria, but the hospital authorities held that she was not
suffering from the disease, and so she was not accepted by them.
The throats of the family were, however, so suspicious that we
carried out further swabbing with the following results:—