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In 171 (i.e., 90 per cent.) of the total number of throat
samples examined, the Klebs-Loefifler bacilli were not isolated,
but other bacilli were as follow :—
Streptococci 32 i.e., 18.7 per cent.
Staphylococci 134 i.e., 78.4 per cent.
Streptococci † Staphylococci 1 i.e., 0.6 percent.
Staphylococci † Torulœ 3 i.e., 1.8 per cent.
Streptococci † Sarcince 1 i.e., 0.6 per cent.
Pseudo-bacilli (Hoffman) were not found in any single
instance, neither alone nor mixed with other bacilli.
Other Examinations.
One sample of ham was examined for suspected trichinœ
spirales, but none were found. One sample of faeces was
examined for suspected bacilli tuberculosis, but none were found.
One sample of milk specially examined shewed the presence of
micrococci, dirt, hairs and pus cells, and was, consequently,
declared to. be unfit to drink.
Six samples of milk were examined bacteriologically, and
quantitatively for the number of bacilli present with the
following results
Sample A 1,900,000 per c.c. Sample E 4,200,000 per c.c.
„ B 4,700,000 per c.c. „ F 3,200,000 per c.c.
„ C 5,200,000 per c.c.
„ D 1,700,000 per c.c.
Antitoxin—
The Borough Council, following the example of the late
Vestry, has continued to distribute, free of cost, to medical practitioners
practising in Lambeth Borough, antitoxin for the treatment
of Diphtheria cases, with most satisfactory results. The
value of antitoxin in the treatment of Diphtheria (early in the
disease) is now a fact, and its use, too, as a preventative, or
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