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City of London 1904

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the City of London for the year 1904

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County.Sample.Guinea Pigs.Inoculated.Died.Killed.Result.
STAFFORDGuinea-pig 30PeritonealDec. 6Dec. 17......Omentum shows several small nodules, peritoneum inflamed, peritoneal exudation; no tubercle bacilli.
„ 30aSubcutaneous......Jan. 3No glands in groin, spleen enlarged with numerous small abscesses, liver shows a few grey dots; no tubercle bacilli in spleen.
NORTHAMPTON„ 31Peritoneal......Negative in all respects, all viscera normal.
„ 31aSubcutaneous......No inguinal glands, spleen slightly enlarged with several small abscesses ; no tubercle bacilli.
DERBY„ 32Peritoneal......Jan. 4Several small purulent nodules in omentum, spleen and viscera normal; no tubercle bacilli, plenty of cocci.
„ 32aSubcutaneous......Big abscess in groin, no tubercle bacilli, but plenty of cocci; spleen and viscera normal.
DERBY„ 33Peritoneal......Tubercle in omentum, spleen and liver; plenty of tubercle bacilli.
„ 33aSubcutaneous......Tubercle in inguinal glands, spleen and liver; plenty of tubercle bacilli.
„ 33bisPeritonealFeb. 6......Mar. 6Normal, viscera sound.
„ „Subcutaneous......„ „
GLOUCESTER„ 34PeritonealDec. 9Dec. 27......Peritonitis, no tubercle bacilli, enlarged spleen full of small nodules.
„ 34aSubcutaneous......Jan. 5Negative, all viscera normal.
„ 34bisPeritonealFeb. 21......Mar. 22„ „ „
„ „Subcutaneous......„ „ „
WORCESTER„ 35PeritonealDec. 9......Jan. 5Spleen has a number of purulent nodules, enlarged; no tubercle bacilli.
„ 35aSubcutaneous......Spleen has several purulent nodules, slightly enlarged; no tubercle bacilli.
GLOUCESTER36Peritoneal......Jan. 6Spleen has a number of purulent nodules, enlarged; no tubercle bacilli.
„ 36aSubcutaneous......Ditto.
DORSET„ 37Peritoneal......Jan. 7Negative, all viscera normal.
37aSubcutaneous......„ „
LINCOLN„ 38PeritonealDec. 12Dec. 22......Purulent peritonitis, no tubercle bacilli, crowds of cocci; culture is pure Staphyloc. aureus.
„ 38aSubcutaneous......Jan. 7Inguinal abscesses, crowds of cocci, no tubercle bacilli, viscera normal.
LINCOLN„ 39Peritoneal......Negative, all viscera normal.
„ 39aSubcutaneous......„ „