Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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. |
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STAFFORD | Guinea-pig 30 | Peritoneal | Dec. 6 | Dec. 17 | ...... | Omentum shows several small nodules, peritoneum inflamed, peritoneal exudation; no tubercle bacilli. |
„ 30a | Subcutaneous | „ | ...... | Jan. 3 | No glands in groin, spleen enlarged with numerous small abscesses, liver shows a few grey dots; no tubercle bacilli in spleen. | |
NORTHAMPTON | „ 31 | Peritoneal | „ | ...... | „ | Negative in all respects, all viscera normal. |
„ 31a | Subcutaneous | „ | ...... | „ | No inguinal glands, spleen slightly enlarged with several small abscesses ; no tubercle bacilli. | |
DERBY | „ 32 | Peritoneal | „ | ...... | Jan. 4 | Several small purulent nodules in omentum, spleen and viscera normal; no tubercle bacilli, plenty of cocci. |
„ 32a | Subcutaneous | „ | ...... | „ | Big abscess in groin, no tubercle bacilli, but plenty of cocci; spleen and viscera normal. | |
DERBY | „ 33 | Peritoneal | „ | ...... | „ | Tubercle in omentum, spleen and liver; plenty of tubercle bacilli. |
„ 33a | Subcutaneous | „ | ...... | „ | Tubercle in inguinal glands, spleen and liver; plenty of tubercle bacilli. | |
„ 33bis | Peritoneal | Feb. 6 | ...... | Mar. 6 | Normal, viscera sound. | |
„ „ | Subcutaneous | „ | ...... | „ | „ „ | |
GLOUCESTER | „ 34 | Peritoneal | Dec. 9 | Dec. 27 | ...... | Peritonitis, no tubercle bacilli, enlarged spleen full of small nodules. |
„ 34a | Subcutaneous | „ | ...... | Jan. 5 | Negative, all viscera normal. | |
„ 34bis | Peritoneal | Feb. 21 | ...... | Mar. 22 | „ „ „ | |
„ „ | Subcutaneous | „ | ...... | „ „ „ | ||
WORCESTER | „ 35 | Peritoneal | Dec. 9 | ...... | Jan. 5 | Spleen has a number of purulent nodules, enlarged; no tubercle bacilli. |
„ 35a | Subcutaneous | „ | ...... | „ | Spleen has several purulent nodules, slightly enlarged; no tubercle bacilli. | |
GLOUCESTER | 36 | Peritoneal | „ | ...... | Jan. 6 | Spleen has a number of purulent nodules, enlarged; no tubercle bacilli. |
„ 36a | Subcutaneous | „ | ...... | „ | Ditto. | |
DORSET | „ 37 | Peritoneal | „ | ...... | Jan. 7 | Negative, all viscera normal. |
37a | Subcutaneous | „ | ...... | „ | „ „ | |
LINCOLN | „ 38 | Peritoneal | Dec. 12 | Dec. 22 | ...... | Purulent peritonitis, no tubercle bacilli, crowds of cocci; culture is pure Staphyloc. aureus. |
„ 38a | Subcutaneous | „ | ...... | Jan. 7 | Inguinal abscesses, crowds of cocci, no tubercle bacilli, viscera normal. | |
LINCOLN | „ 39 | Peritoneal | „ | ...... | „ | Negative, all viscera normal. |
„ 39a | Subcutaneous | „ | ...... | „ | „ „ |