London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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London County Council 1899

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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PLATE III.
Fig. 9—B. mesentericus. Sewage variety I. Potato
culture, one day's growth at 37° C., very slightly
enlarged.
Fig. 10—"Sewage proteus." Microscopic
preparation from an agar culture; 24
hours' growth at 20° C. X 1,000.
Fig. 11—"Sewage proteus." Microscopic
preparation stained by V. Ermengem's
ratthod, showing one flagellum at the end
of each rod ; from a 24 hours' growth agar
culture at 20° C. x 1,000.
Fig. 12—" Sewage proteus." Gelatine plate culture, two
days' growth at 20° C., about natural size.