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City of London 1911

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Dae o Condition of Subcu- Condition oj Subcu- Post-mortem Ex-
No of Amount of Dirt. Infection of taneous Guineapig taneous Guineapig amination after 3-4 General Result.
Sample. Guineapig after 1 week. after 2 weeks. weeks.
1911.
5 Little dirt April 9 Tumour in groin: Suppurating wound Abscess healed: Suppuration in sub-
abscess. Negative tubercle cutaneous animal.
in both animals.
6 Little dirt „ Negative Negative Negative in both Negative.
animals.
7 Little dirt April 11 Both animals dead: Malignant oedema.
malignant oedema.
8 Appreciable amount „ Tumour : abscess Suppurating wound Suppuratingwound, Suppuration in sub-
negative tubercle cutaneous animal,
in both.
9 Fair amount „ Tumour in groin, Tumour diminished Tumour almost dis- Local temporary
firm. appeared,negative tumour in subcu-
tubercle. taneous animal.
10 Traces ... ... „ Negative ...Negative Negative in both Negative in both
animals. animals.
11 Appreciable amount ,, Negative Negative Negative in both Negative in both
animals. animals.
12 Appreciable amount „ Negative Negative Negative in both Negative in both
animals. animals.
13 Little dirt April 13 Negative Negative Negative in both Negative in both
animals. animals.
14 Good deal of dirt... „ Tumour in groin : Suppurating wound Scar of healed Suppuration in sub-
abscess. abscess in subcu- cutaneous animal.
taneous animal.
Negative tubercle
in both animals.
15 Traces „ Negative Negative Negative in both Negative in both
animals. animals.
16 Little dirt „ Negative Negative Negative in both Negative in both
animals. animals.
17 Good deal of dirt „ Negative Negative Negative in both Negative in both
animals. animals.
18 Good deal of dirt „ Tumour in groin : Suppurating wound Suppurating wound Suppuration (pro-
abscess. in groin of subcu- longed) in subcutaneous
animal. taneous guineapig.
Negative tubercle.
19 Traces April 20 Negative Negative Negative in both Negative in both
animals. animals.
20 Little dirt „ Tumour in groin, Big tumour (firm) Purulent glands in Purulent inflamma-
firm. in groin. groin of subcuta- tion in subcutaneous
animal. No neous animal ;
tubercle bacilli peritoneal animal
anywhere. negative.
21 Fair amount „ Both animals dead. Septicaemia.
Septicaemia.
22 Traces ,, Negative Negative Negative in both Negative in both
animals. animals.
23 Fair amount „ Negative Negative Negative in both Negative in both
animals. animals.
24 Little dirt „ Negative Negative Negative in both Negative in both
animals. animals.
25 Appreciable amount April 22 Tumour in groin: Small abscess Small purulent Suppuration in groin,
abscess. tumour in groin viscerally normal
of subcutaneous in both animals,
animal. Negative
tubercle in both
animals.
26 Traces „ Abscess in groin Abscess in groin Negative locally and Negative in viscera
viscerally. of both animals.
Suppuration in
groin of subcutaneous
animal.
27 Traces „ Negative Negative Negative in both Negative in both
animals. animals.
28 Traces „ Negative Negative Negative in both Negative in both
animals. animals.