Report on the bacteriological diagnosis and the antitoxic serum treatment of cases admitted to the hospitals of the Board during the years 1895 and 1896. / By G. Sims Woodhead.

  • Woodhead, G. Sims (German Sims), Sir, 1855-1921.
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[1899?]
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Credit: Report on the bacteriological diagnosis and the antitoxic serum treatment of cases admitted to the hospitals of the Board during the years 1895 and 1896. / By G. Sims Woodhead. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PAGE Abscess . . .. 43, 44, 45, 68, 69, et seq. „ Eormatiou of, in Injected Horses 113 ,, Injection . . . . . . 43, 45, 68 Acid, Source of, in Diphtheria Cultures .. 103 Adenitis . . . . 43, 44, 45, 67, 68, 69, 163 Admissions and Case Mortality 32-36, 161,164-181 Aeration Flasks . . .. . . . , ] 04 Agar Nutrient Medium . . . . . . 7 Ages. Days in Hospital at different 252-259 „ Paralyses at different. . 163-164, 203-220 „ Percentage Mortality at different 161-163, 164-182, 203-220, 221-259 ,, Pneumonic Complications at different 221-224 „ Rashes at different . . . . 183-202 ,, Recoveries and Deaths at different 252-259 ,, Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria at different 246-251 „ Site of Affection at different 225-240 „ Tracheotomy at different . . 241-243 Agreement with Metropolitan Asylums Board .. . . . . . . . . 3 Albuminuria.. .. 42,43,44,67,68,69,163 Albumoses cause Nerve Degeneration . . Ill „ formed in Diphtheria Patients 110 „ in the Preparation of Antitoxin 111 „ produced by Diphtheria Bacillus 148 Alkalinity of Bouillon ] 03 Antiseptics and Preservation of Serum . . 118 Antitoxic Serum, Methods of Testing 147-148 Antitoxin, Action of .. .. 144,147 ,, Albumoses in the Preparation of 111 „ Amount Injected, and Effect on Mortality . . 78-84, 85, 86, 90, 94 ,, and Post-Diphtherial Paralyses 71 ,, and Toxin Treatment of Horse 134 ,, Arrangement with the Labora- tories . . . . . . . . 97 ,, Average Annual Fall in Potency of 159 „ Bactericidal Theory of Action of 147 „ Cartwright Wood's rapid Method of Preparing. . . . 110-112, 136 „ Cases in which Diphtheria Bacilli found but not treated with 36, 39, 161-163, 180-181,188- 192, 208-212, 222, 229-232, 242, 245, 250, 254-255 „ Cases, Mortality in 34, 35, 40, 65, 161, 172-179, 221, 223, 241, 243, 244, 246- 249, 252-253, 256-257, 260- 264, 268-269 „ Cases not treated with 36, 38, 161-163, 180-181, 188- 192, 198-202, 208-212, 217- 220, 222, 224, 229-232, 237- 240, 242-243, 245, 250-251, 254-255, 258-259, 265-267, 270-271 „ Cases of Diphtheria treated with, in 1895 172-173, 182-184, 203-204, 221, 223, 225-228, 241, 244, 246-248, 252, 256, 260-262, 268 „ Cases of Diphtheria treated with, in 1896 89, 174-175, 182, 185-187, 205-207, 221, 223, 227-228, 241, 244. 246-249, 253, 257, 260-264, 268 -269 Antitoxin, Cases where no Diphtheria Bacilli found, treated with 176-179, 193-197, 213-216, 223, 233-236, 243, 248-249, 256-257, 268-269 „ Chemical Theory of Action of 147, 150 „ Deaths in Cases injected with 34, 35, 40, G5, 161, 172-179, 221, 223, 241, 243, 244, 246- 249, 252-253, 256-257, 260- 264, 268-269 „ Doubtful Cases which were in- jected with, usually of a severe type .. .. .. .. 86 „ Early Treatment with—Mortal- ity slight 90 „ Effect of Repeated Injections of 86, 94 „ Excreted in Urine, Milk, &c. . . 144 „ Figures in 1896 very reliable . . 81 „ formed out of all proportion to Toxin Injected . . . . 144 „ -forming Power and Immunity not identical . . . . 126 „ French Standard . . . . 94 „ High Mortality amongst Cases not treated with . . . . 40 „ Importance of Early and Large Injections of. . 78-84, 85, 86, 90, 94 Instability of 159 „ in Diphtheria 19, 2.3, 27, 78-94, 172-179, 182-187, 203-207, 221-222, 225-228, 241, 243, 244, 246- 249, 252-253, 256-257, 260- 264, 268-269 „ in Haemorrhagic Diphtheria . . 27 ,, in Scarlatina eliminates Diph- therial factor .. .. 23 „ Late Treatment with—Increased Mortality 90 „ Local Production of . . . . 142 ,, Mixed Cases treated with 19, 164, 246-249 „ Mortality low in Diphtheria contracted in Hospital . . 91 „ Nature of . . . . 142, 151 „ not a Modified Toxin . . . . 142 „ Number of Injections of . , 87-89 „ Number of Injections with . . 92 „ Number of Units given at different Hospitals . . .. 85 „ Period of Injection with .. 92, 93 „ Period, Comparison of Mortality with pre-Antitoxin Period . . 91 „ Potent Serum necessary in later Stages of Disease . . . . 90 Preparation of . .97, 110-112, 146, 150 „ Rashes 52, 53, 73, 75,163,183-187,193-197 „ Recoveries in Injected Cases 40, 65, 89 „ remains in Body for some time 147 „ Result of special Stimulation of certain Cells. . . . . . 142 „ Results obtained with different 79, 80-85, 87-89, 92-94 „ SecretoryTheory of. . .. 144 Source of, used 79,80-85,87-89,92,93,94 „ the larger the quantities given. Effects of ..78-84,85,86,90,94 „ {cf. Serums, Serum Antitoxic, Testing, Standardisation).