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.

Date:: [1899?]

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.

Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

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$8c PLATE III. IiG. 10. Fig. 11. Fig. 10.—Photograph of specimen from Cultivation No. 407. Leptothrix rods and torula well seen. Xo diphtheria bacilli were found in this case. The rods were longer and thicker, and eorres])onded somewhat with the description given of Miiller's bacillus. X 1000. rig. 11.—Photograph of specimen from Cultivation No. 2296. An almost pure culture of a spirillum which was grown on gelatine. Torula and streptococcus were also found in this case, but no diphtheria bacilli. X 1000. Pi&. 12. Fig. 13. Fig. 12.—Photograph of specimen from Cultivation No. 1261. Chains of oval cocci and a few single rounded cocci were seen in this preparation, but no diphtheria bacilli were found in any of the cultivations made. X 1000. Fig. 13.—Photograph of specimen from Cultivation No. 1376. Streptococci, rounded and oval, with yeast cells, but no diphtheria bacilli. X 750. Fig. 14. Fig- 15- Fig. 14.—Photograph of specimen from Cultivation No. 2487. Streptococci from a case in \^hich only a few long ragged spindles and spirals were found, but which was diagnosed as a case of diphtheria. X 1000. Fig. 15.—Photograph of specimen from Cultivation No. 2454. Staphylococci and streptococci ^'rom a case of simple angina. X 1000. All the specimens 4 to 15 were stained by Gram's method. For these, a selection from a large collection of heauiiful Microphotogra'phs, 1 am indebted to my friend, Mr. ANDREW PIUNGLE, F.li.M.S. , .$