Reports and papers on suspected cases of human plague in East Suffolk and on an epizootic of plague in rodents.
- Date:
- 1911
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Reports and papers on suspected cases of human plague in East Suffolk and on an epizootic of plague in rodents. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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![(6.) Dtrkctio.vs for obtaining and forwarding for Bacterio- i.oGicAL Examination Material from Suspected Plague Cases. [The Local Governiiient Board, with a view to assisting in the identifiiation of plague newly developing in a district, have arranged for bacteriological testing, without cost to the local authority, of material from the earliest suspected case or cases, or from the earliest suspected rodents, in the district. This material can be received onl}' from the Medical Officer of Health.] A.—From the Living Person. 1. Clean with soap and water and then with alcohol the skin over the bubo. When dry, or after mopping with a clean cloth, pierce the bubo with the needle of a hypodermic syringe (pre- viously cleaned with boiling water); empty the syringe into a small i)hial, previously cleaned with boiling water. Collect additional exuding fluid in capillary tubes. 2. When there is a discharging bubo, collect fluid therefrom in capillary tubes as in the above case. When this discharge is not of a sufficiently fluid character for collection in this way, place some of it in a small gla.ss-stoppered phial, previously well washeil out with boiling water or with alcohol, care being taken that no alcohol remains in the phial. ■]. If expectoration be obtainable, collect some in a phial in the manner ])rescribed in the previous sentence. 4. If the jtafienf shows symptoms of lung disease, it should be considered whether fluid may not be obtained by a.spiration under strict aseptic precautions from the lung over the affected part, and collected as above. B.—From the Dead liody. 1. Cut out any inflamed lymj)h gland, together with some of its .surrounding tissue, wraj) the whole in fresh gutta percha paper, and place it in a wide-mouthed glass-sto])pered Ixittle, previou.sly well wa.shed out with alcohol, care being taken that no alcohol remains in the bottle. The bottle should have the stop])er well secuired and sealed. 2. Uhtain ahso a jiiece of the spleen, dealing with it in the same manner. C.—From Rats and other Rodents. The suspected dead animal should be immersed in a solution of a strong disinfectant before being placed in the ])ackage. By this means fleas, if any, can be de.stroyed. The animal should then be packed in a tin box or a jar with a close-fitting cover, and this placed in a larger wooden box filled in with sawdust. I).—Directions for forwarding Material. 1. All suspected plague material should be very carefully packed so as to avoid risk of breakage and danger of infection during transmission.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22431937_0098.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
