The number and distribution of micro-organisms in the air of the Boston City Hospital : with some carbonic acid determinations / by Greenleaf R. Tucker.

  • Tucker, Greenleaf R.
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[1889]
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Credit: The number and distribution of micro-organisms in the air of the Boston City Hospital : with some carbonic acid determinations / by Greenleaf R. Tucker. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following tables represent the results of the two series of experiments : — Table A. Experiment 1. ° 5 Number Determii tion. i Date. P.aoter Time of Day. Plack of Experiment. — Hkmarks. 1888. 1, Dec. 9, 0 34 9.45 a.m. Room outside of vault. 9 9, 4 19 10.09 Inside of vault; doors open. 3, 9, 0 29 10.50 Tnside of vault; clothes on racks ready for fumigation. 4, 9, 3 98 11.01 Outside of vault. 5, 9, 2 13 5.50 p.m. Outside of vault. 6, 9, 0 0 6.05 Inside of vault, in presence of sulphur fumes 7, 10, 3 3 845 A M. Inside of vault, after discharge of sulphur fumes; doors closed during the night. 8, 10, 49 28 9.00 Inside of vault; doors closed; clothes well shaken. 9, 10, 1 31 9.15 Outside of vault. 10, 10, 25 28 10.00 Inside of vault; clothes all out. 11, 10, 5 50 2.20 p.m. Inside of vault; after repose. Table E. Experiment 2. <~ 1 o - u — ■i u Place of Expkkiment.— Kkmarks. ^ - a § = H V o 3 a -x Date. o 3 O Time of Day. 1888. 1, Dec. 15, 36 21 9.00 A.M. Outside of vault. 2, « 15, 19 12 9.15 Inside of vault; empty. 3, 15, 50 11 Inside of vault; clothes on racks ready for fumigation. 4, 15, 23 13 Outside of vault. 5, 15, 9 4 345 p.m. Outside of vault. c, 15, 0 2 Inside of vault, in presence of sulphur fumes. 7, 8, 16, 2 5 8.30 a.m. Outside of vault « 16, 3 11 845 Inside of vault, free from sulphur fumes. 9, 16, 10 4 9.20 Inside of vault, after clothes had been shaken ; doors closed. 10, 16, 7 16 10.10 Inside of vault, after removal of clothes. 11, 16, 3 19 11.15 Inside of vault, after repose. 12, 16, 0 7 2.00 p.m. 13, 16, 0 2 4.10