Report of investigations into the pathogeny of diphtheria / conducted by Edward Curtis and Thomas E. Satterthwaite.

  • Curtis, Edward, 1838-1912.
Date:
[1877]
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Credit: Report of investigations into the pathogeny of diphtheria / conducted by Edward Curtis and Thomas E. Satterthwaite. 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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    REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE PATHOGENY OF DIPHTHERIA, CONDUCTED BY EDWARD CURTIS, M. D. AND THOMAS E. SATTERTHWAITE, M. D. New York, February u, 1877. To the Board of Health : GENTLEMEN—I have the honor to submit herewith a report of investigations made in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Health, passed November 24, 1874, as follows: “ Resolved, That Dr. Edward Curtis be requested, with the con- currence and under the supervision of the Sanitary Committee, to investigate the causes and nature of diphtheria by means of micro- pathological examinations and otherwise.” At my request Dr. Thomas E. Satterthwaite was associated with me in the investigation, and the experiments made were conducted by us jointly. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 1 EDWARD CURTIS, M. D., Honorary Microscopist to the Board.