Discussion on diphtheria / John Glaister.

  • Glaister, John, 1856-1932.
Date:
[1895?]
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Credit: Discussion on diphtheria / John Glaister. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    FIGURES ILLUSTRATIVE OF TREATMENT OF DIPHTHERIA AT THE WESTERN FEVER HOSPITAL, LONDON, WITH AND WITHOUT ANTITOXIN. 1. Without Antitoxin. Cases Admitted from 26th November, 1893, to 25th January, Age Periods. Admissions. Deaths. Percentages. 0 to 5 years, .... 5 to 10 ,, 10 to 15 ,, 15 and upwards, .... 20 21 rt / 10 12 6 i 60 28-57 i'6 Totals, 58 19 32-85 2. With Antitoxin. Cases Admitted from 26th November, 1894, to 26th January, 1895. Type of Disease. Complications. DO a .2 CO +3 CO Death- Age Periods. '53 CO CO d <S u CO eg rate. Admi Deatt Sever Mode Mild. A CO a M Arth: 0 to 5 years, . 40 5 15 IS 7 10 1 14-7 5 to 10 ,, 22 5 13 7 2 6 1 10 to 15 „ 4 2 2 3 2 15 and upwards, 2 2 1 - per Totals, . 68 10 32 27 9 20 4 cent. All the above cases were verified as being diphtheria by bacteriological diagnosis. In the North-Western Fever Hospital, of 43 cases, diagnosed bacteriologically and treated with serum, only 2 died, giving a death-rate equal to 4-6 per cent. Of the 43 cases, only 7, however, were deemed severe. ANTITOXIN TREATMENT OF DIPHTHERIA—TABLE OF CASES COLLECTED DURING PREVIOUS THREE MONTHS1 BY COM- MUNICATIONS FROM VARIOUS MEDICAL MEN. Total Number of Cases. Deaths. Percentage of Deaths. 95 22 23-1