The Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine (late Jenner Institute of Preventive Medicine) / with notes on serum therapeutics by members of the staff of the Institute.

  • Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine.
Date:
1904
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Credit: The Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine (late Jenner Institute of Preventive Medicine) / with notes on serum therapeutics by members of the staff of the Institute. 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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    filter of sterile cotton wool. The current of sterile air is maintained throughout the process of bottling, entering the room through the filter, and passing out through the roof by an exit which has a cotton wool filter. The Culture Medium and Sterilising Room is provided with autoclaves, steaming apparatus, thermo- stats, and vessels for the preparation of bouillon. Here the various media required are prepared. This room communi- cates with the hot room by a small opening with double doors, through which the flasks can be passed after inocu- lation, without lowering the temperature by repeatedly entering the room. The Glass=cleaning Room contains a dry-heat disinfector for sterilising glass, a still, and separate sinks for the cleaning of used and unused glass. An Isolated Laboratory stands entirely apart from any other building. It is used for the preparation and filtration of tetanus toxin, and for the post-mortem examination of small animals. The Animal Houses are ordinary garden greenhouses, which have been adapted and prove excellent for the purpose, as they are easily kept at an even temperature. The larger is used as an experi- mental animal house for the housing of animals employed in the testing of the sera, toxins, etc. The roof is covered with vines, which have been retained as affording a shelter from the sun in summer. The two smaller houses are used for breeding purposes. The three houses are heated by a system of hot water pipes.