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TABLE XVIII.
Tuberculosis of the lungs.
Number
of
case.
Medical officer.
Short history of case.
Notes on treatment.
Result of treatment.
1 Second Physician, General
Hospital, Madras.
Kasi Ayyar. History of
three years cough. Both
apices involved but no
tubercle bacilli found.
Afebrile case.
Tuberculin B.E. from
1/100,000 mgr. upwards
to 1/5 mgr. Cod liver oil
and general treatment
also given.
Cured. Lung healthy
to physical examina-
tion when discharged.
2
Do.
Worriar. Involvement of
right apex of apparently
six years' duration.
No tubercle bacilli in
sputum. Afebrile case
with one or two rises of
temperature apparently
from other causes.
Tuberculin B.E. from
1/100,000 mgr. up to 1/5
mgr. Cod liver oil and
expectorants.
Cured. Condition of
lungs normal when
patient was dis-
charged.
3
Do.
Kunhi Kannan. Cough
and hæmoptysis of one
year's duration. In-
volvement of the right
upper lobe.
A febrile
case. Tubercle bacilli
found in sputum.
Tuberculin B.E. from
1/100,000 mgr. to 1
mgr. Reactionary fever
after one or two large
doses.
Cod liver oil
and expectorants given.
Cured. Cough cleared
up. Tubercle bacilli
not found in sputum
towards the close of
treatment.
Weight
increased from 93 lbs.
to 112 lbs. in eight -
months.
4
Do.
Chammey. Involvement
of right apex. History
of cough for five months.
No tubercle bacilli
found. Afebrile case.
Tuberculin B.E. from
1/100,000 mgr. to 1 mgr.
Cod liver oil and general
treatment as well.
Cured.
Cough and
sputum almost stop-
ped. Weight increa-
sed from 74 to 81 lbs.
in six months.
5
Do.
Gopal. Involvement of
both apices of appa-
rently two months'
duration.
Nummular
sputum Tubercle bacilli
seen. Afebrile case.
Tuberculin B.E. from
1/100,000 mgr. to 1/250
mgr. Cod liver oil, etc.
Cured. Lungs dry and
no expectoration when
discharged. Weight
increased from 79 to
91½ l b s .
i n
3 ½
months.
6
Do.
Rodgers.
Cough and
fever of 13 years'
duration. Both apices
involved. Treated with
tubercul in last year and
was practically alright.
Relapsed.
Tubercle
bacilli in sputum. Afe-
brile case.
Tuberculin B.E. from
1/100,000 mgr. to 1/1,000
mgr. Cod liver oil, creo-
sote, etc. Preliminary
treatment with staphy-
lococcus vaccine.
Improved. Advised to
take further injections
outside hospital.
7
Do.
Wachsel. Dyspepsia for
16 years and cough for
3 months. Both apices
involved.
Tubercle
bacilli in large numbers
in sputum. Febrile at
first but afebrile in
hospital.
Tuberculin B.E. from
1/100,000 mgr. to 1/500
mgr. Cod liver oil. Iodo-
form injection and pre-
liminary treatment with
staphylococcus vaccine.
Improved. But tuber-
cle bacilli still pre-
sent. Weight increa-
sed from 98 to 1 1 5 ½
lbs. in four months.
8
Do.
Narayana Menon. Tuber-
cular disease of larynx
and both apices. Tuber-
cle bacilli in sputum.
Tuberculin B.E. from
1/100,000 mgr. to 1/100
mgr. Cod liver oil, inha-
lations, and preliminary
treatment with staphy-
lococcus vaccine.
Much
improved.
Weight
increased,
from 102½ lbs. to 1 1 2
lbs.
9-13 Superintendent, Lunatic
Asylum, Madras.
In different stages
Tuberculin B.E.
from
1/50,000 mgr. upwards.
No effect.
14-19 Medical Officer, Jubilee
Hospital, Berhampur.
....
....
One case of cavities
markedly improved,
perhaps partly due to
general
treatment;
others were not satis-
factory.
20 Dr. A. Y. Narayaniah,
Tinnevelly.
Right lung. Febrile case
with temperature of
102º F. or more.
Tuberculin B.E.
from
1/200,000 mgr. to 1/10
mgr. General treatment
exercise, etc.
Greatly improved.
21 Dr. T. V. Subba Rao,
Triplicane.
Larynx and right apex
involved.
....
No improvement.
22 District Medical Officer,
South Arcot.
Advanced disease of left
lung.
Sputum exa-
mined twice during
treatment,
but no
tubercle bacilli found.
Previous
microscopic
examination
not
recorded.
Treated for three months'
with tuberculin.
Slight improvement.
23 Third Physician, General
Hospital, Madras.
. . . .
. . . .
Satisfactory
improve-
ment in one early
case. In advanced
cases there was no
improvement.