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APPENDIX I.
NOTES ON VACCINE THERAPY.
By Civil Assistant Surgeon M. Kesava Pai, M.D.
The results of autogenous vaccine treatment in the 193 cases for which they were
prepared will first be described under the headings of the different classes of diseases and the
reports on the use of stock vaccines will next be briefly summarized.
Furunculosis.—The
staphylococcus aureus was the organism invariably isolated in the
22 cases that came under observation. Of the nine cases in which the autogenous vaccines were
used and the results followed up, eight were cured and one showed marked improvement.
TABLE I.
Furunculosis.
Serial
num-
ber.
Case
n u m -
ber.
Medical Officer.
Disease.
Vacccine made.
Result.
1
5 Major T. H. Symons, I.M.S., Madras . . . Furunculcsis . . .
Staphylococcus
a u r e u s .
Improved.
2
19 The District Medical and Sanitary
Officer, Madura.
Do. . . .
Do.
Not used.
3
43
Lt.-Col. C. Donovan, I.M.S., Madras . . .
Do. . . .
Do.
Not known.
4
44
Major W. A. Justice, I.M.S., Madras . . .
Do. . . .
Do.
Not used.
5
46
. . .
Do. . . .
Do.
Cured.
6
50 The Superintendent, Govt. Maternity
Hospital, Madras.
Do. . . .
Do.
Not used.
7
57 Officer Commanding Station Hospital,
Madras.
Do. . . .
Do.
Cured.
8
74 The Resident Medical Officer, General
Hospital, Madras.
Do. . . .
Do.
Not known.
9
77
Lt.-Col. C. Donovan, I.M.S., Madras . . .
Do. . . .
Do.
Not used.
10
85
The Resident Medical Officer, General
Hospital, Madras.
Do. . . .
Do.
Not known.
11
87
. . .
Do. . . .
Do.
Cured.
12
90
The Resident Medical Officer, General
Hospital, Madras.
Do. . . .
Do.
Not known.
13
98 The District Medical and Sanitary
Officer, Cuddalore.
Diabetic boils . . .
Do.
Cured.
14
126 The Medical Officer, Brigade Labora-
tory, Madras.
Furunculosis . . .
Do.
Do.
15
127 The Superintendent, Royapettah Hospi-
tal, Royapettah.
Do. . . .
Do.
Do.
16
128 Dr. W, R. Gibson, Egmore . . .
Do. . . .
Do.
Do.
17
129 The Chief
Medical Officer, S.I.R.,
Trichinopoly.
Do. . . .
Do.
Not known.
18
134
Pr, W. R. Gibson, Egmore . . .
Do. . . .
D o .
Cured.
19
149
The District Medical and Sanitary Offi-
cer, Cuddalore.
Do. . . .
Do.
Not used.
20
169 Major Niblock, I.M.S., Madras . . .
Do. . . .
Do.
Do.
21
173
Officer Commanding Brigade Labora-
tory, Madras.
Do. . . .
Do
Not known.
22
177 Major F. F. Elwes, C.I.E., I.M.S., Madras
Do. . . .
Do.
Not used.
Eczema, pemphigus, sycosis and pustular skin eruptions.— The vaccine treatment of the
cases of streptococcal pemphigus was as usual very successful. The staphylococcal cases of
pustular eczema also readily yielded to their autogenous vaccines. The only case (No. 139)
which did not yield to this treatment was one of chronic dermatitis without any definite
exudation. The cultures were made from a scraping from the eruption and it is almost
certain that the organism isolated was the non-pathogenic staphylococcus epidermidis
albus.
TABLE II.
Eczema, pemphigus, sycosis and pustular skin eruptions.
Serial
num-
ber.
Case
num-
ber.
Medical Officer.
Disease.
Vaccine made.
Result.
1
18 The Superintendent, Maternity Hos
-pital, Madras.
Pustular eruptions . . .
Staphylococcus
aureus.
Not used.
2
24 The Fourth Physician, General Hos
-pital, Madras.
Pemphigus . . .
Streptococcus . . .
Cured.
3
37
The Staff Surgeon, Fort St. George,
Madras.
Do. . . .
Do. and
Staphylococcus
aureus.
Do.