The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-04
KOCH'S LYMPH.
How 1t Affects Those Treated at
the Hospital.

1t seems probable that the physicians
who are experimenting on the patients at
the CITY and County Hospital, suffering
from consumption, with DR.. Koch's lymph,
will not be able to reach any satisfactory
conclusion as to the benefits of the decoc-
tion. owing to the fact that the limited sup
ply received here is nearly exhausted. The
attention of the Board of Health has been
called 20 the matter, and it has been decided
to request Mayor Sanderson to send to
Berlin for another supply. The physicians
hope that new supply viii arrive IN tiiAe
to complete the experiments.
Dr. Keeney, the Health Officer, stated yes
terday that in the case of Charles Frederick
son, one of the patients, there are lnulca-
lions that the in ectionS Of lymph are nav,
ing beneficial influence on the diseased
tissue. DR.. George Bradbury, resident
physician of the hospital, takes lively IN
terest in the patients. and Is Narrowly
watching the effects of the lymph. his
subordiEates make reports to him as TO their
condition nine times day.
Doctors 4. Huffaker and X. L.. Jump, VINO
have charge of the ward in which G. ColSen,
who is suffering with tubercular glands on
the right side of the neck. IS located, re-
ported that yesterday morning he was gwen
an injection of 10 milligrams OF lymph.
he showed no particular change until 8
O'Clock in the evening. when his tempera-
ture rose to 1905, the pulse was go and the
respiration "a. The patient complained OF
headache, sharp, shooting pains in the chest
and abdomen, and felt sick generally.
II. Rhoehuer who is III the same ward,
suffering from very bad case Of phthisis,
has a regular fever right along, but his
temperature was no higher than after tax
ing milligrams of lymph on Monday
night.
James Holland, ii. Sato, Charles Huff
muller and George Donelley, who nave been
injected and who suffered reactions. were In
the same condition yesterday as on Monday,
AMI will be given another injection when it
has been demonstrated that the effects Of
the reaction have passed away.
In the case of Anthony Quinn, DIR. w. j.
Hawkins who has charge of the ward,
said that he had an injection of lymph on
Saturday morning Afterward there was
marked reaction, and secondary
reaction twelve hours after the sub
sidence of the first. When this lat
ter reaction subsidized DR.. Kerr gave
him his seventh injection, the amount
being ten milligrams. Yesterday morn
cusSion there was found to be marked
diminution of the area Of dumbness over the
left infraclayieular region. Last evening
the patient complained of a slight feeling OF
oppressiveness in the chest There was a
subsistence in the swelling of the aXillary
glands. To-day DR.. Kerr will give Quinn
his eighth injection. At o'clock last night
Quinn's temperature was 97.3 pulse beat y,
respiration 81, Spirometer 1850 cubic cent?
meters, Sputa 80 centimeterS There was no
change in the condition of Frederick son.
Edwards, the patient VINO is afflicted with
lupus, was given thirteen miliigrams of
lymph yesterday by DR.. Kerr. AT $3.50
O'Clock last evening his temperature was
972, pulse beats so, respiration 20.