The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
BABES INOCULAT[p
WITH TUB[RCULIN
Delegates to National Tubercu-
Iosis Congress Experiment
on Ten Little Patients
Many Instructive Papers Are
Read by the Worlds
Greatest Experts

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Sept. 29-Ten
children In the Ckndren's hospital were
secretly inoculated today. with tubercu-
losfs germs and by Koch's tubercuIIn
without the knowledEe or consent of
their parents. The operation was per-
formed by DIR. Detre of Austria. who
has aroused great interest I'm the tuber-
reaction of nlfrafes, which enable ex-
perts to determine whether patients
are SUFFERING from human or bovine
tuberculosis. The 10 children are all
white and are said to he fncipient con-
sumptfves. They were fnoculated with
both human and bovine tubercIe baciiIi.
Other children Will be inocuIated un-
Iess the publicity attending today's ex-
pertinent causes an uproar of protest,
as In now feared.
The hospital authorities explained
tonight that they did NOT consult the
parents because they are Ignorant peo-
pie, who could not understand the ma
ture of the test. The names of the
children are withheld tonight. because
the authorities fear the parents VIII
see the names In the papers and go
after the doctors with shotguns. A
sensation is expected when the news
becomes public.
The following abstract OF q paper
on The Prevalence of Tuberculosis
Among Dairy Cattle in the Vicinity of
San Francisco, Cal.." by Archibald r.
Ward, B. S. A. D. v. n. assistant pro-
fessor of bacteriology and director OF
the state hygienic laboratory. and
Clarence NJ Haring. d. Y. NJ, assistant
professor Of veterinary science, Uni
versity of California, Berkeley. Cal,
was read:
IN Ill ventilated stables with restricted hours
OF exercise constitutes important factor in the
spread of tuberculosis Is quite prevalent In the
colder portion Of the United States. There # IS
dirions prevailing In California discourage the
spread OF tuberculosis This ID based upon the
sresser I'm freedom for The cattle Constitutes
powerful factor in the repression OF the dis
ease
During the past four years we have applied
the tuberculfn test to enough cows fn central
California to make the results OF some interest
IN indica ting the prevalence Of tuberculosis
among dairy cattle n that region
Our work has been confined largely to herds
supplying market milk for distribution IN cities.
Herds for this purpose are built up and main
tanned by the purchase Of cows, rather than
By raising heifers.
We have tested % herds. containing 1.o2a
COWS In all. OF which S26. or 31-e per cent. re
Infected These figures include only whole herds
Of I've COWS or over, which had never been
tested before
This percentage corresponds very closely with
results obtained In New York state
When consider the results OF tests OF
groups Of I've COWS less the results more
satisfactory OF II animals olly Is per cent?
reacted. The most OF these COWS were kept In
Berkeley Cal, and were pzstured In vacant
lots, restrained By rope ard stake This mode
Of keeping cows represents the extreme 70
which animals may be isolated and likewise
presents the minimum OF tubsrcalar Infection
The essential fact f., then, that dairy cattle
in the east and in California have the same
opportunities for Infection through milk or By
association together In the same stable during
feeding. The low percentage Of tuberculosis IN
town cows may well be aseribed TO the tsola-
ton OF the individuals from close contact with
others The hours OF confinement in the stable
and climatic condirfons-the two great points
OF ..aerenceHexert no influence on the preya-
lence OF tuberculosis
Other speakers On the program and their
subjects were: Professor y. Ph- Tendeloo, Ley
den. Channels Of Infections, Dr. G. KISS.
Angfcourt France. Sources and Paths OF Tu-
berculosis Infection: Professor Francis Hzr-
bitz Christiania. Latent Tuberculosis; Pro
fessor A. s. wartllil- Ann Arbor. Mich. The
Present State OF Our knowledge Concerning He
rediry in tuberculosis Dr. Johann von Szaboky.
Budapest Gleichenburg. The Role OF Inher-
fIet. Predispasftion in the Etiology OF Tuber-
cuIosis'' Professor B. Stiller OF Budapest, .Pul
rrouary tuberculosis and Athena Uciversales-