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Excerpt from A Study on the Spread of Tuberculosis in Families
Material for the investigation was procured from three sources: (1) cases under the care of the visiting nurses Of the Associated Charities Of Minneapolis; (2) cases under the care Of the Health Department Of the City Of Minneapolis; and (3) cases under private care. Method of procedure and technique - When a suitable case for study was found, it was first proved to be tuberculous by the demonstration Of the presence Of tubercle bacilli in the sputum. This was called the center case, and SO designated in the charts. All the individuals in the house directly exposed were examined and the name, address, date, age, sex, weight, height, nationality, occupation, social condition, general appearance, school attended, nutrition, and exposure (source and time Of), were noted on the case card and a record kept. The examination was made under the following heads: conforma tion Of thorax, glands, bones and joints, Skin, throat, lungs, other lesions, Sputum, pulse, temperature, and respiration. In addition to the physical examination, tuberculin tests were made in all cases. The Moro test, consisting Of rubbing Into the skin over the lower part Of the sternum an Ointment containing Koch's original tuberculin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
