SERUM TREATMENT OF LOBAR PNEUMONIA 605 



Figure 1 



composite temperature chart of 320 recovered type i 



cases whose treatment with concentrated serum 



was begun within 96 hours of onset 



Temperatures are shown at eight-hour intervals for the first forty- 

 eight hours after the beginning of treatment and then twice daily. 



For 27 of the 320 cases treatment was begun on the first day of ill- 

 ness; for 101 on the second day; for 120 on the third day; for 72 on 

 the fourth day. 



Cases are taken from the Massachusetts Pneumonia Study. The re- 

 maining 128 recovered cases are not included as their temperature 

 charts are not available or are inadequate for the purpose. 



