CONTENTS. 



PART III. 



COLLECTION AND EXAMINATION OF CERTAIN MORBID 

 MATERIALS. 



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The Collection of Pathological Exudates . . .118 



The Pleura ..... 120 



Fluids from Joints ..... 124 



Lumbar Puncture ..... 126 



The Collection of Pus . . . . . 135 



Collection of Material at Post-mortem Examinations . 140 



Examination of the Blood ... 141 



Estimation of the Red Corpuscles . -. . 142 



Estimation of the Number of Leucocytes . . . 152 



Estimation of the Amount of Haemoglobin . . 155 



Preparation of Films for Staining . . . 160 



Fixation of Blood Films . . . . 164 



Staining Blood Films for the Investigation of their Cells . 166 



The Bacteriological Examination of the Blood . . 169 



Examination for Bacteria in Films . . . 171 



Malaria ...... 173 



Collection of Blood for Examination by Cultural Methods . 175 



Examination of Blood by Cultural Method . . 180 

 Section Cutting . . . . .182 



Fixing Material for Cutting .... 185 



Section Cutting by the Freezing Method . . . 187 



Staining and Mounting Sections . . . 190 



The Paraffin Process ..... 192 



Dehydration ..... 192 



Clarification . . . . . -193 



Infiltration with Paraffin . . . .193 



Casting the Blocks ..... 194 



Cutting the Section .... 195 



Staining and Mounting Paraffin Sections . . . 198 



Appendix ..... 205 



Index ...... 209 



