CONTENTS xiii 



CHAPTER VIII 



PATHOGENIC BACTERIA IN MILK. TUBERCULOSIS AS A TYPE 



PACK 



Infective Diseases of the Cow communicable to Man by Milk. Patho- 

 genic Bacteria in Milk. Clinical Evidence ; Bacteriological 

 Evidence ; The Tubercle Bacillus in Milk and Butter. Strepto- 

 coccus in Milk. Tuberculosis as a T>'pe. The Specificity of 

 Tuberculosis ; The Biology of the Bacillus Tuberculosis. Tubercle 

 Bacilli of Bovine and Human Origin compared. Polymorphism ; 

 Pseudo - Tuberculosis. Bovine Tuberculosis ; The Entrance of 

 Tubercle Bacilli into Milk. Virulence of Milk containing Tubercle 

 Bacilli. Powers of Resistance of Tubercle Bacillus. The Acid- Fast 

 Bacilli allied to the Tubercle Bacillus . . . . .210 



CHAPTER IX 



PATHOGENIC BACTERIA IN MILK (continued) 



Introductory Note. Signs and Characteristics of Milk-bome Epi- 

 demics : — (i) Special Incidence, {a) Local, {b) as regards Social 

 Position of those attacked, {c) Incidence on Milk-drinkers, {d) Age 

 and Sex Incidence ; (2) Incubation ; (3) Sudden Onset and Rapid 

 Decline ; (4) Clinical Characters ; (5) Mortality-rate in Milk-bome 

 Disease ......... 259 



CHAPTER X 



PATHOGENIC BACTERIA IN MILK {continued) 



Scarlet Fever. The Hendon Outbreak. Channels of Infection. Abstracts 

 of Typical Epidemics. Typhoid Fever: the Vehicle of Infection, 

 Bacteriology, and Channels of Infection. Abstracts of Typical 

 Epidemics. Diphtheria : the Question of Bovine Diphtheria. 

 The BaciUus of Diphtheria and Milk : Channels of Infection. 

 Abstracts of Typical Epidemics. Throat Illnesses spread by Milk. 

 Epidemic Diarrhoea and Milk. The Bacteriology and Conditions 

 of Diarrhcea. The Relationship of Milk to Epidemic Diarrhoea. 

 Preventive Measures. Cholera ..... 279 



CHAPTER XI 



THE INVESTIGATION AND PREVENTION OF MILK-BORNE 



EPIDEMICS 



The Investigation of Milk-bome Epidemics. Methods of Prevention. 

 Modem Bacteriological Methods applied to Milk-bome Disease : 

 Diagnosis and Preventive Inoculation ..... 375 



