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Bacilli-tubercle, mode of action of, in producing consumption . . 60 



Bacillus of tuberculosis . . . . ... .59 



Bacteria, colonies of . . . . , , 12 



definite knowledge of, as explaining many mysteries of disease . 92 

 disease-producing . . . . ... ^3 



forms of . . . . . . . , 7 



in air as disease producers ...... 52 



" in-doors dust ........ 27 



" out-doors dust . . . . . . . .21 



mode of determining number of, in air . . . . 13 



modes of disposal of, in the body when inhaled . .46 



" formation of dust from ..... 8 



modes of study of ; . . . n 



nature of . . . ...... 7 



occurrence of, in nature - . . . . . 8 



relations of, to infectious diseases '. . . . . 55 



significance of, in air in general . . . . . 20 



Bacterial-diseases, remedial agents in . . . . .96 



Bacteriology as throwing light on disease . . . . .91 



Berlin, air analyses in ^ ....... 23 



Biological air analysis . ^ . . . . , yg 



Blood-poisoning . , . . . . . . '55 



Boston, air analysis in . . . . . . . .23 



Burning, best mode of destroying germ-laden sputum in consumption . 72 



Carnelly, air analyses by ........ 23, 33 



Catarrh, relations of dust to ....... 52 



Cells, ciliated, in air tubes ....... 38 



Central Park, N.Y., analysis of air in . . . . . .25,26 



Cleaning of rooms . . . . . . . 82, 86, 100 



Cleanliness, importance of, in living places . . . . .90 



Cloths, dangers of use of, to receive tubercular sputum . . .71 



College of Physicians and Surgeons, N. Y., air analysis at . . -33,34 



Consumption ......... 56 



a preventable disease . . . . . > 57 



heredity of . . . . . ' 59 



importance of, as compared with other diseases . . 62 



insidiousncss and slow beginning of . _ . . 57 



mode of transmission most common . . . 64 



mortality from, in various cities . . . ... . 63 



most direct means of preventing spread of . . .71 



not always a hopeless disease .... 73, 101 



