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The Philippine Journal of Science 



1914 



Table VII. — Comparison of results of treatment in dysenteric cases with 



those obtained by Rogers (5). 



Drug and authority. 



Died of — 



Discharged symptomatically— 



Dysentery. 



Other 

 diseases. 



Not cured. i Cured. 



i 



Within 

 3 days. 



After 3 days. 



Num- 

 ber. 



Per cent. 



Num- 

 ber.* 



Per cent. 



Num- 

 ber. 



Per cent. 



Ipecac: 



4 



7 



26.9 





6 

 6 



23.1 

 37.5 



13 

 10 



21 

 10 



50.0 

 62.5 



100.0 

 91.9 



Oiirflplvpa 





Emetine: 



Rogers- 



2 







2 



Ourselves 



1 



9.1 

















' Exclusive of those who died v?ithin three days and of diseases other than dysentery. 



Average number of days from beginning of treatment to symptomatic 

 recovery : 



Ipecac. Emetine. 



Rogers 11.4 2.35 



Ourselves 8.1 3.60 



Average grams of drug given during this period : 



Ipecac. 



Rogers 27.1 



Ourselves " 16.3 



■ Exclusive of amount given to 2 children 



Emetine. 



0.130 



0.287 



