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The Philippine Journal of Science 



1914 



New Guinea at 33 per cent, and in Hongkong in 1902 it reached 

 37.3 per cent. 



ASSOCIATED DISEASES 



In 61.6 per cent of the cases, the colitis was associated with 

 other diseases, and the mortality in such double diseases was 

 57.1 per cent. 



The principal associated diseases with their incidence is shown 

 in the following table: 



Associated disease. 



Cases. 



Associated disease. 



Cases. 



Phthisis 



18 

 1 

 48 

 57 

 31 

 11 



Oxyuriasis 



2 

 10 



1 

 2 

 8 

























COMPLICATIONS 



In 30.1 per cent of the cases other conditions believed to be 

 complications of the bacillary infection were encountered, and 

 the mortality in the presence of complications was 59.1 per cent. 



The complications noted, with their frequency, are as follows : 



Complication. 



Cases. 



Per cent. 



Complication. 



Cases. 



Per cent. 



Mania, acute 



2 

 37 

 14 

 9 

 5 

 6 

 2 

 6 

 2 

 4 



0.7 

 13.9 

 5.2 

 3.4 

 1.9 

 2.3 

 0.7 

 2.3 

 0.7 

 1.5 



Rheumatic fever 



2 

 8 

 1 

 1 

 5 

 2 

 4 

 2 

 6 

 2 



0.7 

 3.0 

 0.4 

 0.4 

 1.9 

 0.7 

 1.5 

 0.7 

 2.2 

 0.7 



Nephritis, acute 



Lymphadenitis.. . _ _ 



Bronchopneumonia 



Bronchitis 



(^Bophasritis _ -- __ 



Splenitis, acute - 



Acute cardiac dilatation ._ 

 Gastroenteritis 



Meningitis. . ., . .. 



Hydrothorax .. __ 



Neuritis, multiple 



Fibrinous pleurisy 







Prolapsus ani 



Peritonitis 











These complications, while not all due to the influence of B. 

 dysenterise, must nevertheless somewhat elaborate our previous 

 conception of the extensive harm which may result from this 

 organism. 



For example. Strong and Musgrave, out of a total of 271 

 autopsies performed in 1899, encountered 111 cases of colitis. Of 

 these, 21 were classified as acute specific bacillary dysentery, 

 11 as subacute, and 79 as amoebic dysentery. The complications, 



