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And in (i) Saline, and 



(ii) Suspension of detritus. 



The following were the results : — 





(1) Saline. 



(2) Suspension of detritus. 





Phagocytic count. 





Phagocytic count. | Index. 



Normal serum 



1-61 



1 -oo 



-62 1 -00 





1 -50 



0-93 



-20 -31 



A similar experiment gave 



The following method of experimentation was also resorted to : — 



Experiment 5. — Indices were estimated with two emulsions — (A) consisting 

 of a suspension of washed bacilli, (B) of a suspension containing detritus. 

 The following were the results : — 





(A) 



(B) 



Phagocytic count. 



Index. 



Phagocytic count. 



Index. 





1 -40 

 1 -08 

 1 -10 

 1-15 



1-35 



1-00 

 1-12 

 0-86 

 0-88 



0- 92 



1- 08 



IS}** 



1-44 

 1 -12 

 0-75 

 0-82 

 1 -98 



1-00 

 0-84 

 0-69 

 0-46 

 0-51 

 1 -23 



„ 2 





2 



3 



4 



5 





A similar experiment with the serum of another patient and two emulsions, 

 (a) containing some detritus, and (b) containing a larger quantity of detritus, 

 gave the following results : — 





(A) 





(B) 





Phagocytic count. 



Index. 



Phagocytic count. 



Index. 







1 -18 



3-24 



1-63 







1-00 





1-00 



