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there have been others that have not undergone the 

 antirabic treatment, having trusted the assurances 

 of those who are called in Greece empirics. Among 

 these non-treated cases there are 40 who have died 

 of rabies." 



2. Palermo. 



The Annates for April 1896 give the report by 

 Dr de Blasi and Dr Russo-Travali of the work of 

 the Municipal Institute at Palermo during 8|- years, 

 from March 1887 to December 1895. The number 

 of cases was 2221 ; in 1240 (class A), the animals 

 were proved to have been rabid by the result of 

 inoculations; in 981, there was reason to suspect 

 rabies. 



" Setting aside 5 patients who died during the 

 course of the treatment, and 5 others who died 

 less than fifteen days after the end of the treatment, 

 we have had to deplore only 9 failures = 0.4 per 

 cent. Even if we count against ourselves the 10 

 other cases, the mortality is still only 0.85." 



3. Rio de Janeiro. 



The Annates for August 1898 give Dr Ferreira's 

 report of ten years' work (February 1888 to April 

 1898) at the Pasteur Institute at Rio. The number 

 of cases treated was 2647, °f whom 1987 were male 

 and 660 female. Beside these 2647 there were 1234 

 who were not treated, because it was ascertained 

 that they were in no danger of rabies ; 3 who were 

 brought to the Institute, already suffering from the 

 disease ; and 59 who refused treatment. 



