ON TUBERCULOSIS. 
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A paper was read by Mr. Espina Y. Capro on “ The Early 
Diagnosis in Manby Mr. Arloing, on “ The Inoculation of 
Animals as an Element of Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in its First 
State;” by Messrs. Verneuil and Clado, on “ The Diagnosis of 
Tuberculous Lesions by Inoculation in the Peritoneum of 
Cobayes;” by Mr. Cagny, on “ The Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in 
Animalswho thought the diagnosis easier than it is generally 
considered to be, especially for phthisis pulmonalis; by Mr. 
Nocard, who was willing to admit the possibility of a positive 
diagnosis by physical signs, but believed that it can be made more 
so by inoculation or the direct examination of the suspicious 
products. The hypodermic inoculation of the guinea pig is the 
best method of conducting the examination of the products of the 
sputa for the baccilus of Koch; Mr. Nocard had found intestinal 
and even mammary tuberculosis most difficult to diagnosticate 
in a positive manner. 
At the last sitting of the congress four propositions were pre¬ 
sented to the meeting and adopted: 
1. It is proper to consider as belonging to the province of 
Boards of Hygiene all questions relating to contagious diseases of 
domestic animals, including those which, at present, do not seem 
to be contagious to man. To vaccinia, glanders, hydrophobia, 
anthrax and tuberculosis, other infectious diseases, occupying a 
similar common position, may hereafter be added. 
2. The motion adopted at the conclusion of the first discussion 
was amended, on motion of Mr. Lalio, to affirm that this recog¬ 
nition of tuberculosis amongst contagious diseases be declared as 
possessing an international character. 
3. It was recommended to have instructions in a simple form 
distributed in large quantities in cities and country towns, in 
which should be indicated the means of guarding against the 
dangers of tuberculous infection through the use of food, and 
especially of milk, and the method of destroying the virulent 
germs of the vessels in which sputa of phthisis may be received. 
This was amended by Mr. Gurnard’s proposition that the in¬ 
structions include linen, clothing and other objects used by 
phthisic patients. 
