suffered from attacks of a similar nature," which he himself does not endorse, and in th under a misapprehension when ho states that I "had never previously undertaken such an investigation." For six months under supervision I did a considerable proportion of tho bacteriological diagnosis work of a largo London hospital. I was also fairly acquainted with tho appearances of tho plaguo bacillus, having seen the Hong-Kong bacillus in England, and had subsequently worked with the Bombay bacillus for two months in Madras. (4) I must admit that I am in a largo measure resj>onsiblo for these cases being placed on the record as instances of plague inoculation, having rej>ortcd them to my sanitary authority as such and taken action as if they were cases of plague, but I am not " prepared to abandon my position on tho mere ipso dixit" even of a colleague who is somo years my senior, and for whoso professional attainments generally I have tho highest respect. I am open to conviction however, and shall bo prepared to striko them ofT the record when I am convinced that I was wrong in so -Col. Maitland has only adduced recording them, but so far Lieut " that iho patient had twico beforo in tho ono caso tho assertion

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