TETANUS IN

CALCUTTA.

common disease ot

children, Tetanus very adults and horses in Calcutta, and I can imagine for testing the value of this no better field method of treatment; but it would be necessary to use an antitoxin of assured value and instruis a

and conduct the proaseptic conditions. It would ceediugs also be necessary to commence the treatment It is here at a very early stage of the disease. would arise. the Gases that principal difficulty ments of

a

un

originating as

they

suitable

kind,

ier strict

in

hospital

used to be in

not so common

now

pre-antiseptic days,

and

are

originating rule, not brought

outside of

tion under proper

arrangements

cases

hospitals

are, as

a

for treatment until the sympStill in view toms have become very urgent. of the great mortality of the disease, it would be well to conduct careful experiments in this direcand

precaution.