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No. 1918
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HONGKONG.
REPORT ON THE INVESTIGATIONS OF THE OUTBREAK OF EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS
IN HONGKONG BY FIRST LIEUTENANT PETER K. OLITSKY, M.R.C., U.S.A.,
OF THE ROCKEFELLER INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH, NEW YORK.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government,
17th October, 1918.
NOTE: It was necessary to obtain the permission of Lieutenant-Colonel S. Flexner before this report could be published, which has caused some delay. Letters addressed to Lieutenant-Colonel Flexner and Lieutenant Olitsky are appended.
CONTENTS.
General Introduction:--
Object of expedition to Hongkong
List of reports sent to Government ...
1.-The Production of Antimeningococcic Serum in the Colony :-
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(a) The prevailing type of meningococcus among the patients (b) The examination of the various antimeningococcic sera in use in
the Colony for their antibody content...
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(e) The possibility of epidemics recurring
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(d) The great distance of the Colony from the sources of supply of
reliable sera
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2.--Treatment of the Patient :-
Tung Wah Hospital statistics
The proper method of treatment
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3. Diagnosis of the Disease :--
Mild and "missed
cases
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The value of a more extensive use of lumbar puncture
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