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Doctor Therne

CHAPTER VI
13/18

And there, that's the end of their vaccination, and damn 'em to hell, say I," and the poor fellow pushed his way out of the room.
It is quite unnecessary that I should follow all the details of this sad case.

In the result, despite everything that I could do for him, the boy died though the girl recovered.

Both had been vaccinated from the same tube of lymph.

In the end I was able to force the authorities to have the contents of tubes obtained from the same source examined microscopically and subjected to the culture test.

They were proved to contain the streptococcus or germ of erysipelas.
As may be imagined this case caused a great stir and much public controversy, in which I took an active part.


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