SECTION VII.— VARIOUS DISINFECTING AGENTS. (Part 14)

. • 47 INDEX. 263 Mercury, antiseptic value of various forms of 51 Methods of Practical Disinfection, by Dr. George H. Rohe . . 208 Micrococci 20, 41, 60, 61, 62, 63 action of carbolic acid upon • 162 sulphate of copper upon 168 crepusculum 31 gonorrhoea ............. 131 of erysipelas, destroyed in chlorinated atmosphere 24 effect of bromine vapor upon 23 fowl cholera, action of carbolic acid upon 30 disinfected 26 of pus, action of hydrogen peroxide upon 22 destroyed 26 septicaemia destroyed 26 swine plague, action of heat upon 80 Pasteuri 132 prodigiosus 24, 58 action of chlorinated atmosphere upon 24 tetragenus 22, 24, 25, 39, 77, 131 action of hydrogen peroxide upon 22 zinc sulphate upon 39 destroyed in a chlorinated atmosphere 24 ureae 62, 63 various 129 action of heat upon 78, 145 experiments with sulphurous acid gas upon .... 60 Micro-organisms, methods of research in . . . . . . . . 133 various, thermal death-point of 151 Milk, how to prevent poisonous fermentation of 191 poisoning 196 epidemic from 197 Moist Heat, by Dr. George M. Sternberg 80 Mussels, poisonous, deaths from 185 Pi" New Orleans, quarantine disinfecting station at 115 system at 215 I» Permanganate of potassium, germicide power of 19 Person, disinfection of the . 234, 238 Porcelain, disinfection of 234 Potassium Permanganate, by Dr. George M. Sternberg . . . .18 action of, on bacilli anthracis .... 20 as a disinfectant 21 in the destruction of micrococci of pus . . 19 disinfection of feces 86 Practical Experiments on the Sterilization of Feces, by Dr. George M. Sternberg 83 Practical Experiments with Moist Heat (Steam under Pressure) as a Disinfectant, by Dr. S. H. Durgin 115 Privy vaults, disinfection of 240 Prudden, Dr. T. M., quoted or mentioned 149 Ptomaines, by Dr. Victor C.Vaughan . . 177 how to avoid being poisoned with 207 in certain diseases 202 264 INDEX. Ptomaines, poisonous, in foods 185 qualities relating to 178 various, determined 184 Pus, micrococci of, destroyed by permanganate of potassium 19 Putrefaction, poisonous products of 178 Q Quarantine requirements in Louisiana 231 stations of Louisiana, Map of . , 216 Quarantine System of Louisiana— Methods of Disinfection Prac- tised, by Dr. Joseph Holt 215 R Rags, disinfection of • • 235 experiments in .116 Railway cars, disinfection of 235 Raymond, Dr. J. H., quoted or mentioned 10, 58, 88, 117 experiments on burning sulphur in closed rooms under the direction of 68 on experiments with sulphurous acid gas .... 65 Rinderpest, infectious material of, destroyed by heat 147 Rohe, Dr. George H., quoted or mentioned 6, 81, 88, 138, 146 on apparatus for the application of dry and moist heat in dis- infection 89 chlorine, bromine, and iodine 23 dry heat 77 methods of practical disinfection 208 zinc chloride 4° Rooms, experiments in disinfecting, with sulphur . . . . . . • 7° Sanitas ll Sarcinae *33 action of heat upon I46 Sausage poisoning J88 symptoms in I9° poisonous . . . • . . • • • • • ... 178 Sepsin lSl Sheep-pox, infectious material of, destroyed by fire . . . . . .147 Ships, disinfection of 235 bilge of 213 with bichloride of mercury 218 Sick-room, disinfection of the 234, 239 Smart, Dr. Charles, quoted or mentioned 26, 88 on carbolic acid 26 the disinfectant properties of putrefactive products . . 82 Smith, Dr. William M., quoted or mentioned 5^» TI7 Soda, bisulphite of, as a germicide 77 hypochlorite of, as an oxydizing disinfectant 46 Sodium hyposulphite, as a disinfectant 77 sulphite, as a disinfectant 77 Spores, various, action of calcium oxide upon 17 l carbolic acid upon ^3 sulphate of copper upon 168 experiments upon, with heat . I37~1 49 Stables, disinfection of 2I3 INDEX. 265 Staphylococcus pyogenes albus 131, 145 aureus 129, 145 citreus 130, 145 Steam disinfecting apparatus [see disinfector, steam]. Steam as a disinfector 115 Sternberg, Dr. George M., quoted or mentioned 14, 24, 26, 29, 32, 33, 35, 36, 40, 49, 54 65, 67, 88, 194, 203, 218 on commercial disinfectants No. 1 and No. 2 . . . 8, 16 hydrogen peroxide 21 mercuric chloride 41 moist heat 80 potassium permanganate 18 practical experiments in the sterilization of feces . 83 sulphites 77 sulphur dioxide 52 the comparative antiseptic value of the salts and oxides of mercury 51 the metallic sulphates 38 " Wither's Antizymotic Solution" .... 17 Stove, a disinfecting 208 Streptococcus erysipelatos 131, 145 Sulphates, metallic, as disinfectants 38 Sulphites, by Dr. George M. Sternberg 77 Sulphur Dioxide, by Dr. George M. Sternberg 52 Sulphur, disinfection of rooms with 70 with 52-77 Sulphurous acid gas, as a disinfectant 52 results of experiments with, upon various germs ... 67 Swine plague, action of acids upon 88 micrococci of, action of heat upon 80 T Tar-acid disinfectants, various 11 Tetanus, micro-organisms in 204 ptomaines in • 204 The Comparative Antiseptic Value of the Salts and Oxides of Mercury, by Dr. George M. Sternberg 51 The Metallic Sulphates, by Dr. George M. Sternberg 38 Thermometer, new electrical registering 211 Trichlorphenol 164 Tubercular sputa, action of carbolic acid upon 30, 32 chlorinated atmosphere upon 24 experiments upon the disinfection of 46 virus, action of certain acids upon 83 Tuberculosis, discharges of, disinfection of 84 Typhoid fever, bacilli of 123, 177 action of calcium oxide upon 169 carbolic acid upon 162 cold upon 150 heat upon 140 mercuric chloride upon 159 sulphate of copper upon 167 and ptomaines . . 205 destroyed by chloride of lime 154 results of alternate freezing and thawing of . . .150 266 INDEX. Typhoid fever, delirium, possibly from ptomaines 181 discharges, disinfection of 84, 156 Tyrotoxicon 195 experiments with 200 in cheese 195 cholera infantum 206 ice-cream 200 milk 196 Vaccine virus, action of carbolic acid upon 28 chlorine upon 24 corrosive sublimate upon 45 heat upon 146 nitrous acid upon ". -35 sulphurous acid upon 66 various chemicals upon 34 as a test of disinfecting power 53 effect of heat upon 78 Vaughan, Dr. Victor C, quoted or mentioned . . . ♦ 194 on considerations concerning the practical use of mercuric chloride as a disinfectant 47 disinfection with mineral acids 33 ptomaines . . . 177 Vessels, special suggestions to owners, agents, etc 231 W Wood, disinfection of 234 Z Zinc, bisulphate of, as a germicide yy Zinc Chloride, by George H. Rohe 40 action of, upon bacilli anthracis and other micro-organisms . 40 sulphate, an unreliable germicide 39 Vtfl THIS BOOK IS DUE ON THE LAST DATE STAMPED BELOW AN INITIAL F&E|(|pi5icE^^ WILL BE ASSESSED ^>W^A§.U& lojfuRN THIS BOOK ON THE DATE DUE. THE PENALTY WILL INCREASE TO 50 CENTS ON THE FOURTH DAY AND TO $1.00 ON THE SEVENTH DAY OVERDUE. "M WIW nnmju/jfFy MAY 2 2 1957 9 1959 OCT 9 195ET M&J - -, 'XsWt-A ~ . -it M feri *• SSSS&