Captain Elliot's investigations into antidotes against snake poison
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pp 457-75. Government of Madras forward a report by Captain R H Elliot, District Medical and Sanitary Officer, the Nilgiris. Provides details of Elliot's experiments with various snake venoms, the apparent protection afforded by bile, and the apparent immunity of the mongoose.
Captain Elliot's researches into the nature and action of snake venom
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pp 697-719. Forwards the following reports by Captain R H Elliot: On acquired immunity against snake-venom as possed by Indian snake-charmers, by mongooses and by certain other animals On the value of the serums of the Russell Viper and the Cobra, as antidotes to the venoms of those snakes
pp 595-99. Correspondence regarding the distribution of Calmette's serum by the Plague Research Laboratory, and the supply of dried snake venom to Calmette.
Report of the successful treatment of a snake-bitten patient with injections of stychnine according to Dr Mueller's method
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pp 399-405. Secretary for Berar forwards a report by Civil Surgeon O W Jones, Wun District, providing details of a successfully treated case of snake-bite using strychnine.
Suggestions made by Sir Joseph Fayrer for lessening the mortality from snake-bite in India
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pp 1183-93. Letter from J Fayrer, enclosing copy of the report by Sir Lauder Brunton and Joseph Fayrer, "Experiments on a Method of Preventing Death from Snake-bite capable of Common and Easy Practical Application"; plus correspondence regarding the special lancet constructed by Arnold & Sons.
Treatment of snake-bite with Sir Lauder Brunton's lancet and permanganate of potash
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pp 195-98. Letters received from Sir Lauder Brunton, recommending that the Government of India procure large quantities of lancets to sell through the Post Offices at an affordable price. Encloses letters received in support of the treatment.
Results of treatment of snake-bite with Sir Lauder Brunton's lancets and permanganate of potash
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pp 1585-1618. Reports submitted to the Government of India from Medical Officers throughout India and Burma, providing detailed information on cases of snake-bite treated with the lancet and permanganate of potash. Includes circular issued by Government of Burma announcing the distribution of lan...
Report on the treatment of snake-bite with Sir Lauder Brunton's lancets and permanganate of potash
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pp 275-76. Report received from Lieutenant-Colonel W B Bannerman, Director, Bombay Bacteriological Laboratory, reporting his findings of treating snake-bite in dogs with permangonate of potash, both locally and intravenously. Bannerman believes the latter treatment to be highly dangerous, and rec...