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Infectious Diseases In A Semi-Closed Community

Part I. The Epidemics of Tonsillitis and Acute Rheumatism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

Scott Thomson  and
A. J. Glazebrook
Scott Thomson
Affiliation:
From the-Departments of Bacteriology and Clinical Medicine, University of Edinburgh
A. J. Glazebrook
Affiliation:
From the-Departments of Bacteriology and Clinical Medicine, University of Edinburgh
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In a large institution whose population can be considered as forming a semiclosed community there frequently exist conditions favourable to the spread of infectious diseases. The organization of such an institution to avoid epidemics is an accepted difficulty of administration. The occurrence of an epidemic in a semi-closed community offers opportunity for thorough investigation, and is, therefore, of more than usual interest.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 41 , Issue 5-6 , December 1941 , pp. 570 - 615
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1941

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