CASE No. 24
Wilbur Doyle
WILBUR DOYLE, son of Ivan Doyle, New Woodstock, Madison County, N. Y.
Age 8.
Vaccinated Aug. 28, vaccine “E.”
Commenced to complain Sept. 9,—11 days from vaccination.
Died Sept. 14.
Diagnosis, “Infantile Paralysis.”
This boy became unconscious Sept. 9. Temperature nearly 106. Kidneys involved; necessary to use catheter. Temperature dropped to about normal for few hours. General paralysis appeared. Throat paralyzed Sept. 13. Could not swallow. Temperature again became extremely high, reaching 107.4 rectal at 3 A.M. on the 13th. Remained unconscious until death, which occurred at 10:35 P.M. Sept. 14.
Note. The make of vaccine virus used in the different fatal cases shown herein is indicated by the Code letters “E” and “H.” E indicates the virus made by the Mulford Company of Philadelphia, and H the virus made by Parke Davis & Company of Detroit. These were the two manufacturers whose virus is officially alleged to have caused the epidemic of Foot and Mouth Disease in 1908. See page 99.—C. M. H.