Wehlau, R.-B. Königsberg 6 cases, 0 death. Nath, 1885, p. 116: The hog was inspected and passed as free from trichinæ. Exact date not clear-1881, 1882, or 1883. Wormditt, Kr. Braunsberg, R.-B. Königsberg 3 cases, 0 death. Nath, 1885, pp. 115, 116: Trichina inspection is obligatory here, but this outbreak is not explained. “Entire family" taken sick. Exact date not clear—1881, 1882, or 1883. 1883: 637 cases, 71 deaths. Summary for the year. In a total of 637 cases, 71 deaths, 478 cases, 66 deaths, are stated to have been due to meat which was inspected and passed as free from trichina. Besides these 478 cases, at least 43 cases may have been due to inspected meat. One case at Cologne, alleged to have been due to American pork, can not be traced, unless it refers to a cat in which trichina were found. The Emersleben outbreak is of historic interest. The 20 cases of Strelno were due to meat known to be trichinous, but used in making sausage without being properly safeguarded. In 1883 the exclusion of American pork was decreed. Official sanitary or other reports for 1883 are not accessible to the author for the Regierungs-Bezirke Breslau and Hildesheim. No cases of trichinosis in man for this year were found in the official health reports or elsewhere for the following Regierungs-Bezirke: Aachen (Trost, 1887, pp. 49, 56), Arnsberg (Katerbau, 1888, p. 121), Aurich (Rapmund, 1887, p. 142), Cassel (Rockwitz, 1888, p. 35), Coblenz (Massenbach, 1887, p. 61), Danzig (Zeuschner, 1887), Düsseldorf (Weiss, 1888), Frankfurt a. O. (Wiebecke, 1888, p. 36), Hannovor (Becker, 1887), Liegnitz (Philipp, 1886), Lüneburg (Alten, 1887, p. 64), Minden (Schultz-Hencke, 1887, p. 73), Münster (Hölker, 1887, p. 51), Oppeln (Noack, 1887, p. 102), Osnabrück (Bitter, 1888), Posen (Gemmel, 1887, p. 14), Schleswig-Holstein (Bockendahl, 1887, p. 153), Sigmaringen (Koch, 1887), Stade (Bohde, 1887, p. 126), Stettin (Dieterich, 1887, p. 137), Stralsund (Koehler, 1887, p. 85), Trier (Schwartz, 1887), Wiesbaden (Wagner, 1886). Berge bei Forst, R.-B. Frankfurt. Eulenberg, 1885, p. 310: See Forst sub 1884. Berlin.... See separate outbreaks. Berlin, January [1 case, 0 death]. [6 cases, 1 death]. 1 case, 1 death. Veröff., 1883, VII (4), p. 15: Hospital; January 7-13; patient between 31 and 60 years old.-Veröff., 1883, VII (7), p. 29: Died January 28-February 3.-Eulenberg, 1885, p. 134: Krankenhaus Friedrichshain.-Pistor, 1887, p. 240: Source of infection not traced. Death January 30. Berlin, April-June 1 case, 0 death. Veröff., 1883, VII (20), p. 103: Hospital; April 28-May 5; patient between 16 and 30 years old.-Veröff., 1883, VII (38), p. 213: April 1-June 30. Berlin, November 7. 2 cases, 0 death. Eulenberg, 1885, p. 134.-Pistor, 1887, pp. 240, 241: Noncommissioned officer and his wife. Source of infection could not be traced. Berlin, November-December ... 1 case, 0 death. Pistor, 1887, p. 241: Servant E. S. in Bethanien Hospital; November 23, 1883, to January 29, 1884. Meat could not be traced. Berlin.. 1 case, 0 death. Pistor, 1887, p. 241: A case was recorded in the daily papers, but it could not be traced by the authorities, as the person was not registered with the police. Berlin.... Pistor, 1887, p. 240: Four doubtful cases, probably not trichinosis. Bromberg (R.-B.)... See Strelno. Coeslin (R.-B.). See Rummelsburg. Cologne (R.-B.) See Cologne (Stadt). Cologne, R.-B. Cologne, February [4 cases, 0 death]. [20 cases, 2 deaths]. [1 case, 0 death]. [35 cases, 0 death]. 35 cases, 0 death. Schwartz, 1884, p. 27.—Eulenberg, 1885, p. 135: The hog had been inspected and passed as free from trichinæ. Cologne, R.-B. Cologne.. See p. 173. [1 case, death]. Emersleben, Deesdorf, Nienhagen, R.-B. Magdeburg, SeptemberDecember... 403 cases, 66 deaths. Brouardel, 1883, p. 1504: Extensive account to French Academy of Medicine: "Il aurait été examiné par le boucher et par l'inspecteur d'Emersleben, qui déclarèrent qu'il ne contenait pas de trichine. La bonne foi de ces deux personnes est hors de doute, car toutes deux mangèrent de la viande de ce porc et toutes deux furent malade."-Wagner, 1884, pp. 5, 6: "Sämmtliche 4 Schweine sind angeblich von dem gleichfalls in Emersleben ansässigen Fleisch beschauer untersucht und für trichinenfrei befunden worden. Abgesehen davon, dass in unserm Falle die Schweine gar nicht untersucht sein können, da sonst Trichinen hätten gefunden werden müssen1 eine Ansicht, welche die in jener Gegend ansässigen Herren Aerzte theilten, liegt die Gefahr in zwei anderen Punkten: Ersten kann ein Fleisch beschauer wenn er die gesetzlich vorgeschriebene Prüfung in der Ausübung seines Amtes bummeln. So consultierte ein Fleischbeschauer Herrn Dr. Philipp wegen seines Mikroskopes, welches seit längerer Zeit nicht in Ordnung sei. Was fehlt dem Mikroskop? Die Objectivlinsen!"-Salmon, 1884, p. 486; 377 cases, 61 deaths.-Lesserhaft, 1885, p. 528: The hog was inspected and passed as free from trichina. "Das betreffende Schwein, von dem die Infection ausging, war sowohl von dem Fleischer als auch von dem gesetzlich angestellten Fleischbeschauer für trichinenfrei erklärt worden."-Von Madai, 1885, p. 528: 403 cases, 66 fatal; police statistics.-Voigt, 1887, p. 94: 270 cases, 53 deaths, in Emersleben; 133 cases, 13 deaths in surrounding places. "Wie auch in dem Emerslebener Fall beim Beginn der gerichtlichen Untersuchung das Fleisch des trichinösen Schweines bereits lange vorher beseitigt und die Identität desselben mit dem in dem Fleischbuche des Fleischbeschauers eingetragenen, nicht mit Sicherheit festgestellt war."-Veröff., 1889, p. 110: 403 cases, 66 deaths. "Kleine derartige Epidemien ohne Todesfall kamen an vier anderen Orten vor."-R. Blanchard, 1887, p. 137.-Mosler & Peiper, 1894, p. 305: "Als beklagenswerthe, aber immerhin doch vereinzelte Vorkommnisse sind die Epidemien, welche im Jahre 1883 in "Die Königliche Staatsanwaltschaft zu Halberstadt theilt diese Meinung nicht. Der betreffende Fleischbeschauer * * * das eine war in der Voruntersuchung nachgewiesen und durch die Geständnisse des Fleischers und Fleischbeschauers bestätigt, dass sie ihre Bücher nachträglich vervollständigt haben, was jedenfalls eine Nachlässigkeit ihrerseits beweist." Emersleben und Nienhagen durch ein Schwein hervorgerufen wurden, welches von dem amtlichen Fleischschauern für trichinenfrei erklärt worden war, anzusehen; 350 Personen erkrankten, 42 erlagen der Trichinosis. In Niederspier brach 1877 eine Epidemie aus, veranlasst durch ein Schwein, in welchem der Fleischbeschauer keine, Dr. Nicolai erst in circa 200 Präparaten zwei Muskeltrichinen nachwies." Thus in connection with this outbreak accounts differ as to whether the hog was actually inspected for trichinæ, i. e., as to whether portions of the meat were actually under the microscope. When we read the statements given above by Wagner and the account of the condition of the inspectors in R.-B. Magdeburg by Voigt (see p. 116), we must conclude that it is perfectly possible that the inspector examined the hog. Whether he was capable of making a proper examination or not is an entirely different question. Erfurt (R.-B.) See Mühlhausen. [9 cases, 0 death]. 15 cases, 0 death. Fischhausen (Kr.), R.-B. Königsberg, October-November........ Nath, 1885, p. 115. Groitsch, Saalkreis, R.-B. Merseburg, December 25, 1882-January, 1883 3 cases, 0 death. Wolff, 1887, p. 88: Raw bratwurst. The hog had been inspected and passed as free from trichinæ. The same inspector passed a second trichinous hog about January 9, 1883.-Eulenberg, 1885, p. 134. Gumbinnen (R.-B.). See Tilsit. [10 cases, 0 death]. Guttstadt, Kr. Heilsberg, R.-B. Königsberg, January-March 8 cases, 1 death. Nath, 1885, pp. 115, 116: Two families, in one of which there were 5 persons; in the other, 3 patients; a home-fed hog, which was not inspected. Halle a. S., R.-B. Merseburg, January 5 cases, 0 death. Wolff, 1887, p. 88: Hams came from Schafstedt. The hog (slaughtered December 29, 1882) had been inspected and passed as free from trichinæ. Same hog caused 4 cases in Schafstedt. Inspector forced to resign.-Eulenberg, 1885, p. 134. Halle a. S., R.-B. Merseburg, September 8 cases, 0 death. Wolff, 1887, p. 88: The butcher claimed that the hog had been inspected and passed as free from trichina, but the inspector advanced the claim that he could not have inspected the hog and missed the trichinæ, since he was always careful about his work.-Eulenberg, 1885, p. 134: “Bei der Vernehmung gab letzterer [the butcher] an, dass seine sämmtlichen Schweine von Fleischbeschauer S. auf Trichinen untersucht wurden und bewies die Richtigkeit seiner Behauptung, durch Vorlegung des Schlachtbuches. Der Fleischbeschauer erklärte seinerseits, dass er die Untersuchungen stets mit der grössten Gewissenhaftigkeit vorgenommen habe. Das Fleisch, welches die Trichinen enthalten habe, sei daher jedenfalls nicht von ihm untersucht. Bei der Gutartigkeit der Erkrankungen erschien es sogar wahrscheinlich, dass das betreffende Schwein so wenig mit Trichinen durchsetzt war, dass dieselben selbst bei einer gewissenhaften Untersuchung unendeckt bleiben konnten." * * * Königsberg (R.-B.) See Fischhausen, 15; and Guttstadt, 8 (1). Magdeburg (R.-B.) See Emersleben, 403 (66); and Wernigerode, 23. [23 cases, 1 death]. [426 cases, 66 deaths]. Marienwerder (R.-B.) [59 cases, 1 death]. See Thorn. Reiche (1887, pp. 34, 35) gives no cases for this year under Zoonosen, but Eulenberg (1885, p. 134) cites 59 cases, 1 death, in Thorn and vicinity. Merseburg (R.-B.).. [40 cases, 0 death]. Veröff., 1888, p. 229.-Eulenberg, 1885, p. 134.-See Groitsch, 3; Halle, 5, 8 [Saalkreis]; Schafstedt, 4; and Walbeck, 20. Mühlhausen, R.-B. Erfurt.. 9 cases, 0 death. Richter, 1888, p. 114: Meat was eaten before the hog was inspected. The inspector found trichinæ present. Wife of the butcher was imprisoned for four weeks. Plauen a. H., R.-B. Potsdam... 5 cases, 0 death. Kanzow, 1887, p. 44: Hog slaughtered for home use and not inspected. Afterwards trichinæ were found in meat. Potsdam (R.-B.) See Plauen a. H., 5; Templin, 3. Rummelsburg, R.-B. Coeslin [8 cases, 0 death]. 1 case, 0 death. Wernich, 1887, p. 163: A woman tasted of meat while making sausage. The hog was afterwards found to be trichinous. Saalkreis, R.-B. Merseburg [3 cases, 0 death]. Eulenberg, 1885, p. 133: The hog had been inspected and passed as free from trichinæ. The same inspector passed another hog as free from trichinæ in which another inspector found the parasites. This is probably the same as Groitsch. Schafstedt, R.-B. Merseburg, January 4? cases, 0 death. Wolff, 1887, p. 88: Hog had been inspected and passed as free from trichinæ. See also Halle. Husband, wife, and "children."-Eulenberg, 1885, p. 134. Strelno and vicinity, R.-B. Bromberg 20 cases, 2 deaths. Strahler, 1887, p. 56: The meat had been inspected and was known to contain trichina, but the butcher used it in sausage. Templin, R.-B. Potsdam 3 cases, 0 death. The hog was Kanzow, 1887, p. 44: Entire family (3?); early in the year. slaughtered for home use and was not inspected. Afterwards trichina were found. Thorn and vicinity, R.-B. Marienwerder.......... 59 cases, 1 death. Eulenberg, 1885, pp. 133, 134: Stadt Thorn, 48 cases, 1 death; Kreis Thorn, 11 cases. Tilsit, R.-B. Gumbinnen, March. 10 cases, 0 death. Passauer, 1887, p. 142: In the garrison. It was suspected that the meat had been inspected and passed as free from trichinæ, but this was not proved. Walbeck, near Hettstedt, R.-B. Merseburg, October.. 20 cases, 0 death. Eulenberg, 1885, p. 135: The hog had been inspected and passed as free from trichina.-Wolff, 1887, pp. 88, 89: In 50 preparations which were afterwards made, no trichina were found. Wernigerode, R.-B. Magdeburg. 23 cases, 0 death. Voigt, 1887, p. 94: Evidently several epidemics; details not given. Identification of meat with inspected meat was not proved, as all the meat was gone. 1884: 348 cases, 29 deaths. Summary for the year. In a total of 348 cases, 29 deaths, 157 cases, 12 deaths, appear to have been due to pork which was inspected and passed as free from trichina. One case, 1 death (Breslau), was due to meat which was condemned and sent to the rendering establishment, but was eaten. Ten cases (Kobylepole) were due to meat which should have been inspected but was not. Official or other reports for 1884 are not accessible for the Regierungs-Bezirk Hildesheim. No cases of trichinosis in man for this year were found in the official health reports or elsewhere for the following Regierungs-Bezirke: Aachen (Trost, 1887, pp. 49, 56), Arnsberg (Katerbau, 1888, p. 121), Aurich (Rapmund, 1887, p. 142), Coblenz (Massenbach, 1887, p. 61), Coeslin (Wernich, 1887, p. 163), Cologne (Schwartz, 1887), Danzig (Zeuschner, 1887), Düsseldorf (Weiss, 1888, p. 95), Erfurt (Richter, 1888, p. 114), Hannover (Becker, 1887), Liegnitz (Philipp, 1886), Lüneburg (Alten, 1887, p. 64), Minden (Schultz-Hencke, 1887, p. 73), Münster (Hölker, 1887, p. 51), Osnabrück (Bitter, 1888), Schleswig-Holstein (Bockendahl, 1887, p. 153), Sigmaringen (Koch, 1887), Stade (Bohde, 1887, p. 126), Stettin (Dieterich, 1887, p. 137), Stralsund (Koehler, 1887, p. 85), Trier (Schwartz, 1887), Wiesbaden (Wagner [1886]). Ahrensfelde, Kr. Niederbarnin, R.-B. Potsdam.... 6 cases, O death. Kanzow, 1887, p. 62: Hog was slaughtered for home use and was not inspected. Later examination showed it to be trichinous. Barraginn, Kr. Gerdauen, R.-B. Königsberg 5 cases, 1 death. Nath, 1887, pp. 50, 51: Details not given. Bartenstein, Kr. Friedland, R.-B. Königsberg... 6 cases, 0 death. Nath, 1887, pp. 50, 51: Meat was not inspected. Belleben and Alsleben, Mansfelder Gebirgskreis, Merseburg, May.. Eulenberg, 1885, p. 309: See also Strenz-Naundorf. passed as free from trichina. 4 cases, O death. The hog was inspected and Belleben, Mansfelder Gebirgskreis, R.-B. Merseburg, December.... 2 cases, 0 death. Eulenberg, 1885, p. 309: The hog had been inspected and passed as free from trichina. Eulenberg also reports 3 other cases from this district. See Leimbach.— Wolff, 1887, p. 89. Berlin See separate entries. Berlin, January [At least 10 cases, 1 death]. 2 cases, 0 death. Pistor, 1887, p. 241: Widow K. R. and daughter. Probably due to meat sent from Potsdam, since the wife of the person who sent the meat was also taken sick with trichinosis. See Potsdam.-Eulenberg, 1885, p. 310. December 25, 1883. Berlin.... [1 case, 0 death]. Pistor, 1887, p. 241: Servant E. S.-Eulenberg, 1885, p. 310: December 29, 1883. Krankenhaus Bethanien. See Berlin, 1883. Berlin, March 23-29 1 case, O death. Veröff., 1884, VIII (14), p. 65: Hospital; patient between 16 and 30 years old. |