The parasites of meat and prepared flesh food : two lectures ... together with an appendix containing a descriptive catalogue of one hundred drawings of parasites exhibited in the South Gallery, class VIII., no. 206 / by T. Spencer Cobbold.

  • Cobbold, T. Spencer (Thomas Spencer), 1828-1886.
Date:
1884
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    Ijilcnialional Hcailh hxJahuioii^ * LON D(>R. ('8 84. PARASITES OF MEAT AND PREPARED FLESH FOOD. By Dr. COBBOLD, F.R.S. Sir Joseph Lister, Bart, F.R.S., in the Chair. I HAVE the honour to introduce to your notice this after- noon a subject of high importance in relation to the public health, a subject too often disregarded on account of its supposed unpleasantness, but that is a prejudice which is en- tirely misplaced. In order to profit by these studies, it is important that we should dispossess ourselves of all pre- conceived opinions, and approach the subject in an attitude of simplicity, with an anxious desire to ascertain the truth ; for unless the mind be absolutely free and unbiased it is impossible to deduce conclusions which shall have sub- stantial and practical value. This afternoon I propose to deal with a group of little creatures, which we may call earthworm-like parasites, be- cause they happen to have the form and configuration of earthworms. They are for the most part minute. Espe- cially is this the case with the trichina spiralis, which will occupy a considerable part of our time. Now in the little trichina you have an admirable example of a parasite which is directly injurious to man, and I hope before the close of the lecture to be able to find time to say a few words June i8th, 1B84. ■ \ . « alA-- / 4m ft