University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy
Classification
Pharmacy, Infectious Diseases
Accession Number
1985.11.1 a-b
Description
A yellow cardboard box containing a glass test tube plugged with cotton and labelled "Diphtheria"; test tube has a residue of the serum that was used for the swabs; tube containing swabs is missing; included is an instruction sheet for taking cultures of the nose and throat;
A yellow cardboard box containing a glass test tube plugged with cotton and labelled "Diphtheria"; test tube has a residue of the serum that was used for the swabs; tube containing swabs is missing; included is an instruction sheet for taking cultures of the nose and throat;
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
box - Size: Length 15.5 cm x Width 5.5 cm x Depth 2.5 cm
test tube - Size: Length 10.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Miss K. Armitage.
Label on test tube has "Diphtheria"; on instruction sheet: "DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH // CITY HALL, TORONTO // DIPHTHERIA DIAGNOSIS // Directions for Making Cultures"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-7 Row D
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
H. Chalmers Cruikshank was Director of Laboratories, Dept. of Public Health, Toronto, at the time this kit was issued.