THE ALEXANDER FLEMING PAPERS - British Library

4. ff. 112-115. Experiments examining the inhibitory action of chemisol;
4 Oct. -16 Nov. 1917.
5. ff.119-121, 150. Series of experiments examining the gas formation of
various bacteria, results illustrated using graphs and diagrams of test
tubes; 6 Oct. 1917.
6. ff. 122-123. Experiments examining the inhibitory power of pyronin on
B. coli in serum and on leucocytes; 10 Oct. 1917.
7. ff. 125-129. Experiments with asbestos wool examining its influence
on growth of aerobes, on antiseptic action and on the growth of B. coli
in broth, results illustrated using graphs; 26 Oct. 1917.
8. f. 153. Letter to Fleming from an employee of Parke, Davis and
Company, dated 27 March 1923. He asks Fleming to take a swab from
his assistant, Mr Fardon, to identify the cause of a ‘bad throat’.
Fleming has used the letter to make notes on different strengths of
certain chemicals.
9. f. ii. Notes by Fleming on eyepieces for a micrometer; n.d.
Links with other notebooks:
56149: No direct links, the work on the treatment of wounds with
antiseptics could be viewed as a starting point for further work
56223: Work on the effect of Dakins, Dichloramine T. and eusol on
wounds, diagrams of test tubes relating to experiments with B.
welchii and B. sporogenes and work on Cressy’s hole
56224: HgCl2
56149. Vol. XLIV. 17 Nov. 1917-3 July 1918.
ff. ii + 127. 323 x 199mm. Army notebook ‘129’ with a hard, green cover.
Label on the front cover has ‘A Fleming, Wounds, 1917’ on it. There is
also ‘II’ written on the notebook in red pencil crayon.
Throughout the notebook are various graphs of which the majority show
the reaction of B. coli with various broths.
This notebook was used in France while at a casino in Boulogne during
World War One.
Notebook includes:
Section one: Patients with wounds
Notes include previous treatments, subsequent treatments and
bacteriology of samples taken from the wounds.
1. f. 3. Gray: Flesh wound right thigh; 17-22 Nov. 1917.
2. f. 3v. Daniells: Through and through right thigh; 17-25 Nov. 1917.
3. f. 5. Agneu: Flesh wound right thigh; 17 Nov.-2 Dec. 1917.