406 APPENDIX TO REPORT OF THE LEPROSY COMMISSION:
Leprosy Bacilli have been described in vaginal secretion by one
or two observers (Kalindero and Babs). The bearing of these observations on the question of inoculability of leprosy is obvious.
Excretions.
Urine.
The urine of six lepers was examined, two of them being mixed
cases, three ansthetic, and one tuberculated. Four cover-glasses
from each case were taken, making twenty-four observations in all.
In no case were Leprosy Bacilli found. This is not surprising, for
very rarely are Leprosy Bacilli found in kidneys examined after
death.
The results obtained from urine are given below :-
No.
Name.
AGE.
Form.
Years afflicted.
Material examined.
Date.
No. of cover-glasses.
Result of Microscopic Examination.
M.
F.

1
Puniya
30
M
22
Urine
10-4-91
4
1,2,3, 4. Epithelium.
No Leprosy Bacilli.
2
Fakira .
30
10

10-4-91
4
Ditto ditto.
3
Bishan Singh
30
T
10

10-4-91
4
Ditto ditto.
4
Ratanah
18
A
13

10-4-91
4
Ditto ditto.
5
Gumaniya
35
19

10-4-91
4
Ditto ditto.
6
Phagania
32
12

10-4-91
4
Ditto ditto.
Fces.
This excretion was examined in five lepers, two ansthetic, two
mixed, and one tuberculated. Sixteen cover-glass preparations were
made, and in one from a mixed case Leprosy Bacilli were found. In
this patient, however, bacilli had previously been found in the saliva,
so that it was quite possible to expect to find them in the fces.