ˌɔn hɪz ɚɹˈaɪvəl ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv, dʒˈuːlɪəs wʌz dɪstɹˈɛst tə fˈaɪnd hɪz nˈaʊwˈɪdoʊd sˈɪstɚ, hˌæɹɪˈɛt, sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ fɹʌm tˌuːbɚkjʊlˈoʊsɪs, ænd hiː wʌz ʃˈɑːkt baɪ ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl pɹˈɛvələns ʌv lˈʌŋ dɪzˈiːzᵻz ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd.
On his arrival in England in 1835, Julius was distressed to find his now-widowed sister, Harriett, suffering from tuberculosis, and he was shocked by the general prevalence of lung diseases in England.