The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-02-10
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staisiy edvsncrd. s .,uOnd Stage: aud
~ ven lar advanced OF third stage
cases. One ease ~ genera m.liary
tuberculosis developed meningitis aud
died a. lhe Saaatpriam, Thu. WAS the
only death thai Occurred. Two cases
we're diagnosed as non.tuberculous,
Daring this same time la5 patients were
discharged. ~ or 30.65& were appar.
entity cured. 70 or s7.lS arrested. ~ or
1873 improved, and n or 1868 IN.
improved ~ progressive. Two cases
CLASSIFIED as non ia percnlons and two
patients who stayed less than one week
not considered.
Taking the patients according 10
their classification il was shown that Of
the 10 ineipienl cases discharged. 63 or
BOZ were cured, or arrested of the
81 moderately advanced. 30 or only
53.1& we're cured or arrested; while OF
the Is far advanced, only or 33%
were cured or arrested
In order TO show the importance OF
longer course OF treatment, eases dis
charged during the last year were di.
vided into two classes; those that stay
ed less aud those that stayed less
than three months average stay AIS
days q or II on were cured. while Of
the 40 patients who stayed more than
three months average stay l476
days. lG or 32.l& were cured. More.
over, tue average gain of those who
stayed more than three months was
l2.01 lbs. ms against only 100 lbs. for
those who STAYED less than three
months. This table included ineipient,
moderately advanced and far advanced
cases.
In order to show that the benefits of
Sanatorum treatment were not merely
MS full Information as pos
sible was obtained regarding 70 patients
who had all been discharged more than
a year Direct replies or positive state.
ments were received regarding "a and
of these 81 known cases, n or 500
were living and earning a livelihood
Here again, the incipient cases show
up very much more favorably, 92.3&
being alive while 1896 of the advanc-
ell cases were dead.
While the Sanatvrinm is intended
for early cases that offer
good prospect OF cure or arrest of the |
disease, moderately advanced eases
have been taken from time TO time as
vacancies exist, the pricipal object be
ng to teach them how to follow the |
treatment themselves and continue it |
IT home and to give them such hygienic
raining as would minimize the dangers
If infection when they left the insli-
ution.
The figures given in this report show,
] Dweyer, how much greater the chances
'or cure are in the incipient cases and
low important it is that treatment
'hould be begun at as early time AS
possible and they show, moreover, that
n arder to obtain cure, the treat.
nent must be carried out for suili.
ient length Of time. The mistake Is
'nly too frequently made that patients
ceiling themselves much improved and
benefited, leave the institution too soon
md before a permanent cure has been
with the danger OF recur-
ence or relapse when they return to
heir former occupation and surround.
ngs.