The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-23
FOR THE TREATMENT
 OF BONE DISEASE
State Commission Looking
 For Site Near Sea

A work which is going on silently but with great benefit is that of the Connecticut Tuberculosis Commission. Already the state has three county but a short time before two other such homes are provided. Those all ready in existence and doing services are the New Haven County Sanator1- um at Meriden, the Hartford County Sanaterium at Newington, and the Fairfield County Sanatorium at Shel- ton. Those which will be provided in the near future are. sanatoriums in New London and Middlesex counties. Besides the two new county homes the commission has decided to build a home for the treatment of cases of tuberculosis of the bones. This bone tubercular sanatorium will be located in either New London or Middlesex county. It will be at location by itself, separate from the other homes, and it will be situated at a spot near the salt water.
 A home for bone tubercular cases is a novelty. What is commonly known as hip disease is apt to be case of bone tuberculosis. These cases re- quire attention as badly as other forms of tuberculosis. The remedy for this disease is entirely different from that employed in the more com mon type of tubercular cases. Instead of the high mountainous air, the salt air is considered best adapted for it's cure. The new sanatorium will be To- cated near the salt water, where there can be sea bathing and plenty of salt air.
 A feature of the present law as amended by the last Legislature is that the patients who come from the towns must be supplied by the towns with adequate clothing The way in which some of the towns rigged out the patients which they sent has been a disgrace. Now the institutions may clothe the patients and charge the eX- pense to the towns, if necessary.
 The results obtained at the homes have been encoura ging. In consider ing the work done. it should be re- membered that the homes, being new, have been compelled to accept many cases that were far advanced. As the newer patients come in, the tendency is to receive cases which are not so far gone. The personal feeling of one patient toward the others works out Very well in maintaining the disci. pline of. the institutions. Most of the patients. being educated to the advan- tages of carefully living up to the rules against splitting. dislike to see others splitting freely about the prem ises because of the danger and has, ten to report any infraction of the rules.
 What is the effect of the work of the homes upon the spread of the dis ease in the state?" Secretary Allen was asked. "The effect is good, to what extent it is difficult to say" said MT. Allen. Any large city could cas- fly furnish enough cases to fill up the accommodations. But it must be ad- mitted that the worse cases are being eliminated from being walking condi tions of danger. The future will reap the benefit and the present is already feeling it.
 "The improvement shown by the pa tients after receiving the fresh air and proper food in the homes is wor- thy of comment. Most of them gain at least six pounds as a result of the change and it is apt to be more than that. One man in Meriden gain ed forty-two pounds; another gained forty-one pounds"
 A recent report from the institution at tMeriden showed that there are ninety-five patients there. At New ington there are about sixty-eight, and at Shelton there are about sixty-hve The commissioners, under the Jaw, have a supervisory power over instiS tutions under private management in the state treating tubercular cases.
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