Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-23
SANAToRIUM TO BE
 OPENED ABOUT NOV. |.
Commissioner Gunshanan Pleased at Progress Made Hsre-No Appoint ments Made Yet-WilI Organize Towns in This End of State.

J. F. Gunshanan, the state tubercu- losis commission, with the architects, visited the new state tuberculosis san atorium, in process of construction at Trading Cove, on Thursday, finding the work progressing in a pleasing manner. The new building, said Mir. Gunshanan, is to be a splendid sanato- rum, and will cost more than those of Hartford and New Haven counties. Better material and better workman ship are going into the construction of the local institution. New London county is benefiting by the experience of the rest of the state in building this sanatorium, which incorporates many improvements over the others of the state The engineers are now working on a sewage system, which Is to be started at once.
 All supplies and equipment have been ordered, and the commissioner stated that he hoped to have the in stitution running by the latter part of October or the first or November, A staff of about 30 nurses and attendants wdl be necessary at the hospital at first, Neither the superintendent nor his assistant has been selected as yet. These positions require men who have had experience in similar institutions in order to bring this hospital to it's highest efficiency, It is probable that one of these officials will be man who has been employed in some other tuberculosis sanatorium in the state, and the other may be selected from New Lenden e6uAty. The necessary supplies for maintaining the instltu- tien will in a large measure be puF- chased through Norwich dealers. By ie pPoxima1ely SS0,000 will have been ex- pended.
 Commissioner Gunshanan has ar ranged with Mayor Dunn to speak on the advantages of the new hospital in the treatment of tuberculosis, at Will limantic, in the latter part of Septem- Der, and hopes also to visit Putnam and the other mill towns in this sec tion, which are not included in the Norwich tuberculosis association, so that when the local institution is open ed the people will be prepared to send their patients here. He is also to speak before the Business Mems as- sociation of Rockville where the mill owners have requested him to organ ize a tuberculosis association. As the Hartford sanitarium is now filled to it's capacity, it is probable that Rock vile patients will be sent to this city Holland county patients will also doubtless come here.
 Since the assoiaction was formed in New Haven last fall, for the purpose ofraising funds to send fellow work men suffering from tuberculosis to the county institution, 10000 employes have joined the organization and the sum of $12,000 has been raised. When permanent organization is affected they hope to care for 50 patients a day the year round. Considerable litera- ture explaining the advantages of the hospital treatment have been printed in different languages to encourage the mill workers and others to send 1 their patients to these institutions | These booklets can be obtained from the state factory inspector at Hart, ford
 In speaking of the advantages o1 l the local institution, Commissionel Gunshanan told of a little Jewett City | boy who was located In the Hartford sanitarium and who became so lone some that his sister had to come anC take him home. There is now a gir from Norwich at Meriden who is sui 1 fering from homesicllness. When thu new sanitarium is in operation, pa. | tients from this section will be neare home, and it will be possible for rela ] tices and friends to visit them m0r' i frequently.
 In regard to the bone tuberculosis | sanitarium, Commissioner GunshanaI stated that he was confident that sucl an institution would soon be establish ed near the shore.