The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-28
PlTTsFoRD sANAToRlUM
Report Of Medical Director Tells OF
Its Work Last Year.

The annual meeting OF the board of
trustees of the Vermont sanatorium
was held in January and the follow
ing were present: Miss Emily D.
| Proctor of Proctor; His Excellency,
| Governor Fletcher; d. d. Burditt of
| Pittsford DR.. c. S. CGverly OF Rut-
| land; Hon. Frank c. Partridge of
| Proctor and f. III. Brooks OF ST. Johns
| bury. The report of the medical di-
rector was read and showed that dur
| ing the year 100 we're treated; rs
were admitted and re were discharg-
| ed, the daily average being a lutte
over 49, The number OF applications
| fled for admission was 110 and of
| this number is were not accepted on
account of their unfavorable outlook.
OF these patients admitted it was
shown that Is were in an incipient
or beginning stage while SO We're
moderately advanced or in the sec
ond stage and Z were far advanced.
| II is to be regretted that in an insti-,
tuition of this type so few incipient
cases apply for admission and it is
to be hoped that the family pnysici
ans win watch their patients most
home before they have completely
broken down. Statistics have shown
over and over that the early case of
| tuberculosis can be cured If pu. UNI
der treatment at once. The local ex-
aminers Of the Sanatorium report
that they do not see as many early
| cases as they did few years back.
General statistics. however. show
| that while the death rate from tnber-
| culoais in Vermont is decreasing
yearly, that there still remains sever
al thousand cases untreated and It IS
reasonable to suppose that many of
these cases could be found in the
first stages.
A study of the weight tables shows
| that large number of patients, AZ
In all, gained an average of 1881
| pounds each 1t is also shown that
about 12 OF the patients treated at
the Sanatorium last year were be-
.ween the ages Of u and 81 inclusive.
| This is a striking fact rs ii shows
that patients break down just at the
| period when they are entering upon
| their greatest usefulness. The 'occu-
| patton table shows that the greatest
number come under the head of
| housewife, but as this is classifi
cation under which most married wo
| men fell, there probably is some 9th
or factor than this work which inlu-
! ences their breakdown. Among The
men. granite and slate cut ers head
the list The residence table shows
that tho greatest number Of patients
come from the county Of Washington
| while Rutland. Bennington, Windham
| and Chittenden follow in the order
named Thus it viii be seen that the
| granite industry contributes quite
| largely to the occupants OF the sana-
| toium. The average length of stay
of the cases discharged during 1913
| was l9l days. the longest residence
| being years and the shortest only
1 4 way itEAGliAtir AetSGo Will TIC IL
lowed to remain at the sanatorum
fer II months only, ii being felt that
by this time they are in position to
take care Of themselves and protect
their friends and families when they
return home
One interesting feature OF the re-
port is that concerning the appropria
ton made recently by the legislature
The Governor is empowered 10 desig
nate INDECENT tubercnlous persons at
some institution for The treatment Of
| tuberculosis The Vermont Sana or
ium has taken 35 patients so desig
mated by His Excellency. Before ad
hitting these patients. however. they
must so through the routine examina-
ten by n local examiner jus as pri
vate cases. and 10 preference Is civ.
en- 10 them The sannto.ium has not
found il practicable to care Ter eases
which promise no hope of rooovcry
so that they have not been able to
take care OF all cases applying. 1t is
to be regretted that there is no state
hospital for these hopeless and
chronic cases At present there IS
absolutely no place for them TO 20
in case they have no homes.
The financial statement of tho in.
stitution is as follows:
Patients board siS.l2l.lc
From endowmenss 7.03i 40
All other sources 5s629
s20.6Sl.79
The running expenses for the year
1913 are: