Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-03-28
Vermont Sanitorium Treated 81 in
1915

1916.
The ninth annual report Of the Yer
mont sanitorium IS being mailed to-
day and shows that 90 patients were
admitted during the year ending Dec.
81, 1915 The total number Of appli-
cants was 81, as many as q cases
being rejected on account Of their I'M
favorable condition. 1t has been the
policy of the sanitorium to admit only
those cases which offer some hope Of
permanent Improvement.
In the tables showing the result of
treatment n so tuberculous patients
who were discharged during the year,
they have been divided into classes
according to the length of residence
INTO periods of ''less than one month. "
more than one month, more than
three months and more than SIX
months residence"
4 careful study Of each division
shows the benefit to be derived from
! long residence at the sanitorium
and should impress all with the advan-
tage Of going into an institution W lille
the disease Is IN its early stages Tath-
err than waiting until one is unfit for
work. Sixty-seven patients gained an
average of 1919 pounds each, while
four were stationary and Ii lost an
AVERAGE Of & p rou-3- each. 91cst Of
the patients admitted have been be-
tween the ages of IS and SO.
Rutland had the largest number of
patients, p IN al, while Chittenden
had Is, Windsor IL, Addison 9 and
Windham county 8. The average num-
Der of patients treated per day during
the year was 80.
OF the so cases studied, it was
found that So of them gave family
history Of tuberculosis, over one-half
of these coming from families where
there were open or lucrative cases IN
the household Of the patient during
infancy or early childhood.
It is well to recall at this point that
the present teaching is that most ca
ses are infected IN early childhood and
We should use every effort to impress
this fact upon all of our people. The
sanltorium has completed its ninth
year and total of gil admissions has
been made since It's opening.
Methods Of treatment continue as IN
previous years, the greatest reliance
being placed on rest. All patients
are kept N bed until they have a nor
mai pulse and temperature. In the
matter Of food, practically all patti
ents take three regular meals per
day. Meat Is served only twice a day
and q liberal amount Of fruits and
salads Is provided. Milk is served at
each meal and a large number of the
patients are also served with a glass
of milk at 10 q. m, p. m, and ..
n. coffee IS served for breakfast and
tea or cocoa for supper. We do not
use raw eggs as a routine treatment.
Patients are required to sleep out of
doors at night and probably 20 out
of the "a hours is spent on the porch
es-
During the past year "A patients
have been supported by the state of
Vermont, while two have been sup
ported by the Mary Minerva Ornsbee
fund, and the Red Cross society has
extended aid N the case of one pa
tient.
The physical condition of the sana-
forum Is good The grounds have
been kept up. During the year a
fumIgatIng chamber has been con-
structed and the dressing room of
The Shack has been enlarged so
that 1t viii now accommodate eight
people more comfortably than It for
merly did, while changes have been
made IN the West cottage SO that
three more men may be accommodate
ed This brings the total capacity of
the institution up to At A Kny~
Seheerer X-Ray apparatus has been
added TO the medical equipment and
installed IN the basement.
The Total cost for maintenance of
patients during 1916 was S27. PIG.
which IS cost Of S13.o4 per patient
per week Last year the rate charged
the patients was only $50, so that
there has been q deficit Of $50 Der
natient per week On March I, 1917,
the rate was raised to 50 per week IN
the hope Of reducing the annual de-
felt The deficit has been met frorn
the interest Of securities left By a
friend Of the institution.
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