Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-03-30
THE VERMONT sANAToRIUM.

The ninth annual report OF the Yer
mont sanatorium shows that 81 patients
were admitted during the year ending
December 81, 1916 The total number
of applicants was 1871, as many as p
cases being rejected on account of thelI
unfavorable condition, II has been The
policy Of the sanatorum to admit only
those cases winch offer some hope o.
permanent improvement,
In the tables showing the result o.
treatment In 80 tuberculosis patients
who were discharged during the year
they have been divided into classes ac
cording to the length Of residence int
periods of Tess than month, " "mor'
than month, "more than 3 months,
and "more than 6 months residence, " A
careful study of each division shows the
benefit to be derived from lcng resi-
dence at the sanatorium and should i'm
press all with the advantage Of going
into an institution while the disease is
in its early stages rather than waiting
until one is unfit for work 81 patients
gained an average Of 1912 pounds each
while 4 were stationary and l3 lost
an average Of 4 IL pounds each
Most of the patients admitted have beer
between the ages of 10 and 80. Rutland
had the largest number Of patients, 2,
in all, while Chittenden had Is, Windsor
II, Addison o, and Windham county s,
The average number Of patients treated
per day during the year was 80. Of the
80 cases studied it was found that IS OF
them gave a family history of tuber-
culosis, 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 child
hood. 1t is well to recall at this point
that the present teaching is that most
cases are infected in early childhood
and we should use every effort to inn
press this fact upon all Of our people.
The sanatorium has completed its ninth
year and total Of 81 admissions have
been made since its opening
Methods of treatment continue as in
previous years, the greatest reliance
being placed on rest. All patients are
kept in bed until they have a normal
pulse and temperature. In the matter
of food, practically all patients take
three regular meals per day. Meat is
served only twice day and liberal
amount Of fruits and salads are pro-
vided. Milk is served at each meal and
a large number Of the patients are also
served with a glass Of milk at 10 a. M,
3 p. M, and Sp. m. Coffee is served
for breakfast and tea or cocoa for sup
per. We do not use raw eggs as Il
routine treatment. Patients are re-
luired to sleep out of doors at night
and probably 20 out of the "a hours is
spent on the porches.
During the past year A patients have
1een supported by the State of Yer
mont, while two have been supported
by the Mary Minerva Ormsbee fund,
and the Red Cross society has extended
aid in the case of one patient.
The physical condition of the sana-
forum is good, the grounds have been
Kept up. During the year fumigating
has been constructed and the
lressing room of 1.-THE Shack" has been
so that it will now accommo-
late people more comfortably than it
did, while changes have been
made in the West cottage so that 3
more men may be accommodated. This
brings the total capacity of the institu-
ion up to AZ. A Kny-Scheerer X-ray
apparatus has been added to the medi-
al equipment and installed in the base
nent.
The total cost for maintenance of
patients during 1916 was $27,27 which
S a cost of $l3, 40 per patient per week.
LAST year the rate charged the patient
vas only $3.50, so that there has been
l deficit of IS. 80 per patient per week.
IN March /, 1917, the rate was raised
o $500 per week in the hope of reduc-
ng the annual deficit. The deficit has
ven met from the interest on securities
eft by friend of the institution.
CORNWALL.