Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-29
VERMONT SANATORIUM.
Gratifying Showing Made by This De-
serving InstitutiOn.

The ninth annual report of the Vermont
Sanatorium shows that 92 patients
were admitted during the year ending
December 81 1916. The total number of
applicants was 1871, many as q casea
being rejected on account of their un-
favorable condition. 1t has been the pol-
Icy of the sanatorium to admit only those
cases which offer some hope of perman-
ent Improvement.
In the tables showing the result OF
treatment in 80 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"
careful study of each division shows the
benefit to be derived from long resi-
dence at the sanatorium and should inn
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. g. patients gained
an average of twelve and one-half pounds
each. while four were stationary and
thirteen lost an average of four and one
half pounds each. Most OF the patients
admitted have been between the ages of
Is and SO. Rutland had the largest NUM-
Der of patients, 25 in all. while Chittenden
ham 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 his
tory of tuberculosis. over one half of
these coming from families where there
We're open or lucrative cases in the
household of the patient during infancy
or early childhood. 1t is well to recall
at this point that the present teaching
io hat ipfa fn1 IN, noV1S
childhood and we should use every eff.
fort to impress this fact upon all OF our
people. The sanatorium has completed
It's ninth year and a total of Oil adnis>
sions has been made since its opening.
Methods of treatment continue as in
previous years. the greatest reliance be.
Ing 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 tw1co
a day and liberal amount of fruits ana
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 ten a. M. three p. NJ. and eight
p. IN. Coffee is served for breakfast and
tea or cocoa for supper. We do not use
raw eggs as routine treatment. Pa
tients are required to sleep out Of doors
hours is spent on the porches.
During the past month "A patients have
been supported by the State Of Vermont.
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 sanato-
rum is good. The grounds have been
kept up. During the year a fumigating
: chamber has been constructed and the
dressing room of 1.-The Shack" has been
enlarged so that 1t will now accommodate
eight people more comfortably than Il
formerly did, while changes have been
made in the West cottage so that three
! more men may be accommodated. This
brings the total capacity Of the institu-
ton up to At. A Kny-Scheerer x-ray ap-
paratus has been added to the medical
equipment and installed in the basement.
The total cost for maintenance Of pa
| tients during 1916 was 81. 27s.. which 10 a
, cost Of $3.50 per patient per week. Last
year the rate charged the patients was
I only $3.50. so that there has been a de-
felt of $3.50 per patient per week. On
March l. 1917. the rate was raiIed to 50 90
2 per week in the hope Of reducing the
, annual deficit The deficit has been met
from the interest on securities left by Q
, friend Of the institution