The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-16
PREvENToRIUM FOR CHILDREN.
State Institution to Be Established ON
Farm in Essex.

Burlington, Feb. l6-A tuberculosi
preventorium for children became a real
ity Thursday afternoon when the execu
live committee of the Vermont Associa
ton for the Prevention of Tuberculosi:
roted to purchase the c. w. Rice farm in
The town of Essex. The meeting was
held in the office of II. W Slocum al
the state laboratory of hygiene. It is
expected that the preventorium will be
IN operation by July | and will be ca
5able of taking care of 20 children. The
association already has some funds and
tbs expected the money needed for keep
Ing up the institution, which will have a
statewide scope, can be raised by the
sale of Christmas seals.
Mrs Henry A. Ladd registered nurse.
will put in her full time and Dr. Ladd
will act as general superintendent He
IS now employed as inspector for the
state board of health and will donate
his services to the preventorium. In or
der that he may get around the state
quicker and thus give more time to the
new institution. he will be given the use
of an automobile by the association.
The Rice farm is about five acres in
extent and the farmhouse is large one
which will be converted into an open air
will be furnished by the state.
The children will be given the open air
treatment and the cost of equipping
them with the necessary clothing for
sleeping ont of doors and being out of
doors continually will be about $50 each.
This, it is expected, will be raised by
I'LL Tz
of the state. Once this clothing is pro-
cured, much of it can be used over and
over again.
The very best kind of food will be
given the little patients, who will range
from seven to Is years of age, in an at
tempt to fight off the threatened disease.
The free use of DR.. Ladd's farm has been
rendered the institution to keep cows,
raise vegetables, etc, and this will do
much to decrease the expense of the up
keep.
In case child has contagious dis
ease or is placed under observation for
a time before being allowed to mix with
the other children, he or she will be
placed in the care of Mrs. Henry Ladd
mother of DR.. Ladd, and will be kept at
the Ladd homestead for time The
elder Mrs. Ladd is IA practical nurse.
The state pays the board of the pa
tients and it is thought this will be about
S. per week, although that detail has not
yet been figured out.
There is need for such an institution
and Mr. Slocum stated that he person
ally knew of nine cases which needed the
treatment now The children will not be
those who have tuberculosis but those
who would be certain to get it if not
cared for in time. BY taking child and
giving the patient a short inexpensive
treatment sure cure can be effected and
years of life saved. In the case of an
adult the cure is more or less uncertain,
and then the years of life saved are of
course much fewer.
The Rice farm is admirably situated,
with a hill to shelter it from the cold
north winds and on good dry ground.
There is running water to the house and
the drainage is all that could be found in
the city The possibility of purchasing
the farm for this purpose has been con-
sidered for some time, although no de-
risive steps were taken until Thursday. |
At the meeting Thursday it was also
voted to give 1925 to aid in securing J
tuberculosis hospital for Washington
county