Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-15
WORK OF STA1E SANkTORIA LOWERS
 DEATH RATE FROM TUBERCULOSIS

!. Maxim. it's annual report to the sov- ernor and the general assembly, the state tuberculosis commission, whose members are Dr. Stephen J. Maher, New Haven, chairman, Wallace 5. All lis, Norwich, Arthur R. ksnoaH, Wa ternury, and George l. Allen, Middle town, secretary, declares it has a pleas ant duty because in spite of the ~fact that every county and town or Connec- ticut still harhors cases of tuberculosis in spite of the fact that everywhere in Connecticut tubercuIosis' has power to kill; in spite of the fact that in Con necticut as elsewhere tuberculosis ki1ls yoCnn and old, rich and poor, learned and ignorant, saints and s1nnef6' lag tory hands and farmers: in spite of the fact that we have not yet discovered specific treatment for tuberculosis, treatment that will cure tuberculosis as quinine cures malaria; in spite Of the related fact that even in Connecticut we must sometimes turn away. confess ing defeat, from the tragic appeals Ter help made to us by our trusting but dy- ing patients-yes, in spite. of these ter rfble indictments Of our knoRledge and skill, it nevertheless gives us pleasure to make this report and we trust fl VIII give you ptGaSuEo CO NC6O 1, Because we hereby report that during the past two years the ConNNo ticut death rate from tuberculosis hal ! been lower than in any preceding tWc i years.
 {! 2. Because we hereby report tha i during the past year, the Connection ! death rate from tuberculosis has beer 1 lower than in any preceding two years ! 2. Because we hereby report tha i during the past year, the Connectfcu death rate from tuberculosis was lowe
 than in any one preceding year. l g.. Because we hereby report tha not only have we received from th' highest authorities in the country, tes timony to the surpassing excellence o l Connectfcut's sanatoria, but we hay also continual evidence of the fact tha the pubic of Connecticut becoInes e- cry year, more appreciatiye of the ga cred work that the state is doing fo tuberculous adults at Hartford, Shelto1
 and Norwich, and for tuberculous chil
 dren at Meriden and Mantle.
 1 Of the two Eastern Connecticut tuNeF culosis institutions at Norwich and NJ antlC the report says
 ..-- Norwich saAatOrfum
 The ssnatorium at Norwich continue 1 to have a strong hold on the affection o , the people of the eastern part of tn state, and on the admiration of all tn
 societies and individuals interested il
 tuberculosis or other health work. DI
 Campbell is still superintendent and nov
 has an assistant, Dr. Collier, formerly 0
 the Hartford Sanatorium The rest o
 the staff is as it was two years ago: -Mis
 Christoph, secretary; Miss Campbell
 housekeeper; MT. Deegsn, assistant sec
 retary; MT. Kiefer, laboratory and x
 ray technician. r,. sz
 The sewage disposal plant at Norwic
 sanatorium during the past two year
 has given considerable annoyance no
 only to us but to our good friends an
 neighbcrS the Norwich Country clul I Since the installation ten years ago q
 the present sewage system at Norwich
 the census of the sanatorium has doubled And for this increase the sewage systei , has proven inadequate. We have remt died the condition temporarily by the e1 pendfture of five thousand dollars, an
 by the installation of chlorinatin plant, but 1t will be necessary in the nez
 two years to put In an entirely new sew
 age system
 Most of the new construction at NoI , wieh authorized by the last general as sembly has been completed, but becaus of the difficulty of securing a satisfac
 tory building for the sum appropriate we have not; at this writing, begun tn
 erection of the proposed new recreatio hall. And as wages and material ar at present increasing in pricer it may | , necessary to turn back to the treasury
 the sum, ($1o,oo03. granted by the las general assembly in the hope that tn present general assembly will see il
 -way to appropriating a somewhat large , amount of money for the same purpos Among the individual private benefat
 tors of the patients at the Norwich SaY . atorium whose kindnesses deserve speci: recognition by the people of the state, al the following: Mrs. F.. A. sByrnes an
 Miss Mary Richards Thanks to the untiring efforts and enthusiasm as mi sionaries and collectors, sum of near . two thousand dollars has been gathere each year for the purpose of suppiyfr
 entertainment for the patients at Chris mas time and on other festival days
 the year. Another noteworthy contrib,
 ton to the pleasure of the patients VI
 the gift of a complete radio outfit I
 the Cheney Brothers Free Bed Fund. , cooperation with the Hartford Time
 which gave space and publicity to u
 campaign for raising the necessary funu
 The Catholic Women's Clubs of No
 wich about once a month send officf delegations to the sanatorIum to brir 5 cheer to the patients. N I The most notable of the papers dtscu F sed at the scientific conferences at u : Norwich sanatorium was Studies of tl 3 effects of variously prepared cod liv, 5 oils on the Tiability and pathogenicity s | the tubercle haniiius l" E.
 .. Tho Seaside
 ) A serious administrative problem col fronting us at The Seaside has been tl t securing of aa adequate water suppl 1 Like all the residents at Cresrent Raa.