Home treatment of tuberculosis in New York City : Jan. 8, 1906-Oct. 1, 1907 / being a report of the Relief Committee of the Committee on the Prevention of Tuberculosis of the New York Charity Organization Society ; March, 1908.
- Committee on the Prevention of Tuberculosis (New York, N.Y.)
- Date:
- 1908
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Home treatment of tuberculosis in New York City : Jan. 8, 1906-Oct. 1, 1907 / being a report of the Relief Committee of the Committee on the Prevention of Tuberculosis of the New York Charity Organization Society ; March, 1908. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.
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![have been secured. Out of 27 incipient cases there treated in but 6 ok 22 per cent, did the disease progress, while in 21 cases or 78 per cent, the patient's condition improved. Of the 47 cases originally diagnosed as moderately ad- vanced, but 13 or only 27 per cent, progressed while 34 or ~]2 per cent, improved. Even among the cases diagnosed as far advanced, good results were obtained; out of 13 cases of this kind but 8 were progressive, while 5 of them improved. The following summary of the results of the day camp treatment and the cost of running the camp with other details is of interest: * Summary of 87 Cases Who Attended 20 Days or More. General Condition. Improved 60 69% Progressive 27 31% Weight. Gain , 66 Loss 19 Stationary 2 General Statistics of Day Camp. Total number of days open 141 Total number of patients treated— Male 144 Female 98 Number of cases who attended 20 days or more during season : 87 Male 49 Female 38 Total number of attendances 5.567 Average attendance per day 39.4 Average attendance on Sundays 24.4 Average attendance on week days 4T.9 Maximum attendance 70 Total cost $2,790.21 Equipment— Supplies $515.82 Wages 51.56 Total $567.38 *It may be interesting to note that of these 87 cases treated at the day camp for -JO days or more, 20 improved as to their pulmonary condition; 50 were stationary and only 17 progressed.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21011400_0029.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
