Tuberculosis in Massachusetts . ed ($5 a week) barely covers one-thirdof the outlay, and in spite of earnest endeavor to use economy ithas hitherto been impossible to lessen the expense per capita. The number of people in the working staff of the sanatorium isas follows: a Superintendent and Matron (since May, 1901, MissAlice R. Hodges), who has charge of the general administrationand of the nurses; a Resident Physician (Dr. Walter A. Griffinsince 1901), who, with the Medical Director, has charge of themedical department; two nurses; seven maids; and two men-of-all-work for the stable and farm


Tuberculosis in Massachusetts . ed ($5 a week) barely covers one-thirdof the outlay, and in spite of earnest endeavor to use economy ithas hitherto been impossible to lessen the expense per capita. The number of people in the working staff of the sanatorium isas follows: a Superintendent and Matron (since May, 1901, MissAlice R. Hodges), who has charge of the general administrationand of the nurses; a Resident Physician (Dr. Walter A. Griffinsince 1901), who, with the Medical Director, has charge of themedical department; two nurses; seven maids; and two men-of-all-work for the stable and farm. The experiment has been tried in times past of employing thepatients in the general work of the household; but for variousreasons this has been found impracticable, chiefly because not onlyis it apt to interfere with the course of treatment, but because ofthe liability to illness, thus crippling the management. Eachpatient, however, is supposed to have the care of her own room,unless the physical condition contraindicates hi aE o <! sB o <! 55O03 ?J^^i P »?!»»? »« ^ — — ^ ? ?


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