Tuberculosis in infancy and childhood : its pathology, prevention, and treatment . fig. 25.—sanatorium for consumptive children at dr. barnardo sgirls village homes, FIG- 26. CHILDRENS SANATORIUM, STANNINGTON, NORTHUMBERLAND. j4^ TUBERCULOSIS IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD The National Childrens Home and Orphanage, which undertakesthe care of nearly 2,000 little ones, and has twelve branches in differentparts of the country, deals with a number of tuberculous cripples, andhas made special provision for their open-air management (Fig. 27). Aconsiderable proportion of the children are of
Tuberculosis in infancy and childhood : its pathology, prevention, and treatment . fig. 25.—sanatorium for consumptive children at dr. barnardo sgirls village homes, FIG- 26. CHILDRENS SANATORIUM, STANNINGTON, NORTHUMBERLAND. j4^ TUBERCULOSIS IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD The National Childrens Home and Orphanage, which undertakesthe care of nearly 2,000 little ones, and has twelve branches in differentparts of the country, deals with a number of tuberculous cripples, andhas made special provision for their open-air management (Fig. 27). Aconsiderable proportion of the children are of consumptive parentage,and experience has shown that many of these in later life fall victimsto tuberculosis. To secure the best possible conditions for successfullydealing with children of definitely tuberculous tendency a specialcountry sanatorium is about to be established1 (Fig. 28). The Victoria Home for Invalid Children at Margate was establishedin 1892 for tuberculous children of the poor, and provides accommo-dation for forty-six Reference should here be made to the seaside homes for tuber-culous children provided by the Metropolitan Asylums Board. Theseare
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