Tuberculosis in Massachusetts . is earlyyouth suffered from caries of the spine, and, recovering after yearsof suffering with a severe deformity, became a successful practi-tioner in orthopedic surgery, was placed in charge of this care was given to those admitted to the hospital,with the aid of such appliances as were then in use. The treatmentwas thorough, and those leaving the hospital were followed withcharitable interest for years by Miss Robbins and her nurses. Theadvantages of country air were manifest, and those patients whowere able to be moved and who did not require


Tuberculosis in Massachusetts . is earlyyouth suffered from caries of the spine, and, recovering after yearsof suffering with a severe deformity, became a successful practi-tioner in orthopedic surgery, was placed in charge of this care was given to those admitted to the hospital,with the aid of such appliances as were then in use. The treatmentwas thorough, and those leaving the hospital were followed withcharitable interest for years by Miss Robbins and her nurses. Theadvantages of country air were manifest, and those patients whowere able to be moved and who did not require constant surgicalattendance were placed in country homes in many instances, andlater a farmhouse in the suburbs of Boston was utilized as a con-valescent home for the institution. A tribute of respect and admiration is due to the memory ofMiss Robbins, who, alone and without the guidance of precedentand unsupported by the experience of others, more than fifty yearsago founded a work which brought not only relief from suffering. o E-imOM En I ap <!<! OSB Eh M« 0ooo BRADFORD. IO3 and favored the ultimate cure of hundreds, but also developedan institution which, for skill and economy of administration,breadth of charitable effort and value of the work accomplished,might serve as a model even now to a generation which is enjoyingthe benefit of all that experience has taught in the last half-century. The work so wisely begun by Miss Robbins did notcease with her death, but by the co-operation of her friends hascontinued. The institution grew into the admirable SamaritanHospital, at present maintained in Boston for the treatment ofall chronic affections. BOSTON CHILDRENS HOSPITAL. When the Boston Childrens Hospital was established in 1869it became evident that the treatment of bone tuberculosis wouldbe demanded in the institution, and the results have justified thisoriginal opinion. The treatment of surgical tuberculosis, andespecially of the larger joints and of the spine, h


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