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Patients occupying Four Rooms.— Three patients used this
accommodation alone; 2 shared it with two other persons; 6 with
three other persons; 7 with four other persons; 5 with five other
persons; 10 with six other persons; 1 with seven other persons;
1 with eight other persons; 1 with nine other persons; 1 with
ten other persons and 1 with eleven other persons.
Patients occupying Five Rooms.— One patient shared the five
rooms with two other persons; 1 with three others; 1 with four
others; 2 with five others; 3 with six others and 1 with seven other
persons.
(c) Sleeping Arrangements.— Enquiry under this head showed
that of 186 cases there were only 78 who occupied their bedrooms
alone and 108 occupying bedrooms in common with other persons.
Of these 108 persons, 78 shared their bedrooms with one other
person only; 21 with two others; 6 with three others; 1 with four
others and 2 with five other persons. Further, of the 186 cases,
103 occupied the bed alone and 83 shared their bed with others;
79 persons having one other occupant of their bed and 4 persons
two other occupants.
(d) Precautions respecting Expectoration.— Information under
this head was obtainable in 182 cases. Of this number 78 used no
receptacle for sputa either at home or out of doors, 80 made use
of some receptacle at home only and 24 used a spit-cup both at
home and out of doors.
(e) Precautions as to Use of Separate Eating and Drinking
Utensils.— On enquiry it was found that of 177 tuberculous patients
98 stated that they had such separate utensils reserved for their
use alone, and 79 stated that no separate utensils were so reserved.
(f) Ventilation of Bedrooms.— In almost all cases in which
enquiry was made ventilation appeared to have been provided in
the form of fireplaces and windows made to open; but it is doubtful
if it is maintained except in a few instances. I find that those
young patients who have been in a sanatorium if only for a short
time know the value of fresh air in this disease, and usually maintain
the ventilation of the bedrooms both day and night.