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95. As it is possible that some of the seven improved will
presently relapse, it is a question whether the curative results can
be considered quite satisfactory, but the educational results have
been found altogether good. Those who have returned from the
Sanatorium have always been found to continue to carry out open
air treatment at home, and to take the other precautions, such as
sleeping in a separate room, necessary to prevent their infecting
others. These precautions can only be very partially taught by
the distribution of printed instructions and by visits to the home.
It is a question whether it would not be better to further reduce
the period of stay at Peppard for all but selected cases to six
weeks or a month, in order to educate a larger number of
consumptives.
96. The names of 50 applicants were entered on the register
for Sanatorium treatment. Many of these were found too far
advanced for a Sanatorium, but several could have gone away
with advantage, if there had been more accommodation.
The following are the Regulations approved by the Public
Health Committee for admission to the Sanatorium.
Open-Air Treatment of Consumption at the Maitland Cottage
Sanatorium, Peppard, Oxon.
The Maitland Cottage Sanatorium was established in October,
1902, to provide open-air treatment for consumptive patients of
the working classes. Dr. Esther Carling is the Medical Superintendent.
The buildings consist of sleeping pavilions, shelters, and
administrative quarters, and accommodate from 20 to 30 patients.
The Sanatorium has a south-west aspect, and is surrounded by
fields and distant woods ; the air is bracing. Kingwood Common,
which adjoins the property, and the surrounding woods, provide
delightful walks.