S6 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



class work has been conducted Avith short course students in creamery 

 management and cheesemakiug. This work consisted of lectures and 

 demonstrations, and, in the case of the second year creamery student, 

 laboratory exercises. 



Tn the instruction work of this department for the past year, I have 

 had the most loyal and efficient support and assistance in Dr. Kahn, 

 Dr. Giltner, Mr. Brown, Miss Northrup, and Miss Carrel. 



It is very gi'atifying to acknowledge the value of the '^Hospital Cot- 

 tages'' for isolation purposes. In close contact with the fighting of con- 

 tagious diseases in this institution for thirteen years, I have noted many 

 difficulties in properly isolating patients. We have been obliged to em- 

 }»loy scattered and inconveniently arranged and equipped rooms about 

 the campus, making it troublesome in managing the patients, as well 

 as eliminating the disease. By means of the four hospital cottages, 

 each capable of comfortably housing, besides the nurse, six patients, it 

 becomes possible to care for four distinct contagious diseases at once or 

 employ more than one cottage as is usually necessary in measles and 

 similar diseases. I feel that we have probably one of the best systems 

 of isolation hospitals in Michigan, and these at a moderate cost. Last 

 year, when I recommended them in my report, I did not feel at all 

 sanguine that the^^ would be installed before a year had passed. I am 

 certain that the students fully appreciate their value, as well as feel 

 grateful to the Board for granting them. I has made my own duties 

 in this connection much easier. 



The first cottage was made available in January for scarlet fever. 

 Since then, we have had the isolation of diphtheria, scarlet fever and 

 measles. Three cottages have been in operation at one time during this 

 year. This situation has occurred twice. 



A scheme of these isolation hospitals may be profitably added. 



These hospital cottages are provided with two wards, a nurse's room, 

 a bath room, and a kitchen. They are heated by steam, supplied with 

 hot and cold Avater, gas for cooking, and electricity for lighting*. 



Another admirable feature consists in turning off the steam for heat- 

 ing, water, light, or gas at will, making it possible to use one or more 

 without incurring unnecessary expense in heating, lighting, et cetera. 



In the handling of contagious diseases, I desire to recognize the great 

 vale of the unselfish services of Dr. Oscar Bruegel, the health officer of 

 East Lansing. 



The regular hospital has performed the duties devolving upon it in 

 the usual satisfactory manner, owing to the efficient control of Miss 

 Ketch um. 



The work in hog cholera serum, and cultures for legume inoculation 

 seemed more fitting to incorporate in my report to the Director of the 

 Experiment Station; accordingly, it will be found there. 



Verv respectfully submitted, 



CHARLES E. MARSHALL, 



Professor of Bacteriology. 

 East Lansing, June 30, 1909. 



