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are used. The accompanying photograph (pi. 83), kindly furnished 

 by Dr. Wm. Mabon, the superintendent, shows the character of the 

 pavilion. 



In the Royal Victoria Hospital for Consumptives, Edinburgh, 

 Scotland, still more substantial and expensive pavilions are in use 

 as seen from the illustrations (pi. 84) kindly furnished by Dr. R. 

 W. Philip. 



Roof Gardens. — At the Philadelphia Hospital the first attempt to 

 segregate tuberculous patients for the fresh air cure was by means 

 of a roof garden ward. This was a vast improvement over the pre- 

 vious method of indoor confinement and was greatly appreciated by 

 the patients. The roof garden ward was in use winter and summer, 

 but later gave way to the six glass pavilions erected at an expense 

 of over $112,000. 



Each pavilion is intended to accommodate eighteen patients, usu- 

 ally in an advanced stage of tuberculosis. Each is separate in itself 

 with walls and roof of glass and only sufficient metal work to give 

 proper support. The floors are of cement so as to be as smooth and 

 non-absorbent as possible. Including the porches, which are also 

 enclosed in glass, each pavilion measures 39 by 70 feet. The glass 

 is arranged in frames in both walls and porches and by means of 

 automatic devices one side of the building or all three sides may 

 be thrown open. Screens or shades are arranged to prevent too 

 much access of the sun. The system of ventilation and heating is 

 considered ample. 



Detached Cottages. — At the Nordrach Ranch Sanatorium, three 

 miles from Colorado Springs, independent cottages resembling tents 

 are used. These are economical and insure privacy and sufficient 

 protection. The system is adopted from that in use in Nordrach, 

 Germany. 



The highest development of housing for the tuberculous patient 

 is undoubtedly the independent cottage. It is necessarily expensive, 

 but the patient fortunate enough to be its inmate has a maximum of 

 comfort and at the same time is in the enjoyment of the best atmos- 

 pheric conditions night and day. At the Loomis Sanatorium where 

 the snow lies on the ground more than four months in the year, and 

 at Saranac Lake, in the Adirondack Mountains, where the winters 

 are even longer and more severe, the independent cottage is a dis- 

 tinctive feature. 



Sleeping Canopies. — Detachable windows may be applied to tents, 

 pavilions, or ordinary dwellings, so as to allow patients to breathe 



