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Identifier: 39002006570155.med.yale.edu
Title: The consumptive working man : what can sanatoria do for him?
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Bardswell, Noel Dean,1871-
Subjects: Tuberculosis Tuberculosis Hospitals, Special Tuberculosis
Publisher: London : Scientific Press
Contributing Library: Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
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family in terms of men 2-8 Approximate weekly sum available for food per man . . 3s. Financial Condition of Patient and his Family during his Stay in Hospital. The patient says that his family were not any worse offwhen he had to go to the infirmary, for his mother found ahome and had sufficient income for herself and the twoyounger children . She had not enough, however, to enableher to keep him on his return from the infirmary. Condition on Discharge from the Infirmary in October, 1899. Lung Disease.—Arrest apparently complete, there being nophysical signs except impaired resonance at the apex.General Health.—-Completely restored.Normal Working Capacity.—Completely restored. After-History. December, 1899.—After discharge from the infirmary hegave up his work in the coal mine and found employment asan outdoor labourer to a local telephone company. His worknow consisted of helping to erect telephones, and though outof doors, was of a fairly arduous nature, since he had to do a
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LIFE-HISTORIES. 35 good deal of telephone pole-climbing with climbing-irons.He spent most of his evenings out of doors. His workinghours were 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The following were his eco-nomic conditions at this important period. He lived with amarried sister who was in fairly comfortable circumstances,his home conditions being thus satisfactory. His work, asalready stated, was of an outdoor nature and also proved tobe very satisfactory. His income, moreover, of a guinea aweek was more than sufficient for his wants and was spentin the following manner :— Income. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. D. To Wages . • . 110 By Board and lodging . 0 12 0 ,, Tram fares . . 0 10 ,, Support of mother 0 4 6 ,, Kept for himself . 0 3 6 £110 £110 Of this 3s. 6d. the patient now tells me he was careful tosave what he could for fear he should be ill again. The approximate weekly sum available for food was some-thing between 6s. and 8s., an ample sum for his requirements.The actual diet he took was app

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