![]() In addition to fresh air he allowed his patients 'a nutritious diet of mild, fresh animal and farinaceous food, aided by the stimulus of a proper quantity of wine, having regard to the general state and condition of the patient' 3 The patient ought never to be deterred by the state of the weather from exercise in the open air. The air out of doors, early in the morning either by riding or walking. He proposed a vastly different regimen based upon: He condemned the use of the two popular drugs of the day, digitalis and tartar emetic, as well as the practice of shutting patients up in a close room from which fresh air was as far as possible excluded. Meagre system of medical treatment of consumption in general use at the present day, the utter uselessness of which is so well known 2 The terms “sanitarium” and “sanitorium” are used for the same medical facilities which were used for the treatment of tuberculosis before the antibiotic streptomycin was discovered.It was George Bodington, a British doctor, who in 1840 published "An Essay on the Treatment and Cure of Pulmonary Consumption". They are more like medical resorts or spas. In the Soviet Union, “sanatorium” is used for recreational facilities and resorts for patients who need short-term medical services. In the U.S., the term “sanatorium” was used for psychiatric hospitals in the 20th century commonly after the tuberculosis facilities were shut down. Some of them were transformed into facilities for people suffering from mental illnesses, etc. Some of them were demolished as by 1950, tuberculosis was no more a threat to public health. Many of these facilities were turned into general hospitals. The word “sanatorium” was derived from the Latin verb “sanare” meaning “heal” rather than using the Latin noun “sanitas” which meant “health.”Īfter the discovery of streptomycin by Albert Schatz, the sanatoria started getting closed as a cure had been developed, and people could rely on medicine rather than just their immune systems. Ferguson, who was also the pioneer in treating tuberculosis decided to coin a term which was distinguishable from “sanitarium,” which actually meant “health resorts.” He, along with the other founders, wanted to coin a term which would emphasize more on TB treatment. In 1904, the National Anti-Tuberculosis Association was founded. Some of the states where they were established were: Arizona, Virginia, Colorado, and Florida. In the U.S., sanatoriums were started and became common in the 20th century. In 1885, the first sanatorium in the U.S. ![]() Some of the first European countries to have established sanatoriums were Switzerland, Finland, and Portugal. In Europe, sanatoriums became quite common in the 19th century. The first sanatorium was opened in 1863 by Hermann Brehmer in Silesia which is now in Germany for tuberculosis treatment. These health resorts serve the same purpose though in this modern age they are not only for the treatment of tuberculosis. Sometimes “sanitarium” is also used for health resorts. “Sanitarium” can also relate to a medical facility. So these facilities were built to separate the people infected from the rest of the population, give them ample nutrition, clean air, and plenty of rest. ![]() ![]() Before antibiotics were introduced, this disease had to be fought only with the help of a patient’s own immune system kicking in. These facilities were mainly associated with people who were suffering from tuberculosis. ![]() “Sanitorium” and “sanatorium” refer to a medical facility which is specially run for patients who are suffering from long-term illnesses. “Sanitorium” and “sanatorium” are the same. ![]()
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