- Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:16 am
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Fresh air and sunshine was being studied by 1833 (Bodington, An Essay on the Treatment and Cure of Pulmonary Consumption).
In the 1850s, Florence Nightingale urged fresh air and sunlight.
Germany had sanatoria by the 1880s in the Schwarzwald.
By 1884, America had a sanatorium at Saranac Lake.
Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain was based on a sanatorium in Davos, Switzerland.
Open air treatment of sick/wounded soldiers was tried by the Brits before and during WW I.
In 1918, Camp Brooks Open Air Hospital was set up near Boston, with personnel using masks, gowns, and gloves.
In 1919, the British Medical Journal considered the best way to fight influenza as fresh air (i.e., better ventilation than typical hospitals).
In the 1850s, Florence Nightingale urged fresh air and sunlight.
Germany had sanatoria by the 1880s in the Schwarzwald.
By 1884, America had a sanatorium at Saranac Lake.
Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain was based on a sanatorium in Davos, Switzerland.
Open air treatment of sick/wounded soldiers was tried by the Brits before and during WW I.
In 1918, Camp Brooks Open Air Hospital was set up near Boston, with personnel using masks, gowns, and gloves.
In 1919, the British Medical Journal considered the best way to fight influenza as fresh air (i.e., better ventilation than typical hospitals).