Manti Messenger | 1938-11-11 | Page 3 | Air Conditioning Found as Found as Check to Pneumonia

Air Conditioning Found FoundAs As Check to Pneumonia BOSTON Air Air conditioning Dr Albert G. G Young medical director of the Corey Hill hospital contends can apparently eliminate 99 per cent of the danger from pneumonia which frequently follows surgical operations Experiments showed he said that with air conditioning only one of operations performed at the hospital during the last year had been followed by pneumonia and recovery in this case was rapid Dr Young explained that strict control of moisture in the air which keeps humidity low except during the operation is apparently responsible responsible responsible sible for at least half of the improved improved improved im im- im- im proved resistance against the dis dis- dis- dis ease Temperature also was rigidly controlled controlled controlled con con- trolled at about 75 degrees Post-operative Post pneumonia usually follows 6 to 7 per cent of all operations operations operations opera opera- physicians say and constitutes constitutes constitutes a major risk for which no satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory sat sat- preventive has heretofore been found