Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 268, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1920 — Artificial Weather in Hospitals. [ARTICLE]

Artificial Weather in Hospitals.

Investigations made in several Bos ton hospitals by Dr. Ellsworth Huntingdon seem to Indicate, that, for surgical operations, the best condition of the atmosphere is high humidity, 80 per cent or more, directly after operations, and moderate humidity about 60 per cent at a temperature of 64 degrees Fahrenheit, a few days later. Doctor Huntington points out that, if these results are accepted, there is no reason why the optimum conditions of temperature and humidity should not be produced artifically in hospitals, causing a probable improvement of not less than 20 per cent in the results of operations.