Thread by @jmcrookston

"no ward should contain more than 20 beds"

"open air treatment played a great part in preventing infections, even under unfavorable climatic conditions"

"recommended masks, cubicles..."

"cellphane tents", said to prevent transmission of even measles and chickenpox

1938

Again, not even looking. Was copying PDFs for someone and opened this one randomly to see what was in it.

From 1938 Watt, "Ventilation of Hospitals"

"In regard to the infectious diseases, spread mostly by spray infection, the degree of ventilation in sanatoria so dilutes the infection that it is rare for an epidemic to gain more than a very small footing"

1941 Airborne Theory - Aerobiology

from the introduction, this field concerns itself with:

"the ocean of air that envelops us carries and mingles the myriads of forms of small organisms that inhabit the earth"

How'd we ever lose this vision?

Last part of intro:

Mildred Wells involved in this publication, as well as her husband, William Firth Wells. I've posted about both before.

Probably worth sampling the authors/contributors:

Everybody has.

Well, except physics-challenged people who think viruses "fall to the ground".

"air currents outside of walls, as well as within walls, may be important in carrying certain pathogens considerable distances"

Hey, Australian quarantine experience, say hi!

Skagit Choir, say hi!

Amoy Gardens where SARS-CoV-1 transmitted from one apt tower to another, say hi!