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148 summer outside conditions for general wards and treatment rooms,, andx70f: ' F.with 30 to 50. percent relative humidity (65-66 ET) for winter conditions.?^ In the operating rooms, 70 F with 50 percent relative humidity (66 ET);SJ| demanded all the year 'round, although the annual external range is 40 F,tp^i 120F No ill effects have been noted in the medical personnel, though they g; are exposed to changes from external to internal conditions many times.js daily. Temperature shock in either direction seems to create discomfort!-;): for a short interval, but if the individual is in good health, no injury re-^ suits.60 4-,j Aside, from comfort and recuperative power of the patients, cooling .is of great assistance, in the treatment of fevers in the new-born-and in pqst-*- operative cases, in enteric disorders, fevers, heat stroke, heart failure, thyroid crisis, and in a variety of other ailments which often accompany summer heat waves. fZ Problem of Odors .Oyti: The evacuation of battle casualties in aircraft and their subsequent;:; hospitalization have stimulated efforts to minimize odors arising from drain-;#:, ing wounds, old odorous casts, and gangrenous wounds. For aircraft, chemical sprays and-vapors, perfumes,, oxidizing gases and simple exhaustg:y methods are unsatisfactory. An ideal, deodorant would purify the air by#(V means of odor adsorption so that subsequently the air can be recirculated;)#, Based upon the effectiveness of activated carbon commercially. and in-gi; dustrially to adsorb odors, individual adsorption units, have been usedyf successfully. In hospital wards the question of superiority of adsorption;?-: methods for elimination of odors over other methods, remains to be an- swered. The present status of the problem is that the commercial aspect?- is highly controversial.51 ,.j;; REFERENCES V 1 The Effects of Atomic Weapons, Revised September, 1950. (For sale by the??. Supt. of Documents, V. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C.). 1 Investigation of the Smog Incident in Donora, Pa., and Vicinity, by James G. Townsend, M.D. (American Journal of Public Health 40:183-189, Feb., 1950). * The Physiologic Aspects of Atmospheric Pollution, by Carey P. 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