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Calmness as treatment

Rest is still the most important treatment. Gudrun Hamran talks about her time as a young nurse at Grefsen Children's Sanatorium in 1951-52. In the early 1950s, rest and a good and varied diet were still central to the treatment of tuberculosis.

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Bjørn Oscar Hoftvedt was admitted to Grefsen in 1954-55. He has kept his 7th sense from that time, as well as several letters.

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Grefsen sanatorium

In 1898, a private tuberculosis sanatorium was established at Grefsen in Oslo. The sanatorium was located in the buildings of the former Grefsen Vandcuranstalt (Grefsen Bad).

Grefsen sanatorium

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Faksimile fra Nationen, 1965: Tuberkulosen et større sosialt enn medisinsk problem og fra Aftenposten, 1965: Tuberkulosen er ikke utryddet.

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Calmness as treatment

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Grefsen sanatorium

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