The national tuberculosis directory lists the New Haven County State Tuberculosis Sanatorium at Meriden with the date January 1, 1910, capacity 122, and superintendent Dr. J. B. Dinnan. Its introductory note explains that parenthetical dates ordinarily indicate opening dates.
Source: Philip P. Jacobs, compiler; National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, A Tuberculosis Directory (1911), p. 19; Columbia University Libraries / Internet Archive. Public domain in the United States.

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SANATORIA CONNECTICUT MERIDEN NEW HAVEN COUNTY STATE TUBERCULOSIS SANATORIUM (January i, 1910): For all classes of cases, both medical and surgical. Capacity: — 122. Rates: — There are no charges for indigent cases; other patients from $4.00 to $10.00 per week. Superin- tendent:— Dr. J. B. Dinnan. Application should be made to the Superintendent. SHELTON FAIRFIELD COUNTY STATE TUBERCULOSIS SANATORIUM (August 10, 1909): For all classes of cases, both medical and surgical. Capacity: — 102. Rates: — There are no charges for indigent cases; other patients from $4.00 to $10.00 per week. Superin- tendent:— Dr. W. M. Stockwell. Application should be made to the Superintendent. BRIDGEPORT LAKE VIEW TUBERCULOSIS PAVILION (May 18, 1907): For all classes of cases. Capacity: — 30. Rates: — There are no charges. Superin- tendent:— M. C. Cowles. Application should be made to J. V. Brennan, Superintendent of Poor. Applicant must be a resident of Bridgeport. CROMWELL MIDDLESEX TUBERCULOSIS CAMP (August 22, 1910): For incipient and moderately advanced cases. Capacity : — 14. Rates : — $1.00 per day. Matron: — Annie E. Roxborough. Medical Director: — Dr. James Murphy. Applica- tion should be made to the Medical Director. FALLS VILLAGE DR. SHANNON'S SANITARIUM (November, 1906); For incipient and moderately advanced cases. Capacity: — 25. Rates: — $25.00 to $35.00 per week. Superintendent: — Dr. Thomas I. Shannon. Application should be made to the Superintendent. GREENWICH NATHANIEL WITHERELL MEMORIAL TUBERCULOSIS PAVILION OF THE GREENWICH GENERAL HOSPITAL (not yet in operation) : Late in 1910, Mrs. Nathaniel Witherell donated to the town of Greenwich a sum of money sufficient to erect a tuberculosis pavilion which will be built in 1911. HARTFORD FORESTERS OF AMERICA TUBERCULOSIS SANATORIUM (not yet in operation) : The Supreme Court of the Foresters of America authorized the appointment of a com- mittee at its annual meeting in 1910 to examine proposed sites for a National Sanatorium for Tuberculosis and Other Diseases, to prociure estimates as to cost of building and main- tenance and to report at the next meeting, in August, 1911. John F. Cosgrove, 36 Pearl Street, Hartford, Supreme Chief Ranger. THE PREVENTORIUM OF THE HARTFORD SOCIETY FOR THE PREVEN- TION OF TUBERCULOSIS (July, 1909): For children with closed tuberculosis. Capacity: — 30. Rates: — 5 cents per day when able to pay it. Superintendent :— Dr. Henry F. Stoll, 75 Pratt Street. Application should be made to the Superintendent. 19
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Silent Grounds Collective, Undercliff Sanatorium, SGC-UC-015, UC-004, “The state sanatorium in the 1911 directory.” Source: Philip P. Jacobs, compiler; National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, A Tuberculosis Directory (1911), p. 19; Columbia University Libraries / Internet Archive. Public domain in the United States.. https://archive.org/details/tuberculosisdire00jaco/page/n22/mode/1up. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-08.
