=Inspection of the House.= On her first visit the nurse must inspect every room in the patient’s home, with a view to knowing what possibilities it affords for treatment and isolation. Some contain no facilities whatsoever; some but meagre ones, while in others may be found excellent opportunities which the patient must be taught to use. Before advising any change or rearrangement, several factors must be considered: the stage of the disease, number in family, financial condition, home surroundings and the institutional facilities of the community. The course to be taken depends whether or not there is a hospital, or whether or not the patient must wait some time before admission. The first object is the protection of the family, but all those measures which bring this about, offer at the same time the maximum advantage to the patient himself. To remove him to an institution is the best way to accomplish both ends. If this cannot be done, the nurse must endeavour to secure conditions in the home which as nearly as possible approach those of an institution. The closer this approximation, the greater the gain to both patient and those who surround him. =The Patient’s Bedroom.= The first thing to be considered is the patient’s bedroom, or sleeping quarters. He should have this room to himself, sharing it with no one. If this cannot be arranged, he should at least have a bed to himself. This bed, and that of the other person, or persons, should be placed at opposite ends of the room, and as far apart as possible. The more windows in the room the better; these should be kept open to their fullest extent. In some houses, where the windows are small, it is often possible to lift out the entire sash, thereby admitting more air. The bed should be placed directly at the window, so that the patient may lay his pillow on the window sill if he chooses. He should be instructed to sleep facing the opening, in order to get all the air he can. The nurse should rearrange the furniture as she wishes it, otherwise misunderstandings may occur. If the family object to her moving it but promise to do this themselves, she must be careful to inspect the room again on her next visit, to see that this has been properly done. Even with families that have been under supervision a long time, it is well to inspect the bedrooms occasionally, for the patient’s bed always has a tendency to retreat into a remote corner of the room, especially in winter.