At least thirty-six people were hospitalized from illnesses in 1951.

Evidence

The year 1951 was a bad year for safety. Forty-four people got sick, and thirty-six ended up in the hospital. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 876

Categorization

• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 876