The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-13
CURING THEDEFORMED
DIR. GILLETTE's REPORT OF WORK
OF STATE INSTITUTION For
CRIPPLED CHILDREN
MANY RESTORED TO HEALTH

Twenty-Five Little Ones Have Been
Discharged Improved, Relieved or
Completely Cured-Tventy-Fi
Remaining wiII Also Leave the
Institution in an Improved or
Better Condition.
DR.. Arthur ]. Gillette, surgeon in chief
of the state institute for crippled chill
dren, yesterday submitted his second an
nual report to President Pfllsbury, of the
board Of regents. The work has been
supported by very liberal approprta-
ton by the Legislature and it IS at tits
institution that children of humble pa
rentage, who have not the means to Sc
cure the best that science affords, are
given aid by the state. As indicated
by the report Of DR.. Gillette a great
many children have been wholly restored
to health and saved the misfortune of
going through life with deformity as
we'll as burden. DR.. Gillette has given
his services In his official capacity and
his work is highly spoken of by those
who know of it best. The report is as
follows:
Since our last annual report the board
of control of the City and County Hospital
of St. Paul, under the personal superV1s-
lon of DR.. Arthur b. Ancker. has COM
pIeted the building which was set aside
complete in all it's appointments. with
an occupancy of thirty beds. There is a
large ward for the smaller children. and
four small wards for the older children.
thus keeping the older boys and girls In
separate rooms.
The building is Of brick. has electric
and bath rooms. The board of control Of
the city and county hospital also pur-
chased a complete outfit of new beds
and mattresses of special design for chill
6r6n'S linen,
Thus we are completely equipped with
practically an independent hospital.
The play grounds are inClOsed and thus
confined they are not associated with 9TH
er children, and therefore not exposed
to any prevailing contagious diseases.
Your attention is also called to the fact
| that notwithstanding we have been treat
ing deformed and crippled children, many
of them suffering from constitutional dis
eases as we'll, yet not a single death has
occurred in this hospital during the year.
This is attributable to the careful atten-
ton given to hygiene and diet in detail.
The temperatures of these children are
taken every night and morning and are
recorded. Any intestinal disturbance,
headache. cough, eruption or unusual
symptom of any nature is also recorded.
and the attention Of the house surgeon Is
called to 1t at once, and IL he deems 1t
necessary, the surgeon in chief Is notified.
so that almost the moment the child
shows any deviation from the natural
course of the trouble for which he was
admitted to the hospital a check is at
tempted at the very outset. Aside from
the assistance at meal times and the usual
ward maids, two trained nurses are in
constant attendance during the day and
one trained nurse in constant attendance
during the night. Those children whose
disease requires that they remain in bed
are carefully rubbed and bathed each day.
and when the weather permits they are
carried out on the lawn. thus obtaining
outdoor fresh air and sunshine
During the past year thirty new pa
tients have been admitted to the hospital
Seventeen were continued from last year,
making total treated in the hospital
erattons have been performed. and about
seven hundred and ten surgical dressings
have been made.
The following are the deformities for