Little Falls herald., 1914-11-06
THE STATE BOARD OF CONTROL.
BULLETIN NO. STATE HOSPI-
tai FOR INDECENT CRIPPLED
AND DEFORMED CHILDREN
Resume Of the Operations Of the In
stitutions: under the. State Board Of
Control for the Biennial Period ending
Euly 81, 1914.

e q = q q & = = = = q q q *t
q Children admitted ...........986f
= Cured Of all disease and de-
q formity .....a....... ..... .499 81
. Discharged as improved. ....e48 8.
= : + : = = s = = = = = 3 3
This is the remarkable record Of the
Minnesota State Hospital for INDECENT
Crippled and Deformed Children since
its establishment in 1907, and it is 10,
record of which the State Board Of
Control, which is in charge, is Justly
proud. In q measure the success lf the.
institution is without parallel in the:
United States. "a
Minnesota has the distinction Of be-
ing the first of the states to attempt
the cure Of deformed children at pab-.
lic expense, and how well the founders
of the movement builded is shown in
the record of cures given above. The
fame Of the Minnesota hospital is ma
tional. So
Prior to 1907 no attempt had been
made by any state in the Union TO re-
lieve crippled children of their deform-
tiles at public expense. True, there
were private, institutions for this pur-s
pose, the majority of them located in
che East, but they were not available
to children Of the poor or to those of
limited means. This fact and the need
of such an institution were called to-
the attention Of the 1907 Legislature,
and that body, as an experiment, ap-1
|propriated $4,000 a year for two years
was placed in the hands Of the Board
rs r$S of 1nSx 49,
and the members without delay con.
Paul City Hospital for the care and
treatment of all crippled children II
the state brought to It. 5Sss 87s
From that modest appropriation has
grown the substantial dre-proof hospi-*
tai Of today, located at Phalen Park,
St. Paul suburb, and out Of it has.
come the remarkable number Of cures:
stated. This building the grounds
being donated by the City Of st. Paul.
was financed by the last Legislatures.
and when additions are finished, it
will be the finest and most complete
| Of it's kind in the United States. At
the present time some Of the patients
are housed at the St. Paul City hospi-
tai ST ~ .S 50. 8
The hospital and the grand work It
lis doing are o. source of pride TO- tho
Estate Board Of Control and to DR.. Ar
lxhur Gillette, the aeonsin=chisfs
1With The latter the relieving OF Grip
1pled children of their deformities has
been life work, and his labor, to-
gether with that of a large staff of.
Twin City surgeons and physicians,
has, has been without cost to the state.
They are on call night and day, and.
services given are entirely gratuitous.
i During the biennial period ending
with July last, the hospital housed;
and gave treatment to 286 crippled
children. In addition, the dispensary
gave relief to 277 out-patients. The
present hospital population is about
95. During the two years 181 patients
were discharged as cured, or partially
so, and Is died. IS.
While the quoting Of figures. Is me-.
cessary to tell what the institution is
doing, they do not show anywhere near
the actual amount Of good accomplish.
ed. To fully appreciate the hospital s
worth, one must see the patients as
they are received at the hospital. Many
of the children are brought in on
stretchers, and the majority Of them
can only move about on their hands
and knees. Then, to see them later
sent away perfectly restored physical
ly, many of them without mechanical
supports, is marvellous.
The hospital at Pha1en Park will be
a 160-bed structure when completed.
There is every facility for the care,
comfort and treatment Of the children.
This is supplemented by& q dispenSary
whose deformities are such as not to
compel their presence in the hospital,
can be treated. This latter is without
expense to the state, outside of the
children cared for in homes near The
institution. ss5ss
+ The medical and nursing sta6 . Of
such standing that the medical ue.
partment Of the University has Sasked.
that every Thursday be set asfds For.
the benefit of its students. -sssi