New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-16
FIFTEEN PLAGUE
VICTIMS ARE OUT
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signed. II the child's family is able
to employ n competent private physi-
clan TO supervise the necessary train
ing, then the child will be left TO the
care of that physician and its parents;
but il the parents are poor the child
will be taken at proper intervals TO
the public orthopadic hospitals and
dispensaries, and the charitable
agents will keep close watch over the
child and see that it has the required
treatments. II necessary the various
relief agencies plan 10 establish a
livery service 70 take children to ana
from the dispensaries for treatment.
Reduction Hoped For.
although the death rate in the pres.
ent epidemic is larger than in 1907,
said DR.. Emerson, eve hope. through
the organization which we have per
fected. to obtain a marked reduction in
the number Of children permanently
cripled. This we can do IL the
parents OF the children will put them
under the supervision of competent
physicians. or. If they are unable 10
do that, will bring the children TO one
Of the public hospitals or dispensarles'
where treatment will be free. To EN-
phasize the need of this treatment, we
are sending to the parent OF eacn
child which is soon 20 be sent nome
the following notice;
"'Your child is about to be dis
charged from the immediate care oil
the Department of Health, there being
no longer any danger Of her Cor hisJ
spreading the disease. While IN the
hospital much has been done TO lessen
the deformities. There remain, how
ever. weaknesses of ...........
"'With proper care. this deformlty
will be greatly lessened. With neglect
il will tend to increase You are
strongly advised to consult your lam
ily physician, if he is skilled in the
care of deformities, or visit the near
est of the orthopedic dispensaries in
the city given on the inclosed list. In
any case, place your child under
proper supervision for at least one
year, as this tends to lessen perma-
nent disability. Neglect may increase
deformity'"
Where Dispensaries Are.
The list of public dispensaries and
the hours at which they will receive
patients is as follows:
Manhattan.
Hospital for Deformities, 1917 Madi-
son Avenue. Days: Daily except Sun
day. Hours: to p. m. Hospital for
Ruptured and Crippled, 1921 East Forty
second Street. Days: Daily except Sun
day. Hours: to p. m. New York
Orthopedic Hospital, 400 East Fifty
ninth Street. Days: Daily except Sun
day. Hours: 1870 to $3.50 p. n. Herman
Poliklinik, 1877 Second Avenue. Days:
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Hours: to 3 p. m. German Hospital
Seventy-seventh Street and Lexington
Avenue. Days: Daily except Sundays
and holidays. Hours: 20 10 a. m. st
Luke's Hospital, Hath Street and Am.
sterdam Avenue. Days: Tuesdays and
Fridays. Hours: go to 2:30 p. NJ
Roosevelt Hospital, Fifty-ninth Street
Wednesdays and Fridays. Hours: $3.50
to IL a. m. Bellevue Hospital, Twenty
sixth Street and First Avenue. Days:
Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays
Hours: 10 TO II a. m. New York Post
Graduate Hospital, Twentieth Street
and Second Avenue. Days: Daily excep
Sunday. Hours 1870 TO 6 p. m. De Mile
Dispensary. Twenty-third Street anc
Second Avenue. Days: Daily except
Sunday. Hours: 2 to 3 p. m. Noun
Sinai Hospital, Tooth Street and Fifth
Avenue. Days: Daily except Sunday
Hours: to p. m.
Bronx.
Fordham Hospital, Crontona Avenue
and Southern Boulevard. Days: