Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-14
|()SPlTAL JUBILEE
'ON FOUNDERS DAY
E,remple Program to Lay
Stress on Needs of
Samaritan
~RABy PLAGUE WORK

4. zu,.r anniversary Of the founding
W =" "ss..,,arItan Hospital, to be celebrated
+ wy ~ the leading features OF reHpie
- osrs, one nav exercises in the Academy OF
s''''o tonieht, is to be used by Dr. hussei'
= rorwell, DIR. Wilmer krusen, anu o."e, .
+ n ~. On the program as an occasion OF
opeaHss.. 10 the public Of the work and OF
nssr rcIal needs Of the hospital. one OF
re ..s;iarv institutions Of Temple Uni
y ~srsIty Corporation. .r,A,,,ors ,o
F.rneals will be urged for Contributors 70
.,stsio o0. 900 silver anniversary duna oe.ns
" Un.-.s IN connection with the s1,o0O,0oo en-
felseu fund for Temple University. One
eo. ~ ,,,ost urgent needs Of the hospital Is
< q u.,action with the orthopedic dispensary
Y .sshich treatment Is given crippled sur
.,rs from infantile paralysis in last sum
!. rer's Epidemic.
TRIwEEKLY CLINICS
s,,ty-nve Of these children are pemg
,e.sJ NJ the regular clinics every Tues
h 80 Tbursday and Saturday. The parents
n Se;y,~ them in all stages OF deformity, and
= s ~ Who can AFFORD paN the nominal sum
n..r tnvsv cents a treatment, not to pay for the
cl-,.,ne--for y the money scarcely pays for
~. n,.c,ricity used--but merely to nstill
" s.sling that something of value is being
r,s.n as one Of the physicians explained 1t.
y v,rtually all Of the children under treat
-..nt we're unable TO walk when the Vio-
Of
f .ss,r legs were deformed. the muscles
xsunken and the nerve control was lost.
80 r,anv of them are able to walk freely.
ss..raI cases are so far advanced that no
4 rssrs treatment is necessary, and in the chill
Ian come to the dispensary once week
& sor observation only.
X y THO treatment consists of an electric bak-
4 ~ process and massage, which brings the
4 NOD circulation back to normal, The
~ "f0~ cd nd rai ed nd
(, ~ child is retaught way to walk adapted
~ bis own particular condition. -Four vol
n ,.,.ser masseuses and masseurs work In
ss,r ssparate operating rooms Of the dis
pensary.
NEW FORM OF BRACE
e ~ Harry Hudson chief of the orthopediC
A.c.rtment, has devised a new form OF
Srsce. which Is used with good results on
\, eome children. He is making detailed
5 study of all cases and at the end of the time
a IMPROVEMENT of a number of cases he
q ~, make report of his work to the Phila
I Nslphia County Medical Society. With him
are associated DR.. A. ID. kurtz and DR.. c
H. McDevitt.
In regard to the treetments Doctor Hud
X son SAYS: The work has shown that per
sistence and patience bring results. II Q
4 child is given. treatment within a period oi
two years after its Illness Improvement Is
hound to take place, and even after thai
Ny time we have had good results.
+ .One child who has been under treatmen
more than year was an undiscovered
& sleft-over" case of four years ago. Sh,
~as only able to hobble on her knees W.
& operated on her to straighten her legs, ant
now she walks. part of the time withou
4 braces. Most of the cases may need treat
ment for two years, or at least periodical
inspections to prevent later bad develop
nj frao mt hAN xxyil
& ~ siyen the full use of their legs withou
any deformity; without treatment mos
81 them would be crippIes for life.
Z .The only thing that hampers our work Il
s ths need for more room in our dispensary
y and this means more money for enlarge