The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-02

shoes and 81 are wearing elastic straps
attached to braces and corsetS which help
in walking when hip muscles are poor.
Many Show Improvement.
Since 1914, orthopedic operations have
been performed on 126 of the patients in
hospitals in Vermont, Boston, and New
> York, and 9775 per cent of these patients
show Improvement % patients, who were
wheel-chair cases before operation, can
now walk: II, after operation, were able
to discard crutches.
Only two adult patients are not able to
assist in any way IN earning their own
living.
During the year from April l. 1920. to
April /, 1921, 463 patients have been seen.
of which $40 were seen at clinics and 147
in their homes.
During the year ending April /, 1921,
4S2 home visits were made; Sc new braces
and splints were fitted on a patients;
eight patients refused to wear braces that
were ordered. There were IL plaster
jackets fitted two leather jackets, and
81 corsets. Three corsets prescribed were
refused by the patients; 81 eastics were
applied. Exercises were prescribed for
IA patients; 40 OrthOpedic corrections
were made to shoes: 131 braces were re
adjusted or repaired.
All braces have been made in Burlng-
ton in the University of Vermont shops
excepting those for patients in Boston
after operation.
Special Hospital i'm Boston.
Because of the large number of patients
advised to have operations, and especially
since many were too old TO be admitted
to the childrcn's hospital. Boston. it was
decided to endeavor to find hospital aC-
cGmmodations in some other hospital
where DIR. ODER could operate upon them
and where the state workers could be in
,Go ,F
care.
After an unsuccessful attempt had been
made to locate such a hospital in Vermont.
a partially equipped hospital building.
kimball cottage. connected with the New
England hospital for women and chill
drCn. Boston. was found and rented. This
Is being carried on by the Vermont polio
department. Independent of the New Eng
land hospital excepting for heat, light,
food and laundry.
The hospital was opened November Is
last, with SO patients, ages from three to
&c
School for Crippled Children.
Through the kindness of Mr.. Redfield
, Proctor. Ormsbee House. a school for
crippled children. was opened the 9th of
January. In this school, II patients are
the first pupils. The school is situated in
Proctor and is most attractive and ideal.
The children are already showing the re
suits of excellent mental. and physical
care.
Miss Marjorie Hickok assisted very
ably with the field work from May to
November, 1920. but was obliged to re
sign because of i'll health.
The Coming Clinics.
The schedule of poliomyelitis clinics
| throughout the state by Or. Robert w
Lovett and DR. Frank r. ODER of Boston
opens with the clinic at Rutland next
| Tuesday, and the complete schedule fol
| lows:
July ). Tuesday. at Rutland, a. m. to
| , p, m.
July 6, Wednesday. at Proctor, . a. m.
| to 1870 p. IN.
July Z, Thursday, at Burlington. 9 a m
| to , p. M
July 8. Friday, at St. Adams. 1880 to
| , p. IN.
July II, Monday, at Barton, 9 a. m.
to ; p. m.
July l., Tuesday. at st, Johnsbury. o
a IN. to ; p. m.
July Is, Wednesday, at Montpelier, o
a. IN. to ! p. IN.
July H. Thursday, at Barre. . a. m.
to , p. m.
July 10. Saturday, Windsor, . a, IN.
to ) p. m.