Evening star., 1938-10-21
HOSPITAL SERVICE
FOR CR|PPLES TO
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Diagnostic and Treatment
Clinics Will Be Held
at GaI|inger.
RUTLAND ANNOUNCES
PROGRAM OF LECTURES
Various Phases of Care of Lame
Children to Be Discussed
in Eight Talks.

Diagnostic and treatment clinics for
Washington's crippled children will
be placed in operation at Gallinger
Hospital Monday, as part of the
program for their care under the
$4,000 annual grant to the District
In the social security program.
In announcing completion of plans
for the program, Health Department
omcials said they could not estimate
how many children might be bene-
flted. About 400 crippled children
now are under care in various public
and private agencies, including ages
up to Is years. The new program
will permit treatment Of any up to
the age Of 81 years.
The clinics will be operated in the
basement Of the convalescent pavilion
OF the hospital, Nineteenth and c
streets Sc. Treatment will be given
by appointment. The department asks
that applications be made by tele-
phone by calling to Atlantic $500,
branch H. Forms may be obtained
from the Bureau of Maternal and
Child Welfare. Room 10, District
Building, which will direct the pro-
gram under the supervision of DR.. Ella
Oppenheimer, bureau chief.
Schedules Announced.
Clinics will be held on TUESDAYS
at l pm. for listing of the medical
examination and social histories of
patients Of the ages from IL to 2l
and on Thursdays at l pm. for the
histories of those under IL years.
Children having non -orthopedic con-
dltlons. but falling under the crippled
children classification, also will bs
admitted.
The orthopedic clinic will be held
Mondays at am. for white patients
and on Wednesdays at the same hour
for colored patients.
The types Of Gripping conditions
for which children are to be accepted
for care at the clinics are:
l. Diseases, defects and injuries of
the muscles, bones and joints, con-
genital or acquired, due to local or
systemic causes, including hairlip
cleft palate and diseases, defects and
injuries of the nervous system affect.
ing muscles. bones and joints and de-
formlties or potential deformities due
to burns.
2. Cardiac diseases or potential car.
diac diseases.
Program OF Lectures.
Individuals for whom there Is no
reasonable prospect for improvement
and who require custodial care will not
be accepted as coming within the
scope of the program.
Health Officer George c. Rutland
also announced a program of eight
lectures, to which all nurses in the
District are invited, on various phases
OF treatment of crippled children and
the social security program. Preven-
ton OF Gripping conditions, the care
and treatment of important diseases
which may lead to crippling conditions
and symptoms Of illness which indi-
cate that the child should receive
prompt attention from an orthopedic
specialist also will be discussed.
The series will begin Saturday at
1880 am. in the auditorium of the
United States Public Health Service.
Or. Oppenheimer will be the speaker.
On succeeding Saturdays lectures will
be given by DR.. Gusts Lee Hall, DR..
Paul Mossman. DR.. o. A. Engh, Miss
Lucia Murchison. director of social
service OF the Health Department. and
Miss Naomi Deutsch, chief consultant
on public health nursing, United
States Children's Bureau.