The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-28
RESIGNATION

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control the intake either economi-
cally or medically.
The Act sponsored by the Com
mission in the 1899 session of the
Legislature was passed with several
amendments. A drastic cut was
made in the appropriation for medi.
cal care.
THE Commission made a con-
scientious effort to meet the situa-
ton. A list of certain types of af
flicted cases that could not be con-
sidered emergencies was prepared
The Commission ruled that hospital
ization could be granted thes0 only
with its permission and after a de-
termination had been made of the
status of the county's funds.
I'm order to meet the situation
in regard to. the crippled child, 81
classification clinics were held en-
bracing all but three OF the SO
counties OF the State of Michigan
(these three being excepted because
permanent clinics are conducted in
each) to examine and classify every
crippled child already known to
the Commission in those counties as
to urgency of need OF treatment.
Children were classified as follows
Group Urgent (Cas,s requir-
ing immediate capitalization.
Group II-Can Wait Gases re-
quiring early care, not emergency
in type in which a few weeks or
months would not be particularly
harmfuD.
Group III-Can Wait Two Years
Ceases not of an emergency nature
requiring long periods of treatment
which can be delayed without seri-
Gus damaged.
Group IV-Non-Surgical Ceases
requiring appliances, outpatient and
clinic observatory.
Every Probate Judge was fur
nished a report of the classification
of each crippled child in his county
and asked to respect the classified
ton in making commitments.
"Out of 5S3 cases classified in
urgent need OF immediate hospital
ization Ia had not been hospital
lied by June 30, 1910.
"Out of a total of 500 in Group
II, SIT had not been hospitalized as
OF June 30, 1910. Because of neglect
and delay these Group II cases have
long since become Group |.
"Only 10 of the SO counties in
this state have been able to give
complete EQUALIZATION to Group
| cases; only counties have given
complete disqualification to Group
ii cases. Out OF total of 291 cases
classified in Group III, only 81
cases received treatment last year !.
and out OF total of 1854 cases in
Group w, only 1928 cases were re-
turned TO out-patient departments.
Therefore. out OF grand total
OF 1921 cases classified, only 1872
have been treated, leaving $3.50
classified in the groups without
medical attention. The grand total
of all cases cared for under the Grip
pied program for the fiscal year
just concluded Is 3.0S6. This in
cludes the above mentioned 1872,
and new cases in immediate need OF
treatment and cases from the three
counties where classification elm
les we're not held. Compare this
with the records OF previous years:
1934-35. 1854: 1856. $40; 1896
81. 1891; 1879. 5,576; 193S-39,
$3.50; 1939-40, 1886. These figures,
you understand. refer only to Grip
pied children. The contrast is even
more marked with regard to af-
flicted children: 1895. 1921 !;
1856. 20,4s0: 1857. 12.101: 1887.
80. 2O,3O4; 1889, 24,354; 1939-40,
6.246.
Ravages OF disease. congenital
defects, accidents etc. added 1891
new crippled cases to the roster of
the Commission last year. Since
June OF this year there have been
over 1000 new cases OF Infantile
Paralysis reported to the State
Health Department. The extent OF
Gripping conditions left as a result
OF that are not yet fully determined
We are, therefore, going into this
fiscal year with $3.50 cases classi.
| fled last year, approximately a like
number from the three most popu.
lous counties where classification
clinics were not held, 1891 known
new cases from last year, an unde-
termined number from the Infantile
Paralysis epidemic Of this year,
total well over 1000 known TO be in
need Of treatment. To me. and ! am
sure to any thinking individual, this
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