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be taken care of there if certain ad-
ditions in equipment and personnel
are made.
The survey group made eight spe-
cific recommendations as follows:
l. That in addition to the five
cases already sent to Gallinger, a
total of IA more be transferred there
at an early date for complete medi-
cal study. In addition, there are 16
cases of chronic neurological cases
which should be referred to suitable
hospitals within a reasonable period
for complete examination and later
suitable disposition.
2. That consideration be given to
the possible transfer of 10 appar-
emily psychotic inmates to suitable
institution if found committable by
the appropriate agency, and that
no further psychotic patients be ad-
mitted to the home.
3. That 81 feeble-minded inmates
be considered for transfer to more
suitable institutions and that
further admission of such cases be
denied.
4. That consideration be given to
the transfer of eight epileptic cases
to a more suitable institution. If
this Is not possible, such cases
should be segregated at the home.
Urge Limit on Admissions.
5. That in the future the superin-
&Ayo|Aot ~f thu hNy,on ool Ioic y,oalt-
cal officer be empowered to refuse
acceptance from District hospitals
Of cases unsuitable for the home,
and that admissions be limited to
persons presenting the inflrmities
and diseases associated with old age
plus few incurable diseases which
can be properly handled in the
home.
Discussing each of the various
groups now at the institution, the
physicians said that among the 81
feeble minded patients discovered
are some who are subject to fits
of rage.
Seven patients were found to be
definitely psychotic, and three others
were apparently psychotic and "po-
tentially dangerous" The report
recommended that these be trans
ferred to St. Elizabeth's Hospital.
OF the eight epileptic cases found
some were found to have daily at
tacks, and one was said to wander
around the ward and to the dining
room in a semi-stupor for day
or so after an attack.
"Epileptic seizures are not pleas
ant to watch" the report said, "and
we do not believe that such patients
should be quartered with those in
mates whose only sin is old age"
If transfer of the epileptics to a
more suitable institution cannot be
arranged, the physicians said these
patients should be segregated.
The investigators found no evi-
dence of active tuberculosis, but dis
covered one case of arrested tuber-
culosis and recommended that the
patient be transferred to Gallinger.
Although numerous cases of
neurological diseases were found,
many Ol tIlcIu CIlTOIllC dIlu ulCuTdUlc,
the physicians said only 16 cases
should be sent to suitable hospitals
for more complete study in the
next month or two.
During the eight-day survey five
inmates suffering from acute ILL
nesses such as pneumonia were
transferred Immediately to Gallinger
and IA other cases were found to
be medical cases for hospital care.
Some in Thirties.
Among the cases requiring reha-
bilitation the report listed several
persons in their early 30s who have
had legs amputated and need only
an artificial leg to make them self
sufficient; a 24-year-old girl with
paralysis of the legs as the result
of poliomyentis suffered in 1887
and q 25-year-old deaf mute.
The investigators also found In
the home population a small group
A., %I,a;v m. opd A0S wl1O were sent