Hare: A Study of Handicapped Children 



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CRIPPLED CONDITION NUMBER OF CASES 



Diplegia 18 



Hemiplegia 9 



Paraplegia 5 



Flat foot 5 



Lordosis 3 



Cleft palate 2 



Talipes equinus varus 2 



Anterior poliomyelitis 2 



Torticollis 1 



Kyphosis 1 



Harelip 1 



Total 49 



Sunnyside Tuberculosis Sanitarium gave a report of only 

 2 crippled children: — 



SEX AGE GRADE CRIPPLED CONDITION 



Girl 9 1 Tuberculosis of elbow 



Boy 13 6 Tuberculosis of ankle 



Both of these cases are children who have previously received 

 hospital surgical care for the tuberculous bone condition, and 

 are now in the sanitarium because of a tendency toward pul- 

 monary tuberculosis. 



A questionnaire was sent to the Indiana Girls' School and 

 the reply received stated that at the time there were no cases 

 of cripples in the institution. 



In Indiana there is no specialized institution for crippled 

 children, but in various other states asylum homes for crip- 

 pled children alone do exist, and their increasing lists of ad- 

 missions seem to indicate that there is a distinct need for such 

 specialized institutions. There are 13 of these asylum homes 

 in the United States, the most ideal of which are the House 

 of the Annunciation for Crippled and Incurable Children in 

 New York City, and the New England Peabody Home for 

 Crippled Children at Hyde Park, Mass.^ Statistics compiled 

 on the cost of plant per child per institution,- give $1,085 as 

 the average cost for an asylum home ; and $267 as the average 

 cost per child annually for current expenses. Doubtless more 

 adequate and complete equipment for these institutions would 

 increase the cost per individual, but it is necessary to remem- 

 ber that they are specialized institutions, where each child re- 



^ Reeves, Care and Education of Crippled Children, p. 7. 

 -Ibid., p. 99. 



