V. STATISTICS ON PATIENTS 



Up to date there have been 154 cardiac cases referred to this 

 Department. Some of them represent several years of close fol- 

 lowing, while others were never seen after the first time. The 

 Department is still following 55 of these. Each active case pre- 

 sents a different problem, bnt all need help in some way. 



The question naturally arises as to what has happened to the 

 other 99. Of this number 45 have died, and 32 are lost, or at least 

 it appears so, for the Department has been unable to locate that 

 number. Of this number there are some dispensary patients that 

 never even returned to the dispensary for treatment. When an 

 effort was made to locate them they had moved from the address 

 given, sometimes into another town or state. Of the patients, 

 4 have recovered from the temporary misfortune that forced them 

 to ask for public medical and social service, and are going to 

 private doctors. This number would probably be larger could 

 some of the so-called "lost ones'' be heard from. There are 3 

 in institutions such as the Orphans' Home and School for Feeble- 

 Minded Youth. These institutions furnish medical care for all 

 who are sent there, so the Department has no further responsi- 

 bility so long as the patients remain there. There are 3 under 

 the care of other organizations, such as the Flower Mission and 

 Children's Aid Association. Eleven have been '^dropped''. This 

 sounds rather cruel, but in every case there has been a good 

 reason for discontinuing care. Sometimes all has been done for 

 the patient that can be done. Again, some patients have learned 

 to care for themselves, so need no outside help. A few patients 

 have absolutely refused to respond to treatment and only caused 

 trouble if an effort was made to help. As one worker said in 

 response to an inquiry about \'isiting a certain patient, ''Let a 

 sleeping lion rest." 



CARDIAC PATIENTS REPORTED TO THIS DEPARTMENT 



Number under care 55 



Dead 45 



Lost 32 



Dropped 11 



In institutions 4 



Going to private doctors 4 



Cared for by other organizations 3 



Total 154 



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