Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1902 — PLAN HOSPITAL FOR CRIPPLES [ARTICLE]

PLAN HOSPITAL FOR CRIPPLES

New York City Has 25,000 Children Afflicted With Hip Disease. New York dispatch: Selection of crippled children in preparation for the visit of Dr. Adolph Lorenz has disclosed the fact that there probably are ir New oYrk city more than 25,000 children suffering from hip diseases which are likely to make them cripples for life unless properly treated. According to the doctors who have been selecting candidates for the clinic to be held by the Vienna surgeon, the majority of these children need hospital treatment, and this it is impossible to give, as there is no hospital where they can be received. The same ratio of cases is said to exist through the state and a movement has been started for the establishment of a hospital to which the legislature will be asked to contribute SIOO,OOO.