Interior photograph of young children in white wrought iron cribs in this 6-1/2" x 4" black and white plate. Three nurses in uniforms of caps and long white dresses stand by the cribs. Dark shades cover the three windows at the end of the room.
Excerpted from: "Fifth Biennial Report of the Superintendent of the Orthopedic Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska"in First Biennial Report of the Board of Commissioners of State Institutions to the Governor and Legislature of the State of Nebraska for the Biennium Ending November 30, 1914 (Lincoln: Nebraska Board of Commissioners of State Institutions, 1914), plate between pp. 384-385
Historical Notes
The Orthopedic Hospital was established to treat destitute crippled and deformed children. The average daily number of patients in residence grew from 23 during the 1905-1906 biennium to 102 during 1912-1914. While the focus was on children, and most patients ranged in age from newborn to 20, the hospital also treated some patients between the ages of 20 and 50+. Surgery, plaster of Paris braces, and other treatments were used. The average time of stay for those cured in the 1912-1914 biennium was 103 days. Further statistics and information can be found in the report.
