Care and education of crippled children in the United States . neview of the river. The wards are spacious and sunny; beautifuldining rooms and school rooms for children have been provided tobreak the monotony of ward life. Adjacent to each ward is anoutdoor porch with an amount of space nearly equal to that of theward itself. The architect has preserved the artistic proportions and re-lations of the building without sacrificing any of the requirementsof efficient administration or scientific surgery. The leading examples of combined hospitals and convales-cent homes are the Massachusetts Hosp
Care and education of crippled children in the United States . neview of the river. The wards are spacious and sunny; beautifuldining rooms and school rooms for children have been provided tobreak the monotony of ward life. Adjacent to each ward is anoutdoor porch with an amount of space nearly equal to that of theward itself. The architect has preserved the artistic proportions and re-lations of the building without sacrificing any of the requirementsof efficient administration or scientific surgery. The leading examples of combined hospitals and convales-cent homes are the Massachusetts Hospital School at Cantonand the Widener Memorial School at Philadelphia. Of these,the Massachusetts Hospital School presents the more useful type,for the reason that the Widener School has a monumental charac-ter which led to a more elaborate style of architecture and equip-ment than would be desirable in an ordinary institution. TheMassachusetts Hospital School provides for 250 children at a costper bed for building and equipment of only $1,105 as against an 6.
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