APPENDIX B. RECORD CARDS USED IN NEW YORK. Hospital record cards. When the department of physical training first took charge of the physical welfare of crippled children it was found necessary to have some official record whereby the school life of these children might be regulated according to the plan of treatment required by the orthopedic surgeon of each child. This has proved to be the essential basis for all recommendations for the kind and amount of both physical and mental work the child can do. Department of Education-City of New York. RECORD CARD FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN. Is the disease active at present? Should..he be permitted to climb stairs?.......................... Date... Date......... .No. flights........ ....Cardiac disease.........Vision......... Breathing..........Hearing.... Class record of physical welfare of crippled children.-This card was originated for the use of the class teacher in order that the medical record on the hospital card might be transcribed in terms applicable to schoolroom activities. The physical and mental effort of each pupil is governed by the diagnosis and recommendations on the card. The physical-welfare card was tried by way of experiment last year with success. The principals find it helpful as a reliable record of the children in their classes for cripples, and in the opinion of one of the principals who have had the greatest experience with those classes, it is one of the best record cards for such purpose now in use. 46486-18-4 49 Large record cards for crippled children.-In the supervision of the physical welfare of crippled children much valuable and helpful data concerning them has been obtained. In order that this may be kept systematically for the benefit of each child, the large physical record card of the department of physical training was originated. The records on this card are entered entirely by this department and filed at the office for reference. Remarks. |