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Show May Have 30,000 Cases of Mentally Disabled The problem of providing adequate hospital facilities for the constantly Increasing number of mentally afflicted afflict-ed World war veterans may be placed before congress at its coming session which convenes In December, according accord-ing to Watson B. Miller, chairman of the national rehabilitation committee of the American Legion. It Is possible pos-sible that additional appropriations for the construction of new veterans' bureau bu-reau hospitals will be asked, Mr. Miller Mil-ler said. Mr. Miller has been In consultation with officials of the medical division of the veterans' bureau over the situation. situa-tion. The number of insane cases among veterans residing In large centers cen-ters is reported to be Increasing at an alarming rate, while a survey of all bureau hospitals of the type suitable for the treatment of this class of pa-" pa-" tlents has shown that there virtually are no available beds at the present. While the bureau now has under construction several large hospitals to be fitted for the care of mental cases, the overflow appears likely to occur before they can be put Into operation, It Is said.. According to one eminent psychiatrist who has been making a study of conditions in one of the largest states In respect to veteran population, the bureau Is going to have to plan to take care of an eventual load of over 30.00Q mentally disabled veterans. |