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Clearing House Aims to Systematize Feeble Minded Care in New York
New York plans a centralized Clearing House for Mental Defectives under the Department of Public Charities. Dr. Max Gustav Schlapp leads efforts to diagnose classify and commit cases using the Binet Simon scale to measure mental age. Examinations begin with interviews and games to reduce fear and obtain a full personal history and medical assessment.
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York
Max Gustav Schlapp
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Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
New York Clearing House For
Mental Defectives
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New York City
Department of Public Charities
Binet and
Simon
New York
Alta House
Osama
Binet
Med
Post Graduate School and Hospital
Casarine House