In the same way some feeble-minded adults are not recognized as such
by the populace. It has seemed particularly valuable, therefore, to add
to the discussion on feeble-mindedness the following fact: in both "A"
and "B" counties a number who are not now recognized as feeble-
minded by those in contact with them, have been classed as
feeble-minded by the trained field investigators. This statement is giv-
en partly to show the problem of the unrecognized moron and also to in-
dicate the fact that some few are defective who are not called such by
the layman, but these are the ones who fill our jails and almshouses and
whose children are likely to show more marked feeble-mindedness than
their parents.
The total number of defectives in "A" county was 396, including
sixty-five now in state institutions, or one defective in fifty-two, or
1.90 per cent. In "B" county 378 mental defectives were found, of
whom eighty-four are in institutions, or one to eighty-eight, or 1. 14 per
cent, of the total population.
The research in "A" and "B" counties shows that there is about
one epileptic person to every 525 of the general population, or about
5,000 epileptic to the state of Indiana, only 305 of whom are now in the
State Village for Epileptics.
The figures for insanity vary. A fair estimate indicates that there
are between 7,000 and 8,000 insane in the state. The great majority of
these, over 5,300, are now cared for in state hospitals for the insane,
besides 400 patients on furlough from and still under the supervision of
the hospitals. In addition, there are 278 insane in the Hospital for In-
sane Criminals at Michigan City.
