Abstract
With the vocational adjustment of the cerebral palsied cases of 15 years of age and over-so-called productive age-, in order to know the real situations, an investigation of their living status-employed, unemployed, of living-standard, school-education and marital life-was made on October 1, 1964, throughout the whole area of Hiroshima Prefecture.
Although it was found in the results obtained that the cerebral palsied cases were counted 799 in total number, more than 200 could be estimated not to be checked. The following 2 facts were also indicated there.
1. The ratio of the cerebral palsied of male to female is 3 to 2.
2. The oldest case with cerebral palsy is aged 74, both of male and female.
In some aspects of employment status of the cerebral palsied persons, considerations were made as. follows: -
Only 16.7% of the patients are supporting themselves. 15% are partially supporting and the rest 68.3% are completely dependent on their families and others. As the those completely dependent, it does not necessarily mean that they have no working ability. Among the partially supporting and self-supporting, there are number of severe cases.
It was very difficult to find a suitable job for the disabled persons, especially for the cerebral palsied.
