THE VICTORIA PARK HOSPITAL [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
SIR,—I write as Chairman of the City of London Hospital: for Diseases of the Heart and Lungs (" Victoria Park Hos- pital " to use its more familiar title) to say that I shall be very grateful if you will let me draw the attention of your readers to the appeal which appears in another column of your paper. The hospital, one of the oldest and the second largest chest hospital in London, has a fine record, both for research and curative treatment of chest diseases, but its work is being hampered by lack of the funds required to carry, out schemes of improvement, most of which were planned as far back as 1913. £30,000 is needed for these, and, in addition, the work of the last two years has resulted in a deficit of nearly £7,000, which must be cleared if the work of the hos- pital is to remain unimpaired.
The hospital is admirably situated for its work, being within easy access of the crowded East End, but standing in its own spacious grounds and immediately outside the fine Victoria Park. But this means that it is far away from, and comparatively little known by, the residents in the richer parts of London, which makes the collection of funds a particu- larly difficult task.
If any of your readers desire to know more of the work and
history of the hospital, the Secretary will be pleased to send them (on receipt of 3d. in stamps to defray postage) a copy of The Story of a City Hospital, which was reviewed in your columns last July, and which your reviewer then described as " a full and illustrated record of the hospital which has served so long and so well the City and districts to the East."
Cheques should be sent to The Treasurer, Victoria Park Hospital, E. 2.—I am, Sir, &c.,
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