Suh—Before this very interesting series is concluded, I would like
to make a comment which seems to me important. One of the earlier cod,' tributors referred to the necessity of spending £100 on his wife's abnormal confinement. There is today no such necessity. Either your corresport- dent has been grievously misled, or he has made a free choice for his own reasons.
Working in the Health Service, without belonging to the party in power, I can give credit to the Government for maternity arrangements which cover adequately every need, normal or abnormal. The criti,cism which can be levelled against the Service is that in some respects it is foolishly generous. For instance, the wife of an insured man can spend fourteen days in hospital at a cost to the nation of £15 a week, and yet receive all the cash benefits without deduction.—Yours, &c.,
OBSTETRIC PRACTITIONER.
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