[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] .SIR,—It is quite true,
as Mr. Lansbury points Out in his recent letter to you, that Voluntary Hospitals in 'London have benefited materially by various items of revenue which are thought by some people to be undesirable. But it should not be overlooked that the total receipts of these Hospitals from, voluntary sources of all kinds have averaged in recent years about £2,800,000. Every separate item of receipts is, of course, important, especially to the Hospitals which have serious deficits, since the net aggregate excess of surpluses over deficits for all the 140 Hospitals taken together is only a narrow one, having ranged in recent years between £18,000 and £80,000. But, when the effect of any particular item on the future of the Hospitals is being considered, it is necessary to bear in mind the proportion which that item bears to the total voluntary receipts.—We are, Sir, &c., Walbrook, E.C. 4.
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