MOTORISTS AND OUR HOSPITALS
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
Sin,—In my native town of many industries and 80,000 inhabitants we endeavour, by generous donations, workmen's weekly subscriptions, and schemes, to keep our hospital free from debt, but the difficulty is greatly increased by the large number of motor accidents, when patients are taken into its wards who are not on the list of Warrington ratepayers, and who do not pay a tenth of the cost incurred at our hospital !
It is time, and I' feel sure that splendid friend of our hospitals —Lord KnutEiford—will agree, that every motorist insured against accident should carry a clause compelling the insured persons to compensate both the hospital and medical man who attended the patient during the accident, and insurance companies should see that this clause is carried out in a right manner.
My sympathy goes out very strongly on behalf of our hospitals and these splendid medical men who give their time and skill to alleviate the suffering of humanity. That the Government of the future will be compelled to solve this grave problem is beyond denial.—I am, Sir, &c.,
W. STEWART ROYSTON
(Life Governor of Warrington Infirmary). Sunnyside, Paddington, near Warrington.
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