Burdett's Hospitals and Charities, 1907. By Sir Henry Burdett. (The
Scientific Press. 7s. 6d. net.)—In his preliminary chapters Sir Henry Burdett returns to various subjects which he has already treated, exposes anew old evils, and suggests reforms. In some respects there is more abuse of hospitals. In London, for instance, whereas in 1874 the proportion of the population that received free medical relief was one in four, in 1904 it was practi- cally one in two. On the other hand, there has been improvement in some directions. The cost of patients and the expenditure generally have been reduced, while there has been greater efficiency. We have also some useful comparisons with things in the United States. We notice a curious contrast in the paper on "Hospital Saturday." The best collection was made in Leicester, where the amount was .834-05 per thousand of population. Birmingham comes next with £3116. At the bottom of the scale comes Belfast. The tables of income and expenditure are most instructive.
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