Mr Solomon- : What's that, doctor?— Die -or waut of proper accommodation ? Will you re peat that ?

Dr Batciielob : A certain percentage of all cases operated upon here absolutely die for want of proper accommodation. Nothing can be more demoralising to the doctor or the nurse than to know while operating, and after operation, that the patient has not that chauceof recover/ she should have, and that however skilfully the operation may havo been conducted, however carefully and anxiously the case may have been watched, that case may fail from causes which are entirely preventable with more favourable surroundings.
During the years I have practised in this town I have been present at a great number of opera tions performed inside and outside this hosjital Iv private practice I cannot remember a sitiplo death the result of blood poisoning following an operation; in hospital practice, I regretfully say 1 have seen several. And besides the moral, (his presents another aspect from which you must view it. Your hospital stall give their services here lreely and cheerfully, and many a prfciouh nod but ill-spared hour do they spend vi these wards. 'Ibis, on their part, is alto gether a labour of love. We receive no pecu niary n mum ration. As far as I can burden my uiiiui we have rarely, if ever, received a word of encouragement or thanks from the committee. \\c have not asked it, and have forgotten to expect it; but you. should remember there is one

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