costs London Hospital Crisis has come as a shock to many people to learn that disaster overhangs the London Hospital. "We are beaten," Lord Knutsford writes, "beaten by the increased cost, of everything—salaries, wages, food, drugs, and all that is necessary to run a great hospital."
Unless greatly helped, the hospital cannot continue to pay it bills or expenses. The sum of £100,000 has already been borrowed, and by the end of the year even if the receipts keep up, there will be a deficit of £110,000, The crisis is entirely duc, Mr. E, Morris, the house governor, ex plained to a representative of the)bserver," to the increased cost of ing. Before the war the rise in expenditure was slow and perfectly legitimate Fifty years ago the cost per bed was £67 a year. It had risen by 1913 to £148.
"The reason for this increase from £67 to £148," Mr. Morris bell and the door of Mr. Zann's said, "was due to nothing but the room was thrown open.
On_ his y of diagnosis, Fifty haunches in the middle of the floor, years ago all that a hospital had ihis mouth open, disclosing a set of to give for treatment was shelter, long sharp teeth, was a lion. warmth, and rest, The whole of Father jumped back out of the) the scientific apparatus consisted room and slammed the door. [of little more than a. stethoscope.
"Come in," said Mr. Zann. "Jita|The surgeon or physician, when he won't hurt you." walked into the ward, had every-Father cautiously opened the thing for the patient in his own dogr and peeped in, head. the last four years. I've had him now weaved "Come in.
He's been my pet for}
since he was three days old," said|tho battle area ca which a dome My. Zann. ave to get him out|@iferent laboratories and scientific on will have to get him out! departments are focussed. We are of here,"
the manager declared, making ay a result a better Sight ready to bolt for the stairs. against disease, as is proved by Zann protested. saying Jim was'the foch that the Sumber of only his pet. The manager ex-patients passing through each bed plained that Tions did not, come|{t twice as many lander the category of pets in his|'* hotel.
"Well," Zann said, "if you put|f laid the following table @ com. 's" bille in 1913 an Jini out you'll have to put me out. 48 London's" bills in 1913 and you send up the beefsteak?"
Meanwhile Jim is hungry. Will|!®!°*
beefsteak and Jim was fed.
A trembling waiter brought the Mille 4,600 10,900 16/200 In the meantime the manager Eggs 1,900 4,300 hurried to the West Sixty-ninth Fist, and poultry 3,400 Street station, where he told Sergeant John Foster about the lion.
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investigate. He found the lobby Patrolman John Burns was sent to Drags aid che-Crockery 800 filled with anxious guests.
The patrolman told Zann he} instru. would have to get Jim out of the hotel and rust have a permit from 42,800 88,700 the Board of Health to keep him in this city. Zann finally ordered The total expenditure of the vo-Jim into the big case, Which was) tary hospitals throughout Great cee one ae pean than stocked year. "If the Government would Silence reigned where, in ordinary! pay a third of this sum—£2,000,000 circumstances, there would have a year," Mr. Morris said—"we could the cheery calls and the shouts all go'on; our troubles would be of the "skips." over."
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