actually increased in popularity since the establishment of the Country Hospital, though the present year has so far been an extremely healthy one. It is well equipped The foreign population (exclude ing Japanese—14,000, who have their own hospitals) is approximates 17,000, gives approsleately hospital accommodation for 2.5 per cent, or 25 a thousand of the popula This is only slightly above the estimate under normal conditions and none too much, if enough, for the abnormal conditions in Shanj hai. If provision was made for the Japanese the proportion would be reduced. by nearly half.
With reference to the Country Hospital it has 60 beds less than the number arranged for in the Council's proposed new Hospital in the Western District, and I can foresee that if Shanghai develops in the near future anything like it hag in the past there will soon be a shortage of hospital accommodation if the Victoria Nursing House is closed ind new additional, hospite.
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