The need for the continuation of the work carried out by the Hospital for Refugee Children is stressed in the report issued by the hospital covering the six months from December 1937 to May 1938.
Situated at 65 Moulmein Road, the hospital the report states, received financial support from organizations and individuals to the amount of $20,- 15237. Against this the hospital's expenditure was $17,620.09, leaving a balance of $2,532.34. The average expenditure per month was little more than $3,000.
During the six months the hospital admitted 582 in-patients, with 101 remaining in the hospital on May 31. Many of the diseases were infectious and it was gratifying to report that very few cases of cross-infection developed in the hospital. Diseases resulting from improper nutrition ictalled 153, representing 309 per cent. of the total discharges. Out of Lund Banks, the 495 cases treated, 312 were dis-
The multi-million dollar relief pro-grimme was approved by the Senate in the closing hours of the session and will go to the White House for the President's approval after s Senate-House conference on a minor provision of the bill.
Senate and House conferees earlier come to a delayed agreeraent on the deficiency appropriation bill with the exception of two.minor amendments on which the House is voting,
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