124 AROUND THE WORLD VIA INDIA. 



a death; 27 cases of appendicitis with abscess forma- 

 tion with 1 death; 14 cases of appendicitis with rupture 

 and peritonitis, 7 deaths and 7 recoveries. Three cases 

 of pylorectomy without a death ; 33 abdominal hysterec- 

 tomies with 3 deaths ; 60 cases of salpingo-oophorec- 

 tomy for tubal disease with 2 deaths; 11 tubal gesta- 

 tions with no mortality. The operative records of this 

 hospital make an excellent showing and would compare 

 weir with those of any hospital in America and Europe. 

 The outdoor department is in a separate building and 

 furnishes an enormous amount of material for the teach- 

 ing of minor and casualty surgery. 



MEDICAL PROFESSION. 



The medical profession of Sydney is fully imbued 

 with the spirit of modern medicine and surgery. Iso- 

 lated as Australia is from the other continents, its medi- 

 cal profession keeps pace with the newest and best in 

 medicine and surgery. The country has no lack of the 

 very best medical talent. The three medical schools 

 furnish an abundant supply of young, enthusiastic and 

 well-educated doctors to fill the gaps made by death, 

 retirement and removal, and for this reason the country 

 has no need of medical men from without. The doc- 

 tor's social standing in Australia is much superior to 

 our own. His financial possibilities compare well with 

 that of any other country. A fair average fee for a cap- 

 ital operation is $250; maximum, $500; consultation 

 from $10 to $25, and visits average $2.50. obstetric fee 

 from $10 to $25. There are several men in Sydney 

 whose annual income amounts to $30,000. The coun- 

 try practitioners, of course, do not fare so well, but 

 their expenses are so much less that at the end of the 

 year their bank account makes a fair showing. The 

 relations between the members of the medical profession 

 are cordial and the commercial element is not nearly as 

 rampant as with us. The requirements for entrance 

 into the practice of medicine are not at all stringent. A 



