AUSTRALIA. I"' :; 



of the small intestines was almost entirely occluded by 

 wriggling masses of the same parasite, and they were 

 also numerous throughout the large intestine. The 

 transverse colon was of normal size, cecum, ascending 

 and descending colon impacted with dry fecal matter 

 alive with worms. It is evident that the immediate 

 cause of death was the result of mechanical obstruction, 

 complicated, perhaps, by toxemia arising from the rapid 

 decomposition of the impacted material. These para- 

 sites were undoubtedly likewise, at least indirectly, 

 responsible for the chronic inflammation of the bile 

 ducts, as this affection was not diffuse, but limited to 

 circumscribed parts of the liver. 



PRIVATE HOSPITALS IN AUSTRALIA. 



As the general hospitals of Australia make no pro- 

 vision for private patients, the surgeons are under the 

 necessity to fill this gap by private hospitals in order to 

 accommodate the patients who are able and willing to 

 pay them for their services. All surgeons with a large 

 private practice either own or patronize a private hos- 

 pital. Many of these little hospitals are operated by 

 trained nurses. Several nurses combine, rent a private 

 residence in a desirable locality, convert it into a hos- 

 pital and throw its doors wide open to medical men 

 who wish to patronize them. I was informed that the 

 nurses who risk their time and money in such enter- 

 prizes usually make them a success financially. Sur- 

 geons: with means, however, prefer, as a rule, to build, 

 own and manage their own hospital. 



TERRACE HOSPITAL. 



One of the neatest and' most attractive private hos- 

 pitals I ever saw is the property of Professor MacCor- 

 mick, of Sydney. As its name implies, it is in a terraced 

 tract of land, three acres in extent, which is bisected 

 by a deep ravine, shaded by magnificent trees. The hos- 

 pital, occupying the highest point of the romantic little 



