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park, is a two-story cottage brick building, with a gray- 

 ish-white, rough coat of cement and a red tile roof. The 

 finishing of the interior, the arrangement of rooms and 

 wards, the heating, the ventilation, the operating room 

 equipments and appliances are as complete as money 

 and skill could make them. The building alone cost 

 $80,000. It can accommodate 40 beds. Ten graduate, 

 salaried female nurses take care of the patients. The 

 charge for board and nursing ranges between $15 and 

 $35 per week. The large practice of Professor Mac- 

 Cormick fills the rooms and wards throughout the year, 

 and the hospital is prospering financially. One of the 

 redeeming features of these private undertakings is the 

 fact that they do not undertake to educate female nurses 

 for the purpose of cutting down the running expenses, 

 as is done only too frequently by similar institutions 

 in our country. 



CLARETON HOSPITAL. 



This is a new four-story brick building, erected and 

 owned by Professor Bird of Melbourne. It is situated 

 in one of the finest streets, almost opposite the House 

 of Parliament, and faces a picturesque park. The ex- 

 terior of the building is pleasing in design and its in- 

 terior is the best proof that the plans were well made 

 to meet the requirements of a modern hospital. The 

 cheery operating room is flooded with sunlight during 

 the day and lighted by electric lamps at night, and the 

 conveniences and appliances for asepsis are absolutely 

 perfect. The upper part, of the building contains the 

 living rooms of the family, to which access is obtained 

 by an elevator. The eight graduate nurses employed 

 to take care of the 20 patients, the present capacity of 

 the hospital, are well paid, and the two matrons receive 

 $500 each per year. 



On Board S. S. China, Aug. 24, 1904. 



