EDITORIAL. 353 



The attendance for the nine months, up to and including June 30, 1908, 

 is given in the following table : 



Month. 



Medical. 



Surgical. 



Children. 



Obstet- 

 rical. 



Eye, ear, 

 nose and 

 throat. 



Totals. 



1907. 



September 



October 



November „_ 

 December 



1908. 



492 

 575 

 587 

 508 



573 

 577 

 605 

 494 

 413 

 620 



236 

 254 

 281 

 286 



324 

 331 

 361 

 326 

 301 

 388 



73 

 43 

 56 

 70 



45 

 37 

 43 

 43 

 44 

 83 



2 

 1 

 1 

 1 





 

 

 

 

 



19 

 101 

 155 

 160 



221 

 223 

 265 

 251 

 179 

 221 



822 



974 



1,080 



1,025 



1,163 

 1,168 

 1,274 

 1,114 

 937 

 1,312 



February 









Totals 



5,444 



3.0S8 



537 



5 



1,795 



10. S69 



The months of July and August have shown even a greater number 

 of patients and, with careful records, this clinic should in a short time 

 furnish valuable data for a more extended study of the diseases existing 

 among the poorer classes in Manila and the provinces. 



Paul C. Freer. 



