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steam is now the only process sanctioned by the Metropolitan
Asylums Board for use in their hospitals. As a result
of this I have never but once made use of it for the disinfection
of bedding and clothing, though in numerous instances
it would have been of great benefit to have had the services
of a trustworthy disinfector. Another gain would be the
putting of the hospital into telephonic communication with
the Council's offices. Relatives would I am sure much
appreciate this, and the saving of time in obtaining the
ambulance would also be considerable. No doubt these
and other improvements will all be adopted before long.
In connection with the removal of cases there is of course
a natural repugnance on the part of parents to part with
children when ill, but I must say that experience and
better knowledge have succeeded to a much greater extent
than I at first anticipated in breaking down the obstacles
that ignorance and prejudice at first opposed to such
unwelcome modes of treatment. The great care and
kindness bestowed on these little ones by the Matron and
staff have contributed in no small degree to this sweeping
away of objections and rendering the obtaining of consent to
removal an easier matter on the part of myself and other
medical men than it might otherwise have been.