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Medical department, including subsdeparts ment for tuberculosis............................. 300 beds Tuberculosis department............................. 217 » Epidemic department................................... 22 » 539 beds The average floor space is 7.88 sq. metres, and the average air space 29.44 cub. metres. The aggregate area of the hospital is about 6 hectares. 3. BLEGDAMS HOSPITAL. This hospital, opened in 1879, is for infectious diseases. The total number of beds is about 500, arranged in 14 bricksbuilt houses and in a number of temporary huts or tents. During epidemics the hospital has accommodated up to 600 patients. The average floor space is 8.5 sq. metres, and the average air space 30 cub. metres. The aggregate area is 7.7 hectares. The hospital constitutes one service in charge of a senior physician, who has three resident physicians at his disposal.

4. RUDOLPH BERGH’S HOSPITAL. In the years between 1886, when this hospital was opened to the public, and 1906, only registered pros