ican Red Cross in the
Cuban War said after his return from his first visit to Cuba that four
out of six of his patients, to whom he allowed liquor to be given as a
concession to the popular idea that it was necessary, died; while
subsequently in treating absolutely without alcohol sixty-three similar
cases, only one died, and he upon the day on which he was received at
the hospital.

ALCOHOL IN OTHER HOSPITALS.

In the spring of 1909 a circular letter was sent to some of the best
known hospitals throughout the country asking if the use of alcoholic
liquors had decreased in those institutions during the past ten years.
From the replies received the following statements are taken:

Cook County Hospital, Chicago, sent figures for two years only, 1907,
and 1908. With 28,932 patients treated in 1907, the bill for wines and
liquors amounted to only $719.40. In 1908 with 31,202 patients the bill
for liquors amounted to $970.65. This makes a _per capita_ expenditure
for liquors for 1907 of .024 cents, and for 1908 a _per capita_
expenditure of .031 cents. The _per capita_ expenditure for liquors
during the same years in Bellevue and Allied Hospitals of New York city,
with from 30,000 to 40,000 patients treated was .0246 and .029. Two or
three cents as the yearly _per capita_ expenditure for alcoholic liquors
in the two largest hospitals in America is striking evidence that the
physicians practicing there have not large faith in whisky, or other
alcoholic liquors as remedial agents.

Long Island, N. Y., State Hospital:--"We are not using more than half
the amount of alcohol we used ten years ago."

Manhattan State Hospital, Ward's Island, New York City:--"Our patient
population has averaged nearly 4,500 the last four years, and we have
had about 750 employees, many of whom are prescribed for by institution
physicians. The _per capita_ cost of distilled liquors for the last
fiscal year was .0273 at this hospital."

Milwaukee City Hospital:--"No alcoholic liquors are used to any extent
in this hospital, or prescribed by the staff. I know of no move against
such use of liquors, but venture the assertion that the physicians
believe they have more reliable agents at their command for most cases."

Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia:--"We are now using about one-third
the amount of liquor that was used in the Pennsylvania Hospital ten
years ago."

The Presbyterian Hospital of Philadelphia sent figures for the years
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