ABSTRACT
You all know the snccess of tbe New Hospital for Women, Marylebone, founded by Mrs. AndersoD, to which tbere are attached four Acting Physicians and a Resident House Surgeon. As well as its benefit to poor women, I believe this was the onIy one that was availableto lady students before the opening of the Royal Free Hospital, and I think I am light in saying that any students arrived at a stage to appreciate the practice there, are still made welcome. A provident dispensary has been begun within the last year by Mrs. MarshalI, M.D., and promises to do well. In Bristol also a successful dispensary has been formed, and carried on for some time, by the energy of Dr. Eliza Dunbar, one in Leeds, by Dr. E. Pcchey, and another in Edinburgh, owing its origin to Dr. Jex-Blake, who attends with Dr. Agnes McLaren, as visiting Physician. Wehave news of still anotber, begun quite recently, in May last, in Manchester, by Dr. Anna Dahms, which seems to be so much appreciated by the women attending, tbat the small nominal fee of 3d. each time has had to be slightly raised, to keep the number of patients with~ due bounds. . You will understand that not only the raising of these institutions, but the carrying them on, involves no slight cost of time and trouble, when I state that in sOllle cases not merely is medical advice given by the lady who attends, but the dispensing also devolves on her, at least as a temporary arrangement.
