A short account of some of the principal hospitals of France, Italy, Switzerland, and the Netherlands : with remarks upon the climate and diseases of those countries / by H. W. Carter.

  • Carter, H. W. (Harry William), 1787-1863.
Date:
1819
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Credit: A short account of some of the principal hospitals of France, Italy, Switzerland, and the Netherlands : with remarks upon the climate and diseases of those countries / by H. W. Carter. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    though it is not necessary he should have studied at Paris. Of the practice at l'Hotel Dieu I am not qualified to say much, for I was not a regu- lar attendant there ; and, owing to the crowd of pupils, it was not always possible to get near enough to the physician to hear dis- tinctly what he prescribed. It appeared to me however that the practice in general was not very active. As happens in almost all hospitals, there were abundance of chronic cases; catarrhs, phthisical complaints, &c. L'Hotel Dieu is governed by a council, of which the minister of the interior is pre- sident ; and a board, consisting of six mem- bers, meets daily to transact the ordinary business of this and other similar establish- ments. It receives and examines persons who apply for admission ; it examines also the lists of beds vacant, &c, which are sent in every morning from other hospitals. The only recommendation required for admission into the hospital, is sickness and