TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE BOSTON CITY HOSPITAL :— GENTLEMEN, — The number of patients treated in the Aural Department of the Hospital, during the past year, was 210, and the number of visits was 1,251. The apparent falling off in the number of patients was due to my absence in Europe, during the winter, when the department was closed for some three months. The needs of this branch of the Hospital, to which attention has already been called in previous reports, remain as yet unfulfilled, but will, I trust, receive your attention at the earliest possible moment. Respectfully submitted, J. ORNE GREEN. BOSTON, April 30, 1873. |