A small carriage house, "J," adjoining Building "H,” accommodates the portable disinfector or steam disinfecting van, which is driven to any part of the city as occasion requires, to disinfect clothing and bedding.

The buildings are large and well lighted and their appointments perfect. Every arrangement for safety and comfort is complete, no detail is lacking, and the unfortunate sufferer from a contagious disease need no longer dread the "pest house," but is now assured of facilities for his care and treatment in the new City Isolation Hospital which no private dwelling can furnish.

HOSPITALS INSPECTION.

On May 26, 1896, an amended ordinance licensing hospitals in the City of Chicago, and placing them under the supervision of the HEALTH DEPARTMENT, was passed by the City Council.

On taking charge of this Bureau an endeavor, as far as practicable, was made to secure a list of the public and private hospitals in the city, and these were notified to take out the license prescribed. Institutions conducted for charitable purposes only, were, by order of the COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, exempted from the license fee.

The roster showed 104 hospitals being conducted in the city limits; of these, 18 were exempt under the ruling of the COMMISSIONER; 27 discontinued business-all but one of these being private lying-in hospitals-against the abuse of which the ordinance was chiefly directed. Five hospitals have not as yet taken out their licenses; four are exempt under the provisions of the ordinance (U. S. Marine, State Charitable Eye and Ear, Cook County and City Isolation), and 60 have taken out licenses as required.

The cases of those not taking out their licenses as required, have been referred to the DEPARTMENT Attorney, and are now in his hands for prosecution.

Reports received from all hospitals during the year show the following results:

Following is a list of the principal hospitals, their locations, character and number of beds in each: