Show The Cnliraltblrst of Lands If St Petersburg is ho mcst insalubrious in-salubrious of European capitals nuja altogether lathe unhealthily country the civilized world The blest statistics of the medical de tartmeut for 15S7 show a less antis actory state of the public health than those of the immediately preceding yntro The cases of infectious dla lllfC5 although far from having een chronicled were much wore numerous in proportion to the population ra k Dl roD b J i ri ation than in England Holland I Italy Belgium or IruHls leprosy was found in sixtyfive districts and 615 fresh victims were registered uringtbejear there were2l blind i 1n lli to every 11000 Inhabitants creat er proportion than anywhere else on the continent and 7107 persons poisoned themselves Every year 15 more persons In every 1000 die In RuMUa than In England whIch accordIng so the Kovoe Vremya makes an unnecessary loss of I iol000 persons annually sacrificed through inadequate medical assist lure An example of this latter deficiency Is given In the Caucmus where there Is only one hospital for very 309000 inhabitant and one hospItal bed for every jeldS PtUrurg Oor London Ttmti stl |