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stitutes suffering from syphilis and other venereal diseases were treated here. Since 1906 — in which year the regulations for the supervision of prostitutes by the police were abolished by the Act of October 11th — the hospital has received patients suffering from skin and venereal diseases, acting as a relieving station for the Fourth Department of the Kommunc Hospital. The hospital contains one department for men and one for women, both in charge of the same senior physician, and' an outpatient department for skin and venereal diseases. The total number of beds is 176, and the average floor and air space per bed amount to respectively 5.67 sq. metres and 20.26 cub. metres. The aggregate area of the hospital is about 6,100 sq. metres. 5. BOSERUP SANATORIUM. The sanatorium, which is situated in the Boserup woods at Roskilde, about 38 km. from Copenhagen, was opened in 1901. It receives patients — preferenti? ally metropolitan — suffering from tuberculosis of the lungs (at an early stage of the disease). In 1906 the sanatorium was recognised by the State as »Folkesanatorium« (people’s sanatorium). Accordingly, courses of treatment for patients in less affluent circumstances are now subventioned by the State. The sanatorium consists of two buildings for patients, containing respectively a male and female