DR. WHITE: (Speedway Hospital) thought that the matter of allowing the space of six feet between beds should be adjusted, as this space will greatly reduce the hospital capacity. He also referred to the matter of rations for absentees and stated a man may be away a matter of seven days without leave and asked whether or not the hospital shall charge for that patient’s rations, as the dietary service must prepare for him whether he is there or not, and there is always the possibility of his return the next day; that it also happens that a patient on leave may return two days before he is expected. He thought that if meals are prepared they ought to be paid for. Dr. White also referred to losses of clothing which take place and thought it was unfortunate that individual lockers were not supplied for use of patients, as if they were supplied they could be rented to patients at a nominal cost, thereby relieving the institution of the custody of the clothing. The large amount of paper work was also mentioned by Dr. White. He stated that he understands that when a patient is sent to a hospital he receives a compensation of $80 a month automatically, in which case he cannot see the necessity for making additional physical examinations. With reference to the matter of admissions, transfer and discharges, Dr. White expressed the opinion that officers should require a patient to state whether or not he is receiving compensation; that in the matter of transfers as well as admissions, officers should be required to state in writing, specifically and distinctly, the reason why they desire cases transferred. He mentioned one instance wherein it was stated that a patient had a gunshot wound of the left thigh, and he simply had a scar to show for it. He thought that officers should be required to state in writing the hospitalization needed. Dr. White also referred to cases where it is desired to discharge a man from a hospital for certain offenses, stating that if this is done, compensation of course would be stopped and the man will not feel kindly toward the particular hospital which discharges him. He was of opinion that in such cases a hospital should be required to terminate its own cases and not dump them off on other institutions and stated that at the Speedway Hospital there is no hesitation about reporting such cases as they are found, and if officers who transfer patients would give specific reasons as to why patients need hospital treatment, there will not be so many men coming into hospitals who do not require treatment anywhere.