-------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY POPULATION PRIVATE NUMBER AVERAGE BEDSIDE UNIFORMS YEARLY 1910 CENSUS OR OF NUMBER OF CARE SALARY PUBLIC NURSES PATIENTS FUNDS PER NURSE -------------------------------------------------------------------------- New York 4,767,000 Public (city) 158 $900.00 About 125 Yes No average Private 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chicago 2,185,000 Public (city) 50 135 Yes Yes $900.00 to $1,320 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philadelphia 1,549,000 Public (state) 12 Varies Yes Yes $900.00 Private 4 150 No No -------------------------------------------------------------------------- St. Louis 687,000 Private 7 100 Yes Yes $720.00 to $900.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boston 671,000 Public 100 (city) 25 to 180 Yes No $900.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cleveland 561,000 Public (city) 24 300 Yes Yes $720.00 to $1,020.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Baltimore 558,000 Public (city) 16 212 Yes Yes $900.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pittsburgh 534,000 Public (city) 4 No No $900.00 State 10 100 No No $840.00 Private 6 Yes Yes $300.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detroit 466,000 Public (city) 10 100 Yes Yes $1,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buffalo 424,000 Public (city) 6 125 Yes No $720.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROVISIONS FOR OUTDOOR SLEEPING By MAY MacCONACHIE, R. N.