Sir Henry Charles Burdett's groundbreaking work on hospitals and healthcare, first published in 1893, offers insights that are still relevant today. Through detailed accounts of nursing and healthcare systems in England and abroad, Burdett demonstrates the importance of a strong partnership between the medical profession and the state. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.