The State Charities Aid Association was a pioneering organization that worked to improve the conditions of public hospitals in New York City. This volume contains the annual reports of the New York County Visiting Committee for Bellevue and Other Public Hospitals, which was established by the association to oversee the care of patients in these institutions. The reports provide a detailed account of the committee's activities, as well as information on the hospitals' finances, staff, and patients. The volume is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of public health and hospital reform. 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.