This is a report from the Fund's Committee on Hospital Diet, who carried on the work of the original sub-committee who had produced the original memorandum on hospital diet. It is clear from the information gained by the Committee that, in many hospitals, those responsible for feeding the patients and staff are alive to the great importance of good catering in its widest sense. It is also apparent that, in a number of cases, a real effort is being made, in spite of considerable difficulties to improve conditions that have not been good in the past. In other directions there are less encouraging signs and it is primarily with a view to stimulating action in these quarters that it was decided to issue a second memorandum on hospital diet. At the same time it was felt that the publication of a second report, based on recent experiences and observations, would be likely to help those hospital authorities who were making an effort to bring their catering arrangements into line with modern standards.