The history of the General Hospital, Belfast, and the other medical institutions of the town : with chronological notes and biographical reminiscenses connected with its rise and progress / [Andrew G. Malcolm].

  • Andrew George Malcolm
Date:
1851
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Credit: The history of the General Hospital, Belfast, and the other medical institutions of the town : with chronological notes and biographical reminiscenses connected with its rise and progress / [Andrew G. Malcolm]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ij nblc time. The Committee, therefore, wisely restricted their exertions in the I first instance, to the limited objects of a new Dispensary. And to this they de- voted themselves with the utmost energy and ardour, as is clearly evidenced ; by the careful, elaborate, and ]')rovident manner in which was drawn up the ij excellent code of Rules, many of which are in full force at the present day. jj It is also pleasing to observe with what unanimity the leading merchants and professional men laboured for the common good, and how parties of all ranks, and of all political and religious creeds, acted in harmony and mutual good-will—a circumstance which augured well both for the present stability of the project and for its ultimate prosperity. So far, the founders of this infant charity were blessed with every token of success, a circumstance which, no , doubt, raainlv contributed to foster that dauntless enthusiasm in the minds of l| ^ ij a few, which enabled them subsequently, when the clouds of apathy and neglect fell around the Institution, to proceed steadily onwards, and ultimately surmount every obstacle.