A sermon preached at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, on Thursday, April 4, 1754. On occasion of the anniversary meeting of the trustees of the Public Infirmary in James-street, Westminster / By John Butler.

  • John Butler
Date:
1754
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Credit: A sermon preached at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, on Thursday, April 4, 1754. On occasion of the anniversary meeting of the trustees of the Public Infirmary in James-street, Westminster / By John Butler. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    approved by a Committee of the Phyficians, Surgeons, and Apo¬ thecaries of the Society, who meet every firft Monday in the Month at the Infirmary for that Furpofe : And great Care is taken that the Medicines are properly difpenfed, and duly ad- miniftered, according to the Prefcriptions and Directions of the Phyficians. For the Good of the Souls, as well as the Bodies, of thefe poor Patients, feveral worthy Clergymen conftantly and carefully vifit and inftrut them; and, at their Difcharge, religious Trats are given them. Other worthy Gentlemen take the Trouble of infpeaing daily the Provifions and good Order of the rloufe. Since the Inftitution of this Society, the Charity has been inlarged in the feveral Particulars following; viz. Cloathing the Poor (for their greater CleanlinefsJ whilft they continue in the Houfe : Burying fuch Patients as die in the Infirmary, whofe Friends are not capable of burying them ; by which means the In¬ convenience of poor Patients procuring Security for their Burial is removed : And, Entertaining Patients deemed Incurable. The laft of which has been encouraged, and is ftill fupported, by particular Benefactions for that Purpofe; and for whofe Ufe a feparate Ward is provided. ' They at prefent receive fuch Incurable Patients only, as have been in the Infirmary for a competent Time, and, after the Ufe of all proper Medicines and Methods, are judged at laft to be Incurable; and maintain them out of the Intereft-money ariiing from the faid Benefactions. By thefe Inlargements of this Charity (which was thz firjl of this Nature in England) it is now become the moft open, bene¬ ficial, and extenfive, of any of its Kind. As the Nature and End of this Undertaking fufficiently ap¬ pear by the foregoing Particulars, fo does the Succefs of it by the following Account; in which the Number of Perfons cured, the Sums of Money received, expended, and remaining at this time in Bank, are all carefully and juftly fpecified. And having been purfued lo far witn fuch extraordinary Succefs, encouraged by the Care and Liberality of lo many Subfcribesrs and Benefactors, and above all, fo vifibly fupported by the BieL fins: f
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