A short history of the 'House of Recovery,' or fever hospital in Manchester : from its establishment in 1796 to the present time / Compiled from printed reports and personal reminiscences by Frank Renaud.
- Renaud, Frank
- Date:
- 1885
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A short history of the 'House of Recovery,' or fever hospital in Manchester : from its establishment in 1796 to the present time / Compiled from printed reports and personal reminiscences by Frank Renaud. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.
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![undertaken in the general interests of the community, it became necessary for the Infirmary Board to enlarge the building area. Negotiations were set on foot accordingly, for the purchase, on lease, of four additional acres of land, adjoining the eleven acres already secured. When this transaction was brought to a favourable issue, in the year 1885, at an annual charge of £180, the Infirmary Board sanctioned the erection of two new brick pavilions, to hold 48 and 24 beds respectively. They further determined upon having a home for nurses and servants built on the premises, calculated to house and accommodate fifty inmates. The cost of these additions came to £8,500. Then again, as the wooden huts originally set up had now served their purpose, they were to be replaced with more permanent structures. In addition to all this, the Infirmary Board have undertaken to contribute £500 per annum, in excess of any subscriptions they may receive on account of the Monsal] Hospital, so long as their compact with the Health Authorities lasts, or remains unaltered. The Board take the responsibility of providing accommo- dation for all cases of infectious disease—Cholera excepted^—sent to them by the Health Authorities included in the above contract; and they further agree to devote any profits found standing to the Monsall Hospital account, either to an extension of](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2475030x_0031.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
