Report : 1929 / Margate Cottage Hospital.

  • Margate Cottage Hospital (Margate, England)
Date:
1929
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Report : 1929 / Margate Cottage Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Margate Cottage Hospital. RULES. I. JHE Hospital is designed for the accommodation of the poor, when suffering from accident or acute disease requiring hospital treatment. Persons suffering from fits, mental diseases, or chronic complaints, and cases of an infectious or contagious nature will not be admitted. Accidents requiring hospital treatment are to be admitted by the Matron on application at the Hospital. Acute recent cases may be admitted by the Surgeon on duty. Cases not urgent will only be admitted on application to the Medical Superintendent. II. There shall be a President and five Vice-Presidents of the Hospital, all of whom shall be annual subscribers of not less than One Guinea, the first appointment of such to be made by the subscribers at a general meeting, subsequent vacancies arising to be filled by the subscribers at the Annual Meeting held in February, or at a Special General Meeting called for that purpose. The President shall be elected annually, and may be proposed for re-election, but no President shall hold office for more than three years consecutively. III. The Establishment shall be under the management and control of a committee, consisting of twelve members, all of whom shall be annual subscribers of not less than Half-a- Guinea, and one delegate from the local lodge of Odd Fellows (Manchester Unity), one from the local court of Aucient Order of P'oresters, one from the Amalgamated Societies’ Hospital Sunday Fund Committee to act in each year that a Church Parade is organized by that committee in aid of the Hospital, and one from the Penny Weekly Fund Committee. In case of vacancies arising among the representatives of Subscribers, the remaining members on the Committee may appoint other subscribers (duly qualified) to fill such vacancies, all such appointments to be subject to confirmation at the next general meeting of subscribers; any such vacancies can also be filled up at a general meeting. Three members of the Committee of Management shall retire by rotation each year, but they shall be eligible for re-election at the Annual General Meeting. The President, Vice-Presidents, Medical Officers and Treasurer shall be ex-officio members of the Committee. The Committee of Management, five of whom shall form a quorum, shall meet on or about the second Thursday in the
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