A brief account of the General Hospital near Birmingham : together with the musical festivals celebrated for its benefit, from their commencement to the present time / by Charles Pye.

  • Charles Pye
Date:
1820
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Credit: A brief account of the General Hospital near Birmingham : together with the musical festivals celebrated for its benefit, from their commencement to the present time / by Charles Pye. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    All such as are disposed to contribute to the sup- port of this charity by will, are requested to do it exactly in the manner following, as from a defect in the form the hospital may be deprived of the intended benevolence :— Item.—I give and bequeath unto A.B. and C D, the sum of upon trust and to the intent that they or either of them, do fay the same to the treasurer or assistant treasurer of a society who call themselves The Governors of the General Hospital, near Bir- mingham ; which sum I charge upon my personal estate, and desire it may be applied to the charitable uses of the said hospital, DIRECTIONS FROM THE HUMANE SOCIETY. WHEN A PElRSON IS APPARENTLY DROWNED. In all cases immediately dispatch one messenger for medical assistance; and also another to the nearest house, where warm water, a good fire, and a warm bed, can be procured, for the reception of the unfor- tunate person. The body should not be held with the head downwards, nor placed on a barrel, nor should any endeavour be made to drain off the water sup- posed to be swallowed. To restore the body to a proper degree of heat,
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