An account of the rise, progress, and state of the London Hospital, : from its first institution on the 3d of November 1740, to the first of January 1777, for the relief of all sick and diseased persons; and in particular manufacturers, seamen in merchants service, and their wives and children.

  • London Hospital (Whitechapel, London, England)
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[1777]
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Credit: An account of the rise, progress, and state of the London Hospital, : from its first institution on the 3d of November 1740, to the first of January 1777, for the relief of all sick and diseased persons; and in particular manufacturers, seamen in merchants service, and their wives and children. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    to call the Surgeon to fiich Accidents as (ball be brought In at any Hour of the Day or Night. An Apothecary (with an Afliflant] conftantly refides at the Jlofpita/, Apothecary. who Compounds and Difpenfes all Medicines ufed there, and foicly at¬ tends the Bufinefs thereof. A Steward, (for whofe Fidelity proper Security is given) has the Charge Steward. of theHoufe and Furniture, keeps an Account of every Thing brought to or expended in the Houfe, and fubjedts the fame to the Examination of the Vifitors, and Houfe-Committee, and has the InfpedUon likewife of the Conduct of all the Men-Servants—Two Madrons have the Direction Matrons. of the Nurfesand other Women-Servants, and fee the Diet and Medicines ad-miniftred according to Order.—Under them, are Nurfes, and Watchers Murfes, and in Proportion to the Number of Patients, who are guided by written Catchers. Orders to prevent any Mifcondudh Proper Diet for the Patients has been fettled by the Phyficians and Surgeons engaged in this Charity, and is fixed up in the Wards for the Satisfaction of the Patients and their Friends. No Officers or Servants are permitted upon Pain of Expulfion to take of any Tradefmen, Patients,.or other Perfons, any Fee, Reward or Gra¬ tuity of any kind, directly or indirectly, for any Service done, or to be done, on Account of this Hofpital. Every Governor is intitled to fend one In-Patient at a Time, and Out- Governors, Patients without Limitation. Subfcribers of fmaller Sums may likewife fend what Number of Out-Patients they pleafe. All Subfcriptions are during Pleafure, and any fmall Sums from well difpofed Perfons will be thankfully received; but in order to carry on this Undertaking, all Per¬ fons are defired to pay their Subfcription at the Time of Subferibing. The Poor Objedls, recommended as In-Patients, are received without Proper Ob- Expence, and are fupplied with Advice, Medicine, Diet, Wa(hing,yV<2/. Lodging, and every comfortable Affiftance during their Cure; nor is any Security required againft future Contingencies, they being, in cafe of Death, buried at the Expence of the Charity, if not removed by their Friends. All Out-Patients hare Advice and Medicines admini- ftred from Eleven till one. All Accidents, whether recommended or not, are re-Accidents ceived at any Hour of the Day or Night. always re- This isthePlan of ourProceedings, and tho* thisWork hasfubfifled but Thirty-fix Years, yet fuch has ben the extraordinary Encouragement given to it, that fince the 3d of November 1740, upwards of 264,833 diftreffied Obje<5ts have been Relieved at the London Hofpital; and from labouring under the Oppreffion of fome of the moll: malignant Difeafes, and unhappy Accidents, have been reinftated in their Honeft and In- duftrious Capacities of Working, and, fo far as our Obfervation reaches, their Morals much a?ne?uled, whereby the Public again enjoy the Benefit of their Labour, and they, and their poor Families, are preferred from pe- rifhing f