A short account of the Royal Artillery Hospital at Woolwich : with some observations on the management of artillery soldiers, respecting the preservation of health addressed to the officers of the Regiment, and dedicated to the Master-General and Board of Ordnance / by John Rollo.

  • John Rollo
Date:
1801
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A short account of the Royal Artillery Hospital at Woolwich : with some observations on the management of artillery soldiers, respecting the preservation of health addressed to the officers of the Regiment, and dedicated to the Master-General and Board of Ordnance / by John Rollo. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    neroufly fupported by Marquis Cornwallis, the Board of Ordnance, and the Officers of the regiment. An agreement has been entered into by the non-commiffioned officers to create a fund for the purpofe of granting an additional daily allowance to thofe of their number who may be penhoned. This was alfo fanclioned like the other. Reprefentations having been made of the extreme mifery experienced by the wives of the private foldiers of the regiment at Wool- wich during their lying-in, from the want of clothing for themfelves and infants, neceffary nourifliment, and even the aid of the mid- wife, Lady Emily Macleod, with her ufual promptitude to alleviate diftrefs, propofed to the ladies of the regiment to form a plan for their relief, which was foon put in execution, and has been continued under her patronage with the moft liberal exertions : it has proved
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