The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-10-10 00:00:00

THE SURGEON QUESTION AT THE COUNTY
HOSPITAL.

A large meeting of the Governors of the County
Hospital was held on Saturday afternoon, convene I
for the purpose of considei hag th 3 advisability of altering
the Eleventh Rule, as to the cocstitution of the
Medical S:aff.
The Chair was °cattalo I by J. Floyer. Esq.. M.P.,
and among those present were s—General Charles
Mitchell, Major William., General Wyoyard, Mr. E.
L Eindereley, Captain Mantel, Colonel Bingham,
Rev. Canon Neat (rolnuidle). Rev. Canon Smith
(Stafford), Rev. E. Loillew (Martinstown), Rev. W.
BUDS. (Winterb3ras (Jame). Rev. W. Miles
Barnes (alonckton), Rev M. FI wake? (Matclen
I Newton), Rev. It Everett. Rev. A. A. Leonard. Ilse.
' T. W, Knipe, Rev. It F. Jones, Rev. Rid nit. Mr.
H. B. Middlet an, Mr. Fell mos, Mr. Folks (Whit !-
church), Dr. Lush, Mr. Cir ne. Mr. A.. F.ms in, Di.
Hersey, Ms. E. Burnett. Mr. J. F. Ho lees, Mr. M.
Devenish, Mr. Is. H. }liege, Mr. Devenish (Cher-
minister). Mr. Decide (Po ile). Mr. Crane, Mr. G.
Warty, Mr. F. bock, Mr. Lovelace, Mr. Canningtnn,
Mr. A. Pope, Mr. G. W. Home Mr. J. Groves, Mr.
H. Darden, Mr. M. Demist], Mr. J. Potency, and
Mr. G. Crocker, jun.
Before commencing bedlam, the CHAIRMAN re.
marked he had the happiness to till them that at
the adjoutned I:censing Meeting for the o panty which
he had just attended, there had been no new applica-
lion for publiehouses in the whole of the county of
Dorset (Applause.)
Capt. Matrect remarked that the increase of
temperance would no doubt cause • &Mena in the
number of patients in the hospital. (Hear, hear.)
The Rev. CANON NASH (on behalf of the Chairman
of the Committee) ma le a statement as to th-ir
position that day. At the time when Mr. Good
tendered his resignation as an honorary surgeon it
was accepted, and, according to the rules, they were
obliged to call a general meeting te c insAsr the
advisability of filling up that vacancy. The meeting
was called and it we. agreed almost unanimously that
It should be filled up. The only thing if. waa to
invite candidates to gen I testimonials. A requtitiso
was then sent in by 12 governors calling for an re.
ordinary meeting to o mei jar the advisability of alter-
ing rule 11 by nabstituting " four" for "three" babies
the word surgeons as menti ined In anah rule. So they
were the extraordinnry meeting called for that purpose.
At the next commivee meeting after that they
received • report of • certain res dation passed at •
swicial meeting of the medical officers that the pro.
posed addition to the surgical staff was unnecessary,
and as being detrimental to tho interests of the
h npital. They renain led the Govern ins that since
the last election of Forearm the number of beds hod
been reduced from no to 52, owing to the establish-
ment of other hospitals in the county, and that there
had been • lees nuinher of surgical C. 5.04 admitted.
At the same time there was handel in a requisition
from twelve governors calling for an extraordinary
meeting to consider the proposed amendment of this
rule. It was considered by the committee, and thought
unnecessary to call another extraordinary meeting to
consider that, and they thooght, lilt were allowed by
the oheirman of the meeting, that it might be carried
as a proposition at the mewing. Tee medical staff had
been anxious that notWng should be done in • corner.
so they sent a c spy sf the propoeed amendment to all
the governors. Since then another &limestone, had
transpired, and that was that Mr. Tudor had resigned
his office as honorary surgeon.
Captain MANSEL then rise tom ive That Rule 11
be altered by stretituting 'four ' for ' three ' befoie
the word surgeon in the said rue." He had thr.o Olt
for • long time past that the advantage. of the
' H spital would be very much increased by the letre.
dilation of younger men to the Horpital steff. He did ,
not wish to disturb things as they were, but he thought
I a fitting occasion arose cm the retirement of Mr. Good.
He was a4hast when the proposition was entertained
; that the vacaucy should not be flue lup at all, for if
, that bud taken effect he could imagine what would
; base happened. Simply that all the critical surgicil
; cases in the Hospital would have been eidrusted to
, the care of 014111 who had arrival at • certain tints of life
• when the eye gets dim, when the bend is not so steady,
I and the nerves not so strong as when they were younger.
Mach more science had bees thrown oaths professian
since the time when those gentlemen were at school, and
I now there were two vacaucies he thought it &Pitiable
e to have two young men.
a After • deAultory conversation Captain Menne' c in-
I Booted to withdraw the motion in favour of the amend-
, meet of the medical staff.
I •The lf. Evitarrr said as Captain Mantel had
e withdrawn his proposition, if he were in or ler he
, woull move "That the medical officers of the Hospital
- shall hea ph yeician, three surgeons, ands house surgeon,
r and tilt bs deemed expedient one or more consulting
physicians and on. or more waiting surgeons." He
inovedthie with cod *MUM *was he rag oppoted