The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-14 00:00:00

DORSET COITII ry HOSPITAL

Tha annual meeting ol this institution woe
held on Thunder. et the Hospital, et noon. when were
present: -Mr. John (Meyer, %.P., Mr. A. Pope (11.1 or 01
Dorehestert.Rev. Canon Binghem, (the I edastigable hon.
eecretary). Rev. U. Everett, Rey. T. W. Heine, Colonel
Oldlad, Captain Hodges MA URN./ Jinmcs. ft•
,Jun. IL W. Hedges. G. Audrews, J. Gatlin,
end A. Marusl, with thu invediable medlevil anew"—
Dr. V. Lust, Dr. A. Hats" and Dr. C *on, how.
surgeon.
Rev. Cutonlßtgorien had a note from their President
t say be was very sorry he had reed' a previous appoint-
ment, not knowing exactly the time of the uaestiny. and
was not ribt, to he there. But in his absence they wadi
not here to lament the chairmen of the day. Ho propose.'
that Yr. Flyer take the choir.—Cenied by soolanietion•

Canon BINGEAII then read the following report :
' In premeds& their thirty-eighth report the committee
see no mesas tedepart from their amal coons of sums ;.
iag at the edge% their gratitude to the lather of AU
Mirotee for the hisedime which ham hem voltelealed to
the Hoe*tal dura.duanciter year. It has not ladled.
been without its The prewar* for fidget:taloa
Me been exceptionally great; and, whilst the provision to
the female wards has been almost (amiably found
sufficient, in far too many cams the male patieuta ham
had to wait for sisniasion for a much lamer Period then
has recently been known. A glance, howeveri at the state
of the funds will at once show that the committee would
not have been justified in opening more beds, or is strain.
int the power of amommodation to any higher point The
year was bogus with • balance die to the treasurer of
LSO le. lid., and, at the last annual meeting, i hope was
declared that, possidy by mare .1 special donations, or
by • stricter economy of management, it might be to some
extent at least !Mooed. TM committee regret to am
that in neither respect Ms thU hope been realised. The
donations, indeed, have fallen remarkably short of the
average. In 187'7 dery amounted to £156 171. 8i; and
the average of the past ten yews has been about AM,
whereas hut year they only reached £53 Is. ; and the
cost of provides' remaining pretty nearly the same, and
Oh. May &worms of Melling tti eliestii.greger
risnAty42:lll.l°'`"°, op that, ifkraled "Or y pOrtiOW of the
deficit being paid off, it haa been incre:ed by Moat the
sum of £155 The total number of la-patients has bees 331,
against NO lest year, and the out-patesits 0110 against BA
There Ma Mee also small degrease In the snimoriptima—
vit. £l,lOl la. 81., against £1,131 17s. IL ; but this haa
bees more than compensated by the very
Warn of the congregational collections, =incr.=
' crept on "lace the appointment of the Hospital
Sunday, and have DOW reached Lffig 7a 4d.
has been also a very considerable redestios In
the coat of drugs, in, and something likewise In wine,
mirita, ale, ix. For the very kind and acceptable aorta
of the clergy and others who have been the means of Ma.
ing the congregational collections, the thanks of the
gammon are especially do., as it would be obviously
Impossible to costime the benefits of the institution on
anything like their present scale without their welcome
aid. It is with much sathfaction that the op:amide* are
able to state that the somewhat costly masures net long
since adopted for improving the 'anthill condition of the
Hospital have proved to be emineatly successful tins far.
The House swims mporta that, though there have been
two or three mild came of es-Triples, to be accounted fed*
the constitution and pressen' history of the patients so
affected, yet that they have not dread, aor have any been
fatal; and that no severe cases of blood poisoning have
occurred, even where the nature of the injuries or disease
WO' h.,. probably Produaed it. The detailed report
with which that able officer haa volunteered to furnish the
committee, affording full information oaths character and
result of the cams treated during the year, amply testifies
to his deep and intelligent interest in Ida profession and to
the devotedness with which he fulfils his duties here. The
chaplain, the Rev. Harvey, whose recent appoieb
sent was mentioned in the last report, unfortun-
Moly found himself obilyad to resign, in cone:sums
of a vary odious chronic throat affection, early
in the year. His brother, however, the Rev. S. EL
I. Harvey, at once applied to be his sumessor, and has
been licensed b the Bishop to the post. The committee
so fully recognise the comfort and advantage of having •
resident chaplain that they bog again to draw sitpne
to the Chaplaincy Font which 1158 fallen of late con-
siderably into %mar. The oonunittee believe that at no
period have the wards, and indeed the whole of the
apartments and °MOM, presented an appearance of more
perfect desalinises and good order; nor have fewer cm-
Sluts been beard from patients when guileless& m
always are, on dismissal. at well as doping their
dame, with regard to their food and moral Met-
, meet Such results must be mainly attributable to the
careful and efficient superintendence of the matron. 'llse
committee would be greatly wanting in right feeling if
they did not express their sense of the many minable
services constantly rendered to the charity by their late
lamented treasurer, Mr. Herbert Williams. Trona the
time when it was fird projected he had given his best
assistance to it, as, indeed, to every other pien for the
improvement of this neighbourhood, and had shown his
active interest in It, well being, both by word and deed,
as long as it pleased God to were Min. The committee
have provisionally elected Mr. Robert William., Pam, to
occupy his place—an appointment which they have little
doubt will be this day unanimously confirmed. Once
more the committee refer with gratitude on their own
part, and invite the gratitude of the governors, to the
honorary medical ofil,rato on account of of their phi lan

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Canon BOIGHAN did not know that on the gybed@ they
bad vst7 strong reason a complain; but thought the
county might make • special affection and present the
hospital with the £.500 it owed to the Treasurer ; it was •
nice little round sum, and he had no doubt if it were
collected, the new treasurer t.ould let them a the la Id.
The great trouble Gomm to be that 50 beds are not quite
sufficient in the llospdal. Up to this time they had
almost always been ebb" to take in all the patients oferi4
within • reememble period; but this year as many as Li
10-patiente were, on one occasion. waiting to come in.
They would admit it was almost
bit:4oBBl6k for the eon-
mittos to increase the number of in feet, the report
on the sanitary condition of the °vital rendered it
necomery to reduce the number, although they mod to
bare 011.
Rev. IL Rungrr remarked there had been an vaositl
nutebeg.of accident& .

6:10;11;;Tug continued the committee always
felt they could hardly say enough in the way of gratitude
to those c and others who had allowed collections
for the Hospital: this was so very satisfactory a means of
pining income. Many are ready to give their 'mall stims
In collections, and in his awn parish this institution is the
on* of all others the parishioners wish to moped. He had
vest pleasure in reading • letter from the Rev. J.
ugustive Bauer, rector of Portland, and which enclosed
• 3• 6d. being half • collodion made by the Portland
quarrymen for the Dorset County Hospital For • long
time, said Mr. Bingham, they bade good deal of complaint
against Portlando that it seat them nothing but pa ite,
but the Portland people had now wiped that off, for not
only the Rector, but the Wesleyan sod other chapels had
contributed according to their means. Portland people ha
wished, would come over, and do something in Weymouth,
and persuade the people there to contribute deo. He could
never talk about this subject without mentioning Way.
mouth, for Weymouth, he oonsidered, treats the Hospital
infamously ; they had MO or two little hospitals of thew
own, which are payinghospikels—
Mr. Ammews : one. I think.
Canon limited continued—end they (the Weymouth
people) give their subscriptimu to their paying hospital
and send the Dorset County Hospital nothing but patients,
lota at patients with the word cases:et he Hospital had
only one collection—from Trinity tuck ; from other
Weymouth churches they had no collections for ward
years. He did hops Portland people would—h• would not
amy bite the Weymouth people, but induce them to do as
the Portland people haddosse, for Weymouth was always •
very sure place in this matter. If dads an excellent
physician; but besides theplipician, nothing bid patients
Canon Bingham concluded by moving that the report be
received and adopted.
Mr. FLoria, M.P., thought on the whole this was •
fairly satisfactory report When the balance is rather
against us, one cannot speak in tusqualitled terms of
satisfaction, but there are some pointed the report which
we are very glad to hoer._ tor indiums, the Nooses of the
alteratiosta He always looked on altemeloas with some
fear, beams. somethass • fear sidata that altentier or.
not quite succamfd, sad we therefore sesnolinos think
It would have been bogies to have hesitated • little more
rather thane.° to the expire. but In this am. the altera-
tions seemed to be met -anatereful. (Hear.) From the
report he gathered there bad aaly beet, throe eases of
erysipelas, and they arose from circumstances not caused
by the state of the hospital itself, but from the stets of
health of the patienta, so this seemed to show what they
desired had been accomplished, and the wards have beta
perfectly healthy. —(Dr. Enloe: No cam of pyanisia)—
Mr Royer continued: No case had appeared of what we
called blood.poisonieg. That showed the mosey for the
alterations had been spent to good purpose. There was
another very satisfactory point—although the number, of
patients bars Increased—casual cease from 1,161 to 1,318—
yet the expenditure on the Dispensary had been lass
than in the previous year, that showed very careful
management on the part of the officers that they should
have treatiod a larger numbsr of our with • redaction of
rather more than one-fourth of the expos" It was a
very good report in that respect they knew roe=
patients draw most of their heeling processee.
medicine or otherwise, from the Disperary, rimier the
ore bestowed on that deputrasot must bar Mr very
peat. In other ressects he did not know them issue
calling for observa. • His good friend, Canoe m 4
referred to the feet this seemed to have basaothegasazibli
which they had found any inadequacy of m
for male priers, though not for females. that WY._
_le
thought. • matter very much to be regretted. Re Mr.
Flom) was more conversant with the trealmatl--(aot
the medical, but Is other =/-r-la sootier depertment
of human suffering and and he keens Is that
&partneri the eery Orr rot en Wogs.' alifs-
Ur and remedial prooseele. and be
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the proems, when it oolaniencell after a delay of Noe
weer. must asosmarils be much ism hogrol deli/ Is
treatart is therefore a serf Mini drawback. Of "um
he lame that la many of the awe remedies or. and from
the Disrll7 sad way caw are rimer to as ear
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that serious requirement of the asle.l. 1119 ado, la
adolleeleti of patios% he felt, to a vv.! peat (malt, sad
tho • conversaut oh the r,odta V rh. out in
saying the was Still, oath. .ht., Vie rep it U very
sltigootorr, and h hal groat r ro:owling
Its adoption.