The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-08-08 00:00:00

SANATORIUM MEETING.

The annual meeting of the friend. id the above most I
valuable and businiattslike Institution took place. on
Thursday last. Among those present were the Mayor
(Mr. t. It. Weldon!) in the chair, hr. smith, foundei of
the Sanatorium. Rev. Talbot Greaves, Iter.J. Stephenson,
Rev. J.L ynes, Rev. Talbot Baker, Dr. Moorhead, Mr. R.
If. Eliot, and a goodly number of ladies.
The MATOK said he had much pleasure, at Dr. Smith's
request, in again taking the chair at the annual meeting,
I especially as this was the first year in which this institu-
tion had been tarried on under the present boost zsdiefac-
tory arrangement, namely, that this building is guaranteed
to the institution in fee, and also that must diatirable
point has been arrived at, that the endowment fund is a
completed afair. Ile trusted that the new arrangement
would prove tkoniugh and Lasting, and the institution be
carried on that for many years to conic they might be able
to meet there and receive similar reports to those that
had been no gratifying in years Pad- (Rear.)
conntrree's REPORT.

Dr. Salmi, the founder, then, as hon. strretary, read
the following committee's report :-
I.sditai and Gentlemen,—ln presenting the gsth annual
report of the Weymouth Sanatorium your committee have
much pleasure in stating that it continues its useful course of
benefiting and relieving the sufferings id many a poor invalid
with unabated success. We have laid before you from ecr to
year the number of Invalids treated as in-paticuts and the
number treated as out-patients, brother with its financial state
and we find that irut only have the funds increaael so as to
complete the Endowment Fund last year, but the number of
patients have also increased and have largely benefited by the
medical skill which this Institution Ix-snows
•' In the medical report we find that the numher f r.tkas
in the 0 nun at last report in August, 1675, woo 14, anti the
number admitted during the year-118, being 11 more than
last year and there are 16 now in the liptitution, making a
total of 111 treated as in-patients during the year. The length
of time these patients remained in the Sanatorium erica in
individual taws from ono to seventeen, or an average of five
weeks.
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-ese—
" The total number of inpatients admitted since Me opening
of the iimettonum.in 1843 is 1,25•2.
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"The nuntber f out-patients admitted during the part year
Is 021, .4 wise,' 046 were from the., try (all ports) and th
number from Womouth-.23&. The majority of there were
cured, ethers greatly relieved, but the result in many MICA ie
is not possible to find out. The total number of out-patient t
admitted up to August, 1876, is 25,391, of whom 0.441 were
make and 1600 females, the number for the lest year beings
tial males and .r.Z females.
your e.munittee have thus much .114 • to congratulate the
supporters of this charity for the great benefits they bestowed
0100 suffering humanity through its portals, 11.11t1 fervently
pray that the almightly may continue to bless the means WWI
as Ile has hitherto done for His °all glory and time
good at this Itotitutlon."
IP. SMITH begged to express the regret of himself as I
well as of the committee, at the loss they had sustained
in the death of the Rev. E. Headland, a loss which be
was sure VMS seriously felt by them all; but the loss to
his good wife was far greater, and with that view they
were anxious to convey to her their condolence on her
bereavement (hear.) He was happy to say that the
Rev. Prebendary Baker had consented to act oil the com-
mittee in the place of the late Rev. E. Headland. (Hear.)
• TREASURER'S REPORT.
Mr. It. if. Emor, in the absence of his father, had great
pleasure in presenting the treasurer's report for the past
year. He had only to say, as usual, they had an over-
flowing exchequer, which was always a satisfactory
feature of this institution. It might scent to many people
that the making up of an account was a very dull and
dreary business; but in a matter of this kind sonic little
latitude might be given, and when one thought of the
many kind and loving hearts from whom the money came,
and the blessing which under God it would probably be
the means of conveying to so many persons, then the
work became a very pleasant and quite an exciting
pastime. The following was the report
Expenditure —Advertising, die., CI9 13. I Id ; ground rent
; fire insuranec, .e.l Is Oil: house expenses, £3004s 4d;
matron's salary, £22 ISs ; 'cremate' salaries., les :
417 us Id; furniture and repairs, e;s4l lii Ill;
£l5 108 ad: poor rate, £l3 10s; stationery, ; purchase of
C 5,000 India 4 per (VIII.. £.5,150 its; balance in treusurer's
hands, £le.,' 2.s 9d—£5,801 11:18 10.1."
•. Receipt. -Balance in hand, £2O 10d ; subscriptions and
donations, r.,273 Ss : from capital account, 0,076 75 sd ;
interest on £5,000 India 4 per cents.. 18a 4.1; received
from patients, =7 Se- £5,064 15. 10d."
The Rev. T. BatiEß proposed the first resolution—
. " That the cordial thanks of the meeting be given to
Mr. W. Eliot for his kind services as treasurer. He
sup he could not have had ingual aur piece of
work an
connection with this committee placed in his
hands, or one which was more grateful to his own feelings
than to give cordial thanks to so excellent a man as Mr.
Eliot. The treasurer to every institution is the most im-
portant officer except the secretary. Money being the
sinews of war, the treasurer had to usaimge those sinews;
his office was therefore of vital importance ,• but the
secretary must also be looked en as a most important
man, for he furnished the oil which greased the wheels,
by getting in subscriptions. The treasurer, however, had
to these, and his services could never be over-
SATURDS V. looked ; c deserved the grateful thanks of every meeting.
With the proverbial fickleness of our climate, the day Very often treasurers bad to contemplate adverse baLnisis ;
of dismissal broke beautifully tine, in kindred institutions, such as the Royal liespital and
The first news of the camp was a misfortune, in unison the Eye Infirmary, the balance-thect was by no means
with the misery of the night. One of the &d Dorset, favourable. When the treasurer had to add to his scr-
umped Bents'', coming front Weymouth to the catn_p, was vices by bringing forth an adverse balance, and to say in
about to pate one of the wet moats, and to do this effect, ' Never mind about it; you may pay me when
jumped, befell into the moat, breaking one of his legs you can," then he conferred an additional boon oa the
between the knee and ancle, Private, Porter supported institution. In this case, however, Mr. Eliot hail only to
the pour man, who would otherwise have ideal a chance make up the balance-sheet. Mr. Baker continued that
of being amothemil fit the dyke, and by and by, help being
aummonod, Privates Dunning, Hopkins and Swore. he himself found the making-up of • balance-sheet one of
him lam
camp
an a hurdle.
captain
ththe most
ininiititrotuttunbit.lessomtheey thildagsnoh ha
not to
thdtunto dko.
mrli.epEip
iiloyt,
in
for
Hodges and Lieutenant Williams were immediately in advancing money, as there was always • good balance in
attendance and did all they could for the suffer's relief. hand,
behalf l ftu of
ni his
The Hospital sergeant gave him medical Carel putting on Dr. MooRHEAD seconded the resolution, and it win
the splints, and then Corporal Dart oenverod hint to the carried.
Dorset County Hospital, where he was moat kindly Mr.
received. About nine o'clock this morning the 3rd Dorset father H.
rfortf Ku
or
uuu.,hed away, so as to get off by train, and arrive home had to propose • resolution . ' That the best thanks of this
in time for Dorchester fair. About half past ten the meeting be given to Dr. Smith, the founder of the
~„mpanie.s were forming up for the general march in, Sanatorium, for his vsluableaervicecas honorary aecretam
when the Colonel rode lip and complinieuted the band on and physician." Mr. Eliot really could n..t isay all he felt
th„ir plat Mg the week, an honour of which Mr. as to IP. Stuith's work in regard to the, institution. All
very kind °T
be4ed
ex to
p ree thank
elons them
usoit on
In
wee:ileum and his comrades were naturally tery proud, he could say was that be trusted it tuight please God to
The comPanies having bees drawn up, Colonel I spans his life to continue his valuable services and labour
srawarip, addressing the officers, non-co aaaaaa imaioned of love to this institution. with all that kindness of heart
officers and men, of the Dorset battalion, said it gave him and geniality which characterised all the doctors' work,
great pleasure, at the end of this week's camp, to admires, (Applause).
a few words C., them. It would be'very insoldier like in RAY 3. STEPHENSON WY quite sure he need not la=
him if lie were to make any remarks upon what was said word to commend this resolution to the meeting.
by the Reviewing Ullieer yesterday ; but be would speak of 1
at the end of the room (patients) were best qualified to
what he had himself observed. In each of their daily I second it. they, perhaPs more than any °then present
drills he had seen • markedunprovement, and the general knew with what kindness and constant care Dr. Smith
discipline had been thoroughly goost lie hod Kane faky. devoted We attention to the work. All who had anything