The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-08-04 00:00:00

HOSPITAL SUNDAY.

On Sunday last special sermons W.TP preached both
morning and evening in 'mat .4 the places .4 wordin.
in Weymouth on behalf .4 the Weynsouth Royal
Hospital and lbspenaary. In some churches and
chapels the cowregati.nis were unusually lance, whilst
the ainounts collected were in excess .4 last year. \V,.
give the following particulars respecting .sir local
hospital sad dispensary
This institution has for upwards of sitty years Is-en
doing great good in • quiet and very unostentions
manner. Founded in the year lslt. the Weymouth
Dimiennary has been the mesas .4 carrying out it..
sW,tsd work in a most praiseworthy manner, iz .

by I. —Remiss ultitudm of sick (r poor
i out the
necesaity of throwing themselves into tin Union
Workhouse. 11. Shortening tedious ilismilers.
and etudiling the poi, to return sooner to their
labours. Affording relief in yieknewy to many in.las-
trimui families who have fallen into poverty and .li.
tree.., and who, feeling a t .pjq.lv t.. isi-
inieishes, have no Ilth«r means of tli- gr • It
and nec.-ssary comb./ .1 atid sun:ie.!
tum.w when puttering Iron disenye or accident. .1".• •
iliypetoary way founflYl iityler the latnuiage
H.R.H. tlte !trims.... Charlotte. and His t.t.t.•
'light's.. !trim, ',Told ..f S.‘e f'ohonn... 11,•.l .r
vrhoue fo•tering van., ailbyl I.y tile %Aunt
the town awl neighbourlY... - • ••1
became a great to halides of • . .•
it. te-..3me4 W.' n. 1:1, • tic utiii.d. th, ; .
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Pali the f'onitoitr,.• purelia...ll a • • ••1 V.aelmi•
41144 to he tv...1 ••stl.l i,..!y for 'ui 'ltem
liat'ents, on the recotairretiulation of in subscriber
and fir person. lnretin,r with accidents within the
lewough, who are wlmitted at any hour without
rectimmendation, sioiject only to the approval .4 one
of the "Nicer. of the charity. Shortly After
the hospital woen added, our most Gracious (Neel'
becalint the Patrotte of the Institution. From that
tune until tlie present the litmefits conferred upon the
poor have been immense. upwards of 2110107 patients
have lawn admitted to tim benefits .4 the dispimsary
since 181 ii, And upward,. of 1,145 received as in • patients
since the opening of the hospital in 1831;. the
town increase(' in size and importance, is. did the
demands upon the incititittion pr,%retss. until at last
the Conitnittts• were compelled to reject !nen,'
deserving cam-, for want .4 proper accomtwidation,
The old building had only nine beds to meet the
nen...Mi....4 a large district, embracing the residents
..f the Iswough .1 Weymouth and Melcannbe Regis,
and the several parish.. .4 Radipole, Wylie, l'ortland,
Ilmadwey. Preston, (Ismington, Chickerell. Langton
Herring, and Ittiwey, consequently the Continittee
decided t.. erevt a building adequate to the require.
nients •11 th.• and neighbourhood. wa.
acconiplislied after some difficulty, and in 1871 tile
present hospital in Selescl.tntet was built. In order
to increase the useful:less .4 the institution, accident
wards have lawn ilthie.h The Royal
Hospital and I fisfiensary is an institution wheel'
its charitable vcrtals to all who are in nerd, the
only condition 'wing "indigent eirturnistancee.- It.
liewiits are dispensed without reference to religion.
considerations. so that it is Cams. for .iirori..• that
11 all dew., tt itt ations seek to contribut.•
toward. its (met.. The Impital is ristirely support...l
1.,' voluntary coistrilme awl by tite c..11..eti..ek•
ti..pital Sunday.