The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-10-23 00:00:00

DUDLEY DISPI4',NsAktY.

On Wednesday the annual meeting of the sub-
scribers was held at the Dudley Isispensary, the
Rev. C. Wyncoll presiding. It appeared from the
financial statement that the total receipts amounted
to £Bl2 12s 6d, including £393 2s amount of sub-
scrip:ious, £167 lOs 3d divisend investments, £69
1.2 s lid congregational collections, £l3 is id pro-
c eds of the Friendly Societies' service, £32 4s Od
interest, £73 45 income from trues branch, and
other sundry items. The expenditure, including
a balance of £B3 5s 9d due to the treasurer, last
year had amounted to £9lO 115 9d, of which £322
55 6d had been expended in drugs, leeches, Sec.,
£228 19s in instruments and carriage, £ll2 Os 6d
medical offices and other items, leaving a balance
of £97 19s 3d due to the treasurer.—The report of
the committee stated that in the face of the adverse
balance it was not considered peudent to issue the
additional tickets this year. During the coming
year the charity would receive the fnll benefit of
the income to be derived from the handsome
legacies bequeathed by Mrs. t3ennett and Mrs.
Charlton so that with careful expenditure it was
hoped that the usefulness of the institution would
nt be curtailed by the preeent debt The congre-
gational collections showed a considerable falling
off. From the medical report it appeared that
4,003 patients had been treated during the year, as
against 4,497 last year.—The reports were adopted
on the motion of the Chairman, seconded by the
Rev. G. Bradley.—Mr. G. Taylor then proposed a
resolution as an additional rule to the effect that
if any officer of the Dispensary believed that a
ticket had been issued to a patient who was not a
proper subject for relief, and that such ticket was
being used to the prejudice of the institution, he
should report it to the secretary, who sbould can
a meeting of the committee to consider the matter
and should invite the subscriber who sig44,d the
ticktt to attend, and if it was found by the eem.
a
inittee that the tickst was being used by person
who-e circumstances did not entitle him to receive
relief from the institution they should thereupon
cancel the same, Mr. Taylor said when they looked
at the time devoted and sacrifices made by the
medical officers on behalf of the institution' they
would agree that they ought to be protected from
attempted imposition—(hear, hear). The present
proposal had originated in it being discevered by
tne Mayor whilst on the Bench that a publican who
cam., before him occupied a house assessed at £2O
per yesr, arid was therefore not entitled to receive
relief from the Dispen-ary, as it was alleged he
wae doing,—The Rev. G. Bradley seconded the
resolution.—The Chairman moved as an amend-
ment that the resolution should not be adopted,
mentioning a rule passed in 1877 which authorised
the medical officers to call the attention of the sub-
scribers to any cases believed to be undeserving.—
Mr. H. Cartwright seconded the amendment,—Mr.
Taylor urged that it was not fir 40 thr ,w the ouus
of ferretting out the eases of imposition upon the
medical offiBers.—Mr. Cartwright explained with
reference to the case under notice that anyone who
saw the man's wife would not have believed that
she was the wife of a publican. He (Mr. Cartwright)
also made inquiries with a view to ascertaining
whether the case was a deserving one or not before
graining. the ticket. Brettell (hon. secretary)
mid he ulTeetigated the eaue, ad owl that the