The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-11-10 00:00:00

THE ROYAL HOSPITAL

The annual general meeting 01 the friends and sub-
scribers of the Weymouth Royal Hospital was held on
Thursday at noon, at the Hospital, where there were
prement—The Rev. J. D. Addison in the chair, Rev. J. A.
&sum, Mr. W. Eliot, Mr. W. Symonds, Mr. J. Lundie,
Dr. Griffin, Dr. Moorhead, Mr. R. if. Eliot, Rev. J.
Stephenson, Dr. Joseph Drew, Mr. R. Oakley, Mr. R.
Waken, with Mr. C. F. Arden, secretary.
The treasurer, Mr. W. Eliot, read the financial report.
Dn.—Balance Due, Nov. 16th, 1873, £l4 85. 1k). ground rent
(arrears for 1873), £l6 6s 6,1; insurance, Nov. 71.11, 1678, 15,
diet money, £149 18. 71; matron's salary, £2O; servant, £.3
cools, £l4 4d ; gas, 1:1$ It, 94 ; printing and advertising
XV Os ; drug., CR 34 lld ; surgical appliances, Ell 12s Id
dispenser. L.V ground rent., 1874, kbo 181; Swatridge, one
year's Interest of XAO, it 101: poundage collecting, 2:,3 25 ;
sundries, £l2 Os 7d ; total, £414 Ilts 3d.
Ca —Subecriptions and arrears, 1874, XISI 171; donations,
Captain R. Philip!, £5; a Friend, by Dr. Smith, £5; Colonel
Tupper, a ; a Mend, by Mr. Arden, 10,; Sir E Baker. £2 21;
Mr Whittaker, £2 Is; Captain Pederson, ; a Lady, by Dr.
Moorhead, ; Lady Westminster, eV 121; ditto, £2; Dr.
Lush, 2:2 151 ; Mrs Percy's collection. 43 ; barque Minisi.
XI las ; klra Del Hosts, thank offering, £1 121; use of room,
101 —X3O Ifie ; sale of old iron grate, 2:1)21; per Mr Anderson
(balance due), 2:5 )81 lld ; ogertory, Holy Trinity, January 14,
£2 las ; ditto May Nth. gl 151 7d; ditto, April 7th, XS
ditto, October sth. XS fo 9d ditto, at St. Mary's, Mehaombe
Regis, October 13th, VIM Od ; ditto, Christ Church, ditto 2:45.;
Hospital sunday —Gloucester-street Chapel, P.S 5s ; Baptist,
(.3upel, iff 3. lid; Freston Church, £4 Os fal; Hope Chapel,
£2 Kubiak, Church, ot 121; Trinity Church, XII ed ;
Fleet Church, Xt 4e lid; Meleonibe Church, 434 18 711;
Broadway Church, 14 Os 3il Blncombe Church, 1i• Ild ; Lower
Bond-street chapel, ; St. Peter's, Portland, £3 Os 7d ; Wyke
Church, Xllts ; Osinington Church, gl 121; Chlekerell Church
15. 3d; Gourds, Portland, £2B. ; Park Chapel, 17s 14;
St. John's Church, tad 8s; Weideran Chapel, AS 7s: lAnStou
Church, £1 1 s ; Primitive Methodist, 106.-2:152 Oe ;
balanoe due, £27 18574. total. £124 las Ni.

Mr. ELIOT also stated that the late Dr. Fowler had left
to the institution the sum of £5OO, to be paid on the
death of his widow. This sum he recommended should
be invested as the nucleus for an endowment fund.
The Rev. J. STEPHENSON asked if the sum of .C 175 from
the different places of worship was for the whole year.
Mr. Suoi said it was, there was an increase of about
£3O. The Hospital Sunday collections produced about
XI%
Mr. Mammal) read the
sinnicst. REPORT.
01 T.I.ATIIIXT 4.
Remaining on the books. IsB Notensber 1873 .. 100
Admitted during the pest year

933
Of whicia number have been climbs:gal cured 770
Reheral 37
Mule In-Patients .
I)oI• • ..• 3
3
Remaining on Um Books— 119

IN•r 111 PINTO
itemaininingl,. the 'louse, ist Decetober, 1413 4
Atha!Red during the above period . • 63

U'
Of which number bass biien discharged curod • LS
Relieved .. .
Mode Out-l'ationts
.. 3
Plolthintsining in the !louse 4

67
Total number admitted to the Dispense:). from Its
foundation In Is 6 . • • .. ..18,382
Total number received as In-Patient/ from the opening
of the hospital In IWO • 1,101

19.483
Dr. MOORHEAD Said that as statistic,' were generally
dry and uninteresting, and seldom intelligible except to
their compiler& he would wake a few remarks upon the
figures he had just quoted. In the first place, the
aggregate number of out and in- patients under treatment
during the year was just one short of a thousand, the
largest number ever recorded at this hospital. The
number of out patients had steadily increased from year
to year. anti last year the increase was -1.3 on the previous
year. Some might think this due to progressive un-
healthiness of the town and vicinity; but he attributed it
to the indiscriminate way in which tickets were often
given away by subscribers. Applicants ought to be only
such as were in indigent circumstruwes, and not in
receipt of parish relief ; but they had patients sonte times who
were able to pay for their medicine, or being paupers, were
provided with medical attendance, through the Poor 'Asc.
The former class of patients could procure advice at the
Sanatorium, hut they must pay for their medicine, while
the latter should be given over to the care of the l'. or Law
medical officers. Though his colleague, Dr. Griffin, and
himself felt the increase complimentary to them for their
care; yet as the charity Was struggling under pecuniary
difficulties, he felt it his duty to make these remarks.
Only three deaths were recorded among !re out-patients
and this appeared strange, as the average mortility was
about 20 per IWO, and there had been nearly NW under
treatment. He had heard some quizzical remarks, and it
had been insinuated that the medical officers in their
earnest desire to present a couleur de rose report, had
been " hoist with their own petarrL" But those who
were acquainted with she working of the charity knew it
was quite irregular and accidental that they should have
any death whateveramong the out-patients These received
advice and medicine on condition of their appearing in
person at the hospital. Whenever failing strength
prevented their being present, they caused to he patients,
falling into other medical hand& The three Mies were
those of consumption who died suddenly from pulmonary
hemorrhage Or other emergency. The local bills of
mortality no doubt received considerable accessions front
the Incurable class, as cancer, heart disease, advanced
consumption, chronic asthma, Internal tumours, and so
forth. Four deaths had occurred among the In-patients;
the first that of an unfortunate man, who attempted
suicide by cutting his throat: the mania, it was believed
being the result of excitement connected with the late
general election. Whether it was the result of the great
Conservative re-action which operated on his mind he
could not say, yet the excitetnent WAA sufficient to induce
the man to draw a razor across his throat—(laughter).
The doctor continued to tell of the other cases, one from
a railway accident and a third from gangrene of the foot
the result of heart disease. He also mentioned the case of
a poor man from Shaftesbury, recommended by the
Marchioness of Westminster, who kindly defrayed all
expenses After relating the visit of this benovolent lady
and Lady Theodore Grosvenor to the Hospital, and their
satisfaction with all they SAW, Dr. Griffin thought the
subscribers who contributed their silver and gold towards
its support might feel assured that by so doing they were
acting the part of Good Samaritans and doing • work of
Christian Clarity.
tAltoma read the following report of the committee
to friends and subscribers of the institutien
committee think that there Is wriawt muse for con-
gratulation from the fact that, through the exertions of the
friends ond subscribers of this valuable institglion, the sum
of i:175 Be Oil was collected on Bolpital butiday, being sti
Incresee over last year of 01 Ws 10d. The tr.:newer reported
Om there wan due to the treasurer the sum of Os 717 d. Ile
consmitte beg to 'call attention to the fact of the increase
Is the annual expenditure of thls charity ; they will, therefore,
ram** an additional number of sultscribers to meet the current
expenses 764 treescirer reported that the late Dr Fowler bad
urt, to the instituUe_,et to isid the death lila WkIQW.
the sum of 000. This sum is to limn the nupleus or Ni
endowment fund, whkh the onsonlttes mincer* bops will be
augmented, so that the hospital may not have in future to
depend entirely upon its subscription list for its support. The
committee feel matured a generous public will not allow the
usefulness of this charity to be curtailed through want of
funds."_ _ . _

Mr. W. Fluor said it was a subject of congratulation
for all to know that neither the Hospital. Eye Infirmary,
or Sanatorium MIA in debt, and these buildln,o cost the
best part of XIO,OOO.
Ur. Lu*nig called attention to one Item In the
traturege* leport--,e4 for printing, Ile thought this a
VW) kIe&XVMII4II.I/}
Mr. AILD‘X said these had teen clew on 10.000 circular*
sent out; al people Mee info the town he sent them
cirrulars, and the expense of cirsulating them hoe le,ait
great. If the meeting knew of the return which the
distribution of the circularo had brought not one more
word would Ito said about the cost of printing. He
believed that for every 10.1. expended pounds had been
rapled to the institution --(bear, hear).
• kg k,t,,alAr suggested that a more general canvass of
ghnown dleugg 114, nhde in order to obtain new sub-
scribera..

—.Th—e-iollowing mobil:lons were telbn passani
That the medical report and the tnAsurer's 11414116eut
accounts now fry! be accepted and printed, together with It
list of the subscriber."
_ .

Th;f-tt;c---res—poet"--iul thanks of this meeting be presented to
the Royal Patroness, to Sir F. Johnstone, the president, and to
the Rye. Talbot firearm, vice-president, for their continued
aaattion and support"

.•Thot
.tt.c tett thanks of this meeting be presented to the
committee forilsks valishle services during the past year;
and that tLe tom*** ftst 4c, srsulng year do consist of the
following gentlemen, with poMel.l4 ROY 14 their number--
me _The Worshipful the Mayor for the lintel/ohm, k* 3,4,
Addison, Mr 0. Andrews, Re.?. Raker. Mr R. hayly, Mr J.
1, Decent*, Mr R Damon, Mr 11. Derenish, Dr Drew. mc
Eliot. Mr K. Capita, Rev T. Omar's, Rev K Headland, Rev
W. !Awls. Mr R. if Eliot, Mr .1. Lundle, Rev If. C. Pigon, Mr
Rllselierni, Rev J Stephenson, Colonel Semifluid, Mr Symonds
ttakler, Mr Thompson, Rev J Boasor, Mr W Ttubm.
tchutoon. Me: J. Dailey, Rev - Bolton, and the Res Weeks "
outs the cjoo. U 3.1114 of ibis meeting be proosited to the
Marchioniss of Westminster for her intomono donatimiof .so."
"That the 1...1,rdial thanks of this RlDetals he tononsel to the
cmoesod gontiernen, both of the Church • of Engfeau,
Dissenting dononinations, for their kindness in preaching
sermons and the use of their respective pulpits in old of the
funds of this charity on Hospital Siuntay, when 3 nun, of
C 175 so lid was rollised."
"That the cordial thtnks of this meeting be also ',comm.:,
to William Smith, Esq, M D., consulting physician ; to James
Esq. consulting surges'',: to John Moorhead,
11
mu cG. Criflln, Req.q, 11 R., s honorary urgeons, ;ith.,, um, mod skilful attention to the 'silents."
"Alto to *Hare Mod, Fame, Miot. and tabs, treasurers,
and to Mr C. F. Arden, o*retary, for their gratuitous merriest,
and that they be requested to continue the Name."
71,e CHAIRMAN, in order to make their annual meetin*
more popular. PURReeted they Shoel.l Ire held at the
Guildhall, and a medical officer deliver a lecture on Mae
waters question, or one connected with food.
Dr7koonkix,in sand It would be contrary to the spirit
of the profession to Make use of their position ita medical
officers to an invtitution to deliver a lecture which misht
mem Wm advertising themselves,

Mr. Oscar preferred the Royal Hotel
I The CIIAIRMAN sugzested that the wigs might be
enlisted and induced to attend, by bills announcing that
a lecture would be delivered by an eminent man, to teach
the ladies how to feed the baby- (laughter/.
A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the meeting.