The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-06 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 6, 1852.

you say yew bare net essainad the paints I—Not
privately.
Inscribe the mode in which you ascertain whether
' than is any ground of easoplaist 7—By going Omagh the
wards, and by bearing everything they have to say. I go
through the wattle slowly, and I hats a pod deal of con-
Tandem with a great many of them.
Oa the discharge of the Innis paten% does the sergeon
lapses and enemies them himself ?—I do not
lDlos you net knew 1-14 e.
You began by telling the Cement oases that on. of the
duties, on the discharge of female panne, was for the
attendant to examine them. Bess the largess inspect and
examine tam banal' ? It dray in his duty.—Do you
mean as satin inspection Oda Fenn asked ?
If aftemary ?—I have no doubt he does. They ore dis-
charged on the report of the medial emcee ; they are re-
ported by the attendant convalemest to the medial carer.
I understood the questioes at first to mean as cane persosal
inspeetion naked, as they would come cut of the both. If
so, I do not believe that nth ea examination takes plan.
That is only in ease it should be necessary. You my now
you believe et to be the practice to examine patients on
their discharge. Did you order that female patients should
be ozonised, not by him but by the matron and oases,
end &report made to the ;medical omoer only is such eases
as they might think wow, so that many festale patients
might be discharged wi t being se-en by Dr. Wood ?--
Certainly not.
Is there any register or cat-book kept 7—Then is, and
that oasebook is laid before the committee, with the names
of the patients who have been discharged in the preceding
week, and theme who an to be discharged on the lollowir g
Friday.
That case-heck is kept I—Certainly.
Doss the ease-book date far back ?—Certaioly ; before
the period of my being treasurer.
1. the ease-book kept better now than it used to be ?—I
do mot know that it is. It is kept is this respect better,
that sine I have Insisted on seeing (it is a recent Intro-
duties a my own) every case completed the week after
the patient has been discharged, I am satisfied they have
been made up noes replan y. 1 have very little doubt
before that they were am mask up with such regularity,
and I incline to think they were not made up so fully.
Has it ever tenured to you that there is a difikulty in
the case-book being mad* up, when there are 400 patients 71
—The resident medical *Soar keeps it ; it is examined, andl
it is signed as correct.
Is there a prescription-book, independently of this case-
book I—Yes.
What salaries have these gentlemen ?—This is a list of
all their salaries—[haadiag in the same].
The two phy inns have 260/. per annum 7—That is en-
aetly the scale of asheries as it was lest year • all my ac-
curate ale published every year, mud everything we have is
as accessible to the poWie as w• can make it.
Do you recollect that there was in the hospital at Bethle-
hem, some time ago, two young penona, a Mile Morley and
Mies Hymn 7-1 recollect the case of Hyena very well, but
I did not recollect On case of Morley until it was recently
drawn to my attention.
Do you recollect whether any complaint was made at any
time of her ill treatment 7—Certainly nut while she was is
the institution. The cam of Morley, as it appeared to us,
was this: She was brought Into the institution, and shortly
after a emote& was made that she should be permitted to
saga a legal document, to which I objected. I would not
eousent, on any eocsidoration, to a?low he r to sign any
document, the object being to obtain money for her
through oath signature, sad I would not coosent to it; and
her friends suggested that it would be better to remove
her sad take apartments, and obtain her signature. I said
I would have nothing whatever to do with it; if they re-
moved her, they might do so, but I would not permit her
to sign say paper uhil. the was there. An application
woo shortly afterwards nude for her removal, on the
mend that a change of Ur would be beneficial for her,
and she was taken away. Certainly no complaint was meat
on the part of her trends of her treatment. It may be
that they were themselves not conscious of there being any-
thing about her which indicated ill treatment, and, until
recently, I never heard any emplane of the sort. 1
You said you had beard about Miss Hymn I—Not during
the time she was in the hospital. I had a beg correspond-1
enee (the whole of which is here), showing every step that
was taken in the case, and it is concluded by Mr. Dyson,
requesting another iaterview, and we fixed a day for it,
intending to go into the matter very fully, and to have a
repeater there to take notes of everything that occurred;
and upon the day lied, Yr. Ryan wrote • note, saying
he was so ill, that he less noble to attend, and be would
wan the investigation for IKON Penn period. Our
newer was, that we wen sorry to tow able Maces, and
we wadi make an appeases% whomever he thought
proper. I have a copy of letters he seat.
In fact, nothing has been done in the case ?—Except a
nag investigation.
Bet no result has beat Mao to I—No ; it has been consi-
dered arbfritice.
Do you not consider the sant of year 'modification of the
old rule to be to give men power to the matron sad
to take away the power Gem the owing siker ?—I did
set island it se be so i 1 biluideit List elle timid be oiled
seek Um We amiss, tad be tot the bra
Has sot tae eNist albs meirtildeaties hest se glee mese
power to the mitres. sol Se Coke away the power hem the
sedieal seen 1-21te divine etTeet has bees Se OW miIIIVISOMP deal =wee enginsieet to the patiorM I am
steeriess bee it sewSEAM the wisilesi elbow; at W. '
I peresiss Iseguise theeserli the wards, the they sire much
more osOeyed than they Wife; theft is the remelt.
De you set consider it has given the artlies more power
sad the medial 0600 e Mee P-11 did not bawd to diedieleh
his power at all ; I ietesded that she shimid ma in soon
where she was not acting beam mob as eases of empley-
seat.

patients who have either left the licapital„ or Intend to do so.
Any letters of say kind aro laid before the sulecomenittee
every Friday.
By wham a. e those reports made 1-By the steward as to
the number, and by the seedierl officer is other matters.
Does the steward report upon the attendant* ?-No.
Who reports oa the coolant of the attendants P-The re-
sident spoth, cary.
You say the case-book is spurted, but is ate Impaled
every week?-The ors-beek is impend es to dimharged
Wiest' : as sea Friday they are mimed es the
minutes, and roan cm the following Friday; the saes-book
Is then called for, and even one of them eases were the
patient is reported to have left the ostabiiihnerat is
examined and signed by me as chairmaa, 'amorally by
initials.
The ease-book is examined by yourself ea chairman ?-By
'gaits. chairman.
Did you ever gine an order that female patients slimild be
Clammed on their edinissont and discharge, and their
bodily state reported to you ?-7.10t reported to me ; that
feint has been dose ; 1 gave such mortise.
Did you mem give any order that reports of that kind
should be made. to you ?-No. I have directed that they
should lie examined. It is part of the rules that patients should
be carefully examined and reported to the medical officers.
In the new rules we direct that • record shall be kept lied
(wavily examined of the state of the patients. It is dis-
tinctly the duty to the attendants to inspect all patients
who come in, to bathe them, sad to report every disco-
lormation or sore of any kind that may be observed to the
medical officer. This is • list of the new rules which has
been ree.ntly prepared for the euclidean [handing is the
0.81/r].
it being the duty of the superintandise medial deem to
go
round and spit all the patients, mole and wale, every
Moraine ; did you ever give an order Mao hi abstal (sly
visit the tamale patient. when called spas to der by the
matron ?-Never. certainly sot ; it wield be directly con-
teary to our regulations.
Did you ever give an opinion apes the cahoot I-Never.
You never, directly or inilitsell,.olSergird to the medical
officer your opinion, that he should astir visit the female
patients when called upon to do so by the matron P-No,
most distilled! not .. the me decal officer has the planets en-
tirely under his charge ; his duty is to go round the hospi-
tal frequently, to ore all the patients; not particularly to
interfere with their motel treatment, but to bo with them
a great deal.
'What do you call their moral treatment?-To me that
they are properly era pleyed, and take proper examen
That you call moral imminent, proper exercise sad esa.
ployment ; is not that always considered to be part of the
duty of the medical officer?-Certainly.
li that br so, why do rot make that distisetiss, and
amigo what you call moral treatment to the matron /-1 Mt
if he required too thing ti be time, that he abeuld give
directions to the matron, and let the matron give it be the
enevant..
1 isoderstood you to say, that you awigned the morel
easement to the matron i -Coder the advice of the usedisal
diem ; he has the mover to suggest what be comeidere
mesetial.
You do not allow him to have • further power them •
mere bump .riots ?-I feel it is better, with regard es mangos
set essioected dimity with medical proceedings, heist the
metros give her orders, rather than he should give them
direct himself, otherwise in the cam of contradictory mien
having been given, the attendants might be placed in Oa
unpleasant and embatrawsil position.
Os what grounds do you make that distinction 1 Is set
what you call moral treatimeat clearly • pert of the duty et
the medics) officer? Mat sad occupation, and the
whole system of sagest -10,. surely belongs to the
medical officer ?-temeiffelel It to be acemeary that •
petits% should he the bodied eine wield toil
the bean Ile filee ON
Not essislag it yea ea Meta ibe leo nip he
power te ireggest Hes he power to eider the mama to
wenn fiat employment ?-lf be mak
sad it was not carried out, he would gepertertfile=t
You stated in the ounct, that the maim wee to ben
weal treatment, sad the medical MOM Ibis smiled nest- '
sent, and be was not to interfere wellairel?-I melably
gave the moral treatment to the swims hut at the mime
time I expected her to act in a way that would meet with
the views of the medical officer.
Did you express those orders in writing, or by word of
mouth ?-Only by word of miuth.
Does the matrou or does she not alone decide whether or
sot employment or absolute quiet is best foe the patiest ?-
She would answer that question much better herself.
Then. as you interposed between the metres and the
medical officer, and a. the metros and medical officer see
now acting on the result of that interposition, I sek you to
give the commissioners the fuel explanation of what you
meant by that ?-My interference simply meaat this: in all
those cases which the matron should think were strictly
cases of employmeat, she was to decide; sad those gems
which had anything to do with the deities of the medical
officer should he left entirely to his decisive. Disputes so-
(atonally arose, which I felt proceeded from there sot Wog
mseicient employment of the patients in the weeds.
When you gave that orders to the mmenes, did you or
did you nut intimate, as the result te pet MOM; that the
matron should decide absolutely apes he enear)essat Of
sememployment ?-No.
What did you mean ?- I meant le imply, that epeoplaiste
frequently arose, and the convicties ii my owe mid wok
that they proceeded from there not Wag a esilliest ea-
ploysant. It was with the view at ebb= peen"
amount of employment, and it bee bed Mat
Did you or did you not noes. An he ashed sibs
should have the power of ordidas oripispossit kr am lii.
tents ?-Certainly, that he should have full power te nib
employment foe the patients.
If sii, why won the moral tresinest left in the bawds at
the mews t-That she should emy it oat.
Tee just now it cam be in by • onguales. Did
e.
k ft be by orbit 1-!he seapeties- 'file mil.
ewe Se ben the host ef as aim 1 lebsitil
. should sealed he _ begloreast, sad the Esteem
L* out; i
any it Ora, UMW Ili giving it to a sernak,
gPiivem it to wneheb
De nab IMMO ths weeds mid nabs
wino"Yoi p.. 1 go road lie slip ilh eel 009•8•11 F:
Can I:l%esse avenge how ellesl64 ef he
wean set sop
every wimps rather rain OM mot a math. I
have so en an amass, it is sews relight. Takla,
the time. that in sot the ins sd the sommisse lt is Ila
ism • tromiglit
By whom an yes atoessesied at awn time. ?--Fee-
osently by the steward; when I am else; ea windows el
repair, always by the atewszi. I am always masempasiod
by sine attendant, banes ily by the sosibel ohne; but
aigniflthollt 511.011MIlat.
sever goy
......2.1-_No, sown. It is on of the
Ebben nisa. that ill lin. gar in a ward the
eiffinket bias him aml eine . g eeseat.
Dom. to the breenott seedies sets the shoe wards ?
-I hilt se. philft a little segoilhogusiego lessee it is
the IMMO li lie mil wards. Wesiegne-eng seems to it
without plug through the beeemest, sad therefore, Igo
there serene frequently than to other porn
Do yes make such visits at mann II ineartais tines?-
We generally, after our committee he brains up. in reused
ease a fortnight. That world Se a fermis time; but I be-
quietly visit a* ascertain timm. All qualms of repairs
are at certain time., but I go at ascertain tans.
Do you visit the wards at night T-Ilisse worm beam is
the wards at sight, except our* after the Mffiedurdes at
relight throughout the whole establiamest. I west ens
sight to see the offset ; mad probably sees abet I may have
boas there to lot:erten' the extent of warmth that wsspiag
es throughout the whole of the galleries, and I tali le
be oseciagly satisfactory.
Do you make any, and what, inquiries as to he holly
essaltion er romans of the paints?-Only me kg a the
general rules go.
Pet isdividually 1-Not isdinduslll. With alai to
the node el awing tie food end the dist, with geemisehm,
I woad observe, that a now diet able boa naasly boas
istroduced [bandies the asake].. Ms is the het tilde I
head is the hospital when 1 !mem ainewnes sad this is
the diet table that ha hoes istoodend Ina I have alas
bade ea a terstica is the nab at serving the dist, a
well as the description of bed, I have had halves and
fake istredmied throughout the wins of rho setablida
ant, se sell as • groat sunber of ens ihoephoos, sod e
greeter number an in progress. The wumblamegfrees hen
ens bees altered. 1 have increased the et GI IMP
sinew asd we are now sanely abodes the elreaslor d
the Wiai01111; he isionseat wising on all to tem ends
mad we have entered into • urea{ he sew tees. shish
are sow is progress. These one peels of great shamans
whisk are mow in the somas at ogingletime.
When was the sew rules ineedusel?-I think it was .n •.
is February, ISM. sin FATAL FIILIWORIL EXPLOSION lit FINSBURY.
What see the rears lithely leateameies 1-1 felt it do- -The **Wes at the Awn& nesslnterY In Roe*
enable that every alleedent hand bees plated is his hands !wa
_„C•www,„___
_•••lik Eleefew•net. Mahon, where the
ira the nine of the duty while ash won sustained to trii m tmoisim____,,,__-;r•Maseelid lis_.•lld Jean Howse. aged
oen. I felt it better to give don his anode of their 'es we,. """mom_,„______. em .._lsAislai ellliMela ..__,, ___e/Pill
ty is a separate bah to thansins, hos give them s IC2 ••••••• m. um M li. ..nomilmem •
large boat roateisheg all the duties a toe rapsdar The i Wall a bilk NMI
sawn. I kit it ~,,,my else, that absurd lb, ef • mil toe meat is the abovanestiosak a eta-
deelaratias at the end (which the .... desk ibieldrpendeted thwoughare. The saber
'sive) that they had neared it. la seen beiressa iia-1 ""Yaws _sr tle_lme==ll, ill• fatly zez
• •,.... news disposed to hey, sad la on below patina- ""...0. elm ....".. awl essellerieg the
tarty, On they iced ell the rides It is a diabase pen of lle,_. _tom tri MO ate-jiliilik... ._ deemed allaftg, la he
the duty of no of the officers to earl to every atteshat ommou lmi 1.812&i: la ben usenellese
that
mime Is, the "so ho boo to imfmm. mg ki am, ism that snug iambs= as maids it. grids, did sot
it wee dewed that sash min hod LoaainiL I dinnend la" Fla°. Tb. midimei, • Rod mho% seadreted
a peculation on the pert of a anal. dement. and he de- the le/00bn *Mahe* already hell• ladlewt. Is M-
ale/ she was aware she wee set entitled to porgabilea. &boy* oppearal that the rube hod wait bees at work
la gang asset, do nu *shaves! to SIIIIIIIIiiii, *Whir liekill bad semi • i1w0h...._ hebrieg.,_ we yews hem
there be any oases of assphist T-1 her miry ifiellsormat =l•llldalaw'n sr mwr be eel send is
made to me. en dis soon Wag lighted with •
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You are not likely to hear them from the Madams T-1 •••• It: am dhe ariggsall WNW ignited es ose sea
bear earlthing the attendants are disposed to my. reow tiss. Doh he sedismn died loos shoe heir ad-
Sappoasg • patient has any same at complaint against illillel. Ile bats der I.A.Tht=rl4B4l._ .....111=1
am ateradaitt, you are sot likely to boar that from the at- to ""'""`"" ''''s '''''' ••••'• •7 cow
tesdeat ?-No. be lel slabs moo le Ors be bed told ens se hi
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this , I osaverse with on ea far es I can. nosy is given above. ass sibleassed the
You am no • patient without the attesdaat being pee- taujo'.mmosold"isht te,,,ev.iii-81-1 am coma
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«e he always, but geaerally the atteedent is with as, la •••• • i wea hid Not ils lb, Ur to esik Ili them,
or he mans. he would set bon loppmesd, sad &sir Has
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IMO by myself. If I did, I should take slope es son 1.1./.814( " 312.16.16er "me
as I hood it. dam* isessisteser, and be to
Bet yes have sot base steps to aneeteis Abase este N• 111101-
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se aseerisis whether these is say nosed af empleist. I ships dassehed by the oath& during the
en same ender elm &PM he se grand. moan ass ilk asatelszeprilly 23,215 prengen, lashed-
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lias Dr. Wood wanplained that Ns pow has boa dr-
essaseribed at a ?—Not the leers.
Have the sew rules slims be.. oresisod in a kindly
in/8141 by the 'heinous sad the peosinses ?--Certainly
is the lest plats I mat espies of tam esies tenni to nosy
• the nee motive sad Hwy sired ems resewsue
essystiess ; end ref resslesslN esneidemad all Bless
66 the raw roles we framed.
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yuaii ewes reposed to bare ma additional dd.
?—Net as • distinct prepseitha. I bellow
meet el them know it h my private opinion, mad a pima
MOM MIMI with use, sad is the great of a washy WM'
rissaltsentien will be made.
is as weep neemseary —Bach as alteration
shoal the pima. There is another dificalty besides that
ret,==sistis&the isedical oilleerhat is, to lad
M it
By varaty oyes mason resigning*? dyi.g t—We should
net ill op the wow, ; we should appropriate the salary to
the rambling at edical °Hem
'rbe withdrew.

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