The Express.
London, England, 1859-03-17 00:00:00

CIIY OP LONDON HOSPITAL FOR DISZAZIB

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The eleventh anniversary of this charity eau
celebrated bat evening by a dinner at the London Tavern,
wrier the peeking of Sir J. Paltutcrox, who way sup-
ported by Lord Denman, Admiral Hamilton, J. Capel and
H. Tacker, Exp., Dr Riedoa Bennett, sad about 250 sub-
scribes and friends. The Chairman, in proposing the toast
of the evening, " Fragility to the licapitel," spoke of the
eilkiency of the voluntary principle, as developed in this and
other kindred charities which adorned the metropolis. This
biatitation, in support of which they were met, stood in the
tablet of Bethnal-green and 6pitelfirlds, the district which,
of all others in London, was perhaps peculiarly liable to
diseases of the cheat. It appeared, from • recent re•
port to the Board of Health, that pulmonery airtime,
including Maisie, cease very warty one fourth of the sauna
mortality of England. Every 100,000 of the populating'
yielded on the average 652 victims annually to this deadly
den of (theme, end phthials, or consumption proper, it wee
mid, killed ea the average, Le England alon,, more than
50,000 poem • year. Idenetbeless until this charity and
the Bromptea Hospital were established no can was taken to
heat that particular elms of doesse—probably batman of the
vulgar notion that consumption weitinthratle. The results
' of both intantiune proves that evai this tutu-tlin might ho
anisted and in many intoner cored. Since the initiation
W been In active operation, now aree or f roes years, it had
received w Wile its wells between 200 and 500 patients each
yew, and bad relieved nearly 7,000 out-patinte 1141Allalle
Liet year the somber of iniatieirs was 314, and the num-
ber of outpatient. 6,925, the average &Mahan each week
being rear'y 1,000, and the total number of on-
patients Meth d since the founding of the boa-
, shat being 46,000. At present then was aocanno.
dation for 00 beck, but he • andtticood that owing
Ito the want of funds not mote than 50 were occupied.
The domain received last year amounted to 3,0351. las. 4d.,
I the anneal subsoripten to 1,2261. fie., the bequests to
1,0641. 166., the ertlltctions after sermon to 1061. 12e. 55.,
gad foam other emcee 291. 19e. Id.; making, with • banes
of 4011. 13s. 75. at the commencement of the year, • total
available theme of 6,8861. 6s. bd. Them wea eneadod on
the baidieg, and in the payment of old debts, 1,5371. Se. 6d.
sad I. darning the current expense of the ctortty, 4,060/.;
10a. 10l' leavicg a balance at the bank.Fa of 2961. 12a. Id.
Mire man remained • debt an the building of pearly 6_, ;
bet • triad of the charity had most generously aired to
contritate 1,6001. towards the liquidation of this liability,
provided that the remaining stun of 4,6001. was collected at
this aneiversary. It was subeequen ly stated that • chapel
was bring erected fa the grounds of the hospital, at the sole
a:peeve of a frknd of the institution, for the bank
the patients, end would shortly be completed,
end ready for the performance of divine worship.
Mr. Sewell, the Itouoniry secretary, who acknowledged the
Mot, intimated that the gentleman who had awed the
1,8001. aeon the condition that the imolai, 4,5001. wee
made up at the dinner, to liquidate the debt of the hospital,
was Mr. H. Edmund tiarasy, the treasurer, who bad, out
of his own pocket, ativaseed the 6,0001. to carry on the
building, and wee now &creditor la the funds to that amount.
The Bev. T. J. Rowell, of St. Stephen's, Stepney, and
other gentlemen connected with the eastern districts of the
metropolis, testified to the peat beoeilts the boasts' bed ore-
fined, sad wee erakertag, aeon the readmits el that legality,
and especially era the dpitalitelde weavers, who were se-
perkily liable to cheat diseases. The mbieriptlons of the
evening animated to 7,7601. 2a. 61.—the list of donors in.
eluding the chairman, 201. ; Lady Pakington (who recopieda
mot la the &kg), 101.; Benin and Bevan, 1001.; sal
several other City Irma Sir met savreats.