The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-15 00:00:00

ST. MARk'S HOSPITAL.

The annual meeting of the governors, subscribers,
and friends of the above institution, established for
patients suffering from fistula and diseases of the rectum,
was held yesterday, at the London Tavern, Mr. Sandemau,
the treasurer, in the chair. Mr. R. Rigg, the secretary,
read a very lengthy report detailing the operations of the
hospital for the past year, of which the following is an ab-
stract :—The past year has borne full testimony to the
usefulness and. value of the institution, for during that
period 1 , 253 fellow creatures afflicted with those diseases
specially treated at this hospital have participated in its
benefits, nearly the whole of whom have left either
cured or sufficiently relieved to be able to resume their
usual occupations. The committee, however, regret
that the support rendered by the general pub is has been
' insufficient to meet the expenses of the hospital, and
earnestly appeal, therefore, for extended support from the
benevolent. No bequests have been made to the hospital
during the past year, but those of 500/. by Mrs. Morgan,
and MOl. by Miss Foyster, have been realised. The com-
mittee have to record donations of 20 guineas from the
Grocers' Company, 10 guineas from the Skinners' Coin-
pany, 100/. from Mr. J. G. Frith, 521. 10a from Mr.
Hodgson, 501. from Mize Thompson, 501. from Mr. Murray,
WI. from Mr. Bessemer, 501. from Mr. C. Jones, and 501.
for the endowment fund from Mr. T. Tilson. The balance
due to the treasurer of Mt., and the unpaid loan
of 5001., show how much the charity stands in need
of help. The surgical report stat-d that there were
1,253 patients admitted during the year, of whom
182 were discharged cured, 269 greatly relieved,
74 irregularly attended, 4 died, and 204 remaining
under treatment. Total patients received since the
foundation of the hospital, 31 years since, 19,485. The
financial statement showed the income of the year. in-
cluding 2fil/. from dividends, 373/. from aenual subscrip-
' tens, 7531. from donations, 690/. from legacies, and loan
lof 5001., to be 2,997/. 4s. 3,1. The expenditure is 3901.
above the receipts. The invested fund is 8,7741., and
the unpaid legacies, 1,2001. The chairman, in moving
the adoption of the report. said there were
ti beds in the hospital, all in use, and be
hoped the public benevolence would not necessitate
any reduction in this number, but on the contrary enable
the committee to increase the number. There was not stn
hospital in the country more deserving public sup-
Vats a standing Mal Jul need of it. The report was
agreed to, and votes of thanks were passed to the me-
dical and other officers fur their valuable services. The
following gentlemen were re-elected on the committee of
inanagemeat :—Mr. E. Allcard, Mr. T. G. Frith, Mr. H.
Johnson, and Mr. H. Westall ; and Mr. John Lavey was
added to the committee. Arrangements were then made
respecting the stewards for the anniversary dinner, and
the proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the
chairman, who stated his great regret that Mr. Alderman
Carter had been unavoidably prevented taking the chair
that day as he had promised to do.

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