Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-17 00:00:00

S 0 UTHEW HOSVITAL.

The annual meeting of the trustees of the. Live
Southey Hospital' was held Yesterday at the dlaren ont
rooms. • 'The chair watt- occupied by Mr. R. L. Jonifki
the presidimt ; and these were also present the Rev ,j
Messrs; Leveson, Oweni, And Robberels;: Metsrs. HaniV
ton, Houghton Fletcher, .Pobs and Martin, ,_45
From the medical report it that the number
of surgical caees treated during. the pastyear was 2,840,
of which 2,e..,16' had been eured3. medical cases, 387,

eured, 218.; -.operations 70, of which 4,7 resulted

cures.

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,Fi The -followins . the generetreport whs3hiwas read
The return, which-has been prepared-by the house surgeon,
'efll -show that the- hospital continntS. to render- indispensable
and. files. timable aelviee to the busy and crowdedneeality in the
midst of which it is-placed. The committee have felt it neces-
sary, however, from.consideratiem- of prudent economy, to '
restrict the in-patients-as much as possible' to those severe and
urgent cases for whichlhe Southern Hospital was mare speci-
fically founded.

It may be remembered that lett*. report of last year the
trusteereand subscriber* were congratulated on the• fact that
the hospital had at letstti- "attained :what was concei•eed to be
its-legitimate place among hospitals recogn:sed by the Royal
College of Surgeons, the prescribed number of 100 bedahaving

been:Occupicd4r the prescribed perimtof six 111011t113-1 'and it
was•intimatcd that it had been in -conteraination to obtain a
similar-recognition fromrthe Society of Apothecaries Ey =elect-
ing asecond honorary physician, but thatthe comnaittee of that
year, referring'to the financial pbsitimi off the hospital, deemed
it impanderit to take any step in confirmation of the increased
expenditure which the increased • number. of in-patienticwas •
found.to involve. The committee of the peat year have fat it
only right to pursue the same prudent-course. However much
it maybe regretted that the resources of the building should

not be used for the reception and aid of asAmany patielts•as it
is capable of accommodating, and that the existing stair of

medical officers, nurses, and z.servants._.sheuld not be made nit
largely available as possil4e_in the relief of suffering, the com-
mittee halm been reluctantly driven to theteonclusion that the,
experftent of trusting to -the public for tirtended support in
proportion to extended utility has been tried long enough.to...,
prove„ hi, this-instance at least, a failure,...and' that the only ....•
alternative rearainining tothent was carefully "to ecOnonaise'
the fund-with whichthey were entrusted. They have endea-
voured; therefore, 'to admit as in-patients-such cases only as
came strictly -within the. primary -object of the institution ; -
while the...board of economy have devoted -xnueh,ttme and
attention, to the-siipervislon.of the expendituae.
Earl-v..ln the summer the important Mite/-ofmatron became
vacant-. hy the resignation of; Mrs. Chalmers,- and. the eons,-
mittee have reason to think that the effects of the boarcLof
economy .are zealously seccuded by • the energy and strictriass ,
of her successor Miss Mathews. • . - • "
The committee are sorry. not. to be ablisitoxepart any in -•-• j
crease in the amount of subscriptiens; tlupgh they hatse ,
thankfully to ackno*ledge the sum of £4OO in donations, 'and
of £205:130.. 10d. in church. and chapel collestions, as compared
respectively with £248 and../1155 in the previous year. '
The committee-Would here call attention 'toile fact that the
hospital receives a. considerable amount annually from the'''
simultaneous collection for the Liverpool charities made by the
various eongregations connected with the 3stablished Churel4,
and they would respectfully urge the reasonableness and pro-
priety of a similar annual cellection from the congregations-of •
all other denominationa. Thebenefits afforded by this and
other charities being inverted simply for the relief of suffering, •
without distinction of sector treed,. the obligation to seppert ."-
themobviously rests equall7 upon all classes in proportion to' 1•
their means. The committee thankfully acknowledge the.

amonnt ,of assistance occasionally reoeivethirom other d;nomi-_

nations, but they conceive that the aid would. be more effectually
and systematically given lay;, the adoption of the p:an they have.
ventured to suggest. • ,
In legacies the hospital has-received £250 in.the last year, as
compared with £859 in the year before. Altogether, the
incnase of the past yearhas barely covesed the expenditure;
andithere is urgent need of internal repairs and alterations,•
more especially in reference to watc7 closets and pining
(matters indispensably essential, to the health and comfort of
the patients), which , would . involve an, outlay of about AllO.
Donations towards this special object 'souid be most thank-
fully received. • •

The Treasurer's account show that the receipts, indud-
iligthe balance from last year,amouuted t0£2,767 15s. ld.;
and; that after all payments had. been made there re-
mained a balance or 1402 185.,-againit which, however,
there were accounts. unpaid
.amounting to about X 650;
The accounts were passed and, orered to be printed.

The remainder ef,: the business, consisted of the usual
'votes of thanks toihe officers,. all of whom. were spoken
of in warm terms especial, mention -being made of the
zeal for the welfare of the insertion manifested, by the
president, Mr. R. L. Jones,, and the treasurer, Mi.
Ilkoiighton. Votes. of thanks- were also passed to the
clergy and dissenting ministers who had advocated the
claims of the institution, during the past year,, and also
to the donors and contributors, and the committee for
the Osuing year havirigbeen, appointed, a vote-ef thanks
was tendered to the chairman for presiding and the pro-
, ceedings terreinated.