Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-28 00:00:00

),I LIVERPOOL LYING4IN HOSPITAL:

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. - The itnnual meeting of the subscribers and -Mei& of
thelying-in Hospital was held-Tetterdny, at the Hos,
pitaly.PembrOke-Place;liiiirWorship -the 'lllaYOri,-T. Di'
.4.4deisim, Esq., presided, •and amongst: these :present
were" Mr.- Job; Mr. 'Robert Tuoker, ' Rev, , '‘V. _Bannister";
Rev.. T. Moore, Dr. Imlach,r.-Dri Blower,. iMr.%-• Guy
. Medley, Mr:Meiklam, Mr, Rawlina,,,Mrs' Rawlins, Mrs,
,Medley, Mrs, Whittimorei Mrs.. Job, Mrs. Hooke, Mrs.,
W.' Medley,:Mrs. Woodall, Mrs.. Daniel Willes,- Mrs. S:.
White, Miss Pratt, and Miss Jones. • • - .- '
The CHAIRMAN, said he believed it had been the Os!:
tom, for the ..Mayor .to take the . chair at the' annual
meeting of this excellent institution and he had very
greatpleasure in complylig with that-enstom.- As the
Lying-in Hospital had ,beent se: Ipnglin existeacef a 4 ,
was so welllknoWn in the towns IA -was sure it -woad -:
be%ahnost unnecessary for him-to-make any remark,
.eittitir as to its objects. or.-its operation e... Only. one
remark he would inake'as to its objects, and that was to
remind the publie that the'hospitarwai for the relief of
the poor who could- not help themselVes.. . Only one
other point he would wish,•-and:he; believed he .wsis,
expected to allude to it, was the financial sta,te. of the
institution. It, had b.!en felt for many, years by the
committee; that the finances had net-been 'altogether.on '
such a satisfactory' footing as could: be deSire4 because
the exßenditure had exceeded, the aniounttof -subscrip-
tions . by. nearly £1.50 a year, and therefore the institu-
tion wa,,,left dfpendent upon. legacies and donations' for
a, considerable amount of its expencrtiure. ' He laud no
doubt the meeting Was aiWare'that meet of thetbnitnittee
had deemed it d6Airable,"iiideed 'aline& necessary' for thb
well-working of the in..-titution,. that larger rand- more
,commodious premises should be either built or. pur- '
ehased, and for, that, purpose a bazaar was held daring
the summer, Which -reSultedc inost faTourably, and .the
;,large, slim of £3,000 as collected ;:.but' if he was
informed correctly,;thilk:stini, eivling7tO: the expenSe•'of
land,'in a. suitable situation; would not be sufficier•-to
cover the. .anaount, that is requisite,. and, therefore-the
committee, would not only appeal to the public: for addi-
tional sub4-c-riptions to cover the expenditure, but; for.
additional 'donations to assik'iliem in buying suitable
;premises' fortheinstitutiami.i! • ' • ' '
. , The, Rev, T. Moon.; the-secretary, read the following .
i report :7!.- s • • , . -
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In preseikting the eighteenth annual repott,ot.tae Liverpool
Lying-in-Mspital," the conttnittee have abundant cause for
thatikfuLness to Rim ." irenr: who& .horr.ettc.vverr, geed gilt"
The-.institution has had its difficulties to contend against., but
ffiends!have, from time to time,.been raisesk up to take
dnin-
terest in it, and to work activelwfor its ivelfate....• ••
The working of the hospital for the past year will be seen
tfnont.the following report of the-niediosi-boartt

Labours, in .I§9. ,
Special. cases

Chil4renboin,
Still-born"
Twin eases • •

157
Death 1
Wet. Nurse l regiEterect
"Dispietisiry4aM9,:'

-179,

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Total.. • 2,453 ,
Improper applicatiOns:(fejected)
The entire ilturtber of ,p.ersons bet:tett:al:by- the institution Was
.2,453. Of these the dispensary eascs fcrin the,laygest item,.
ntitiTher being'greati tlym in any fernier weir. The
ptuither of •wet nA•ses gxeeedsfthat of the pirribus year.by 25.
The midwifery eases are not quite so numerous. •
The care taken in the adir&sion of' midwifery Cases is clown
bjr the fact that 133, cases :were ;visited, While only 157 were
admitted. Some otthe aptircived applications were not, pre-
seated, but as nittnY, as tivettie: imprapiir liPplicat!cins were
refused. The importance of this institution is phown by the
many difficult and dangerous cases. admitted during the year,
all of whithwere snece4sfally treated with • th'el, exeeption of
one, .wh ) was admitted in a dying state. The spatial ward has
in the past as in Miner years, been productive of 'much good.
There ism separateiEtubscriptiati list for this elaSa of patients:
The economy with which the hospital is conducted is well
worthy the attention of the subsc:ibers, and the corqmittee,
desire to.exPress•their entiro,confiaenee in their n'fitron, Mrs:

'From the trttsurer's balance-sheet it appears that the annual
sifbacriptions of the. pas.tiyear is less than that of the preceding
by. IA but there are still outstanding a list of subscriptions
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amounting to nearly £4O. • -
Fot the last,three years the average e;sfaiestditure has been
£4lO, while the annual amount from subscriptions has. been.•
only£29o, a balance iir2l6o a Year to be made up from*
such. a casual source of income as legacies. This state of the
fatds has often severely tried the faith of the committees ,They
are thankful to be able to day, that hitherto; the •deficiesiey has
alwaYs been. pravided4ob „before .any serious. embarrassment
bad occurred. At the commencement of the year there was a
balance in fasnihr of the institution riar.277 18s. td:, and at the
'clime there are bills to pay to the amount of nearly•Xtoo. :The-
ho pital is therefore' jest in the same ppsitjon as during all
r. fo. iier years,- with .the exception.' that the 'egsity to 'pay this
balance has not yet,arr,ived. Frani. this !stateo-Tt.,it will ))e
seen' that the increase of, the subscription list'. is a Matter of
vital importance to the institution.
• Another drawback against- which the- .hfavital has had to
contend Psi. some' years pastlids' been the: lualloqnacy.'of its
accommodation. This subject has Veen sinintedly referred to
the two last reports, and .the committee' felt that it was
necessary to make AR' appeal to the public -for fund's to 'enable
them to remedy, this etate,pf things. An• appeal was;prepareil,
but, by the advice of. those best acquainted with the, °Winner-
Cial_statoof•Literpool, it I,ml:riot published ;• but,•as•an alter-'
native, the bazaar, which was originally intended- A°
supplementary to a subScription list, was made., the principal
feature of the year, the subscription. list being kept in reserve
till a more favourable period. .
The committee hb.ve to record, with feelings of the deepest.
thankfulness, the great success of the bazaar. The treasurer
for the bazaar fund gives the following statement.:—Net pro-
ceeds of the bazaar, £2,674 Bs.' H. ; donations up 'to the pre-
Sent, £542 Od. ; interest; £6' 7s. ; total, £3,222.175. Id.
This successful result is owing to the exertions of the many
friends of the hospital ; bbt thanks are especially due to the
lady-patroneeses, to.. the ladies' committee- ()lithe hospital;.to
the ladies who took chargesd stalls, and whose us:Airing sfforts
are worthy of all - 'The charity" is under great obli-'
gatios to the bazaar committee, but especially to the energetic'
secretary of that committee,. the Rev. W. Bannister, whose
business-like arrangements contributed solargety to the sue-
tees of the sale...c. : ,
The committee have to report with regret the resignation of
their treasfureri Mr.,A•. C. Browne, who haa,held•that office for
the last seven years, and they beg to thank .him for,his paSt,.
serarieee.• The committee are glad to state to the subscribers
-and friends of the institution twat Mr. It. T. Steele, the trea-
surer to the bazaar fund, has consented to become treasurer
for the hospital. The attention of the committee has for
several, months past been engaged in .searching for a suitable
site for the, proposed. new hospital: A •sub-colmnittee, after
:diligent inqmry; reported' to 'the' general committee, and a_
selection was -made from three plots of ground submitted to
thrtri. Their choice fell On a plot in Myrtle-street, but owing
talSome unexpected difficulties,: the comMittee are not able to
report the purchase of the ground. As a consequence, they
were' not able to procure-plans aniFtsiiinates. The precise
additional sum required for the building cannot, therefore, be
accurately stated, but the committee expect that it will be
considerable.
To raise this additiOnal sum, the committee recommend that
an appeal be made to the,benevolence of the Liverpool public ;
and they trust that the good work which has been so success-
fully begun will also be brought shortly to a happy -termina-
tion. .
In cosclusion, while the committee have to regret the inade-
quacy of their present subscription list, they enter on the pre-
sent year with good hope for the future. The energy which
produced such results in the case of the bazaar, if directed to
the subscription list and to the raising of the additional funds,
will, the committee feel persuaded, be attended with complete

success.
The Treasurer's balance-sheet showed that the expen-
diture had been £405 12s. id., and that the balance in
I hand was £l9 Os. 2d. There were sundry outstanding
accounts however, which when paid, would • leave a
balance against the institution of £BO 19s. 10d.
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Mr. Tii'CKER moved nnd Mr. MEnLii seconded the
adoption of the report, which was agreed to.
Mr. itowlarrns moved a vote of thanks to the ladies'.
committee, the gentlemen's cominittee, and the Medical
Board, for their services daring the past year.
Mr. Councilliir 'JOB seconded the resolution, and said
in the success of the bazaar the ladies had received the
most substantial proof of the public confidence. '
The motion was then carried.

The Rev. Mr. Moons, the bon:Secretary, moved the
following resolution That the, especial thanks of
this meeting be offered to the late Mayoress and the
other ladies, who presided or assisted at the stalls in
the bazaar, held in October last, since to their untiring
exertions, in providing so large and valuable a collection
of saleable articles, the successful result of the under-
taking is mainly attributable."
Dr.- ImLitn seconded the motion.

11r. Jos mentioned that Mr. Lynn, of the Waterloo,
had rendered great service at the bazaar, and had been
most handsomely thanked by the ladies for his kindness.
The CIiAIRMAN said the institution was deeply in-
debted to the Rev. Mr. Bannister for his services in
connection with the bazaar ; and the liberality of the
late Mayor and his estimable lady were so well known,
that he thought he need scarcely put the resolution to
the meeting.
The motion was carried by acclamation.
Mr. MEIKLAM moved and Dr. BLOWER seconded a
vote of thanks to Mr. Browne, the late treasurer. The
resolution was agreed to.
The Rev. T. MOORE said when it was known that for
£450 a-year upwards of 2,000 cases were relieved by
this institution, it must strike every one that the affairs
of the charity had been conducted with the greatest
possible economy ; and on comparing the expenditure
of this institution with that of Queen Charlotte's Lying-
in-Hospital in London, the contrast was wonderful, for
in the latter charity ie found that 341 patients had
been treated at a cost of £2,000.
On the motion of the Rev. Mr. BANNISTER, a vote of
thanks to the Mayor was passed, and the meeting broke
up.