The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-02 00:00:00

Hospital for Consumption, Brompton.

A quarterly court of the governors of this charity
was held on Thursday last, at the hospital. H. C. L.
Bevan, Esq., occupied the chair; and there were
present the following Governors:—The Rev. Sir H.
Foulis, Bart.,V.P., Sir Peter Van Notten Pole, Bart.,
Lieut.-Gen. the Hoo.T. Ashburnham, C. 8., the Hon.
JoscelineW. Percy, F. J. Augarde, Esq., T. P. Beck-
with, Esq., T. M. Bridge, Esq., Dr. Dickson, C.
Few, Esq., Granville R. Ryder, Esq., Robt. Trotter,
Esq., J. Holbert Wilson, Esq., C. E. K. Butler,
Esq., Dr. Smith, &c.

The quarterly report of the committee of manage-
ment, read by the secretary, stated that since the
last meeting the accumulation of applicants had led
the committee to resort to the same plan for the tem-
porary increase of the hospital accommodation dur-
ing the winter months, which they had felt called
upon to adopt about 12 months ago, viz., that of
putting an extra bed in each of the larger wards
besides using the physician's room as a ward. The
number of beds was thereby again increased to two
hundred and ten.

In thus alleviating a larger amount of human suf-
fering, additional expenses were necessarily in-
creased ; but the committee trusted that in stating
this simple fact, and in appealing to the public for
a larger measure of support, they would receive
the help, which in this country is rarely withheld
when required for a good purpose. The committee
reminded the friends of the charity that the hospi-
tal was still without any endowment; and likewise
that the payment of the mortgage debt (referred to
in the lost report) had absorbed not only the whole
of the small reserve fund, but also nearly all the
cash balance at the bankers.

The out-patients department equally maintained
its character for extensive usefulness.

•The committee, as well as many of the best friends
of the charity, had long felt the importance of pre-
scribing and dispensing for the out-patients without
detaining them longer than could be avoided. Some
time ago certain alterations were therefore made for
the purpose of remedying in some degree the evil•
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changes had been made, and others were in pro-
gress, which it was hoped and believed would have
a beneficial effect. The committee reported with
much regret a vacancy in the list of assistant phy-
sicians, consequent upon Dr. Burdon Sanderson's
elceicatniosn, to a similar appointment at another hospital.
The vacant office would be filled up on the sth of
March.
The committee renewed their recommendation
for the appointment of an honorary dentist to the
hospital.
The following legacies had been announced since
the last court Bedbur, £5 ; Miss Strang-
ways, X 55; and Miss Rosa F. Lewis, £lOO, duty
free.
The number of iu-patients admitted since Nov.
27, had been 227 ; died, 26 ; discharged, many
greatly benefitted, 186 ; new out-patient cases,
1,493.

The report was then adopted by the governors,
and the proceedings terminated by a cordial vote of
thanks to the chairman.