The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-01-20 00:00:00

SOUTHERN AND TOXTETFI HOSPITAL

The annual general meeting of the trustees and sub-
scribers to this charity was held at noon yesterday, at the
Clarendon-rooms. Edward Cropper, Esq., the president,
was in the chair, and there were also present Me 5611. ,rt
B. Yates, J. Ingram. John Job, the Rev. H. Hamptrd;
Charles Challinor, Studley Martin, John Aikin, and •
number of other gentlemen,
The CHAIRMAN, ti opening the proceedings, said the
institution was Lever In a better state, and the only thins
the committee had to regret was that the funds were not
at all commensurate with the necessities of the case-
There had been some increase in the ember of annual
subscribers, but the expenses were almost double the
amount of annual subscriptions. It would be of great
benefit if gentlemen would exert themselves among their
friends, and add to the number of contributors.
The Rev. W. HAMPTON, the Secretary, read the com-
mittee's statement of the progress and condition of the
institution during the past year. No less than 2,757
patients had been under treatment ; the in-patients being
172 above 1850, and those for the most part were the
severest cases. There remained in the hospital on the
31st December 1850, 53 ; the number admitted from Ist
January 1851 to let January 1852, 948 ; discharged cured
731, relieved 29; left the hospital at their own request 30:
irregular 14 ; dead 65; under treatment on 31st December
1851, 79. Out patients cured 1,753 ' • under treatment on
31st December last 56. Of the 65 deaths that occurred
during the year 9 were brought in lifeless, 11 died within
a few hours, and 7 were utterly hopeless when admitted.
The compound fractures in 1851 were exactly double those
of 1850,---a very important difference, as the cure in these
cases is always protracted, and the expense to the hospital
is very great, because the highest possible degree of
nourishment is required to sustain the strength of the
patients, and to enable them to resist the extreme debili-
tation ensuing upon these cases. In simple fractures there
was an increase over 1850 of 13i. Thus, in those twe
most important items, there was an" addition of 190 over
former years. The report also noticed a decrease of
wounds of head and face, &c., both of in and out patients.
which generally occur from street rows, late at night. The
increase of surgical cases in the year was 91, many of
which were severe. The number of in-patients has been
permanently greater than that of any preceding year. The
actual number of beds is 86, and the average of in-patients
for the last six months has been 76. At one period there
was such a pressure of severe cases, that it became indis-
pensable to open an additional ward temporarily, and for
a brief time there were 90 patients in the hospital. It was
with difficulty this number was reduced, by stringently ad-
hering to the principle of economy and refusing admission
to numerous urgent cases, a necessity which deeply pained
the committee, and showed the necessity of an appeal to
the respectable inhabitants of Liverpool to extend the
operations of the institution. The report subsequently
noticed the efforts which had been made to increase the
funds of the hospital, and referred with regret to the death
of John Platt, Esq. ; and the retirement of B. Platt, Esq..
from the office of treasurer; and closed with a strong
appeal to the public in behelf of the charity.
The TREASURER then read the accounts of the insti-
tution, which chewed that the receipts last year were,
from donations, £471 Ss. 11,1. ; collections in churches
and chapels, £2ll 2s. 2d. ; subscriptions, £1,151 Bs. 6d. ;
board of foreigners in the hospital, £96 2s. 6d., and a
penny collection, made by Mrs. Chalmers, the matron, On
the issue of tickets, £l6 10s. Total, £2,035 Os. 2d. The
current expenditure had been £2,121 19s. 3d. The
balance due last year was £321 Bs. 81d. The debt upon
the institution was £4OB 17s. 90., and there were trades-
men's bills unpaid to the amount of £6OO.
The CHAIRMAN, in referring to these accounts, called
particular attention to the collection of £l6 by Mrs.
Chalmers, the matron, by means of penny tickets. He
thought that good example worthy of imitation.
The following resolutionswerethen passed in succession:
" That the reports of the secretary and treasurer of the
institution be adopted and printed for circulation among
the subscribers."

" That thanks be given to Edward Cropper, Esq., the
president of the institution ; to W. Robertson Sandbachr
Esq., for his services as vice-president, and that he be pre-
sident for the ensuing year. That thanks be given to Mr.
John Aikin, and Mr. Matthew Gregson, as auditors for the
next year; and that Mr. Aikin and Mr. Joseph Russell
be auditors for the next year. That thanks be given to
Mr. Benjamin Platt, as treasurer, during the last ten
years ; to the Rev. George Dover, the chaplain ; to the
medical officers, the house surgeon, and matron ; to the
Clergy and Dissenting ministers of the town, for their
eloquent appeals on behalf of the hospital ; and to tho:3
ladies who have made donations of linen to the institution."
The Rev. H. HAMPTON then moved that, instead of one
vice-president only, as fixed by the eighth rule, there
henceforth be three.

A brief discussion ensued on the subject, when the
resolution was unanimously adopted.
Mr. riAmeroN next moved an amendment of the
19th rule, which, he proposed, should hereafter stand eS
follows :—" That the honorary medical officers of the
institution shall consist of one physician, three surgeons,
and one assistant-surgeon, for five years, to be appointed
by ballot at a general meeting of the trustees, to com-
mence at one o'clock, and to close at or before three of the
same day, and to be subject to annual re-election at the
general meeting in January. No such officer, except the
assistant-surgeon, shall be re-elected oftener than to
complete the period of fifteen years' service, excepting
those first appointed, whose period of service should expire
at the end of thirteen, fourteen, and fifteen years. The,
general committee shall decide by ballot the order of
successive retirement of the medical officers, at each of
the abovementioned periods, the chairman having the
casting vote."

The motion was seconded by Mr. J. Cropper, and
opposed by Mr. John Aikin, Mr. Yates, and the chair-
man. It was supported by Mr. Steele, and being put by
the chairman, wa3 carried by a majority.
Messrs. Matthew Gregson, John Job, and J. B. Yates,
were then appointed vice-presidents. _ A general com-

mittee was nominated, and the medical officers were re-

appointed

Thanks were given to the chairman for his

services, and the proceedings closed,

LYING-IN HOSPITAL, PEMBROKE-PLACE.

The annual meeting of the subscribers to the Lying-in
Hospital was held yesterday morning, at the Medical
institution, Mount-pleasant. Thomas Littledale, Esq.,
the Mayor, presided, and there were also present a number
of ladies and gentlemen, supporters of this valuable charity.
The MAYOR having opened the proceedings, called upon
the secretary to read the report of the committee, which
stated that the hospital had been established for ten years,
but that it was only the second time a favourable balance-
sheet could be laid before the subscribers. Now, how-
ever, a balance remained in the treasurer's hands, with no
outstanding debts, no subscriptions in arrear, and the
hospital was well supplied with every article conducive to
the health and comfort of the patients. The hospital, it
was believed, could now in every respect court comparison
with any institution of similar extent, for convenience,
economy of management, and efficiency in its variouS
departments. The committee, especially called atten-
tion to a ward set apart for the treatment of diseases
peculiar to women, and urged the propriety of making
it a permanent and prominent feature of the insti-
tution; the amount of real ands substantial good it
was capable of affording being incalculable. During the
year some furniture and surgical instruments had been
added to the stock of the hospital, and many: alterations
had been effected which were found absolutely necessary.
A new matron (Mrs. Bolland) had been engaF,,ed, and
entered on her duties on the 29th of January, 1851. An
Ippector of Applications had also been appointed to inves-
tigate the claims and characters of all persons applying for
admission. That had been the means of avoiding marl'
impositions formerly practised. From the annual report
of the Medical Board, it appeared there had been labours,
102 ; special cases, 12 ; total, 114. Recoveries—Mothers,
100 ; children, 99. Died—Mothers, 2 ; children, 1
still-born, 2. These cases, prescribed for on an average
two and a-half times each, give 2,300 attendances, at an
estimated cost of £7OO. The register for nurses had been
found very successful in its operations—persons at a dis-
tance from Liverpool having obtained nurses from it.
The school for midwives had been well attended, and some
skilful pupils had left the hospital, in consequence of the
instructions there received. In conclusion, an appeal was
made to the clergy, and to subscribers, for renewed sup-
port and sympathy with the objects of the institution.
The Treasurer's accounts were then read, which'shewed
that the receipts during the past year had amounted to
£646, and that after defraying all the expenses of the
Institution, there remained a balance in hand Or
£227 14s. 9d.

Mr. JOHN CROPPER then moved three resolutions ins
one—That the Reports then read should be adopted and
printed, for circulation ; that the thanks of the meeting
should be given to the officers of the Quarterly Board,
and to the Ladies' Committee ; and that the Board and
Committee should be re-elected.

It was also agreed that an improved arrangement should
be made for the treatment of special cases, by the appro-
priation thereto of another ward, as recommended in the
report. _ _ _ _

The thanks of the meeting were then given to the
Mayor for his kindness in presiding that day ; and his
Worship having returned thanks, the proceedings closed•

CHURCH OF ENGLAND INSTITUTION.—We are glad
to hear that this valuable institution has completely out-
grown its original premises, and that the accession of
members has lately been so great as to render greatly
increased accommodation absolutely necessary. The
arrangements are now completed, and the rooms are this
day thrown open for the reception of the members, after
having undergone a complete renovation. We hope, and
we have no doubt such will be the case, now that the ad-
vantages of such an institution are so widely appreciated,
a large and steady increase of members will soon render
another change necessary, and that we shall see it take its
place in the ranks of the most flourishing institutions in
the town.

LIVERPOOL:
TUESDAY, JAN. 20, 1852
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