The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-07-18 00:00:00

NOTICES

Northern
of the Medical Cases treated in the Liverpool
T„..,`,"ern Hospital during 1846 and 1847. By James
—"1111, Ma) , Physician to the Hospital. Edin-
rn,gh Adam and Charles Black, 1848.
iatiho 0 Northern Hospital is an institution which has risen
bee,tmPortance of late years. It has, however, already
titalit_ae one of the most useful in the town, being at all
" OPen to receive the most severe and dangerous
taedieal
oce as well as surgical cases, which are constantly
acingsita in the busy and populous part in which it is
The
fr report now before us, which has been reprinted
ore tb
this ue Echnburgh Medical and Surgical Journal of
jetermonth, for circulation among those who take an
fureat in the management of our charitable institutions,
iastitiP some interesting information regarding. this
We a 'cm, the nature of the cases, and their treatment.
has .re glad to find from it that the demands upon the
by adding)tal hich have been increasing yearly, can be met
xia7.4o the number of beds, as accommodation still
tains! " a mach larger number than it at present con-

Tle
Yea number of cases admitted into the hospital last
Vs r.was 1786, of which 760 were under the care of the
ysicians, and 926 under the surgeons. The outpatients
i_Llng added to these make the total number relieved dur-
eu..gsthe year 2579. It would also appear that the cost of
hospital,
Patient is lower in this than in almost any other
'°„,sPital, being, on an average, £1 lls. 10d. for each case.
The rate of mortality was about one in twelve during
both of the last years, and this bears a very favourable
eftoparison with that of most other institutions, especially
Ihen the severe nature of the cases admitted into the
'Northern Hospital is taken into account.
The intelligent writer thinks that, although Liverpool
Is, well supplied with hospitals, dispensaries, and other
'enoritable institutions, it has much need for more aceo-
tnorlation for fever cases, and he makes the following ob-
eervations, which we think well deserving of consideration :
th`e`There are no fever wards connected with the Infirmary, or
re Northern or Southern Hospitals, so that when cases of
thver occur in any of these institutions, they must be sent to
toe "nIY fever hoipital in the town, which is a small building
nr.ieeted with the workhouse, and not supported, as these
zstttutions are, by voluntary contributions, but under the
4nagement of the parish authorities. The class of persons
measure just above the grade of paupers, are thus in a great
, deprived of the assistance of an hospital when attacked
a',,e'n a disease in which the advantages of hospital treatment
ivairrs obvious. It appears to me, therefore.. thnt fever
8 in connection with some of the existing institutions, or
teeTsPital supported by voluntary subscriptions, are much
itch ; and, the lowest class being already provided for, that
ad an institution in a town like this, with many strangers
e Persons residing in lodgings, would be still more services-
thWt:Vt could be made in whole or in part self-supporting, so
a °X Peri paying ing
of acc a modommodationerate sum weekly, any one might obtain
or
."
The
.„ greater portion of the report consists of cases ar-
to tgi,e' under eight heads. The details of these we leave
th,,,'° Profession, merely observing, that the author's me-
,)". of treating rheumatism of which 149 cases were
;mkutted in 1846, and 155 in '1847, seems to have been
tielle9s successful. Several also of the cases of disease of
tia). lungs and heart, a class to which he has devoted spe
ss_cattention, will repay the perusal of the professional
iaeger.
Dr. Turnbull has evidently devoted much pains-
' taking attention to the whole subject on w:lich he writes.

D übr rhe übrn University Magazine, (James M`Glashan,
in,) is scarcely up to its usual mark of excel-
11r,ee• _ The interesting memoir of Dean Kirwan, in
lue ortrait.Gallery," is of itself sufficient to give va-
to.. the number. S, everal of the other articles are in-
ter
esong ; and nne--. A House and its Three Tenants"
-i-Pl.°lnises to be extremely so. We extract from an arti-
e entitled " China and the Chinese :"
THE USE OF THE FAN IN CHINA.
CaonThnsteanuts.e oil the fan in China in summer, is universal and
Your tailor comes for orders, he raises his leg
andd pulls out his fan, not from a case, but from his stocking,
commences fanning himself with great composure. Should
yoeurncompredore appear before you to receive your commands,
suds the at of Your oom too hot for him, and he
either opens his fan, which he has in his hand, or pulls it from
h..i_Sn.stocking, and uses it with equal nonchalance. Your ser-
V ts waiting on you at d dinner, will hand you a plate with one
an fan themselves withthe other. The fan is similar in
lipe to that usually adopted by our ladies, and is to be seen
In all, except the lowest coolees.
DRESS OF THE CHINESE LADIES.
they
women of all classes are very fond of trinkets, and wear
the4lanY silver and jade-stone rings, bracelets, and anklets, as
tileY can afford—but gold is never used by them. The dress of
taa,uPPer classes is nearlyas handsome as that of the manda-
pr
eel put every part of their dress will be found of a different
Lue head-dress of all classes is nearly alike; except that the
arig;ier orders wear the best description of jade-stone, and ena-
the eiled ad silver pins set with pearls. They do not wear linen;
inadu:ldner-jacket, being the dress worn next the person, is
of crape' and has tight long sleeves, embroidered round
e wrists and neck ; over this they wear another jacket, which
viriade either of flowered satin or crape ; the sleeves are very
broileand short, reaching only to the elbow; an embroidered
eri encircles the bottom of the jacket and sleeves; the em-
ineh,,erY is either of gold, or silk and gold—the border is three
the i?.leep, and is a different-coloured silk or crape to that of
exe4;,,e!l/4et, which is lined with a third colour. The trowsers are
Thee we and long and are embroidered round the an-
" as similar manner to,the jacket, although not to match it.
Irerstireat object in a lady's dress is to con:ibine as great a Overt of colours, and variety of, embroidery, as possble.
har*the trowsers, the wife wears a rich satin petticoat, very
411(1,-°InelY embroidered. This can only be used by the wife,
melt',
never be worn by unmarried daughters or handmaids.
l'ery'u?es hive heels about an inch high, and the uppers are
rottmetal?orately embroidered in gold and silks, and bound
andl3l, with gold tinsel. They do not wear stockings, but red
den del+ ribbon is bound round the foot and leg. Like he
144.;:',e,Y wear under their jackets a silken girdle, to which is
'O6 ec„ wiY attached an embroidered bag, which contains their
..
'nbr and pipe. They alwa) s carry a fan, which is either
sota4idered, or made of feathers-, and is either of an oblong,
dres, or pointed form, and does not fo.ld up. Although the
11,igiiia„,13 anything but becoming, affording no opportunity to
symmetry or form, being perfectly loose, and fastened
Int°ll, nd the throat, still the tout ensemble is very pleasing.
iaqet,,`B, and children of all classes, are invariably dressed in
',vhich- and trowsers, the materials being the only variation,
Sl,l%esalways in accordance with the wealth of.the parents.
hai;""nren have the head shaved, leaving two circulai: spots
Matte,'" °lle on each side of the head, before the ears, which are
. into tails. At eight years old the hair is allowed to row
14i1 ie4ol), or crown, and the rest of the head is shaved the
platt d -hen the
Years ol is of sufficient length. The
it twfemales is allowed hair
to grow, and is platted into a tail
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