Plan of the London-Dispensary, Primrose Street, Bishopsgate
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PLAN OF THE L O N DON-DI SPENSARY, Primrofe Street, Bifliopfgate-Without, FOR ADMINISTERING ADVICE and MEDICINES TO THE POOR AT THE DISPENSARY, o R THEIR OWN HABITATIONS, INSTITUTED 1777. AND A LIST of the GOVERNORS, January i, 1795. LONDON, 1795; 3 PLAN OF THE LONDON DISPENSARY, Primrofe-Street, Bifhopfgate-Without. INTRODUCTION. will, doubtlefs, afford peculiar Satisfaction to every IThumane Difpofition, to refledt upon the generous and benevolent Spirit which appears, under various Forms, in different Parts of this great Metropolis, The Companion and Liberality of the paft and prefent Age, have provided feveral Hofpitals, and other falutary Means ofrelieving the Diffreffed : Yet, ftill it muff be allowed, they are, in fome Cafes, inadequate to the lauda- ble End propofed byjuch Inftitutions, 4 The Importance and Utility of the Induftrious Poor to a civilized and commercial State are indifputable : They* confcquently, claim our ferious Regard, and are entitled to our charitable Afllftance. Experience fliews, that, as they are fubjedb in common with the Reft of Mankind to a great Variety of Difeafes, fo they labour under many peculiar to themfelves; expofed to the Changes of the Weather, or confined to unhealthy Habitations, and en- gaged in various Employments, they fall a Prey to nu- merous Complaints, fuflicient to excite the Attention, and implore the Aid of the Benevolent and Wealthy. Imprefled with thefe Confiderations, in the Year 1770, a charitable Inftitution was eftabliftied in Alderfgatc- the of the General-Dispensary : Sircet, under Name But that Charity being confined to the City, in refpedl of vifiting the Poor at their own Habitations, the LON- DON-DISPENSARY was eftabliftied, to afford the like Relief to the induftrious Poor in the Eajlern Parts of the Metropolis. The great Encouragement this Charity has already re- ceived from a generous and benevolent Public; the Number of Obje&s relieved by fo eafy and moderate a Subfcription ; and the truly charitable end it has in View, leave no Reafon to doubt but that its Friends will daily become more and more numerous. Thus the induftri- ous Poor will eaftly obtain Recommendations from fuch of their benevolent Neighbours as are kindly difpofed to alleviate the Miferies of their Fellow-Creatures, to ftop the Ravages of Difeafe, foften the Anguifh of Pain, and refeue from the Jaws of Death many ufeful Members of Society, The Limits for vifiting Patients at their own Habita- tions, extend from Shoreditch-Church to JVhitechapel- Whole of ; Church, including the Spitalfields from thence ; to Wapping, including Goodman's-Fields and from thence along the River-Side to Crane-Stairs, Street , and , through Sateen- , King-Street Coleman-Street into and Shoreditch-Church, Moorjields, to Doghouje-Bar, An Acount of the Patients admitted fince the Opening ©f the Difpenfary on the 16th of June, 1777, to the 31ft of December, 1794, both Days inclufive. Admitted ---------- Whereof have been cured arid relieved Difcharged ------- Died - -- -- -- -- - - Now remain under Cure - Of thefe have been attended at Home - - Admitted as Cafualties without any Letters of Recommendation ------- To fuch as are inclined to, become Benefactors by- Will, the following Form of a Legacy is recommended. Item, I give and bequeath unto A, B, and C, D, the Sum of to be raifed and paid by and out of my Perfonal Efate and Ejfefls, which by Law I may or can charge with the Payment thereof upon Tt uf, and to the Intent that or them do they , either of pay the fame to the Treafurer (for the Time being) ofa Charity, called or known by the Name of the LONDON-DiSPENSARY, , at for Relief of the Poor the Difpenfary , or their own Ha- bitations, in/iituted in the Tear 1777, and now kept in Prim- rofe-Street; which faid Sum I defire may be applied towards carrying on the benevolent Deftgns of the faid Charity ; and the Receipt of the Treafurer Jhall be a fuffdent Difharge for thefame. N. B. Giving Land, Money, or Stock by Will, with Dire&ions to be laid out in the Purchafe of any Eftate for the Benefit of this Charity, will be void by the Statute of Mortmain; but Money or Stock may be given by Will, without being directed to be laid out. 7 RULES and ORDERS. RULE I. I S Charity is to confift of a Patron, Prefident, THVice-Prefidents, a Treafurer, Governors, and Se- cretary ; together with fuch Medical and Chirurgical Aflilfants as may be thought neceflary. 11. All Perfons giving a Benefaction of Ten Guineas, or making up their Contributions within the Year, to that Sam, are Governors for Life, with Right of having Two Patients on the Books at a Time. 111. All Perfons paying One Guinea, or upwards, annu- ally, are alfo Governors, with a Right of having One Patient on the Books at a Time, for each Guinea fub- fcribed. IV. Upon the Payment of a Legacy of Fifty Pounds, or upwards, to this Charity, the Perfon appointed to pay the fame will be conllituted a Governor for Life. V. A Phyfician and Surgeon attend at the Difpenfary daily (Sundays excepted) to give Advice to the Out- Patients; and afterwards vifit the Home-Patients at their Abode. An Apothecary refides at the Difpenfary to ad- minifler the Medicines; and is not to vifit private Patients, or adminifter Drugs or Medicines to any but the Patients of the Charity; and Houfe-Vifitors are appointed to fee that the Regulations are properly obferved. VI. Letters of Recommendation, for the Admiffion of Pa- tients, are Printed, wherein are contained proper Rules for their Government, VII. Governors, by fending Notice in Writing to the Dif- penfary, may appoint any Perfon, who is a Governor, to /ign their Letters of Recommendation. VIII. A general Meeting will be held at Six o’Clock in the Evening precifely, on the Third Friday in the Months of March, June, September, and Decembera at which Seven Governors conftitute a Board. IX. The Patron, Prefident, Vice-Prefidents, and Treafurer, or either of them, have Power to call a General Meeting at any other Time, giving at leaft One Week’s Notice, by Letter, to each Governor, exprelfing the Occafion of the Meeting, and inferting an Advertifement thereof in fome ®f the daily Papers: And if the Monthly Committee defire a General-Meeting, the Patron, Prefident, Vice-Pre- fidents, or Treafurer, are to call one accordingly. X. A Committee of Fifteen Governors, Three of whom are a Quorum, fball be chofen at the General-Meeting December the on the Firft in , to meet at Difpenfary, Friday in every Month, at Six o’Clock in the Evening precifely, for conducing the Affairs of this Charity ; which Committee is open to all Governors for Life—The Patron, Prefident, Vice Prefidents, and Treafurer, are Members of all Committees. XI. The Monthly Committee, at their Meeting in Novem~ to fucceed ber, are to confider of proper Perfons them for the enfuing Year (in which not more than Seven of the old Committee fhall remain) j and at their laft Meeting in every Quarter, prepare the Bufmefs to be laid before the General Quarterly-Meeting. XII. At the Quarterly General-Meeting in December, a Committee fhall be appointed to audit the Treafurer’s Accounts for the Year ; and, alfo a Medical Committee* confifting of Governors acquainted with Phyfic, Surgery, or Pharmacy, to iiifpedf the Drugs and Medicines, audit the Bills for the fame, and report as they fee Occafion, to the Monthly Committee. XIII. When any Vacancy is declared at a General-Meeting, Fourteen Days, at leaft, fhall be allowed, previous to an Election ; and all Eledtions to be by Ballot, 10 XIV. The Nobility, Members of Parliament, and Ladiesij Governors of this Charity, and any Governor who refides out of the Limits of the Charity, may Vote by Proxy at all Elections. XV. No Servant of this Charity fhall prefume to take, di- rectly or indireCtly, of any Tradefman, Patient, or others, any Fee, Reward, or Gratuity whatfoever, oa Pain of being immediately difeharged. SUBSCRIPTIONS are received by Me firs. WILLIAM FULLER, SON, & Go. Lorn-- bard Street Meffrs. LANGSTONS, TOWGOOD, & AMORY ? Glement’s-Lane Meffrs. WELCH, ROGERS, OLDING,&ROGERS, Freeman’s Court, Cornhill Meffrs. VERE, LUCADOU, TROUGHTON, & Co, Lombard- Street Meff. GLYN, MILLS, & MITTON, Blrchin-Lane, And by Mr. JAMES COLLINS (Secretary) Spital Square. PATRON, His Royal Highnefs the Duke of YORK. PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENTS, Right Honourable Earl WYCOMBE, M. P. WILLIAM BAKER, Efq; M. P. JAMES VERE, Efq; WILLIAM SMITH, Efq; M. P. GEORGE BYNG, Efq; M. P. BEESTON LONG, Efq; THOMAS BODDINGTON, Efq; Sir RICHARD CARR GLYN, Knt. & Alderman Sir RICHARD CARR GLYN, Knt. & Alderman, Treasurer. WILLIAM HAWES, M. D. Physicians, JAMES HAMILTON, M. D. Mr. THOMAS WHITE, Surgeon. Mr. JAMES COLLINS, Secretary. Mr. THOMAS SMART, Apothecary. Mr. JAMES LEWIS TURQUAND, Collector. 13 A LIST OF THE GOVE RNOR S OF THE LONDON-DISPENSARY, Primrofe-ftrcet, Bifhopfgate-ftreet without. January i, 1795. N. B. Thofe marked ** * have Contributed Twenty Guineas or upwards. ** are Governors for Life. * are Annual Subfcribers of Two Guineas, or upwards. And thofc marked -f- have Served the Office of Steward. -f'-j' have ferved the Office of Steward twice. JL Homas Adderley, Efq; Bell-yard, Doffer’s~ Commons Mr. Jonas Adams, Shoreditch Mrs. Elizabeth Adams, White Lion-Jlreet **Mrs. Either Agace, Clapton Mr. Job Allen, Steward-Jireet, Spitalfields Mils Mary Allen, Shoreditch Allifton Mr. John All port, Hackney-road Mrs. Mary Allport, Ditto Mr. John Allfopp, Spital-fquare Mr. George Ancell, White-crofs-alley 4**Jacob Ancona, Efq; Nevu-Ji. Bifoopfgate-J) Mr. William Anderfon, 42, Gracechurcb-Jlrcet Mr. James Andrews, Nnv-road, St. George’s in the Eaji **Mr.