THAMES HOSPITAL TRUSTEES.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXIII, Issue 6602, 6 May 1890, Page 2

THAMES HOSPITAL TRUSTEES.

The monthly , ' meeting was held yeitirday evening;:: 'There l were ' present — Rev. Fathor.O'Railly (preeidenl). Mesare Thoe, A. DiiDlop, W. H. Potts, Miokaol Alulliaan, Thomas Badford and J.- M.Robeon. ~. The miQufee 6jE last 'meeting were read and confirmed, rfiloDSE Committee's REPORT.—The re::ort as follows was read.:- . <" Your.Committee beg to report th it they havo visited the Hospital at various times 1 during ; .the. paet month and that on each nccasion < they, .found everything to their satufiction. ; .Your. .Committee, wilh tha assistance of Dr,' Williami and Mr Mollis. Arohotect, gone into , tho : subject of increasinj; > the acoommodation for fever patients'.end would- recommond that the present budding bs removed kok and two wards with passage fcetwean Lβ erected in front, and that advantage be taken of the opportunity thus offered and have the B ever Hospital removed a further distant trom tho street than at present. Tho adop•ion of the plan recommended would increase i aooßt considerably over the sum set apart tor this purpose, but your committee are of opinion that in dealing with the Fever Hospital any addition made thereto should be carried -out with a view of ultimately °vf a "M lft t : --*k*Pweent building which, ae the Trustees are .aware, wae never looked on - other than as » temporary aooommodfttion. Your oommittee estimnted the altemho'B and additions as recom.mended; wil| O3st : about £180: As the winter season is 'uow'on'the nninbeir of fever oases trill be considerably deoreased there will, therefore; be -m, • immediate, necessity of proceedlngwHh tho alterations, however .advantase_will have'Jo be/taken when he Fever Hospital is'emptv to proceed with the work. As the matter of building a Fever Ward apart from the present buildingbo thatßearlet;feyer cases, could be treated at the same time'as, typhoid, was suggested at the lasfci'meeting of the Trustees, your committee took it-.into their consideration, audfoundthac in carrying out this plan it would also be neoessary to build quarters or two nurses, laboratory, bathroom, kitchen, &o, eo as to , have oompiete isolation, Your Ummlttoa seeing the'lerge expenditure that this would entail, and the very limited number of sparlet fever cases that have.been treated at your hospital, abandoned th ?... l ' le . ft .." n favour : of the aocommodation being rapreaeed.ai) recommended. The oonLractß for the several supplies to the Hospital expiring on the 30th proximo your Committee recommend that tenders be advertised for, returnable at,next monthly meeting. Your, Oommittee would repommend that an addition be made to the wash house for the use of the ReeidentiSurgeon, and the.'present unsightly ,ehel removtd, The balandefeheet for the past financial year has bbon returned from the Audit Department duly signed as oorreot bythe AuditorsGeneral.and will be'pla'ced before you for your information. The aocounts for the past month' amounting , to,/f HI 17s 2d having been; examined and found oorrect, your Committee l'eoommend that they be paieed'/or paymdu't," ' ; • • : " ' The' "report" was adojiled, with ; the proviso that the clause relative tot lie ao cdm'modalion'forvfever patients be referred to tfae District Hospital Board; Surgeon's Report.-Dr Williams reported for the monlh ending April 30th : -Number of patients in wards at last urn, males 11, females 2 ; admitted siooe, rules 13, females 6 ; deathe, males 2; ilißoliorged, males 8; f.males 2;: outpatients, males 13 females 16. Caueo of death, Wm., S. Reeve, typhoid fevor; William lones,'oanoer of stomacli, ; A Voluhtary QiFT.-Mr T. H. Barclay fonyarded a donation of £5, which the Secretary has acknowledged with, thanks. Thr Month's. Accounts. - Receipts: Patients'chargrs, £24 ss; voluntary i subscriptions, £7 11; District Board, £170. Total £201 16b. Expenditure, £199135, EoUSB OoMMITTBB. ~ The following gentleroen.were appointed as :Houeo Committeo for. the.ensuing month: Messrs PotlB; Radford, and Mulligan, ' This being all the business (ho meeting adjour ed,, .•.."■; ,'..:■