The Royal Westminster Ophthalmic Hospital, King William Street, Charing Cross, founded in 1816, for the relief of indigent persons afflicted with diseases of the eye : with a list of the governors, subscribers, &c. to April, 1860, and the treasurer's and surgeon's report to the end of the year 1859.

  • Royal Westminster Ophthalmic Hospital.
Date:
1860
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The Royal Westminster Ophthalmic Hospital, King William Street, Charing Cross, founded in 1816, for the relief of indigent persons afflicted with diseases of the eye : with a list of the governors, subscribers, &c. to April, 1860, and the treasurer's and surgeon's report to the end of the year 1859. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Secretary's Salary, and Collector's per Centage. Housekeeper’s Salary, &c. Porter and Nurses. Visitors to the Hospital. Legacy Form. XXIV. —That the salary of the Secretary shall be at the discretion of the Committee of Management, and shall be settled by them for the ensuing year at their last Monthly Meeting in each year, and shall be payable quarterly ; and that the Collector shall be paid five per cent, on all annual subscriptions. XXV. —That the salary of the Housekeeper shall be forty pounds a-year, payable quarterly, with rations, and that such Housekeeper must reside in the apartments provided for her, and shall also be allowed coals and candles. XXVI. —That a Porter, Nurses, &c., shall be provided, under such arrangements as the Committee of Management may, from time to time, think necessary. XXVII.—That the Hospital shall be at all seasons in perfect order for the reception of visitors between the hours of ten and four, and a book shall be kept by the Housekeeper, to be entitled the Visitors’ Book, in which Subscribers shall be at liberty to enter any remarks relative to the Hospital or its management which may appear to them necessary. The following form of a Legacy is recommended to all benevolent persons who desire to become benefactors to this Charity by Will:— Item. I give and bequeath unto the Treasurer or Treasurers, for the time being, of the Royal Westminster Ophthalmic Hospital, the sum of to be applied towards and in aid of the charitable purposes of the said Society, as the Committee of Management thereof for the time being shall deem expedient; and I desire that the said sum of shall be paid by my Executors out of my Personal Estate, and shall be made free from Duty, and for which sum of the Receipt of such Treasurer or Treasurers shall be a sufficient discharge.