A list, or short account, of various charitable institutions in Great-Britain, for the benefit of the poor and infirm, &c. : recommended to all benevolent persons.

  • Grimstone, Henry.
Date:
1794
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A list, or short account, of various charitable institutions in Great-Britain, for the benefit of the poor and infirm, &c. : recommended to all benevolent persons. 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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    in Reading, Plain Work, Knitting, and Houfeliold Bufinefs. Both Boys and Girls are bound out Appren- tice at the Ages of n or 12 Years, until they are 21, to reputable Houfekeepers, to be brought up to Trades, Hufbandry, the Sea Service, or as Domeftic Servants. Petitions for the Admiffion of Children are delivered at the Secretary’s Office, referring to fome Perfon of Cre- dit who can eflabliffi the Truth of the Allegations con- tained therein. No Child is received who is above the Age of Twelve Months, or diftempered. The General Committee meet at the Hofpital every Wednefday, at one o’Clock. The Hofpital is fupported by private Bounty only. 1 Secretary, Mr. Merryweather, at the Hofpital. The ASYLUM, At LAMBETH, near WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE. Inftituted 1758. This is a Houfe of Refuge for the reception of Friend- lefs and Deferted Orphan Girls, the Settlement of whofe Parents cannot be found. The Children are admitted from 9 to 12 Years of Age ; the Death of the Parents being firft proved, either by Pariffi Regifters, or by the Oath of fome creditable Witnefs ; and the Baptifm of the Child. No Negro or Mulatto Girl is admitted, nor any Child that is difeafed, deformed, or infirm ; and every one is to be examined by the Phyficians, Surgeons, and Matron, and one of the Surgeons to fign a Certifi- cate that fhe is a proper Objeft to be admitted. The Children are taught to make and mend their own Linen ; to make Shirts, Shifts, and Table Linen ; to do all Kinds of plain Needle-Work; and to perform the Bufinefs of the Houfe and Kitchen, to which latter eight are appointed weekly, according to their Abilities, to