Annual report of Royal Hospital Hospital, Kew Foot Road, Richmond, Surrey : 1901.

  • Royal Hospital (Richmond, England)
Date:
1901
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Credit: Annual report of Royal Hospital Hospital, Kew Foot Road, Richmond, Surrey : 1901. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    OF THE ROYAL HOSPITAL, RICHMOND, SURREY. Read at the Annual Meeting of Governors and Subscribers, held at the Hospital on Saturday, February 22nd, 1902. The Rev. MAX BINNEY, M.A., Vicar of Richmond, IN THE CHAIR. THE Committee, of Management have great pleasure in announcing that His Majesty King Edward the Seventh has graciously consented to become Patron of the Hospital in succession to Her late Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria. In presenting to the Governors and Subscribers their report for the year 1901, the Committee of Management have great pleasure in being able to inform them that the finances of the Hospital are in a satisfactory state. They commenced the year with a balance in hand of <£113, and closed with a credit balance of £212, but it must be pointed out that this is due to the receipt of legacies amounting to £120. Although there appears to be a general impression that the Hospital which is in debt is the most deserving of support, the Committee think the public should not withhold their sympathy from an institution which has always endeavoured not to allow the expenses to exceed the income. The subscriptions, church collections, and amounts received from the collecting boxes, the most reliable sources of income, have brought in nearly as much as in the previous year, while the donations show a welcome increase of £124. Among the larger donations received during the year, the Committee desire specially to thank Mrs. Porteous for her very