Report of the Committee appointed May 17, 1866, to consider and report upon the proposed erection of fever wards.

  • John Radcliffe Hospital.
Date:
[1866?]
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Credit: Report of the Committee appointed May 17, 1866, to consider and report upon the proposed erection of fever wards. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    distinctly of the opinion that it would be unadvisable for the Radcliffe Infirmary to embark upon this undertaking with- out a clear understanding as to the ways and means, indepen- dent of its own Funds, by which it is to be carried out. First—The Expense of Bmlding. The history of this Infirmary, in former and in present times, shows that its original builders are a body to which we may look with just confidence for liberal aid to any plan which may be, as the original plan of the Infirmary was, on a level with the lights and requirements of the period. The University again, as a Corporation has shown, if not as much generosity to the Radcliffe Infirmary as have the Trustees, its first founders, builders, and largest benefactors, still a most entirely praiseworthy liberality towards us. And if the plan which we have advocated be adopted, we shall go with the greater confidence to ask for the University’s help, as we shall be prepared to say that our new Wards will be very directly serviceable and useful to their members. Secondly—The Expense oj Annual Maintenance, It may seem a more serious matter to provide for the main- tenance than for the building of two Fever Blocks, each containing twelve beds, and each bed costing £30 per annum. It must, however, be recollected that the more or less intermittent character of fever prevalence will modify a calculation which supposes all these beds to be always occu- pied, and therefore that a considerable deduction from the total must be made on this ground. We believe that, even if this should not be the case, a claim for assistance, on the principle either of “ payment for results,” or of insurance, or of contract, would find an answer in the three following quarters :—