Volume 1

The report of the general committee for directing, managing, and transacting the business, affairs, estate, and effects of the corporation of the governors and guardians of the Hospital for the Maintenance and Education of Exposed and Deserted Young Children : relating to the general plan for executing the purposes of the Royal Charter, establishing this Hospital.

  • Foundling Hospital (London, England)
Date:
1740
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The report of the general committee for directing, managing, and transacting the business, affairs, estate, and effects of the corporation of the governors and guardians of the Hospital for the Maintenance and Education of Exposed and Deserted Young Children : relating to the general plan for executing the purposes of the Royal Charter, establishing this Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [15] of the Daily Committee, and keep a parti¬ cular Account thereof *, take Receipts for all Sums exceeding Ten Shillings disburfed by him in a Book for that Purpofe to be produced, together with his Account, which lhall be weekly audited by the Governors: And he fhall alfo keep Inventories of all the Things committed to his Charge ; and when any Alterations are neceffary to be made therein, he is firft to acquaint the Daily Committee therewith. He fhall take Care, that the Servants in the Hofpital have their Meals in the Hofpital at the par¬ ticular Hours and Places appointed for that Purpofe, and fhall not fuffer any of the Provifions to be carried out of the faid Place : And fhall caufe a Table to be fixed up containing the Diet to be provided for the Servants of the Houfe. The Books to be kept by him are, A General Inventory Book. A General Regifter Book of the Hofpi¬ tal, divided into proper Columns, to contain, i. The Time of Reception. 2. Reference to the Paper of Marks. 3. Reference to the Baptifm. 4. The Name and Number of the Child. 5. Reference to the Nurfe’s Book. 6. Reference to the Book how difi- pofed of. 7. Reference to placing out, and 8. Times of Death, or Reference to Difcharge. / A Regifter of Baptifm to contain, 1. The Number of the Child, and Reference to the General