The duty and advantages of encouraging public infirmaries, further considered. A sermon, preached before his Grace Charles Duke of Richmond, Lenox, and Aubigny, President; and the governors of the London Infirmary, in Goodman's-Fields, for the relief of sick and diseased manufacturers, and seamen in merchant-service, &c. at the Parish Church of St. Lawrence-Jewry, on Wednesday, April 25, 1744 / By ... Isaac, Lord Bishop of Worcester.

  • Maddox, Isaac, 1697-1759.
Date:
1744
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Credit: The duty and advantages of encouraging public infirmaries, further considered. A sermon, preached before his Grace Charles Duke of Richmond, Lenox, and Aubigny, President; and the governors of the London Infirmary, in Goodman's-Fields, for the relief of sick and diseased manufacturers, and seamen in merchant-service, &c. at the Parish Church of St. Lawrence-Jewry, on Wednesday, April 25, 1744 / By ... Isaac, Lord Bishop of Worcester. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Steward, Matron f Nur/eSf Watchers» Governors* ■n Proper Ob- ( aB ) roufly undertaken, without any Gratuity, to read Prayers, and perform the other Duties of his Function, at the Infirmary. A Steward, a grave, fober Man, who gives Security for his Integrity, has the Charge of the Houfe and Furniture, keeps an Account of every Thing brought to or expended in the Houfe and fubjeCts the fame to the daily Examination of the Vifitors, and Houfe-Committee, and has the InfpeCtion likewife of the Con¬ duct of all the Men-Servants.—A Matron, a difcreet Woman, has the Direction of the Nurfes and other Women-Servants, and fees the Diet and Medicines adminiftred according to Order.—Under her, are Nurfes, and Watchers, in Proportion to the Number of Patients, of experienced Honefty and Tendernefs, who are guided by written Orders to prevent MifconduCt of any kind. Proper Diet for the Patients has been fettled by the Gentlemen of the Faculty engaged in this Charity, and is fixed up in the Wards for the Satisfaction of the Patients and their Friends. No Officers or Servants are permitted upon Pain of Expulfion to take of any Tradefmen, Patients, or other Perfons, any Fee, Reward, or Gratuity of any kind, dire<5tly or indirectly, for any Service done, or to be done, on Account of this Infirmary. Every Governor of this Charity is intitled to fend one In- Patient at a Time, and Out-Patients without Limitation. Sub* fcribers of fmaller Sums may likewife fend what Number of Out- Patients they pleafe. All Subfcriptions are during Pleafure, and any fmall Sums from well-difpofed Perfons will be thankfully re¬ ceived and acknowledged; but in Order to carry on this laudable Undertaking, all Perfons are defired to pay in their Subfcription at the Time of Subfcribing. All Poor, Sick, and Lame, recommended as In-Patients, are •received at any Hour, and are fupply’d with Advice, Medicine, Diet, Walking, Lodging, and every comfortable Affiitance during their Cure; and all Out-Patients have Advice and Medicines ad¬ miniftred from Eleven ’till One. No Perfons with incurable or infedtious Diftempers, or of known Ability to pay for their Cures, are admitted to partake of this Charity. . All Accidents, whether recommended or not, are received at any Hour of the Day or Night, This