A particular and detailed account of the expense of the Ophthalmic establishment, since its commencement.

Date:
1821
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A particular and detailed account of the expense of the Ophthalmic establishment, since its commencement. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    USS5/D OPHTHALMIC ESTABLISHMENT. A PARTICULAR and detailed ACCOUNT of the Expense of The Ophthalmic Establish¬ ment, since its Commencement; distinguishing each year, and specifying, under separate heads, the I ay and Allowances to Sir William Adams, and to the other Medical Officers employed under him; the charge for Servants, Nurses and Orderlies; House Rent, Fuel, Maintenance and Medicines, and other Contingent Expenses. Pay of Sir William Adams - Allowances to ditto; viz. Forage, Sta-1 tionery, &c. » - - . f Medical Officers; difference between Full! and Half Pay - - - - _J Allowances to ditto ; Lodging Money,1 Rations, &c. - - - .j Servants, Orderlies and Nurses Wages Rations for ditto - Rent of Hospital, commencing 25 March! 1819 -J Fuel. Maintenance of Men while in Hospital,' after deducting the savings on account of the Suspensions of their Pensions while 1 under treatment - * - - - j Clearances; being the difference between] the Pay of a Soldier and the regulated l Stoppages of a Man while in Hospital -J Medicines and Surgeons Instruments, de¬ ducting the value of those in store Contingent Charges, including the Fitting- up of the Hospital, Water Rent, &c. Travelling Expenses of Medical Officers, inspecting Blind Pensioners - 'of Men and their' Passage Money, Guides, coming to Marching Allowances,-] and returning from and Detention Pay, the Ophthalmic Hospital --- £. 1818. 1819. 1820. £. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d. - 270 4 6 112 12 - 445 4 3 387 5 4 281 17 7 174 13 3 151 4 1 78 8 3 119 7 163 13 6 204 4 6 135 13 3i 156 13 8f 158 8 -h - 525 - - 700 - - 122 l 9 £ 157 16 10 H7 7 - 59 18 4 234 7 8 36 4 31 222 8 9 347 3 6 338 15 3 160 19 3 415 17 11 166 8 2 38 3 7? 1,800 18 - 257 3 10 3]9 3 1 290 8 3 150 - - 329 12 - 484 !5 5 321 82 2,127 5 1 h 5,385 8 8 1 2,952 17 1? N.B. —NO Pay has hitherto been issued to Sir William Adams ; the rate at which he is to be paid not having been yet fixed. THE Hospital is built upon Crown Property, and a ground rent of £. 131. 8 s. is payable there¬ upon, which is not included in the above Statement of Expense, because the amount being carried to the credit of the Land Revenue is received back again by the Public. War Office, 1 10 April 1821. J PAL MERSTON. 447•