Visiting Physician;—Dr. Evans.
Surgeons:
| Mr. Morris, Mr. Cockerell, | Mr. E. D. Bennion, Mr. Cartwright. |
Dispenser and Secretary:—Mr. J. M. Hales.
The original Dispensary rented for the Charity was situated in Lower Brook-Street; but the premises being found too limited and inconvenient for the benevolent objects contemplated, a new building was suggested, and accordingly, in March, 1852, the Committee adopted a resolution to the effect, that it was desirable to erect a Dispensary, with Baths attached to it, for the accommodation of the public, as well as for the use of the patients of the institution. To carry out this excellent design a handsome subscription was entered into, amounting to between seven and eight hundred pounds; to which was added, from the accumulated fund of the Dispensary, the sum of five hundred pounds. The present Dispensary and Baths were immediately erected from a design by R. Kyrke Penson, Esq., on ground near the site of the former Dispensary. The building is roomy and convenient, containing handsome and suitable rooms for the Dispensary, with the addition of Warm and Cold Baths, Shower Baths, a Vapour Bath, and Plunge Baths.
The number of patients who have partaken, within the last three years, of the benefits which the Dispensary affords, shows the necessity and value of the institution. From May, 1851, to May, 1852—Patients, 455. In 1853—Patients, 496. In 1854—Patients, 555.
The Dispensary, with the Baths, was opened May 1st, 1854. Mr. Ormsby Gore still holds the office of President of the institution, and Mr. Hales continues to officiate as Secretary and Dispenser. The Committee and officers are:—
Committee of Management:
| E. Wright, Esq., Rev. G. Carew, R. K. Penson, Esq., Thos. Minshall, Esq., Thos. Lovett, Esq., T. L. Longueville, Esq., | Rev. S. Donne, Rev. J. Luxmoore, J. V. Lovett, Esq., Rowland J. Venables, Esq., E. Williams, Esq., John Croxon, Esq., |