Rules and regulations for the government of the Westminster Hospital, or Public Infirmary, in James Street, Westminster, near the King's Palace, instituted, 1719.

  • Westminster Hospital.
Date:
1827
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Credit: Rules and regulations for the government of the Westminster Hospital, or Public Infirmary, in James Street, Westminster, near the King's Palace, instituted, 1719. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    of necessity, to employ such person or persons to officiate as Treasurer., Physician, Surgeon, Apothecary, Secretary and Steward, or Ma- tron, as occasion may require, till a proper person be chosen by a General Board; also to appoint the inferior Servants of the House and the Tradesmen. No addition shall be made to the Salary of the Apothecary, Secretary and Steward, or Matron ; nor shall any gratuity exceeding Two Guineas be given to them, without the consent of a General Board. XVIII.—The Secretary and Steward shall be elected Annually, but the same individual Secretary .. . iii rr ■ an(* Steward shall be re-elected, unless some sufficient tobeeiected . . t n , . , annually. cause is assigned tor his removal. XIX.—No election whatever shall be entered on before Twelve o’clock, except an election Elections- by ballot, which shall not be entered on be- fore Ten o’clock. XX. —When any operation in surgery is to be performed, all Physicians and Surgeons, who are Trustees, have liberty to attend. operations. XXI. —A General Committee, a Committee of^ i?lf. Management, a Medical Committee, a Com- cZmfiu.s B