Of the improvement of medicine in London, on the basis of public good.

  • Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815.
Date:
1775
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Of the improvement of medicine in London, on the basis of public good. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The expences deducted from the income of the Charity will leave an annual furplus of five hundred and ten pounds, which, in a few years, mud be fufficient to enable the governors to eredl a new building, and to extend the benefits of their inftitution to more diftant limits. It may be objected, that fome of the governors are fubfcribers for life, and therefore no future fubfcription can arife from them ; but to balance this deficien¬ cy, as many gentlemen at leaf: fubfcribe two guineas annually. To this we may add donations by will, which will foon augment the capital of this Difpenfary, and preclude every doubt of want of fi¬ nances to anfwer it’s future exigencies. With the revenue above-mentioned, the General Difpenfary will annually afford relief to about twelve thoufand patients, which is nearly double to fome hofpitals in London, whofe revenues are four times greater, D SECTION' *