Reports for the year 1856 / St. Luke's Hospital for Lunatics.

  • Saint Luke's Hospital for Lunatics (London, England)
Date:
1857
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Reports for the year 1856 / St. Luke's Hospital for Lunatics. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in tlieir Reports, in regard to the construction and arrangement of the Building, and to divest St. Luke’s Hospital of the “ cheer¬ less and prison-like aspect, commented on by the Commissioners. The Annual Income being quite inadequate to meet the expenees incurred, Your Committee have found it necessary to ( make large encroachments on the Funded Property of the Hos¬ pital. In 1855, Exchequer Bills and Stock to the amount of £3,000. were sold by direction of your Committee, and in 1850, £5,300. Stock was sold ; and the Treasurer has been further empowered to sell £2,000. Stock to meet the current expenditure, making a total of £10,300. During the past year, a new code of General Regulations for [the Government of the Hospital, as approved by the Secretary of I State, under sec. 30, of the Act 18 and 19 Yic. c. 105, has been \ adopted by the Court of Governors. With respect to supplies for the -past year, Your Committee contracted from the 1st April, until the 30th September last, for i the usual kinds of Butcher’s Meat at 4s. 2d. per stone of 8 lbs. • and have further contracted from the 1st October last until the 31st March next, for the same, at the rate of 4s. 5d. per stone of 8 lbs. Your Committee contracted from the 1st April until the 30th September last, for the best wheaten bread at 8Jd. for a 4 lb. iloaf; for flour at 12s. 6d. per bushel; and for oatmeal at 2s. 8d. i per peck; and have further contracted from the 1st October last to the 31st March next, for the best wheaten bread at 8jd. for a 4 lb. loaf; for flour at 12s. 6d. per bushel; and for oatmeal at 2s. 9d. per peck. As regards the Patients admitted to the benefits of this Charity, your Committee report that there have been received into the Hospital since the 31st December, 1855, and up to the ■ 31st December, 1856, 163 patients deemed curable. During the same period, there have been discharged cured 104; uncured 40 ; as unfit 13 ; at the request of their friends 2 ; and there have died 8. Since the 30tlr July, 1751, the day on which the Hospital was first opened for the reception of Patients,