A short history of the rise and progress of the Manchester Royal Infirmary : from the year 1752 to 1877 / [F. Renaud].

  • Renaud, Frank.
Date:
1898
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Credit: A short history of the rise and progress of the Manchester Royal Infirmary : from the year 1752 to 1877 / [F. Renaud]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    1840 Janucary. Mr. Gaskell, House Apothecary, applied for the appointment of Surgeon to the Lancaster Lunatic Asykim, and received a laudatory testi- monial from the Board to the County Magistrates, in furtherance of his wishes, which proved successful. Mr. Joseph Holland was his successor in the Infirmary. February. The Waterworks Company having emptied the Pond, and made other changes therein, prior to obtaining sanction from the Board, a protest was made, and an answer received to the effect that the Company had acted at the request of the Commissioners of Police, for the public benefit. A Committee was appointed to consider and report on a plan suggested by Mr. S. Fletcher and Mr. George Faulkner, for widening Parker Street, at the George Street end. , A stone parapet, surmounted with iron railings, was set up at the back of the Infirmary, to replace the brick wall. 143 operations were performed by the Surgeons within the last two years, of which number 107 were successful, and 36 fatal. Accidents from all causes happening for one year amounted to 2,766, 490 of which were occasioned by machinery. Mr. W. Smith resigned, and Mr. W. Furnival was elected House Surgeon.