Devonshire hospital and Buxton Bath charity : instituted for the relief of poor persons from all parts of Great Britain and Ireland suffering from rheumatism, gout, sciatica, and neuralgia ; pains, weakness or contractions of joints or limbs, arising from these diseases, or from sprains, fractures, or other local injuries ; chronic forms of paralysis ; dropped hands, and other poisonous effects of lead, mercury, or other minerals ; spinal affections ; dyspeptic complaints, uterine obstructions, etc. etc. ; supported by annual subscriptions and voluntary contributions : annual report for the year 1886 ; management, history, annual statement, accounts, rules and regulations, list of subscriptions and benefactions &c., Bath charity report for 1785 ; copies of conveyances of hospital and baths from the Duke of Devonshire to the trustees ; and meteorological report for the year 1886.

  • Devonshire Royal Hospital (Buxton, Derbyshire, England)
Date:
1887
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Devonshire hospital and Buxton Bath charity : instituted for the relief of poor persons from all parts of Great Britain and Ireland suffering from rheumatism, gout, sciatica, and neuralgia ; pains, weakness or contractions of joints or limbs, arising from these diseases, or from sprains, fractures, or other local injuries ; chronic forms of paralysis ; dropped hands, and other poisonous effects of lead, mercury, or other minerals ; spinal affections ; dyspeptic complaints, uterine obstructions, etc. etc. ; supported by annual subscriptions and voluntary contributions : annual report for the year 1886 ; management, history, annual statement, accounts, rules and regulations, list of subscriptions and benefactions &c., Bath charity report for 1785 ; copies of conveyances of hospital and baths from the Duke of Devonshire to the trustees ; and meteorological report for the year 1886. 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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    during office hours, from 9.30 am. to 5 p.m.; and on Saturdays, from 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Duties of House Surgeon. 66.—He shall be appointed by the Committee of Management. He shall be a qualified and registered medical man. He shall devote the whole of his time to the duties of the Hospital. He shall receive all the patients, and prepare a statement of their cases in Case Books provided by the Hospital for every honorary Medical Officer, and also a tabulated statement of all the cases in a book as a record of the work of the Hospital. He shall treat all oases on emergency in the absence of the honorary Medical Officers. He shall have charge of, and be responsible for, the surgical instruments, microscope, and chemical and galvanic apparatus. He shall dispense the medicines in the absence of iho Assistant House Surgeon, or if otherwise desirable. He shall not inter- fere in the general management of the Hospital, except by order of the houarary Medical Staff, or, for medical or surgical reasons, which orders or reasons must be stated in writing by him to the Steward or Matron, such statements to be submitted to the House Committee at iheir usual meetings. He shall not visit the females' wards, nor examine the female patients, unless in the presence of one of the female nurses, except in cases of great emergency. (>n no account shall he converse about any patient, excepting with the Medical officer in charge of the patient, or the colleague left in charge during his absenc.. No opinion shall be given to the friends of any patient, excepting that of the Medical Officer in charge of the case. He shall be required to enter into an engagement under a penally, not to practice or assist in the practice of medicine or surgery in Buxton, or within a radius of two miles from the Hospital, for a period of three years after he has ceased to hold the office of House Surgeon. The appointment shall be held subject to three mouths' notice on either side. Duties of Assistant House Surgeon. 67.—He shall be appointed by the Committee of Management, subject to three mouths' notice on either side. He shall be a qualified and registered medical man. He shall devote the whole of his time to the duties of the Hospital. He shall scrupulously attend to the orders, and promptly make up the prescriptions of the Medical Officers, and shall be generally responsible for the accuracy and regularity wiih which the medicines ordered are provided for the patients. He shall have the charge of, and be responsible for, the Dispen- sary and its contents. Unless under an emergency, he shall order all drugs, &e., from wholesale druggists, through and with the sanction of the flouse Committee. When not engaged in the duties of his department, he shall be expected to co-operate with the House Surgeon in the medical duties of the Hospital. He shall be generally subject to the rules and regulations applicable to the House Surgeon. He shall be required to enter into an engagement under a penalty not to practice or assist in the practice of medicine or surgery in Buxton, or within a radius of two miles from the Hospital, for a period of three years after he has ceased to hold the office of Assistant House Surgeon. Auditors. 68.—The Auditors, not being members of the Committee of Management, shall examine the Annual Statement of the Treasurer's Accounts, previous to its bemg presented to the Committee of Management, and for this purpose all books and vouchers relating to the accounts shall be open to them, and on their being satisfied as to the correctness of the accounts, the signature of each Auditor shall be appended to the said statement. The honorary fee of M2 IDs. only, to be paid to each Auditor.