A short history of the 'House of Recovery,' or fever hospital in Manchester : from its establishment in 1796 to the present time / Compiled from printed reports and personal reminiscences by Frank Renaud.

  • Renaud, Frank.
Date:
1885
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Credit: A short history of the 'House of Recovery,' or fever hospital in Manchester : from its establishment in 1796 to the present time / Compiled from printed reports and personal reminiscences by Frank 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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    wards fell from 282 io 1858, to 220 in 1859, and to 120 in 1860. This steady declension enabled the Board to lessen the space set apart for the reception of Fever patients, and to devote the room so gained to more general uses, thus extending the benefits of the Infirmary for the use of the inhabitants of Manchester and the neighbouring towns. The land on which the Fever Hospital stood, together with the .yard adjacent, was sold, in 1865-6, for £21,000. The number of beds set apart for contagious diseases was reduced to 32; and the calculation proved so far correct that, in 1867-8, the Board was able to report it more than sufficient for all cases brought for admission, though a rider Avas added to the effect that, if from any circumstances this reduced number of beds should be found insufficient it would be increased up to 80, in accordance with the obligations which the Act of Parliament had imposed. But so little demand had been made on these 32 beds that the Board, with the view to utilise them to the fullest extent, had already received Fever and other patients suflfering from contagious diseases from the outlying unions of Prestwich. and A¥ithington, from which latter Small-pox was included. ^\'ith these additional demands, the number of patients did not exceed 26, at any one time,