Thames Hospital.

Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5195, 10 September 1885, Page 2

Thames Hospital.

At the usual monthly meeting of the Hospital Committee, held yesterday afternoon, there were present: Messrs E. T. Wildman (President), G. S. Clark, J. Renshaw, Radford, Brodie, Bruce, Steed-

man, Greenville, Reid, Barton, Mulligan, J. W. Hall, Dr Kilgour, and Rev«. 8. J. Neill, P. G. Evans, and P. O'Rielly.—The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed.—The report of the House Committee stated that the man HamiUon was not each r perioh la ike Old Men's Home was intended for, bat other employment /had been found for purchasing furniture for the new wing. It was suggested that the 1 dspital kitchen should be re.flooed. and that a eoel shed should be erected, and the fuel purchased iniarger, quantities. Tho s»*U»r of the coal-shed was . referred to the present House Committee, and the remainder of the report adopt«d;~Tbe.House Smrgeon (Dr Payne) reported thatat tbe beginning of the month,there were 23 patieftts in the Hospital,.while 20 had sines been admitted, and 17 discharged. One patient had died, upon whom Dfe Calltn held a post-mortem examination, by order ;of the : Coroner, " presumably beeiauße His Worship the Coroner had no confidence id the hospital surgeon, or hadllsult to find with ■ his-treatment." The number of attendances in the out-patients* department had been 383: The report was adopted.—The : resignation of Mr % Ebrenfried >s a member of the Committee wa» received, arid the Secretary instructed to write to him expressing regret that it had been necessary to stiver his conneetioa with the^ : Hospital. Mr^T. R. Stone, was appointed stofillsthevaoantCy.— A. copy ot;a letter* ; which had beea forwarded to the Colonial Secretary- on behalf, of Dr Payne was forwarded to the Committee by Mr Irtish, solicitor, complaining that at tti ioqoest !on : the body of the man Thomii Browni ;,who died! in the Hospital recently, the Coroner (DrKilgouil) had entrusted the .post mortem, to another medical! man, : altogether ignoring the house surgeon, and pointing oat that one of thei rates «f the institution provided that all such examine* tions should be made by the surgeon, The Colonial Secretary wai therefore requested by the writer to interfere, and use bis authority-in order that the hospital should not suffer by snob peealiar conduct on the part of one who, as he is a public servant, can only be moved to a sense of bis correct duties by an-appeal to Severn* ment. The ceoeipt of the, letter was ordered to be acknowledged.—Aeeomnta to the amount of £104 19a 9i ware pamed for payment, and, Messrs Radford, Stone, and the Revs. F. G. Evans and S. J. Neill were appointed House Committee for the ensuing month. The meeting then rose.