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Newspaper
Charity Record
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 30, 1900
Page
3
The Hampstead Hospital records 356 admissions with 267 adults and 89 children, 71 accidents and 322 discharged. Income stood at 2189 pounds 10 shillings 3d against expenses 3817 pounds 4d, a deficit of 9801 pounds 14s 1d. Council seeks new site and funds, with 4477 pounds paid and 3000 pounds pledged.
The Charity Commissioners published a scheme for disposing of Mrs Eliza Roberts legacy income to St Anne Soho, created in 1898. Trustees include the rector, St Patrick’s principal priest, local health officer, and Maude Stanley. Westminster council to appoint five. Income funds convalescent homes, seaside camps, and relief for sick and necessitous residents or workers in St Anne parish.
A Sunday school and reform home outreach led by Mr. W Wheatley took 1000 plus participants from St. Giles Christian Mission on August 22. The group traveled from Lindon’s inn-fields to Pinner in 46 large brakes, showcasing the breadth of the mission’s care for the young and destitute. One branch, Maldon Fissex homes, remained in operation with Wheatley sending children and adults to their facility for a fortnight or longer.
The Shaftesbury Institute under Miss Meredith Brown reports fruitful work in London slums. The Deaconess House in Great James Street opens, with the Women’s Shelter aiding those near starvation and a Training Home at Clarendon-house guiding girls aged 15 to 21 toward virtue and service. Address: Lisson-grove, London N W.
Local Government Board guidance for guardians proposes extra day rooms separate sleeping quarters and extended liberty for inmates aged 65 and up. Each elder inmate should have a locker and tobacco tea and sugar supplies become compulsory. City guardians report raising one elderly case’s relief from 5s to 6s weekly and discuss Whitechapel Union follow suit.
The Nursing Record notes circular wards reduce nurse breakdown by rotating duties. It cites Liverpool Royal Infirmary where an overtired nurse is reassigned to a ward and improvement follows. Observers say long hospital wards demand heavy walking that tires even robust staff.
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