First report of the committee of management of the Stockwell Fever and Smallpox Hospitals, 1871-2.

  • Stockwell Smallpox Hospital.
Date:
1872
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Credit: First report of the committee of management of the Stockwell Fever and Smallpox Hospitals, 1871-2. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SMALLPOX HOSPITAL, STOCKWELL. REPORT OF THE MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT, For the Year ending 31 st January, 1872. To the Managers of the Metropolitan Asylum District. Gentlemen, As you are aware, this Hospital has been in active work for the past twelve months, and this being the first Annual Report issued, I propose to consider, in the first place, the extent to which it has satisfied the requirements for which it was constructed, and to what degree it has alleviated the evils of the serious epidemic through which it is to be hoped we have now passed; in the second place, con¬ sidering the great advantages I enjoy as Medical Officer of this Institution, I venture to submit to your approval, and to the consideration of the Medical Profession, the results of my experience regarding many important questions yet un¬ decided on the nature and treatment of Smallpox. For the information of those who are unacquainted with the general plan and management of the Hospital, I shall give a short description of the arrangement of the building; of the accommodation provided for the patients; and shall notice some other important matters connected with its internal administration. I shall then pass on to consider in detail the following points: the number of Patients admitted during the course