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conduct in the officers or servants, these
complaints being signed by such Gover-
nor's name are taken into consideration,
and redressed by the committee.
XI. The Physician, who is allowed to
have the liberty of pupils, attends every
committee day, and one other day in the
week, and as often otherwise as there is
occasion. The Surgeon also attends the
hospital every weekly committee day, and
as often as there is occasion; and the six
Apothecaries who generously attend and
administer their medicines gratis, are there
monthly by rotation, attending every
weekly committee day, and two other
days in the week, and as often at other
times as there is occasion.
XII. That every officer or servant who
shall take any fee, gratuity or reward, di-
rectly or indirectly, from any tradesman or
other person dealing dealing with this hospital,
patient, or friend of any patient, in respect
of any service done or to be done, shall
forthwith be discharged, and rendered in-
capable of being received again into the
service of this hospital. Except that it
shall be lawful for the Secretary of this
hospital, upon his waiting on every Go-
vernor with a staff and a printed copy of
the rules and orders of this hospital, to ac-
cept of a fee not exceeding one guinea.
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Before we conclude this article it is pro-
per to observe, that though this hospital
was opened so lately as the 30th of July
1751, yet so great has been the encou-
ragement it has met with, that on the
18th of August 1758, the clear estate of
the hospital amounted to 14,502l. of
which 14,200l. were in three per cent.
East India annuities. At that time the
number of discharged cured, amounted
to 247, and those uncured to 138. Fifty
patients were in the house; besides 20
patients who had been before discharged,
and received again at 5s per week.
LUKENER'S lane, Drury lane.
LUMBER court, West street, Soho.
LUMLEY'S Almshouse, in Pest-house fields,
near Old street, was erected by the Vis-
countess Lumley, in the year 1672, for
the accommodation of six poor women of
the parish of Bishopsgate and Aldgate;
to each of whom she granted an allow-
ance of 4l. and twelve bushels of coals
per annum.
LUMLEY'S court, in the Strand.
LUMLEY'S street, Marsham street.
LUNN'S court, White's yard.
LUTKIN'S corner, Mill street.
LYING-IN HOSPITAL, for married women,
in Brownlow street, Long Acre. Amidst
the variety of charities that are the dis-
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