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Continued Thursday
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29th. November 1787
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made several Reports touching the inclosing and Building the said
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House which upon the 6th. November 1674 were confirmed and Mr.
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Treasurer was desired to pay the Workmen and the said House of
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Hospital was soon after elected and compleated at great expence
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raised partly by the Voluntary contributions of divers well
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disposed Governors and others particularly given and
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appropriated for that purpose and the rest by and out of
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the Revenues of the same Hospital, and Rooms or Cells
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and other conveniencies for the reception and accommodation
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of a greater number of patients than the original number
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of 120 were added in so much that the said Hospital
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in its present state has received and is capable of
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receiving no less than 300 Lunatic patients with the
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proper Officers and Servants for their care and support
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including the incurables a large proportion whereof
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belongs to the City of London (see the Calculation of
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the expences left herewith). That at a Court held
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at Bridewell Hospital 5th. August 1784 upon redding
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a Report from a Committee stating that they had
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taken into consideration the encreasing the number of
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incurable Patients in Bethlem Hospital in order to
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carry into execution the Pious intentions of divers Governors
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and others particularly directed to that Branch of that
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most useful Charity and having taken a View of all the
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apartments Cells and conveniences within the Walls of the
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said Hospital and considered the improvements that would
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be necessary were unanimously of opinion that the Building
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at the East end of the said Hospital formerly used as
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an Infirmary might without any inconvenience be appropriated
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for the immediate reception of 10 Incurable Patients in
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addition to the 100 Incurable patients already maintained
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