Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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26th April 1781 - 12th July 1792

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Image 504 of 51428th June 1792


Continued Thursday 28th. June 1792.

He is to observe that the glazing and wires belonging to the Windows be
kept tight and decent and in good order.

To take care that a proper quantity of Coals be distributed to the Rooms
where fires are allowed to direct the cinders to be sifted and suffer no waste to
be made.

To see that the Workmen employed in repairs or otherwise do regularly
attend and do their duty and also that they enter the same in a proper book to
be kept by him for that purpose.

To see performed all casual orders of the Court Committee or Treasurer.

If any deaths of Patients or Securities have happened or any repairs
alterations or reforms be necessary he is to advertise the weekly committee thereof.

He is to supervise all the Servants and the House and to take care that the
orders for the good government of the Hospital be strictly observed and if he finds
any disorder or mismanagement to acquaint the Weekly Committee.

The Matron of Bethlem

The Matron of Bethlem
Her Duty


Is to go round the house every day on the women's side before Ten o Clock
but on Tuesday before Nine and to see that the linen and streets of Patients
are regularly changed as they ought to be.

She is to go down into the stove-room in the winter time by 8 o Clock in
the Morning to see that the fires are lighted and then order the Patients proper
for that purpose to be carried there as soon as they conveniently can and if she
finds the Gallery-maids and Keepers negligent therein she is immediately to
complain to the Steward.

To see that the Patients in general are taken care of and kept as clean as
their complaints will allow of and to take care that the Straw on which the Patients
are laid is changed when damp or dirty.

To distribute the Patients in their Cells so that each Gallery-moid may have
a proper number of those who are fit to work to assist her and employ such of the
patients at their needle as are capable when not otherwise busied

And she is to take care that those patients who are low spirited or inclined
to be mopish be obliged to get up and quit their cells and the doors locked that
that they may not return to their Beds and acquaint the Physician when any of the
patients take to their beds without particular sickness.

She is to take particular care that such of the women patients as are lewdly
given be confined to their cells and no person be suffered to come to them but in
Company with one of the Gallery-maids

To take particular care of the sick and see that they are moved into the
infirmary if judged necessary by the Physician and there taken care of.

To bring into the Committee-room such Women patients as are discharged
well.




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