St Thomas's Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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7th July 1736 - 12th May 1784

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Image 159 of 58415th July 1752


Surgeon to
acquaint each other
of Extraordinary
Operations


12. Item That if any Surgeon have any Considerable Extraordi-
nary Operation to Perform, He shall give Notice of the time of his
doing the same to the other Surgeons, that they may be present.

The Ministers
Duty to Visit


13. Item That the Ministers or Hospitaler do frequently and
carefully Visit the Sick and Lame Poor in this House for their
Instruction and Consolation as their Case shall require.

Patients to go
to Chapel


14 Item That the Patients do constantly attend the Worship of
God in the Chapel on Sabbath and other days on pain of forfeit-
ing of one days Allowance for the first Offence without reasonable
excuse, And upon after Offending to be punished at discretion of
the Treasurer or Steward And at the time of Ringing the Bell
to call to Worship in the Chapel, the Steward do take care that
the Men Patients, And the Matron the Women Patients, do
duly attend the same, And at all other times the Door of the
Chapel shall be Lock'd.

Stewards Accot.
of Soldiers Money


15. Item That all the Money payable on Account of Soldiers or
other patients admitted into this Hospital, or for Burials here,
be collected by the Steward, and accounted for Monthly.

No Swearing


16. Item That the Patients shall not Swear or take Gods Name
in Vain, nor Revile or Miscall one another, nor strike or beat
one another, nor steal Meat or Drink Apparel or other thing
one from the other, nor abuse themselves by inordinate Drink-
ing nor Incontinent Living, nor talk, nor act Immodestly upon
pain of Expulsion, And that when they go to or return from their
Meals and Beds they crave Gods Blessing, and return thanks
to God. And that a proper Person be appointed to Read at the
Desk on Sunday, and on Friday Morning to Read in every Ward
the Rules and Orders to be observed by the Patients

Men not to go into
the Women Wards
nor the Women into
the Mens Wards


17. Item That none of the Men go into the Womens Wards nor
the Women into the Mens Wards, without Licence on Pair of Expulsion

Matrons Duty


18. Item That the Matron Care that the Nurses do their duty
diligently and that they Lodge nor out of the House, nor be absent
from their Charge without leave from the Treasurer, or in his
Absence the Steward

About fetching
Fire


19 Item That no Person fetch or carry Fire from one Place to
another in Wooden Vessels, or any other thing which may endanger
the Firing of the House

None to Sit up
Late


20. Item That no Patient sit up in their Wards after eight of
the Clock at night in Winter, And nine in Summer, without
Licence from the Steward on pain of Expulsion




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