IN PATIENT’S LETTER

TO TME COARD OF GOVERKORS

Gentlemen,

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as a proper person, bolh as to circumstances and cbaractcr, to reçoive tbe benefit of tlie Cbarity ; if iipon examination sbe sball appeau sucb, I requcsl that sbc may be received inlo Ibc Hospital.

Daled the day of 18

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Siibscriber.

IN PATIENTS are desired to take notice of the following^ Rules :

I. Tliis Lettcr must be prescnled at tlic Hospital, on the Board Day (Tliiirsday), by Twelve o’clock.

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It being necessary for tbe Patients before admission into Ibis Hospital, lo niake affidavit of llieir Marriage, and of their Husband’s Parish or Place oflasl legal seulement, and bow sucb settlement was obtained, eacb Patient is desired to oblain tlic parliciilars thcrcof, and to produce ber Marriage Certificate.

Patients xvho do not corne clcan in Ibeir Persons and Apparel, and free from any contagions distemper, cannot be admitted into the Hospital, and every Patient must bring proper Clotbing for dressing ber ebild xvbcn sbe leaves tbe Hospilal.

Patients xvbo sball not corne into the Hospital witliin tbree niontbs aller Ibeir reckoning, cannot reçoive tbe 1 enefit of tbe Cbarity without a fresh Bccommcndation.

No Spirituous Liquors are pormillod to be brougbt into tbe Hospital.

No Patient sball be kept in tbe Hospital longer Iban Tbree Weeks afler ber delivery, unless by order of tbe Weekiy Board, to wbom ail cxlraordinary cases are to be reported ; and no Patient sball be permittod to leave tbe Hospital without ber ebild.

Every Patient must submit to tbe Rules of tbe Hospital, or be cxpellod ; and no Patient so expolled can ever be received into tbe Hospital again, upon any recommendation wliatever.

AU Patients wbo sball Ihink tbeniselves aggrieved in any way, are to make tlicir complaints lo the IVeekly Board, PREVIÜUS TO THEIR I.EAVING THE HOSPITAL.

Lorsque la réception, comme in-patient, a été prononcée par le conseil, on donne à la femme enceinte le billet suivant, préalablement rempli et signé par le secrétaire.

TO THE MATRON OF THE BRITISII LVING-IA HOSPITAL FOR MARRIED WOMEN ENDELL-STREET, LOAG-ACRE

P.ECE1VE,

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into llic Hospital,

By ordcr of the Weckly Commitlce

day-of 18

Secretary,

If the labour coma on too quickly for the patient to be taken to the Hospital, this paper shoiild be sent to the Malron at the Hospital, who will at once send a Midwife.

La malade, munie de ce billet, qu’elle peut se procurer plusieurs mois à l’avance, et lorsque le moment de ses couches est arrivé, se rend à l’hopilal, qui, sur la présentation du billet, lui ouvre ses portes, sans aucune nouvelle formalité.

Sauf les cas exceptionnels, la durée du séjour à l’iiopital, après l’accouchement, ne doit pas excéder trois semaines.

Dans la plupart des Maternités privées de Londres, les femmes doivent nourrir elles-mêmes leur enfant, et l’emmener à leur sortie. L’abandon n’est jamais permis.

Quant au service à domicile, la traduction du billet suivant, remis aux malades de l’extérieur, en échange de leur lettre de recommandation, me dispense de plus longs détails.

BRITISH LYING-IN HOSPITvVL