They admit as many other poor patients (after the established number of paupers, supported by the capital stock, are ad mitted) as they can agree to take upon reasonable rates. The fund rariging from the profits of the board and nursing of such patients is appropriated to the. same uses as the interest money of the public stock. The overseers of the poor of Pennsylvania, and its religious societies, pay three dollars per week for each pa tient. Those of other states pay four dol lars; private patients, residents of Penn sylvania, from three and a half to six dol lars; those of other states, from four and an half to eight dollars.
The anatomical museum contains a col lection of dried preparations—castings in plaster of Paris of the gravid uterus—two wax models of the human body—pictures representing the blood vessels, the fcetus in utero, &c. &c. in crayons, the gift of Dr. John Fothergill, of London; together with many valuable preparations in spirits. Every stranger, or visitor, pays one dollar for admission into this museum. Students, who have taken a ticket to attend the practice of the house, are, however, ad mitted without any extra charge.
The medical library consists of about 3000 volumes of well chosen books. To this number has lately been added, the whole of the botanical, natural, and histo rical works, from the library of the late Professor Barton.
The library and museum are supported and enlarged by the fund accruing from the money paid by students to attend the hospital, which is 10 dollars per annum each. This fund amounts to a yearly in come of above two thousand dollars„, the number of students who take` tickets being usually between two and three hundred The managers, the physicians, the sur geons, and the contributors, serve the in stitution gratuitously. Persons, however, who are able to do it, are at liberty to remunerate the attending physicians and surgeons as they would in private houses. Every private patient has the liberty of choosing any one of the physicians of the hospital to attend him, whom he prefers. The amputation of a limb cannot bo performed, without a consultation and agreement of the three surgeons of the house ; and in no case without the con sent of the patient.
No medical man can be elected a phy sician or surgeon of the hospital, who is under twenty-seven years of age.
The sitting managers meet on Wednes day and Saturday mornings ofevery week, to admit and discharge patients.
Between these periods, the patient de siring admittance must apply to the at tending physician or surgeon, and obtain his certificate that lie is a proper subject for admission. This is carried to one of the sitting managers, who takes the usual security, and orders his admission.
Overseers from the country, who bring a patient for admission, are obliged to have a certificate, signed by two magistrates, signifying that they are in office, and that the pauper belongs to their district.
Persons, with infectious diseases, are not admitted. Incurables are not admit ted, except lunatics. All cases of sudden accident are admitted without form or charge, if brought within 24 hours after they have happened.
The capital stock of this hospital amounts to 124.854 dollars. The real estate consists of vacant lots surrounding the hospital area, Ric. &c.
The officers of the institution are as follow :— 12 Managers, who serve gratis.
3 Physicians, who also give their attend ance gratis.
3 Surgeons, ditto.
A physician to the lying-in department, ditto.
A physician to the outpatients, per annum - - - poo.cia A resident physician, who serves gratis.
A dresssr, and an apothecary, (pupils of the house, who serve 5 years) ditto.
A steward, and a matron - 600.0C Deputy-steward, or superinten dant of the west building, and deputy-matron of the same 350.00 A gardener -- - - B216.00 An assistant ditto - - - 144.00 Four cell-keepers, each, - - 144.00 A carter 144,00 A labourer - - - . 144.00 A watchman - . - 144.00 A baker - - - - - 14400 A porter - - - - 96 00 Four nurses, each $•.33 per week, 276.64 Five assistants ditto, each $1.25 per week, - - - - 325.00 Cook, $1.30 per week, - 69.16 Four chambermaids, each $1.25 per week, - - - 320.00 Three laundresses, hired 5 or 6 days in each week, at 62i. cents per day, - - . 987.50 A sufficient number of women are hired every spring, to white wash and thoroughly clean every part of the house. Their wages and materials employed amount to - - - 167.50 .Hints and Propositions suggested to the Man agers of that Institution, for the better ventilation of the Wards, and improving some of the internal arrangements.