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MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS.
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THE GLASGOW CANCER AND SKIN
INSTITUTION.
(Established in 1886.)
409 St. Vincent Street (near Charing Cross).
Telegraphic address — " Cancer," Glasgow.
Telephone number — " 224 "
Receiving Hour, 1 to 2 p.m.
Consulting Hours, 2 and 7 p.m. '
Patronesses — Her Royal Highness Princess Louise ;
Her Grace the Duchess of Montrose ; Her Grace the
Duchess of Argyie ; Her Grace the Duchess of Suther-
land ; the Countess of Aberdeen ; the Countess of
Breadalbane ; the Hon. Lady Campbell.
Patrons — The Most Noble the Marquis of Lome,
K.T. ; the Earl of Aberdeen ; the Earl of Eglinton ;
Lord Polwarth ; Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, Bart. ; Sir
Charles Tennant, Bart. ; Sir Andrew M'Lean ;
Admiral J. C. Campbell ; Col. Malcolm of Poltalloch,
and others.
Surgeon — Dr. Hugh Murray, F.F.P.S.G., founder
of the Glasgow Cancer Hospital for the Poor, late
senior and consulting surgeon to the Hospital.
Hon. Secretary, W. D. Baird, 87 Union Street.
Hon. Treasurer — John Fraser, Agent, British
Linen Bank, Anderston.
Matron — Mrs. Duke, with day and night nurses.
Over 300 patients suffering from Cancer and allied
diseases are annually under observation and treat-
iment at the Institution.
"The Institution has now entered on its £/eyen?/t year
of usefulness and continues to be devoted to — (1)
The investigation of a disease so long considered as
incurable, with special reference to its causes and
cure ; (2) the advancement of medical and surgical
science in the treatment of Cancer, by preserving
the continuiiy of accredited remedies hitherto in
use, and adopting such others as increasing know-
ledge and experience prove worthy of confidence —
with the vieio of obviating^ if not altogether super-
seding the use of the knife ; (3) the relief and restor-
ation to health and usefulness of such patients as
are not incurable, and (4) affording isolation and
nrivacy to patients — particularly to females, whose
aversion to any exposure or publicity in their treat-
ment, not only accounts for much of the delay and
suffering endured before seeking relief, but is
answerable for the large number of hopeless cases that
have to be dealt with from day to day."
As hitherto, the Institution is conducted and main-
tained on the principle that all patients pay according
to their circumstances. To enable those whose cir-
cumstances do not admit of the nsual charge, yet
are desu-ous of retaining their self-respect and indepen-
dence — arrangements are made by which the benefits
pf the Institution are made available at the minimum
Sharge of Ten shillings per week. As this charge,
however, does not meet the cost of accommodation,
inaintenance, nursing, and treatment, the difference is
supplemented from the funds of the Institution. For
this supplementary fund subscriptions and dona-
tions are earnestly solicited and will be received and
acknowledged by either the Hon. Treasurer or Hon.
Secretary. All communications regardmg patients
are to be made to Dr. Murray at the Institution.
GLASaOW HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY
FOR DISEASES OF THE EAR.
28 Ehnbank Crescent.
Patrons, The Right Hon. Lord Lcvat, Beaufort
Castle, Beauly ; Sir James Bain, Park Terrace ; Thos.
Brown, Esq., Dalnair, Drymen ; A. Cameron Corbett,
Esq., M.P., Bellahouston; Rev. Dr. J. E. Gumming,
Sandyford; C. R. Dunlop, Esq., Edinburgh ; R. Gour-
lay, Esq., Bank of Scotland; Leonard Gow, Esq., Hays-
ton, Kelvinside ; Chas. M. King, Esq., Antermony
House, Milton of Campsie ; Dr. Lapraik ; J. R. Mar-
tin, Esq., Jessieville, Helensburgh; Sir J. D. Mar-
wick, Council Chambers; John Miller, Esq., Kings-
borough Gardens, Kelvinside ; ex-Bailie Morrison,
Ashcraig, Kelvinside; H. L. Seligmann, Esq., 1 Victoria
Cres., Dowanhill; Alex. Stephen, Esq., of Kelly; David
Tod, Esq., Eastwood Park; Sir John Watson, Bart.,
of Earnock; Jas. Wilson, Esq., of Bantaskin; John
Wilson, Esq., M. P. Hillhead House. Honorary
Medical Staff, Professor W. T. Gairdner, 225 St.
Vincent Street, senior consulting physician; Dr.
J. Cowan Woodburn, 197 Bath St., consulting dental
surgeon; Dr. Joseph Coats, 31 Lynedoch St., patho-
logist; Dr. Thos. Reid, 9 Elmbank St., consulting
ophthalmic surgeon ; Dr. T. Brown Henderson, anses-
thetist ; Dr. A. K. Irvine, 3 Newton Ter. ; Dr. A. L.
Kelly, 24 Carlton PL Dr. Thos. Barr, 13 Woodside
Place, aural surgeon ; Dr. F. V. Adams, Dr. Jas. G.
Connal, clinical assistants ; Mr. Rees Price, dental
surgeon. Matron, Miss Mackay. Robert Gourlay,
Esq., Bank of Scotland, hon. treasurer; Adam
Sutherland, 71a West NUe St., secy.
This charitable institution is supported by public
and voluntary subscription, its object being the ad-
vancement of this special department of medical
science by lectures and clinical teaching to students,
and the gratuitous treatment of poor persons suffer-
ing from all forms of ear disease and deafness.
Number of consultations annually over 6900.
The hospital, which contains 12 beds for in-door
patients, is always open for urgent cases. Out-door
patients are seen daily at 2 p.m.
GLASGOW OPHTHALMIC INSTITUTION
(Under the Management of the Royal Infirmary)
FOR DISEASES AND INJURIES OF THE EYE.
126 West Regent Street.
Every subscriber of £1 Is. annually, and donor of
£5 in one sum towards the maintenance, shall have
the privilege of recommending three patients yearly,
with three additional recommendations for every
additional subscription of £1 Is., or donation of £5.
The number of new patients admitted to the bene-
fits of the Institution last year was 2821 ; of these
2416 were treated as out-door patients, while 405
were admitted into the house for important operations.
The Institution is open to out-door patients daily?
between the hours of 1 and 3 p.m. Cases of acci-
dent admitted at any hour. Operations performed
on Wednesdays and Saturdays. A course of Lectures
and Clinical Instruction for Medical Students is given
during the summer and winter sessions.
Cashier, Jas. Barclay, 88 St. Vincent Street.