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"A Dispensary and House of Recovery"
The first hospital at Etruria - Key Dates and events
| Date | event |
| 1802 | Meeting
held on Wednesday, July 28th 1802 at the Swan
Inn, Hanley. It was decided to establish a medical dispensary and a ward for the reception of patients, the whole to be called a "House of Recovery" Meeting Chairman: Mr. Walter Sneyd. |
| 1802 | October
1st 1802 - further meeting held at the Swan Inn where £580 for building
purposes and £187 towards annual support was pledged. A committee was formed to purchase a suitable site. Mr. Josiah Wedgwood (son of the founder of the Wedgwood Pottery Works at Etruria) offered to sell a plot of land at Etruria Valve. The purchase price was £375 for the land which had an area of "one acre, three roods and thirty-three perches". |
| 1804 | Mr. Isaac Wild
appointed apothecary to reside at the house. Mrs. Mary Birch appointed as Matron. |
| 1804 | The house was open to the public on May 1st 1804. |
| 1814 | Because of its
success demand was so great that it became necessary to discuss extending
the hospital. 
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| 1867 | The buildings of the original Infirmary and the surrounding land were purchased by the British Gas Light Company for £1,000. On this ground were built the extensions to the first gas works. |
| 1878 | The original Infirmary were finally demolished. |
| Building Plans | Plans were made by Mr. David Bellhouse of Manchester (who was know for his design of mills and viaducts). |
| Building Work | The building of the hospital was carried out by Mr. Francis Coxon of Hanley. |
| Description | Good quality brick, three stories high. |
| Medical Officers | The first Medical Officers appointed were: F.H. Northen, MD; John Robinson MD; James Bent; Bernard Coomber' W.H. Smallwood and George Wood. |
| Legacy | A legacy of £800 in 3% was received from the executors of the late Isaac Hawkins of Burton - the income to be applied for the general purposes of the institution. |
| Patients | In
the first nine years 5144 patients treated. 5,076 people were vaccinated. 45 fever patients admitted. |
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