The Infirmary, in Southgate Street, is a plain brick edifice, which was opened in 1755; it is a commodious and well managed establishment, and every attention is paid to the sufferers who seek assistance within its walls.
The Eye Institution, in Market Parade, is supported by voluntary contributions, and was established in 1865.
The Dispensary, Longsmith Street, was established in 1831, for the purpose of giving medical advice and medicine to poor people properly recommended, and to vaccinate all applicants free. The institution has recently been re-modelled on the “Provident Insurance” system, and is very successful.
Morris & Co.’s commercial Directory & Gazetteer of Gloucestershire with Bristol and Monmouth. Second Edition. Hounds Gate, Nottingham. 1876.
