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Описание: At corner of Falmouth Road and Trinity Street SE1 - an attractive "listed" building (Grade II) being refurbished. No longer a dispensary. Its history is described in the website "Exploring Southwark". A look back into a world of private philanthropy before the UK's National Health Service was established in 1948. ______________________________ Below excerpted from the website: Bankside Then and Now "As the poor constitute an important part of every large community, they justly merit the attention and assistance of the rich, especially in sickness when they are rendered incapable of supporting themselves and their families. Hard, labour, unwholesome food, want of proper clothing, and exposure to the vicissitudes of air and weather, subject them to many disorders unknown to those whose affluence can procure the conveniences of life. To be seen at the Dispensary, a patient needed a letter of recommendation from a Governor. Everyone who subscribed one guinea a year was entitled to be a Governor and to have one patient on the medical and surgical list, and one mid-wifery patient. The number of patients a Governor could recommend increased in proportion to the money subscribed. Patients too ill to attend in person at the Dispensary and resided in an area that extended from Westminster Bridge Road to Rotherhithe, between the Circus Road and the River Thames and in Newington Butts, were visited in their own homes by a physician. The 1777 prospectus included rules and regulations concerning the conduct of both physicians and patients. At the end of 1784, the Dispensary moved to premises in Union Street and by 1822 the rules and regulations had become more detailed and extensive. [...] There were now attached to the dispensary three physicians, two surgeons, one apothecary and a number of midwives. In the year 1821, the Dispensary saw 4,195 patients, of which 1,398 were seen in their homes and 548 were midwifery cases. Nearly 30 years later, in 1849, reflecting the rising population, the Dispensary saw 5,617 patients, of which 983 were seen at home and 477 were midwifery patients. Surprisingly the number of midwifery patients had decreased. By 1839, the premises in Union Street had become too small and also the lease, which was held from St Bartholomew's Hospital, was due for renewal. At the same time, some land to the rear of the Dispensary had become vacant and the Dispensary started negotiations to acquire this land at the same time as renewing their lease. However, this plan did not go ahead and the the Dispensary moved to Great Dover Street in 1840 where they stayed until 1927 when the Dispensary moved to the corner of Falmouth Road and Trinity Street. This has been a private residence since 1971. The Surrey Dispensary still exists as a small charity that awards grants to residents of North Southwark who are in need through sickness."

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