Henry Lilley Smith

Henry Lilley Smith was born in Southam, Warwickshire, England in 1787 or 1788. He became assistant surgeon to the 45th Regiment and obtained a diploma of MRCS in 1810 and then practised at Southam, where he was appointed parish surgeon. In April 1818 he opened a small hospital for the treatment of diseases of the eye and ear. It was built on land adjoining his house and contained about fourteen beds and was supported by volutary subscriptions and donations. Smith periodically visited Warwick, Rugby, Banbury, and Northampton to select suitable cases. About 100 inpatients and 250 outpatients were treated annually. Inpatients received free professional attendance, medicine and lodging, but had to pay for their food, the charge for which was 10d a day for a man, 8d for a woman and 6d for a child. During the first forty years of the Eye and Ear Infirmary 12,220 patients were treated and twothirds were discharged cured.

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