Report : 1936 / Chesham Cottage Hospital.

Chesham Cottage Hospital (Chesham, England)

Date:: 1936

Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Report : 1936 / Chesham Cottage Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The Statement of Accounts shows that the financial position continues to be satisfactory. The surplus of total income over total expenditure being £838 7s. lOd. compared with £308 17s. 3d. at the end of the previous year. Annual subscriptions again show an increase, and thanks are expressed to those who have been good enough to enlist the practical interest of new subscribers. Donations also show a decided increase, the details of which will be found elsewhere in the report. Thanks are tendered to all who have so generously arranged social and sports functions on behalf of our funds, and which include £50 from the Bucks. Constabulary Charity Cricket match, and £38 5s. from the Ley Hill Golf Club as a result of their Hospital week tournament. The Committee accord their thanks to the Clergy and Ministers of the neighbourhood for their donations from the Churches’ collections, and to The Brotherhood, Amersham-on-the-Hill, from which sources we received £73 17s. lOd. and £49 16s. Id. respectively. Alexandra Day. The organisation of the town and surround¬ ing villages was again carried out by Miss F. K. Rose The enthusiasm shown by her and her helpers, is of great value to the Hospital, the record sum of £55 11s. lOd. being gratefully acknowledged. The Contributory Scheme remains a great asset to the Hospital, and it is gratifying to note the efficient working and gradual expansion of this. The details of this beneficent organization will be found on pp. 23—26 and as the accounts show, its affairs have a significant bearing upon the Hospital’s finances. The Managing Committee deeply appreciate the fine service rendered by the Workers’ Hospital Committee and their Voluntary Collectors, to whom sincere thanks are expressed. The Annual Hospital Fete was for once marred by the weather, and the kindness of Mr. and Mrs. Lowndes in allowing it to be held in their grounds under such distressing weather conditions was generous in the extreme, and permitted of a sum of £155 18s. 6d. being realised by that effort, for which warmest thanks are accorded to all who so cheerfully carried on during that day. With a view to assisting a sister service in the liqui¬ dation of the debt on their new ambulance, the allocation to the Chesham and District Ambulance Committee from this donation, was increased to £75. A bequest of £200 by the late Mr. Alfred Gee is recorded; also a legacy of £100 bequeathed by the late Lady Susan True¬ man, which has, by request, been added to the Endowment Fund. Thanks are tendered to the Ladies’ Linen League for their valuable work in supplying the Hospital’s needs in linen, and they are to be congratulated on securing the able assistance of Mrs. J. H. Flewett, who has so kindly filled the vacancy as Hon. Secretary, caused by the death of Mrs. Alfred Gee.