Report : 1936 / Chesham Cottage Hospital.

  • Chesham Cottage Hospital (Chesham, England)
Date:
1936
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Credit: Report : 1936 / Chesham Cottage Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ©ficsljam ©nttrtQC fjospititl HISTORICAL DATA. 1866.—The first meeting of the founders of the Institution vas held, at which the Lord Chesham presided. 1869.—'1 he Hospital was opened and dedicated by the Lord Bishop of Oxford Bishop Wilberforce. 1889 and 1913.—The building was enlarged, the accommodation finally consisting of seven beds, one cot and a private ward, and the total cost oi the Institution was ^3,500. 1915.—The Ladies’ Linen League was founded. 1922. —A Massage Department was instituted. 1923. —The Workers’ Hospital Committee was formed, and the Contributory Scheme commenced to operate. ,, —The Buies of the Institution were revised and its government established on a broader basis. 1924. —The Hospital was enlarged to accommodate twenty-three patients at a cost of £7,200, principally provided by the balance of the Chesham and District War Memorial Fund ; the proceeds of two Fetes held at “ The Bury ”—due to the initiative of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. F. Lowndes—and of three Carnivals, organised by the Friendly Societies of Chesham. The enlarged institution was opened by the Lord Lieutenant of the County, Lord Cottesloe. ,, —A portion of the “ Balks ” was purchased to protect the amenities of the Hospital. 1925. —The original area of activity of the Institution was extended to include patients from any district without any formal limit to its sphere of influence being determined. 1926. —A portable X-ray outfit was purchased. ,, —The Workers’ Hospital Committee Egg Collection was instituted. 1927. —The Night Nurses’ Home was erected at a cost of £700. ,, —The Allotments Associations’ Vegetable Collection was instituted. ,, —Mr. J. F. Churchill retired from active participation in the management of the Hospital, after being for nearly fifty years one of its Honorary Medical Officers, and subsequently Chairman of its Managing Committee 1928. —Mr. W. F. Lowndes was elected Chairman of the Managing Committee and Mr. E. C. Francis Chairman of the House Committee. ,, —The members of the Chesham Nursing Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade commenced to assist the Nursing Staff at the Hospital. 1929. —The scope of the Contributory Scheme was extended. 1930. —The Workers’ Hospital Committee Rules were adopted. 1931. —The scope of the Contributory Scheme was further extended and Rule XV. revised. 1932. —W’ireless installed throughout the Hospital. 1933. —Mr. H. K. Scott resigned from his post as Honorary Secretary, after 10 years devoted service and whole time Secretary appointed. The total cost of the Hospital and equipment to date is about ^13,000. The number of patients treated between 1869 and 1923 was 2,886, and since the last enlargement it has been 2,930, making a total to the end of 1936 of 5,816. During the two periods the average occupancy of beds works out at 65 and 62 per cent, respectively.