Annual report : 1947 / St. George's Hospital.

  • St. George's Hospital (London, England)
Date:
1947
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Annual report : 1947 / St. George's Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Obituary. The Committee record with regret the following deaths :— Sir Norman Bennett, Consulting Dental Surgeon from 1919. Lady Donington, Life Governor and subscriber to the Re¬ building Fund, on 18th November, 1947. Mrs. M. L. Higgins, Governor and subscriber, on 26th January, 1948. Mrs. Brinsley FitzGerald on 1st February, 1948. Mrs. Corregan, Life Governor. Miss M. M. Clarke, Governor, on 6th February, 1948. Retirement of Miss Hanks retired in August, 1947, at her Miss Helen own request after 37 years’ service to St. Hanks. George’s, 17 of them as Matron. The Governors, Medical Staff and many others joined in paying tribute to Miss Hanks for her devoted service to St. George’s. Appointment Miss Muriel B. Powell was appointed to succeed of New Miss Hanks, and took up her duties on 1st Matron. September, 1947. Miss Powell was trained at St. George’s, and immediately prior to her appointment as Matron held the post of Senior Sister Tutor at Manchester Royal Infirmary. Miss G. E. Miss Hickie retired in September, 1947, from Hickie and the post of Assistant Matron which she had Miss A. C. held since 1929. Miss Hickie shared with Miss Walsh. Hanks the very great responsibility of war-time nursing, and in the reorganisation which took place after the war. Miss Walsh, for many years Senior Office Sister and Acting Assistant Matron from September, 1947, to February, 1948, retired in March, 1948. The House Committee wish to place on record their high appreciation of the services given to St. George’s by Miss Hickie and Miss Walsh, and wish them great happiness in their retirement. Miss H. Downton, formerly second Assistant Matron at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, has been appointed Assistant Matron. NURSING. The The Preliminary Training School has been Preliminary considerably enlarged during the year, 30 Training student-nurses being now admitted every two School. months. This increase was made possible by the opening of a new Hostel. at Courtheld Gardens and the redistribution of existing accommodation in Knightsbridge where the Preliminary Training School is still housed. Classroom facilities remain inadequate and alternative accommodation for the school may have to be considered before the end of the year.