Annual report of the state of the Royal Hampshire County Hospital at Winchester : 1927.

  • Royal Hampshire County Hospital. nr 88008968.
Date:
1927
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Credit: Annual report of the state of the Royal Hampshire County Hospital at Winchester : 1927. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    has been made, which we hope will lead to wider fields. We must acknowledge that we have not the facilities of the Metropolis nor any large town, and that frequently machinery of an original kind must be created to meet the demands of cases needing special care. If therefore any friends of the Hospital, and particularly those living outside Winchester, are interested in this human aspect of the work and would some¬ times like to get into touch with patients trying to cope with difficult conditions in lives already difficult, their personal service and sympathetic understanding in this direction would be much appreciated. The transport and travelling expenses of patients coming for Out-patient treatment create many complications. Offers of cars in lieu of an uncertain ’bus service would greatly increase the benefit of treatment particularly in the X-Ray, Massage, and Ultra Violet Ray Departments. We have much pleasure in reporting that during the year 269 patients have been sent away to Convalescent Homes, and returned with renewed health and courage. A number of surgical appliances have also been supplied. Our best thanks are due to the Matrons and their staffs of the Bonchurch Convalescent Home, Ventnor, the Home of Recovery, Stoneham, the Herbert Home, Bournemouth, the Wordsworth Home, Swanage, the Children’s Convalescent Home, Shedfield, St. Catherine’s Home, Ventnor, and the All Saints’ Con¬ valescent Home, Eastbourne. We must also tender our thanks to the Charity Organization Society, the Guardians, the Association for the Care of the Mentally Deficient and the Blind, the United Services Fund, the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, and other charitable agencies, and military funds for their kind help and co-operation. The following are a few typical examples of cases on which encouraging results have been obtained :— E, is a young married woman admitted as an emergency with extensive burns on head and face, necessitating very prolonged treatment. After her admission, her young and harassed husband was seen trailing about the roads with three small children, aged respectively 2, 3, and 5. The Guardians were eventually persuaded to take charge of the children and their father obtained work at sea. The patient responded well to treatment, and is now going to St. Peter’s Memorial Home, Woking, for six months, after which it is hoped difficult facial operations can be commenced. B