Annual report and statement of accounts of the Luton Children's Hospital : 1945.

  • Luton Children's Hospital.
Date:
1945
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    REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1945 The Committee of Management have pleasure in submitting their Fifty- Seventh Annual Report and Financial Statement for the year ended 31st December, 1945. We may safely assert that the activities and efficiency of the Hospital continue to be most ably maintained. We fully realise that this work can only be carried on by the generous-hearted support that we receive from our loyal Subscribers, and from those who so kindly come to our aid with donations. It is extremely difficult to express adequately our sincere and earnest thanks to all those who have helped us during the year, but we are profoundly grateful. In August a very pleasant ceremony took place at the Hospital, when a Cot was presented to us and endowed by the Committee of the Luton Guild of Service. We deeply appreciate this kindly thought and action of the Guild. The Children’s Annual Christmas Party was held on December 26th, when the parents of all the children in the Hospital on that day were invited. Dr. Munro was good enough to impersonate Father Christmas once more, and distributed the presents from the Christmas Tree. The Matron’s Christmas Fund was again generously supported, and to all those who helped to make the children’s Christmas a success, we offer our whole-hearted thanks. May we once more put on record our deep appreciation of the great work of the ladies who collect the Annual Subscriptions. In these times this work may perhaps become increasingly difficult, but our work must go on. Our need is greater than ever, yet we know that we can rely on the devoted help that it has been our privilege to receive during the past year. The Management Committee wish to put on record their appreciation of the devoted services of the Honorary Consultants, the Honorary Medical Staff and the Honorary Treasurers, and in thanking the Honorary Accountants they would like to make special mention of Mr. Jones, who has given such kind co-operation and help. We owe a great debt of gratitude to Mrs. Plummer and Mrs. Blinco, the organisers of the Flag Day, to the Group Secretaries of the Bedfordshire Hospital Service Association, and to our Chaplain the Rev. H. Lindsey. Our most grateful thanks are due also to the Matron and the Nursing Staff for their devoted loyalty in these difficult times. OBITUARY It is with a most grievous sense of loss that we record the death of The Lady Ludlow. Lady Ludlow had been our Patron for many years, and her unfailing support, unvarying interest and generous help have been an inspiration and wonderful example to all connected with the Hospital. We shall, indeed, miss her sorely. We also have the most intense regret in recording the death of Mr. Walter Wright, one of our Life Governors. Mr. Wright always evinced an extraordinarily kind and most generous feeling towards our Hospital. Ever anxious and willing to help, his love for, and interest in the cure and welfare of ailing children was outstanding. I