Annual report on the work of the Richard Murray Hospital : 1937 / Richard Murray Hospital Joint Board.

  • Richard Murray Hospital. Joint Board.
Date:
1937
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Credit: Annual report on the work of the Richard Murray Hospital : 1937 / Richard Murray Hospital Joint Board. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ANNUAL REPORT OF MATRON. I beg to present my report for 1937. NURSING STAFF.—The number remains the same, though there have been changes in the personnel during the year. Sister Reading resigned her post as maternity ward sister in September, and Miss E. Swinburne, who had been staff nurse here, was appointed sister in her place. Nurse Hanlon, who was staff nurse on the surgical floor, was appointed staff nurse in the maternity wards. This has been a difficult year to work the maternity department owing to the shortage of mid wives. We have for ten months worked with only temporary mid wives replacing for short periods the permanent one I have not been able to secure. The staff have taken on the extra work without grumbling, and I feel very grateful to them. * With a view to attracting suitable midwives an improved scale of salaries was adopted by the Board which is similar to that in force at the County Council’s Maternity Home at Bishop Auckland. Likewise, the salaries of the other members of the nursing staff have been brought into line with those paid to the nursing staffs employed at County institutions. DOMESTIC STAFF.—The number remains the same, but there have been some changes. LAUNDRY.—With the new machine recently installed this department is working satisfactorily. HOUSEKEEPING.—The average number of persons fed during the year per day was 52.5. The average cost of feeding per head per day was 1/1J. EGG WEEK.—This was very satisfactory, and the total number collected was 8,560 ; of these, 7,000 were preserved and they have lasted us and will see us through the expensive egg period.