Annual report : 1928 / Colwyn Bay and West Denbighshire Hospital.

  • Colwyn Bay and West Denbighshire Hospital.
Date:
1928
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Credit: Annual report : 1928 / Colwyn Bay and West Denbighshire Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    is unbounded. The appeal in connection with the combined scheme has been unavoidably held back owing to illness of members of the Board, which will be referred to later. OBITUARY. We have to record with deep regret the death of Col. Sandbach, D.L., which occurred in March, 1928. Col. Sandbach was a member of our Board of Management, representing the district of Llangerniew. He was a very busy man, taking a great part in public life, and could only very occasionally find time to attend our meetings, but he took a real interest in the welfare of the Hospital., and his presence on the Board was of the greatest value to us. Since the close of our financial year we have also lost another valued member of our Board by the death of Mr. W. S. Smethurst, of Rhos. Ever since the enlargement of the Hospital, Mr. Smethurst has been one of our mainstays. He loved the Hospital, and never could do too much for it. He was the vice-chairman of the Rhos Cot Committee, which has already endowed one Cot, and has contributed a substantial sum towards the endowment of another. He was also on the Committee of the Rhos Bowling and Tennis Club, which contri¬ buted over ^60 toi the Hospital during the past year. He was a regular attendant at our meetings, and exercised a sound and independ¬ ent judgment in our discussions, and always with a genial sweet reasonableness which was atmospheric in its influence. He will be greatly missed. Since the turn of the year, and while this Report was in prepara¬ tion. a notable member of the Medical profession has passed away. Dr. Price Morris had been in practice in Old Cblwyn from the time when it was a tiny village, and when there were only a few scattered houses in Colwyn Bay. He had been a member of the Hon. Staff of this Hospital since its first inception as a small Cottage Hospital, and had rendered invaluable service. He was a Doctor of the old school, and in bis earlier days visited his patients in an extensive country area on horse back. He loved his profession, and devoted himself tO' it absolutely. He had a rare skill both in diagnosis, and in treatment. He was a kind friend to rich and poor alike, and was held in affec¬ tionate regard by everybody. He will be long remembered, and we can never be too grateful for all be did for our Hospital. ILLNESS. During some part of the past year and the early part of the present year, several of those who are mainly concerned in doing what is possible in this Institution to relieve .sickness in others, have them¬ selves been ill. Both Lord and Lady Colwyn have been invalided. We have also been deprived of the valuable help of Mr. Stanley Wood for some months. Our Hon. Secretary, Mr. Francis Nunn, who has done so much for the Hospital, besides having acted as our hon. secre-