Annual report : 1926 / Rutland Memorial Cottage Hospital.

  • Rutland Memorial Cottage Hospital.
Date:
1926
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Credit: Annual report : 1926 / Rutland Memorial Cottage Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Rutland Memorial Cottage Hospital. HE Annual Report of the Rutland Memorial Cottage Hospital A is issued for the second time since the opening of the new building in February, 1925. During the year the number of patients has again slightly increased, 153 having been nursed, 4 more than the previous year. There have been 68 major operations 21 minor operations and 89 patients requiring no operative treatment and the Committee are glad to report that in most eases the patients have been restored to health. The Hospital sustained a severe loss in the death of Mrs. John Royce, who was a member of the Ladies’ Committee from the earliest days. She was one who took the keenest interest in the welfare of the Hospital, and very generously bequeathed ^500 to be invested for the benefit of the Endowment Fund. A most successful egg week was held in May, which pro¬ duced the large number of three thousand. The Annual Pound Day took place on November 10th, which was even more liberally contributed to than in former years. The Committee are extremely grateful to all who so kindly helped in collecting and conveying the goods both during egg week and on Pound Day, and also to those who made such a wonderful response in money, provisions, eggs and hospital requisites. The Hospital has again been most generously helped by proceeds from Church collections, entertainments, gifts from Harvest Festivals and gifts in kind., and the Committee tender their most heart)7 thanks to all who have supported them in these various ways. The Oakham Penny League has for the second time completed a most successful year, and the Uppingham Weekly League has also done splendid work and is rapidly increasing. Warm thanks are again given to the organisers and collectors to whose untiring efforts the great success is due. Many tributes have been paid to the efficient services of Sister Thomson, which are now so well known, and thanks are due to her for her untiring efforts for the good of the patients and the Hospital, and to the Staff for their loyal support in every way. The Committee would like to take this opportunity of emphasizing their keen appreciation of the generous support accorded by the whole County, and they feel assured that they can rely on that support during 1927 as in past years.