Annual report : 1938 / Corbett Hospital, Stourbridge.

  • Corbett Hospital (Stourbridge, England)
Date:
1938
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Credit: Annual report : 1938 / Corbett Hospital, Stourbridge. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Legacies.—The following legacies were received during the year and are gratefully acknowledged to the Executors of the late :— MissS. J. Ray ... ... ... £100 Mr. C. S. Brettell ... ... £100 As regards the estate of the late Mrs. Laura Louisa Owen the Executors were not in a position to wind up the estate until after the financial year had ended. The Board again take the opportunity of appealing to the charitably-minded public to remember the Hsopital when making testamentary depositions of their estates. To endow a bed in perpetuity requires a sum of not less than £1,000 and for a cot, not less than £500. Special Gifts.—The Board cannot express in too high terms their appreciation and most grateful thanks to Major W. Harcourt Webb for his magnificent gifts during the year, and for his un¬ remitting interest in all concerning the well-being and advancement of the Hospital. His gifts during the year included £2000 to re¬ open the appeal with a view to completing the rebuilding of the Hospital. Your Board hope that the action of Major Webb will prove an incentive to others so as to ensure leadership to the appeal which it is anticipated will be made shortly. Special thanks are also due to Mr. Norman Webb who has again very kindly made a gift of £100. Mr. T. Leslie Tibbetts for his gift of 50 guineas, and “Anonymous” for a similar sum. The Stourbridge Fire Brigade who sent 20 guineas as a mark of appreciation of services rendered to officers and men injured as a result of an explosion which occurred whilst they were at a fire, and Messrs. William Griffin & Sons, for their donation towards the cost of equipment for the Orthoptic Department. Honorary Medical Staff.—Heartiest thanks are again accorded the Members of the Honorary Medical and Surgical Staff for the magnificent services they have rendered to the Hospital and District. No praise is too high for the efficient manner in which they have performed their important duties. Nursing Staff.—The Board are pleased to record their grateful thanks to the Matron, Members of the Nursing, Household, and other sections of the Staff for their services during the past year. Your Board particularly appreciate the great number of patients who have written expressing their sincere thanks for the services rendered to them by the Medical and Nursing Staff. Congratulations are accorded the following Nurses who have passed their Final Examinations and are now State Registered Nurses :— Miss M. Davies Miss D. Johnson Miss P.Dart