Annual report : 1940 / Pershore Cottage Hospital and Nursing Home.

  • Pershore Cottage Hospital.
Date:
1940
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Credit: Annual report : 1940 / Pershore Cottage Hospital and Nursing Home. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    conscientious care of all responsible, especially the Matron, for the efficient maintenance of the Hospital. The Hospital has now had a complete year’s experience under war conditions. While, fortunately, no great demands have been made upon it, evacuated children, soldiers, and transferred casualty cases have been admitted, and in other ways the Hospital has played its part in the Government Emergency Hospital Scheme. With a view to Air Raid Precautions the Hospital has been inspected on behalf of the Ministry of Health and all recommendations for the safety of the staff and patients have been carried out, most of the cost of which will be borne by the Ministry. The Committee regret the loss of several loyal subscribers of long standing. On the other hand several new subscribers have come forward, and the Committee are glad to be able to report that the income from sub¬ scriptions has been increased, also that there has been an increase in the number of subscribers who have entered into a seven years’ covenant. The usual list of gifts and their givers is again omitted this year in order to reduce the cost of printing. The Committee are, nevertheless, most grateful to the many kind friends of the Hospital for their generous and useful gifts, which have materially assisted in its maintenance. The Committee desire once again to express their thanks to the Medical and nursing Staffs, to Mrs. Davies and Mrs. Rusher (helped by Mrs. Barker) for organising the Hospital Saturday Collection, to Miss Phyllis Wood¬ ward for organising the Alexandra Day Collection, to Mrs. Browning for managing the Linen League, and to Mrs. Evans for organising Pound Week. Thanks are also due to the officers for their work throughout the year. The whole of the Committee retire on the day of the Annual Meeting but are eligible for re-election. A. H. HUDSON, Chairman. 3