Annual report : 1926 / Peterborough Infirmary and Dispensary.

  • Peterborough Infirmary and Dispensary.
Date:
1926
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Credit: Annual report : 1926 / Peterborough Infirmary and Dispensary. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE For the year ended December 31st, 1926. Mr. President, My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the pleasure to submit for your consideration, the Report of the Management Committee for the year 1926, and, I think you will agree, it shows that we have had quite a satisfactory year. Although, as you will observe from the Financial Statement, the Income was not quite so large as in the previous year, being somewhere about ^500 less, which, however, is partly offset by the Expenditure being 7T70 down, the result on the year’s working was that a Balance of £A2 remained in hand. IN PATIENTS. The demand on the beds has been greater than ever, in fact the highest on record. Owing to the building, and the opening of new works and factories in the Town and District, and the increased number of motor accidents, the casualties have increased, these are frequently of a very severe character and often mean a long stay in the Hospital. The daily number of beds occupied was 65.54 as compared with 58.78 in 1925. The average stay of each patient in the Hospital was 27.31 days (25 days in 1925). Each of the 75 beds has been occupied by 11.68 patients as compared with 12.4 last yearf-*'**^ As far as it has been possible to allocate the expenditure to the different departments, the average cost of each In-patient works out at £5 11s. 5d. as against £5 17s. Od. the previous year. OUT PATIENTS. The total number of Out-patients and Casualties treated was 2752, an increase of 177. The average cost of each being 11/- as compared with 12/6d. in 1925. The decrease in accounted for chiefly by the fact that overhead charges remain practically the same as when a smaller number of Patients are treated. LEGACIES. Two small legacies have been received during the year under review and were as follows :— , £3 7s. Od. from the late Mrs. Whitwell’s Estate. £9 Os. Od. from the late Mrs. S. A. Heading of Aldwinkle. c* These amounts are in the hands of the Treasurer pending investment. INCOME. It is with regret that the Committee have to report a decrease in the year’s Income. This, we think, is chiefly due to th§ restricted spending power of practicalh^everyone through such troubles as the coal strike, etc. This is borne out by the fact that the amounts received from Friendly Societies and other Organisations, Congregational Collections, Entertainments, Dona¬ tions, and Donations from Grateful Patients are all less this past year. On the other hand, you will be pleased to note, that the Annual Subscriptions have increased by ^168.