Fifth annual report
1932 1932 1930s 86 pages : illustrations PRINCESS ELIZABETH ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL. In the Hospital as elsewhere increased activity has been a marked characteristic of the year. By making full use of the facilities for systematic aftercare which the Clinics provide it has been found possible conside...
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| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
| Language: | English English |
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1932
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86 pages : illustrations
PRINCESS ELIZABETH ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL. In the Hospital as elsewhere increased activity has been a marked characteristic of the year. By making full use of the facilities for systematic aftercare which the Clinics provide it has been found possible considerably to reduce the period of Hospital treatment in respect of the majority of cases. In consequence 87 boys and 69 girls have been admitted as against 51 and 32 respectively for 1931, the average length of stay being reduced from 212 to 112 days. Such a comparatively rapid turnover has meant a proportionately greater strain of work for all concerned. The percentage of acute cases in Hospital at any one time has been higher, the number of operations greater, the clerical work heavier ; in fact, in every department from theatre to laundry the acceleration of admission and discharge has had its effect, and all alike have gallantly responded. Despite the larger number treated, however, the waiting list remains distressingly high, and on 31/12/32 included 122 children and 25 adults. The completion of the new wards is eagerly awaited. School. The school side continues to flourish under the able and enthusiastic direction of the Head Teacher and her Assistant. An illustration of the valuable part which it plays may be found in the case of a boy who came to the Hospital so limited in education and, as it seemed, in intellect, that he was described as mentally deficient by those who had had the care of him before admission. After fifteen months of the teaching which the Hospital provides, his school work shows marked progress and his mentality gives good promise for his future. By the generosity of Miss Gray the Percussion Band now includes a tubaphone and cymbals, and musical items were a feature in the entertainment which the school gave at Christmas time when songs, recitations and a play in costume were successfully contributed by the performers, despite the minor handicap of having to do it from their beds. Scouts an [and] Wolf Cubs. The numbers have kept more than usually constant during the year. The maximum number at any time has been seven. This may seem small, but it includes practically all the patients who are old enough to become Scouts. The chief event from a Scouting standpoint is the achievement of Scout Cloke in obtaining his First-class Badge. This is not an easily-won distinction and the Troop has received congratulations from Sir Montague Burrows, the Headquarters Commissioner for special tests. The Troop was again visited by the Assistant Headquarters Commissioner, Lt.-Col. Houlditch Leicester, C.I.E., 9
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