Fifth annual report
1932 1932 1930s 86 pages : illustrations I.M.S., who has since written that he was very pleased with all he saw. During the year 18 boys have been enrolled as Wolf Cubs. Two of these have "gone up" to the Hospital Troop, 12 have left the Hospital and when practicable have been put...
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| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
| Language: | English English |
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1932
1930s
86 pages : illustrations
I.M.S., who has since written that he was very pleased with all he saw. During the year 18 boys have been enrolled as Wolf Cubs. Two of these have "gone up" to the Hospital Troop, 12 have left the Hospital and when practicable have been put in touch with a Pack near their home. Four Cubs remain at present in the Pack, one of them has passed his Second Star and Collector Badge. The other three are well on the way to the First Star. Guides and Brownies. The outstanding feature for the year has been the winning of the Badge of Fortitude by Guide Joan Crook. This Badge was well deserved and the Company are proud that one of their members have succeeded in obtaining it. A combined Scout and Guide Church Parade was held at the Hospital during the summer, and many visiting Companies were welcomed. Through the kindness of the Rover Scouts who acted as escorts, several Scouts and Guides were able to be present at the City Parade Service on the Sunday following Armistice Day. It is a matter of great regret that the Brown Owl, Miss Miller, has had to leave the Pack ; a successor is badly needed. Hospital Costs. At the beginning of 1932 the sum of £248 0s. 1d. was refunded to Local Authorities, being the amount received in excess of actual nett costs during 1931. Unfortunately the situation at the end of the year was less favourable. The running expenses amounted to £6,177 0s. 2d. and the average cost per occupied bed to £2 9s. 6d., an increase of 5s. 1d. per bed over the previous year. This is accounted for partly by the fact that the Medical Staff, with the exception of the Honorary Physicians and Consultants, is no longer on an honorary basis but more by reason of the large increase in the number of patients treated, as mentioned above, and the consequent increase in dressings, plasters, appliances and so forth. More money has been spent, in fact, because more work has been done, and a reference to the statistics on page 19 will show that although the cost per bed occupied is higher than hitherto, the average cost per patient is considerably lower — £30 8s. 6d. as compared with £41 5s. 0d. the previous year. Medical Staff. The devoted services of the Medical Staff are most gratefully recorded. Nursing Staff. The nursing arrangements have been satisfactorily conducted under the efficient supervision of the Matron, who has faced the many inconveniences caused in her department by the building operations with admirable cheerfulness and resource. The two years' training for probationers is working 10
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