Annual report : 1926 / Essex County Hospital, Colchester.

  • Colchester Hospital
Date:
1926
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Credit: Annual report : 1926 / Essex County Hospital, Colchester. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Committee desire to acknowledge with deep gratitude the services ot the Honorary Staff, who are willing to give of their best at all times, for the benefit of the patients who come under their care. During the year we have lost by death one of our Honorary Treasurers, the late Mr. W. Coats Hutton, J.P. We are glad to welcome as his successor Mr. Percy Crossman, J.P. We have also lost Capt. P. K. Smythies, R.N., J.P., Mr. Thomas Hethering- ton, J.P., and Mr Reuben Hunt, J.P., all of whom showed a very deep and practical interest in the work of the Hospital, and served on its Committee as Vice-Presidents. The resignation of Col. J. C. Tabor from the Chairmanship of the Committee was a very real loss to us, and we wish to express our regret that he did not feel able to continue to fill this position beyond the end of the year. Col. Tabor’s record of splendid service was all too short. We should have liked to have seen him as our Chairman for some years to come. We desire very cordially to recognise his deep interest in the work of the Hospital. The appointment of Mr. Charles J. Round, D.L , J.P., as his successor met with the unanimous approval of the Committee. We warmly welcome him and we shall give him our very fullest support. The need for the Hospital was never greater than it is to¬ day, and it will become increasingly so in the future. The accommodation at the present time is not adequate and in order to cope with the present demand, it is essential to use temporary buildings such as the Army huts which were never intended for permanent use, and the matter ot re-building is becoming one of urgency. Ihe Nurses Home block is of first importance owing to the present unsatisfactory conditions of the housing of our staff. It has been made abundantly clear that the Government look to our voluntary Hospitals to continue to afford benefits to the communities in which they are placed, and in fact they urge that increase in accommodation wherever possible shall be made. If in the future any help is forthcoming from Government sources, it will only be given to such institutions as are well equipped and are endeavouring to make suitable provision for the districts in which they are situated. We need to-day a continuance of the generous support that has been given in the past, and a still further increase of that important source of revenue—annual subscriptions. A. OWEN WARD, A ding Chairman.
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