Annual report : 1944.

  • London Homœopathic Hospital
Date:
1944
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Annual report : 1944. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In all this work Mr. Clifton-Brown won the love and affection of all who came into contact with him and he was a source of inspiration and encouragement to his colleagues in their efforts on behalf of the Hospital. They much deplore the loss of one who can so ill be spared.” THE YEAR’S WORK. The Board are thankful to be able to report the completion of another year’s successful work. This has been accomplished under difficult conditions due partly to a recurrence and intensi¬ fication of enemy bombing over Southern England and the London area which imposed a temporary restriction on the admission of patients. Consequently there has been a reduction in the number of patients treated as stated in the following comparative tables : In-Patients treated : 1944. 1943. Hospital . . • • 965 Annexe • • 312 1,277 1,469 New Out-Patients • • 8,981 10,545 Out-Patient Consultations : Hospital . . • • 76,624 Children’s Dispensary, Shepherd’s Bush • • 1,316 77,940 92,770 X-ray Examinations . . • • 2,789 2,943 Pathological Examinations . . • • 3,089 3,165 COOMBE W00DH0USE. A deficit of £3,287 has been incurred in the year’s working at the Hospital’s Annexe at Kingston. Although the results achieved have been satisfactory and and many patients have benefited by the treatment and amenities offered there it constitutes a heavy financial burden on the Hospital. This fact together with the nursing difficulties at present experienced have compelled the Board to decide to convert the Annexe, which is at present a fully equipped Hospital Unit, into a Recovery and Convalescent Home at the earliest opportunity. MAINTENANCE. While the Hospital has benefited to some extent by an increased payment from the Ministry of Health for beds made available for the treatment of air raid casualties there is, un¬ fortunately, still a wide margin between expenditure which has amounted to £50,612 and income totalling £42,273. It accentuates the need for additional support which was emphasized by the Board in their report last year. This is also clearly indicated in the Statistical Summary issued by King Edward’s
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