First report : the acute general hospital / Departmental Committee on the Cost of Hospitals and Other Public Buildings.

  • Great Britain. Committee on the Cost of Hospitals and Other Public Buildings.
Date:
1937
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    70 The amount of deterioration that takes place in the open is not sufficient to call for the provision of a covered coal store aS a measure of economy, but. where coal has to be stored near the wards it should be covered (paragraphs 239 and 240). | (41) The problem whether electricity should be generated in a central boiler house or obtained from a public supply is a complicated one, and is not capable of a single solution to meet all cases. Even if it can be shown that local generation would be cheaper, where there is no great difference in cost a public supply should be taken, especially in view of the general tendency towards reduction in charges for public supplies (paragraph 245). 250. In concluding our Report we desire to express our grati- tude to Mr. J. A. Lawther, Secretary to the Committee, and to his predecessor, Mr. J. Topping. Mr. Topping’s work, excel- lently performed, was mainly of a preliminary character, as he was, to our regret, called to other duties at an early stage of our Inquiry. The main burden has fallen on Mr. Lawther, whose accurate recording and intimate knowledge of all the | details of our work and of the large amount of material that has passed through his hands have been invaluable throughout the proceedings of the Committee and in the preparation of this Report. The way in which he has accomplished a complicated and onerous task is highly appreciated by us all. ADAM MAITLAND (Chairman). JoHN ALLCOCK. | A. STRACHAN BENNION. H. W. Bruce. | JaneT M. CAMPBELL. REGINALD C. Cox. J. FERGUSON. J. KIRKLAND. F. BARRIE LAMBERT. T. S. McInTosH. RopENn H. P. ORobe., L. G. PEARSON. C. F. ROUNDELL. A. SCOTT. W. Rees THOMAS. J. A. LAWTHER (Secretary). 16th December, 1936.