Annual report : 1948-49 / Botleys Park Hospital Management Committee.

  • Botleys Park Hospital Management Committee.
Date:
1949
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Credit: Annual report : 1948-49 / Botleys Park Hospital Management Committee. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Botleys Park, and 30% interior decoration, also extensive major repairs carried out in connection with the subsidence of ceilings in the old part of the building. (l) Interior re-decoration of Wards C.2 and M.9. (m) Interior re-decoration of Medical Staff and Male and Female (Administrative) Nursing Staff Quarters. Under this heading, mention should be made of the four new houses of the 18 originally planned, for staff being erected in Tring- ham Close, which should be completed in May, 1950, also the first part of the Murray House structural adaptations and renewal and improvement of engineering services there which should be completed during 1950 and provide additional accommodation for patients. Replacement of defective boilers and general improvements to the heating, hot water, and steam supplies are in progress under the supervision of the Consulting Engineers. The scheme originally intended to be spread over three years will, owing to delivery delay, take considerably longer to complete. Total cost will be in the region of £25,000. Fire Brigade When the Chief Fireman, a whole time officer, left in May, 1949, to take up an appointment at another hospital, the Committee decided to discontinue this whole time appointment and instead to put the Brigade under the charge of the Hospital Engineer with the Assistant Engineer as Deputy Chief of the Fire Brigade. The new arrangement has worked very satisfactorily. All are part time members of the brigade drawn from the Hospital staff and constitution is : Chief of Brigade (Hospital Engineer) Deputy Chief (Assistant Engineer) 4 Leading Firemen and 15 Ordinary Firemen. Weekly drill is carried out and outside normal working hours, i.e. night-time and week-ends there are two or three firemen as appropriate on duty at the fire-station ready to give immediate first-aid attention to any fire-call at Botleys Park or Murray House. Co-operation with the Surrey Fire Service is very cordial and happy. .t V • General I would like to express my appreciation of the very kind support given to me at all times by the Committee. I would also like to thank the heads and staff of departments for which I am responsible for their loyal help and all other officers of the Hospital for their co-operation. L. G. A. WILLIAMS, 29th March, 1950. Secretary, Finance and Supplies Officer.
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