Annual report : 1926-27 / Faversham Cottage Hospital.

  • Faversham Cottage Hospital (Faversham, England)
Date:
1927
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Credit: Annual report : 1926-27 / Faversham Cottage Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    FORTIETH ANNUAL REPORT The Committee beg to submit their Report for the year ended 30th September, 1927. During the year the work of the Hospital has been well maintained ; 573 Patients have been treated, occupying 4964 days at an average cost of 8s. 9d per day. 92 Major Operations were performed and 117 patients X-Rayed. The Committee are much indebted to the organisers of the Weekly Subscribers’ Fund for their continued support. The income from this source is well maintained. The Box Scheme in conjunction with this Fund is making steady progress, the sum received during the year being £39 10s. Id. an increase of £13 16s. The Committee are concerned with the finances of the Hospital. At the conclusion of the year 1925-26 when the accounts showed a loss of only £23 5s. 5d. they were hopeful that the following years working would result in the balance being on the right side. There has been, however, a much smaller income this year, the total being £1756 14s. O^d. as against £2001 12s. 0|d. in 1925-26. Expenditure has advanced from £2024 17s. 5^d. to £2179 12s. 8d. mainly caused by the high cost of Coal, Coke and Gas. As a result there was a loss on the years working of £422 18s. 7^d. which has been debited to the Accumulated Fund. This Fund has now only £117 15s. 9^d. to its credit. Legacies amounting to £120 have been received. No investments have been made during the year. During the year the Committee found it necessary to replace their X-Ray Machine, which had become obsolete, with one capable of doing all the X-Ray work needed at the Hospital. The new Machine was ordered during the year, but was not delivered until afterwards. The total cost of the Machine is £181 15s. 6d. towards which donations have been received amounting to £55 and the Committee have allocated £100 of the Legacies received during the year to this expense. They will be grateful for further donations to meet this expenditure. The retiring Members of the Committee are Messrs. C. Cremer, F. Neame, Arthur Smith, E. Jenkins and Z. W. Shaw, all of whom are eligible for re-election, and there is one vacancy.