Annual report of the Staffordshire General Infirmary, Stafford : 1938.

  • Staffordshire General Infirmary (Stafford, England)
Date:
1938
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Credit: Annual report of the Staffordshire General Infirmary, Stafford : 1938. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    AUDITOR'S REPORT FOR 1938 1, Martin Street, Stafford, 8th February, 1939. To the Governors of the Staffordshire General Infirmary. My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, I beg, to report that I have examined the Books and Accounts of the Infirmary for the year ended 31st December, 1938. The total cost of the New Block, including the alterations to the Casualty Ward and Ambulance entrance, and incidental works, amounted to £29,472 12s. Od., of which £2,108 11s. 3d. remains to be paid. To meet this ex¬ penditure the Bank Account has been overdrawn, and as further investments are now being sold to pay this off, the dividend income will be still further decreased in future. During the year the sum of £3,099 Os. Od. has been spent on the equip¬ ment and furnishing of the new wing. As the Furniture and Equipment of the Hospital are not valued in the Balance Sheet, a corresponding amount has been deducted from the Capital Account. Ordinary expenditure during the year amounted to £19,446 Os. Od., an increase of £4,101 Os. Od. above last year’s figure ; and ordinary income was £15,405, an increase of £1,572 Os. Od. The Infirmary’s Contributory Scheme came into operation on 1st January, 1939, and it is to be hoped that the serious deficiencies which have been experienced in the past two years will not be continued. I have pleasure in reporting that I find the books and accounts of the Infirmary to be very well kept, and that they have been submitted for audit in the usual careful and efficient manner. Yours faithfully, W. H. WESTHEAD, Chartered Accountant, Hon, Auditor.