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parents they are coming. In several instances I have had top
myself, as the demand has been urgent after office hours, and
sometimes late in the evening.
The cases have to be sent home from Dockwell, cases have
to be transferred then from Mogden to fill these beds, and
then, and then only, the patient who has been notified can
be admitted to Mogden.
In one case I had to arrange for the removal of a patient
late at night, and twice visited the home but found nobody
there, so having made arrangements for the admission of the
case, and the transfer of others from Mogden, I had to sleep
one patient on the floor over night, to be sent home early the
next morning.
It was necessary with the opening of the other ward to
engage a second night Nurse who is being housed in the cottage
at Dockwell, and it was also necessary to engage a relief
Nurse, as none of the day staff had had any time off duty since
the opening of the Hospital.
The piggery which existed when we took over was demolished,
and the pigs sold at the earliest possible moment.
One great difficulty has been the question of lighting, ns
owing to the sudden emergencies which arise in the case of
diphtheria, it is imperative that the Hospital shall be capable
of being well lit. I installed "Aladdin" Lamps, and owing to
the necessary use of these and many smaller lamps, I doubled
the fire' precautions, but despite this and careful handling of
the lamps, we have had two slight accidents. As a result I
obtained estimates for electric lighting from the Electrical
Engineer. The installation was sanctioned by the Chairman.
The idea had been to take the current from the Great West
Road Extension Sand and Gravel Co. At the last minute
they demanded £25 for this facility.