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I hung up the work pending the Chairman's decision, but
in view of the need for safety and the light, he authorised
the continuance of the working, which is now in hand.
The place is running smoothly and efficiently.
The Hospital was visited on Christmas Day by the Chairman
of the Health Committee, Mr. Hart, Mr. Green and Mr.
Divine, and since then by Miss Ankritt and Dr. Brebner.
If this present pressure continues, it will be imperative to
consider the immediate extension of the second block to give
another five or six beds, which will have to be of a larger size
than at present, to accommodate older patients.
So far we have managed to carry on by only admitting the
small children that can be got into cots.
One of the difficulties has been that we are only working
with about 500 cubic feet of air space per bed, which is only
one quarter of the proper amount. This necessitates extra
ventilation, and therefore extra heating. This latter has been
got over by utilising large water cauldrons on the coal stoves
in the centre of the ward to provide the necessary hot water for
the evening baths and other work, and also to act as accessory
radiators.
I wish to place on record my great appreciation of the
helpful way in which the Matron at Mogden has stepped into
the breach and facilitated in every way possible the inter-working
of the two Institutions.
I also wish to place on record my approval of the way that
Miss Gribble, one of our Health Visitors, who has been acting
as Matron at the Hospital, and the two temporary Nurses
worked to get the place in order, and put up with inconveniences
inseparable from such an Institution, cheerfully and
willingly in order to make the thing a success.