O.S.J.J. Annual Report, 1943 by Museum of the Order of St John

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Report of the Chapter-General for the year ended 31st December, 1943.

CHANCERY OF THE ST.

JOHN'S

ORDER,

GATE, CLERKENWELL, LONDON, E.C. I.

Telegraphic Address: Firstaid, London.

Telephone: Clerkenwell 6644 .

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Report of tIle· Cllapter-General for the year ended 31st December, 1943.

CHANCERY ST.

JOHN'S

OF THE

ORDER,

GATE, CLERKENWELL, LONDON, E.C.1.

Telegraphic Address: FirstCl:ld, London.

Telephone: Clerkenwell 6644.

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SO\1ereign HIS MAJESTY PAGE

Accounts . . Commanderies Overseas . Commandery in Australia . Form of Bequest . LIbrary and 1\1 useum . . Ophthalmic Hospital, Jerusalem Overseas Commanderies

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CLARENDON,

K.G., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., ETC.

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C.B., C.M.G., F.R.C.S.ED.

THE EARL OF ATHLONE, D.S.O., P.C., A.D.C.

COLONEL THE EARL OF ONSLOW, G.B.E.,

K.G.,

G.C.B.,

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p.e.

BRIGADIER-GENERAL THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY, K.P., G.C.V.O., C.B.E., P.C. COLONEL CHARLES]' TRIMBLE, C.B., C.M.G., V.D., LD., L.R.C.P.ED. LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR WILLIAM G. S. DOBBIE, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., D.S.O. COLONEL THE LORD COURTAULD-THOMSO ,K.B.E., C.B.

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EDWIN H. FRESH FIELD, Esq., LL.D. THE EARL OF ELLESMERE, M.V.O., A.D.C. THE MARQUESS OF CARISBROOKE, G.C.B., G.C.V.O. LIEUT.-COLONEL LORD HERBERT MONTAGU-DOUGLAS-SCOTT, C.M.G., D.S.O. THE HON. SIR ARTHUR STANLEY, G.B.E., C.B., M.V.O. COLONEL THE EARL OF DONOUGHMORE, P.C., K.P. THE LORD QUEENBOROUGH, G.B.E . FRANCIS E. ROSHER, Esq. THE LORD STANMORE, K.C.V.O., P .C. LIEUT.-COLONEL CLAUDE B. PALMER, C.B E. COLONEL THE MARQUESS OF BATH, K.G., C.B., P.C. COLONEL J. T. WOOLRYCH PEROWNE, V.D., T D. LIEUT.-COLONEL SIR HENRY McMAHON, G .C.M.G., G.C.v.O ., K.C.LE., C.S.I . COLONEL THE EARL OF POWIS. COLONEL SIR EDWI~ KING, K.C.B., C.M.G., T.D., A.D.C. COLONEL SIR COLIN W. MACRAE OF FEOIRLINN, KT., C.V.O., C.B.E. MAJOR SIR JOHN LUMSDEN, 'K.B.E., M.D. COLONEL SIR VIVIAN GABRIEL, KT., C.S.I., C.M.G., C.V.O., C.B.E., V.D. MAJOR THE EARL OF HAREWOOD, K.G., G.C.V.O" D.S.O. THE VISCOUNT HALIFAX, K.G., G.C.S.L, G.C.I.E., P.C. WILLIAM E. AUDLAND, Esq., M.B.E., M.R.C.S. COLONEL THE VISCOUNT LEE OF FAREHAM, G.C.B., G.C.S .L, G.B.R., P.C., F.S.A. LIEUT.-COLONEL THE LORD COTTESLOE, C.B., V.D., T.D. COLONEL THE HON. SIR ROBERT RHODES, K.C.V.O., K.B.E. SIR RONALD STORRS, K.C.M.G., C.B.E. FIELD-MARSHAL SIR PHILIP CHETWODE, BT., G.C.B., O.M., G.C.S.I., K.C.M.G., D.S.O. SIR JOHN BEYNON, BT., C .B.E . SIR GERALD WOLLASTON, K.C.B., K.C.V.O. ALPHEUS F. WILLIAMS, Esq. COLONEL JAMES L. SLEEMAN, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., M.V.O. COLONEL SIR JAMES PURVES-STEW ART, K.C.M.G., C.B., M.D., F.R.C.P. CHARLES H. C. PIRIE-GORDON, Esq., D.S.C. THE VISCOUNT HEREFORD. ERNEST A. EBBLEWHITE, Esq., LL.D. SIR HARRY LUKE, K.C.M . G.

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MAJOR-GENERAL THE VISCOUNT DAWSON OF PENN, G.C.V.O., K.C.B., K.C.M.G., P.C., M.D., F.R.C.P. J THE EARL OF LYTTON, K.G., G.C .S .!., G.C.I.E., P.C. J THE VISCOUNT LEVERHULME. J THE LORD PLENDER, G.B.E. J THE EARL OF BESSBOROUGH, G.C.M . G. J LIEUT.-COLONEL HUBERT F. BARCLAY. ARTHUR M. WARE, Esq., M.D. MAJOR-GENERAL SIR FREDERICK SYKES, G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., G.B.E., K.C.B., C.M.G., P.C. l\1A.JOR SIR THOMAS G. L. LU:\ILEYSMITH, KT., D.S . O. J MAJOR JOHN B. ARBUTHNOT, M .V.O. G THE LORD HAYTER. G CHARLES E. M. HEY, Esq., M . R.C.S. G MAJOR ARCHIBALD A. GORDON, C.B.E., M.V.O. G WILLIAM V. HARREL, Esq., C.B., C.B.E., M.V.O. G SYDNEY W. MALKIN, Esq. G COLONEL THE VISCOUNT GOSCHEN, G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., C.B.E. , P.C., V.D. G THE LORD DESBOROUGH, K.G., G.C.V.O. G CAPTAIN LAWRENCE WHITTAKER, M.B.E. G MAJOR-GENERAL ROBERT J. BLACKHAM, C.B., C.M.G., C.LE., D.S.O., M.D. G THE LORD HARDINGE OF PENSHURST, K.G., G.C.B., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G ., G.C.I.E., G.C.V.O., I.S.O., P..c. G LIEUT.-COLONEL THE EARL OF ARRAN, K.P., P.C. (I.). G MAJOR EDWARD H. T. PARSONS, C.B.E . G MAJOR-GENERAL GUY C. JONES, C.M.G., M.D., M.R.C.S. G GENERAL SIR JAMES HALDANE,G.C.M.G . , K.C.B., D.S.O. G COLONEL SYDNEY A. M. COPEMAN, T.D., F.R.S., M.D., F.R .C.P. G SIR HENRY SHARP, KT. C.S.I., C.I.E. G WILLIAM E. JARDINE, Esq., C.I.E. G COLONEL SIR NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN, K.C.B , K.C.V.D. G COLONEL DONALD J. MACKINTOSH, C.B., M.V.O . , M.B., F.R.S.(ED.). G SIR LOUIS DANE, G.C.I.E., C.S.I. G CAPTAIN ANTHONY H. LECHMERE. G MAJOR EDGAR SHEPPARD, D.S.O., M.C. G MAJOR-GENERAL HOWARD CARR, C.B., M.D. G LIEUT.-COLONEL SIR EDWARD STEWART, K.B.E., M.D., M.R.C.S. G MAJOR SIR ARCHIBALD Y. G. CAMPBELL, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., C.B.E., V.D. G CAPTAIN SIR ERNEST B. B. TOWSE, V.C., K .C.V.O., <:.B .E.

THE RT. HON. SIR ELLIS HUMEWILLIAMS, BT., K.B.E., K.C. G SIR ERNEST CLARKE, KT. G COLONEL SIR EDWARD VVORTHINGTON, K.C.V.O., C.B., C.M.G., C.I.E., M.D., M.R.C.S. G LIONEL M. WYNCII, ESQ., C.I.E., C B .E . G COLONEL SIR BRUCE BRUCE-PORTER, K.B.E., C.M.G., M.D., M.R.C.S. G G

SIR EDWARD A. GAIT, K.C.S . I., C.I.E.

COLONEL THE EARL OF STRADBROKE, K.C.M.G . , C.B., C.V.O., C.B.E., V.D., T.D .

G ~lAjOR-GENERAL JAMES F. C.B, C.M.G , C.B.E., M B.

COLONEL CHARLES \Y. E. DUNCOMBE, C.B.E., T .D.

COLONEL SIR T. CRISP K .C. M . G ., C.B., F.R.C.S.

SIR FRANCIS E. J. SMITH, KT •

G G G G

COLONEL SIR CHARLES GORDONWATSON, K.B.E., C.M.G., F.R.C.S.

G G G G

MARTIN,

ENGLISH,

G G G

G TIlE VISCOUNT SANKEY, G . B.E., P.C. G THE LORD DAVIES.

SIR \VILLIAM B. GENTLE, KT.

G G

SIR BASIL l\TAYHEW, K . B.E. ERNEST A. HICHAROS, Esq. COLONI- L C. D1' \V CRODKSHA,'K D L MAJOR-GENERAL SIR PERCIV~L' \VILKINSON, K.C.M.G., C.B.

LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR THOMAS H. J. C. GOODWIN, K.C.B., K . C.M.G., D.S.O., F.R.C.S. COLONEL SIR HERBERT WILLIAMS\VYNN, BT., C.B., T.D. MAJOR-GENERAL SIR ROBERT MONTG011ERY, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O. LIEUT.-COLONEL SIR JOHN REDDIE, KT., C.B. THE HON. SIR ERNEST BRUCE CHARLES, KT., C.B.E., ICC. THOMAS H. W. CHAMBERS, Esq. BRIGADIER-GENERAL CYRIL M. LUCK, C.M.G., D.S.O. LIEUT.-COLONEL SIR FRANCIS DENT, C.V.O. MAJOR-GENERAL JAMES THOMSON, C.B., C.M.G., M.B. MAJOR-GENERAL SIR ]\iAURICE P. C. HOLT, K.C.B.,K.C.M.G.,D.S.O.,M.R.C.S. LIEUT.-COLONEL ARTHUR J. BARRY, C.B.E., T.D. EDWARD M. T AILBY. LIEUT.-COLONEL SIR J AMES \V. LEIGH,"\TOOD, K.B.E., C .B., C.l\1.G. THE RIGHT HON. DAVID LLOYD GEORGE, O.lII., P.C., l\1.P .

trbe lRepresentati\?e "/knigbts G G G G G

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T. HOCYN Jo'ms, Esq., C.B.E., M.D. HENRY \Y . FINCHAM, Esq., F.S.A. MAJOR-GENERAL SIR JOHN DUNCAN, K.C.B , C :l1.G., C.V.O., 0.1.0. LIEUT.-COLO.·J L E\' AN TREVOR CORY, O.B .E., T.D., M.D. SIR }RFDLRICK :\IENZIES, K.B.E., M.D. DAVID

G G G J G J G G G

LIEUT.-COLONEL SIR HUGH TURNBULL, K.C.V.O., K.B.E. SIR ERNEST BURDON, K.C.I.E., C.S.I. N. CORBET FLETCHER, Esq., M.R.C.S. M . B ., COLONEL EVERARD W. GOLDSWORTHY. COLONEL AUGUSTUS M. O. ANWYLPASSINGHAM, C.B .E. :\IAjOR PHILIP M. BEACH CROFT, O.B.E. HUMPHREY E. BOWMAN, Esq., C.M.G ., C.B.E. COLONEL SIR BERTRAM FORD, T.D., D.L., LL.D. SIR V-lrLLIAM E. L. SHENTON, KT.

trbe Sub:slPrelates BISHOP PALMER. A RCHBISHOP AVERILL. BISHOP FYFFE. BISHOP NICKSON. BISHOP HENSON. THE ARCHBISHOP OF SYDNEY. THE BISHOP OF GIBRALTAR. THE ARCHBISHOP OF PERTH (\V.A.).

THE THE THE THE THE THE THE

ARCHBISHOP OF BRISBANE. ARCHBISHOP OF NEW ZEALAND ARCHBISHOP OF CAPE TOWN. BISHOP OF NORWICH. BISHOP OF ST. ASAPH. BISHOP OF KENSINGTON. BISHOP OF CHESTER.

trbe @mctattng <t.baplafn THE VERY REV. THE DEAN OF BOCKING, O.B.E.

trbe 1Representatf\?e (!ot11manbers ARTHUR BARRETT CAROEW, Esq., M.C., M.B., F.R.C.S., ED. CAPTAIN SIR LEONARD TWISTON DAVIES, K.B.E. LIEUT.-COLONEL WILLIAM W. DOVE. MAJOR-GENERAL IULPH B. AINSWORTH, C.B., O.B .E ., D.S.O., K.H.P . CAPTAIN THE LORD HARRIS, M.e.

REPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1943.

Ube 1Representatt"e ®mcers:

THE CHAPTER-GENERAL has the honour to submit to Members and Associates its Report for the year 1943. The necessity for economy in the use of paper is still urgent, and this Report is still greatly condensed. As in HH2, the majority of meetings of Chapter-General, Council, and the Ambulance Committee have bcen held at 12 Grosvenor Crescent, London, .W.1. The year 1913 has been one of great changes in the higher direction of the Ordcr of St. ] ohn. On 1st March, 1943, the Earl of Scarbrough, who had been Sub-Prior since 1923, resigned from that office, but fortunately Chapter-General still enjoys the advantage of his experience and wisdom in the office of Bailiff of Eglc, to which he was appointed in May, 1943. :ir Percival \Vilkinson resigned on the same date and was appointed a Representative Knight on Chapter-General, in order that his wide knowledge of every aspect of the Order and its Foundations should be at the disposal of Chapter-Gencral. In October the Order suffered a most grievous loss. The Earl of Plymouth, who succeeded the Earl of Scarborough as Sub-Prior, died suddcnly on the 1st October, leaving the office of Sub-Prior vacant. Chapter-General had with reason looked forward to many years harmony and progress under his "rise and firm guidance, and it would be hard to exaggerate the seriousne s of the loss. 1\. Memorial ervice in t. Iargaret's, Westminster, was arranged by the Ord r of t. John, and the attendance showed how universal was the sorrow felt in all sections of the Order and its Foundations. The office of Sub-Prior devolved on the Earl of Clarendon, Chancellor of the Order, as the next enior Executive Officer; he has now been appointed b r the Grand Prior acting Sub-Prior for the duration of the war. Chapt r-General is glad to report that the Twelfth Century Crypt of the Priory hurch and t. John's Gate have so far escaped further damage, with the exception of slight damage on the 22nd October, 1943, at the south-we t corner of the Church due to a rocket shell case. The Committee of representatives of the Order of St. John and the British Red Cross ociety (referred to on page 7 of the report of ChapterGeneral for 1942) has met. As a first step towards the co-operation the production of a joint textbook on First Aid was considered. It was agreed that many of the advantages of a joint textbook could be obtained by aligning the teaching, without the innumerable complications of having an identical text, which would logically lead on to identical examinations. Two medical representatives from each Body are now meeting to see if an agreed alignment can be reached.

CAPTAIN G. PRITCHARD BROWN. \VILLIA.M N. 'WEST \VATSON, Esq., M.D. LEWIS G. VVHYTE, Esq.

~embers

of Uounct{ on Ubapter:::(5eneral:

(in addition to tllose showll under otller Headings) THE VISCOUNT BLEDISLOE, G.C.M.G., K.B.E., P.C. THE HaN. JpHN H. BRUCE. THE HaN. VINCENT MASSEY, P.C. CAPTAIN vV. GOODLEY, O.B.E., M.C. SIR PERCIVAL H.-S. HARTLEY, C.V.O., M.D. WILLIAM G. PAPE, Esq., O.B.E. CAPTAIN RUSSELL STEELE, M.B.

antl

Ube JExecntf"e ~fficers: (in addition to the Chief Executive Officer, shown above as Chancellor) Secretary-General: BRIGADIER \VILLIAM B. G. BARNE, C.B .E ., D .S .O. Receiver-General: THE EARL OF CROMER, G.C.B., G.C.I.E., G.C.V.O. Director of Ambulance: GENERAL SIR CLIVE LIDDELL, K.C.B., C.M.G ., C.B.E., D.S .O. Hospitaller: COLONEL WOOLRYCH PEROWNE, V.D ., T.D. Almoner: BRIGADIER-GENERAL THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY, K.P., G.C.V.o., C.B.E., P.C. Librarian: COLONEL SIR EDWIN KING, K.C.B., C.M.G., T.D., A.D.C. Registrar: EDWIN H. FRESHFIELD, Esq., LL.D. Genealogist: SIR GERALD WOLLASTON, K.C.B., K.C.V.O. Director of Ceremonies: CHARLES H. C. PIRIE GORDON, Esq., D.S.C., F. S A. .~.cting Chief Commissioner of the St. John Ambulance Brigade at Home: GENERAL SIR CLIVE LIDDELL, K.C.B., C.M.Goo C.B .E.. D.S.O. (from 1st April, 1943) Vice l\1AJOR-GENERAL SIR JOHN DUNCAN, K.C.B., C.M.G., C.V.O., D.S.O., resigned. Chief Commissioner of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas: COLONEL JAMES L. SLEEMAN, C.B., C.M .G., C.B.E., M.V .O.

:assistant lDirector of :ambulance: MAJOR-GENERAL FREDERICK V. B. WITTS, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C.

Secretar}2 of tbe ®rtler: who attends, but is not a member of, Chapter-General) MAJOR DOUGLAS M. GORDON, M.C.

:assistant Secretar}2: DUNCAN G. MONTEITH, Esq.

THE ORDER OF ST. ]OHN CLINIC FOR RHEUMATISM AND OTHER DISEASES The number of treatments carried out at the Clinic during 1943 show an increase over 1942 of over 5,000-the figures being 51,251 for 1943, against 46,125 for 1942. The attendances during the year show an increase of 2,000, i.e. 25,122 for 1943, as against 23,109 for 1942. The Committee of Management includes the Bailiff of Egle (as Chairman), Dr. Ebblewhite, a senior Knight (as Treasurer), and the Secretary of the Order.

THE

REPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL.

(2) If suitable medical lecturers are available, lay-lecturers will not be used. (3) Lay-Instructors' Certificates will be specially endorsed" For \Var purposes only", so expressly limiting their scope and function.

ST.

JOHN

England and N. Ireland. 3,049,716

Wales Eire (Irish Centre) Total for year

1942. First Aid Home Tursing Hygiene Sanitation Cookery

10 ,18 21 ,902 1,016 51 9

139,638

131,166

10 ,0-1-3 1,361

11 ,969 1,947 1-!5,O 2

1.51,0-1-2

The increase in the number of First Aid Certificates is due pal U-' to the number issued to personnel of the National Fire ervice. .Almost simultaneously with the decision of the Ministries of Home ecurity and Health referred to above, the Home Office, on the other hand, decided to arrange for the entire personnel of the National Fire ervice to be instructed on the syllabus of the Preliminary First Aid Cour e of tlw Association .and to be examined under its auspices: at a later date a percentage of the Fire Service will receive instruction and be examined on the syllabus of the standard full course. It will be seen from the figures above that there are increases in the totals of Certificates issued in each of the subjects taught by the ssociation, which is gratifying. Reports have not been received from all Centres and Branches Overseas, but figures available reveal a very satisfactory state of affairs. Canad::t, for instance, reports a total of 97,547 certificates issued, as compared with 66,843 the previous year: India increased from 43,482 to 59,773 : in Western Australia there was an increase from 7,351 to 10,788, while Jamaica more than doubled its total, rising from 390 to 813 . There is no reason to doubt that the other Dominions and Colonies will be able to boast of equally proud figures. With the kind interest, and indeed active co-operation of His Excellency, the Governor of Bermuda, a reorganization of the Centre is taking place and our work (which has continued actively in the meanwhile) will be placed on a firm footing. Figures so far available from Overseas suggest that the total number of Certificates during the year was1943. 275,388

1942. 165,074

Priory for Wales. 171,382

Irish Centre. 41 ,654

RE-EXAMINATIO

Since the decision of the Enistries referred to above, there has been a pronounced drop in the number of persons coming forward for instruction in First Aid, but in spite of this decline, the figures for the year show aD increase over last year's total thus : 112,281 25,728 1,509 110 10

ASSOCIATION.

Cont.

The grand total of Certificates since their inception to date is :--

INSTRUCTION A D EXAMINATION.

1943. First Aid Home Nursing . Hygiene Sanitation Cookery

AMBULANCE

Overseas. 1,748,943

Grand Total. 5,011 ,695

AWARDS.

Last year' total relating to the issue of medallions, labels, and pendants was a record, even though the number of labels issued during the year had been surpassed in previous years. This year's total shows an appreciable decline as compared with last year, but the number of pendants issued con titutes a record. The decrease in the total is undoubtedly due to the fact that medallions are now issued in only one type of metal and one size; that labels and pendants are not available in metal, and that the Board of Trade will no longer grant us licences for the export of metal awards. The figures are as under :1943.

Medallions Labels Pendants

1942.

England, Ireland, and Overseas. 22, 9 4-!,236 1-1-,890

Priory for Wales. 1,702 7,870 400

Total. 2-1-,591 52,106 15,290

82,015

9,972

91 ,987

England, Ireland, and Overseas. 46,3 8 14,573

Priory for Wales. 2,194 7,807 364

Total. 35,814 54.195 14,937

94,581

10,365

104,946

33,6 ~0

PRISONERS OF \V AR. Classes continne to be held for Prisoners of \Var in Germany and, so far, 320 tudents have passed xaminations in first aid, home nursing, or hygiene. A further quantity of textbooks has also been sent to the Educational Department of the Joint \Var Organization for distribution among the larger amps. A class is also being arranged for civilian internees at Vittel. COLLABORATIO::-.r WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

During the year the Girls' Life Brigade decided to accept the adult first aid and home nursing certificates of the Association in lieu of the Girls' Life Brigade advanced tests in these subjects. Similar~y the Association and the British Red Cross Society reciprocally deCIded, as a temporary war measure, to recognize two (instead of one) of the other Organization's certificates towards the award of the St. John medallion and B.R.C.S. Advanced certificate respectively. It is also gratifying to be able to record an arrangement between the Association and the t. Andrew's Ambulance Association whereby the ~~xt of t~e .St. John Manuals" A Preliminary Course of First Aid ;, and A Prehmmary Course of Home ursing ", bound up in the covers of the St. Andrew's Ambulance Association, will be used in Scotland. CHANGES IN REGULATIONS.

It was decided during the year to recognize Sanitary Inspectors as lecturers on the Hygiene and Sanitation Courses.

REPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL.

THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE AT HOME.

It has also been decided to raise the qualification for Life Membership of the Association from £5 to £10. l\Iention has already been made of the recognition of two B.R.C. . Certificates as part qualification for the t. oj ohn l\Iedallion.

ever increasing other calls upon their services and in spite of th~ continued difficulties of black-out and transport. No less mdebted IS the Association to Trained Turses for their great lJ,elp in the instruction and examination of classes in Home Nursing. The Committee also wishes to record its thanks to Centre and Class Secretaries for giving up much of their curtailed leisure to the conduct of classes.

TEXT-BOOKS A. D 1\IA ·UALS.

The current (39th) Edition of the First Aid textbook brought Ol~t in 1938 has already in its comparatively short l~fe ru~ into 31 Impr~sslOn , each of 100,000, bringing the grand total of FIrst AId textboo~ dIsposed of since its first publication in 1878 to 7,615,580. . In addition the book has, through the years, been translated mto twenty-three languages or dialects, and 233,210 copies of these translations have been printed. . The revision of the Home Tursing textbook was completed dunng the year and will be in ~irculation shortly. The As~o~iation is .in?ebted to the Sub-Committee which undertook the reVISIOn, consl tmg of Dr. A. C. \Vhite-Knox, Dr. M. M. Scott, Dr. Russell V. teele, l\Iis ~1. Reynolds (late Matron of the LQndon Hospital), and Miss Cochrane,. R.R.C. (Matron of the Charing Cross Hospital), presided ov?r by the DIrec~or of Ambulance, the late Sir Joseph Byrne. The reVl eel book contams a supplement on hospital procedure .which will. be .of gre~t b nefit to holders of First Aid and Nursing CertIficates servmg m ho pltals. STORES DEPARDIE)l"T.

During the year approximately 40,000 orders for tores wer'" received from Centres and Branches of the Association, Unit of the t. John Ambulance Brigade (at Home and C~h'erseas), Civil Defenc~ Fir t Aid Parties Munition and other Factones, RaIlway. and PolIce Forces. They i~volved the handling, packing, and despatch of over ~wo mill~on articles, including 588,047 First Aid and kindred books. ~otwIth tandl~g prevailing conditions, the Stores Departmen~ has been succe ful III maintaining a stock of most of the artIcles whIch were normally on sale in pre-war days and, in consequence, nearly all reque ts have been met without delay. INVALID TRANSPORT CORPS.

Three motor ambulances are in commission, though two only are at present in operation. The ~m.bulances may b~ us~d onl:y ~vhen a l\I~dical Certificate is produced certIfymg that the patIent s condItIon n cessItates removal by ambulance. The third ambulance,is in r~serve, to.be operated when repairs are required to one of the two m serVIce. Dunnf.? the year 840 patients were removed and. the am?ulances c~vered a dIstance of 52 019 miles. From commendatIOns receIved there IS no doubt that the se;vice continues to enjoy the confidence of the medical profession ~d of the hospitals which it serves, and that it maintains a high reputatIOn for efficiency. CONCLUSION.

The Association wishes to record its great gratitude to the members of the medical profession who continue to give ungrud~ingly ~f their time to the instruction and examination of classes, notwlthstandmg the

T. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE AT HOME. General Sir Clive Liddell, the Chief Commissioner, reports as follows :I have the honour to submit the Annual Report of the SL John Ambulance Brigade at Home for the year ended 31st December, 1943. I assumed command of the Brigade on 1st April, Major-General ir John Duncan having resigned his appointment as Chief Commissioner on the 31st 1\Iarch. • The following resolution of the Brigade Sub-Committee reported to the Chapter-General in lUay la t, expresses the high esteem in which ir john was held : " That the members of the Brigade Sub-Committee have heard with the greate. t regret of the resignation of ~Iajor-General ir John Duncan a ~ the hief ommi ioner of the t. John Ambulance Brigade. It is dein.: d to place on record the deep appreciation of, and the sincere grtltitude for , the eminent services which ir John Duncan has rendered to the BriO'ade during the tweh'e years in which he has held the position. During that time ir John Duncan endeared himself to everyone, and his outstanding personality, breadth of vision, and high ideals bore fruit in the rapid increase in the Brigade, not only in personnel but in efficiency and status. The member of the Brigade ub-Committee desire on behalf of the whole Brigade to send to ir John Duncan this simple \ tribute of their affection, their e teem, and their deep regret that they no longer have the pri"ilege of serving under him as Chief Commissioner." Certain changes in the administration of the Brigade having been found desirable, the Chapter-General approved of the powers of the Brigade Sub-Committee, as a \Var measure, being not only advisory but decisive on all matters referring to the general organization and administration of the Brigade, subject to the approval of the Chief Commissioner. This ub-Committee comprises representative Commissioners of all Civil Defence Regions .who make contact from time to time with the Commissioner of the Counties within their Region. A Women's Advisory Committee, of which the Superintendent-in-Chief is Chairman, has also been establi hed on similar lines. I appointed an Advi ory Staff of four Commissioners and two Representatives of the Tursing Divisions to assist me in taking decisions on urgent matters. \Ve have met frequently and their advice and help has been invaluable to me. As the appointment of this Advisory Staff practically absorbed the responsibilities of an Assistant Chief Commissioner, Colonel J. A. MccGwire relinquished his appointment and was transferred to the Brigade Reserve. At the same time he relinquished his appointment as Chief Officer for Ambulance Cadets. I am glad, however, to state that he has returned

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to the Active List as my Investigation Staff Officer and in this capacity he has rendered most valuable service. . I much ~egre~ to report that owing to increa ing work of the Supermten~ent-.m-Chlef, her .Deputy, Lady ~unbar-Na mith, found it necessary to relinqUIsh her appomtment as ChIef Officer for Tur jng Cadet. The dev~l.opment of the Cade.t movement is largely due to her personal and untIrmg efforts and I desIre to place on record my grateful thanks to her. I r~gret to re~ord ~he death of Mrs. Regjnald l\IcKenna, the A sistant Supenntend~nt-m-Chlef. ?er ~ersona~ charm and tact specially fitted her for the Important dutIes wIth whIch she was entrusted and which were so efficiently carried out .. Her death is a sad 10 s to the Brigade. I also regret to record the retIrement of l\lr. H. V. Miller, a ounty Commissioner for Plymouth, South Devon and Ea t Cornwall, who for many years has rendered outstanding s rvice, e pecially since the commencement of the \Var. PERSO)\NEL.

.The inc~ease in the strength of the adult per onnel is less in comparison wIth prevIOUS \Var years, but this i due to the demand of the ervices and of \Var Industry. It will be seen from the follO\ving table that the strength of the Brigade has increased by 11,098 members (Adult 1,342 ; Cadets, 9,756). N ew Divisions . Ambulance . Tursing. Cadet Ambulance Cadet l\ursing

75 143 215 336

Total

769 ( 4<')

Net I1'lCl'eaSe in Pel'sonnet. 792

Men 'Vornen Boys Girls.

550 2,935 6,821 11,098 (20,064)

Men.

Adult Units. TVomen. Total.

lIIen.

Adult PersoHnel. Women. Total.

England (including Northern Ireland) 1,947 309 Wales 2..j Eire

1.502 174 31

3,449 483 55

73475 9,511 995

48,003 3,708 918

120,560 (11 ,927) 13,219 (13,403) 1,913 (2,020)

2,280

1,707

3,987

83,981

51,711

135,692 (134,350)

Cadet Units. Boys. Girls. Total. England (including ( Iorthern Ireland) Vvales Eire

Cadet Personnel. Boys. Girls.

Total.

714 186 1

972 98 1

1,686 284 2

14,588 4,305 37

21,528 2,176 43

36,116 6,481 80

901

1,071

1,972

18,930

23,747

42,677 (32,921)

Grand Total.

Adult Personnel Cadet Personnel

135,692 42,677 178,369 (167,271)

Note.-The 1942 figures are shown in brackets.

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SE·RVICE.

There are 24,405 members serving with H.M. Forces (Navy, 3,807 : Army, 14,925; Air Force, 5,534). In addition a considerable number have enrolled in the Home Guard. The Civil Defence Services claim over one-third of our personnel, with a total of 60,.513 (41,415 men; 19,098 women) who are employed chiefly at First Aid Posts and in Mobile Units. Of this number 7,424 are full-time and 53,089 part-time. A large number of members are employed in munition and other war factories. The service in Hospitals, which includes 838 in Service Hospitals as V.A.D.s and over 9,000 enrolled in the Civil ursing Reserve, Clinics, and similar e tablishments, are referred to in the Report of the Superintendent-in- hicf. Not~\'i~h ~anding the heavy. demands on the Brigade personnel by the :JhllIstnes of Home ecunty and of Health, they are still able to render valuable assi tancc in the work of the Joint \\r ar Organization and in their normal Brigade work. . First Aid was rendered to 489,709 persons compared with 363,232 m 1n~2.

The number of ca es conveyed in the motor ambulances, of which there arc :~ 13, were 2~.) ,:-3 93, including 9,254 road accidents, compared with 124,001 in 1912. These Ambulances are an important branch of Brigade work a!1d ~arr~ out ?- valuable service to the Community. orne Borough and DI ' tnct ounClls make grants tov\'ards their upkeep, but most of them arc on a self-supporting ba is. Ambulances have been allotted to. Di\'~ ions by the Joint .\Var Organization primarily for Service and AIr RaId ca es. Great credit reflects upon the Corps and Divisions which maintain and run them. The activities of the Brigade have been further extended through ~he Or~l. r's Reconstruction and vVar Relief Committee, particularly m aUXIliary help to Voluntary Hospitals, auxiliary Home Tursing establIsh~ent and maintenance of Medical Comforts Depots, Blood TransfuSlOn ervice, and hild \\'elfare. Much of this vlOrk has been carried out for so~e years past, .but special efforts are now being made to expand these Important sen Ices. . T.he work of ~he Headquarter and County Staffs has greatly increased dunng the !'ea~ m connection with the various Departments of the Joint War OrgalllzatIOn. The change in the administration of the V.A.D.s has also placed c:-ddit~onal work on Commissioners as they now have to carry ?ut the dutIes hItherto allotted to County Controllers. In view of the mcreased amount of work undertaken, and the calls of other Services I consider the Brigade continues to make very satisfactory progress. ' CADETS.

Th: Cadet personnel h~s increased from 27,050 in 1942 to 35,565 (14,.5K8 boys and 21,528 gIrlS). There are in addition over 5,000 Proba~IOners who when passing the prescribed examination become Cadets. It IS over 21 years since the Cadet movement was first started and since the ~ommencement of the vVar, the Cadet Personnel has trebled notwIthstanding the attractions of organizations connected with

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the Services. This increase is principally due to the recognition and encouragement given by the Governmcnt to Youth Organizations and to the special efforts made by the Chief Cadet Officers and thcir County representati\Tes. Officers of Adult Divisions have greatly as isted in raising Cadet Divi ions, and their efforts in this respect havc contributed in no small measure to the succes of the mO\Tement. 99 Cadets have gained the high distinction of the award of Grand Prior's Badge during thc year. The Brigade Cadets are now represented on the National and Local Standing Conference of ational Voluntary Youth Organizations, the Statutory Youth Committees an(l the entral Council of Ph\T ical Recreation, and are affiliated to the Royal Life a \Ting ocicty. ~ I consider the Cadet Organization very important and that upon it continued development largely depends the future lIcces of the Brigade. '.Vhen I was appointed .\cting Chief Commi siOller of the Brigade a year ago, I came as a new l\Iember, without previous service in it, and I should like to record my sincere appreciation of, ancl thanks for, the welcome extended to me, and for the loyal co-opcration of all ranks. I am indebted to Dr. . Corbet-Fletchcr, the llrgeon-in- hicf, for the valuable assistance he has rendered in connection with thc mcdical side of our work. County Corps and Divisional 'urgcon have b\' their efforts enabled the personnel of the Brigade to_maintain a high standard of first-aid knowledge by instruction and examination. I am indebted also to the nursing profe sion for their instruction in Home Kursing. l\Iany urgeons are serving with H.}I. Forces and the majority are taking an active part in the Civil Defcnce l'l vices. The Surgeon-in-Chiefs'Report is attached. I am also indebted to Lady Louis l\Iountbattcn, llpcrintenclcnt-inChief, for her continued and successful efforts in conncction with the Nursing Corps and Divisions. Her active co-operation in all al1J.irs in which the service and welfare of the ~\ ursing Divi ions arc concerneel has been of outstanding merit. The Superintendent-in-Chiefs Rcport is attached. Without the loyal and efficient co-operation of Commissioners and thcir staffs, the continued increase in the strength and service of the Brigade could not have been achieved. I fully realize the many difficulties with which they have had to contend in the administration of their Areas. I am grateful to them for their loyal and active co-operation. To the officers and members of the Brigade r wish also to expres my grateful thanks for the magnificent way in which they have carried out their duties, often in the most trying circumstances, which reflect the greatest credit, not only upon them, but upon the Brigade as a whole. I wish to express my thanks to the Members of my Headquarters Staff and particularly to the Brigade Secretary, Major Darvil-Smith, for their help to Il1e and for their conscientious devotion to their duties in furthering the interests and work of the Brigade. CLIVE LIDDELL, General, : Chief Commissioner.

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REPORT OF THE SURGEO T-IN-CHIEF TO THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER.

Sir, I have the honour to submit to you my report for the year ending 31st December, 1913, which was noteworthy in that the Surgeons, retained for civilian practice, successfully covered the Brigade duties of their absent colleagues and themselves. In its compilation I have been greatly assisted by the helpful reports of the urgcon-in-Chief for '.Vales and the County Surgeons who, in spite of the pressure caused by extra work, have yet found time to send me the up-to-date accounts of the state of medical affairs in their commands. One pleasing feature in this connection is the fact that several of the latter, who are on active service, wrote to me during the year telling me of thcir doings, and exprcssing the hope that we shall soon meet together in conferen~e after victory has come to our arms. MEDICAL STRENGTH.

In spite of the prcvailing shortage of doctors, it is noted with interest that in this, as in each previous report, I have to record an increase in the nu.:nl er of urgeons on the Brigade Roll. The total now tands at 3,210 as compared with 3,186 at the end of 1942, an(l of thesc :~,10G are serving in the technical and 104 in the executive section of the Brigade. To each newly-appointed 'urgeon I have sent my customary letter of welco~e; and at the urgent request of several County Commissioners I h~ve thIS y~ar enclosed a copy of the pamphlet, The Dztties of S'ltrgeons, whIch was WIthdrawn in 1940. My letter continues to elicit courteous replies which augur well for the future efficiency and enthusiasm of the senders. MEETING OF SURGEONS.

\Vhile it has not been po ible to hold our '.Veek-end Conference in London, which ",as once 0 succes ful in results and in contacts I hear with p.leasurc that mcetings of urgeons were this year revived in'several CountIes to the undisputed benefit to all concerned. INSTRUCTIO~

AND TRAINING.

To the Divisional Surgeon is entrusted the duty of instructin a the n:embers of his/her unit. It is pleasing, therefore, to report that gn all Sl?e.s .r am told how efficiently this is being done in the large majority of DIVISIOns: and. r tender my most cordial thanks to the Divisional Surgeons. Bram Trusts and Quiz Parties continue to be a popular and usefu.l method ?f increasing the knowledge of our rank and file. It IS noted WIth .reg:-et t.hat in ome Divisions there is laxity in keeping the surgeon acquamted WIth the work and activities of the unit. On the contrary, there is abundant proof that, where the surgeon is consulted on general matte~s,. ~e takes a keel~er in~erest and that the really happy and prospero~s DIVISIons are those m whIch the surgeons, as the technical and the S,uper.mtendents, as the executive heads, really work hand-in-hand. T~ere IS eVIdence ,here and there of increasing difficulty in covering the me?i~al work. Some relief, however, ?as been effected partly by the deCISIOn to allow a surgeon to be appomted to more than one Division

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and partly by the fact that so many Brigade personnel, including the surgeons, are also serving in organizations such as Civil Defence and Home Guard whereby contact is maintained and training continued. ANNUAL RE-EXA IINATIONS. To the County Surgeon falls the duty of conducting the annual reexaminations. In a few counties and area he has been able to visit and officially to test the knowledge of all members of his Divi ion ; but more often, owing to shortage of petrol and other obstacle, he ha had to delegate this task to other surgeons. In the circumstances the r laxation of the ruling that surgeons may not re-examine their own unit has proved most useful and acceptable. Complaints have reached me that some Divisions are still postponing their re-examination till the end of the year; and that, in so doing, they increase the difficulti s of the County Surgeons. COMPETITIONS. In spite of the serious difficulties due to war conditions, I am happy in being able to report the resumption of competitions in a number of Counties and Areas. These have the effect of stimulating the knowledge and interest of members and of attracting new recruit to the Brigade. LAY INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE. In 194:3, the Lay Instructor Certificate came into force; and the fir t report (from West Sussex) reached me on the last day of February. The popularity of this new feature of Brigade work is proven by the fact that during the year 1,348 of our lay personnel took the examination which tests their ability to instruct classes on the Home Office hort and the Association Preliminary (but not Adult) Course of First Aid. Of this total, 55 per cent qualified as lay instructors and received their certificates. It was quickly evident that, if uniformity in methods and results wa to be established throughout the Brigade, the examination in Part III (written paper) must be conducted by the same person. In these circumstances, I decided not to delegate this duty, as the regulations allow; and consequently I have personally dealt with the papers of each and every candidate. By general agreement the standard of the examination was made exceptionally high (75 per cent of marks in each Part); and if in certain instances disappointment arose because an individual was rejected in Part III, I had to point out that inability to set down items of knowledge on paper-whatever the cause, was definite proof of a flaw in the efficiency of the candidate. WORK IN CIVIL DEFENCE. From various Counties and Areas I have received reports describing the splendid work in Civil Defence done by the personnel drawn from Brigade units; and I cannot do better than quote from the report of one of my County Surgeons, this being typical of many and reading as follows : " It is difficult to realize what would have happened to the medical side of A.R.P. work, had it not been for the knowledge and experience of the St. John personnel. Where they have any measure of control there

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is ord~r, efficiency, and complete confidence in their ability to deal with all likely emergencies." From an Area in TO . 1 District comes the report that during an air raid of some severity, central control was impossible, but that the C.D. ervice was able to function satisfactorily as separate units under the leadership of men who had been trained by the Brigade. Their experience of being in charge of units under peace-time conditio:1s and of dealing with casualtie tood them in good stead in the hour of need. The work of the Brigade in Civil Defence had grown since the reduction in paid per onnel, and the recruiting of men and women as part-time workers, because the training of the " directed" part-timers has fallen on the many surgeons who are also associated with the Civil Defence Service. :'IERITORIOUS FIRST AID. During the year H.M. The King created M.B.E. Divisional Surgeon H. Glyn Jones, of Lambeth, while Divisional Surgeon H. N. Gregg, of Coventry, was awarded the Gorge Medal for conspicuous first aid service. The al) ence of serious raids accounted for the fact that no Meritorious Service Certificates (which are given only for distinguished action during air raids) were aVI'arded this year, though Sergeant H. Freeman, of the Beverley Dhri ion, in a civilian emergency rendered efficient assistance which won for him the r.Ieritoriou First Aid Certificate of the Association. In addition some thirty reports of first aid efficiently rendered in difficult or exceptional circumstances were this year submitted to you. In each ca e you sent a personal letter of congratulations; and twenty of the reports were published in detail in the St. John Ambulance Gazette, in recognition of good work well done. co CLUSIOX. .conclusion, the year has been one of great changes, of constant and untInng efforts and of hard \\'on gains, in which the Brigade Surgeons of all ranks have not failed to play their parts. To each and all I tender my mo t grateful thanks, for \vithout their whole-hearted efforts the work of the Brigade could not continue. Finally, ~ wi h to place on record my appreciation of the generous support whIch I have received from the Surgeon-in-Chief for Wales and the. County urgeons in England and Ireland, and also of the valuable asslst~ce which my Secretary, District Staff Officer Ernest T. Milburn, has gIven me. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, N. CORBET FLETCHER, M.A., M.B., M.R.C.S., Surgeon-in-C hieJ. I~

REPORT OF THE SUPERINTE DE T-I -CHIEF TO THE CHIEF COM1\lISSIO ER.

Sir, I have the honour to submit my report for the year ending 31st December, 1943. . Mrs. McKenna's tragic death has been a great grief to us ail, and an Irreparable loss to St. John. Her kindly understanding and wise counsel

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meant so much to those who so often sought her advice in their problems. As my Assistant Superintendent-in-Chief shc gave me invaluable help . at all times, never sparing herself, and thinking only of othcrs. \Ve at Headquarters particularly, who were pri\Tilegcd to work with hcr, have a deep sense of loss, and this I know i shared by the entire Brigadc, to which she gave such devoted and outstanding service for so many years. ROYAL YISITS.

Her Majesty The Queen honoured our Cadets by inspecting thcm at Buckingham Palace in this the year of their coming-of-age. ounty Commissioners and members of their staff were also honourcd with an -in \'i tation to be present. On 5th July H.R.H. The Duche s of Gloucester graciou ly opened the new County Headquarters of the Ea t Riding of York hirc at Hull, when we both had the honour of accompanying her. H.R.H. The Duchess of Kent al 0 graciou ly visited Brigade Cnit in Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Surrey, Kent, and Buckinghamshire. I had the honour of accompanying her on the fir t tour. The visits of T.R.H. have been a great encouragement to our officer and members to many of \vhom they poke and in who e work they sho\ved great interest. I SPECTIO. 'S.

At the invitation of the County Commis ioner I ha\'e, during the pa t year, visited the following counties, where I in pected Cnits of thc Brigade, including Ambulance, Xursing, and Cadet Di"i ion. The e visits were, in practically all cases, undertakcn during week-cnds, and I would like to express my gratitude to County Commi ioncr, ounty Superintendents, and all those Officers who made my \'i its such comprehensive and inspiring ones. Everywhere I was ~ impr ssed by the smartness, efficiency, and devotion to duty of the County Brigade. In spite of many war-time difficulties and the ever-increasing demands being made upon their personnel. Among all ranks there was eyidence of an unflagging determination to do their utmost to."vards bringing about speedy victory and to meet every demand for service, whatc,'cr sacrifice jt involved. I am satisfied that even greater cfforts will be forthcoming sh~uld the necessity arise and new calls be madc upon the Brigade. TOURS OF INSPECTION.

1. *Cheshire: Stockport, Birkenhead. 2. *\Yarwick hire: Co\'cntry, Warwick, Rugby. 3. Bedfordshire: Bedford, Luton, Dunstable. 4. *Northamptonshire: Northampton, Peterborough. 5. *Oxfordshire: Stratton Audley, Oxford. 6. *Surrey: Guildford, Bagshot, Dorking, Redhill, Caterham. 7. East Riding of Yorkshire: Hull (2 visits). 8. North Riding of Yorkshire: Whitby, Scarborough, Middlesborough. 9. \Vest Riding of Yorkshire: Bradford, Dewsbury, Worsboro. 10. Nottinghamshirc: Nottingham. 11. orthern Ireland: Larne, Belfast, Portadown, Clogher, Dungannon, Strabane, Londonderry, Portrush, Ballymoney, Magherafelt, Ballymena, Newtownards. 12. *Cambridgeshire: Cambridge, Ely, :l\Iarch, Wisbech. 13. Lincolnshire: Grimsby,

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Scunthorpe, Gain borough, Lincoln, palc1ing, tamford. 14. Hertfordshire: St. Albans, \\'clwyn, Harlow, Bishop's tortford. 15. Berkshire: Reading. 16. * omerset: Dunster, Minehead, \Veston-superMare, Taunton, Bath. 17. *::\orfolk: King's Lynn, 1 orwich. 18. * hropshire: \Vellington, Church tretton, Orleton, Brogyntin, Ironbridge, Oswcstry, hrewsbury. lD. Hampshire (with H.R.H. The Duchess of Kcnt): \\'inchester, Southampton, Totton, Romsey. 20. Lancashire: :Jlanchester. 21. *\Vorcestershire: Malvern \Vorcester Dudlcy. 22. Birmingham for their Annual Church Parade: ' In the counti s markcd with an astcrisk, ].W.O. Convalescent Homes and Re iclential Nur cries "",ere visited as well as other ].\V.O. activities. Owing to indispo ition I was unfortunately prevented from carrying out a tour of Cornwall which was a great disappointment, but I was grateful to Lacly Dunbar ~ Tasmith for taking my place at very short notice. \Yhen.carrying out many engagement for the J.\V.O. in the London area, also in Eornsea, \Yolverhampton, Chelmsford, Torth \Vales, Brighton, Port mouth, \\Tindsor, Gosport, Maidstone, and \Vinchester I had the opportunity of meeting further members of our personnel. I al 0 had the pleasure of undertaking a number of engagements with the Brigade in . . TO. 1 Di trict and in Hampshire, for both of which countie I have the honour to be Pre ident . .During .n:y tour I ha\'e, by the courte y of the Joint County Corgm1ttees, YI lted many of the ].\V.O. Convalescent Homes and Residential Nurserie , wh~re I wa particularly pleased to find so happy an atmosphere and snch a high tandard of efficiency. SERVICE IIOSPIT ALS.

The total number of our V.A.D. members called up for service is 1,342 of whom S3S are still serving; 21 of tho e posted to N aval Hospital~ haye proceed cl ov r eas. B~' .t~e courte, y of the Commanding (\fficers I have had the pleasure of \'l~Itmg our \T.A.D. Vnits at the R l\. Hospital, Chatham (on which occaSIOn :\I~s: l\IcKenna. accompanied e), the R.A.F. Hospital, Halton, and thc MIlItary Ho pitais at tranmillis and Holywood, K. Ireland. In these estab~lshment also I was greatly impres ed by the happy atmosphere ~hlCh was. apparent and by the gratifying reports on our members whIch were gIVen me by the authorities. PERSON~EL.

I?uring th.e year under re\'iew 132 new Nursing Divisions have been ~eglste.recl, ?lvmg a total of 1,502 Divisions, with a personnel of 48,003, mc~udI~g 1\. Irc1and and Eire, but excluding \Vales, the personnel for whIch IS 3,708, making a grand total of 51,711. Th~ n~mber of new Nursing Cadet Divisions is 315, which gives a total of Db WIth a personnel of 21,528. CIVIL NUHSING RESERVE.

9,050 of our meI?bers are enrolled in the C.N.R. (excluding Wales ~nd N. Irel.an~). Mlss \Vatt, the Principal Nursing Officer, has expressed er apprecIatIOn of the work of our members.

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The following R ed St ar and Blue Star awards have been granted : R ed Star (for a ye<l;r's satisfactory service) 1st year, 478 ; 2nd year, 490 ; 3rd year, 394. Blue Star (for a period of not less than 3 consecutive months' service in a sanatorium or tuberculo. is hospital, or the tuberculosis wards of a general hospital, or in an infectious diseases hospital), 27. CIVIL DEFENCE.

Our ursing personnel is making a very valuable contribution to the Civil Defence services. The total number of members c;..o employed, excluding Wales, is :Full time, 2,862. P art-time, 14,710. Total, 17,572. HOSPITAL HOLIDAY RELIEF DUTIE .

In response to a request from the Matron of t. Bartholomew's Hospital for members to undertake residential duty during the period July to September inclusive, volunteers were called for from 19 counties (those nearest to London becau e of the limited travelling facili tie ). I was much struck by the fact that nearly 200 application were received from members who wished to offer their service to the Hospital during their annual holiday, thereby forfeiting any rest, which showed great enthusiasm and devotion to duty. Four members a week w re allocated to St . Bartholomew's Hospital and similar re idential relief dutic were undertaken at the London Hospital, and at the Ashridae and tanhorough branches of University College Hospital. I have received letters of thank from the Matrons of the Hospitals 'where the help given b our member was much appreciated. The members themselves greatly ben iJted by the knowledge gained, as a result of which several of them ha\'e d dded to take up general training. Among the many other spheres of \vork in which Brigade member have taken part special reference must be made to : The National Blood Transf~tsion Service, to which member- have rendered active assistance both as donors and at the centres. District Nw'ses, to whom a great deal of valuable help ha. been given by our members throughout the country, which has been greatly appreciated. Child Welfare Centres, at which an exceptionally large number of attendances have been made. And the many hours devoted to part-time service in all types of hospitals. In addition, they have participated in the many activities of the \\Tar Organization. T

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I am pleased to report that in many of the counties Officers' Courses have been arranged and my Staff Officer, Miss Watson, attended those in Exeter, Northampton, M. Ireland, and the West Riding of Yorkshire, as well as the two arranged by Mrs. Beckwith Smith for enior Officers. Miss Watson's help in this connection has been most valuable and much appreciated by those attending. I am mo t grateful to Miss Lumley-Smith and Miss Longden for all the help they have also given in connection with these week-end courses. HEADQUARTER CLASSES.

Four courses of instruction in First Aid, 1 in Horne Nursing, and 1 in Child \Velfare \vere held at the Dorchester Hotel. The First Aid courses were attended bv 1-7 students, and of the 118 who sat for the examinations, 101 passed; 53 tudents attended the Home Nursing course-40 took the examination, and all passed; 63 attended the Child Welfare com e, and of the 53 who took the examination, 46 passed. I must again express my gratitude to :\1rs. Cheyney and to Miss French for the excellent way in which they have organized these cla ses, and to the management of the Dorchester Hotel for their continued generosity in granting 11S facilitie . PERSO~.TEL

ERYDTG OVERSEAS U.'DER THE JOINT WAR ORGANIZATIOX.

In the Middle East and following on the liberation of North Africa, icily, and Italy, ha come a demand for \Velfare \Vorkers for the General Ho pitals in those areas. \\'e have 11 \Velfare Officers working in the General Ho pita Is, and 1 Driver, and 1 .I. ~ursing Member serving with the ].\\'.0 . Commi. sions and ].\V.O. Convalescent Homes. The welfare work, which \ya~ in thL: nature of an experiment, has proved 0 valuable th~t there i an ever increa ing demand for additional personnel. It is of mterc ' t to note that one of our t. John vVelfare Officers is in charge o£ the welfare work in ~1alta. \Ve have al 0 been asked for ivilian Relief\Vorkers, and have 12 women and .) men sen'ing in various area. This new field of work is an ever widening one, and we hall need more and more volunteers. RECONSTRUCTIOI .

T.he ext~nsion o~ post-war Nur ing Division activities is among the subjects bemg conSIdered by the t. John Reconstruction and \Var Relief Committee of which 'ir \Villiam Shenton is the Chairman, and I have the honour ~o be V~ce-Chairman. Hoped-for developments will be clo~ely co-ordmated Wlt~ the National Health Service, and it is planned to mCl~ease not or:ly th~ mteres.t of Brigade work, but also its cope. Subcommlttees dealmg WIth vanou fields of work under contemplation h~v~ been,al:-eady set up, and preliminary talks are taking place 'with Mmlstry offiCIals an~ all t~e l-\uthorities concerned, while a great amount of spade work and mvestIgatIon has already been accomplished. AWARDS.

The C.B.E., .~ith which I was honoured in the Nev" Year awards, was, I fel.t, recogmtI~n of the wonderful contribution made by the Brigade, partIcularly dunng the War, and as such I felt very proud in receiving it.

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I am happy to report that in the same li t District Officer Ii s 1\1. Tucbvell, TO. 1 District, was awarded the M.B.E., and in the Birthday Honow·s County Officer l\Ii s Agar, Hampshire, also received this award. ' T.A.D. Miss B. A. Rishworth, \V. Riding 12u, ha been awarded the British Empire l\Iedal; V.A.D. Mrs. E. oloman, \V. Riding/25-1, has received the Certificate of l\Ierit ; and V.A.D. member ::vIi s G. K. Cooper, London/354, and Miss 1\1. M. Rodway, \V. Lancs/DO, have received a special mention. BRIGADE WAR SERVICE BAR AWARDS.

The following total number of \Var to Officers and l\Iembers : -

ervice Bars have been awarded

First Year Bars . Second Year Bars Third Year Bars . Fourth Year Bars

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I would also like to expre s to Miss Harrison my continued appreciation of her ceaseless hard work at my office, and for her great ability and devotion in dealing with all the matters referred to her. In conclu ion may I say, ir, how grateful I feel to you for the valuable upport and wise advice you have given me in the past year, and for the practical and kindly manner ill \\hich you have shown your interest and sympathy with the l\ur ing Division ? I have the honour to be, ir, Your obedient servant, ED\iVllTA MOUXTBATTEK, 5 ~tPerintend ent-in-Chief.

9, 69 5,337 2,713 ~ 78

The Meritorious Service Certificate has been awarded to 2 nur ing members. CO TCLUSro .

The great expansion of activities we have undertaken in the pa t year has meant much extra work in the counties, to whom I am immen elv grateful for all their co-operation, and particularly to my HeadCJuarter Staff. My heartfelt gratitude goes out to all at No. 3 Belgrave '(]llare for their continuously fine work and for the remarkable manner in \\'hich they have tackled every new problem with real enthu ia m and zeal. They have willingly put in long extra hours on the top of their already full-time jobs, and in spite of the year's tremendous pressure of work, the shortness of personnel at Headquarters on many occa ion, ancI in.numerable obstacles and worries they have remained cheerful and competent at all times. I would like to pay a particular tribute to the wonderful support given me by my Deputy Superintendent-in-Chief, Lady Dunbar-N'a mith, who has given invaluable assistance in all branches of our \vork, and who in the last years has done such outstanding sen'ice with our Tursing Cadets. The institution of County Cadet Officers, County Cadet Officers' Training Courses, so many of which she personally attended, the remarkable increase in the number of our Nursing Cadets, and the great expan ion of their activities has been due to her own able and inspiring leadership and unflinching purpose. It is with deep regret that it has been found necessary for her to relinquish her appointment as Chief Officer for Nursing Cadets owing to her many responsibilities as my Deputy, but in l\Iiss Virginia Cunard, 'V,'ho has already made such a fine contribution to the Cadets, and whose help in connection with the Cadet Officers' Training Courses has been so much appreciated, she will leave a worthy successor. My gratitude is also very specially due to Miss Watson for the wide field of work she has undertaken in the past year, particularly in connection with our Post-War Reconstruction schemes and Overseas Service; also for the exceptionally successful manner and the clear vision with which she has handled so many problems and worked on such a number of difficult schemes.

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CADETS

Sir, I have the honour to submit a report concerning the work of the t. John Ambulance Cadets at Home, excluding \Vales, during the year 19,13. An out tanding feature in the past year has been the revival of many Divi ion in ab yance since the beginning of the "Var, and the keen interest in the work di ~ played by the Officers and Cadets of all Di\'isions is very encouraging. In some cases it has been found necessary to treat Divi ions as in abeyance for the period of the "Var, on account of the attraction of the Navy, Army, and Air Force Cadets. Another notable feature is the very great increase in the number of application for Efficiency tripes and Proficiency Badges. The latter, covering a large range of subjects, shows the intere t taken by the Cadets in their training. Thi in turn has led to a greater demand for the Grand Prior's Badge. During the year this Badge has been awarded to 51 Ambulance Cadets. From time to time the names of Cadets ha\ye been brought to your notice for exceptional sen'ice during Air Raids and in accidents. Generally they are rendering valuable service in connection with the various Vi'ar activities in which the Brigade is concerned. County Cadet Officers have been appointed in 33 countie , and we are indebted to these officers for the interest they have taken in starting and encouraging new Divisions. To District Officer T. E. \Yalsby, Officer in charge of Ambulance Cadets No.1 District, fell the honour of being in command of the t. John Amblll~ncc Cadets at a parade which \vas inspected by H.1\1. The Queen 111 the grounds of Buckingham Palace in May. This officer represents the Ambulance Cadets on the Standing Conference of N' ational Voh~n tary Youth Organizations. His practical experience and ready serVIce have been of great value to these Cadet Headquarters. .The facilities granted by the Central Council of Physical Recreation WIll be a great incentive to future effort on the part of Cadets

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especially the encouragement given to camp life and physical training, which are part of the Cadet curriculum provided by Cadet R egulations. Cadets take part with enthusiasm in all parades and youth di plays in their various localities. 200 new Divi ions have been registered in the course of the year, and the total personnel is now 1-1,625, which shows a net increase of 2,-196 in comparison with 19-12. I t is felt that considerable progress ha been made during the year 1943, and the outlook for the pre ent year is very encouraging. P. G. DARVIL- MITH, Acting Chief o.fficer, A11Lbulance Cadets.

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Sir, I have the honour to submit my report of the t. John Ambulance Brigade Cadet Kursing Divisions for the year ending D cember, 1nB. This year marked the coming-of-age of the Cadet, and it wa particularly appropriate that the out tanding event in uch a \' ar hould have been the parade at Buckingham Palace, in 1\1ay, when Her :\Iaje ty The Queen inspected the Junior Briti h Red (ros and the t. John Cadets . Some 500 Nursing Cadets, drawn from the counties 11 arest London, were inspected by Her Majesty, whose inspiring addr ss and graciousness in speaking per onally to many Cadet· will long be remembered by those present. IXSPEcnoxs. H.R.H. The Duchess of Gloucester graciously consent d to inspect some 700 Nursing Cadets at orthampton in June, when I had the honour of accompanying Her Royal Highness. At the conclusion of her visit she spent some time \vatching the various di plays. I m:yself have .carried out visits of inspection at Brighton, BuckinghamshIre, Cambndge, Cornwall, Gloucester, Leicester, and 'taffordshire. COUNTY CADET OFFICERS. There are now only 6 Counties in which an Officer on the Staff of the Commissioner for Cadet purposes has not been appointed. More Area Cadet Officers are also being appointed to overcome the difficulties of transport. T~e great increas~ ~n Cadet personnel and effIciency can largely be attnbuted to th~ untInng work of the County Cadet Officers who, having strengthened thIS branch of the Brigade, are now training these younger members on sound and definite lines.

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CADET OFFICERS' TRAINING COURSES. The demand for Cadet Officers' Training Courses continues, and during the year 3 Headquarters' Courses have. been held and 15 Coun~y Courses attended either bv myself or MISS Cunard. I should lIke to. l?ut were J butIon . t 0 th e t rammg of l\liss Cunard" s contn n record mvappreciation ~f Cadet Officers by her attendance at ~hese Courses-her lectures are clear and interesting, and since her appomtment over 2,000 members of the Brigade have benefited by her instruction. PUBLICAnONS. The booklet, Administration of a Cadet I?ivision, was iss~ed in October; this was compiled by the Manual CommIttee for the gUIdance of Cadet Officers. . R . During the year a Preliminary First Aid an~ Home Nu~sm9 e-exammation Paper was introduced, and a Prorr:otIOn ExammatIOn Paper for Cadet uperintendents and Officers complIed. The Brigade has reason to be grateful to Lady \i\1al~ran, who undertook the work of compiling the Cadet Twenty-first Anmversary Illus~r~t~d Review, which gives a pictorial record of the past and pr~sent a~hVlhes of Cadets and \\ ill, undoubtedl~', prove of real value m makmg the t. John Ambulance Brigade Cadets better known. EXHIBITIONS. The t. John Ambulance Brigade Cadets h~d an attractive dlspl~y at the Youth Exhibition, arranged by the tanding C?nference of NatIOnal Voluntary Youth Organizations, held at Harrods m May-the stall was later shown at :Jlanchester, Bristol, and Leeds. The Cadets al 0 took part in a combined exhibition with other Youth Organization , \\ hich was staged at some 60 showrooms of the Gas, . . Light, and Coke Company in the Greater London area. In addition a joint Junior Red Cross and St. John Cadet exhIbIt was shown at Ford's howrooms in London for three months. GEXERAL DEVELOPMENTS. The question of Cadet finances has been unde~ consideration, and separate County Cadet Funds have now been sanctIOn~d . . . The following new Offices of Appointment ha\~e. been mstIt~ted durmg 1943: County Cadet ecretary; Cadet DiVISIOnal ursmg Officer; Cadet Divisional Auditor; Cadet Divisional Treasurer. CADET COITCESSIO 'S. The Order has seen fit to allow each year's efficient service, for Nursing Cadets holding both Adult Certificates, to count in full tovvards the Service Medal of the Order. Senior Cadets holding both Adult Certificates are now permitted to undertake public duties, under the supervision of an adult member of the Brigade. These two privileges will be much appreciated.

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Cadets may now be appointed Divisional Secretaries, 'with the rank of Hon. Sergeant. Permission ha been gi,'en for the Brigade I~ lag to be carricd by Cadet Divisions on Parade. GRAND PRIOR CADET . ~ifty-eight Nursing ~adets were awardcd the Grand Prior's Badge durmg the year: Ardwlck (Lancs) and Ram ey (I Ie of lUan) Division head the list, each having gained 6 in the year. WAR SERVICE BADGE. During the year 108 \ Var ervice Badges have been a\\ arded. Grateful thanks are ~ue to ~1rs. Graham, who undertake the checking of the e returns, whlch reqmres great care and much patience. FIRST AID. Several excellent accounts of Fir t Aid rendered bv Cad ts have been brought to my notice, bearing testimony to their training. STRE~GTII.

The increas~ in the number of new Cadet Xur ing Di"i ion and pers.on.n el contmues to be most sati factory, as is shown by thc following statIstlcs for the year : New Divisions Registered . Cadets in these New Divisions . " County Cadet Officers appointed. " Cadet Superintendents and Officers appointed

315 4,011 16 592

The total personnel, excluding\Vales, i. 21,571, \:" hich show an increa e of 6,563. There are in addition 4,292 Probationer. The interest of the Superintendent-in-Chief in Xur ing adct mattcr has been the greatest support to me personall,' and her intere t i felt and appreciated by all Cadet Officer who, in -this fourth ycar of war in spi.te o.f increasing r~sI?onsibilitie and other dutie , are l1.1aking a fin~ co~tnbutlOn to the trammg of the youth of this countn'. I have been most fortunate in having the loyal sistance of an extremely ha~d-wo~king staff; this I have greatly appreciated, and I would especlally lIke to mention my secretary, 1\1is Longdcn. I cann?t conclude thi.s Report without ex pres ing regrct at resigning my appomtme.nt as Chief Officer for Tursing Cadets, for I found the work of great mterest. I am confident that the Tursing Cadets have in Miss Cunard a Chief Officer who will direct their activities with enthusia m and wise guidance. ~Iay I t~nder my thanks to you, Sir, and to all those throughout the Bngade ~th whom I have been associated during the past two year for the unfallmg help and courtesy which has becn extended to me.

JUSTI TA DUNBAR-NASMITH, Chief Officer, Nursing Cadets.

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leeman, the Chief C6mmi ioner, reports as follows:-

I have the honour to submit my Annl1al Report for the year ended 31st Deccmber, 191:3. ~1y first pIca ant ~llty i !? draw attcntion to the fact t.hat our Grand Prior, His Royal Hlglme s lhc Duke of Gloucester, K.G., .K .T., G. C.M .. G., G.C.V.O., has becn appointed Go,Ternor-General of Austral~a. ThIS hIgh complimc'n t is tll more fitting in tha~ the ommandery.and Its A~bul~nce and Tur ing mcmbcr there havc gIven valuable erVlce and malJ:tamed a high efficicnc? througho.ut t]~e war. \\'~ \vel~o~e to AustralIa! too, thc Depuh' ommandant-m- lllef of . . ursmg Dl\!lSlOnS of the Bngade, Her Royal IIighncs The Dnchc. s of Gloucester.. . . . The fact that Their Royal IIighnes es are famlliar wlth. AustralI~ and gained the an clion of its people during th~ir Royal Tour IS of par.hcular value at a timc when the Commonwealth IS takmg such a splendld part in the war. During the vcar, 2"J7 new Divi ion (133 Ambulance and 124 Tursing) ha\'e been fon;1 d, and 53 Di"i. ions (39 .\mbulance and 14 Nursing) have been disband el, the latter largely due to the call-up o.f .n:en for the Fighting Force. Thi - how a net increase of 204 new Dn'1SlOnS and.an increase in aclult personnel of 7, -H5 (3,718 men and 3,697 women), makmg an adult trength on 31 t Dccember, 19-.1:3, of:.I.

Ambulance. Tursing

Divisions. 1,186

Personnel. 40,178

843

24,852

2,029

65,030

In addition 112 new Cadet Divi ions were registered (62 Ambulance and 50 . . lll-sing) and 18 Cadet Divisions (11 Ambulance and 7 Xursing) disbanded, a net increase of 94 Cadet Divisions. There has been an increase in the personnel of Cadet Divisions of 1,350 boys and 1,063 girls, so that the Cadet strength of the Brigade Overseas at 31st December, 1943 was :Cadet Ambulance Cadet Nursing

Divisions. 292 237

529

Pel'so1mel. 6,984 5,121 12,105

This shows a grand total of 2,558 adult and Cadet Divisions, and a strength of some 80,000 at the time of writing. 306 members were awarded the ervice Medal of the Order, 185 the Bar t o the Service Medal, and 154 Cadets the Grand Prior's Badge. It is 'worthy to note that this makes a grand total of 602 Grand Prior's Badges won by Cadets of the Brigade Over eas, of which no less than 578 fell to the share of New Zealand, an outstanding achievement .

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I have great pleasure in reporting an unusual appointment in the Brigade Oversea, namely, that of ir Harry Luke, K.C.M.G., TeST.]., Chief Representative of the British Council there, as Inspecting Officer for the Caribbean, one who rendered most valuable help to the Brigade in Malta and Fiji. I am glad to report that Lady June Hobson, M.B.E., O.ST.J., Lady District Superintendent of the Burma District, is in touch with those of our members from Burma who e caped to India while our hie£ Commissioner for the Empire of India, ir Cameron Badenoch, 1\:.C.1.E., C.S.I., KST.J., is giving extremely useful support in the preparations now being made to re-establish our work in Burma 'vvhen it is reoccupied. RELIEF OF MALTA.

In my last Annual Report I paid tribute to the magnificent \\'ork of our members in M?-lta who had so unflinchingly carried on their activities during the long period when it wa subjected to severe enemy .attack. Since then glovving reports have been received of the splendid work performed during that critical period, tales of heroi m and fortitude which will last for all times. Although this anxious period i now ended, our members there still carry out their humanitarian work under the leadership of Brigadier A. J. Gatt, O.B.E., M.C., KST.J., with the same enthusiasm, while I congratulate those who have gained the coveted Africa Star. AUSTRALIA.

The Brigade in Australia has maintained its high standard of efficiency and increased in strength by 27 adult and 9 Cadet Divisions. The Commissionership of the Kew South \Vales District was relinquished during the year by Group Captain H. R. G. Pon.te, lII.B., 1\:. T.J., on his assuming office as Lieutenant to the Knight-Commander of the Commandery in Australia (Western Australia excepted) after having had charge since 1926. Both the strength and efficiency of the l\ ew ou th Wales District owes very much to his splendid leadership, and it is therefore most fortunate that he has been ucceeded by olonel \V. Vickers, D.S.O., M.B., C.ST.]., who has also done much to advance the interests of the Order and who also possesses the confidence of all in the Brigade. The Tew South Wales District has this year presented equipment to the value of £175 for a Bacteriological Laboratory to the Royal Australian Navy. CANADA.

The Brigade in Canada is maintaining its increase in strength and efficiency, while 82 new adult and 9 new Cadet Divisions were registered during 1943. The growth of the Brigade in the Quebec District has necessitated subdividing it into Sub-Districts. The expansion of our work among the French-speaking population deserves high commendation. As illustrative of the good work being performed, I cite the Carleton Place Ambulance and Nursing Divisions at Almonte when, following a

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railway disaster in which 36 persons were kille~ and 150 injured, our members were quickly at work. Though han~cap:ped by. ~ short.age of material our members performed excellent serVlce, ImprovlsmfS splints from orange crates and magazines, and stretchers from bed spnngs and doors. .. L C I 1 vVhile I regret that the Commandery CommIssIOner,. t.- o.o?-e Gerald Allison, E.D., has resigned, we have been fortunate m obtammg Mr. \lV. J. Bennett, C.ST.J., as his successor. . I would particularly congratulate Canada upon the appomtment of Mrs. Gilmour, O.ST.J., as Lady Superintendent-ifo1-Chi~f in Cana~a, one who obtained the admiration of all for the manner m whIch she carned out her arduou and hazardous mission in England during 1943, and who is exceptionally qualified for the important position which she now holds. INDIA.

\Ye are fortunate to have in the person of Field-Marshal The Viscount \\i ayell, Viceroy of the Empire of India, KST.J., one who takes deep

interest in th' work of the Order, and who has won the confidence and regard of tho e Indian troops he led so splendidly during this war. I am glad to r port a substantial increase in strengt~, ~9 new ad~lt and 14 Cadet Di\ i ion being formed, bringing the total withm the EmpIre of India to 531 adult and 59 Cadet Divisions, as compared to the 107 adult and 27 adet Di\'isions which I found there in my tour of 1937. Following the terrible cyclone and tidal wa~e disaster. in Bengal, w~en 11,000 people 10 t their lives, and also dunng the dIsastrous famme which this Province suffered later, much valuable work was done by our members in co-operation V\rith those of the Indian Red Cross. The response to the appeal from the Auxiliary Nursing Service has been good, and many of our members are serving in Military hospitals in India and overseas. Apart from the normal work of the Bngade, 30 Mobile quads and other Transport units have been formed and have done much useful work. Beneficial publicity has been given by the J oint \V~r OrfSc:mization Exhibit in the \Var ervices Exhibition in several Indian CItIes when demonstrations in First Aid and Home Tursing were given by our members. The Brigade in Madras was honoured by visits from Their Excellencies The Viceroy and Marchioness Linlithgow, and its Governor, His Excellency Sir Arthur Hope and Lady Hope. . My thanks are due to the Chief Commissioner for the Empire of India, Sir Cameron Badenoch, KC.I.E., C.S.I., KST.J., and those who have assisted him in the valuable work performed, while congratulating Sir Cameron upon his promotion to K.C.I.E. in the New Year's Honours List. NEW ZEALAND

With the deepest regret I have to report the death in December, 1943, of Lt.-Colonel G. Barclay, O.B.E., J.P., K.ST.J., our esteemed Commandery Commissioner in New Zealand. He was a member of its pioneer Ambulance Division, formed in 1892, and which established the Jubilee of the Brigade Overseas on 21st December, 1942. Chief Commissioner for it

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ew Zealand since July, 1920, Colonel Barclay served continuously for over 51 years, which testifies to the splendid spirit of St. John service which was his. His successful leader hip brought the Brigade in New Zealand to a strength of over 600 Divisions, a record on a basis of population. Fortunately he was spared to participate in the celebrations of the Jubilee of the Brigade in ~ew Zealand early in 1913, and which included an Inspection by His Excellency the Governor-General and other official ceremonies and festivities. It was ~hank~ largely to Colon.el Barclay's influence that the trength of the Bngade m New Zealand mcrea ed by 19 new adult and 53 new Cadet Divisions in 1943. This bring the total of Cadet Divisions to 274, which reflects the highest credit upon our late and e teemed Chief Commissioner and all others concerned, seeing that it surpas c the total number of Cadet Divisions contained in the re t of the Briti -h Commonwealth Over eas, an outstanding and aclmirable achie\'ement, onh' equalled by the fact that its members ha\'e won all but 21 of the Grand Prior's Badges awarded .to the Brigade O\'ersea in total.

SOUTH AFRICA

The Brigade Overseas offers its sympathy \vith the Priory in outhern Africa in the great loss which it has sustained bv the death of its first Prior, His Excellency the Rt. Hon. ir Patrick D~uncan, G.c.:'-I.G., ICC. It is also with deep sorrow that I report the death of l\Ir. Alex }I. Anderson, O.ST.]., Secretary to the Priory in outhern _ frica and taff Officer to the Priory Commissioner. :\1r. Ander on had heen at outh African Headquarters since 1928 and his enthusia 111 and pirit of. t. John service contributed much to the excellence of our work. lIe had charge of the South African contingents at the Order's Centenarv elebrations of 1931, and the Brigade Jubilee Celebrations of 1937, while he erved as my Staff Officer when I commanded the Brigade Parade in Hyde Park du:-ing the 1931 Celebrations and when inspected by His Royal Highness Pnnce Arthur of Connaught. Mr. Anderson was al 0 mv taft Officer during the official tour of South Africa and outhern Rhodesia in H)3;)-6 and again in South Africa during 1938. 1 ever have better arrangem nts been made; never have I been better served than bv that zealous Officer of our Order to whom it meant so much. . The strength of the Brigaue in South Africa has increased by 2·1 new adult and 36 new Cadet Divisions, a most creditable increase. Magnificent service is being given in the many admirable Auxiliary Military Hospitals which have been established throughout the Union and which are staffed by members of the Brigade Overseas in addition to their other war activities and ordinary duties, and the Priory Commissioner, Mr. Alpheus vVilliams, K.ST.]., deserves high credit as also the Hospitaller and Almoner Colonel J. H. Watermeyer, K.ST.]. That the \Vitwatersrand an.d Southern Transvaal Centre has organized, equipped, and maintamed no less than 11 such hospitals and maintains a fleet of 10 ambulances is proof of the immense value of the work being done, and the Commissioner for the Transvaal District, Colonel G. E. Peacock, K.ST.J., is to be congratulated. My thanks are due to the Commissioner for the Rhodesia District, Colonel T. E . Robins, C.ST.]., and the Commissioner of the Rhodesia

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Railways District, M~. W. J. K. Skillicorn, C.ST.] ., whose zeal and efficiency have been outstandmg, and I would also express my appreciation of Major W. F. Yeary, O.ST.]., Cape Province Di trict; Brigadier C. M. Hoffe. C.ST.]., S.A.R. & H. District; Major . Copley, C.ST.]., Natal District; Dr. J. Lovius, A.S.B., Orange Free tate District; and Mr. D. McHardy, G:iq~aland \Vest Dl trict. The ~hodesia District and Rhodesia Railways DIstnct have done most credItable work, while their members have acquitted them elves well, helping to staff local hospitals, giving A.R.P. tra~nin~, furnishing efficient ambulance men and women for refugee trams, mtensely arduous work of which little is known and duties for which all concerned de erve warm praise. ' UNGROUPED DISTRICTS.

Barhados.-The Brigade in Barbados owes much to His Excellency ir H. Grattan Bll he, K .C.~f.G., C.B.,' and Lady Bushe, whose help has proved of the greatest pOSSIble serVIce while the new District has been honoured ~y th ,ir becom.in~ .its P~esident and Lady President respectively. The regI tratIon of DIVI IOns IS now proceeding. My .gr~tcfu l thanks are also due to Mr. Justice F. \V. Holder, its CommIssIOner, and l\Ir. E. B. \Villiams, Assistant Commissioner, who have rendered valuable sen'ice. Bermuda.--:-Unfort~nately His Excellency Lord Knollys, who had shown gre.at mterest 111 our work, left Bermuda before the reorganization of the Bn~ade could be completed. Fortunately the Acting Governor and Colomal Secret.ary, }1r. \V. L. Murphy, C.l\I.G., and Mrs. Murphy thre\',: t?emselves WIth such acumen and energy into this important task that. thIS has no:" bee~ carried through and matters placed on a sound fo.otmg. The Bngade IS privileged in their acceptance of the offices of VIc~-~resldents of the Bermuda District, and I am indebted to them for theIr mvaluable help. \Ve are most fortunate, too, in that His Excellency Lord Burghley, KC.M.G., P.C., K.ST.J., the present Governor is a Knight of o~r Order, while Lady Burghley, C.ST.J., has accepted office as Lady PreSident of the District. I am glad to state that Lt.-Colonel R. C. Earl has accepted the appointment of Assistant Commissioner. Ceylon.-His Exce}lency Sir Andrew Caldecott, G.C.M.G., C.B.E., K.ST.J., Governor of Ceylon, who took great interest in our work when Govern?r o~ H~ng Kong, has also done much to help the greatly needed reorgamzatlOn 111 Ceylon; an understanding support which has been of ~r:at value. \Ve.have ?-lso beel: fortunate ir: that Dr. .S. F. Chellappah, .. E., O..ST.]., DIrector ?f MedIcal ar:d. Samtary SerVIces, has accepted the appomtments of ASSIstant CommISSIOner of the Brigade District and Honorary Secr~tary and Treasurer of the Ceylon Centre of the Association, one :vho has gIven valuable service at a most critical and difficult time and III whom I possess the deepest confidence. ~he wor~ of the B~igade in Ceylon continues its great usefulness, ~~ch partIcularly. applIes to !he Ceylo~ Police, whose splendid efficiency Cas been my pnvIlege to WItness dunng five separate official visits. S hYPlr)usCand Egypt.-I regr~t. ~hat during 1943 the Nicosia (English c °l~ a~et Ambulance DIVISIOn was disbanded though First AI'd t eac 1mg will con t'111ue to be carned . out among its' pupils. Although

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the Cyprus Police Division continues to function, its members have been engaged in active military operations during much of the war and when Cyprus was in the theatre of operations. In Egypt the Alexandria Division, in spite of losing a number of members through call-up to the Armed Forces, is carrying out most useful work. East Mrica.-KEI YA: The Overseas sustained a further grcat loss in the tragic death of our Assistant ommissioner in Kenya, :\1r. A. J. Kingsley Heath, O.B.E., O.ST.]., who was killed in an air crash while on his way to England; one who had shown great intercst in the Brigade and done much to stimulate our work in that Colony. I am thankful that Captain E. K. Catchpole, S.B.ST.]., a firm supporter of our work for many years, was available to act as temporary A sistant Commis ioner. The Kenya Police Division has now a membership of .')13, and I am glad to report that not only have two new civil Ambulancc Division been formed but that the first Cadet Division in Kenya is now being formed. Among the many cases of injury efficiently dealt with during the year an outstanding example is an accident when an omnibus wa prccipitated 280 feet into the Chania River, its wreckage being strewn o\'er an almost sheer cliffside, which made rescue work most difficult. :J1r. G. H. R. Gribble, Assistant Superintendent of the Kenya Police and an Officer of the Brigade, climbed 150 feet down the precipice with a Fir t Aid haversac at considerable risk and treated a case, following which he descended another 50 feet and dealt with other injuries. Othcr Brigad members of the Kenya Police assisted and the injured were all drawn up the cliff or lowered to its foot and safely transported to Hospital. The work performed on this occasion is a tribute to the Fir t Aid training of the Kenya Police Division, and reflects most creditably upon all concerned.

UGANDA AND ZA ZIBAR.-The work of the Brigade Overseas in Uganda, under the leadership of Lt.-Colonel A. 1. heringham, C.ST. ]., and in Zanzibar, under Lt.-Colonel E. G. Fish, O.ST.]., is expanding satisfactorily, and owes much to these zealous Officers and those other members who assist them so well. TANGANYIKA.-The Brigade in Tanganyika continues to flourish, largely owing to the enthusiastic support of our Assistant Commissioner, Dr. R. R. Scott, C.M.G., M.C., O.ST.]., and District Surgeon Dr. H. J. O'D. Burke-Gaffney, O.B.E., O.ST.]., to whom we owe so much for establishing our work in the Territory during such strenuous days. Among other activities members of our Nursing Divisions helped in staffing the hospital for Polish and Czech refugees, while those of the Ambulance Division met the refugee ships and assisted in the transport of the sick to hospital, while further maintaining 25 stretcher parties for duty in Dar-es-Salaam. When I reached Tanganyika in 1938 Ambulance service was unknown there, which shows the credit which belongs to those who then responded to my appeal and have since worked so splendidly and to such a successful end.

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Cont.

Fiji.-It is a matter for satisfaction to our members in Fiji that t~e Oueen of Tonga has become an Associate Dame of our Order .m ;ecognition of hcr great service to humanity. \Ve owe much also .to Its late Governor, ir Harry Luke, K.C.M.G., K.ST.]., and our AssIstant Commi sioner, Dr. V. \V. T. McGnsty, C.M.G., O.B.E., O.ST.]., to whose able efforts much of the succcss obtained .has been du~. I am glad to have had the opportunity of thanking both m person dunng th~ past year. I would al 0 mention :\lrs. A. L. Armstrong, S.S.ST.]., who 111trodu~ed Ambubncc crvice in Fiji as a result of a meeting, \vhen I was beanng thc ::\landate of His I~oyal Highness the Grand Prior t~ the Commandery in Ncw Zealand in 103(L That our work extends to th~s far-flu.n~ par~ of Empirc is a matter for con~ratulation~ especia~y dunng a cntIcal tIme when Fiji might ha\'c 0 ca 11)' bccome 111volved 111 the wa~ . GihraItar.-\\'hile our \Var Division in Gibraltar contmues to render valuable servicc, the );ursing Divi ions remain in abeyance owing to the evacuation. Jamaica.-A new 1 Tursing Division has been registered in Jamaica, bringUlg the tutal number of Divi ions the~e to 3 ~mbul~nce and 8 Nursing, a strength which reflects great credIt .upon ItS Asslsta.nt Commi. ioner, Dr. E. Hoerman, O.ST. ]., to whose VISIOn and en~huslas~ the Briaade owes much. In addition to public duties and work 111 HospItals, ou/' mcmbers havc assisted at many courses in First Aid to A.R.P. volunteer, ancl in preparing equipment for all Firs.t Aid p.osts. In thanking all who have been re~ponsible for .the hIgh effiCIency and growing strength I would mentIOn those Chinese member~ who are follo\\'ing that magnificent example set by those others of theIr fine race who set such a high example and who s rved so nobly at Hong Kong. Burma, Malaya, and Hong Kong.-Nohdthstanding ev~ry effort, I regret to say that it has not proved possible to obtain much m th~ way of information re()'anling the fate of the 4,000 odd members of th~ Bngade O\'erseas in thc abo"c places, although many are known to be mternees in J apane e hand.." including our Assistant Commissioner in .Hong Ko~g, Mr. E. Raymond, O.ST.J ., and his \vife. Every endeavour IS now bemg made by those \\'ho caped from Burma, Malaya, and Hong Kong to fit them elves for a resumption of Ambulance duty when the Japanese are driven out. CONCLUSION

It is with great sorrow that the Brigade Overseas parts with the SubPrior of the Venerable Order, Major-General the Earl of carbrough, K.G., G.B.E., E:.C.B., T.D., G.C.ST.J., who controlled the many interests of the Order for over hventy years, one who won the respect, affection, and confidence of all undcr his charge. Fortunately, however, he has become Bailiff of Egle, an ancient office which will enable ~s to still benefit by his wise experience. The Brigade Overscas esp~C1ally o~es ~u.ch to Lord carbrough, seeing that it was largely du~ to hIS far-~eemg VISIOn that those official tours were made of 1935-9 whIch resulted m the establishment of ambulance service in Malaya (including Singapore) and Tanganyika, and a very large increase in Ambulance and I ursing . Divisions in the British Commonwealth overseas just when they were so vitally necessary. No one has done more for the Order nor understood

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t~e value of th~ Brigade. better, and I offer him my deepest gratitude for hIS understanding and kmdly leadership . I n expressing regret at the resignation of the Chief Commi sion r of the Brigade at Home, Major-General ir John Duncan, ICC.B., C.l\1.G., C.B.E., D.S.O., K.ST.J., with whom I worked in happy co-operation and in our separate charges during thirteen year, I would add how fortunate the Order has been in obtaining as his successor General Sir live Liddell, K.C .B., C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O., K.ST.J., who, as Director of Ambulancc, will also act as Chief Commissioner of the Brigade at Home dllrinO' the war. \Ve also vi.ew wit~ regret. th.e retirement of the ecretary-Gene~al, ),IajorGeneral SIr PercIval \VIlkmson, K.C.~I.G., C.B., !CST. J., who rendered valuable service for over twenty years, and who' was also hi f Comm~ss~oner of the Brigade at Home when I was first appoin t d Chief CommIsSIOner Overseas. Here, again, we have been fortunate in that his place has been take? by Briga~ier \V. B . G. Barne, C.B.E., D.S.O., ICST.J., who has understudied the duties of that appointment for several year when Secret ary of the Venerable Order. . It is with the deepest sorrow that we lost by death the new nb-Prior, the R~ . Hon. the Earl of P lymouth, P.C., G.C.ST.J., who promi cd to so worthpy to~ow .the example of his predecessor in that responsible office and his distmgmshed father. Fortunately in our Chancellor, the Rt. Hon. the Earl o~ ClareD:don, K.G., G.C.V .O., G.C.M.G., P.C., G.C.ST.J., who " 'ill act as Sub-Pnor durmg the continuance of hostilities, we haye on who, as a former Governor-General of the Union of South Africa is both familia~ ~th th~ Overseas and the work of its Brigade, an und ~ tanding apprecIat.IOn whIch means much. So, although there have been seyeral sad and Important changes, the Banner of ervice has passed into safe and co~petent hands, just as it has done during the nine hundred years of the hIstory of the Venerable Order, which fact alone has enabled it to maintain its usefulness and to keep pace with the times. My gratef~ thanks :;tre d~e to the Hon. :Mrs. Copland-Griffiths, D.ST.J., Ladr Supenntendent-ID:-Chief of the Brigade Overseas, whose help has contmued to be of t~e hIghest -yalue, and to the Lady Louis Mountbatten, C.B.E., D . S~ . J., Supermtendent-m-Chief of the Nursing Corps and Divi ions of ~he Bn$5ade at Home, who has ever proved ready to give kindly assIstance m any overseas problem connected with the United Kingdom. I ~ would be ungenerous not to pay tribute to the Stores Manager,l\Ir. H. J . Wngglesworth, O.ST.J., for t he considerate help which he has given throughout the war and under particularly difficult circumstances. The changes .w hich ?ave been made in badges of rank and the obtainance of sUPI?lies durmg su~h abnormal times have thrown a heavy burden upon hIm, b~t one whIch he has carried most efficiently. I n conclUSIOn I would express my gratitude to Captain A . . Cahusac, O.B.E., M.C., O.ST. J ., Staff Officer to the Brigade Overseas, and to Mr. G. F . Quilter, S.B.ST. J., its Assistant Secretary, for the valuable help they have given me during the past year. . I have t he honour to be, Sir, Your 0 bedien t servant , (Signed) J AMES L. SLEEMAN, Colonel, Chief Commissioner, St . J ohn Ambulance B rigade Overseas.

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REPORT FOR T HE YEAR 1943 OF T H E LADY SUPERI NTENDENT-IN CHI EF OF NURSI NG CORP S AND D IVISIONS

To: The Chief Commissioner, St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas.

March, 1944.

SIR,-I have the honour to submit my report of the progress and work of the Nursing Divisions of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas for the ycar ending 31st December, 1943. The principal innovation has been the formation of Nursing Corps for the first time in the history of the Brigade Overseas; two have been formed in Canada and eleven in Southern Africa. 124 new Nursing Divisions have been registered and 14 disbanded, making a total increase of 110. 50 Cadet Nursing Divisions have been registered and 7 disbanded, making a total increase of 43. The estimated membership is 24,852 adults and 5,121 cadets. The appointmC'nt of ~Ir . Thomas Gilmour, Officer ( ister) of the Order, to be Lady uperint ndent-in-Chief of the Commandery in Canada, has given great satisfaction to all who know her abundant energy, her charm and her tact; and in Irs. \\'alton, A.R.R.C., Commander (Sister) of the Order, the Priory in outhem Africa has selected for Lady Superintendentin-Chief a trusted officer of wide experience and many years of fait hful service both at Home and Overseas. Tho e of our nursing members whose services to humanity have been recognizcd by His Majesty the King include: Miss D. Chadwick, Lady District Superintendent, No. 4 District, India, and Mrs. Bourne, Lady District uperintendent, No. 12 District, India, both of whom have recei\'ed the Kaiser-i-Hind Medal in gold; Miss A. Edith Fenton, Lady District Superintendent, Canadian Headquarters Staff; Mrs . G. A. Little, Lady Provincial Superintendent, Nova Scotia; Lady June Hobson, Lady District Superintendent, Burma; Miss 1. Sampson, Lady Ambulance Officer, Colombo, Ceylon; all of whom have been created il-1.B.E.; and Miss 1arie Agius, V.A.D. 1ember, Malta, who has been awarded the A.R.R.C. All Districts report increased activity, especially as regards war work; and the fuller mobilization of nursing members for work in Military and Civil Hospitals and in Civil Defence. My especial thanks are due to Miss Mavrojani, my Staff Officer, for ~ll her help, particularly in entertaining and helping Overseas members m London; to Miss tan cliffe, my Secretary, without whose co-operation I should never be able to get through my day's work; to Captain A. N. Cahusac, Staff Officer, Brigade Overseas, and Mr. G. F. Quilter, Assistant Secretary, Brigade Overseas, for all their invaluable assistance. In conclusion I should like to thank all ranks for their loyal support and their almost superhuman efforts to provide, in spite of many other calls on time and energy, an efficient ambulance service in every far corner of the British Commonwealth of Nations. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, (Signed) URSULA COPLAND-GRIFFITHS, Lady Superintendent-in-Chiej.

SUBORDINATE ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE ORDER. THE P RIORY FOR WALE S.

The follovving report of the Priory for 'Vale, for the year ended 31 t December, 1943, summarizes a year of well- ustained effort, with increases in the service rendered in mo t of the Department ASSOCIATIO.

DEPART;\IEXT.

The results of 1,300 examinations arranged during 1943 show a total of 21,808 awards gained, which i 2,818 Ie s than the number of ucce sful examinees in 1942. The 1943 total is far in advance of the record achieved in any pre-war year, although the results of each ucceeding year of war have dropped from the war-time peak figure of 1939. STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED COURSES OF IXSTRUCTION.

1941 19-12 19-13

First

Prelim. First

A. id.

Aid.

20,811 20,8l-! 17,996

Home Nursing. 2,3-l9 3,172 4,125 2,725 3,8-!9 2,568

Pyelim. IIome NlIrsillg. 2-l2 ..J.O-l 573

Home Hygielle.

.Millil/g. 10 31 ' 167

Total. 26,6 '2 2 ,-l39 25,173

2,1H 6,915 -l75

1912. 5,1..-17 3,587 2,28118 220 7 1, 03 3:16 38 2,19-! 7,L 07 36-l

1913. -l, -07 3,2-13 1,639 86 117 37 1,679 512 16 1,702 7,070 400

22,995

24,626

53 20

CERTIFICATES A.TD AWARDS GAINED.

First Aid Certificates. . Preliminary First Aid Certificates Vouchers . . . ::''Iarine Certificates (First Aid) First Aid in l\Iines Certificates First Aid in l\Iines Labels . Home Nursing Certificates. . Preliminary Home Nursing Certificates Home Hygiene Certificates Medallions Labels . Pendants .

1941. 6,360 2,055 2,-!63 121 ~-!

2,176 202

21,80

The shortage of metal necessitated the introduction of the Record Card system in place of the issue of medallions, label, and pendants, which can be claimed by those eligible when supplie become available after the war. It is satisfactory to record that further steps "-ere taken to promote the study of First Aid in l\Iines; and the result of thi drive can be expected to figure in next year's report. BRIGADE STH.ENGTH.

The membership of the Brigade has reached the record total of 19,700, an increase of 513 on 1942. There were 29 more Division on the roll after the disbandment of 21 and an amalgamation of two Cadet Gnits. It is of interest to note as an indication of general progress in l\orth Wales that 11 new Divisions were raised in Caernarvonshire and 10 in Flintshire. Another satisfactorv feature of the increase is the enrolment of 439 boys and 258 girls during the year, bringing the total cadets to 6,481.

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Women.

Men. 1941. 5 Headquarter Staff 20 Commissioners . ComAssistant 32 missioners 10 County Surgeons Assistant County 3 Surgeons 38 County Officers 213 Corps Officers . Divisional Officers 74-! '63 N.C.O.s 6,935 Privates

1942. 5 20

1943. 6 20

32 11

33 10

3 41 214 815 911 7,420

4 47 231 826 9047,430

Boys. Cadcts (including 3,5-!4Officers)

3,866

4,305

Units . 46

295 154

309 168

309 17-!

163

171

1 6

Corps Ambulance Divisions Kursing Divisions Cadet Ambulance Divisions ursing Cadet Divisions

1941. 4 Headquarter Staff SuperCounty 7 intendents 18 County Officers 19 Corps Officers Divisional Officers 389 Ambulance Sisters 3,194

1942. 4

1943. 5

7 22 23 439 3,436

S 19 30 421 3,225

Girls. Cadets (including 1,440 Officers)

1,918

2,176

9,472 3,931 3,866 1,918

9,511 3,708 4,305 2,176

Personnel. 8,863 3,631 3,544 1,440

l\IcD "Women Boys. Girls

17,478 19,187 19,700

BRIGADE ACTIVITIES.

,' enior members dealt ",ith 73,198 ca es of accident and sudden illness28 603 more than the treatment recorded in 1942. Cases remO\"ed to ho: pital or home totalled 7/ 7-1, co\"ering a mi~eage of 97'.066, these fig:u res showing increa e of 1,2GS and 3.',701 r~ pectIvely. ~sslstance was gIven in 1,5:W road accidents. Routme dutIes were ~arned out at places. of entertainment and public gatherings, and help gIven at blood transfuslOn centres. . . ~ 'nr ing members made 10,927 attendances at child vvelfare cllmcs and nurseries, and 1,205 on ambulance cars. The nu~ber of hours of duty at ~Ieclical omforts Depots (to wl~ich r~ference IS made under a separate heading below) is not recorded m Bngade retu~ns. There are 744 ursing Iember engaged in C. T.R. \,-or~ or servm~ as V.A.D_.s or ur ing Members in 'Var Organization HospItals . . Dunng 1943 ~D1 'Var ervice Bars were awarded, bringing the total Issued to Iursmg l\Iembers in 'Vales to 240. A.R.P. Classes held in several counties resulted in the i sue of the following awards to uccessful examinees : A.R.P. Certificates A .R.P. Vouchers General Public Certificates ' General Public Vouchers Total

Men . 117 60 55

Women . 127 93 131 5

Total. 24-! 153 186 5

232

356

588

These figures show a decrease of 327 on 1942.

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PRIORY FOR WALES.

Brigade personnel enrolled in the Civil Defence Services number 273 and 176 women full.-time .and 3,537 men and 1,350 women parttIme, the tot~l of 5,~36 bemg a httle over two-fifth of the enior Brigade strength, not mcluding the large number of members engaged in industrial A. R.P. on a shift system. The number of members serving in H.1!. Forces is 1 995 men and 44 women. Th~ee Divisions ~ad the pleasure of welcomi~g back three men:bers repatnated ~rom pnsoners of war camps in Germany. The serVIces of the followmg have been recognized : Sergeant J oh,n, Jones, Penrhyn Quarry Division, Caemarvonshire, awarded the MIlitary Medal for con picuous courage and devotion to duty as an Ambulance Orderly during the battle of Alamein. .C.orporal Ernest parks, Cadoxton Division, Glamorgan, awarded the MIlitary Medal for bravery under enemy fire. Corps Treasurer Edwa~d Harri~ .' Vale of Neath orp, Glamorgan, a \iVarrant C?fficer Class II m the MIlItary Hospitals Re erve, awarded the M.H.R. SlIver Bar Brooch for 12 years' active and efficient service.

AMBULANCE HALLS.

rr: en

CADET DEVELOPftfENTS.

The two new halls acquired in 1942 at Cefn Mawr in Denbighshire, and Cynwyd in ;YIerioneths~ire, bring, the nurr:ber of Ambulan~e. ~a,lls to 84, in addition to 23 collIery premIses proVIded for use as dIVISIOnal headquarters. . Appreciative reference has been made III the reports of the last few years to the grant re~eived fron:~ t?e Special ~r~as Fund, by means of which 28 were grant-aIded; and It IS very grahfymg to be able to record that by December, 1913, all the Divisions had repaid the amounts advanced from the Priory funds to enable them to take advantage of the grant . The Priory is greatly indebted to the l\1iners' \Velfare Commission for ten grants foward purcha e renovation and repairs, while applications for grants are pending in respect of five halls. Sixty halls have been furnished by the Commission with chairs, tables, crockery, cutlery, etc., valued at £3,47G. :MEDICAL COMFORTS DEPOTS.

Two He~dquarter appo,in,tJ?ents made with a view to stimulating cadet . recrUItment and actIvltIe were tho e of Captain D. G. Richarcl as Ch~ef Officer Amb~lance Cadets for \Vales and Irs. ( Iary) Ingledew as ChIef Officer Nursmg Cadets for \Vales. Officers of Cadet Nursing Division in the outh \Vales ountie attended a conference organized by 1rs. Ingledew in Cardiff on the 16th October, and were addressed by 1iss V. Cunard taft Officer for ' Nursing Cadets in England. . A Cadet Rally was held in Gelligaled Park, at which all Cadet Tnits m the R hondda participated in a programme of displays and sports.

Three ne\\ Depots opened in 1943 at \Vaunllwyd, Brecon, and Bryncoch brought the number operating under the Priory to 99; and the total number of 11 ,25 - articles i sued were 451 more than the figure for 1942. \Yith the exception of two Depots at Rhos and ~ewcastle Emlyn, they are all located in outh \Vales. In December the Almonry Committee met to examine the working of the Depots from the reports submitted by its representatives in the various centres, with a view to ensuring that the maximum use is being made of the equipment available. Most of the Depots are under the joint control of Ambulance and Nursing Divisions, whose members devote a considerable part of their time to their maintenance.

SERVICE MEDALS.

)'IOTOR A),IBULANCE TRAXSPORT SERVICE.

'The recipi~nts of the Service .Medal, signifying fifteen years efficient Bngade serVIce, numbe~ 1,183, WIth the 113 medals awarded during 1943. The number of Bars gamed by Welsh members for subsequent periods of five years efficiency is 482 First Bars, 203 Second Bars, 77 Third Bars, and 9 Fourth Bars. BRIGADE SURGEO S. Major A. W. Anderson, ~.B., C.H.B ., in his report as Surgeon-in-Chief for Wales, states that the FIrst AId work has been maintained at a high standard, though transport and other war-time difficulties have not enabled personal contact between Brigade Surgeons and Personnel to be kept ~p a~ closely as usual. Members of the Brigade have obtained by exammatIOn 88 Lay I nstructor Certificates during the year, the knowledge of the ,":,ork shown by the candidates being excellent. Apart from the st~tus whIch the holders of th~se Cer.tificates have in the Brigade, the help :vhIch they have been able to gIVe Bngade Surgeons in instructing InstructIOn ~taff of t~e Priory, an increase of 2 on 1942, while 17 Surgeons hold executIve office m the Brigade.

The number of cases removed by the 28 Priory ambulances at 20 stations in outh \Vales was 22,703, covering an aggregate mileage of 362,560, an increase of 2,678 and 27,942 respectively on 1942. Jo new stations were opened, but 5 additional ambulances were put into commission, 3 of normal and 2 of the limousine type, which has become very popular for private work, particularly long distance removals. The number of Colliery Companies which have contracted with the Priory as an officially approved alternative to providing their own ambulance service has risen by one to 28, covering approximately 50,000 employees in 79 collieries. ixteen other Companies are subscribing in respect of about 4,500 employees. The Service is supported also by 76 colliery lodges with a membership of 35,000 and 78 bodies of employees in other industries, numbering 8,400, all of whom have a call upon the cars for themselves and dependants. The benefits of the subscribers scheme have encouraged groups of people in 43 districts to contribute, the aggregate "outside" subscribers numbering 8,219 .. Four Local ~uthorities have contracts with the Priory, all of which were renewed III 1943.

PRIORY FOR vV ALES .

REpORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL.

The Priory is indebted to the 1iners' \Velfare Commission for a grant of £1,000 .to\:'ard the co t . of new cars; and appreciation of the sympat~e~I~ mterest and as Istance of the l\Iini try of Fuel and Power (Coal Dn'lSIOn), the \Yel h Board of Health and the outh \Yales Area Man-Power Board is gratefully recorded in connection with the difficulties caused by the calling up of personnel. -WELSH HOnIE SERVICE

Al\1BULA~CES.

The 18 cars operated at 16 station of the \Yelsh Home ervice ~mbu~ance Committee of the Joint Council dealt with 1,25 ca e mvolvmg 82,571 miles, an increa e of 410 cases and 2-1 830 mile.;; in comparison with the previous year's figure. It i ati factor\' to record that the ambulance formerly controlled by the Divi ion of t'he Brigade at Monmouth and Llanrvvst have become affiliated to the Home en'ice Ambulance cherne. STORES DEPARTMEXT. The number of textbooks and publications

old during 1913 was

7,033, a decrease of 4,273 on 1912.

The demand for uniform, both adult and cadet, ha be n con iderabh' greater, orders dealt with at Priory Hou e ha\'ing exceecled the. <lIe. 1942 by £1,218.

PRIORY LIBRARY. Sir Leon.ard T"viston Da\'ies, K.B.E., J.P., D.L., who was appointecl to the executIve office of Librarian in :Y1arch ha been mo t o-enerou in initiating the li~rary at Priory Headquart' rs. In July he;1 ented a handsome GeorgIan mahogany bookca e in which an increa ina collection of volumes are ~ept. Gifts received during the year include n~any bookpurchased by SIr Leonard and 130 volumes given b\' the Librarian of the Order, Colonel Si~ Ed-win Kin~, K. C.B. , C.~I.G., who has al 0 pre ented two rare medals, whIch are on VIew with other article of historic \'alne in a display table in the Principal Secretary's room at Priory Hou e. JOINT WAR ORGANIZATIOX. The Priory is represented on all Joint County Committees in \Yales of the J?ri~ish Red Cross ociety and Order of St. john \rar Organization, the Pnnc!pal Secretary being a Joint Regional Representative with Lt.-Col. SIr Ewen 1: M~clean, T.D., M.D., J.P., D.L., for Region 8b. Priory p~rsonnel are contnbutm& the ful~est measure of service, in co-operation WIth B.R.C.S. members, m carrymg out the local activities of the \Var Orgar;.izatio?-, whi~h inclu~e .the staffing of \~Tar Organization Hospitals and. ursen~s, actmg as LIaIson Officers in looking after the comfort of S~r.~ce patI~nts on t~e Dangerously or Seriously III lists, and their ~IsItmg.relatIves, workmg as Voluntary Hospital Librarians, as Searchers m ?elpmg to trac~ (( Miss~ng" ~embers of the Forces, as Travelling GUIdes accompanymg Ser~Ice patIents proceeding by ordinary transport to home or from one hospItal to another, as Prisioners of War Next-of-

IC (( Friends" and in actively promoting the various sections of the A;;eal Committee for H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester's Red Cross and t. John Fund. GEXERAL: The last Report lamented the untimely death of a Prior; and the Priory, having been honoured by the occupancy .of t~at ~ffic.e by ~wo members of the Royal Family in unbroken succeSSIOn sm~e ItS mceptIOn, was indeed fortunate in finding such a wort~y successor.m the person ?f the most representative \Yelshman of our tImes,. the Rlght. Ho~. DaVId Lloyd-George P.C., O.l\1., ~LP., a former Prime Mimster, who IS umversally acclaimed a. the state man most re ponsible -for winning the first \Yorld \Var. Kow in the evening of hi da:,'s he can rest assured of our loyalty to one whose influence in ::\larch, H)1~, in the throes of that I?-0mentou~ conflict was thrown into the scale m favour of an EstablIshment 01 which he now 11th' a sume leadership as third Prior. \Yhile reconciled to a change of office -whereby the ub-P~ior of the Prion', the Earl of Plymouth, P.C., \-va promoted . ub-Pnor. of the Grand Prion', for which po t his personal gifts an.d w~de expenence of men and affairs admirably qualified him, only faith m the bene~cent workings of Di\'in Pro"idence can a suage the s~nse of tragedy ass?c?~t~d with the cnttin cr ~hort of a career so fraught WIth boundle s po IbilitIes for the future ~\elfare of the Order of t. J olm in the British Realm. The 'nb-Prior' dicd in thc full di charge of hi duties in ~\'art ime; .and his unwillingnc"i to, pare him elf cven in matter affectmg the ~n~ry and the Order dOl1btlc: hastencd the end of a dedicated and elf- acnficmg life. The carly promi~c of his appointment as ub-Prio:- in 1931 \\'a~ more than ju -tifi cl hy thc outstanding sen'ice rer:-dered dunng twel~Te. dlf-fic~1t year beh\'ccn thc t\yO \YorId \\'ars and 111 the pre ent cn IS, whIle holdina 11i (1h officcs of tate and uccc fully surmounting a te ting time of stat~. m~n_hip in thc chair of the ~on-In-ten'ention Committee during the ,.panish i,·il \\'ar. . .. Lord PJ ymouth's personal charm, unfaili.ng. courte y, and .JUdICI~l patience " 'cre well knowll to all \\ho came wlthm the WIde ambIt of h.1S many-sided acti\ities, whether as Lord-Lieutenant of Glan:organ or .m wider sphercs. To Lad:,' Pl:,'mcmth, Assi tant Lad)' ypenntendent-mChief for \Yales all mcmber of the Priory tender theIr smcerest sympathy and heartfelt c;nclolcl1ces in her trul~' iI:reparable loss. TO conventio?-al phrases can cor1\'C\' the mea ure of our indebtedness to the late Sub-Pnor, who \\'ill remain in memory a an examplar of the cardinal virtues fr~m the practicc of which spr'ing the beatitudes symbolized by the \yhlte eight-pointcd ro s of the Order. To his successor a ,ub-Prior, ir John Beynon, Bt., C.B.E., D.L., we extend the heartie t welcome as a tru ted Executiye Officer in the post of Librarian since 1933, and Knight of Justice of long standing 0!1 the Chapter-General of the Order, who has given many years of erVIce to the Cause of Ambulance \York in the Principality.

REPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GEL ERAL. THE PRIORY AND COMl\IA

DERIE

OVER EA .

Up to the ~ime of publication the Report for 1943 of the Priory in outhern Afnca ~nd the Commanderie in New Zealand and Canada had .not b.een ~ecelved, but the Reports for 1912, which arri\'ed too late for mclusIOn I!l. la t year's Report of Chapter-General, how that the work and tradItIOns of the Order are being well maintained. THE CO;,nIA:\IDERY 1:\1

STRALIA.

REPORT BY THE LIEUTE. ' AXT.

Although the Fir t ~nnual Report to 30th eptember, HH2, \Va onl\, presented t? the meetmg of the Commandery Council on 2 th Februan: 1943, the tIme ha come to review the econd year of our working t~ 30th September, 1943. Re~erence w~s ~ade last y.ear to the difficult condition re ulting from :var-tIme restnctIOns, and 111 our second year these difficultie have mcreased, except for one impor~ant ~hannel of communication which ~as been restored, na:nel?, the aIr mall service to Great Britain. This as allowed us to mam~am much closer contact with the Grand Prior' of the Order .. Our Kn.lght-Commander, Hi Excellency the JOY rno;General, and hIS DeI?utIes, th~ q-overnors of the tatcs within the ommandery,. ha:re contmued theIr mterested guidance toward attainment of the ob]ectl\~es of the Commandery and its firm e tabJi hm nt. Each of t?e ExecutIve Officers has settled into the working of his particular sec.tIOn-:-the only change being that of Hospitaller and Almoner as Bn~~dier S~odart ~ound ~t impossible to carryon with jutice to 'the posItIon o~g t.o mcreasmg demands on his time by bu in affair Af~er consIderatIOn by the Executive and consultation with Sir Le li~ WIlson, Gover1!0r and Deputy Knight- ommander of Queensland a recommendatIOn. was made by the Knight-Commander that ir Donald Cameron be appomted as Hospitaller and Almoner and thi ha been con~med by C~apter-General. \Ve are fortunate in ecuring 'ir Donald' ~erVl~~ as he IS a Queenslander, and his military duties nece sitate rave g. to other States, so that he will be able to maintain ersonal cont~ct WIth each Cent~e of the Order of St. John within the Comnfander T As WIll b~ s~en from his report he has already done very good work j. b The prmtmg of ou~ First Annual Report along with the list of office earers, the Regulat~ons governing the Commandery in Au tralia the ~ep~rt of the ExecutIve Officers, and the Balance Sheet enabled c~pies o e sent to ~ve~y member of our Commandery Chapter and Council F[om do~un~catIOns received it appears that Chapter-General was very p ea~~ ~ll e r1esults of our foundation year, which was helped very conSI era y. y t le .recommendations made and advice tendered b Y them from tIme to tIme and by their grant of £1 000 (A st) t d our finances. ' u. owar s

Two meetings of Commandery Council were held during the ear the first on the afternoon of 26th February 1943 at St t G Y , House Melb d h " a e overnment , ourne, un e.r .t e ch~irmanship of the Knight-Commander andt~he seco~d at the BntIsh MedIcal Association Council Room Sydney' on e mornmg of the 26th June, 1943, under the Chairmanshi of Hi~ ~x~llen~y, t~O~ yrakehurst, Governor and Deputy Knight-Confmander o ew ou a es. Attendance at both meetings was very good and

THE PRIORY A:t\D COMMA TDERIES OVERSEAS.

a considerable amount of business was transacted. At the first meeting reports were received from the Executive Officers covering the first year of the Commandery, and these were approved for submission to Commandery Chapter. Recommendations for admission to and ,Promotion in the Order for recognition of services were made at bothmeetmgs, and our full quota for the year was approved for submission to ChapterGeneral. \Vith one exception our recommendations have been endorsed. Advice has been received from the ecretary-General that our recommendations are to be made for each year as from the calendar year, i.e. to 31st December and not as for the Commandery year, which ends on 30th eptember, nor for the period 1st July to 30th June which we had adopted. ntil this position was clarified there was some confusion in the lists of OLlr recommendation, but from now on we know exactly where we stand in thi matter. At the meeting in June it was agreed that representation be made to the Grand Priory that the quota for this Commandery be revie'wed, but so far no advice is to hand on this subject, and the recommendations already made fill our quota as to December, 1913. A mile tone in our progre wa made when the first meeting of Commandery Chapter wa held on 25th June, 1943, in ydney. The KnightCommander, Hi Excellency the Governor-General, was in a remote part of Au tralia on military duty and was unable to attend, so the chair was taken by the Deputy Knight-Commander for ~ \Y., His Excellen~y Lord \Vakehurt. 'ince the inception of the Commandery in Au traha (\\'e tern Au tralia ::\.cepted) we act d under para. 11 of the Regulations whereby Commanden' Council acted for Chapter. £\t the meeting of Commandery hapter a full report of the activities and busine s transacted to date by the ommandery Council was submitted and appro\'ed by Chapter, as wa the Balance heet ubmitted by the Treasurer. The Regulation for admini tration of the Commandery, as draWll up and approved by the Grand Priory, were submitted for sealing by our Chapter. The complete list of admissions to and promotions in the Order as recommended by Commandery ouncil was submitted, and advice was given as to those names approved of to date by Chapter-General. Our Treasurer, Dr. eWll1an Morris, who had just returned from his trip overseas, presented a most interesting report as to his contacts with the Order of St. John in 1\ew Zealand, Canada, and England. His presence overseas has helped our Commandery in many ways, and we are grateful to him for the amount of time expended on behalf of the Commandery during a very busy visit. Two changes in the Presidency of Centres were announced during the year and noted with approval, viz. Sir Hugh Poynter in N .. W. and ir Alan Newton in VictoJlia, both of whom bring to these positions a wealth of sound experience which will prove invaluable. It will be remembered that Sir Mellis Napier accepted the Presidency of the South Australian Centre towards the end of our last year. As great interest was being taken in preventive medicine by the various Governments it was decided to recommend to the different Centres that special attention should be given in future to organizing classe in Hygiene, T

••

REPORT OF THE

THE PRIORY AND COl.IlIANDERIES OVERSEAS.

HAPTER-GENERAL.

and it is worthy of note that the Au tralian Red Cros ociety is wi hing to co-operate in this direction. The 1" • • \Y. Cen~re. has announced its intention of ecuring a ite in ydney for t.he bUlldmg of a t. John' Hou~ e 'which "vill provide office accomJ?odatIOn .for Commandery Headquarters, the .:\ ociation, and the Bngade. It IS hoped that thi project will be proceedcd with hartly a at pre ent the Commander), i relati"ely homele and concentratioI~ o.f the acti'-it~e of the Order u?d~r on~ roof will lead t~ gr ater co-ordinatIon and efficIency. . uch a bUllding WIll allow of placing the two portions of tone from the rumed Chapel of the Ordcr at Clerk nwell, which were s~nt out last year by Colonel leeman, and which will provide a hi toric 1mk between our new Commandery and the ancient Order of , t. John of which it i a part. ' ommi ioner of the Brigade . T~e at:poir~.tm.ent of Colonel Vicker a 111 ~ .S.\\ . DI tnct has been approved, and he took over the command ~ from 1 .t Jan~ary, 1943, when I relinquished the po ition, which I found lllcompatIble wIth my duties a Lieutenant of the Commanden. Our thanks. ~r~ extend.ed to all tho e 'who ha'-e helped to extend the sphere of actIvItIes ~nd mfluence of the Order of t. John in the pa t year, and also to TheIr Excellencie ir \Yin ton Dugan, of Victoria, ancl Lord \Vakehur t, of N .. 'V., for their entertainment of Council and Chapter delegates following on the mecting in Melbournc and , nln , .. I wIsh to express my per anal thank to our ~ ecretan ', omIlli.ll1cler Bowen, who has b~en !n.defatigab1e in hi effort and most helpful to mc. The report of the 111dindual Executi\'e Officer will now follow dud may be taken as upp1ementary to thi report. llcGH R. G. PO"\.TE, Lieutenant. REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF X\lBULAXCE. In making any comparison between the amount of work done in 1D12 and 1943, one must realize the fact that 1912 wa an abnormal ycar in every way, because Australia had become directl\' threatened and ciyil d~fence. bodies demanded much larger numbers' of people trained in FIrst AId, and record figures were reached. It wa inevitablc that the chang.ed war si~uation. in. the Pacific would be reflected in tbc teaching d~ne 111 the vanous Dlstncts. Reports from all Centre how that Fir t AId and Home ::\ursing certificates j sued hdve dimini hed in number. The regular wor~ of the -,?--S ociations in re-examination, labcls, pendant, :tc., shows an 1l1crease m some States. T:;'is is particularl)" noticeable 111 New South 'Vales. Again, our lecturer and demonstrator have c?ntinued to .give their services to classes carried on by other organizatIOns. In thIS way the amount of work done is much greater than the figures would sl:ggest. In Tasm~nia we have the report of the activities of the first year of th~ Tasmamar: Centre. Complete new sets of records have been compiled. ThIS has entaIled a great amount of work. It is noted with satisfaction that the change-over has been a complete success. Another advance is that. the Association has been able to institute First Aid teaching in a number of State Schools. The Victorian Centre has decided to adjust the closing of the year to

··d

·th the other Districts so that the figures for that State are "TO classes in Hygiene have been held because of the for mne man ..l.'\ . . . th VI l if lack of books. They also wish consIderatIOn to be given to e ~ :nua 0

comc~ e WI th

HYf~~lI~~

art of outh Australia embraces their activities f.rom 31st M.arch p submItted h to 30t ep t em b er, 1":J 13 . The full report for that year wIll f be . th· t t later. The teaching of Hygi~ne has not ad,-anced very ar m IS a e. That entre wishe the Hyg~e ne .L~1 anua! to be .amended. . In Oueensland a number of classes 111 Hygrene are progress111g, but the nl~mber taking clas es is not very great.. . ::)atIsfacton1y, but a greater Th e \\' or1-\. of the Centres i progre mg very . d· 11 t es effort in the teaching of Hygiene is reqUIre 111 a cen r . HOSPITALLER AXD AL:'IOXER'S REPORT FOR 1943. I de ire to acknowledge the honour conferred upon me by . the Commanden as to my admi ion to the Order of t. Jo~n as an Officer, also m app'ointment on the 21th August, 1943, as Hospltaller and Almoner, to) carryon the duties a laid down in ~he tatutes of t?e Order.. After conferrin a with the ExecutIve I commumcated wIth ~he Hospitaller and Almoncr Repre entati~'e in .each tat~ (Centr;) askmg them to implement the dutie as specI~ed, .l.e. CollectIOn of ~unds. for the Order of t. John Ophthalmic Ho pltaI m Jeru ~lem, and If po~sl?le e tabli h in their C ntre a Hospitaller's Club on the lines of that eXIstIng in delaide. . ... The following information ha been. recel\-ed to ~late : Qll eenslaJld (Repre entative i apta:n~. R. B. PIke) .. A.s no DlVlsI~ms of the t. John .\mbulance Brigade eXI t 111 Queensland It IS not p?ss~ble to form a Ho 'pitaller' Iub. The t. John Ambulance ~ssoClatI~m, Queensland, however, donated a sum of £5 to the OphthalmIc HospItal in J eru alem, and it is intende~ to make an appeal to those subscnbers who sub cribed on former occa IOn . ]l.Tew ollill TValcs (Repre ent~t~\'e is Ven. Archdeacon, .1\1. Johnstone). A report has been received advI 111g that the sum of £22 8s. 4~. has been forwardcd for the Ophthalmic Ho pital. The amount was ?btamed by the Venerable Archdeacon gi\'ing illu trated lectures on the Kmghts of t. John of Malta at four churchc and charging a small entrance fee. Included in the amount is £1 1s. from D ..Benjam~n, E q., an Officer of the Order. It is anticipated a further £20 WIll be raIsed by the en~ of the :year. . Victoria (Representative i Brigadier Discher, who IS on actIve serVIce at present and unable to carry out the duties.. He, however, forwarde~ a donation of £2 1s.). A further statement IS expected at the Co~ncil l\leeting on the 19th N"o\-ember from the C;ommandery Represen~atIves. South Australia (Repre entative is Mr.. R. ~. Goode). AdVIce has been received to the effect that the HOspitaller s Club has d.onated .£20 and Mrs. A. A. impson, of Adelaide, £5 towards the Ophthalml~ HospI.tal. It is understood both amounts will be handed over at the CouncIl Meetmg. I have had per anal contact with the Queensland and 1 ew South 'Vales representatives and hope very soon to meet those from other Centres in order to further this movement. At an early date I look forward to visiting all the States and meeting the Hospitaller and Almoner representatives. 7

f)1

REPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL.

Since completing this report advice has been received from Mrs. T. K. Robson, Ta mania, to the effect that £15 wa contributed direct to London for the Hospital in Jeru alem some time ago, but Mr . Robson adds she hopes next year they will be able to co-operate with us. (Signed) DOl ALD CAMERO •. ABBREVIATED REPORT OF COMMA DERY COMMISSIONER ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1943.

FOR

THE PERIOD

BRIGADE STRENGTH IN "ARlO US STATES.

New South Wales-Strength Ambulance DIvisions ursing Divisions Cadet Divisions

Victol'ia-Strength. Ambulance Divisions Nursing Divisions Cadet Divisions Tasmania-Strength Ambulance Divisions Nursing Divisions Cadet Divisions

South A ltstralia-Strength Ambulance Divisions Nursing Divisions Cadet Divisions

1942. 3,918 39 37 27 9-1-6 17 8 3

55 6 6 4 1,551 '27 20 9

1943. 4,090 39 ·12

THE ACCOUNTS OF THE ORDER.

1,066 20 6

3 574 7 11 -11,679

IN OME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER, 19-13.

BALANCE SHEET AT 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1943.

CENTENARY APPEAL FUND ACCOUNTS AT 30TH SEPTEMBER,

28 2U 9

The outstanding note in the reports from the Di trict in thi ommandery is one of service to the community. The contribution of our members to the Fighting Forces is worthy of special note. Tho e willing but unable to be associated with those abroad have given th ir services at home in helping with Air Raid Precaution activities, blood transfusions, as well as attending to casualties in industrial and sporting spheres. Tasmania records the passing of Ambulance Officer C. L. Ho\\'ard, and in South Australia the passing of Corps Officer G. E. Burns is regretted, both of whom have rendered excellent service to the As ociation and the Brigade. It is noted that in the reports to hand some Districts have given a complete list of casualties attended and public duties, and I suggest that, in future, this information be included in all reports. Tabulated statements have been received from Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia, and will be left with the 'Commandery for record purposes. S. L. DAWKINS, Commandery Commissioner.

1943. 4

SUNDAY CINEMATOGRAPH ENTERTAINMENTS ACCOUNTS AT 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1943.

The GRAND PRIORY in the BRITISH REALM of the VENERABLE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT - - - - - - --- - - -

ORDER of the HOSPITAL of ST. JOHN of JERUSALEM. FOR YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER, 19-13. INCOME.

EXPENDITURE. CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION. Salaries. . Rates and taxes . . . • Prlntlng, Stationery, and general expenses Audit fee . . . . Expenses connected with Maplestead Special grants . . . . Contrihutions to Superannuation Fund • • Loss on Exchange-Australia and New Zealand. Rent Charges-18-23 St. John's Square

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION. Members' foundation dues Members' oblations. . . Interest on investments, e~c.. . Charity Claim-refund of Illcome tax

£4039 2 3 286 12 4 4617 17 1 42 0 0 124 0 2 25 2 5 503 2 11 58 11 !) 463 0 0

Rents, less charges Donations £10392

A.R.P. Emergency Account • • . • St. John Reconstruction and War Relicf Committee

1377 0 1000 0

](l10 107

.. ST. JOHN AMBULANCE GAZETTE." Sales of journal, etc. . . Ad vertlsements, less commission

10 7 [, II

Printing, stationery, and general expenses Salaries .

AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT. ST. JOHN AMBULANCE As OCIATIONINSTRUCTION AND SALE OF TORESGross profit on sale of store . . . . Donatiuns and annual subscriptions. Charged to Centres and Detached CI&S8es In respect of • • • • instruction . . .

£0693 11 11 1l0~7 4 \) 2

Hi 0 8 157[) 10 11 3~08 G 11

:3 56

:3 0

Fees for remo\'nl of invalids

11 0 15 9 15 3 13 11 :21111](l

558

11:1 Hi

J(i178

[)

as follows ; To Reserve for Contingenoles (Central Administration)

ApPROPRUTBD

B&iance carried to Balance Sheet •

577

Consultation Fees. IIospital money box

80~l

2693 19

134 17

207 15

1428 16 70-! 132

7 7

0:.!6 14 10 320 10 0 17 17 7

~5!)8

4 0

!i1 10

()

57028 15

ST. JOHN GRAND PRIORY CHURCH. Interest on Investment. . Donations and annual subscriptions Collection . . . . .

CHURCH.

BALABOB carried down

3~ 1~

1500

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL AT JERUSALEM. Donations and annual subscriptions . Interest on investments. . . Charity Claim-refund of Income tax

8 3

2832 12

G38 11

ST. JOHN GRAND PRIORY Salary and expenses of Verger • General Expenses. • •

2 11

Lrgat'y

119 510

2278 14

In 2 0 0 1tl 4 J.l 6 0 0 17 !) 6]0

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LIBRARY AND MUSEUM. Purchase of books, prints, coins, and objects, etc. Salaries. • • . . • • •

11!J07

ContriiJutions to\\ ards malDtenance of StatIOns

1500 429 2 03 310 lU:IO

Expenses at Jerusalem, including salaries, wages, pensions, house-keeping, drugs, repairs, maintenance of furniture and fittings, and general expenses, etc.. . (Tile account ~f txpenditure ia Jemsalem, for September, 1942, ,s also ~ncl!tdcd.)

1:3 11

400 n 9 4042 :3 2 520 0 10 1744 7 7 356 17 10 70i~

11 11

~30

ST. JOHN A~mULANCE DRIOADE-

Chief Commissioner's Special Fund Rates and taxes Competitions Audit fee . Special grants . • • • Contributions to Superannuation Fund OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL AT JERUSALEM. Expenses at London Office, including salaries, printing, stationery, and general expenses Loss on Exchange-New Zealand

3i:{!iO](1

5~488

ST. JOHN AMBULANOE BRIGADE-

Public duty and maintenance of stations, Including wages of station attendant . . . Salaries-administration (less reco\'erable) . Tra veiling and incidental expenses . . Printing, stationery, and general expenses. 1 Grosvenor Crescent-evacuation account .

!i~~

INVALID TRANSPORT CORP

535 1559 100 74

1756

:.! 0

!NvALID TRANSPORT CORPS-

Expenses of removal of invalids. Salaries and wages. . . . Printing, stationery, and general expenses. • Ambulances-repairs, accessories, depreciation, garage

3:2]55

AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT.

VOLUNTARY AID DETAOHMENTS-

£11409 13

[)

ST. JOHN AMBULANOE ASSOCUTIONINSTRUOTION AND SALE OJ!' STORES-

41'\92 14

6644 14 9 254 5 G 5 8 11

8 11

:.!UJ8

Lecturers' and Examiners' fees and expenses Salaries and wages. • . • • Printing, stationery, and general expenses . Carriage and freight . . . . • Loss on Exchange-Australia and New Zealand Willey Park, Broseley-evacuation account .

0 2

5 () ~377

"ST. JOHN AMBULANCE GAZETTE." Printing and general expenses of journal, etc. Salary. . . • • . •

£750 5 3754 10 £522!J 0] 1 1415 13 10

12!) 10 4 12 14

0 6 !)

£73545 10 130 19 3212 10

£73545 19

7 13UANOR

212 10

3000

£3212 10

brought down

3212 10

£3212 10

The GRAND PRIORY

the BRITISH REALM of the VENERABLE BALANCE SHEET AT

ORDER of the HOSPITAL of ST. JOHN of JERUSALEM . 10th SEPTEMBER. 19..13. Or.

Dr. SUNDRY CREDITORS AND OUTSTANDINGS

£~O5~5

STAFlI SUPERANNUATION FUND

32900

8T. JOHN'S CHUROH MAINTENANOE FUND

3300

ST. JOHN AlfBULANCE BRIGADE BENEVOLENT FUND

5539

44000

ST. JOHN'S GATE NEW BUILDINGS ACCOUNT S.J.A.A. AND S.J.A.B. WAR EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT Added this year

Les8: ExpenditUIe OPHTHALMIO HOSPITAL FUND Added this year STAn BENEVOLENT CONTINGENT FUND Less: ExpenditUIe . LINEN GUILD-OPHTHALMIO HOSPITAL UBI: ExpenditUIe .

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57301 74

2U()~ 5:~

11121 12

2 0

58~05

6:!0 h. 201 18

8 7

:!939

413

0 <If

5 0

1(19

12000 0 3000 0

11.8

Balance of Income and ExpenditUIe Account per annexed Statement •

0 0

STRATREARN HOUSE A.'D WATSON HOUsg, JERUSALEM 3698 3648

£26000

34122 34

0 0

1583

24140

183127

9 .

8 11 8 11

addi/jor} to the above proper~ies certain oiTI~r propertin have bun f'cRter! in thl' Ordrr 1?11her a.~ part of l1s Oorporate property or IIpnn Tru"ls in rnml~rtinn wilh thi' St. John Ambulance A.~,qoci(ltfnn <111'[ l1riq(lr!<l, .bllt theRp. a:e not re(l/izllfl/p ,ei/hOll/lhl' ron.·PIII nf 1M Chanlll OommVStOnerR, or (lib Tr/lstee', or Lncal COlllmilti'I'S of "'rlanagnneni.

PHTHAMIIO HOSPIT.H, Fu 'D INVF.ST~rF.:oITS British Govl'rnm"Tlt. Stockl' Colonial Go\'crnrnl'nt • t'lcks Indian Railway Aouuity •

1:3 113 0 153 10

4 0

13 266 10

OENERA.I. A CCDUNT INVF.~'1:nn:l'iTs Britll'h lno>'ernrnellt Stock" Colonial Government. Stocks British R:1i1way St.ockR Britbh Corporo Uon .... tock ST. JOHN'S CUURrll

1 6 1

3 10 3063 1 10 1495 0 0

)r}.1

'TI::oIANClB

£13 682 13 aOl0 12 5009 12

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Raviug examined the above Balance Sheet and Income and ExpenditUIe Account with the books and vouchers of the Grand Priory in Lhc British Realm of tbe Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem and with the returns received from Jerusalem, we hereby certify them to be correct. 3, Frederick's Place, Old Jewry, E.C. 2. 7th. February, 1944.

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T REASURER. We have examined the Income and Expenditure Account for the year t o 30th September, 1943 , and the Balance Sheet at that date of the Sunday Cinematograph Enterta in ments Account of the G~and P riory in the British Realm of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. J ohn of Jerusalem WIt the books and vouchers relating ther eto. The expenditure upon Ambula nce Stor es and Appliances represents grants made to the No . 1 District of the St. John Ambula n ce Brigade, which embraces the whole London area and cer tain su burbs, to meet expenditure by it of the natur e described. The expenditure upon upkeep of St. Paul's Ambulance Station represents wages of the Station Att ndant and cost of Stores. It is our opinion that t.he whole of the expenditure comes within the terms of the Secretary-General's u ndertaking dated 24th February, 1938, and that consequently the conditions of tha t memorandum have b een complied with. 3 Frederick's P lace Old Jewry, , London, E.C. '2. 7th February , 1944.

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1943 THE Hospitaller and the Committee of the Ophthalmic Hospital have the honour to submit their Fifty-second R eport for the information of His Royal H ighness the Grand Prior, t he Chapter-General, and its subscribers. HOSPITAL PERSO. XEL. There has been no change in the urgical Staff or among the British ~ ur ing Si ter. The Palestine staff has been in a state of constant flux cau ed by the unsettled conditions prevailing in the country brought about by the war. Owing to the increase in the cost of living, wages and alaries are constantly ri ing, nurses are almost unprocurable, and the difficulty of obtaining and retaining domestic servants a problem that . em almost insoluble. This state of affairs, naturally, makes things \'cry difficult for the British taff, who, however, have stood up to the ~ train in a manner bevond praise. In his November Report the Warden write : "\Ye are till understaffed as regards nurses and may have to ~ ub tit ute orderlie ." The Government Probationer Officer reports that girb from her home for delinquent and mentally deficients are getting employment as dome tics at £P7 per month and all found, and Nurses ha,'e left the Bethlehem 1Iental Ho pital to look after their homes, while their parent look after pigs. A ow fetches up to £600, and some fellaheen who were penniles before the war are now reported to be making several thou. ands a year. treet-sweeper who got £4 lOs. a month pre-war are now getting £18 lOs. "if they have enough children ." Villagers sell their rations-e.g. they get sugar at 4s. a rotl and sell it for £1 4s. a rot!. The \Yarden has been appointed Honorary Consulting Ophthalmologist to the Government of Palestine. Your Committee has conveyed to him it hearty and incere congratulations on this distinction. The \Varden has now been allotted, for special occasions, a seat in the Chancel of t. George's Cathedral facing the Bishop's throne . The \Varden has accepted the appointment of Hon. Ophthalmic urgeon 00 the Animal Hospital in Jerusalem . Dr. lIIaurice Bisharat, of the American University in Beyrout, who has been for some time doing clinical work on a voluntary basis, has now been taken on the taff for a period of six months as a clinical assistant. As he will probably proceed later to Transjordan, his contact with our Hospital may prQve of value. . The Matron, having obtained" Priority", has been enabled to ge.t away on leave and has arrived safely in England. Jacoub Cubei )', A . . B., after 49 year' service with the Order in its Ophthalmic Hospital, has retired to spend a well-earned rest on his property in outhern Palestine. Officially he was Dispenser and Ancestheti t of the H ospital, but his' duties covered far wider fields and his time was always fully occupied. ?\' early one-half of his connection with the H ospital was passed in the' T

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day when the Turk held sway in the Holy Land. Cubei y will be much missed in and about the Hospital to which he was so deeply devoted. ir John trathearn writes: "The retirement of Mr. Cubeisy bring back many memories. Joining the Hospital taff direct from school he worked for a number of year under the tern but con iderate discipline of Dr. Cant. This training fashioned an in trument which, under succe siye chief, was de tined to render unique ervice to the Hospital. A yer atile and tireless worker always jealous of the good name of the Ho pital, he did much to enhance its prestige. " Many members of the Order will remember him as an entertaining guide through the intricacies of the Holy City. Farther afield and in the open country (whether with a gun or without) it is as a port man and a good companion that he will be affectionately recalled. " His British friends will wish him many years of quiet contentment on his Palestinian farm." Seven Government tamurgis attended for a course of in truction in Ophthalmia. They resided in the South Block and the \Varden, Dr. Budeiri and Sister Millman shared the voluntary duties of teaching. Both the Director and the Deputy Director of Medical ervices have expressed their appreciation of the Warden's co-operation in this work. Dr. Ali Akila completed a four months' course in the Hospital prior to taking charge of the Government Mobile Ophthalmic nit in the summer. After three years of blackout it was at last possible to celebrate the usual Christmas festivities in the Hospital in unfettered light. As a writer in the Palestine Post describes it, "The gigantic pall was lifted and the lights of Jerusalem began to awake from their long slumber." PATIENTS.

The numbers of patients show no falling off compared with 1942 except in the case of new Out-Patients, who are less by 1,621. A ha been explained in former war years, this decrea e can be accounted for by difficulties of travel imposed by military necessity. The weather al 0 had some effect on the numbers. The phenomenally cool weather experienced in 1943 accounted for a marked decrease of cases of epidemic conjunctivitis. The Hospital has to record with regret its second death. A very old Sheikh from Nablus died after an operation for cataract. A record wa made by the birth of a baby girl to a mother in one of our wards. This unique event made a mild sensation among our nursing staff. Through the good offices of Colonel tubbs, D.D.M.S., the Warden was enabled to obtain from Major Pulvertoft, in charge of the War Office Laboratory on the Mount of Olives, a small supply of Penicillin for making a test of the drug in the treatment of acute conjunctivitis. It did not prove altogether very satisfactory, but if more of the drug is available it is intended to make a further trial of it in cases of streptococcal and gonococcal infections. OPHTHALMIC CLINICS

A more regular inspection of the Government Clinics has now been started. As mentioned in the Report for 1942, the number of major Clinics has recently been increased by three, viz. J enin, Haifa, and Majdal (mobile), making thirteen in all, but the total num~er, which in-

REPORT.

cludes Sub-Districts, is now forty. (See Warden's Report, page 18.) One .of the results of the opening of these Clinics is shown by the greater cleanliness of the villagers whose children are now being better cared for. SOUTH BLOCK The South Block has now been handed back by the Government into the possession of the Hospital Committee. The linen room, the changing room, clothes disinfecting rooms, old and new clothes stores, and bathrooms on the lower ground floor, as well as the laundry in the basement are therefore available for present use for the old Hospital for which they were intended as well as for the use of the future paying patients. HOSPITAL SUPPLIES. During the war years the normal supply of drugs, instruments and linen, etc. has been eriously interfered with. At one time there were three boats on the high seas carrying cargoes for the Hospital. One of these was over eighteen month in getting through, the second took over tw~lve months and the third was a casualty. To make good our regular needs the \Vard n had to find them locally and he was indebted f~r ready help from the Director of Medical Services, the Army local depots and the sub-depot in Jerusalem of the Joint \Var Organization's Middle East Headquarters in Cairo. Your Committee would like to take this opportunity of expressing its thank for ever-ready sympathetic help from ir George Heron, C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O., K.ST.J., the Director of Iedical ervices, whom we heartily congratulate on hi well-de erved honour of a Knighthood in the.l. w Year's (1944) Honours List, and his second-in-command, Dr. John ::\IcQueen, the Deputy Director of Health, from the Food Controller, from the .l\rmy Authorities and from the Middle Ea t Commission of the Joint \Var Organization of the B.R.C. . and the Order of t. Johnwithout this help in these difficult times it might have gone hard with the t. John Ophthalmic Hospital. Recently a more permanent arrangement has been made possible between the Order and the \Var Organization tores Department in this country. \Vhen :\1r. A. R. G. Hud on, the General Manager of the Stores Department, heard of our difficulties he very kindly offered to place his services at the di posal of the Committee. This offer was most gratefully accepted and the \Varden is now permitted to indent for all his ordinary supplies on the \Var Organization's Headquarters Stores in Cairo, and, in addition, anything sent from this country will be accepted for dispatch with other Red Cross good, when po ·sible, thereby saving a great deal of time as well as trouble and expen e. Your Committee expre ses its deep appreciation to Sir Arthur Abrahams, Chairman of the tore Department, for this efficient solution of its anxiety in respect of the vital matter of adequate and necessary and regular supplies for our patients. COST OF LIVING. As foreshadowed in last year's Report there has been a marked rise in our maintenance costs. Housekeeping, which amounted to £ 1,327 12s. 4d. in 1942, was £1,768 8s. 4d. in 1943, or an increase of £440 16s., while salaries and wage have increa ed by £218 .

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REPORT.

(N.B.-These figu~es ~ave been arriv~d at after adjustment between an eleven-month penod m 1942 an.d a thIrte.en-month period in 1943.) There has been constant trouble m.marketmg. Vegetables, for instance, have gone off the map for days at a tIme-eggs have likewise disappeared, an~ are only procurable at ls. each. Butter has been lOs. a lb., and chIckens fetched £1 each. Fresh milk has been, on occasions, unprocurable, and only by th~ ~ood offices of the Department of Health and the Food Control Aut~ont.Ies was an emergency supply procured for the Hospital on one occaSIOn m the shape of 12 dozen tins of milk, which enabled the housekeeper to carryon for a month. The following figures for four food items are taken from the Bulletin oj Current Statistics : -

1. Work.-The work of the Hospital in general appears (to a lay examiner) to be maintaining an even higher standard of efficiency and dispatch than during the eight years when I was able to make fairly frequent inspections. The \Varden, rising daily, winter and summer, for hi labours at 5.15 a.m., encourages his whole staff by example as well as by precept. The British nurses are fulfilling their duties with interest and devotion, and the Palestinians are well chosen (I conversed with all), so that the general atmosphere is decidedly pleasant. 2. Roojs.-The roof of the Main ana. Patient Dispensary had been made watertight a few years ago with tarmac over asbestos sheeting. This cost £P70, but has proved satisfactory; and the waterproofing might well be extended to the other roofs requiring attention. Any expenditure involved would be a good investment in the preservation of the building. :1. Fltrnishing.-(a) The furniture of the wards was in good condition and the bed linen well cared for. The coloured quilts decorated with the badge of the Order add great charm and dignity to the wards. (b) The cooking range in the kitchen has had many years of service, and. might well be replaced at the end of the war by a heat storage cooker of modern design, which would produce a great economy in fuel consumption. (c) I observed that there was no refrigerator in the Hospital: a signal disadvantage both on medical grounds and for food storage-particularly in a hot countrv such as Palestine. 4. 'ollllt Block.-Thi is an excellent addition to the Hospital of the Order in the Holy Land. The design of the building is in harmony with the older part, and the .interior decoration is restful and pleasing. The anitary plumbing seemed particularly good. 3. Khan.-I \~sited the Khan remarking with pleasure the general excellence of the building, and in particular of the H eraldry and of the recent memorial to the visit of H.R.H. The Princess Royal. 6. lrathearn and lVatson Houses.-vVhile staying at Government Hou 'e I was taken by Lady ~lacl\Iichael to see the work being carried on at tratheam House by the Palestine \Vomen's Institute under her Presidency. This, like the work for Infant \Velfare at \Vatson House next door is an admirable charity, and the Order may contemplate with pardonable satisfaction the double service rendered by these fine properties to the extreme youth and riper ages of the Holy City. Another distinguished visitor who was good enough to report on the Hospital was Brigadier ir Stewart Duke-Elder, Consulting Ophthalmic urgeon to the Army. His letter, addressed to the Hospitalier, runs as follows : « In the course of a tour through the war zones I visited your Ophthalmic Hospital in Jerusalem on the morning of 7th June, 1943. « Your organization would, I am sure, be interested to know how impressed I was with the amenities of the Hospital, the quality of its equipment, and the efficiency of its stafi. It is quite obvious that the work it is doing is quite excellent . As things are in Palestine it is irreplaceable and probably will be so for a very long time. It was a Sunday when I called, but nevertheless the out-patient department was busy treating all types of ophthalmic cases, and the gratitude expressed by the patients was pathetic.

•

Bread, August, 1939, 14 mils per kilo. July, 1943, 32t mils Meat (mutton) 300 62" " Milk, 63 18 " " litre Eggs, 14 " 2.} mils each. Note: 1,000 mils = £1. Th~ prices for milk and eggs, when procurable, advanced considerably later m the year. MEMORIAL TABLETS The Tabl~t commemorating the visit of H.R.H. 'The Princess Roval to the HospItal has now been fixed on the wall under the southern arcade of. the Anne::ce or Khan in accordance with the decision of the Sub-CommIttee ap:p0.mted to deal wi~h the matter. (ee Report for 1941.) !he deCISIOn had the cordial approval of the Honorary Architect, and thIs work of art by a Maltese craftsman ha been much admired by all who have seen it in situ. The Tablet recording the visit of the Prelate has been placed on the west wall of the Mulberry Court of the old Hospital. VISITORS Th?ugh the Army has moved out of Palestine to a great extent, the H.ospItal has at.tracted many ~nterested visitors during the yearLIeut.~Ge~eral S~r Bertram Ser~son~Brooke, Commis ioner, Joint vVar Orgamz.atIOn, MIddle. East; Bngadier the Hon. Geoffrey Bridgeman, Consultmg OphthalmIC Surgeon to the Forces in the Middle East; Major Mason and Stewart Perowne, O.ST.]. (Press Relations Attache of the Department of Information), from !I.B:M.'s Embassy, Baghdad; Colonel Sh~bbs, ~.c., D.S.O., D:D.M.S.; Bngadler Scott, Consulting OphthalmolOgISt, MIddle East Forces; The Bishop in J erusalem, ub-Prelate and CH.ST.]., and Mrs. Stewart; The R ev. C. Perowne, C.F., D.A.C.G., CH .ST.]. ,; Dr. a~d Mrs . Sinderson, of Baghdad; Dr. R. S. Stacey, of St. Thomas s Hos~:)l~al, attached .to the Royal College of Medicine, Baghdad; Dr. E. D. Pndie, D.S.O., DIrector of Medical Services in the Sudan' Mrs. Bryans,. Deputy Commissioner, Joint War Organization, Middl~ Eas.t; Captam R. A. W. Procter, S.B.ST.]., a member of the South Afnca.n R.A.M.C.; Mr. Gumbley, Director of Civil Aviation in Palestine and SIr R onald St?rrs, K.ST.]., were all welcomed at one time or another by t~ e \i\(,:rden. SIr Ronald was good enough to send in a valuable report on hIS VISIt, extracts from which follow : -

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL .

REPORT.

" The wards, which incidentally were full, were beautifully laid out, cheerful, and clean, the operating theatre excellently equipped and designed; indeed, everything in the Hospital would compare most favourably with any similar institution that I have seen either in this country or America. Your organization is to be congratulated on its Matron and staff, the foresight which has been shown in the layout and running of the Hospital, and in the amount of good-medical, humanitarian, and political-which it is accomplishing thereby." and Major Clive Austin, R.A., wrote ;"The Warden showed me all round and I was most impressed. Everything is beautifully kept and the new ward for paying patients is magnificent. I liked the Khan on the opposite side of the road, which houses the Memorial Fountain and provides a parking place for Bedouins arriving for treatment." Major H. B. Stallard, R.A.M.C., Ophthalmic Surgeon to St . Bartholomew's Hospital, described the Hospital in a letter to a member of the Committee as : " An admirable place and most picturesque. I was struck by its cleanliness, neatness, and the colour added by the heraldic devices on doors, in the courtyards, and on the grey bedspreads in the wards. The patients were colourful-rural Arabs from the hills-Bethlehem's women wearing Plantagenet headgear and children adorned with necklaces of Napoleouic coins." Mr. E. Keith-Roach, C.B.E., K.ST.J., paid a semi-official call on the Warden on the eve of his departure after completing twenty-three years of service with the Palestine Government, during the last six of which he held the office of District Commissioner, Jerusalem District. He always took the greatest interest in the Hospital and in everything connected with the work of the Order of St. John in the Holy Land. His advice and his help were always readily available when sought on any point where his experience was valuable, and the Order is grateful to him for all he has done to maintain its prestige in the difficult years through which Palestine has recently been passing. He will be much missed at Warden's Lodge. CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OVERSEAS. Your Committee would call especial attention to the outstanding support from the Priory of Southern Africa. In addition to the sum shown in the Income Account, as published, a further sum has been received (between 1st October and 31st December) from the Priory of £135 ls. This latter amount arrived too late to appear in the accounts for the fir..~tlcial year, but they are duly set out seriatim at the end of this report. It may be added that iurther support has continued to come in since 31st December. From the Commandery in Canada the grant of £100 received last year appears in the Income and Expenditure Account, as does the sum of £94 4s. collected by the Commandery in New Zealand, part of which was acknowledged in last year's report. It is with regret that your Committee has to announce the death of Mr. A. J. Kingsley-Heath, O.B.E., O.ST.J., Commissioner of Police in

Kenya. He was killed last November while travelling to England in a flying-boat which exploded over Tunis, no passengers being saved. Mr. Kingsley-Heath was a devoted supporter of the Hospital, of which he had personal knowledge during the time he was Deputy DirectorGeneral of Police in Palestine. He sent two remittances in 1943, totalling £45 6s. 6d. in aid of our work in Palestine. The list of subscribers shows among others the names of seven Africans. A St. John's Day Church Service collection amounted to £17 lOs. The Warden represented the Order at the Memorial Service held in Christ Church. (See for list of donors, p. 27.) Thanks are again due to Miss Hilda Ridler, O.B.E ., our valued Honorary Treasurer in Jerusalem for her efforts in behalf of our work in the Holy Land. LADIES' LI~EN GUILD. We regret to say that the boat containing the consignment of the much-needed supplies referred to in last year's Report became a casualty. Full insurance, however, relieved the Linen Guild of financial loss.

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FINANCE. The Income and Expenditure Account for the Financial Year ending 30th eptember, 1943 (plus the month of September, 1942, wl1ich arrived too late for inclusion in last year's account) shows that the cost to the Order of its Hospital was £5,888 7s. 6d., compared with £5,897 4s. 10d. for the previous year (less one month). Annual subscriptions benefited by the signing of the Covenant both in London and in Scotland, and, with donations, show an increase of £128 6s. 6d. The collection in Jerusalem shows a slight decrease, owing to money formerly being shown in the Jerusalem Honorary Treasurer's list which now appears more correctly under the heading Consultation Fees. These latter amounted t9 the considerable total of £320 lOs . Reference has been made earlier in this Report to the very substantial upport received from the Priory in outhern Africa and the Commandery in New Zealand shows increased support. . Turning to the Expenditure side, salaries are up by, in round figures, £218, and hou ekeeping by £440-a reflection of the high cost of living referred to in previous reports, and all the other items show increases except Drugs and Travelling Expenses, the latter having been abnormal in the preceding year owing to the heavy cost of the return to duty of ister Millman under war conditions referred to in the Annual Report for 1942. In brief, though expenditure shows a substantial increase, it is balanced, practically, by an equivalent increase in income. JUBILEE ApPEAL FUND. I t is scKisfactory to note that this fund has increased by no less than £458 8s. during the year, and that the total amount standing to its credit is now £1,381 7s. 3d. Your Committee would again express its sincere thanks for the continued support which it receives so regularly from the Order of the Temple, Great Priory of England and Wales, through the Great ViceChancellor Confrere Sir Thomas Lumley-Smith, D.S.O., K.ST.J. A cheque for £265 ls. 9d. has been received, and the amount will appear in the

Jubilee Appeal Fund account for the year ending 30th September, 1944. Your Committee would also express its indebtedness to Lord outhwood, A.O.ST.]., to the United Preceptories of K emys Tynte and Temple Cressing, to Captain Cargill Thomp on, O.ST.]., to the Lady Plender, D.ST.]., to the Li'Terpool E. J: ursing Corp, .].A.B. for a Church Parade collection, and to Lieut.-Colonel C. G. l\Iorri , D.S.O., for their welcome support of the Jubilee Appeal Fund. \Vhen your Committee comes to deal with the question of prmTirling a Nurses' Home or a new and more convenient \Varden's Lodge after the war, this Fund will prove invaluable. TRA SJORDAi\. Some years ago your Committee \'I.-as approached with a request that the Order should open a clinic in Tran jordan, but it was with regret that for financial and other reasons it was not then found pos ible to extend our work east of Jordan . Since that time we ha,Te had manv patient from Transjordan, including the Emir himself and members -of hi famib;. The Bishop in J erusalem has now called your Committee's attention to the ur?"ent need for help in dealing with Ophthalmia in Transjordania, where It has become a serious menace. The country has now been removed from the jurisdiction of the Palestine Director of Medical ervices, and is ~herefore thrown on its own resources. It is a backward country, and there IS much to be done to raise standards in more than one direction. \Yith regard to Ophthalmia the problem is so vast thaf'it could only be tackled by the local Department of Health's Medical Officers. Tamurgis and nu~s~s could,. howev~r, attend the St. John Ophthalmic Hospital for tra~mg and mstructIO~. Transjordan is becoming richer and transport eaSIer so that our HospItal should in due course become available for the poorest part of the population . . !he Transjordan Fellaheen and Bedouin are a very primitive type, and It IS only rarely that our staff see a case until it is in a hopeless condition. The prevention of blindness can only be carried out side by ide with Infant . vVe~fa.re. and E?-ucation, as it ,~s in Palestine. \Yith regard to educatIOn, it .IS I~terestmg to hear that the country is changing and that boys are begmmng to come to school, but armed to the teeth, and it i not always easy to persuade them to hand over knives and revolvers before settling down to the more peaceful arts." Th~ Warden has been instructed to examine the position to see if a pr.actical. propo~al can. b~ put forward for consideration by your CommIttee ~Ith a VIew to mVItmg Chapter-General to adopt it. He is also in ~ouch WIth Colonel]. B. Glubb, O.c. Arab Legion, who is keenly interested 111 promoting some scheme for tackling the scourge of Ophthalmia. ST. JEAN D' ACRE. In the s~er, the W.ar~en forwarded an appeal to the Hospitaller from the ASSIstant CommIssIOner of St. Jean d'Acre and Chairman of the AC.re Welfare Committee for funds for feeding five hundred destitute chIldre? . of the town, of whom only one half had had any schooling. The .MinIstry of Health prepared lists of the school children who required ~eeding, and of a total number of cases investigated, numbering 773, It . was found that 98 were underfed, 189 badly underfed, and 486 dangerously underfed. The condition of the children who do not go to school was even more distressing.

REPORT

OPHTHALMIC HOSPIT AL

Your Committee pa sed a Resolution asking Chapter-General to give favourabl e consideration to the appeal not only on humanitarian grounds but al 0 becan e of the historical connection of the Order with Acre. Chapter-General voted a sum of £100. As Government doubled all donation in aid, the funds of the relief Committee have benefited by £200. ir H arold l.IacM~chael, the High Commissioner, has expressed to the \-Varden the hope that our Order might feel inclined to take steps to return to l\ cre when opportunity offers. It would doubtless be possible to obtain a foothold in the historical walled town on the actual site of the Ma ter's P alace, the Church and the Hospital of the Order (now occupied by the pri 'on) and open a more convenient Ophthalmic Clinic than the pre ent one.! The Director of :\Iedical . ervices would welcome any development of our Ho pital work in that direction. It is, of course, primarily, a matter of finance, bnt further particular are awaited. OLIVES. The Hospital crop of olives only yielded 105 Rotls this year, the value of which i £P12 .GOO. \\11 n cru hed these gave 18 Rotls of oil, the value of which i £PD. Thi i ' omewhat less than last year when the crop \Va. 1 '3 R otl , valued at £P13 , and the amount of oil 33 Rotls. (A rotT = G· 3 1 lb.) The tree are suffering from blight and will have to be sprayed. O)l'CLUSIO~ .

Your ommittee in clo ing its Report for 1943, recognizes fully the train and ' tre under which the staff has been called on to carry out it devot cl work for th benefit of all those who have sought its aid in their affliction. De pite the handicaps of shortness of Palestinian ~ ur 'es and con tan t change , the work of bringing relief to our Masters, the Poor and ick, ha gone steadily forward. Their numbers show little or no ahatement due to the un ettling effect of a world war in its fourth year of agony. Your ommittee, deeply con ciou of what it owes to their steadfastness and loyalty, con,Tey to it taff, urgical and Nursing, British or Pale tinian, on behalf of the Order of t. John it genuine thanks for all they have done, not only in maintaining its usefulness and prestige, but even in enhancing that prestige in the country which gave it its birth more than eight centuries ago.

Comparative Table of Hospital Statistics. In-patients Out-patients, new Attendances, total Operations

1943. 1,173 19,528 130,113* 2,964

1942. 1,117 21,149 125,490 2,689

1941. 1,152 21,933 124,628 2,577

1940. 926 21,252 119,986 2,233

1939. 690 18,254 97,403 1,962

• A record . Dr. Richard Pococke v isited the town in 1738, and he describes" the massive ruins of the Palace of the Grand lVl aste1' of the Knights of St. John and a noble built chapel near it, which together form ed so olltstanding a landmark that they gave their name to the seaport, St. Jean d'Acre." 1

Ophthalmic Hospital of The Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Income and Expenditure Account for year ended 30th September, 1943.

EXPENDITURE. EXPENSES AT LONDON OFFICESalaries, Printing, Stationery, General Expenses . . . Loss on Exchange-New Zealand

INCOME. DONATIONS AND ANNUAL S UBSCRIPTIONSReceived in London. £337 12 6 Collected in Scotland 22 15 0 Collected in Jerusalem 218 19 3 Collected by the Priory in Southern Africa. . ... 630 5 10 CommanderyinCanada-Grant (1942) 100 0 0 Collected by the Commandery in New Zealand 94 4 0 Priory for Wales 25 0 0

and £558 6 18 16

EXPENSES AT JERUSALEMSalaries, Wages, and Pensions Housekeeping. . Drugs, Equipment, etc. Repairs . '" Maintenance of Furniture and Fittings Printing, Stationery, and General Expenses . Travelling Expenses Electric Supply Water . . . (the account of expenditure in Jerusalem for September, 1942, is also included)

7 6 £577

4902 1920 268 96 83

8 5 9 3 0

1 8 0 6 7

437 49 159 102

19 18 19 16

0 1 6 9

CONSULTATION FEES HOSPITAL MONEY Box INTEREST ON INVESTMENTS . . . CHARITY CLAIM-Refund of income tax. 8021

£8598

£1428 16 320 10 17 17 794 132

7 7

7 0 7

8 2 926 14 10

BALANCE, being excess of Expenditure over Income recouped from the General Revenue Account of the Order .

5904

£8598

Balance Sheet at 30th September, 1943. The figures set out below form part of the Assets and Liabilitiel of the Order which appear in its official Balance Sheet. Dr. OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL FUND Added this year

LINEN GUILD DONATIONS FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES SUNDRY CREDITORS BALANCE OWING TO THE ORDER

Cr.

£57391 874

9 4

5 9 £5 265 14

419 46 144

FREEHOLD PREMISES AT AND ADJOINING THE HOSPITAL AT JERUSALEM £39107 19 Less: written off to date . 4985 10

4 5

INVESTMENTS HELD FOR THE HOSPITALBritish Government Stocks 18681 3 10 Colonial Government Stocks 3963 18 10 Indian Railway Annuity . 1495 0 0

0 1 5 5 8 10

o £34122

609 14 614 16

24140 (Market Value at 30th September, 1943, (£29,139) INVESTMENT HELD FOR THE LINEN GUILD SUNDRY DEBTORS £59490

250 0 977 12

0 6

4 11

25367 15

£59490

4 11

CROMER, Receiver-General. We have examined the above Income and Expenditure Account and Balance Sheet with the books and vouchers in London and with the returns received from Jerusalem and certify them to be correct. They form part of the General Income and Expenditure Account and Balance Sheet of the Grand Priory in the British Realm of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, and are incorporated therein. 3 Frederick's Place, Old Jewry, E.C. 2. PRICE, WATERHOUSE & CO., 7th February, 1944. Chartered Accountants.

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL .

The Warden's Report for the , rear 1943. The tide of war, so dramatically turned at El Alamein, continued to recede from the shores of Palestine-throughout the year. One of the hopes we entertained for many months ,,'as fulfilled on Christmas Eve when, after three dark Christmas seasons, the blackout over the inland towns was lifted, and the ancient walls of the Citadel and Jaffa Gate, across tbe valley of Hinnom from the Hospital, were once more flooded with light. There are still, of course, restrictions, and the authorities occa ion ally remind us that we are only 40 minutes' flying time from enemy bases. But Palestine is full of high hopes. \Ve have had economic problems to face, the chief of these being the cost of living (the official index is at present 230) and shortage of nursing and domestic staff. Food supplies, apart from one or two breakdown in distribution, which caused us temporarily to cut down on admissions, have been better than in the previous year. Repairs and replacements are difficult or impo sible, costs sometimes being twelve times the pre-war price, but these are universal difficultie . The shortage of staff has been a serious problem, the result of the ,'err many highly remunerative posts offered by the military and war-time Government Departments. It is little consolation to learn from other hospitals that their plight is as bad as our own, but it has been a help to know that the staff we had would carryon in the face of all obstacle. They have done this to such good purpose that we have been able to cope with a record number of attendances this year, and there has al 0 been an increase in the number of operations performed. Work throughout the hot season in Eastern ophthahnic hospitals is largely devoted to combating the acute conjunctivitis which flares up into epidemiG proportions about April, when the temperature favours the growth of the causal organisms. These work havoc amongst the eyes of the local population until the return of cold weather in November. If the disease is virulent, the patient under-nourished, or treatment delayed or inadequate, corneal ulceration will quickly complicate the condition and vision will be impaired, if not lost, for life. One is familiar with the tragedy of the completely blind in Oriental countries, but scarcely less tragic is the loss of those young people whose damaged vision precludes their developing ~y study and education the faculties they so often possess. We were exceptionally fortunate last year in that the cold season was not only very cold, but went on for months longer than is usual. The result was a great decrease in the number and virulence of cases of acute epidemic conjunctivitis, which comprise a considerable proportion of the total number of our out-patients. ~ ew cases seen numbered 19,528, a decrease on the 21,149 seen in 1942. The total consultations were 130,113, an increase on the figure of 125,490 of the preceding year. The number admitted, 1,173, was slightly higher than the figure 1,11 7 for last year. The number of operations

R EPORT.

increased from 2,689 in 1942 to 2,964 for this year. This includes .544 intraocular operations, of which 387 were for cataract. 1,669 operatIOns were performed for the relief of trichiasis. The number of general ancesthetics administered was 127. The average duration of stay in Hospi~al was 9 · ~ days, a decre~se on the previous year's figure of 10·~. ThIS s~ortenmg of the penod .of hospitalizat.ion was necessary owmg to ~he madeq~ate staff. By discharging suitable cases a day or two earl~er.' more bme was allo~ted for the preparation of wards for n,ext admISSIO? days and a. sa:nng was effected in Hospital food supplIes. The qUlcker commum~a.tIOns now available between most of the villages and Jerusalem (the military have provided us with an excellent network of roads) en~bles patients to return home and attend as out-patients much more easily than they formerly could. . . Of the new cases seen 16,008 were Ioslems, 2,750 Chnsbans, and 770 Jews. Of the total consultations 1~1,401 ~ere }10slems, 20,715 Christians, and 7,997 Jews. Apart from an mcrease m the numb~r of Jews attending, these figures showed little change on those of the. pre~o~~ year. The total number of patients suffering from acute conJunct~VIbs was 6,810, a decrease on the figure of 8,978 for ~9-!2. Of these 62~ (9·1 per cent) were complicated by corneal ulceratIOn. In t~e preVIOUS year 18·5 per cent of cases of acute conjunct~vitis were complIcated ~y corn~al ulceration. The number of cases complicated by corneal ulceratIOn whIch went on to perforation of the globe was 65 (10·4 per cent) .. The corresponding Jigure for the previous year w~s 25·7 per cent .. These n:un bers are evidence of the greatly decreased VIrulence of the dIsease thIS year, due a mentioned above, to climatic conditions. I~ the Annexe Clinic 2,841 infants and children were treated for acute conjnnctiviti as opposed to 4,529 in the previous summer. 261 (9'1 per cent) were complicated by corneal ulceration and 40 (15·1 per cent) subsequently perforated. Of the 2,841 ch~ct:en who attended, 229 were ulcerated on their first visit. Of the remammg 2,612 cases 33 developed ulceration of the cornea while undergoing treatment. Forty cases were treated by instillations of Penicillin in one eye, ~hc second eye receiving routine treatment as ~ contr~l. The drug,. supplIed to us by the military authorities, proved meffecbve and rout me treatment had to be resumed for both eyes . The causal organism in almost all the cases treated was the Koch \Veeks Bacillus, so that no dramatic improvement had been anticipated . After the war '!'Ie h~pe to rece~ve supplies with which we shall be able to treat coccal.mfecbons, o~ WhICh we normally have a considerable number, and in whIch the drug IS more likely to be of service. Trachoma was found to be present at one or other stage in 90·2 per cent of cases attending the Hospital. As many of the villag~s are 100 pe~ cer:- t infected, the high figure amongst the type of out-pabents we receIve IS readily understood . The so-called florid trachom~ which used to .be ~o common now seems rapidly to be disappearing wI~h .the general nse I.n the standard of living of the poorer classes and theIr Improved economIC position. . . ' The following table sets out the causes of blmdness m cases exammed this year.

OPHTHALMIC

REpORT.

HOSPITAL

CAUSES OF BLINDNESS

A. B.

CONGENITAL

ACQUIRED-

1. Conjunctivitis resulting in-

2. 3.

5. 6.

(a) Total Corneal Opacity (b) Shrunken Globe . (c) Secondary Glaucoma (d) Other Conditions Fundal Conditions Glaucoma (Primary) Cataract Injury Various

201

606 662 60 182 204 753

26 3

Total Causes

Note:

2,709

Blind One Eye = 1,799 Blind Both Eyes = 910 (455 X 2)

Total A nnexe: Blind One Eye Blind Both Eyes (18 X 2) . Total

2,709 54 =

36 90

Blindness due to cataract 753 cases. Of the remaining 1,956 blind eyes 1,529 (78'1 per cent) were the result of acute conjunctivitis. It is mainly.against these crippling effects of acute conjunctivitis that constant war IS waged by our own hospital and the ophthalmic clinics of the Department of Health. These clinics now number 40 plus one Mobile Ophthalmic Unit. The Department of Health makes full use of the facilities supplied by the Hospital of the Order. Its medical officers attend here for Refresher Courses, particularly the officer who will for the following summer be in c~arge of the Mobile Unit. Government nurses are required by the DIre~tora~e of Health to do a 4 I?-onths' course of training in ophthalmic nursmg WIth us, and, when possIble, tamurgis (male dressers) attend for a short course of instruction. The following attended during 1943 : Dr. Ali Akilah (January to April) prior to his taking charge of the Mobile Ophthalmic Unit. Dr. Ibra~im A!amuddjn (September ~nd October) prior to his taking up the dutIes of mspectIOn of ophthalmIc tuberculous and other clinics under the endemic section of the Department of Health. Nurse l!mma Hamman (April to December). This nurse was allowed by the DIrector of Medical Services to remain with us beyond the usual period to ease our shortage of staff. Nurse Yvonne Freiha (May to july), prior to being posted to tae Mobile Ophthalmic Unit of the Department of Health. Nur~e Maritza Elmadjian (August to December). Non-Government. Dunng the D?-onth of) anuary 7 tamurgis who are in charge of clinics at Kh~~ Yums, KalkIheh, Hebron, Ramleh, and j enin, under the superVISIOn of Medical Officers, attended for a course of lectures and

demonstrations and practical training. They showed a very high degree of interest in the course. With only one assistant throughout 9 months of the year it was n~t possible for me to make regular visits to the Government OphthalmIc Clinics, but I was able to inspect a number of them varying from Khan Yunis, on the Egyptian frontier, to Acre and Safad, in the north. Transport is difficult, and although the Controller of Road Transport will permit the use of a car for such journeys, a reliable vehicle is not always available in these days. . From these clinics the Medical Officers regularly refer cases to thls Hospital, where those requiring operation are admitteq for treatment. The Hospital Annexe continues to fulfil its useful function of providing shelter for those waiting for admission or for those attending for treatment as out-patients. During the summer several hundred patients and their parents or relatives sleep under its cloisters, and free meals are provided in necessitous cases. In the X-Ray Department 20 photographs were taken. Five showed intraocular foreign bodies, which were removed by the Giant Magnet. Radium therapy was applied for basal celled carcinoma of the lids in 10 cases. The number of cases tested for errors of refraction was 1,489. Of these only G1G received prescript~ons for glasses. Of the remainder, irregular a tigmatism, due to corneal scarring from conjunctivitis or trachoma, wa the cause in the great majority of cases for failure to improve the vi ion. hanges amongst the subordinate staff have been frequent with us, as with all hospitals, owing to the unusual and unsettled present-day conditions of employment. Of the senior staff the Dispenser, Mr. Cubeisy, has resigned after fortynine years of service with the Order. irs. Cubeisy had served the Hospital for five years as housekeeper under the late Dr. Cant, and again for a period of four years during the wardenship of Sir john Strathearn. Mr. Cubeisy, who has been an Hon. Serving Brother of the Order since 1922 and an Associate Serving Brother since 1926, had an unrivalled knowledge of the villages of Palestine. Besides speaking five languages -Arabic, English, German, French, and Turkish-fluently, he knows enough of several others to be able to conduct a clinical examination in them, so that in our polyglot out-patient department he was invaluable. It was interesting to learn from Mr. Cubeisy that when he joined the staff in 1894 our present Hospitaller was then Honorary Secretary. In 1914 Mr. Cubeisy was left in charge of the Hospital, and was living near by when, in December, 1917, Allenby entered jerusalem, and one wing of the Hospital, used as an ammuniti@n dump, was blown up by the retreating Turks. Mr. and Mrs. Cubeisy were presented by the Staff with a silver dish engraved with the Arms of the Order before they left to spend their retirement at their orange grove near Ascalon. Dr. W. E. Thompson, Hon. Radiologist, has continued to have charge of the X-Ray Department. Dr. Maurice Bisharat was appointed Clinical Assistant as from October, 1943. The Registrar, Dr. Budeiri, carried the burden of the routine clinical work with unfailing patience and efficiency.

The ~~itish St.aff have work~d with great devotion t o the hospital under con?ihoJ.1s whIch have at hmes been exceptionally trying. Thanks to theIr support and the loyalty of our regular Palestinian staff several of whom have been over fifteen year in the service of the Order we can look back over another successful year. ' ( igned)

NOR:\IA~

SUBSCRIPTIONS.

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS. Received in London from 1st October, 1942, to 30th Septem ber, 1943. Annual Su bscriptions. Donations. £ s. d. £ s. d.

1IAN ON, TVarden.

Allesbury, The l\Iarquess of, D.S.O. c ,\nn, Capta1l1 H. T. c Audland. \V. E., lI!.B.E., loR .C.S . C BanJay. Llcut..- alonel and J\.Irs. Hubert c Banvick. aptain F. ::\1., O.B.E., R.N. Beachcroft, Major P. ;\1., O.B.E. Bilton. :'1r. and "\Irs. F. c BIOr;ley. Lieut.-Gencral Sir Alfred, K C.LE .• C.B. Birmin,~ha m County, S.]..\.13., Collection at Church Parade. September, 19-!2 c Blackllam. ;\Iajar-Gcneral 1<.. J ., C.B., C.;\I.G., C.LE., D .S.O.,

JI arch. 1944.

~I.n .

c B()\\"]11an, 11. E.,

C.;\1.G., C.B.E.

Hras"ev, [be Countess

c Brown-. SIr IIerbert. K.B .E. c Brown Bngadler J. G., C.1!.G.,

PERSONNEL. \rbe foHowing atteni:>ei:> course5 at tbe 1bospitaI :-

C.B.E., D.S.O.

c Bucknill. "",Irs. S. P. B . • Buller. Lady Constance c Ca.dbnry. Mrs. E. H . . Carl1l1g. ::\Iiss L :\1. c aU. Lieut.-Colonel P. H. c leul, Commander The Hon. Henry, Clark. Colonel Sir James, R A., Bt.,

O.B.E., R.N. C.B., C\ I.. G. ,

Certified Nurses from Dept. of Health

(non-Government)

Dr. Ali Akilah. Dr. Ibrahim Alamuddin. Yvonne Freiha. Emma Hamman (still in the Hospital) a nc! Maritza Elmadjian.

Conk, :\Jrs. F . H. cudworth. liss]\1. . Curtis. :l\Irs. (in memory of the late Sir Joseph Byrne) c Da.lton. LIeut.-Colonel C. ]. G., O.B.E. . c Dalton. :\Irs. J. C. de COllrey lee, ::\Ir. and 1\1rs. IT. L. (in memory of the late 'ir ] oseph Bryne) . . Dunbar-.I. -asmith, AdmIral Sir ::\lartin and Lady (in memory of the late ir] oseph Bryne) Fawcus, :\lrs. A. (in memory of the late Sir Joseph Byrne) c Ferard, A. G .. C.B.E. (the late) c FitzPatrick. olonel H. L., C.B.E. Fletcher, Clement, T.D. c Foulkes, Colonel \ V. Allen, O.B.E., T.D. C Freshfield, Miss Jessica L., R.R.C. G Harrel, \V. V., C.B., C.B.E., M.V.O. C Harris, Captain The Lord, lI1.C. Holroyde, Miss L. 1., R.R.C. Howard, J\Irs. J. E. c Howard de Walden and Sedord, The Lady, C.B.E. Hunter-\Veston, Lady Inverclyde, Charlotte, Lady Eenya District, S.J .A.B.O. c King, Colonel E. J., C.B., C.M.G., T.D., A.D.C. C Lang, The Most H.ev. The Lord. G.C.V.O. , P.C., etc . . c Lechmere, Captain A. H. Leverhulme, The Rt. Hon. Viscount London Knot of the Friendly Brothers of St. Patrick Lowson, D. C. Flowerdew Lynch, Mrs. L. 13.

0 0

2 10

0 0

5 S 0 220 2 2 0

10 10 4 -! 2 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

2 4

-I,

F.R.C.S ED.

Govermnent Doctors

0 0

2 2 0 10 10 0 100

o 220 11

200 2 2

2 1

0 0

2 14

2 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 2 1

1 3

2 1

4:5

2 2 0

10 10

0 0

2 2 5

0 0 550

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.

Lytton, The Countess of, C.I. c McRea, Sir Charles c May, Major F., M.B.E. Moore, G. Gordon, C.V.O., M.B., M.R.C.S. Morrison, Commander E. A., R.N. Morrison, J. K. K. Mountgarret, Robinia, Viscountess, O.B.E. c ewton, Miss F. E. "N. n,1. A." c Norton, Mrs. ]. J., M.B.E . Norton, R. E., O.B.E . . c Parnham, H. W. c Patrick, Paul, C.S.I. c Perowne, Colonel Woolrych, V.D., T.D. Plymouth, The Dowager Countess of Pratt, Eldon, M .D., M.R.C.S. c Roberts, Evan, Jun., M.B.E. (the late) Roberts, Sir George, Bt. c Robinson, Lieut.-Colonel J. T. Ruffer, Lady St. Thomas Preceptory, Bombay, India Sandys, Brigadier-General and JVIrs. W. B. R. c Scarbrough, l\1ajor-General The Earl of, K . G., etc. Shaftesbury, The Countess of Shann, Mrs. Sloan, R. Snell, Mr. and Mrs. John B. c Spence, Sir Reginald Steer, Lieut.-Colonel W. R. Hornby c Stewart, Charles, M.B.E. Thorne, Mrs. F. . . . . c Tudor-Craig, Major Sir Algernon (the late) and Lady c Tweedale, Mrs., C.B.E., A.R .R.C c Verey, Colonel H. E., D.S.O. c Vick, H. J. c Walker, Miss A. M., M.B.E. c Ware, A. M., M.D., M.R.C.S. Warrender, Miss E. C. Webster, Mrs. R. B., O.B.E. Wilson, Miss Susan Wingate, General Sir Reginald and Lady

Annual Su bscriptions. Donations. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 20 0 0 10 6 2 2 0 1 1 0 4 4 u 2 2 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 2 2 0 5 5 0 I 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 5 5 0 )

6 1 1

0 1 5 2

1 2 2 3 2

2 2 4 2

2 2 3 2 0 2 4 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

COLLECTED IN SCOTLAND. Bt.-Colonel C. de Windt Crookshank, D.L., K.St.J., Assistant Honorary Secretary. £ s. The IIIarchioness of Ailsa c Lieut-Colonel H. J. Barnes, M.R.C.P.ED. The Marchioness of Bute c Mrs. 11. U. Crookshank c 11rs. Fenton-,"Vingate Irs. M. E. M. Graham The Duchess of Hamilton c l\IacGillivray of MacGillivray, T.D., M.D., F.R.S.ED. Mrs. J. M. Yewton. . . . c H. Pirie-Gordon, of Buthlaw, D.S.C., F.S.A.

£22 15 ~Vote.-The

0 0

0 6

£97 17

£337 12

Note.-The letter" c " before subscribers' names indicates that they have signed the Covenant.

PRIORY FOR WALES. Lieut.-Colonel E. J. Trevor Cory, O.B.E., T.O., K.St.J., M.D., Hospitaller of Bridgend. £25

£25

200 220 300 200 440 110 1 1 0 220 110 440 0

letter" c " before subscribers' names indicates that they have signed

the Covenant.

COLLECTED IN JERUSALEM 1'1i H. Ridler, O.B. E., Hon. Treasurer. iF

£239 15

Annual Grant

SUBSCRIPTIONS

H.E. Sir MacMichael, K.C.M.G., D.S.O. Anonymous Patient . Mme. Asma Abdul Hadi Mr. and ::'Irs. Bailey J. Belleli ]\Irs. B. Elt l\1. C. Bennett l\Irs. Cafferata. . Thos. Cook and Son, Jerusalem R. F. B. Crook (2 donations) J. F. Cumbo R. Fisher F. \V. Foster-Turner Major Grazebrook. . D. \V. Gumbley, C.B.E., 1.S.O. K. F. Hadingham Aboud Hazou . Colonel G. \V. Heron, C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O. Hilmi Bey H usseini Ismail Bey Husseini - Hymer J. H. Iliffe . . . Jerusalem Electric Corporation H. C. H. Jones H. Kendall E. Keith Roach, C.B.E. V. Kenniff Assad Khadder. . Mme. Hassan Khalid Pasha J. M. Kyles C. Littledale P. Livingstone . Lodge of the Holy City Rev. H. W. L. Martin Mrs. E. Matson. VV. R. McGeagh

5.000 1.000 3.000 4 .000 1.000 2.000 5.000 .500 5.000 4.000 2.000 2.100 2 .000 .500 1.000 3.000 2.000 3.000 10.000 5.000 .500 2.000 10.000 2.000 2.000 1.000 1.000 .500 l.000 2.000 2.000 2 .000 10.000 1.000 1.000 2000

£P 2.000 5.000 2.000 10.000 1.500 1.000 1.000 2.000 .708 5.000 2.000 2.000 4 .000 .500 2 .000 2.000 3.000 1.000 .500 5.000 4.200 2.000 2.000 3.000 .500 5.000 2.000 2.000

A. L. Miller T. H. Mulford. . . Major J. Munro, O.B.E., M .C. Mr. and Mrs. Nayton Ahmed A bid Omar . C. Pirie Gordon. .. Rev. C. Perowne, C.F., D.A.C.G., CH.ST.]. S. H. Perowne, C.ST.]. No. 117 Petrol Depot C. Pusey .. Squadron Leader and Mrs. Reed Miss H. Ridler, O.B.E. Mrs. Risik Miriam Saaman . . St. Andrew's Women's Guild D. Salameh, A.O.ST.]. Mrs. Sandford . F. 1\1. Scott - Shumaker . Mrs. C. T. Steger . Lady Strathearn, D.ST.]. Mrs. Sutton Sheikh Nassir Tallak F. H. Taylor Mrs. Thom . Owen Tweedy, O.B.E. Mrs. 'Wiles Dr. W. J . Wickers

£PI75.008

Church Collections. Anglican Church, J aHa Christ Church, Jerusalem St. Andrew's Church . . St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem

3.000 9.447 18652 12 .857 43,956 £P218.964

COLLECTED BY THE PRIORY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. T. H. Watermeyer, K.St.J., Hospitaller. £ s. d.

D. T. Barnes, Esq. . . . . L. Erasmus Ellis, Esq., M.D., M.R.C.S., C.ST.]. Grahamstown Centre S.J .J.A Captain G. W. Nelson, C.ST.]. . Pretoria Railway Ambulance Division Mrs. E. R. Stanford, S.S.ST.]. Gardens Nursing Division . Livingstone Ambulance Division . Bulawayo Railway ursing Division Bulawayo Ambulance Division (Railway) 1st Johannesburg Nursing Division. 3rd 4th 5th 10th 11th 12th 13th

SUBSCRIPTIONS

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.

10 0 550 50 0 0 1 1 0 4 4 0 220

100 550 10 0 0 2 ~.

25 0 0 550 10 0 2 2 0 1 15 6 4 12 0 5 0 0

14th Johannesburg Nursing Division 15th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 25th 26th 27th" " " 4th Johannesburg Cadet Nursing Division 6th and 17th " 10th Hth Boksburg, Ge;~isto~: 2nd a~d 3rd S'.'J.A.B. Cadet Nursing Divisions Cadets . . . 27th Johannesburg Ambulance Division 29th " :Miss A. A. Hopkins :M r. D. S. Huskisson Pretoria Nursing Divisions 1st Benoi Nursing Division 2nd" " " Boksburg Nursing Division Vereeniging Nursing Division Sir Herbert J . Stanley, G.C.M.G., K.ST.]. 1\1iss A. 1\1. H.eed, S.S .ST.]. Alpheus F. Williams, Esq., K.ST.]. :Mrs. C. WIlliams, D.ST.j. Colonel C. H. Hamilton Major-General W. H. E. Poole Dr. E. Hermitage Day, CH.ST.]. 1iss L. \Voof . . The Hon. Sir Godfrey 1\1. Huggins, K.C.M.G., K.ST.]. Dr. A. E. Pinniger, S .B.ST. ]. E. J. Hamlin, Esq. . . The Rev. Dr. J. R. Darbyshire J. G. K. Agnew, Esq. Miss P. Fowkes . . . No.1 East London Railway Ambulance Division Griqualand West Centre (1942-43) Mrs. J . Adams Sir Edward J. Harding, G.C.M.G., K.C.B . , K.ST.]. Colonel J. S. Morris Walter Fowkes, Esq. F. R. Day, Esq. T. H. vVatermeyer, Esq., K .ST.]. Lt.-Col. F. W. Smyth C. S. A. Avis, Esq. Lt.-Col. J. M. Watt J. Walker, Esq. Mrs. E. H. Mowat. 1st Cape Town Nursing Division Cape Town Centre, S.J .A.A. . Durban Railway Nursing Division Mrs. M. A. Walton. . . . Cape Midland Sub-District, S.A.R. and H. District Malvern Railway Ambulance Division . " H. Craven, Esq.-Malvern Railway Ambulance Division Major W. F. Veary . . . Witbank Railway Ambulance Division Mr. and Mrs. H. Tevis. . . Waterval Boven Order of St. John War Appeal Committee

£ s. d. 10 0 0 110 500 500 10 6 220 220 10 10 0 10 0 50 0 0 5 5 0 13 6 2 10 0 100 700 5 10 0 2 10 0 6 10 0 1 12 6 100 15 0 0 28 18 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 30 0 0 550 200 500 500 500 110 220 110 5

10 10 0 5 0 0 220 220 1 0 0 10 0 0 440 10 6 10 6 110 220 110 10 0 0 110 10 6 1 0 10 0 110 5 0 0 10 0 0 2 2 0 220 5 5 0

5 0 110 550 10 0 0 5 5 0

Pietermaritzburg Railway Nursing Division Colonel A. P. Martin . Umtali Railway Ambulance Division A. 'V. Dickens, Esq. Colonel D. Horwich . Rissik Railway Ambulance Division atal Coastal Centre St.J .A.A. . . \;Yaterval Boven Railway Nur ing Division Uitenhage Railway Ambulance Division . Colonel A. J. van der Spuy 'V. J. Rastall . . Port Elizabeth Railway Ambulance Division 1st Pietermaritzburg 1 ursing Division Mossel Bay Railway Ambulance Division Natal Inland Centre . 1\Ialvern Railway Ambulance Division 2nd Pietermaritzburg 1 ursing Division Pretoria Railway ursing Division. . . . Pretoria illy. Ambulance Division (Div. Supt. Griffiths) Port Elizabeth Area, St. John Ambulance Brigade . O.C. Railway Police Force, Pretoria.

s, d.

3 3 0 220 550 5 5 0 220 200 25 0 0 100 220 220 1 0 0 2 2 0 550 5 0 0 20 0 0 15 6

1 1 0 18 10 7 7 5 3 166

£630

5 10

The following additional sums were received between 1st October and 31 st December, 1943. They will appear in the Financial Report for 1943-44. £ s. d. No.1 East London Raihyay Nursing Division 6 0 0 Greyville Railway Ambulance Division 220 Sgt. vv. E. Hedges, S.A.M .C. . 10 0 Worcester R ailway Nursing Division . 5 0 0 Malmesbury Railway Ambulance Division 1 1 0 3 '3 0 Peninsula Railway Nursing Division Lady Frances Smith, D.ST.].. . . . . 50 0 0 East London CeI\tre, St. John Ambulance Association 50 0 0 Salisbury Nursing Division . 9 10 0 Salisbury Hindoo Ambulance Division 2 10 0 Livingstone I ursing Division . 2 2 0 Mrs. E. R. Stanford, S.S.ST.] . . 220 J. H. H. Chamberlain, S.B.ST.]. 110

COLLECTED BY THE COMMANDERY IN NE'" ZEALAND. Charles S. Falconer, C.St.J" Hospitaller. £ s. d. £ s. d.

Dunedin vVanganui Wellington Kaiapoi Nelson Oamaru Nelson Commandery Auckland District:Auckland Association and Corps . South Auckland Sub-District (Hamilton) Pukekohe Branch . . . Private donation (Mrs. Hope-Johnstone)

Oamaru Division, N.Z., collection at St. John's Day Service, 1943. . . . . . . . .

SUBSCRIPTIONS

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL

110 3 16 4 10 5 0 500 126 490 3 18 2 20 8 0 30 11 4 9 1 11 1 0

4 0 2 0 37 11

, 6 12

£94

KENYA DISTRICT. Collected by the late Mr. A. J , Kingsley-Heath, O.B.E., O.St.J., Commissioner of Police and Assistant ComnlissionelS.J.A.B.O. D. H. Genower, M.B.E., Nairobi ~liss A. 1\1. Yellow, Nairobi 1Iiss A . 1\1. Keyser, Nairobi Dr. J. C. Carothers, Nairobi :Mr. McConnell, Tairobi B. L. ?lIannan, Nairobi . R. P. \Valker, airobi Dharm Singh, ... Tairobi. . . . A. J. Kingsley Heath, O.B.E., O.ST.]., Nairobi Janah Oyelle, airobi James Shivaku . ~a irobi . Jacob K .\lfayo . ~-a iro bi . ,. . Dr. and ::'Irs . A . I T. Sheth, 1\Iombasa 1Iembers o f Ambulance and Xursing DIvisions, 1Iombasa The Hon . :\Ir. R E . Robins, C.M .G., O.B .E. D . Griffith H. Harvey \V. H . Davies John \VarUl KISUYU Kabui Dishon N eL on Absol om Omolo James Henry Hiram :'Ibogwa Mr. Livings t on e . . . . . . . St. J ohn'~ Day Church Service collection, 24th June, 1943

£ s. 5 0 3 0 1 1 3 0 10 11 15 1 0 5 0 5 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 0 5 10 5 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 6 1 0 1 0 17 10 0 £45

JUBILEE APPEAL FUND, 1937. Contributions during the year ended 30th September, 1943. The Yenerable Archdeacon Lonsdale Ragg, CH.ST.]. Order of the Temple, Great Priory of England and Wales United Preceptories of Kemys Tynte and Temple Cressing c Captalll ,V. D. Cargill Thompson, O.ST.]. . The Lady Plender, D.ST.].. . . . . Liverpool E. Tursing Corps S .J .A.B., Church Parade The Lord Southwood, A.O.ST.]. Lieut.-Colonel C. E. Morris, D.S.O.

£ s. d. 72 18 0 232 5 0 5 5 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 21 0 0 2 0 0 £458

The letter lie" before a subscriber's name indicates signature of the Form of Covenant. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1943. INCOME. EXPENDITURE. s. d. s. d. £ £ 907 11 1 Balance at 1st October, 1942 Balance at 30th Septem458 8 0 Contributions . 1,381 7 3 ber, 1943 15 8 2 Interest

£I ,381

£1,381

LINEN

Your Committee has sustained a great loss by the death of the Duchess of utherland, a member most interested in our work and always helpful. he was a regular attendant at all our meetings, and in the absence of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman taking the Chair. Her Majesty sympathetically expre sed her sense of the loss occasioned by the death of the Duchess. Your Committee is glad to be able to state that the full list of requirements indented for by the Matron for 1943, has been purchased at a cost of £11 lOs. and dispatched to Palestine under the auspices of the Red Cross and t. John \Var Organization, to whom your Committee would express its incere thanks for this valued assistance. A Ii t of requirements for 1944 has been received from the Matron, and it has been decided to provide these and dispatch them at the earliest opportunity to Jerusalem. ROBIXIA MOUNTGARRET 19th JIay, 1944.

Linen Guild. J)teBi~nt

HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY. (!baftl1lan : ROBINIA, VISCOUNTESS MOUNTGARRET. llHce~crbaftl1lan

THE DOWAGER DUCHESS OF GRAFTON.

(!ommfttee: THE THE THE THE

DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND. MARCHIONESS OF BUTE, D.B.E. MARCHIONESS OF N ORMAN BY, O. B. E. DOWAGER COUNTESS OF AIRLIE, G.B.E.

GUILD

LADY MARGARET MACRAE OF FEOIRUNN, O. B. E. THE VISCOUNTESS HEREFORD. THE VISCOUNTESS EUBANK. LADY MALCOLM OF POLTALLOCH, C.B.B. MRS. WOOLRYCH PEROWNE.

1bon. Secretar}?: MRs. \VOOLRYCH PEROWNR.

Linen Guild of the Ophthahnic Hospital at Jerusalem.

Report of the Comn1ittee for 1943. DURI.KG the year under review the Linen Guild has held two Committee mee~mgs, one ~n May, which was summoned at very short notice as the ChaIrman :vas m London.f?r two or three days only, and there were some very pressmg matters waltmg to be dealt with, and the second in~l ovember,. when there was a much larger attendance. Smce th~ last Report, to fill vacancies, three names were submitted to Her Majesty for approval to serve on the Committee namely' "rina Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon, the Countess of Lytton, ~nd th~ Countess of Cromer. Her Majesty was graciously pleased to signify her approval. I have to r.eport t?e loss of one consignment of linen and other stores for the HospItal owmg to the S.S. D efoe being sunk by enemy action. Fortunately the goods were fully insured. Our President has knitted and forwarded to the Hon. Secretary two more of her cot covers fo~ our Hos12ital. A letter of grateful thanks ~as sent fron: your CommIttee for thIS highly appreciated and practical gift. Her.MaJesty also sent to the Hon. Secretary a cheque for £148 9s. 4d. collected m Ca~ada by. membe:s of the Linen Guild and forwarded by H.R.H. ,!,he Pnn.cess Alice, PreSIdent of the Linen Guild in the Dominion. The receIpt of t~lS sum will make it possible to forward to the Hospitaller the balance reqUIred to complete the £1,000 promised by the Guild towards the cost of the new South Block. T

Receipts and Expenditure Account for the year ended 30th September, 194:3. RECEIPTS.

EXPEL DITURE. Linen Room to res Pnnting and General Expenses Loss on Exchange-Austraha

s. d. 196 4: 3

5 10

201 18 Balance at 30th September, 19-13150 0 3 % Defence Bonds 100 0 3 % Savings Bonds 169 0 Cash

£620 18

7 0 0 1

Ba:iance at .1st October, 19-12 : 3% Defence Bonds .£150 0 0 75 16 0 Cash Members' Subscriptions:Vice-Presiden ts . £13-1 10 Associate Members 8 -1 Honorary Members 1-1 6

s. d.

225 16

157 0 6

6 0 2

151 18

£620 18

0 0 6

Donations Interest on Investments Insurance claim for Linen lost at Sea

0 4

SUBSCRIPTIONS

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL

£ s. d. Pirie-Gordon, Mrs. H. Pixley. Miss E. M. Plender. The Lady . . . Plymouth, The Dowager Countess of Plymouth, The Countess of . Pochin, Miss F. M. . . Rice, The Hon. Mrs. . Rutherford. Mrs. M.. . Salisbury, The Marchioness of Smith, Miss H. M., A.R.R.C . • Strathearn, Lady Strickland, The Lady, D.B.E. S~art,Mn.Man. . Sut.herland, The Duchess of (the late) Thorne, Mrs. F .. Tildsley, The Hon. l\1rs. Tufnell, Mrs. E. D. Tuker, Miss M . A. R. Tulloh, Miss L. W.O R.R.C. Tweedale, Mn. E. A., C. B.E., A . R.R . C. Walker, Miss A. M., M.B.E • • WarneIord, Mrs. M. E. Webster, Mrs. R. B., O.B.E .• 'vVhitaker, The Hon. Mrs. Wills, Lady

Subscriptions and Donations. c

From 1st October, 19~2, to 30th September, 19~3. VICE-PRE SID ENTS.

c c c c

c c c c c c c c

c c c

c c c c c c c

Adams, Mrs. Hugh Airlie, The Dowager Countess of, G.B.E. Bartholomew, Mrs. C. W. Brassey. The Countess Bute, The Marchioness of, D .B.E. Byrne, Miss V. ]., O.B.E. Cadbury, Dame Elizabeth, D.B.E. Camden. The Marchioness, C.B.E .• Campbell, Lady . Chetwode, Lady . Copland-Griffiths, The Hon. Mrs .. Cromer, The Countess of Davidson, Lady Theodora Dawson of Penn, The Viscountess, O . B.E. Elibank, The Viscountess Farndon, Mrs. E. B. Forester, The Dowager Lady French, Lady Essex. O.B.E. Grafton. The Dowager Duchess of. Graham. Mrs. M. B. Halifax, The Viscountess, c.!. Ham bleden. The Dowager Viscountess Hann, Mrs. H. F. Harcourt. The Dowager Viscountess. G . B.E . Hayes. Mrs .. M.B.E. Henn Collins, The Hon. Lady Hereford, The Viscountess Hunter-Weston. Lady Inverclyde, Charlotte, Lady. James, Lady Serena Lechmere. Mrs. C. M. Lindsay, The Countess of Lumley, Lady Lythall. Miss A. E. Lytton, The Countess of, c.!. McConnell. Miss M. J. MacRae-Gilstrap, Mrs. Malcolm, Lady. C.B.E. Mason. Lady Evelyn. O.B.E .• Mills, Mrs. J. H. Morgan, Mrs. Hickman Mountbatten, Lady Louis, C.B.E. Mountgarret, Robinia Viscountess, O.B.E. Mulleneux-Grayson, Lady Normanby, The Marchioness of, O.B.E. Norton, Mrs. J. ]., M.B.E. Nunburnholme, The Dowager Lady Onslow, The Countess of. C.B.E., A.R.R.C. Overend, Miss L. Peel, Lady Perowne, Mrs. W oolrych Perowne. The Hon. Mrs. V. Peters, Lady, A.R.R.C. Philipps. Lady, O.B . E.

i. 2 2 2 2 I I I 1 I -l 2 1 1 2

s. d. 2 0 2 0 2 2

1 I I 1 1 4 2 I

1 2

1 1 2

Z 2

2 2

I 2 2 1 I I 1 2 1 1 1 2 I 1 2 I

2 2

2 1 I 2

10 I 4 2 I I

6 1 1 2 1 1 2

2 2 I I 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 I 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 4 2 I I 0 1 1 2 I 1 2

c c

0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. Aldridge, Miss E. A. Mooring c Bucknill. Mrs. S. P. B. . c Christopher. Mrs. A. C. Seton Lascelles, Mrs. Ed ward . c Prior, Mrs. Upton Wollaston. Lady Total HONORARY MEMBERS.

0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

c c

2 I

I 1 2 2 1 2 1

2 1 1 1

1 2 I

1 1 1

0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 I 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 I 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1

0 1

----£134 10

Total

0 0 0

1 I 1 2 2

Berks. Miss W. C. E. Billing, Miss M. G. . Churton, Mrs. (the late) Freshfield. Miss J. L., R.R.C: Gaskell, Lady Constance Milnes :. Gladstone, The Viscountess . Hardy, Lady Katharine Heaton, Mrs. M. E., O.B.E.. . . . Howard de Walden and Seaford, The Lady, C.B.E. Mitchell, Mrs. E. Osborne, Miss R., C.B.E., R.R.C. Pedey, Lady. . Roberts, Miss E. M., R.R.C. Robson, Miss R. I., A.R.R.C. Rowlette, Mrs. G. M . . Savory, Miss E. M. Watson, Mrs. D. B., O.B.E. Weaver, Mrs. Total

s. d. 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 10 0 0 0 10 0

£ s.

£8

110 10

0 0 0

o o

220

1 10 1 10

0 0 0 0

£14

Note.-The letter" c .. before subscribers' names indicates that they have signed the Covenant.

AGREEMENT TO CONTRIB TE TO T~E OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL IN JERUSALEM OF THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN.

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL

DONATIONS. Garnock, Viscountess . . Gravestock, ]. A.. . . Greemvood, The Viscountess, D.B.E. Henn Collins, The Hon. Lady Hereford, The Yiscountess Lindsay, The Countess of . . Tormanby, The l\Iarchioness of 0 B E Plender, The Lady . . ' . '. . Stock, Mrs. Henry vVarrender, l\1iss E. C.

£ s.

10 0 5 5 20 10

d. 0

5 27 1

0 7

5 2

0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

£80

Your Subscription to our Hospital, so long as income tax is lOs. in the £, will become automatically doubled if you will sign a seven years' Covenant as set out below. In the case of death, before the end of the seven years, the Agreement is void and creates no charge on the Estate of the deceased. N.B.-No extra trouble to the Subscriber is involved by adopting this procedure, and besides doubling the subscription it enables Subscribers who pay Surtax to benefit as they can deduct the amount of their gross Subscriptions, if paid under Covenant, from their Surtax return. Thus, if the Annual Subscription is, say, £5, the Order can claim from the Inland Revenue £5 in respect of such Subscription each year. The Subscription will appear in our Annual Report as £10, double the amount subscribed, and the subscriber is entitled to deduct £10 from his Surtax return.

FORM OF COVENANT.

I ..........................................................................................................................................................................................

OLD CITY PROPERTIES. Watson House. The Department of !fealth ~enewed its lease for 3 years from 1st March, 1941. S~bstanhal reparrs will have to be undertaken at the end of the lease If the Order IS to retain its tenant. The following is an extract from a letter of the \Varden dated 19th January, 1944: '.' \Yats?n House. is a joy to every vi it or for it mellm\'cd tone and umque VIews . . MISS Rogers continues to superintend charitable work ther~ of exceptIOnal value to the poor of the Old City. I recenth' took an IraqI lady doctor. there. She was studying Infant \Velfare work. \Ye were both deeply Impress~d by the work that was being clone. . \lthough I have been ther~ many bmes, I am more impressed b,' the work carried on there every tIme I see Miss Rogers and her staff in action." See also ~he last paragraph of ir Ronald torr's R eport on p. 9 for the work bemg done at both \Vatson and Strathearn House. Strathearn House . The lease o.f thi? house has been again renewed for one year at £105, the Order bemg hable for external repairs. Muristan. There is nothing special to report about this property.

of ................................................................................................................................................................................... . HEREBY COVENANT with the ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUS LEM that during a period of seven years from the date hereof, or until the date which shall by order in Council, or otherwise, be ordered to be treated a the termination of the present war between Great Britain and Germany, or during my life (whichever shall be the shortest period) I will payout of my general fund of taxed income for the benefit of the Ophthalmic Hospital in Jerusalem of the said Order such yearly sum a after deduction of Income Tax at the rate for the time being in force will leave the net yearly sum of ............................................................ * so that I hall recci\'e no per anal or private benefit in any of the said periods from the above annual sum or any part thereof. IN \VIT E whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this .................................... day of ......................................................194 (Signed) .......................................................................................... Signed, Sealed and Delivered by the said .................................................................................................................................................... .. in the presence of Name of y\Titness ............................................................................................................................................... . Address ........................................................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................................................. Occupation ....................................................................................................................... . When you have completed the above Covenant will you please forward same to: The Han. Treasurer, St. John Ophthalmic Hospital, 12 Grosvenor Crescent, London, S.W.1.

Here insert amount of Annual Subscription.

~be a;ranb ~rior'Q ~be \l)enerable ~rber

in tbe :fBrtttsb lRealm of of tbe 1bospital of St. :Jobn of 3erusalem

AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT

'[be St. Jobn Bmbulance Bssociation

FORM gIve and

BEQUEST.

bequeath unto the Treasurer for the time being

Institution known by the name of THE GRAND

PRIORY

THE

BRITISH

REALM

OPHTHALMJC OF

THE

the

Ho PITAL OF THE

VENERABLE

ORDER

THE HOSPITAL OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM the sum of (free of duty) to be applied towards accomplishing the Charitable designs of the said Institution. N.B.-Land and Money secured on Land can now be given to charitable uses under the conditions enacted by the" Charitable Uses Act, 1891, 54 & 55 Vic. c. 73 ,.

Report for the year ended 30th September, 1943

LONDON: HEAD OFFICE, ST. JOHN'S GATE, CLERKENWELL, LONDON, E.C.l.

(Temporary address:

WILLEY PARK, BROSELEY, SHROPSHIRE.)

1 ~be

(l;ralll> lPrior}2 in tbe .1!3rftfsb "JRealm of tbe Wenerable ®rl>er of tbe 1bospitaI of St. Jobn of Jerusalem

•

AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT

'[be St. 30bn Bnlbulance BS50ciation. lPatron: HIS MAJESTY THE KING.

(Sovereign Head of the Order.)

lPresil>ent:

LIEUT.-GE~ERAL H.R.H. THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, K.G., ETC .

(Grand Prior of the Order.)

Bnlbulance (!otnlnittee: (Consisting exclusively of Members of the Order.)

1st May, 1944

abairman: GENERAL SIR CLIVE LIDDELL, K.C.B., C . M.G., C.B.E., D.S . O.

(Director of the Department.)

lDepllt1? Cbairman:

V. B. ·WITTS, C.B., C.B.E ., D.S.O., (Assistant Director of the Department)

MAJOR-GENERAL F.

M.C.

.Members:

THE SECRETARy-GENERAL OF THE ORDER (ex officio). THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE AT HOME (ex officio). THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE OVERSEAS (ex officio) . W. G. SMITH, ESQ., O.B.E. CAPTAIN \V. GOODLEY, O.B.E., M.C. N. CORBET FLETCHER, ESQ., M.A., M.B., M . R.C.S. THE LADY LOUIS l\10UNTBATTEN, C.B.E. W. GEO. PAPE, ESQ., O.B .E. WILLIAM E. C. LAZENBY, ESQ. H. H. HALLIDAY, ESQ. H . ADAMS CLARKE, ESQ. LADY DUNBAR- T ASMITH.. \Y. P. KENNEDY, ESQ., L.R.C.P. & S. REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH UBORDINATE ESTABLISHl\IENT OF THE ORDER.

Bssociation

Snb~(!ommittee

Cbairman: GENERAL SIR CLIVE LIDDELL, K.C.B., C.M.G . , C.B-E., D.S.O.

lDeput1? ctbairman: l\IAJOR-GENERJ}L F.

B. \VITTS, C.B., C B.E., D.S.O., M.C .

.Members: WALTER SCOTT-EvANS, ESQ. W. GEO. PAPE, ESQ., O.B.E. WILLIAM E. C .· LAZENBY, ESQ. H. H. HALLIDAY, ESQ. H . ADAMS CLARKE, ESQ. MISS E. K. BADDELEY, M.B.E. RUSSELL V. STEELE, ESQ., M.B., B.S. LADY DUNBAR-NASMITH. W. P. KENNEDY, ESQ., L.R.C.P. & S. MAJOR G. A. 10RANT.

ablef Secretar}2: CAPTAIN A.

CAHUSAC, O.B.E . , M.C.

:accountant: THE ACCOUNTANT OF THE ORDER.

:assistant Secretar}2 : DUNCAN G. MONTEITH, ESQ.

Stores .Manager: H. A. J. WRIGGLESWORTH, ESQ.

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~mce:

ST. JOHN'S GATE, CLERKENWELL, LONDON, E.C. 1•

.1!3anker6 : THE WESTMINSTER BANK, LIMITED, CLERKENWRLL,

E.C. 1.

THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION. The Director of the Ambulance Department and the Ambulance Committee of the Order have the honour to submit the following report of the work of the St. John Ambulance Association for the information of His Royal Highness the Grand Prior and the Chapter-General. It was with great regret that the Committee learnt of the resignation of Major-General Sir Percival Wilkinson, R.C.M.G., C.B., from the office of Secretary-General of the Order in February last, for in his other capacity as Director of the Ambulance Department he presided over meetings of the Committee from November, 1923, until February, 1940. The year under review has again been one of progress and undiminished activity. Some alarm was, however, caused by what appeared to be a revolutionary and retrograde decision on the part of the l\linistry of Homc Security acti~g in conjunction with the Ministry of Health.-On 30th J unc, 1943, the Director-General of the Emergency Medical ervices, 'without any previous consultation with the three main First Aid Organizations of the country, advised the St. John A:rp.bulance As ociation, the St. Andrew's Ambulance Association, and the British Red Cro ociety that recruits to the Civil Defence (Casualty) Services would no longer be required to obtain a recognized First Aid certificate, but would instead receive instruction on a hand-book which was under revision by the Ministries; a,nd further, that such instruction would be given by lay persons! The decision was the more unexpected when it is borne in mind that prior to the outbreak of war the three Organizations were called into consultation by the A.R.P. Department of the Home Office and were asked to collaborate in First Aid Training; that each has done 0 unstintingly for five years with good results; and that in eptember, 1942, the Director of Ambulance was informed at a onference at the Home Office that there was no intention to upset the basic training as contained in the manuals of the three Bodies, but that the 1ini try would still insist upon certificates of one of the recognized Organizations being obtained before instruction on A.R.P. Handbook No. 10 was given. The matter was immediately taken up with the Ministry of Health in conjunction with the British Red Cross Society and the t. Andrew's Ambulance Association. Negotiations continued beyond the period covered by this Report, but it is as well to record their fmal conclusion at once. At a meeting on 21st December, 1943, at the Ministry of Health, in which Dr. M. M. Scott represented the Order, it was accepted that(1) The scheme is specifically intended for Rescue Services only and would not apply to First Aid Posts personnel, or to Ambulance Attendants, but that they would still be expected to take thc Standard Certificate of one of the recognized Bodies. (~) If suitable medical lecturers are' available, lay-lecturers will not be used. (3) Lay-Instructors' Certificates will be specially endorsed" For War purposes only JJ, so expressly limiting their scope and function. INSTRUCTION AND EXAMINATION. Since the decision of the Ministries referred to above, there has been a pronounced drop in the number of persons coming forward for instruction

in First Aid, but in spite of this decline, the figures for the year show an increase over last year's total thus : 1943.

First Aid Home Nursing. Hygiene Sanitation Cookery

Wales Eire (Irish Centre) Total for year

1942.

112,281 25,728 1,509 110 10

First Aid Home Nursing Hygiene Sanitation Cookery

108,188 21,902 1,016 51' 9

139,638

131,166

10,043 1,361

11,969 1,947

151,042

145,082

The increase in the number of First Aid Certificates is due partly to the number issued to personnel of the National Fire Service. Almost simllltancously with the decision of the Ministries of Home Security and Health referred to above, the Home Office, on the other hand, decided to arrange for the entire personnel of the National Fire Service to be instructed on the syllabus of the Preliminary First Aid Course of the Association and to be examined under its auspices: at a later date a percentage of the Fire Service will receive instruction and be examined on the svllabus of the standard full course. It wilf be seen from the figures above that there are increa es in the totals of Ccrtificates issued in each of the subjects taught by the Association, which is gratifying. H.cports have not been received from all Centres and Branches Overseas, bnt figures available reveal a very satisfactory state of affairs. Canad::.l., for instancc, reports a total of 97,547 certificates issued, as compared . with 66,S43 the previous year: India increased from 43,482 to 59,773 : in \Vestern Australia there was an increase from 7,3:')1 to 10,788, while Jamaica more than doubled its total, rising from 390 to 843. There is no reason to doubt that the other Domin.ions and Colonies will be able to boast of equally proud figures. \Vith the kind interest, and indeed active co-operation of His Excellency, thc Governor of Bermuda, a reorganization of the Centre is taking place and our work (which has continued actively in the meanwhile) will be placed on a firm footing. Figures so far available from Overseas suggest that the total number of Certificates during the year was1943.

1942.

275,388

165,074

The grand total of Certificates since their inception to date is :England and N. Ireland. 3,049,716

Priory for Wales. 171,382

Irish Centre. 41,654

Overseas. 1,748,943

Grand Total. 5,011,695

RE-EXAMI ATION AWARDS. Last year's total relating to the issue of medallions, labels, and pendants was a record, even though the number of labels issued during the year had been surpassed in previous years. This year's total shows an

5 appreciable decline as compared with last year, but the number of pendants issued con titutes a record. The decrease in the total is undoubtedly due to the fact that medallions are now issued in only one type of metal and one size; that labels and pendants are not available in metal, and that the Board of Trade will no longer grant us licences for the export of metal awards. The figures are as under : 1943.

Medallions Labels Pendants

England, Ireland, and Overseas. 22,889 44,236 J..1.,890

Priory for Wales. 1,702 7,870 400

82,015

9,972

1942.

15,290

England, Ireland, and Overseas. 33,620 46,388 14,573

Priory for Wales. 2,194 7, 07 364

Tolal. 35,814 54,195 14,937

91 ,9 7

94,581

10,365

104,946

Total. 2-:1,591 5~,106

PRI mmRS OF \V AR. Classes continue to be held for Prisoners of \\Tar in Germany and, 0 far, 320 students have passed examinations in fir t aid, home nursing, or hygiene. A further quantity of textbooks ha al 0 heen sent to the Educational Department of the Joint \Yar Organization for distribution among the larger Camps. A cla s is also being arranged for civilian internees at Vittel. COLLABORATIO::--T WITH OTHER ORGAXIZATIO;-.J" ' . During the year the Girls' Life Brigade decided to accept the adult first aid and home nursing certificates of the A sociation in lieu of the Girls' Life Brigade advanced tests in these subjects. Similar~y the Association and the British Red Cross ociety reciprocally deCIded, as a temporary war measure, to recognize tv,'o (in tead of one) of the other Organization's certificates towards the award of the St. John medallion and B.R.C.S. Ad-vanced certificate respecti\Tely . It is also gratifying to be able to record an arrangement between the Association and the St. Andrew's Ambulance Association whereby the text of the St. John Manuals (( A Preliminary Course of First Aid j, and (( A Preliminary Course of Home Nursing ", bound up in the covers of the St. Andrew's Ambulance Association, will be used in Scotland. CHANGES IN REGULATIO S. It was decided during the year to recognize Sanitary Inspectors as lecturers on the Hygiene and Sanitation Courses. It has also been decided to raise the qualification for Life Membership of the Association from £5 to £10. Mention has already been made of the recognition of two B.R.C.S. Certificates as part qualification for the 5t. John Medallion. TEXT-BOOKS AND MANUALS. The current (39.th). Edition of ~he First Aid textbook brought out in 1938 has already l~ It~ comparatively short life run into 31 Impressions, each of 100,000, brmgmg the grand total of First Aid textbooks disposed of since its first publication in 1878 to 7,645,580.

In addition the book has, through the years, been translated into twenty-three languages or dialects, and 233,210 copies of these translations have been printed. . The revision of the Home :\ursing textbook was completed dUrIng the year and will be in circulation shortly. The Association is indebted to the ub-Committee which undertook the revision, consisting of Dr. A. C. vVhite-Knox, Dr. M. 1\1. cott, Dr. Russell V. Steele, Miss M. Reynolds (late Matron of the London Hospital), and Miss Cochrane, R.R.C. (Matron of the Charing Cross Hospital), presided over by the Director of Ambulance, the late Sir Joseph Byrne. The revised book contains a supplement on hospital procedure which will be of great benefit to holder of First Aid and Nursing Certificates serving in hospitals. STORES DEPARTMENT. During the year approximately 40,000 orders for Stores were received from Centres and Branches of the Association, Units of the St. John mbulance Brigade (at Home and Overseas), Civil Defence First Aid Parties, lunition and other Factories, Railways and Police Forces. They involved the handling, packing, and despatch of over two million articles, including 588,047 First Aid and kindred books. Notwithstanding pre-vailing conditions, the tores Department has been successful in maintaining a stock of most of the articles which were normally on sale in pre-war days and, in consequence, nearly all requests have been met without delay. I VALID TRANSPORT CORPS. Three motor ambulances are in commission, though two only are at present in operation. The ambulances may be used only when a Medical ertificate is produced certifying that the patient's condition necessitates removal by ambulance. The third ambulance is in reserve, to be operated when repair are required to one of the two in service. During the year 840 patien~s were remo\Ted and the ambulances covered a distance of 52,019 miles. From commendations received there is no doubt that the service continues to enjoy the confidence of the medical profession and of the hospitals which it serves, and that it maintains a high reputation for efficiency. CO CLUSION. The Association wishes to record its great gratitude to the members of the medical profession who continue to give ungrudgingly of their time to the instruction and examination of classes, notwithstanding the ever increasing other calls upon their services and in spite of the continued difficulties of black-out and transport. No less indebted is the Association to Trained Nurses for their great help in the instruction and examination of classes in Home Nursing. The Committee also wishes to record its thanks to Centre and Class Secretaries for giving up much of their curtailed leisure to the conduct of classes.

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1922 (Grand Total) 1923 192-11925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 19~3-1-

1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 19-+1 19-1-2 1943

Including Vouchers.

England and N. Ireland. 1.510.313 25.006 26.172 32.597 31.389 31.749 35.505 37.245 -1-2.211 44,970 38.709 3K.907 38,23-+ 36.403 41,031 -+3.129 66.'358 270.292 . 28-+,461 132.038 131,166 139,638

t t

3,049,716

Irish. Centre. Irish Centre's Annual Totals are included in these Annual Totals and amount to 27.807

6.422 4.117 1.947 1.361 41,654

Yearly Totals.

Overseas.

Wales.

10,560* 5.051 * 5,48 * 5,477* 5.707* 5.506* 5.881 * 6.132* 6.105* 7.070* 8,188* 6.523 5.98-1: 5.651 5.789 5.545 7.676 16.157 13,882 10.998 11.969 10.043 171,382

300.000 23.062 23.642 23.152 26.846 33.604 23.727 32.606 38,031 36,419 36.016 31.696 40.712 47.061 55.608 ·53;696 59.625 115.862 147.330 159.786 lq5.074 275.388

1,820.873 53,119 55,302 61,226 63,942 70,859 65,113 75,983 86,347 88.459 82,913 77,126 84,930 89,115 102,428 102,370 133,659 402.311 452,095 306,939 310.156 426,430

1,748,943

5,011,695

Total after deducting Irish Centre's Annual Totals for the years 18 1-1939 inclusive.

RE-EXAMINATION AWARDS. ( Tot

including Vouchers.)

:\I1!.DALLlONS .

Year. 19~2 192~~

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192-1 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 19341935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943

(Grand Tolals)

Engla/ld, Ireland, and Overseas. 2-+6.030 7,687 8,2-!7 9,222 10,02-1 11,169 11,551 11.819 13,663 14,501 14,52G 14,561 13,455 13,036 13,016 12,5-1-5 16,063 17,995 22,405 32,858 33,620 22,889

570,882

Wales.

1,955 749 1,063 1,311 1,347 1,260 1.192 1,138 1,406 1,26-1 1,336 1,559 1,359 · 1,315 1,184 1,089 1,258 1.470 1,713 2,144 2,194 1,702

PENDANTS.

LABELS.

England, hcland. and Overseas. 213,519 18,476 19,320 20,99~

23,797 26,498 29,113 30,752 33,7-11 36,521 37,795 42,683 4-1,676 46,102 46,909 48,008 50,937 51,032 50,000 49,000 46,388 44,236

31,008 1,010,495

Wales.

-,07-1 1,925 2,5-10 2,942 3,468 4,011 4,370 4,602 5,009 5,439 5,851 6,154 6,776 6,954 7,090 6,811 6,922 7,578 6,943 6,915 7,807 7,870

England, Ireland, and Overseas. 13,668 2,530 2,670 2.778 3,100 3,296 4:375 4,100 4,346 4,695 4,746 5,059 5,362 5,043 5,311 5,159 5,76-1 5,538 6,822 8,362 14,573 14,890

123,051 132,187

Wales

368 165 182 192 168 322 311 363 366 330 358 369 -1-97 475 441 526 512 586 476 475 364 400 ,246

FORM OF BEQUEST TO

~be

St. Jobn .ambulance Rssociation

give and

bequeath to the St. John Ambulance Association

a foundation of the

Grand

Priory in

the

Britis h Realm

of the

Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, the sum of

£ ............... ... .. ......... .. ... .....

to be applied towards the philanthropic

objects of such Association, and I direct that the said sum shall be paid free of duty.

t:t:be (,1;ranO }prior)? in tbe :f8rittsb 1Realm of tbe

IDenerable ®rOer of tbe 1bospital of St. ~bn of 5ernsalem AMBULAWCII

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O!tP~KTMBI'fT.

St. 30bn Bnlbulance :f13rigabe at 1bonle.

Ann ual Report of

PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY STEPHEN AUSTIN AND SONS, LTD. - - FORE STREET, HERTFORD - -

The Chief Commissioner for the year ending

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TEMPORARY HEADQUARTERS:

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'[be St. 30bn BnlbuIance :J13rigabe (at lbOllle). Temporary H eadquarters: 1, GROSVE OR CRESCENT, L ONDON, S.W. 1.

Bcting Ubtef (lommissionet. G ENERAL SIR CLIVE LIDDELL,

K.C .B.,

C.M.G .,

C.B.E.,

D.s.o.-Knight.

Surgeon",in==(lbiet N1CORBET FLETCHER, O.B.E., M.A., M.B., B.CHIR.,

M.R.c.s.-Knight .

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THE LADY LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN,

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LADY DU l BAR-

1Rursing <tOrp5 anb JDi\)isions of

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Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St. J oh n.

ASMITH.-Ofjicer .

:assfstant Surgeon==fn==Ubief antl Enti==<Bas Staff ®m:cer. \VILLIA).I

30bn Blllbulance :ffirigabe

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

C.B.E.-Dame.

BE1\TALL, O.B.E., F.R.C.S . (E.) .-Knight.

Essfstant Superintenbent::::in::::abief: MRS. H. BECKWITH-SMITH.

Bcting ablef Officer, Bmbu[Rllce aabets. MAJOR

Appointed May. 192 .

G. DAR\' IL- MITH,

C.B.E.-Commander.

Ubicf ®tftccr, 1Rlltsing aatlcts: MISS

V. CUNARD.-Serving Sister.

JDeput)? <romtnanbant:::in::::<rbief H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER ?ame Grand Cross of th e Order of St. J ohn. Appointed February, 1937.

:fSrigR tl e 5ecretat'Q. MAJOR

G. DARVIL-SMITH,

C.B.E.-Commander.

B ssistRllt :fSrigatle SecretRr'Q. JAMES S. HA

AM.- Serving Brother.

SecretRr'Q 1Hursfllg Corps Rlltl IDh'lsluns alltl to Superlntelltlent::::in==abfef.

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.-Serving Sister.

Temporary Office of Superintendent-in-Chief: London, .VV. 1.

3 Belgrave Square,

Dame Grand Cross of the Ord er of St. John. Appointed May, 1935,

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I nvestigation Staff Ofjicer.-CoLoNEL J. E. fcCGwIRE, C.B.E.-Ofjicer, Assistant Chief Commissioner (Reserve). Cinema Depart111,ent.-DISTRICT OFFICER E. LI GHTFOOT. Surgeon::::ln -Ubief's Staff. DISTRICT STAFF OFFICER

E. T.

MILBUR

.-Serving Brother.

Superintentlent::::in==abfef's Staff.

Senior Staff Ofjicer.-MIss S. M. WATSON-Serving Sister. Staff Ofjicer.-THE H ON . MRS. GEOFFREY DAWSON, R.R.C. MISS MOYA LUMLEY SMITH.

abief ®tftcer, 1l~ur5i\lg aRtlet Staff.

Staff Oificer.-THE

L ADY \VALERAN .

THE

ST.

JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE. THE

COUNTY.

Bedfordshire Berkshire Birmingham Bristol Buckinghamshire Cambridge Cheshire Cornwall Cumberland and Westmorland. Derbyshire North-East and MidDevon. Plymouth, S.W.Devon, and E. Cornwall. Dorset Durham Essex

Gloucester

Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Herefordshire Hertfordshire Isle of Man Kent

COUNTY PRESIDENTS AND LADY COUNTY PRESIDENTS OF NURSING DIVISIONS.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

ST.

JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

COUNTY PRESIDENTS AND LADY COUNTY PRESIDENTS OF NURSING DIVISIONS.

COUNTY.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

Lady Stewart, Commander.

Capt. W. C. Knight, Officer, 82, Spencer Road, Bedford. C. A. Poole, Esq., M.A., Officer, County Office, 318, King's Road, Reading, Berks. The Earl of Dudley. Col. Sir Bertram Ford, T.D., D.L., Knight, l\Irs. Neville Chamberlain. 100 , Lionel Street, Edgbaston, Birmingham. The Duke of Beaufort, K.G., A. J. Owens Britton, Esq., Commander, G.C.V.O., P.C. Ambulance Headcruarters, Unity Street, SL Phlllips, Bristol. Col. The Lord Cottesloe, C.B., Major P. G. Darvil-Smith, C.B .E., V.D., T.D.-Knight. Commander, :l \Ieads, Great lYIissenden, Lady Chetwode-Commander. Bucks. The Lord Fairhaven, D.L. K. S. Maurice-Smith, M.R.C.S. , L.R.C.P., Mrs. A. R. FitzPatrickCOrnnzander, Ethelreda House, Ely, Officer. Cambs. Lt.-Col. W. Chaloner, O.B.E., Capt. P. Reay, l\l.C., Officer, 12, St. T.D., J.p.-Knight. Peter's Square, Stockport, Cheshire. Lt.-Col. E. Bolitho, D.S.O. Lt.-Col. VV. Blacbvood, l\I.B .E., D.S.O., Nancy Lady Vivian, l\I.B.E. l\I.B., Knight, Tregenna, Camborne, Cornwall. J. Lamberton, M.B., CH.B., D.P.H ., Officer, 3, Marlborough Gardens, Stanwix, Carlisle, Cumberland. The Duchess of Devonshire H. C. Chambers, Esq ., J\uight, Sunnyfield, Beighton, Tr. Sheffield, Yorks. Major M. L. Buller, M.C.H. J. Vick, Esq., Commander, WinterOfficer. dene, Preston, Paignton, Devon. The Lady Clinton-Officer . The Marchioness of Milford Haven, Commander.

The Viscountess Astor, C.H., M.P.

Lieut.-Col. J. P. S. vVard, T.D., l\I.R.C.S ., Officer, 1, Chollacott Park, \Ylu tchurch, Tavistock. The Lord Ashley. E. S. Bowes, l\1.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Office1, 39, Parks tone Road, Poole, Dorset. The Lady Lumley-Com- S. Embleton, Esq., Knight, 2, Osborne mander. Terrace, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland. Col. Sir Francis Whitmore, tCounty Surgeon J. W. Whitley, ThorneyK.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.brook, London Road, Chelmsford , Knight. Essex. Mrs. Dudley Arnold. The Viscount Bledisloe, A. Barrett-Cardew, M.C., M.B., F.R.C.S., G.C.M.G., K.B.E., P.C.Commander, 38, Clarence Street, Knight. Cheltenham, Gloucester. The Viscountess BledisloeDame. The Lady Louis Mountbatten O. T. J. Clayre, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Bush c. B .E.-Dame. House, Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Hampshire. The Viscountess Herefordt Assistant Commissioner G. H. Bullock, Dame. Serving Brother, Sarnia, Upper Ledbury Road , Hereford. The Countess of Lytton, C.l., H. Langley J ones, Esq., M.B.E., Knight, - Dame. Edale, Clarence Road, St. Albans, Herts. The Countess Granville. Major J. W. Young, O.B.E., Officer, Chief Constable's Office, Douglas, Isle of Man. The Lady Violet Astor.Captain The Lord Harris, M.C., Commander, Belmont, Faversham, Kent. Officer.

Lancashire Leicester and Rutland Lincolnshire London Middlesex. Norfolk Northants Northumberland To ttingham

Oxford Shropshire. Somerset Staffordshire

W. G. Smith, Esq., O.B.E., Knight, 39, Fishergate, Preston, Lancs . Mr. G. F. Browne, Commander, AmbuThe Lady Zia Wernherlance Headquarters, Packe Street, Commander. Loughborough, Leics. Captain G. B. Armstrong, Office", Tolethorpe Lodge, Spalding, Lincolnshire. The Lady Louis Mountbatten, Captain W. Goodley, O.B.E., M.C., Knight, 97, St. John's Street, London, C.B.E.-Dame. E.C.1. l\IarieMarchioness of Willing- As for London. don, G.B.E., C.l.-Dame. The Earl of Albemarle, M.C., t Assistant Commissioner K. F. Lund, M.B., Officer, 20, Castle Meadow, D.L., ] .p.-Officer. Norwich, Norfolk. Lady Cook-Serving Sister. The Marchioness of Exeter- E. H. Shaw, M.D., Officer, 1, Billing Road, Northampton. Commander. S. Embleton, Esq., Knight, 2, Osborne Terrace, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland. S. J. \V. Donald, M.B., CH.B., Officer, The Duke of Portland."Brookside," Sutton-in-Ashfield, Bailiff Grand C,'OSS . Notts. The Duchess of Portland, D.B.E.-Dame. Gardiner Hill, M.B., M.R.C.S., The Lady Bicester- Com- C. Commander, Fircroft, Hightown Road, mander. Banbury, Oxford. Lieut.-Col. The Lord Forester Col. C. W. Eames, D.S.O., T.D., Officer, Moreton Mill, Shawbury, Nr. Shrews. -Officer. bury, Shropshire. The Lady Forester-Dame. Captain H. F. Powell, M.B.E., M.D., The Marquess of Baih, K.G., Knight, 17, Ellenborough Park Road, C.B., p.c.-Enight. Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. :Mrs. A. A. \V. Luttrell. E. E. Dudley, Esq., Officer, 2, Crawfurd Sir Francis Joseph, K.B.E. Street, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs. Lady Mander. The Rt. Hon . The Earl of Cranbrook, St. Regis, Montague Road, Cambridge. W. G. Pape, Esq., O . ~.E., Kn~gM, " Hay Tor," Higher Dnve, Cuddlllgton, Banstead, Surrey. D. Bryce, Esq., J .P., Officer, "Sandycroft," Chesworth Close, Horsham, Sussex. Major E. S. Phillips, D.S.?, M.A., Office", 8, Smith Street, WarwICk.

Suffolk

The Lady Blanche Cobbold.

Surrey

The Dowager Viscountess Harcourt, G.B.E.-Dame.

Sussex

The Countess of Bessborough, J .'F.-Dame.

Warwickshire

The Hon. Mrs. L. Fitzroy Newdegate.

Wiltshire

A. R. Towerzey, Esq., Commander, c/o vV. D. & H. O. vVills, Swindon, Wilts. F. L. Kewton, M.B., CH.B., Commander, Old Library House, Worcester Road, Malvern, Worcester. Lady Atkinson, A.R.R.C.- N. Jennings, Esq., M.B., CH.B., 0ffi cey , 4, Argyle Street, Anlaby Road, Hull, Officer. E.R. Yorks. F. P. Wilson, Esq., ] .P., Commandey, The Lady Serena J amesParkhurst, Middlesbrough, N.R. Commander. Yorkshire. H. L. Thornton, Esq., Springvale, The Lady Bingley. Meltham Road, Huddersfield. The Lady Janet BaileyOfficer. The Countess Beauchamp.Officer.

Worcester. E.R. Yorkshire . N.R. Yorkshire W.R. Yorkshire

t Acting during absence of County Commissioner on Service.

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WALES. Headquarters: PRIORY HOUSE, 4, CATHEDRAL ROAD, CARDIFF. Commissioner for Wales . . The Hon. John H. Bruce, J.P., D.L.-Knight. Assistant Commissioner for Wales Captain Sir L. Twiston Davies, K.B .E., J.P., D.L., F.S. A

-Commander.

COUNTY.

COUNTY PRESIDENTS AND LADY COUNTY PRE~DENTS OF NURSING DIVISIONS.

John M. Wilson, M.A., B.A., CH .B.-

The Lord Aberdare.

Surgeon-in-Chief for Wales . . Lady Superintendent-in-Chief for Wales Assistant Surgeon-in-Chief for vVales . Assistant Lady Superintendent-in-Chief for Wales ... Lady Superintendent for vVales .

Major A. VV. Anderson, M.B., CH .B.-Knight. H.R.H. The Duchess of Kent-Dame Grand Cross . Samuel McCormac, M.B., cH.B.-Knight.

Aberdare

The Countess of Plymouth-Dame. The Lady Howard de Walden and Seaford, C.B.E.-

City of Cardiff

The Lord Mayor of Cardiff. The Marchioness of Bute,

Asst. Lady Superintendent for 'Vales A.R.P. Staff Officer . . . Chief Officer Ambulance Cadets, vVales Chief Officer Nursing Cadets, Wales Brigade Secretary

The Hon. Mrs. J . H. Bruce-Officer. Captain S. B. Turner, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.p.-Conzmander. Captain D. G . Richards, M.C., B.SC., M.E.-Officer. 1'lrs. Mary lngledew.-Officer. VV. Mabon Abraham-Officer.

l\Ierthyr Tydfil

The

Commander.

The Hon. Mrs. J. H. Bruce-

Officer.

Dame.

COUNTY.

D.B.E.-Dame Grand Cross.

Tewport Rhondda

COUNTY PRESIDENTS AND LADY COUNTY PRESIDENTS OF NURSING DIVISIONS.

COUNTY CO, fMISSIONERS.

The Most Hon. the J\Iarquis of Anglesey, G.C.V.O.-

Lieut.-Col. Sir Henry l\Iulleneux Grayson, Bt., K.B.E.-J{night.

Lord

Kemsley-Com-

mander. Mrs. W. J . Canton-Officer. The Rt. Worshipful the Mayor of Newport. Lady Beynon, M.B.E. Lieut.-Colonel Sir Rhys Rhys-vVilliams, Bt., D.S.O.,

Squadron Leader Edgar M.B., CH.B.-Commander.

Llewellyn,

Captain William J . Canton, LL.B., D.L.-

Commander. Samuel McCormac, M.B.-Knight. Captain Taliesin E. Richards, J.P., M.E.

-Knight.

ICC.

Lady Rhys Rhys-Williams,

D.B.E.-Comrnander. Anglesey.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Swansea.

Swansea

Urban Marks, M.R.C.S ., L.R.c.p.-Knight.

Officer. Brecknockshire

The Dowager Lady Stanley of Alderley-Officcy. The Lord Glanusk, D.S.O .-

Officer. The

Hon.

D.s.o.-Knight. l\lIs.

Alastair

Cooper-Commander. Caernarvonshire

The

Cardigans hire

The

Lord

Penrhyn-Com-

Sir .M ichael R. V. D. Assheton-Smith

Brig.-General L. P. Evans, V.C., C.B ,

Bt.-Commander.

mander. Earl

NORTIlERN IRELAND.

Lieut.-Col. C. G. Cole-Hamilton, C.M.G.,

Lisburne-

Commander.

President . Commissioner -\cting Commissioner DIstrict Superintendent

D.s.o.-Officer.

The Countess of Lisburne-

Officer. Carmarthenshire

COUNTY.

Sir Evan 'iVilliams, Bt., J .P. Evan D. Jones-Knight.

-Commander. Lady Kylsant, G.B.E.-Dame . Denbighshire East

Colonel Sir R. W. WilliamsWynn, K.C.B., D.S.O.-

Colonel Sir Charles B. Lowther, BT., D.S.O., J .p.-Officey.

Commander.

Down

Dame. Ditto. The Lord

Mostyn-Com-

mander. Glamorgan

The Lady Kenyon.-Officer. Sir Gerald T. Bruce, K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., T.D. The Countess of Plymouth-

G. Pari Huws, M.B., cH.B .-Officer. Colon el H. C. L. Howard, C.M.G., D.S.O , J.P., D.L.-Office r. David M. Evans-Bevan, J.p.-Knight.

The Lord Harlech, G.C.M.G. -

Monmou t hshire

Mrs. M. C. lnge-Dame. The Viscount Tredegar-

Commander. Commander. Mon tgomeryshire

Lady (Ada) Mather-Jackson, C.B .E. , J.p.-Dame. The Earl of Powis-Knight. The Viscountess Clive-

Evan Lewys-Lloyd, M.R.C.S., L.R.C .P ., D. P. H . -Officer.

Captain Samuel Trevor Beard, O.B.E.-

Knight. Richard D. Thomas, J.P., L.R.C.P.&s.-

Commander.

Officer. Pembrokeshire

Sir Evan Jones, Bt. -Com-

Daniel Daniel, J.p. -Commander .

mander. Mrs. Foley Philipps--Officer. Radnorshire

Fermanagh Londonderry Tyrone Armagh

Dame. Merione thshire .

Belfast City Antrim

Lady Howard de Walden and Seaford, C.B.E.Denbighshire West Flintshire

Headquarters: 10, MAY STREET, BELFAST. Senator W. Gibson, M.D.-Commander. Lieut-Col. Ian Fraser, O.B.E., F.R .c.s.-Knight. (On Service.) 'Vilfred M. Brennen, M.B., F.R.C.S.-Officer. Mrs. G. N. Wallace, M.B.E.-Offi cer .

Henry Alexander Gray-Serving Brother.

Derry City

COUNTY PRESIDENTS AND LADY COUNTY PRE~DENTS OF NURSING DIVISIONS.

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONERS.

vV. Allen, Officer, 37, Manor Crescent, Belfast. D. Parker, Officer, 25, Ravensdene Park, Belfast. J ohn H. Rea, F.R.S.A., Officer, Linden, The Lady Dunleath. Banbridge. W. A. Dickson, M.B., B.CH., B.A.O ., The Countess of Erne. Garryowen, Enniskillen. Mrs. D. Parker, O.B.E., M.P . 'V. A. Ryan, 29, Chlorine Gardens, Belfast. The Marchioness of Hamilton . F. C. Mann, M.D., Serving Brother, 1, Howard Terrace, Dungannon. John H. Rea, F.R.S.A., Officer, Linden, Lady Stronge, O.B .E. Banbridge. Sir Dudley B. 1\IcCorkell, M.B.E., D . l Mrs. Calhoun. J .P., Commander, and A. VV. Mann, M.P.S.L, Commande1' May Street, Belfast. Lady Edith Stewart Dixon, D.B.E . Lady Clark.

EIRE Headquarters: BRIGADE HALL, 66, GT. STRAND ST., DUBLIN. Commissioner. . Sir John Lumsden, K.B.E., M.D.-Knight. Assistant Commissioners Anthony J . Connor, M.B.E., p.c.-Officer. Andrew J . MacWilliam-Officer. Joseph P. MacNamara-Officer. La.dy District Supermtendent . Mrs. Seton Pringle-Dame.

THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

BRIGADE SUB-COMMITTEE. CHAIRMAN. General Sir Clive Liddell, K.C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O. (Chief Commissioner, St. John Ambulance Brigade at Home) (ex-officio).

Ex-officio MEMBERS. The Chief Commissioner, St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas. The Assistant Chief Commissioner. The Surgeon-in-Chief. *The Superintendent-in-Chief, Nursing Corps and Di,'i ion at Home. The Lady Superintendent-in-Chief, Iursing Corps and Divisions Overseas. The Assistant Surgeon-in-Chief. The Commissioner for vVales.- :To. 8 Region. The Commissioner for Eire. The Commissioner for Northern Ireland. The Chief Secretary, Ambulance Department. MEMBERS. *The Deputy Superintendent-in-Chief, Nursing Corps and Divi ion at Home (Lady Dunbar-Nasmith). The Commissioner, No. 4 (Lancashire) District (W. G. Smith, Esq., O.B.E.).-No. 10 Region. *The Commissioner, No. 1 (Prince of \Vales's) District (Captain \V. Goodley, O.B.E., M.c.).-No. 5 Region. The County Commissioner for Northumberland and Durham (S. Embleton, Esq.).- o. 1 Region. The County Commissioner for Berkshire (c. A. Poole, Esq., M.A.).No. 6 Region. *The County Commissioner for Hertfordshire (H. Langley Jones, Esq., M.B.E.) .-No. 4 Region. *The County Commissioner for Birmingham (Colonel Sir Bertram Ford, T.D., D.L., LL.D.).-No. 9 Region. The County Commissioner for Gloucester (A. Barrett-Cardew, M.C., M.B., M.R.C.S.).-No. 7 Region. The County Commissioner for Lincoln (Captain G. B. Armstrong).No. 3 Region. *The County Commissioner for Surrey (W. G. Pape, Esq., O.B.E.) .No. 12 Region. The County Commissioner for West Riding of Yorks (H. L. Thornton, Esq.).-No. 2 Region. SECRETARY. Major P. G. Darvil-Smith, C.B.E.

fembers of Chief Commissioner's Advisory Staff.

INSPECTING OFFICERS. Colonel George A. Moore, C.M.G., D.S.O., M.D., A.M.S. (Ret.).-Knight. Late Assistant Chief Commissioner. Colonel Clarence 1. Ellis, C.M.G., T.D., M.D.-Knight. Late Surgeonin-Chief. Sydney VV. Malkin.-Knight. Late Commi.ssi.oner, late ~o. 5 D~str~ct. Erne t A. Richards.- Knight. Late COmmISSIOner, late ·0: 8 DIstn~t. Lieut.-Colonel J. E. MccGwire, C.B.E.-Officer. Late AssIstant ChIef Commissioner. H. V. Miller, O.B.E.-Knight. Late Commissioner Plymouth, S.W. Devon, and Cornwall. Lieut.-Colonel \V. catterty, M.B.-Knight. Late Commissioner, \Vest Riding of Yorkshire. BRIGADE REPRESENTATIVES ON THE AMBULANCE COMMITTEE. The Chief Commissioner. The Superintendent-in-Chief at Horne. The Surgeon-in-Chief. W. G. Smith, Esq., O.B.E. Captain \V. Goodley, O.B.E., M.C. BRIGADE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE COUNCIL. The Chief COfL.~ i.ssioner. The Superintendent-in-Chief at Horne. Captain 'vV. Goodley, O.B.E., M.C. BRIGADE REPRESENTATIVES ON CHAPTER-GENERAL. The Chief Commissioner. Colonel Sir Bertram Ford, T.D., D.L., LL.D. \VOl\1E~'S

ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Clzairm,an. Lady Louis Mountbatten, C.B.E.-Superintendent-in-Chiej, Nursing Corps and Divisions. Members. Deputy Superintendent-in-Chief (Lady Dunbar-Nas~ith). Assistant Superintendent-in-Chief (Mrs. Beckwith-SmIth). hief Officer, Nursing Cadets (Miss V. Cunard). uperintendent-in-Chief, Brigade Overseas (The Hon . Mrs. CoplandGriffiths) . County Officer for Northumberland and Durham (Miss L. Vlhitford)Region 1. . . . . District Superintendent for West RIding of YorkshIre (Mrs. BIrkbeck)Region 2. . . ' County Superintendent for Leicestershlre (MISS G. E. Partndge)Region 3. . . County Superintendent for Suffolk (MISS A. M. Parker)-RegIOn -1. District Superintendent for No. 1 (Prince of Wales's) District (Miss M. Workman)-Region 5.

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County Superintendent for Hampshire (The Hon. Mrs. R. CUbitt)Region 6. County Superintendent for Glouce tershire (Miss D. Faber)-Region 7. County Officer for vVales (The Hon. Mrs. John Bruce)-Region 8. County uperintendent for Shropshire (Mi s H. Corser)-Region 9. District Superintendent for Lancashire (Mrs. E. A. Tweedale)Region 10. District Superintendent for Kent (Mrs. C. Falwas er)-Region 12. District Superintendent for Northern Ireland (Mrs. G. \ all ace) . District Superintendent for Eire (Mrs. eton Pringle). Chief Officer, Nursing Cadets for ~Tales (Mrs. M. Ingledew) -Cadet Representative. County Cadet Officer for Northamptonshire (1\1rs. haw)- adet Represen ta ti ve. County Cadet Officer for Sussex ( Iiss Trill)-Cadet Representative. County Superintendent for Plymouth (Mrs. R. Balsdon, O.B.E.)-Cadet Representative.

Annual Report of the Chief Commissioner. THE DIRECTOR OF AMBULANCE. ir, I have the honour to submit the Annual Report of the St. John Ambulance Brigade at Home for the year ended 31st December, 1943. I assumed command of the Brigade on 1st April, Major-General Sir John Duncan having resigned his appointment as Chief Commissioner on the 31st March. The following resolution of the Brigade Sub-Committee reported to the Chapter-General in May last, expresses the high esteem in which Sir John was held : " That the members of the Brigade Sub-Committee have heard with the greatest regret of the resignation of Major-General Sir John Duncan as the Chief Commissioner of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. It is desired to place on record the deep appreciation of, and the sincere gratitude for, the eminent services which Sir John Duncan has rendered to the Brigade during the twelve years in which he has held the position. uring that time Sir John Duncan endeared himself to everyone, and his outstanding personality, breadth of vision, and high ideals bore fruit in the rapid increase in the Brigade, not only in personnel but in efficiency and status. The members of the Brigade Sub-Committee desire on behalf of the whole Brigade to send to Sir John Duncan this simple tribute of their affection, their esteem, and their deep regret that they no longer have the privilege of ierving under him as Chief Commissioner." Certain changes in the administration of the Brigade having been found desirable, the Chapter-General approved of the powers of the Brigade ub-Committee, as a War measure, being not only advisory but decisive on all matters referring to the general organization and administration of the Brigade, subject to the approval of the Chief Commissioner. This ub-Committee comprises representative Commissioners of all Civil Defence Regions who make contact from time to time with the Commissioner of the Counties within their Region. A Women's Advisory Committee, of which the Superintendent-in-Chief is Chairman, has also been established on similar lines. I appointed an Advisory Staff of four Commissioners and two Representatives of the Nursing Divisions to assist me in taking decisions on urgent matters. We have met frequently and their advice and help has been invaluable to me. As the appointment of this Advisory Staff practically absorbed the responsibilities of an Assistant Chief Commissioner, Colonel J. A. MccGwire relinquished his appointment and was transferred to the Brigade Reserve. At the same time he relinquished his appointment as Chief Officer for Ambulance Cadets. I am glad, however, to state that he has returned to the Active List as my Investigation Staff Officer and in this capacity he has rendered most valuable service.

REPORT OF TIlE CHIEF COMMISSIO ER

THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

I much regret to report that owing to increasing work of the Superintendent-in-Chief, her Deputy, Lady Dunbar-Nasmith, found it necessary to relinquish her appointment as Chief Officer for Nursing Cadets. The development of the Cadet movement is largely due to her personal and untiring efforts and I desire to place on record my grateful thanks to her. I regret to record the death of Mrs. Reginald McKenna, the Assistant Superintendent-in-Chief. Her personal charm and tact specially fitted her for the important duties with which she was entrusted and which were so efficiently carried out. Her death is a sad loss to the Brigade. I also regret to record the retirement of Mr. H. V. Miller, as County Commissioner for Plymouth, South Devon and East Cornwall, who for many years has rendered outstanding service, especially since the commencement of the War. PERSO NEL .

The increase in the strength of the adult personnel is less in comparison with previous War years, but this is due to the demands of the ervices and of War Industry. It will be seen from the following table that the strength of the Brigade has increased by 11,098 members (Adult 1,342; Cadets, 9,756). New Divisions. Ambulance . Nursing Cadet Ambulance Cadet Nursing

Men Women Boys Girls .

75 143 215 336

Total 769 (848) Net I ncrease in Personnel. 792 550 2,935 .. 6,821 11,098 (20,064)

Adult Units. Men. Women. Total.

A dult Peyson.,.~el. Women. Total.

Men.

England (including Northern Ireland) 1,947 Wales 309 Eire . 24

1.502 174 31

3,449 483 55

73 475 9,511 995

48,003 3,708 918

121 ,478 (118,927) 13,219 (13,403) 1,913 (2,020)

2,280

1,707

3,987

83,981

52,629

136,510 (134,350)

Cadet Units. Boys. Girls. Total. England (including (Northern Ireland) Wales Eire

Cadet Personnel. Boys. Girls.

Total.

714 186 1

972 98 1

1,686 284 2

14,588 4,305 37

21,528 2,176 43

36,116 6,481 80

901

1,071

1,972

18,930

23,747

42,677 (32,921)

Grand Total.

Adult Personnel Cadet Personnel

135,692 42,677 178,369 (167,271)

Note.--The 1942 figures are shown ·in brackets.

SERVICE.

There are 24 405 members serving with H.M. Forces (Navy, 3,807 ; Army, 14,925;' Air Force, 5,534). In addition a considerable number have enrolled in the Home Guard. The Civil Defence Services claim over one-third of our personnel, with a total of 60,513 (41,415 men; 19,098 women) who are employed chiefly at First Aid Posts and in Mobile Units. Of tllls number 7,424 are full-time and 53,089 part-time. A large number of members are employed in munition and other war factories: . . The service in Hospitals, which includes 838 III SerVIce HospIt~ls. as V.A.D.s and over 9,000 enrolled in the Civil Nursing Reserve, ClinICS, and similar establishments, are referred to in the Report of the Superintendent-in-Chief. Notwithstanding the heavy demands on the Brigade per~onnel by the Ministries of Home Security and of Health, they are stIll ~ble. to render valuable assistance in the work of the Joint War OrgaruzatIOn and in their normal Brigade work. . First Aid was rendered to 489,709 persons compared WIth 363,232 in 1942. The number of cases conveyed in the motor am~ulances, of which th~re are 313, ,vere 285,393, including 9,254 road aCCIdents, compared .WIth 12.1,001 in 1912. These Ambulances are an important branch of Bngade work and carry out a valuable service to the ComJ?unity. Some Borough and District Councils make grants towards theIr upkeep, but most of them are on a self-supporting basis. Ambulances have been ,:-llotted to Divisions by the Joint \-Var Organization primarily fo:- ?~rVICe ~d Air Raid cases. Great credit reflects upon the Corps and DIVISIOns which maintain and run them. The activities of the Brigade have been further extended through the Order's Reconstruction and Vilar Relief Committee, particularly in auxiliary help to Voluntary Hospitals, auxiliary Home Nursing, establishment and maintenance of Medical Comforts Depots, Blood Transfusion Service and Child \\Telfare. Much of this work has been carried out for som~ years past, but special efforts are now being made to expand these important seryices. <The work of the Headquarter and County Staffs has greatly increa~ed during the year in connection with the various Departments of the J omt War Organization. The change in the administration of the V.A.D.s has also placed additional work on Commissioners as they now ha".e to carry out the duties hitherto allotted to County Controllers. In VIew of the increased amount of work undertaken, and the calls of other Services, I consider the Brigade continues to make very satisfactory progress. CADETS.

The Cadet personnel has increased fro111: 27,05.0. in 1942 to 36,116 (14,588 boys and 21,528 girls). There are m ad.dlh?n over 5,000 Probationers who when passing the prescribed exammatIOn become Ca~ets. It is over 21 years since the Cadet movement was first started and smce the commencement of the War, the Cadet Personnel has trebled notwithstanding the attractions of organizations connected with

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the Services. This increase is principally due to the recognition and encouragement given by the Government to Youth Organizations and to the special efforts made by the Chief Cadet Officers and their County representatives. Officers of Adult Divisions have greatly assisted in raising Cadet Divisions, and their efforts in this respect have contributed in no small measure to the success of the movement. 99 Cadets have gained the high distinction of the award of Grand Prior's Badge during the year. The Brigade Cadets are now represented on the ational and Local Standing Conferences of National Voluntary Youth Organization, the Sta~utory Youth Co:nmittees, and the Central Council of Physical RecreatIOn, and are affiliated to the Royal Life aving ocicty. I ~onsider the Cadet Organization very important and that upon its contmued development largely depends the future success of the Brigade. When I was appointed Acting Chief Commissioner of the Brigade a year ago, ~ came as a new Member, without previous service in it, and I should like to record my sincere appreciation of, and thanks for, the welcome extended to me, and for the loyal co-operation of all ranks. I am indebted to Dr. N. Corbet-Fletcher, the Surgeon-in-Chief, for the valuable assistance he has rendered in connection with the medical side of our work. County Corps and Divisional Surgeons have by their efforts e~abled the perso~el of th~ Brigade to maintain a high standard of first-aId knowledge by mstructIOn and examination. I am indebted also to the nursing profession for their instruction in Home Nursing. Many Surgeons are serving with H.M. Forces and the majority are taking an active part in the Civil Defence Services. The Surgeon-in-Chiefs Report is attached. ~ am also indeb~ed to Lady Louis Mountbatten, Superintendent-inChIef, for her contmued and successful efforts in connection with the ~ursD:g Corps ~d Divisions. Her active co-operation in all affairs m which the serVIce and welfare of the Nursing Divisions are concerned has been of outstanding merit. The Superintendent-in-Chiefs Report is attached. Without the loyal and efficient co-operation of Commissioners and their staffs, the continued inc~ease in tJte streng~h and service of the Brigade cOl1:ld not have been achieved. I tully realize the many difficulties with which they have had to contend in the administration of their Areas. I am grateful to them for their loyal and active co-operation. To the officers and members .of the Briga~e I ~sh also to express my grateful. than~s for th~ magnIficent way m whIch they have carried out theIr duties, often m the most trying circumstances, which reflect the greatest credit, not only upon them, but upon the Brigade as a whole . I wish .to express my tha?ks to the Members of my Headquarters Staff and particularly to the Bngade Secretary, Major Darvil-Smith, for their help .to me and for their conscientious devotion to their duties in furthering the mterests and work of the Brigade. • CLIVE LIDDELL, General, Chief Commissioner.

Report of the Surgeon-in-Chief. To

THE CHIEF COMMISSIO ~ ER .

Sir, I have the honour to submit to you my report for the year ending 31st December, 1943, which was noteworthy in that the Surgeons, retained for civilian practice, successfully covered the Brigade duties of their absent colleagues and themselves. In its compilation I have been greatly assisted by the helpful reports of the Surgeon-in-Chief for Wales and the County Surgeons who, in spite of the pressure caused by extra work, have yet found time to send me the up-to-date accounts of the state of medical affairs in their commands. One pleasing feature in this connection is the fact that several of the latter, who are on active service, wrote to me during the year telling me of their doings, and expressing the hope that we shall soon meet together in conference after victory has come to our arms. MEDICAL STRENGTH.

In spite of the prevailing shortage of doctors, it is noted with interest that in this, as in each previous report, I have to record an increase in the number of Surgeons on the Brigade Roll. The total now stands at 3,210 as compared with 3,186 at the end of 1942, and of these 3,106 are serving in the technical and 104 in the executive section of the Brigade. To each newly-appointed Surgeon I have sent my customary letter of welcome; and at the urgent request of several County Commissioners I have this year enclosed a copy of the pamphlet, The Duties of Surgeons, which was withdrawn in 1940. My letter continues to elicit courteous replies which augur well for the future efficiency and enthusiasm of the senders. MEETING OF SURGEONS.

While it has not been possible to hold our Week-end Conference in London, which was once so successful in results and in contacts, I hear with pleasure that meetings of Surgeons were this year revived in several Counties to the undisputed benefit to all concerned. INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING.

To the Divisional Surgeon is entrusted the duty of instructing the members of his/her unit. lt is pleasing, therefore, to report that on all sides I am told how efficiently this is being done in the large majority of Divisions: and I tender my most cordial thanks to the Divisional Surgeons. Brain Trusts and Quiz Parties continue to be a popular and useful method of increasing the knowledge of our rank and file. lt is noted with regret that in some Divisions there is laxity in keeping the surgeon acquainted with the work and activities of the unit. On the contrary, there is abundant proof that, where the surgeon is consulted on general matters, he takes a keener interest and that the really happy

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and prosperous Divisions are those in which the surgeons, as the technical and the Superintendents, as the executive heads, really work hand-in-hand. There is evidence here and there of increasing difficulty in covering the me~~al work. Some relief, however, has been effected partly by the declsIOn to allow a surgeon to be appointed to more than one Division and partly by the fact that so many Brigade personnel, including the surgeons, are also serving in organizations such as Civil Defence and Home Guard whereby contact is maintained and training continued. ANNUAL RE-EXAMI ATIONS.

To the County Surgeon falls the duty of conducting the annual reexaminations. In a few counties and areas he has been able to visit and officially to tes.t the knowledge of all members of his Divisions; but more often, owmg to shortage of petrol and other obstacles, he has had to delegate this task to other surgeons. In the circumstances the relaxation of the ruling that surgeons may not re-examine their own units has proved most useful and acceptable. Complaints have reached me that some Divisions are still postponing their re-examinations till the end of the year; and that, in so doing, they increase the difficulties of the County Surgeons. COMPETITIONS.

. In ~pite of the serious difficulties due to war conditions, I am happy III bemg able to report the resumption of competitions in a number of Co~ties and Areas. These have the effect of stimulating the knowledge and mterest of members and of attracting new recruits to the Brigade. LAY INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE.

In 1943, the Lay Instructor Certificate came into force; and the first report (from West Sussex) reached me on the last day of February. The pop,ularity of this new feature of Brigade work is proven by the fact that durmg the year 1,348 of our lay personnel took the examination which tests their ability to instruct classes on the Home Office Short and the Association Preliminary (but not Adult) Course of First Aid. Of this total, 55 per cent qualified as lay instructors and received their certificates. It was quickly evident that, if uniformity in methods and results was to be established throughout the Brigade, the examination in Part III (written paper) must be conducted by the same person. In these circumstances, I decided not to delegate this duty, as the regulations allow; and consequently I have personally dealt with the papers of each and every candidate. By general agreement the standard of the examination was made 7xceptional~y hig~ (75 per cent of marks in each Part); and if in certain mstances dlsappomtment arose because an individual was rejected in Part III, I had to point out that inability to set down items of knowledge on paper-whatever the cause, was definite proof of a flaw in the efficiency of the candidate. WORK IN CIVIL DEFENCE.

From various Counties and Areas I have received reports describing th~ splendi.d work in Civil Defence done by the personnel drawn from Bngade unlts; and I cannot do better than quote from the report of one

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of my County Surgeons, this being typical of many and reading as follows : " It is difficult to realize what would have happened to the medical side of A.R.P. work, had it not been for the knowledge and experience of the St. John personnel. Where they have any measure of control there is order, efficiency, and complete confidence in th~ir ability to deal with all likely emergencies." From an Area in No.1 District comes the report that during an air raid of some severity, central control was impossible, but that the C.D. Service was able to function satisfactorily as separate units under the leadership of men who had been trained by the Brigade. Their experience of being in charge of units under peace-time conditions and of dealing with casualties stood them in good stead in the hour of need. The work of the Brigade in Civil Defence had grown since the reduction in paid personnel, and the recruiting of men and women as part-time workers, because the training of the "directed" part-timers has fallen on the many surgeons who are also associated with the Civil Defence Service. MERITORIOUS FIRST AID.

During the year H.M. The King created M.B.E. Divisional Surgeon H. Glyn Jones, of Lambeth, while Divisional Surgeon H. N. Gregg, of Coventry, was awarded the George Medal for conspicuous first aid service. The absence of serious raids accounted for the fact that no Meritorious Service Certificates (which are given only for distinguished action during air raids) were a\varded this year, though Sergeant H. Freeman, of the Beverley Division, in a civilian emergency rendered efficient assistance which won for him the Meritorious First Aid Certificate of the Association. In addition some thirty reports of first aid efficiently rendered in difficult or exceptional circumstances were this year submitted to you. In each case you sent a personal letter of congratulations; and twenty of the reports were published in detail in the St. John Ambulance Gazette, in recognition of good work well done. CONCLUSION.

In conclusion, the year has been one of great changes, of constant and untiring efforts and of hard won gains, in which the Brigade Surgeons of all ranks have not failed to play their parts. To each and all I tender my most grateful thanks, for without their whole-hearted efforts the work of the Brigade could not continue. Finally, I wish to place on record my appreciation of the generous support which I have received from the Surgeon-in-Chief for Wales and the County Surgeons in England and Ireland, and also of the valuable assistance which my Secretary, District Staff Officer Ernest T. Milburn, has given me. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, N. CORBET FLETCHER, M.A., M.B., M.R.C.S., Surgeon-in-Chief·

Report of the Superintendent-in-Chief. To

THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER.

Sir, I have the honour to submit my report for the year ending 31st December, 1943. Mrs. McKenna's tragic death has been a great grief to us all, and an irreparable loss to st. John. Her kindly understanding and wise counsel meant so much to those who so often sought her advice in their problems. As my Assistant Superintendent-in-Chief she gave me invaluable help at all times, never sparing herself, and thinking only of others. \Ve at Headquarters particularly, who were privileged to work with her, have a deep sense of loss, and this I know is shared by the entire Brigade, to which she gave such devoted and outstanding service for so many years. ROYAL'ISITS.

Her Majesty The Queen honoured our Cadets by inspecting them at Buckingham Palace in this the year of their coming-of-age. County Commissioners and members of their staffs were also honoured with an invitation to be present. On 5th July H.R.H. The Duchess of Gloucester graciously opened the new County Headquarters of the East Riding of Yorkshire at Hull, when we both had the honour of accompanying her. H.R.H. The Duchess of Kent also graciously visited Brigade Units in Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Surrey, Kent, and Buckinghamshire. I had the honour of accompanying her on the first tour. The visits of T.R.H. have been a great encouragement to our officers and members to many of whom they spoke and in whose work they showed great interest. INSPECTIONS.

At the invitation of the County Commissioners I have, during the past year, visited the following counties, where I inspected Units of the Brigade, including Ambulance, Nursing, and Cadet Divisions. These visits were, in practically all cases, undertaken during week-ends, and I would like to express my gratitude to County Commissioners, County Superintendents, and all those Officers who made my visits such comprehensive and inspiring ones. Everywhere I was impressed by the smartness, efficiency, and devotion to duty of the County Brigades. In spite of many war-time difficulties and the ever-increasing demands being made upon their personnel. Among all ranks there was evidence of an unflagging determination to do their utmost towards bringing about speedy victory and to meet every demand for service, whatever sacrifice it involved. I am satisfied that even greater efforts will be forthcoming should the necessity arise and new calls be made upon the Brigade. TOURS OF INSPECTION.

1. *Cheshire: Stockport, Birkenhead.

2. *Warwickshire: Coventry, Warwick, Rugby. 3. Bedfordshire: Bedford, Luton, Dunstable. 4. *Northamptonshire: Northampton, Peterborough. 5. *Oxfordshire:

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Stratton Audley, Oxford. 6. *Surrey: Guildford, Bagshot, Dorking, Re dhill , Caterham. 7. East Riding of Yorkshire: Hull (2 visits). 8. North Riding of Yorkshire: Whitby, Scarborough, Middlesborough. 9. West Riding of Yorkshire: Bradford, Dewsbury, Worsboro. 10. Nottinghamshire: Nottingham. 11. Northern Ireland: Lame, Belfast, Portadown, Clogher, Dungannon, Strabane, Londonderry, Portrush, Ballymoney, Magherafelt, Ballymena, Newtownards. 12. *Cambridgeshire: Cambridge, Ely, March, Wisbech. 13. Lincolnshire: Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Gainsborough, Lincoln, Spalding, Stamford. 14. Hertfordshire: St. Albans, Welwyn, Harlow, Bishop's Stortford. 15. Berkshire: Reading. 16. * omersct: Dunster, Minehead, Weston-superMare, Taunton, Bath. 17. *Norfolk: King's Lynn, Norwich. 18. *Shropshire: Wellington, Church Stretton, Orleton, Brogyntin, Ironbridge, Oswestry, Shrewsbury. 19. Hampshire (with H.R.H. The Duchess of Kent): \Vinchester, Southampton, Totton, Romsey. 20. Lancashire: l\lanchester. 21. *\Vorcestershire : Malvern, Worcester, Dudley. 22. Birmingham for their Annual Church Parade. In the counties marked with an asterisk, ].W.O. Convalescent Homes and Residential Nurseries were visited as well as other ].W.O. activities. Owing to indisposition I was unfortunately prevented from carrying out a tour of Cornwall which was a great disappointment, but I was grateful to Lady Dunbar Nasmith for taking my place at very short notice. vVhen carrying out many engagements for the ].W.O. in the London area, also in Hornsea, \Volverhampton, Chelmsford, orth Wales, Brighton, Portsmouth, \Vindsor, Gosport, Maidstone, and \\ inchester I had the opportunity of meeting further members of our personnel. I also had the pleasure of undertaking a number of engagements with the Brigade in No. 1 District and in Hampshire, for both of which counties I haye the honour to be President. During my tours I have, by the courtesy of the Joint County Committees, visited many of the ].\¥.O. Convalescent Homes and Residential Nurseries, where I was particularly pleased to find so happy an atmosphere and such a high standard of efficiency. SERVICE HOSPITALS.

The total number of our V.A.D. members called up for service is 1,342, of whom 838 are still serving; 21 of those posted to Naval Hospitals have proceeded overseas. By the courtesy of the Commanding Officers I have had the pleasure of visiting our V.A.D. Units at the R.N. Hospital, Chatham (on which occasion Mrs. McKenna accompanied me), the R.A.F. Hospital, Halton, and the Military Hospitals at Stranmillis and Holywood, N. Ireland. In these establishments also I was greatly impressed by the happy atmosphere which was apparent and by the gratifying reports on our members which were given me by the authorities. PERSONNEL.

During the year under review 132 new Nursing Divisions have been registered, giving a total of 1,502 Divisions, with a personnel of 48,003,

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including N. Ireland , but excluding Wales, the personnel for which is 3,708, and Eire with a personnel of 918, making a grand total of 52,629. The number of new Nursing Cadet Divisions is 315, which gives a total of 915 with a personnel of 21,528. CIVIL NURSING RESERVE.

9,050 of our members are enrolled in the C.N.R. (excluding Wales and N. Ireland). Miss Watt, the Principal Nursing Officer, has expressed her appreciation of the work of our members. The following Red Star and Blue Star awards have been granted : Red Star (for a year's satisfactory service) 1st year, 478 ; 2nd year, 4~0 ; 3rd year, 394. Blue Star (for a period of not less than 3 consecutIve months' service in a sanatorium or tuberculosis hospital, or the tuberculosis wards of a general hospital, or in an infectious diseases hospital), 27. CIVIL DEFE CEo

Our Nursing personnel is making a very valuable contribution to the Civil Defence services. The total number of members f,I) employed, excluding Wales, is : Full time, 2,862. Part-time, 14,710. Total, 17,572. HOSPITAL HOLIDAY RELIEF DUTIES.

In response to a request from the Matron of St. Bartholome~v's Hospital for members to undertake residential duty during the penod July to September inclusive, volunteers were called for from 19 counties (those nearest to London because of the limited travelling facilities). I was much struck by the fact that nearly 200 applications were received froI? members who wished to offer their service to the Hospital during theIr annual holiday, thereby forfeiting any rest, which sho\yed great enthusiasm and devotion to duty. Four members a week were allocated to St. Bartholomew's Hospital and similar residential relief duties were undertaken at the London Hospital, and at the Ashridge and Stanborough branches of University College Hospital. I have received letters of thanks from the Matrons of the Hospitals where the help given by our members was much appreciated. The members themselves greatly benefite~ by the knowledge gained, as a result of which several of them have deCIded to take up general training. Among the many other spheres of work in which Brigade members have taken part special reference must be made to : The National Blood Transfusion Service, to which members have rendered active assistance both as donors and at the centres. District Nurses, to whom a great deal of valuable help has been given by our members throughout the country, which has been greatly appreciated. Child Welfare Centres, at which an exceptionally large number of attendances have been made. And the many hours devoted to part-time service in all types of hospitals. In addition, they have participated in the many activities of the War Organization.

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TRAINING CENTRE AT STRATTON AUDLEY.

Mrs. Beckwith Smith has continued her splendid work in connection with training, and we owe her a great debt of gratitude for her kindness in allowing her home to be used for the training courses and for her own personal supervision, which adds so much to their success. In addition to 13 fortnightly courses in First Aid and Home Nursing, which were attended by 250 students, Mrs. Beckwith Smith arranged two courses for Senior Officers, which were attended by 69 Officers, and 3 Cadet Officers' Courses which were attended by 83 Cadet Officers. I am pleased to report that in many of the counties Officers' Courses have been arranged and my taff Officer, Miss Watson, attended those in Exeter, Northampton, M. Ireland, and the West Riding of Yorkshire, as well as the two arranged by Mrs. Beckwith Smith for Senior Officers. :J1iss \Yatson's help in this connection has been most valuable and much appreciated by those attending. . I am most grateful to Miss Lumley-Smith and Miss Longden for all the help they have also given in connection with these week-end courses. HEADQUARTER CLASSES.

Four courses of instruction in First Aid, 1 in Home Nursing, and 1 in Child \Velfare were held at the Dorchester Hotel. The First Aid courses \-vere attended by 157 students, and of the 118 who sat for the examinations, 101 passed; 53 students attended the Home Nursing course-40 took the examination, and all passed; 63 attended the Child Welfare course, and of the 53 who took the examination, 46 passed. I must again express my gratitude to Mrs. Cheyney and to Miss French for the excellent way in which they have organized these classes, and to the management of the Dorchester Hotel for their continued generosity in granting us facilities. PERSO l NEL SERVIKG OVERSEAS UNDER THE JOINT WAR ORGANIZATION.

In the Middle East and following on the liberation of North Africa, Sicily, and Italy, has come a demand for Welfare Workers for the General Hospitals in those areas. \rYe have 14 Welfare Officers working in the General Hospitals, and 1 Driver, and 1 Nursing Member serving with the ].W.O. Commissions and ].W.O. Convalescent Homes. The welfare work, which was in the nature of an experiment, has proved so valuable that there is an ever increasing demand for additional personnel. It is of interest to note that one of our St. John \rVelfare Officers is in charge of the welfare work in Malta. We have also been asked for Civilian Relief Workers, and have 12 women and 5 men serving in various areas. This new field of work is an ever widening one, and we shall need more and more volunteers. RECONSTRUCTION.

The extension of post-war Nursing Division activities is among the subjects being considered by the St. John Reconstruction and War Relief Committee of which Sir William Shenton is the Chairman, and I have the honour to be Vice-Chairman. Hoped-for developments will be closely co-ordinated with the National Health Service, and it is planned

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to increase not only the interest of Brigade work, but also its scope. Subcommittees dealing with various fields of work under contemplation have been already set up, and preliminary talks are taking place with Ministry officials ·and all the Authorities concerned, while a great amount of spade work and investigation has already been accomplished. AWARDS. The C.B.E., with which I was honoured in the New Year awards, was, I felt, recognition of the wonderful contribution made by the Brigade, particularly during the War, and as such I felt very proud in receiving it. I am happy to report that in the same list District Officer Miss M. Tuckwell, No.1 District, was awarded the M.B.E., and in the Birthday Honours County Officer Miss Agar, Hampshire, also received this award. V.A.D. Miss B. A. Rishworth, W. Riding/26, has been awarded the British Empire Medal; V.A.D. Mrs. E. Soloman, W. Riding/254, has received the Certificate of Merit; and V.A.D. members Miss G. K. Cooper, London/ 354, and Miss M. M. Rodway, W. Lancs/gO, have received a special mention. BRIGADE WAR SERVICE BAR AWARDS. The following total number of War Service Bars have been awarded to Officers and Members : First Year Bars . Second Year Bars Third Year Bars . Fourth Year Bars

9,869 5,337 2,713 878

The Meritorious Service Certificate has been awarded to 2 nursing members. CONCLUSION. The great expansion of activities we have undertaken in the past year has meant much extra work in the counties, to whom I am immensely grateful for all their co-operation, and particularly to m y Headquarter Staff. My heartfelt gratitude goes out to all at No.3 Belgrave Square for their continuously fine work and for the remarkable manner in which they have tackled every new problem with real enthusiasm and zeal. They have willingly put in long extra hours on the top of their already full-time jobs, and in spite of the year's tremendous pressure of work, the shortness of personnel at Headquarters on many occasions, and innumerable obstacles and worries they have remained cheerful and competent at all times. I would like to pay a particular tribute to the wonderful support given me by my Deputy Superintendent-in-Chief, Lady Dunbar-Nasmith, who has given invaluable assistance in all branches of our work, and who in the last years has done such outstanding service with our Nursing Cadets. The institution of County Cadet Officers, County Cadet Officers' Training Courses, so many of which she personally attended, the remarkable increase in the number of our Nursing Cadets, and the great expansion of their activities has been due to her own able and inspiring leadership and unflinching purpose. It is with deep regret that it has been found necessary for her to relinquish her appointment as Chief Officer for

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N:rrsin~ C.a~ets owing to her many responsibilities as my Deputy, but in MISS VIrgInIa Cunard, who has already made such a fine contribution to the Cadets, and whose help in connection with the Cadet Officers' Training Courses has been so much appreciated, she will leave a worthy successor. My gratitude is also very specially due to Miss Watson for the wide fi.eld of. work she has undertaken in the past year, particularly in connectIon WIth our Post-War Reconstruction schemes and Overseas Service' also for the exceptionally successful manner and the clear vision with which she has handled so many problems and worked on such a number of difficult schemes. I would also like to express to Miss Harrison my continued appreciation of her ceaseless hard work at my office, and for her great ability and devotion in dealing with all the matters referred to her. In conclusior: may ~ say, Sir, how grateful I feel to you for the valuable supp~rt and W1S~ adVIce you have given me in the past year, and for the practIcal and k~dly manner in which you have shown your interest and sympathy wlth the Nursing Divisions?

I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN, Superintendent-'£n-Chiej.

Report of the Acting Chief Officer, Anlbulance C adets. To

Report of the Chief Officer, Nursing Cadets. To

THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER.

THE CHIEF COM:\II SIO ER.

Sir, I have the honour to submit a report concerning the work of the St. John Ambulance Cadets at Home, excluding \Alales, during the year 1943. . An outstanding feature in the past year has been the reVIval of many Divisions in abeyance since the beginning of the vVar, and t~e. ~een interest in the work displayed by the Officers and Cadets of all DIVIsIOns is very encouraging. In some cases it has been found necessary to treat Divisions as in abeyance for the period of the \Var, on account of the attraction of the Navy, Army, and Air Force Cadets. Another notable feature is the very great increase in the number of applications for Efficiency Stripes and Proficiency Badges. The latter, covering a large range of subjects, shows the interest taken by the Cadets in their training. This in turn has led to a greater demand for the Grand Prior's Badge. During the year this Badge has been awarded to 51 Ambulance Cadets. From time to time the names of Cadets have been brought to your notice for exceptional service during Air ~aid~ and in a.cciden.ts. Generally they are rendering valuable serVIce m connectIOn v,Tlth the various war activities in which the Brigade is concerned. County Cadet Officers have been appointed in 33 counties, ~d we ~re indebted to these officers for the interest they have taken m startmg and encouraging new Divisions. . To District Officer T. E. Walsby, Officer m charge of Ambulance Cadets No. 1 District, fell the honour of being in command of the Ambulance Cadets at a parade which was inspected by H. 1. the Queen in the grounds of Buckingham Palace in May. This officer represents the Ambulance Cadets on the Standing Conference of Tational Voluntary Youth Organizations. His practical experience and ready service have been of great value to these Cadet Headquart.ers.. . The facilities granted by the Central CounCIl of PhYSIcal Recrea.tIOn will be a great incentive to future effort on the p~rt of C.a~ets, especIally the encouragement given to camp life and physIcal tram~ng, WhICh are part of the Cadet curriculum provided by Cadet RegulatIons. . Cadets take part with enthusiasm in all parades and youth displays in their various localities. 200 new Divisions have been registered in the course of the year, and the total personnel is now 14,625, which shows a net increase of 2,496 in comparison with 1942. . It is felt that considerable progress has been made dunng the year 1943, and the outlook for the present year is very encouraging.

Sir, I have the honour to submit my report of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Cadet Tursing Divisions for the year ending December, 1943. This year marked the coming-of-age of the Cadets, and it was particularly appropriate that the outstanding event in such a year should have been the parade at Buckingham Palace, in May, when Her Majesty The Queen in pected the Junior British Red Cross and the St. John Cadets. ome 500 Nursing Cadets, drawn from the counties nearest London, were inspected by Her Majesty, whose inspiring address and graciousness in speaking personally to many Cadets will long be remembered by those present.

P. G. DARVIL-SMITH, Acting Chief Officer Amb~tlance Cadets.

The booklet, Administration of a Cadet Division, was issued in October; this was compiled by the Manual Committee for the guidance of Cadet Officers.

INSPECTIONS.

H.R.H. The Duchess of Gloucester graciously consented to inspect some 700 Kur ing Cadets at Northampton in June, when I had the honour of accompanying Her Royal Highness. At the conclusion of her visit she spent some time watching the various displays. I myself have carried out visits of inspection at Brighton, Buckinghamshire, Cambridge, Cornwall, Gloucester, Leicester, and Staffordshire. COUNTY CADET OFFICERS.

There are now only 6 Counties in which an Officer on the Staff of the Commissioner for Cadet purposes has not been appointed. More Area Cadet Officers are also being appointed to overcome the difficulties of transport. The great increase in Cadet personnel and efficiency can largely be attributed to the untiring work of the County Cadet Officers who, having strengthened this branch of the Brigade, are now training these younger members on sound and definite lines. CADET OFFICERS' TRAINING COURSES.

The demand for Cadet Officers' Training Courses continues, and during the year 3 Headquarters' Courses have been held and 15 County Courses were attended either by myself or Miss Cunard. I should like to put on record my appreciation of Miss Cunard's contribution to the training of Cadet Officers by her attendance at these Courses-her lectures are clear and interesting, and since her appointment over 2,000 members of the Brigade have benefited by her instruction. PUBLICATIONS.

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During the year a Preliminary First Aid and Home Nursing Re-examination Paper was introduced, and a Promotion Examination Paper for Cadet Superintendents and Officers compiled. The Brigade has reason to be grateful to Lady Waleran, who undertook the work of compiling the Cadet Twenty-first Anniversary Illustrated Review, which gives a pictorial reco"rd of the past and present activities of Cadets and will, undoubtedly, prove of real value in making the St. John Ambulance Brigade Cadets better known. EXHIBITIONS.

The St. John Ambulance Brigade Cadets had an attractive display at the Youth Exhibition, arranged by the Standing Conference of National Voluntary Youth Organizations, held at Harrods in May-the stall was later shown at Manchester, Bristol, and Leeds. The Cadets also took part in a combined exhibition with other Youth Organizations, which was staged at some 60 showrooms of the Gas, Light, and Coke Company in the Greater London area. In addition a joint Junior Red Cross and St. John Cadet exhibit was shown at Ford's Showrooms in London for three months. GENERAL DEVELOPME:-.ITS.

The question of Cadet finances has been under consideration, and separate County Cadet Funds have now been sanctioned. The following new Offices of Appointment have been instituted during 1943: County Cadet Secretary; Cadet Divisional Nursing Officer; Cadet Divisional Auditor; Cadet Divisional Treasurer. CADET CONCESSIONS.

The Order has seen fit to allow each year's efficient service, for Nursing Cadets holding both Adult Certificates, to count in full towards the Service Medal of the Order. Senior Cadets holding both Adult Certificates are now permitted to undertake public duties, under the supervision of an adult member of the Brigade. These two privileges will be much appreciated. Cadets may now be appointed Divisional Secretaries, with the rank of Hon. Sergeant. Permission has been given for the Brigade Flag to be carried by Cadet Divisions on Parade. GRAND PRIOR CADETS.

Fifty-eight Nursing Cadets were awarded the Grand Prior's Badge during the year: Ardwick (Lancs) and Ramsey (Isle of Man) Divisions head the list, each having gained 6 in the year. WAR SERVICE BADGES.

During the year 108 War Service Badges have been awarded. Grateful thanks are due to Mrs. Graham, who undertakes the checking of these returns, which requires great care and much patience.

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FIRST AID.

Several excellent accounts of First Aid rendered by Cadets have been brought to my notice, bearing testimony to their training. STRENGTH.

The increase in the number of new Cadet Nursing Divisions and personnel continues to be most satisfactory, as is shown by the following statistics for the year : New Divisions Registered Cadets in these New Divisions County Cadet Officers appoint.ed Cadet Superintendents and Officers appointed

315 4,011 16 592

The total personnel, excluding vVales, is 21,571, which shows an increase of 6,563. There are in addition 4,292 Probationers. The interest of the Superintendent-in-Chief in Nursing Cadet matters has been the greatest support to me personally and her interest is felt and appreciated by all Cadet Officers who, in this fourth year of war, in spite of increasing responsibilities and other duties, are making a fine contribution to the training of the youth of this country. I have been most fortunate in having the loyal assistance of an extremely hard-working staff; this I have greatly appreciated, and I would especially like to mention my secretary, Miss Longden. I cannot conclude this Report without expressing regret at resigning my appointment as Chief Officer for Kursing Cadets, for I found the work of great interest. I am confident that the ursing Cadets have in Miss Cunard a Chief Officer who will direct their activities with enthusiasm and wise guidance. May I tender my thanks to you, Sir, and to all those throughout the Brigade with whom I have been associated during the past two years for the unfailing help and courtesy which has been extended to me. T

JUSTINA DUNBAR-NASMITH, Chief Officer, Nursing Cadets.

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The membership of the Brigade has reached the rec?r.d. total of 19,700, an increase of 513 on 1942. There were 29 more DIvIsIOn on the roll after the disbandment of 21 and an amalgamation of hvo Cadet Units. It is of interest to note as an indication of general progress in North Wales that 11 new Divisions were raised in Caernarvonshire and 10 in Flintshire. Another satisfactory feature of the increase is the enrolment of 439 boys and 258 girls during the year, bringing the total cadets to 6,481. BRIGADE ACTIVITIES.

to 84, in addition to 23 colliery premises provided for use as divisional headq uarters. Appreciative reference has been made in the reports of the last few years to the grant received from the Special Areas Fund by means of which 28 were grant-aided; and it is very gratifying to be able to record that by December, 1943, all the Divisions had repaid the amounts advanced from the Priory funds to enable them to take advantage of the grant. The Priory is greatly indebted to the Miners' \Velfare Commission for ten grants toward purchase renovation and repairs, while applications for grants are pending in respect of five halls. Sixty Halls have been furni hed by the Commission with chairs, tables, crockery, cutlery, etc., valued at £3,476. ~IEDICAL

Senior members dealt with 73,198 cases of accident and udden illne 28 693 more than the treatments recorded in 1912. Ca e removed to ho~pital or home totalled 7,974, co,Tering a mileage of ~)7,.OGG, these fig~lres showing increases of 1,268 and 37,701 respectively. ~sslstance wa gIven in 1,526 road accidents. Routine duties were carned out at place of entertainment and public gatherings and help given at blood tran fusion centres. Tursing members made 10,927 attendances at child welfare clinic and nurseries and 1,205 on ambulance cars. The number of hour of duty at Medical Comforts Depots (to which reference i made under a separate heading below) is not recorded in Brigade return. There are 744 ~ursing Iembers engaged in C.1 .R. work or servin a a "V. .D. or ursing Members in War Organization Hospitals .. During 19 13, ~31 War Service Bars were awarded, bringing the total I sued to Nursmg Members in \-Vales to 240. Brigade personnel enrolled in the Civil Defence ervice number. 273 men and 176 women full-time, and 3,537 men and 1,350 women part-time, the total of 5,336 being a little over two-fifths of the enior Briga~e strength, not including the large number of members engaged m industrial A.R.P. on a shift system.

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DEPOTS.

Three new Depot opened in 1943 at \Vaunllwyd, Brecon, and Bryncoch brought the number operating lmder the Priory to 99; and the total number of 11,235 article i ued were 451 more than the figure for 1942. \Vith the exception of two Depots at Rhos and Tewcastle Emlyn, they are all located in outh \Vale . In December the Almonry Committee met to examine the working of the I pot from the reports submitted by its representatives in the variou centre, with a view to ensuring that the maximum use is being made of the equipment a,'ailable. Mo t of the Depots are under the joint control of Ambulance and Xursing Divisions, whose members devote a con iderable part of their time to their maintenance.

CADET DEVELOPMENTS.

Two Headquarter appointments made with a vi~w to stim~lating cadet recruitment and activities were those of Captam D. G. RIchards as Chief Officer Ambulance Cadets for Wales and Mrs. (Mary) Ingledew as Chief Officer Nursing Cadets for Wales. . Officers of Cadet ursing Divisions in the out~ vVales. Counties attended a conference organized by Mrs. Ingled~w m CardIff on the 16th October and were addressed by Miss V. Cunard, taff Officer for . . Nursing Cadets in England. A Cadet Rally was held in Gelligaled Park, at whIch all Cadet Umts in the Rhondda participated in a programme of displays and sports. AMBULANCE HALLS.

The two new Halls acquired in 1942 at Cefn Mawr in Denbighshire, and Cynwyd in Merionethshire, bring the number of Ambulance Halls

MOTOR

A~IBc"LANCE

TRANSPORT SERVICE.

The number of cases removed by the 28 Priory Ambulances at 20 tations in outh \Vales was 22,703, covering an aggregate mileage of 362,:-60, an inc rea e of 2~G78 and 27,942 respectively on 1942. Xo new tation wer opened, but five additional ambulance 'were put into commi. ion, three of normal and two of the limou ine type which has become very popular for private work particularly long distance removals. The number of Colliery Companie which have contracts with the Priory as an officially approved alternative to providing their own ambulance service has risen by one to 28, covering approximately 50,000 employees in 79 collierie. ixteen other Companies are subscribing in respect of about 4,500 employees. The ervice is supported also by 76 colliery lodges with a membership of 35,000 and 78 bodies of employees in other industrie , numbering 8,400, all of whom have a call upon the cars for themselves and dependants. The benefits of the subscribers cherne have encouraged groups of people in 43 districts to contribute, the aggregate "outside" subscribers numbering 8,219. Four Local Authorities have contracts with the Priory, all of which were renewed in 1943. The Priory is indebted to the Miners' Welfare Commission for a grant of £1,000 towards the cost of new cars; and appreciation of the sympathetic interest and assistance of the fini try of Fuel and Power (Coal Division), the Welsh Board of Health and the outh Wales Area

THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

REPORT FOR NORTHERN IRELAND.

Man-Power Board is gratefully recorded in connection with the difficulties caused by the calling up of personnel.

in costume was presented, symbolic of the work of the Order of St. John in the twelfth century and its link with the present and future Brigade. The Governor presented Long ervice Medals to Divisional Superintendent Mrs. Laverty, Divisional Superintendent Mrs. Moreton, and Ambulance Officer Mrs. Thompson. Lady Louis also visited the U.S. Naval Hospital outside Derry and the American Red Cross Clubs in Belfast and Londonderry. Everywhere she went she endeared herself to all who met her by her gracious charm and tireless energy. Another outstanding event was the first Week-end Residential Training Cour e for Officers and N.C.O.s of Adult and Cadet Nursing Divisions, held in T ovember, at one of the Ministry of Home Affairs Emergency amps in o. Antrim. Over 200 attended the Course, and much useful training was accomplished. Our adets are certainly enthusiastic, attending their classes and parades and doing their be t to improve their knowledge under circumstances presenting rather a handicap to the young mind. . It is fitting and right that we should pay a tribute to the Doctors and Cadet Officer who give instruction to, and carry out, the examinations of our Cadet Divisions. We are deeply grateful to these ladies and gentlemen for the time they are giving and the trouble they are taking.

WELSH HOME SERVICE AMBULANCES. The 18 cars operated at 16 stations of .the \\ els~ Home Service Ambulance Committee of the Joint CounCIl dealt wIth 4,258 .case.s, involving 82,571 miles, an increase of 410 cas~ an~ 24,830 mIles m comparison with the previous year's figures. It IS satIsfactory to r~cord that the Ambulances formerly controlled by the Divisions of the Bnga.de at Monmouth and Llanrwst have become affiliated to the Home erVIce Ambulance Scheme. EXTRACTS OF REPORT OF THE COMMI NORTHERN IRELAND.

lONER FOR 1943 . Personnel. 40 2,233 6 422

Div1SIOHS.

Ambulance Nursing. Cadet Ambulance Cadet Nursing

67 5 21

121

3,5 1

District Commissioner and His Staff

The recorded cases attended by Ambulance Divisions total 1, ""54. The recorded cases attended by Nursing Divisions total 1,.179. T~e recorded cases attended by Cadet Divisions total 5, but thIs figure 1 below the actual number treated, as a number of Divisions do not record this item. . . The relations between the Brigade and Civil Defence AuthontIes continue to be very good and a considerable numb~r Brigade ~e.~bers are serving in the Civil Defenc~, and in. some dI tncts the DIVISI?nal Superintendents have been apP?mted ChIef Casualty Officers and gr:r en the sole responsibility for supplymg the pers~nnel. f?r the Casualty erVI.ce. All Divisions have given wonderful help m r~l.lsmg funds by supp~ymg Organizers and Collectors on Flag Days for Pnsoner of War and AId to Russia Funds; also the Penny-a-Week Fund. A r~port !r?~ one provincial town shows that their Ambulance and ursmg DIVISIOns raIsed a total of £3,037 3s. lld. during the year for the funds mentioI?-ed. Annual Church Parade, also many Divisional Church Parades and Wmgs for Victory Weeks, etc., were well attended by. C?fficers and M~mbers. The outstanding event of the year was the VISIt .of the upermt~ndent in-Chief, the Lady Louis Mountbatten, C.B .E:, m June. Du~mg the five days she was in North.ern Ir~land she .c~~ned out .an ext.e~sIve tour visiting St. John personnel m SerVIce and CI:nlia?- Hosp~t~ls, CIvIl Defence Posts, etc., and carried out numerous inspectIons m the CItIes of Belfast and Londonderry and Counties of Antrim, Armagh, Down, Londonderry, and Tyrone;' the Fermanagh Offic~~s and Memb~rs .attending the County Tyrone functions. To end her VISIt. Lady ~oUlS ~nspected the Belfa~t Divisions in the Assembly Hall, thIS functIon bemg attended by HIS Grace the Governor and Her Grace the Duchess of Abercorn. A tableau

EXTRA. T

OF REPORT OF THE

co~nu

lONER FOR EIRE

De pite the fact that one Corps and six new Divisions were formed during the pa t year the Divisional membership has decreased somewhat. otwithstanding this the vitality of our Organization has increased. The strength of the Brigade is as follows : 24 L\mbulan ce Divisions . 28 1 ?ursing Divisions 2 Cadet Ambulance Divi ions. 1 aclet Xursing Division Total

1,000 members 901

60 41

2,002

The work of the exi ting Divi ions in Cork was co-ordinated and increased when a Corps was formed there early in the year. I am pleased to report that since the foundation of this Corps the membership has been more than doubled. The Inspecting Officer reported that the discipline, efficiency, and esprit de corps there are excellent. The work of the Invalid Transport Service continues to increase3,835 patients were removed, an increase of 447 on the previous year. Of the former number 447 were very poor patients and were carried free of charge. The Ambulances also attended 48 R ace Meetings and other functions, in all, covering a mileage of 31,717 miles during the year. The activities of the Central Workroom were ably and efficiently conducted by Mrs: H eney. Over 3,500 old and new garments were distributed to the poor of various charitable organizations. . Another Department which continues its humanitarian work, despite increasing difficulties, is the \Velfare Department. During the year 84,538 dinners were served to 1,030 mothers, of whom '594 were confined. 49,608 pints of soup were taken home by the mothers. otwithstanding

THE

ST.

JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

the enormous rise in the cost of food and materials for clothing the Welfare Committee were able to is ue these to every mother registered. Owing to another Organization starting dinners for expectant and nur ing mothers there is at present an uncertainty with regard to the Public Health Department's Grant to the Brigade for the coming year. It has, therefore, been decided to close temporarily the Merrion quare Dining Room and feed the mothers at the remaining two Dining Rooms, i.e. Great Strand Street and Killarney treet. By this action the \\'elfare ommittee will save the running expenses of the third Dining Room and feel justified in doing so when there are now two other Dining Rooms functioning in this comparatively small area. Di trict Officer Mi G. M. Barrington, Secretary, and her energetic Committee who control this Department, are to be congratulated. The Annual Review was held on 19th June in the Iri h Rugby }ootball Union Ground , Lansdowne Road, Dublin (by kind p rmis ion). Over 1,000 Brigade and Reserve member were on parade. I took the In pection accompanied by Major Stewart, Deputy Director of the :JIedical en'ice. Prior to the Inspection District Officer J. F. Eu tace gave a running commentary to the public on our wide pread activitie , illu trated by tableaux representing each branch of our services. The Annual Appeal for Fund realized £1,939 19s., an increase of approximately £160 over the previous year. For thi magnificent re ult I have to express my appreciation to the public for th ir practical recognition of our work, and more especially to District Offic rs ).Iis G. M. Barrington and Miss E. Provi , who devoted much time and energy in organizing the Appeal. The Annual Festival of the Order \va commemorated on 21th June when, in St. Anne's Church, Dawson Street, Dublin, over 100 Brigade and A.R.P. Auxiliary Reserve members attend el celebration of Holy Communion. On the Sunday prior to St. John's Day over GOO member of the Brigade and Auxiliary Reserve took part in a parade to the Franciscan Church, Merchant's Quay, Dublin, where t.hey were addres ed by the Reverend Father Sylvester O'Brien, O.F.;'!', who referreel to his association with the St. John Ambulance Brigade in Australia, and of the pleasure it gave him to express his personal appreciation and admiration for the work of the Brigade. It is gratifying to report another year of progress among the Units of the Brigade in the provincial towns. Their work continues to expand, and the year 1943 has witnessed an increase in the number of public duties and fresh calls upon the personnel. I am happy to report that they were equal to the demand, and the general efficiency of the members in these Units is highly satisfactory. In conclusion I would like to record my appreciation of the valuable assistance given to me at all times by the members of my District Staff. I must specially mention District Superintendent Mrs. Pringle whose efforts are mainly responsible for the very high state of efficiency attained by our Nursing Divisions.

ltbe Granl) )prior}] in tbe 13rtttsb 'Realm of tbe

IDenerable

~rl)er

of tbe 1bospitalof St.30bn of Jerusalem AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT

'ttbe St. lobn ambulance :JJ3rigabe ®verseas

Report of the ,

Chief Commissioner of the Brigade Overseas For the Year ended 31st December, 1943.

HEADQUARTERS:

ST.

JOHN'S GATE, CLERKENWELL , LONDON, E.C. I

Pages 1 to 7 corrected to 25th February, 1944. List of Superior Officers of the Brigade Overseas appointed by His Royal Hi ghness the Grand Prior of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. (SHOWING DATE OF ApPOINTMENT AND GRADE IN THE ORDER )

¢ommanbant II' tn '" ¢bief

~\>erseas.

COLONEL JAMES LEW IS SLEEMAN, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., M.V. O.

Knight.

an~

'lRursing <torps

lbeabquarters. Ubie! Uomlnisstoner of tbe :fSrigabe

ili\)isions

Appointed June, 1930.

1Lab)? Snpertntenbent:::in:::Ubtet of 1Rursing Uorps anb .IDi\>isfons of tbe :fSrigabe ®\>erseas. THE HON. MRS. COPLAND-GRIFFITHS.

ttbe St. 30bn Bmbulance

jJ3rtga~e:

Dame.

Appointed May, 1939.

,J n5pecting Offi cer for tbc cra ribbean.

IR H ARRY L UKE , K.C.M. G.

Knight.

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN,

Appoin ted November, 1941.

Sta t! ®fficcr to tb e <!b(ef <!ommissioner.

CAPTAIN A.

Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St. John.

Officer.

CAHUSAC, O.B.E., M.C.

Appointed May, 1933.

Sta t! 0ffi cer to th c 1Lal>2 Superintenbent::in::(!bief.

A.ppointed March. 1928.

LADY DISTRICT S UP E RI TE NDENT MISS DOROTHY MAVROJANI.

Serving Sister.

lDeput~ (tomman~antllltn-(tbtef

:Bssistant Secretar12.

'Aurstng ctorps

an~

Appointed September, 1939.

GEORGE

Serving Brother.

lDt,,{stons:

QUILTER.

Appointed July, 1937.

Ube (tommanber)1 in Bustralia. Uommanber12 Uommissfonet.

H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER,

SYDNEY L. DAWKINS, O.B.E., M.B., CH.B.

Knight.

Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St. John.

Appointed November, 1941.

Uom m fsstoners.

Appointed February. 1937.

MAJOR-GENERAL RUPERT M. DOWNES, C.M.G., M.D., M.S .

Knight.

Victoria District.

Appointed July, 1933.

CO LO EL WILFRE D VI CKE RS, D.S.O. , M. B.

Com man der .

New Sou t h Wales D istrict.

Appointed J a nuary, 1943.

:assistant Uommfssionets. *MAJOR-GENERAL SAMUEL R. BURSTON, C.B.E., D.S.O.

Officer.

South Australia District.

Appointed February, 1937.

SIR CEDRIC STANTON HICKS, M.SC., M.D.

Officer.

South Australia District.

Appointed February, 1940.

THOMAS H. GODDARD, C.B.E., B.A., M.B.

}( ni ght.

Tasmania District.

Appointed August, 1940.

THOMAS H. HENDERSON, M.B.E.

Kni ght.

New South Wales District. COLONEL JOHN

Kni ght .

Vi ctoria District .

Appointed June, 1942 .

H. SHERWIN, M.D.

Appointed March, 19"*3.

• On Active Service.

'tlmestern :tlustralia.

W. J. BELL, M.B.

cromm issioner.

Commander.

COLONEL JOHN R. DONALDSON, M.B.

Officer.

Western Australian District.

Appointed December, 1939.

:fSarba~os. Bcting cromm issioner.

Ontario District.

Officer.

Prince Edward Island District.

Commander.

Appointed Iovember, 1942.

Federal District.

Appointed April, 1940.

Appointed November, 1942.

<Iel?[oll.

:fSermuba.

Bssistant <!ommissioner.

Bcting Bssistant <!ommissioner.

. F.

CHELLAPPAH, O.B.E., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.

Officer.

EARL.

Appointed May, 1943 .

Appointed Iovember, 1943.

jffji.

:JSurma.

:Elssista n t <!omm issioner.

<!omm issloller. THE HON. MR. JUSTICE BA

Associate Officer.

vV.

VICTOR

T. MCGUSTY, C.M.G., O.B.E., M.B.

Officer.

Appointed July, 1939.

Ube <Iommanber12 tn <Ianaba. WILLIAM

Commander.

(!olllmissioller.

BE NETT.

EDWARD

Appointed June, 1943.

Officer.

:acting Surgeon-in-<!bief.

MRS. THOMAS GILMOUR.

Appointed February, 19-43 .

Officer.

Quebec District.

Appointed December, 1941.

J-nbia. <!bief crommissioner.

Appointed February, 193 - .

SIR ALEXANDER

Knight.

Appointed June, 1936 .

*COLONEL LAVEL H. LEESON, M.D.

British Columbia District.

Appointed June, 1936.

*LIEUT.-COLONEL H. CAMERON, M.D.

Officer.

Ontario District. Alberta District.

Appointed November, 1939.

Commander.

New Brunswick District.

Officer.

Commander.

Nova Scotia District.

J. Commander.

Appointed August, 1940.

FYFE-SMITH.

British Columbia District.

Appointed, October, 1940.

LIEUT.-COLONEL ARTHUR GABOURY.

Commander.

Quebec District. (French-speaking Divisions.) Appointed November, 1941. • On Active Service.

Appointed October, 1943.

1LnD2 SuperintenDent::::in::::crbfef. MISS E. E. HUTCHINGS, A.R.R .C.

Officer (Sister).

Appointed January, 1940.

REGINALD V. HARRIS, K.C.

BADENOCH, K.C.I.E., C.S.I.

Appointed July, 1940.

Surgeon::::in::::crbief.

Appointed November, 1938.

GILBERT B. PEAT, M.D.

MAJOR-GE NERAL JAMES B. HA CE, C.LE., O.B.E . , K.H.S.

GEORGE JOHNSON, M.D.

Officer.

GERRARD, O.B.E., M.D.

ABBAS EL ARCULLI.

Associate Officer.

<!ommissioners.

MAJOR ARTHUR H. COATES.

RAYMOND.

Appointed February, 1939.

REV. CHARLES W. DOWNER, M.B.E.

Saskatchewan District.

PROFESSOR WILLIAM

1LaD}? SuperintenDent-in-<!bief. Officer.

Appointed December, 1941.

'Elssista It t aOI1l 111 issiolters.

LIEUT.-COLONEL THEODORE H. LEGGETT, M.D.

Appointed December, 19-12 .

Appointed October, 1941.

1bong 1kong.

<!ommaIlDer}? <!Ol1llllissloner.

Officer.

Appointed September, 1943.

GEORGE M. LITTLE, D.P.H.

Alberta District.

E. B. WILLIAMS.

LIEUT.-COLO EL RI CHARD

ovember, 1942.

Bcting Bssistant croml1lissioner.

:Elctillg Bssistant crommissionct'.

Commander.

Appoint ed

DAVID KEMP EDWARDS.

MR. JUSTICE FRANK W. HOLDER.

Sub-Chaplain.

Appointed October, 1942.

LIEUT.-COLONEL JOHN J. BLAKE.

Appointed July, 1942 .

crom m fssfoners. MAJOR-GENERAL HUGH STOTT, C.LE., O.B.E., M.D.

Commander.

No.4 District.

Appointed November, 1938.

COLONEL WILLIAM C. PATON, I.M.S.

Officer.

No.2 District.

Appointed May, 1941.

COLONEL W. C. SPACKMAN, LM.S.

Officer.

No.9 District.

Appointed July, 1941.

MAJOR-GENERAL RONALD H. CANDY, C.LE., LM.S.

Officer.

No.3 District.

Appointed January, 1942.

4 ~5sistant

<.tommfssioners.

flDala)2a.

LIEUT.-COLONEL SIR HASSAIN SUHRAWARDY, O.B.E., M.D., F.R.C.S.

Associate Commander.

<!ommf£sfoner.

No. 2 District. Appointed (supernumerary) November, 1937.

JEHANGIR

Associate Commander.

ROBERT B. MACGREGOR, M.B., CH.B., M.R.C.P.

Officer.

GHANDY, C.LE.

No.9 District.

Appointed February, 1940.

Appointed November, 1938.

fIDalta.

LIEUT.-COLONEL MARTIN M. CRUICKSHANK, C.LE., LM.S.

Officer.

No. 10 District.

MAJOR FELIX

Officer.

<.tommiS5ioner.

Appointed March, 1940.

R. LABORDA, M.R.C.S.

No.6 District.

Knight.

P. PARTHASARATHY, L.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.

Associate Officer.

No.5 District.

No.9 District. ARNOLD

B55istant <!Ommi5£ioner.

Officer.

Appointed July, 1940.

LIEUT.-COLONEL CLU Y MACPHERSON, C.M.G.

BION, C.LE.

No.9 District.

Knight.

Appointed February, 1941.

No. 16 District.

Appointed April, 1941.

Bcting <!omllumbet}2 ctommtssionet:.

BRIGADIER HENRY E. SHORTT, C.LE., O.B.E.

Officer.

No. 14 District.

FRAICIS \V. \VARD.

Appointed July, 1941.

Officer.

COLONEL JOHN P. H UBA , O.B.E., LM.S.

Officer.

No. 13 District. No. 15 District.

Appointed October, 1941.

LIEUT.-COLONEL SIR LOUIS E. BARNETT, C.M.G., M.B., F.R.C .S.

Appointed November, 1941.

Knight.

SIR ARTHUR C. GRIFFIN, O.B.E.

Officer. No.1 District.

Appointed December, 1941.

No. 18 District.

JOHN BRINE.

Commander.

Appointed May, 1942.

o. 12 District.

LIEUT.-COLONEL

Officer.

Appointed J\lay, 1943.

J. E.

No. 11 District. o. 19 District.

Auckland District. ~6sistant

GRAY, LM.S.

Appointed May, 1943. Serving Brother.

Appointed July, 1943.

No.7 District.

Officer.

Wellington District.

Serving Brother.

CAPTAIN MOHAMMED HAFIZ-UD-DIN, L.R .C. P. MAJOR-GENERAL HUGH M. K. GRACEY.

A ppoin ted N ovem ber, 1941.

No. 15 District. No.8 District.

5amaica. ERIK HOERMAN, M.B., CH.B.

Officer.

•

Serving Brother.

Appointed November, 1942 .

lken)2a. Bssistant <!ommissfonet.

Vacant.

ovem ber, 1937.

Otago District.

Appointed November, 1938.

Wanganui District.

Appointed May, 1939.

ARTHUR W. PROBERT.

Serving Brother.

Auckland District.

Appointed May, 1941.

HAROLD D. COBB.

Serving Brother.

Appointed July, 1943.

Bssistant <.tommissionet.

Appointed

WILLIAM BOURNE.

Appointed March, 1943.

COLO EL A. H. HARTY, C.LE., LM.S.

Appointed June,

WILLIAM D. PIRRETT.

Associate Officer. Indian Hqrs. (Staff Officer for Training). Appointed July, 1937.

MELARKED M. MAHADEVAN, M.B., B.S.

ctommiS5ioner5.

WILLIAM W. DUTTON.

Appointed August, 1943.

Bcting Bssistant <.tommissfoner5.

No. 17. District.

Appointed February, 1944.

Canterbury and West Coast District. 1936.

COLONEL NORMAN BRIGGS, LM.S.

Officer.

Appointed May, 1936.

MAJOR JAMES W. CRAMPTON.

LIEUT.-COLONEL A. N. CHOPRA, LM.S.

Officer.

Wanganui District.

DAVID F . MACKAY.

COLONEL R. HAY, C.LE ., LM.S.

Officer.

Appointed February, 1940.

Commissioners.

LIEUT.-COLONEL JOHN C. PYPER, O.B.E., LM.S.

Officer.

Appointed February, 1944.

Su rgeon:::in:::(Jbief.

COLONEL ALURED C. L. O 'S . BILDERBECK, LM.S.

Officer.

Appointed May, 1912.

Ube (totlllllanber)2 in $lew Zea[anb.

GEORGE E. CUFFE.

Officer.

GATT, O.B.E., M.C.

Appointed November, 1937.

lRewfounblanb.

Appointed May, 1940.

WALTER KIRBY

Officer.

BRIGADIER ALFRED

Appointed May, 1940.

Auckland District.

Appointed May, 1941.

RICHARD A. WALL.

Serving Brother.

Taranaki District.

~ctfng ~s5tstant

Appointed June, 1942.

<.tom missioner.

Ro ALD S. MUNRO.

Hawkes Bay District.

Appointed May, 1941.

WILLIAM R. CURWEN.

Southland District.

Appointed August, 1943.

6 ~be ~rior}1

in Soutbern Bfrica.

LIEU T.-COLONEL GEORGE G. EWER, D.S.O.

lPrfor}2 (tonnnfssioner.

Serving Brother.

ALPHEUS F. WILLIAMS, B.SC.

Knight.

Appointed May, 1935.

Su rgeon:::in:::(tbfef.

Associate Serving Brother. Serving Brother.

Appointed November, 1933.

Commander.

MRS. MURIEL A. WALTON, A.R.R.C.

Transvaal District.

Officer.

Appointed May, 1933.

Appointed June, 1934.

Rhodesia District. WILLIAM

Commander.

Appointed November, 1939.

Cape Province District.

Commander.

SAMUEL WATSON

Appointed February, 1940 .

DONALD MCHARDY.

S.A.R. & H. District.

lDeput}2 (tommissfoners.

Serving Brother.

Transvaal District.

PIETER

S.A.R. & H. District.

KRUGER.

Appointed October, 19.t 1.

S.A.R. & H. District.

COLONEL JOHN D. WHITE.

S.A.R. & H. District. Transvaal District.

S.A.R. & H. District.

Appointed November, 1934.

S.A.R & H. District.

S.A.R. & H. District.

Bssistant (tommfssfoner. Officer.

S.A.R. & H. District. EDMUND

Serving Brother.

'Ulganba. Bssfstant (tommfssfoner.

Appointed May, 1935.

LIEUT.-COLONEL A.

BRAIN.

S.A.R. & H. District.

Appointed September, 1941.

Appointed May, 1935.

REGINALD S. V. PARSONS.

Serving Brother.

Appointed February, 1943.

RALPH R. SCOTT, C.M.G., M.C., M.B.

Appointed November, 1934.

ROBERT G. FORBES.

Serving Brother.

Appointed June, 1942.

Uangan}1i'Ra.

JOHAN S. DE VON WILLICH.

Serving Brother.

Louw.

Appointed January, 1942.

JAMES W. B. CARTER.

Appointed February, 1934.

ARTHUR A. COATON.

Serving Brother.

Appointed October, 1941.

WILLIAM B. A. RITCHIE.

Bssistant (tommissioners. Officer.

Appointed March, 1941.

JAMES VILJOEN.

S.A.R. & H. District.

Appointed January, 1940.

LIEUT.-COLONEL JOHANNES

Appointed November, 1940.

CHARLES E. COCK.

BRIGADIER CHARLES M. HOFFE. S.A.R. & H. District. Appointed February, 1941.

Transvaal District.

Appointed November, 1940.

Griqualand West District.

Appointed November, 1940.

LIEUT.-COLONEL JOHN M. WATT, M.B.

Officer.

Appointed October, 1941.

Appointed December, 1936.

S.A.R. & H. District.

MAJOR WILLIAM F. VEARY.

Officer.

Transvaal District.

DANIEL H. C. Du PLESSIS. S.A.R. & H. District. Appointed March, 1940.

SKILLICORN.

Natal District.

Appointed May, 194 j.

WILLIAM HECKROODT.

MAJOR STANLEY COPLEY, F.R.C.S.

Commander.

Appointed March, 1941.

Transvaal District.

S.A.R. & H. District.

Appointed January, 1939.

Rhodesian Railways District.

Rhodesia District.

Bcting :assistant (tommfssioners.

LIEUT.-COLONEL THOMAS E. ROBINS, D.S.O.

Commander.

Appointed January, 1941.

MAJOR ERNEST H. Ho EYWILL.

LIEUT.-COLONEL GERALD E. PEACOCK, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.

Knight.

Transvaal District.

Associate Serving Brother.

COLONEL THEODORE H. W ATERMEYER.

South African Headquarters.

Appointed September, 1940 .

*HARRY G. GOLDWATER, M.B., CH.B.

Appointed February, 1944.

(tommissioners. Knight.

O.F.S District.

BRIGADIER JOHN S. MORRIS, C.B.E.

1Lat)}2 Superintcnt)ent:::in:::(tbief. Commander (Sister).

Appointed January, 1940.

LIEUT.-COLONEL CORNELIS VAN DYK, M.B.

COLONEL SIR EDWARD THORNTON, K.B.E., M.R.C.S.

Knight.

Natal District.

J OHAN LOVIUS, M.B., CH.B.

Commander.

Appointed October, 1935.

SHERINGHAM.

Appointed February, 1941.

PIETER T. STEYN.

Serving Brother.

S.A.R. & H. District.

Appointed December, 1936.

SpeCial :aPPOintments IllRt)e bl? tbe (INe! (Iommissioner.

GEORGE H. DAWSON.

Serving Brother.

S.A.R. & H. District.

LIEUT.-COLONEL E. G. FISH.

Appointed July, 1937.

Officer.

COLONEL CHARLES E. HAMILTON, O.B.E.

Serving Brother.

S.A.R. & H. District.

Appointed November, 1938.

LIEUT.-COLONEL CHARLES G. BOOKER, M.B., CH.B.

Officer.

S.A.R. & H. District.

Appointed November, 1939.

District Superintendent in Charge. Zanzibar District. Appointed January, 1941. CAPTAIN D. S. GOWING.

Officer.

Acting District Superintendent in Charge, Gibraltar District. August, 1941.

CRAWFORD LUNDIE, M.D., CH.B.

Serving Brother.

Natal District.

Appointed January, 1940.

• On Active Service.

Appointed

REPORT OF THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE OVERSEAS. THE DIRECTOR OF AMBULANCE, AlIIBULA CE DEPARTMENT, ORDER OF ST. JOHN. llIarclz, 1944. SIR, I have the honour to submit my Annual Report for the year ended 31st December, 1943. My first pleasant duty is to draw attention to the fact that our Grand Prior, His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, KG., K.T., G.C.M.G., G.c.v.<?, has. been appoint~d S;-overnor-General of Australia. Thi high complunent 1 the more fittmg m that the Commander' and it Ambulance and Nursing members there have given valuable service and maintained a high efficiency throughout the war. \Ve welcome to .\ustl-alia, too, the Deputy Commandant-in-Chief of Nursing Di\'i ions of the Brigade, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester. The fact that Their Royal Highnes es are familiar with Australia and gained the a!fection of its people during their Royal Tour i of particular value at a tune when the Commonwealth i taking such a splendid part in the war. During the year, 257 new Divi ions (133 Ambulance and 12 j ~ ursing) have been formed, and 53 Divisions (39 Ambulance and 1-1. ~ Tur ing) haye b~en .disbanded, the . latter largely due to the call-up of men for the FIghtmg Forces. ThIs shows a net increase of 20--1 new Di\"i -ion and an increase in adult personnel of 7,415 (3,718 men and 3,697 women), making an adult strength on 31st December, 1943, of:Ambulance. Nursing

D ivisions.

Personnel.

1,186 843

40,178 24,852

2,029

65,030

In addition 112 new Cadet Divisions were regi tered (62 Ambulance 50 Nursing) ar:d 18 Cadet Divisions (11 Ambulance and 7 1 Tur ing) dIsbanded, a net mcrease of 94 Cadet Divisions. There has been an increase in the personnel of Cadet Divisions of 1,350 boys and 1,063 girls, so that the Cadet strength of the Brigade Overseas at 31st December, 1943 was:a~d

Divisions. Cadet Ambulance Cadet Nursing

292 237

Personnel. 6,984 5,121

529

12,105

This shows a grand total of 2,558 adult and Cadet Divisions, and a strength of some 80,000 at the time of writing. . 306 members were awarded the Service Medal of the Order, 185 the Bar to the Service Medal, and 154 Cadets the Grand Prior's Badge. It is

worthy to note that this makes a grand total of 602 Grand Prior's Badges won by Cadets of the Brigade Overseas, of 'which no less than 578 fell to the share of Tew Zealand, an outstanding achievement . I have great pleasure in reporting an unusual appointment in the Brigade Overseas, namely, that of Sir Harry Luke, R.C.M.G., K.ST.J., Chief Repre entative of the Briti h Council there, as Inspecting Officer for the Caribbean, one who rendered most valuable help to the Brigade in Malta and Fiji. I am glad to report that Lady June Hobson, M.B.E., O.ST. J., Lady District nperintendent of the Burma District, is in touch with those of our members from Burma who escaped to India while our Chief Commis ioner for the Empire of India, Sir Cameron Badenoch, R.C.I.E., c .. I., I<. T.J., is giving extremely useful support in the preparations now being made to F'-establish onr work in Burma when it is reoccupied. RELIEF OF MALTA.

In my la t AIlnual Report I paid tribute to the magnificent work of our members in Malta who had so unflinchingly carried on their activities during the long period when it was subjected to severe enemy attack. ince then glowing reports have been received of the splendid work performed during that critical period, tales of heroism and fortitude which will last for all times. Although this anxious period is now ended, our members there still carry out their humanitarian work under the leadership of Briaadier A. J. Gatt, O.B.E., M.C., R.ST.J., with the same enthusiasm, while I congratulate those who have gained the coveted Africa ~ tar. AUSTRALIA .

The Brigade in Australia has maintained its high standard of efficiency and increased in strength by 27 adult and 9 Cadet Divisions. The Commissionership of the Tew South \Vales District was relinquished during the year by Group Captain H. R. G. Poate, ~1.B., KST.J., on his a uming office as Lieutenant to the Knight-Commander of the Commandery in Australia (Western Australia excepted) after having had charge since 1926. Both the strength and efficiency of the New South \Vales District owes very much to his splendid leadership, and it is therefore most fortunate that he has been succeeded by Colonel \V. Vickers, D.S.O., M.B., C.ST.J., who has also done much to advance the interests of the Order and who also possesses the confidence of all in the Brigade. The ~ew outh Wales District has this year presented equipment to the value of £175 for a Bacteriological Laboratory to the Royal Australian avy. CANADA.

The Brigade in Canada is maintaining its increase in strength and efficiency, while 82 new adult and 9 new Cadet Divisions were registered during 1943. The growth of the Br-igade in the Quebec District has necessitated subdividing it into Sub-Districts. The expansion of our work among the French-speaking population deserves high commendation. As illustrative of the good work being performed, I cite the Carleton Place Ambulance and Nursing Divisions at Almonte when, following a

10 railway disaster in which 36 persons were killed and 150 injured, our members were quickly at work. Though handicapped by a shortage of material our members performed excellent service, improvising splints from orange crates and magazines, and stretchers from bed springs and doors. While I regret that the Commandery Commissioner, Lt.- olonel Gerald Allison, E.D., has resigned, we have been fortunate in obtaining Mr. W. J. Bennett, C.ST.J., as his successor. I would particularly congratulate Canada upon the appointment of Mrs. Gilmour, O.ST.J., as Lady Superintendent-in-Chief in Canada, one who obtained the admiration of all for the manner in which she carried out her arduous and hazardous mission in England during 1943, and who is exceptionally qualified for the important position which she now holds. INDIA.

We are fortunate to have in the person of Field- 1arshal The Vi count Wavell, Viceroy of the Empire of India, K.ST.J., one who takes deep interest in the work of the Order, and who has won the confidence and regard of those Indian troops he led so splendidly during this war. I am glad to report a substantial increase in strength, 89 new adult and 14 Cadet Divisions being formed, bringing the total within the Empire of India to 534 adult and 59 Cadet Divisions, as compared to the 107 adult and 27 Cadet Divisions which I found there in my tour of 1937. Following the terrible cyclone and tidal wave disaster in Bengal, when 11,000 people lost their lives, and also during the disastrous famine which this Province suffered later, much valuable work was done by our members in co-operation with those of the Indian Red Cross. The response to the appeal from the Auxiliary Nursing Service has been good, and many of our members are serving in Military ho pital in India and overseas. Apart from the normal work of the Brigade, 30 Mobile Squads and other Tr~:msport units have been formed and have done much useful work. Beneficial pUblicity has been given by the Joint \iVar Organization Exhibit in the War Services Exhibition in several Indian cities when demonstrations in First Aid and Home Nursing were given by our members. The Brigade in Madras was honoured by visits from Their Excellencies The Viceroy and Marchioness Linlithgow, and its Governor, His Excellency Sir Arthur Hope and Lady Hope. My thanks are due to the Chief Commissioner for the Empire of India, Sir Cameron Badenoch, K.C.I.E., C.S .I., K.ST.J., and those who have assisted him in the valuable work performed, while congratulating Sir Cameron upon his promotion to K.C.I.E. in the New Year's Honours List. NEW ZEALAND

With the deepest regret I have to report the death in December, 1943, of Lt.-Colonel G. Barclay, O.B.E., J.P., K.ST.J., our esteemed Commandery Commissioner in New Zealand. He was a member of its "pioneer" Ambulance Division, formed in 1892, and which established the Jubilee of the Brigade Overseas on 21st December, 1942. Chief Commissioner for

New Zealand since July, 1920, Colonel Barclay served continuously for over 51 years, which testifies to the splendid spirit of St. John service which was his. His successful leadership brought the Brigade in New Zealand to a strength of over 600 Divisions, a record on a basis of population. Fortunately he was spared to participat~ in the celebrati?ns of the Jubilee of the Brigade in New Zealand early ill 1943, and which included an Inspection by His Excellency the Governor-General and other official ceremonies and festivities. It was thanks largely to Colonel Barclay'S influence that the strength of the Brigade in New Zealand increased by 19 new adult and 55 new Cadet Divisions in 1943. This brings the total of Cadet Divisions to 274, which reflects the highest credit upon our late and esteemed Chief Commissioner and all others concerned, seeing that it surpasses the total number of Cadet Divisions contained in the rest of the British Commonwealth Overseas, an outstanding and admirable achievement, only equalled by the fact that its members have won all but 24 of the Grand Prior's Badges awarded to the Brigade Overseas in total. SOUTH AFRICA

The Brigade Overseas offers its sympathy with the Priory in Southern Africa in the great loss which it has sustained by the death of its first Prior, His Excellency the Rt. Hon. Sir Patrick Duncan, G.C.M.G., K.C. lt is al 0 ,v1th deep sorrow that I report the death of Mr. Alex M. Anderson, O.ST.J., Secretary to the Priory in Southern Africa and Staff Officer to the Priory Commissioner. ir. Anderson had been at South African Headquarters since 1928 and his enthusiasm and spirit of St. John service contributed much to the excellence of our work. He had charge of the outh African contingents at the Order's Centenary Celebrations of 1931, and the Brigade Jubilee Celebrations of 1937, while he served as mv taff Officer when I commanded the Brigade Parade in Hyde Park duriri'g the 1931 Celebrations and when inspected by His Royal Highness Prince Arthur of Connaught. Mr. Anderson was also my Staff Officer during the official tour of outh Africa and Southern Rhodesia in 1935-6 and again in South Africa during 1938. Never have better arrangements been made; never have I been better served than by that zealous Officer of our Order to whom it meant so much. The strength of the Brigade in South Africa has increased by 24 new adult and 36 new Cadet Divisions, a most creditable increase. Magnificent service is being given in the many admirable Auxiliary Military Hospitals which have been established throughout the Union and which are staffed by members of the Brigade Overseas in addition to their other war activities and ordinary duties, and the Priory Commissioner, Mr. Alpheus Williams, K.ST.J., deserves high credit as also the Hospitaller and Almoner Colonel J. H. Watermeyer, K.ST.J. That the Witwatersrand and Southern Transvaal Centre has organized, equipped, and maintained no less than 11 such hospitals and maintains a fleet of 10 ambulances is proof of the immense value of the work being done, and the Commissioner for the Transvaal District, Colonel G. E. Peacock, K.ST.J., is to be congratulated. My thanks are due to the Commissioner for the Rhodesia District, Colonel T. E. Robins, C.ST.J., and the Commissioner of the Rhodesia

Railways District, 1\1r. \V. J. K. Skillicorn, C.ST.]., whose zeal and efficiency have been outstanding, and I would also expre s my appreciation of l\1ajor \\T. F. Veary, O.ST.]., Cape Province District; Brigadier C. 1. Hoffe, C.ST.]., S.A.R. & H. District; Major . Copley, C.ST.]., Natal District; Dr. J. Lovius, A.S.B., Orange Free tate Di trict; and 1\1r. D. McHardy, Griqualand \Vest District. The Rhodesia District and Rhodesia Railways District have done most creditable work, while their members have acquitted themselves well, helping to staff local hospital, giving A.R.P. training, furnishing efficient ambulance men and women for refugee trains, intensely arduous work of which little i known, and duties for which all concerned deserve warm praise.

the Cyprus Police Division continnes to function, its members have been engaged in active military operations during much of the war and when Cyprus was in the theatre of operations. In Egypt the Alexandria Division, in spite of losing a number of members through call-up to the Armed Forces, is carrying out most useful work.

UNGROUPED DISTRICTS.

Barbados.-The Brigade in Barbados owes much to His Excellency Sir H. Grattan Bushe, R.C.M.G., C.B., and Lady Bu he, whose help has proved of the greatest possible service while the new District has been honoured by their becoming its President and Lady President respectively. The registration of Divisions is now proceeding. My grateful thanks are also due to Mr. Justice F. \V. Holder, its Commissioner, and Mr. E. B. \Villiams, Assistant Commissioner, who have rendered valuable service. Bermuda.-Unfortunately His Excellency Lord Knollys, who had shown great interest in our work, left Bermuda before the reorganization of the Brigade could be completed. Fortunately the Acting Governor and Colonial Secretary, 1I1r. \r. L. 'M urphy, C.M.G., and Mrs. :JIurphy threw th.emselves with such acumen and energy into this important task that this has now been carried through and matters placed on a sound footing. The Brigade is privileged in their acceptance of the offices of Vice-Presidents of the Bermuda District, and I am indebted to them for their invaluable help. We are most fortunate, too, in that His Excellency Lord Burghley, K.C.M.G., P.C., K.ST.J., the present Governor, is a Knight of our Order, while Lady Burghley, C.ST.J., has accepted office as Lady President of the District. I am glad to state that Lt.-Colonel R. C. Earl has accepted the appointment of Assi tant Commissioner. Ceylon.-His Excellency Sir Andrew Caldecott, G.C.M.G., C.B.E., K.ST.J., Governor of Ceylon, who took great interest in our work when Governor of Hong Kong, has also done much to help the greatly needed reorganization in Ceylon; an understanding support which has been of great value. vVe have also been fortunate in that Dr. . F. Chellappah, O.B.E., O.ST.J., Director of Medical and Sanitary Services, has accepted the appointments of Assistant Commissioner of the Brigade District and Honorary Secretary and Treasurer of the Ceylon Centre of the Association, one who has given valuable service at a most critical and difficult time and in whom I possess the deepest confidence. The work of the Brigade in Ceylon continues its great usefulness, which particularly applies to the Ceylon Police, whose splendid efficiency it has been my privilege to witness during five separate official visits. Cyprus and Egypt.-I regret that during 1943 the Nicosia (English School) Cadet Ambulance Division was disbanded, though First Aid teaching will continue to be carried out among its pupils. Although

East Africa.-KE~YA: The Overseas sustained a further great loss in the tragic death of our Assistant Commissioner in Kenya, Mr. A. J. Kingsley Heath, O.B.E., O.ST.J., who was killed in an air crash while on hi way to England; one who had shown great interest in the Brigade and done much to stimulate our work in that Colony. I am thankful that Captain E. K. Catchpole, S.B.ST.]., a firm supporter of our work for many years, was available to act as temporary Assistant Commissioner. The Kenya Police Division has now a membership of 513, and I am glad to report that not only have two new civil Ambulance Divisions been formed but that the first Cadet Division in Kenya is now being formed. Among the many cases of injury efnciently dealt with during the year an outstanding example is an accident when an omnibus was precipitated 280 feet into the Chania River, its wreckage being strewn over an almo t sheer cliffside, which made rescue work most difficult. Mr. G. H. R. Gribble, Assistant uperintendent of the Kenya Police and an Officer of the Brigade, climbed 150 feet down the precipice with a First Aid haversac at considerable risk and treated a case, following which he descended another 50 feet and dealt with other injuries. Other Brigade members of the Kenya Police assisted and the injured were all drawn up the cliff or lowered to its foot and safely transported to Hospital. The work performed on this occasion is a tribute to the First Aid training of the Kenya Police Division, and reflects most creditably upon all concerned. UGA DA A D zANzIBAR.-The work of the Brigade Overseas in Uganda, under the leadership of Lt.-Colonel A. 1. Sheringham, C.ST.]., and in Zanzibar, under Lt.-Colonel E. G. Fish, O.ST.]., is expanding satisfactorily, and owes much to these zealous Officers and those other members who assist them so well. TANGANYIKA.-The Brigade in Tanganyika continues to flourish, largely owing to the enthusiastic support of our Assistant Commissioner, Dr. R. R. cott, C.M.G., M.C., O.ST.]., and District Surgeon Dr. H. J. O'D. Burke-Gaffney, O.B.E., O.ST.]., to whom we owe so much for establishing our work in the Territory during such strenuous days. Among other acti'?ties mem~ers of our Nursing Divisions helped in staffing the hospItal for Polish and Czech refugees, while those of the Ambulance Division met the refugee ships and assisted in the transport of the sick to hospital, while further maintaining 25 stretcher parties for duty in Dar-es-Salaam. When I reached Tanganyika in 1938 Ambulance service was unknown there, which shows the credit which belongs to those who then responded to my appeal and have since worked so splendidly and to such a successful end.

14 Fiji.-It is a matter for satisfaction to our members in Fiji that the Queen of Tonga has become an Associate Dame of our Order in recognition of her great service to humanity. We owe much also to its late Governor, ir H arry Luke, R.C.M.G., R.ST.]., and our Assistant Commissioner, Dr. V. Vol. T. McGusty, C.M.G., O.B.E., O.ST.]., to whose able efforts much of the success obtained has been due. I am glad to have had the opportunity of thanking both in person during the past year. I would also mention Mrs. A. L. Armstrong, S.S.ST.]., who introduced Ambulance Service in Fiji as a result of a meeting, when I was bearing the Mandate of His Royal Highness the Grand Prior to the ommandery in New Zealand in 1936. That our work extends to this far-Dung part of Empire is a matter for congratulation, especially during a critical time when Fiji might have so easily become involved in the war. Gihraltar.-While our War Division in Gibraltar continues to render valuable service , the Nursing Divisions remain in abeyance owing to the evacuation. J amaica.-A new Nursing Division has been registered in Jamaica, bringing the total number of Di\Tisions there to 3 Ambulance and 8 Nursing, a strength which reflects great credit upon its A istant Commissioner, Dr. E. Hoerman, O.ST.]., to whose vision and nthu iasm the Brigade owes much. In addition to public duties and work in Hospitals, our members have assisted at manv courses in First Aid to A.R.P. volunteers, and in preparing equipn1ent for all First Aid Post. In thanking all who have been respon ible for the high fficiency and growing strength I would mention those Chinese members who are following that magnificent example set by those others of their fine race who set such a high example and who served so nobly at Hong Kong. Burma, Malaya, and Hong Kong.-Notwithstanding every effort, I regret to say that it has not proved possible to obtain much in the way of information regarding the fate of the 4,000 odd members of the Brigade Overseas in the above places, although many are known to be internees in Japanese hands, including our Assistant Commissioner in Hong Kong, Mr. E. Raymond, O.ST.]., and his wife. Every endeavour is now being made by those who escaped from Burma, Malaya, and Hong Kong to fit themselves for a resumption of Ambulance duty when the Japanese are driven out. CONCLUSION

It is with great sorrow that the Brigade Overseas parts with the SubPrior of the Venerable Order, Major-General the Earl of Scarbrough, K.G., G.B.E., K.C.B., T.D., G.C.ST.]., who controlled the many interests of the Order for over twenty years, one who won the respect, affection, and confidence of all under his charge. Fortunately, however, he has become Bailiff of Egle, an ancient office which will enable us to still benefit by his wise experience. The Brigade Overseas especially owes much to Lord Scarbrough, seeing that it was largely due to his far-seeing vision that those official tours were made of 1935- 9 which resulted in the establishment of ambulance· service in Malaya (including Singapore) and Tanganyika, and a very large increase in Ambulance and Nursing Divisions in the British Commonwealth overseas just when they were so vitally necessary. No one has done more for the Order nor understood

the value of the Brigade better, and I offer him my deepest gratitude for his understanding and kindly leadership. In expressing regret at the resignation of the Chief Commissioner of the Brio-ade at Home, Major-General Sir John Duncan, R.C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., D .S~O., ICST.]., with whom I worked in happy co-operation and in our separate charges during thirteen years, I would add how fo:tuna~e the Order has been in obtaining as his successor General Sir Clive LIddell, R.C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O., K.ST.J., who, as Director of Ambulance, will also act as Chief Commissioner of the Brigade at Home during the war. We also view with regret the retirement of the Secretary-General, MajorGeneral Sir Percival \Vilkinson, R.C.M.G., C.B., K.ST.]., who rendered valuable service for over twenty years, and who was also Chief Commissioner of the Brigade at Home when I was first appointed Chief Commi sioner Overseas. Here, again, we have been fortunate in that his place has been taken by Brigadier \,tV. B. G. Barne, C.B.E., D.S.O., K.ST.]., who has understudied the duties of that appointment for several years when Secretary of the Venerable Order. It is with the deepest sorrow that we lost by death the new Sub-Prior, the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Plymouth, P.C., G.C.ST.]., who promised to so worthily follow the example of his predecessor in that responsible office and his distinguished father. Fortunately in our Chancellor, the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., G.C.V.O ., G.C.M.G., P.C., G.C.ST.]., who will act as ub-Prior during the continuance of hostilities, we have one who, as a former Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, is both familiar with the Overseas and the work of its Brigade, an understanding appreciation which means much. 0, although there have been several ad and important changes, the Banner of Service has passed into safe and competent hands, just as it has done during the nine hundred years of the history of the Venerable Order, which fact alone has enabled it to maintain its usefulness and to keep pace with the times. 11y grateful thanks are due to the Hon. }1rs. Copland-Griffiths, D.ST.]., Lady Superintendent-in-Chief of the Brigade Overseas, whose help has continued to be of the highest value, and to the Lady Louis Mountbatten, C.B .E., D .ST.] ., Superintendent-in-Chief of the Nursing Corps and Divisions of the Brigade at Home, who has ever proved ready to give kindly assistance in any overseas problem connected with the United Kingdom. It would be ungenerous not to pay tribute to the Stores lanager,Mr. H. J. Wrigglesworth, O.ST.]., for the considerate help which he has given throughout the war and under particularly difficult circumstances. The changes which have been made in badges of rank and the obtainance of supplies during such abnormal times have thrown a heavy burden upon him, but one which he has carried most efficiently. In conclusion I would express my gratitude to Captain A. N. Cahusac, O.B.E., M.C., O.ST.]., Staff Officer to the Brigade Overseas, and to Mr. G. F. Quilter, S.B.ST.]., its Assistant Secretary, for the valuable help they have given me during the past year. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, (Signed) JAMES L. SLEEMAN, Colonel, Chief Commissioner, St. J okn Ambulance Brigade Overseas.

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16 REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1943 OF THE LADY SUPERINTENDENT-INCHIEF OF NURSING CORPS AND DIVISIONS

To: The Chief Commissioner, St. J ohn Ambulance Brigade Overseas.

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SIR,-I have the honour to submit my report of the progress and work of the Tursing Divisions of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas for the year ending 31st December, 19 13. The principal innovation has been the formation of Nursing Corps for the first time in the history of the Brigade Overseas; ivvo have been formed in Canada and eleven in Southern Africa. 124 new Nursing Divisions have been registered and 14 di banded, making a total increase of 110. 50 Cadet Nursing Divisions have been registered and 7 disbanded, making a total increase of 43. The estimated membership is 24,852 adults and 5,121 cadets. The appointment of 1\Jrs. Thomas Gilmour, Officer ( ister) of the Order, to be Lady Superintendent-in-Chief of the Commandery in Canada, has given great satisfaction to all who know her abundant energ , her charm and her tact; and in Mrs. Walton, A.R.R.C., Commander ( ister) of the Order, the Priory in Southern Africa has selected for Lady uperintendentin-Chief a trusted officer of wide experience and many years of faithful service both at Home and Overseas. Those of our nursing members whose services to humanity have been recognized by His Majesty the King include: Miss D. hadwick, Lady District Superintendent, No.4 District, India, and Mrs. Bourne, Lady District Superintendent, No. 12 District, India, both of whom have received the Kaiser-i-Hind Medal in gold; Miss A. Edith Fenton, Lady District Superintendent, Canadian Headquarters taff; Mrs. G. A. Little, Lady P rovincial Superintendent, Nova Scotia; Lady June H obson, Lady District Superint endent, Burma; Miss 1. Sampson, Lady Ambulance Officer, Colombo, Ceylon; all of whom have been created M.B .E . ; and Miss Marie Agius, V.A.D. Member, Malta, who has been awarded t he A.R.R.C . All Districts report increased ~tivity, especially as regards war work; and the fuller mobilization of nursing members for work in Military and Civil H ospitals and in Civil D efence. My especial thanks are due to Miss Mavrojani, my Staff Officer, fo r all her help, particularly in ent ertaining and helping Overseas members in London; t o Miss Stancliffe, my S cretary, without whose co-operation I should never be able t o get t hrough my day's work; to Captain A. N . Cahusac, Staff Officer , Brigade Overseas, and Mr. G. F . Quilter, Assistant Secretary, Brigade Overseas, for all their invaluable assistance. In conclusion I should like to thank all ranks for their loyal support and their almost superhuman efforts to provide, in spite of many other calls on time and energy, an efficient ambulance service in every far corner of t he British Commonwealth of Nations . I have t he honour t o be, Sir, Your obedien t ser vant, (Signed) U RSULA COP LAND-GRIFFITHS, L ady Superintendent-in-Chief. L

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St. John Ambulance Brigade

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