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(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.
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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.
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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.
