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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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LIFE SA VI lG AWARD

REPORT OF THE HOSPITALLER .

WARDE'S REpORT FOR THE YEAR 1962 .

CHAPTER-GE ERAL

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR-GEl ERAL OF THE T. JOH ASSOCIA TIO . REPORT OF THE COMMISSIO ER-I -CHI EF OF THE AMBULA CE BRIGADE .

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

*THE GREAT OFFICERS

49ranb ,larior Field-Marshal His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucestel K.G ., K.T., K.P., P.C., G.M.B., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O.

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The Lord Wakehurst , K.G., K.C.M.G.

REPORT OF THE SUPERI TENDE T-I -CHI EF

llrelate

REPORT OF THE ALMONER

The Mo t Rev . The Lord Fisher of Lambeth P.c., G.C.V.O., D.D.

REpORT OF THE LmRARIA

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PRIORY FOR SCOTLA D .

PRIORY FOR WALES.

PRIORY FOR SOUTH AFRICA

PRIORY

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PRIORY OF CA ADA.

PRIOR Y

AUSTRALIA

COMMANDERY OF WESTER

AUSTRALIA

COMM./\l\TDERY OF ARDS

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REPORT OF THE RECEIVER-GENERAL

10l IRELAND.

Horace F. Parshall, Esq., T.D.

jiRWff of Q,SgIe Sir Harry Luke, K.C.M.G., D.UTT., LL.D.

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H..R.E. The Duke of Windsor, K.G., K.T., K.P., G.C.B., etc. LIeut.-General Sir William Dobbie, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., D.S.O. The Rt. Hon. Vincent Massey, P.C., C.H. CDharI~s H. C. Pirie-Gordon, Esq., O.B.E., D.S.C., F.S.A. 1'. RIchard Williams, F.S.A. Brigadier Sir Stewart Duke-Elder ' G.C.V.O. T he Lord Bossom, LL.D.

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Lieut.-Colonel Sir Hugh Turnbull, K.C.V.O., K.B.E. (Scotland). The Lord Aberdare (Wales). Brigadier C. M. HotIe, C.B.E. (South Africa) H.E. Bri~adier Sir Bernard Fergusson, G.C.M.G .. G.C.V .O .. D.S.O., O.B.E. H.E. Ma]or:General G. P. Vanier, D.S.O., M.C., LL.D. (Canada). RE. The VIscount De L'Isle, v.c., G.C.M.G. , P.C. (Australia). >I<

All appointments are shown as at 31st. December, 1962.

m.bt (fxecutibe <!&fficet5 (![.bance[[or

Horace F. Parshall, E q., T.D. jIllurds rp·~tntraI

C. T. Evans, E q., C.M.G.

* CHAPTER-GENERAL The The The The

Great Officers. other Bailiffs Grand Cross. Priors of Priories. Executive Officers.

®riginal 1knigfJt of 3fustice Colonel Sir James L. Sleeman, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., M.V.O.

3RtteilJtr·~eneraI

Lewis G. Whyte, Esq., F.F.A. J:lirector.@eneraI, ~t. lobn ~mburance ~~»Oc\ltlon

Sir Philip Southwell, C.B.E., M.e. ~ospitaHer

Brigadier Sir Stewart Duke-Elder, G.e.v.o., M.D., F.R.e. ., F.R.S. !¢l{moner

Sir Gerald Creasy, K.C.M.G., K.C. .0 ., O.B .. "l.ibrarisn

Dr. Richard Williams, F. .A.

1knigbt5 of )Justice (who ~a ve served two terms of three years on Chapter-General and wish to continue thereon) The Hon . John Bruce, C.B.E. (representative of the Priory for Wales). Major P. M. Beachcroft, O.B.E., LL.D. Commander E. A. Morrison, R.N. Surgeon Rear-Admiral ir Cecil Wakeley, Bt., K.B.E., C.B. Captain The Lord Harris, M.e. The Earl of Cranbrook , e.B.E. Lieut.-Colonel W. R. Hornby Steer. Lieut.-Colonel W. W. Dove, C.B.E., T.D., D.L., F.S.A. The Lord Cozens-Hardy. Lieut.-Colonel Sir Thomas Cook. Major-General]. E. T. Young, C.B. Major R. L. Loyd, O.B.E., M.C. The Hon. Sir George Bellew, K.C.V.O.

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Sir Harry Luke, K.C.M.G., D.UTT. , LL.D. ~tntsrogi.t

Sir Anthony Wagner, K.C .. 0. ~irtctor

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of Justice Sir David Evan -Bevan, Bt. (representative of the Priory for Wales). N. M. Ingledew, Esq. (representative of the Priory for Wales). Sir George Wilkinson, Bt., K.C.V.O., LL.D.

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Urquhart, D.. 0.

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Rear-Admiral Royer Dick, C.B., e.B.E., D.S.O. ~55i55tant

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Assistant Receiver-GeneralM. S. Barker, Esq., F.C.A. Deputy HospitallerAir Commodore T. Keith Lyle, C.B.E., M.D., M.R.C.P .. F.R.C.. Deputy Directors-General, St. John Ambulance AssociationD. C. Maclean, Esq. Lieut.-General Sir Alexander Drummond, K.B.E., C.B., LL.D., F.R.C.S. Assistant Directors of CeremoniesColonel P. H. Catt. Commander E. A. Morrison, R.N. Captain J. Docwra Rogers, M.B.E. (Sword Bearer). Lieut.-Colonel W. W. Dove, e.B.E., T.D., D.L., F.S.A. (Cross Bearer).

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Sir Basil Mayhew, K.B.E. Brigadier-General J. G. Browne, C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.D. Captain J. Docwra Rogers, M.B.E. W. G. Pape, Esq., O.B.E. Sir George Abbiss, O.B.E. W. E. C. Lazenby, Esq., C.B.E. Sir Hugh Dow, G.C.I.E., K.C.S.I. Sir Gordon Lethem, K.C.M.G. (representative of the Priory of Scotland). The Lord Latham. Si! John Hathorn Hall, G.C.M.G., O.B.E., D.S.O., M.C. LIeut.-General The Lord Freyberg, V.C., G.C.M.G., K.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O. . (representative of the Priory in New Zealand). ~leut.-General The Lord Norrie, G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., C.B., D.S.O., M.C. SIr Andrew Wright, K.C.M.G., C.B.E., M.C. ~ajor-General Sir Ralph Hone, K.C.M.G .. K.B.E., M.C., T.D., Q.C. Ir Alexander Grantham, G.C.M.G.

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3Representatibe ]Junior 1S..nigbts

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1Snigbts of 3/'ustite J. H. H. Pollock, Esq., C.M.G., O.B.E. Brigadier F. A. V. Copland-Griffiths, I?'s,o,. M.C. Sir Andrew Murray, O.B.E. (representative of the Priory of Scotland). Sir Austin Strutt, K.C.V.O., C.B. D. C. Maclean, Esq. Sir Harry Sinder on, K.B.E., C.M.G., M.V.O. Colonel P. H. Catt. The Lord Crook. Lieut.-Commander A. F. Inglefield, R.N. Major-General J. M. Kirkman, C.B., C.B.E.

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The Rt. Rev. R. D. Say, Bishop of Roche ter. The Rt. Rev. C. Eastaugh, M.C., Bishop of Peterborough .. The Very Rev. O . H. Gibb -Smith, C.B.E., Dean of Wmchester. The Rt. Rev. M . E. W. Lamplugh, Bi hop of Southampton.

IDfficiating \tf)aplnins The Rt. Rev. and Rt. Hon. H. C. Montgomery Campbell , M.C., D.O.

The Rev . C. Perowne,

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M. S. Barker. Esq. The Hon. Denis Berry. Sir Francis Evans, G.B.E ., K.C.M.G. (representative of the Commandery of Ards in Northern Ireland). John Tennant, E q., T.O.

i"epresentatibe ®fficer K.C.V.O., K.B .E., e.s., M.e.

F. H. D. Pritchard, Esq.,

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Major 1. F. C. Dnd rhilL The Rt. The Rt. The Rt. The Rt.

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The Rev. C. Perowne, T.O. The Venerable H. J. Matthews, Archdeacon of Hampstead . The Rev. M. F. Foxell, .V.O.

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Colonel W. E. Pringle, M.C., T.O., O.L. Captain P. Reay, O.B.E., M.C. Captain F. L. Richard, O.B.E . J. A. B. Palmer, Esq. Brigadier R. A. Heppl , e.B.E., M.C. Sir Philip Warter. H. N. Bream, Esq. Colonel Sir Cullum Welch, O.B .E., M.e. C. S. C. Prance, Esq., O.B.E. Sir Percy Spender, K.C.V.O., K.B.E., Q.C. Air Commodore T. Keith Lyle, C.B.E. Rear-Admiral Royer Dick, e.B., C.B.E., o. Air Vice-Marshal Sir Robert George, K.C.M.G., (representative of the Priory in Australia). Sir Edwin Chapman-Andrews, K.C.M.G., O.B.E. Major The Hon. Clive Bossom, M.P. Sir John Buchanan, K.C.M.G.

~ub-l)relates

Rev. H . J. Buxton. Rev. & Rt. Hon. J. W. C. Wand. P.C .• K.C.V.O. Rev. P. M. Herbert, K.C.V.O., D.O. Rev. & Rt. Hon. H. C. Montgomery Campbell,

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1![:reasurer unl:! %lcwuntant K . . V.O., P.C.,

M.C., D.O.

The Rt. Rev. D. H. Crick, D.O. The Very Rev. C. L. Warr, K.C.V.O., ~.O., LL.D. The Rev. Dr. Alan C. Don, K.e.V.O. The Rev. A. Nevile Davidson, D.O. The Rt. Rev. G. H . Ellison, Bishop of Chester. The Rt. Rev. W. H. Stewart, C.B.E., D.O. The Rt. Rev. W. A. Parker, Bishop of Shrewsbury. The Rt. Rev. J. D . McKie. The Rt. Rev. W. A. E. Westall, Bishop of Crediton. The Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Frederick Donald Coggan, D.O., Archbishop of York. The Rt. Rev. Stanley A. H. Eley, Bishop of Gibraltar. The Most Rev. A. C. Macbnes, e.M.G., Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem.

D. B. R. Swinstead. Esq .,

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THE REPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL FOR HE YEAR 1962 The Chapter-General ha the honour to ubmit to Member A ociates of the Order it Report for the year 1962.

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The Honour be to\\ ed up n the Lord Prior by Her Maje ty The Queen in hi appointment a 3. Knight Companion of the Mo t oble Order of the Garter v a reported at the meeting of the Chapter-General held in May. The Chancellor in com eying to the Lord Prior the congratulation of the Chapter-General poke of the tremendou contribution made by Lord \Vakehurst in the fo t ring of good relation between this and other ph re. The new \\a received with the greate t countrie in man pleasure not onl b member of the Grand Priory but in the Priorie and Commanderie over ea . PPOI IT 1E. T

The re ignation of Major-General J. M. I irkman. \ ho had held the office of Cornmi ioner-in-Chief. St. John Ambulan e Brigade, ince 1956, \Va accepted with great regret. ajor-General J. M. Kirkman, hO\ve er continue 1:0 be a lember of the Chapter-General. He wa succeeded by hi former Deput_. Rear-_ dmiral R. M. Dick C.B., C.B.E., D.S.C. Rear- dmiral R. . Wellby, C.B. D.S.O .. \va appointed Deputy Commi ioner-in-Chief. .~

AL FE TIVAL OF THE ORDER

The Annual Fe ti\ al of the Order wa held on Saturday, 23rd June. Holy Communion \\ a celebrated in the Cr pt of the Grand Priory Church by the Rt. Re\. \V. . E. We tall, Bi hop of Crediton. a Chaplain and Sub-Prelate of the Order. The General A embl ' wa held in the Egyptian Hall of the 1ansion Hou e by kind permi ion of the Lord Mayor, Sir Frederick Hoare. Following the A embly the L rd Mayor entertained the Lord Prior, Bailiffs Grand Cro s E\.e uti\ e Officer and distingui hed vi itor from o er eas to luncheon. The Commemoration er ice was held in the afternoon at St. Paul' CathedraL the ermon being preached b the Bishop of Credlton. The Lord Mayor and heriff: attended in State. ORDER

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A most impre iye Order Service wa held at Peterborough Cathedral on Sunday, 21 t October. It wa arranged b the t. John Council for . ~rthamptonshire and Huntingdon hire, and urrounding countie partIcIpated. The Lord Prior, Executiy Officer and a delegation of Member of the Chapter-General attended the ser ice, the Cathedral being full. ~ol1owing the ervice a march pa t of unit of the St. John Ambulance BrIgade took place, the alute being taken the by Lord Lieutenant, The Rt. Hon. The Earl Spencer. a Knight of the Order and Pre ident of the St. John Council for orthampton hire and Huntingdon hire. [OREIG

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in the Netherland and Sweden wa held at the a tIe of Bubiken, near Zurich, a former Commandery Headquarter and now a mu cum. Bar n de Sturler the I nio-ht Commander of th Swi A ociation, pre ided. Matter~ o'f commo~ intere t to the Order were di cu ed, including po sible co-operation between th other Order and the 1. John O~h thalmic Ho pital at Jeru alem. There 1 now a much cl er under tandlll.g between the leading per onalitie of the ariou Order and aloof theIr organisation and point of iew. GRAND PRIORY

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It was tated in la t year' report of the Chapter- eneral that the amount rai ed by the new appeal for the Grand Priory hurch Re toration Fund had amounted to £12,000. t the time o[ going to pre the deficit on the target of £20 000 ha been reduced to £5,000. Generou donations have been recei ed from the Priori and Commanderies over ea in addition to continuing donation from Member f the Grand Priory and the Chapter-General i mo t grateful for the generous ra ponse to the new ppeal. TORE

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The Store Department completed their move into Priory Hue and the new department wa formally opened by the L rd Prior on 12th November. It i hoped that the ma imum u e will be made f the new department by tho e re pon ible for the pur ha e of fir t aid equipment and other requirement. LIFE SAVI IG

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The Life Saving Medal in Bron::e County Staff Officer Horace Carr, S.J. .B. , for attempting the re cue f an elderly man trapped in his bedroom by fire at Darlingt n. Certificate of Honour Divisional Officer George Renouard, S.J.A.B., [or a i ting, at r1 k to his own life, in the re cue of boys overcome by poi onou ga e in a tunnel at St. Peter's Valley, Jersey. It is plea ing to record that Divi ional Officer R. C. Statt, SJ. . B.. was awarded the British Empire Medal for Gallantry by Her Maje ty The Queen in respect of the part he played in these rescue operation.

ST. JOHN OPIlTHALMI

HOSPITAL OF JERUSALEM

REPORT OF THE HOSPITALLER A D HOSPITAL COMMITTEE including the REPORT OF THE HOSPITAL SUB-COMMITTEES The Hospitaller and the Committee of the Ophthalmic Hospital have the honour to submit their seventy-first report for the information of H.R.H. The Grand Prior and the Chapter-General. GE ERAL

The second full year of our new Hosp ital's life has seen an expansion of its activities in every d irection; the first year of experiment and expectation ha passed, the taff, both medical and administrative, have settled down happily and the pieces of the jig-saw have fallen together. It would be wrong to ay that work has become a routine. This would be difficult to imagine with a staff inspired with such devotion and enthusiasm working with people so appreciative and in an environment so full of exciting opportunities for medical work on a grand scale. And although the facilities of the new Hospital seem fully deployed, although the major surgical work has vastly increased, and although old responsibilities have grown and new activities such as an Eye-bank have been added, it is certain that next year will see till greater efforts and still better performance. The Hospitaller paid hi annual visit in April and May and found the staff happy and eager and working to capacity. It was evident that the new buildings with their amenities and spaciousness, and in particular the modern theatre uite, had made possible both an improvement in the standard of treatment and an increase in the number of cases treated. In particular the number of surgical operations performed had risen from the previou figure of 4,601 to the new record of 5,713, a feat made possible by increa ed administrative efficien y and a more rapid turnover of patients. He found the building and the new equipment had stood up well and had contributed greatly to the pre tige of the Order among the Jordanian who were affectionately proud of their" Hospital. No major snags had come to light during the year, and amongst improvements effected was the conver ion of the laboratory block into two flats for the medical taff. It will be rememb~''fed that this laboratory was built for research before the Hospital was constructed. The laboratories are now rehoused in the Ho pital building it elf, a provided for in the plans, and the new fiats thus created will render it unnece sary for the Order to rent accommodation for two surgeon and their families and will provide .them with all the amenities o{living within the Hospit~l garden. A ?1a]or advance this year ha been the tart of operations for corneal graftmg. In the fir t instance grafting material was supplied from ~ondon; and towards the end of the year an Eye-bank was established Il1 th~ ~ospital . by the International Eye-bank in Wa hington, an orgams3tlOn whIch incidentally i send ing material to the St. John Ophthalmic Hospital at Baragwanath near Johanne burg run by the PrIory for South Africa. Further note will be taken of this new development presently.

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RESEARCH

In previous reports an outline has been given of the progre s of research on trachoma financed in part by the Order and in part by the Medical Research Council. Research in London anci the G ambia is now concentrated on the elaboration of a vaccine suitable fo r u e as a prophylactic mea ure on children. It should be remembered that in the vast areas of the world (including the entire Middle Ea t) in which this blinding disease is endemic, the first infection is usually acq uired in infancy or childhood. In some such areas a high proportion- up to 95 % or even 100 %-of the children are infected before the age of ten years ; if it were shown that a vaccine against the causati e viru could confer immunity up to th is age, an immense tep would have been taken to eliminate thi scourge which cause more blindnes in th e world than any other ocular disea e. Although the optimum dosage of the accine that has been elaborated and the number of times it hould Ideally be administered ha e not yet been fully worked out, preliminary studies with it in the Gambia have shown results so promising that it i proposed to start research operations next year in the Middle Ea t, at first in a number of selected communities. Plan for this are now being made, and steps were taken at the end of this year for an ophthalmologist from the Institute of Ophthalmology in London and an epidemiologist, -obtained through the M.R.C., to visit Jordan, Iran, Iraq and Kuwait, to explore the position. COR EAL GRAFf I G

The potentialities for corneal grafting in the Middle Ea tare immen e -much more than in Great Britain; for the ravages of trachoma, infection and ulceration of the eyes, and neglected injuries, re ult in a vast amount of blindness which is irremediable unle s the seared tissues are replaced by healthy tissues; these are usually obtained from the eyes of the recently dead. Eye-banks which obtain , preserve and di tribute eyes for this purpose are, of course, common in most cou n tr ies where medical science is advanced, and such operations whereby the blind are made to see, and see effectively, are performed daily in Great Britain. We have noted that during the year under review grafting material was flow~ from London to Jerusalem, but the potentialitie of thi type of surglcal treatment have been vastly augmented by the establi hment in ou~ Hospital of a b~anch of the International Eye-bank of Washi ngton ?wmg to the enthusIas~ of Dr. Harry King. The branch ha been put ~ the charg~ of Dr. DaVId Paton, a young American surgeon who arrived m the HospItal at mid-summer and will work there for a year, financed by a research grant from the Department of Health of the U.S.A. In addition t? particip~ting .in the general work of the Hospi tal, he has entered ."':'Ith ~nth~slasm mto the task of organising the Eye-bank and populansmg Its alms amongst the medical profession and people of Jordan so ~ha~ a supply of cadaver eyes may be obtained locally; for fresh matenalI~ JJ?uch more eff~ctive for grafting than preserved material flown from Bntam or the Umted States. At this task none could be more efficient than he. ~oreover~ the Co-operative for American Relief Everywhere (CARE), whIch contnbutes to medi.cal development in under-developed countries, ~as offered to spons?r thIS new venture on a considerable scale during ItS early years. If thmgs go well, we hope that the Eye-bank will be in

S T. JOHN OPflTHALMf

HOSP ITAL OF JERUSALEM

a po ition to make the Hospital a centre for thi type of surgery not only in Jordan but for a wide area in the Middle E ast. COMMITTEE

There has been no change in the membership of the Committee but members wish to record the Baronetcy conferred upon Sir Arthur Porritt in the New Year's Honours List, 1963, and to congratulate him upon it. HOSPITAL STAfF

Dr. Arthur Boa e, O .B.E., F.R. C.S., has continued as Warden throu gho ut the year. ~r. Boase enjoys the hi ghest reputation throughout Jordan, both as a killed surgeon and a a deeply sympathetic and human personality. The work done both by him and by Mrs. Boase in Jerusalem is in the highest traditions of 5t. John and contributes very substantially to the great prestige which the Order enjoys in the Middle East. The Committee are indeed fortunate to be represented by two such people. The Sub-Warden, Dr. Khalil Budeiri, O.B.'=., M.D .. D O.M.S .. was able to pend three months' study leave in the United Kingdom during the au tumn, but unfortunately while in that coun try had to go into hospital for an operation. His recovery, however. was happily rapid and he wa able to return to Jordan at the end of the year. A!1 Arab trainee. surgeon left to go to London for further po t-graduate studle~ 3t the Instit ute of Ophthalmolo~~ and Moorfields Eve HospitaL and hIS phc ~ was tnken by a young Bntlsh surgeon. Fi any, Dr. David Pat.o1!'. who w!th hi wife h:\s participated v.holeheartedly in all our actlvltle : ha mdeed be~n an as et, professionally and socially, to our com~vnIty: the ~omrmttee hope that he will be the first of many Am encan who will share in our work. The Matro ,Mi Anne Blewitt, who ucceeded Mrs. Haley on 1st J alll1ary., 1962, has fully lived up to our expectations and shown herself an effic'ent and yet 1)OP1.' lar controller. nder her charg:e the most casl·al v~ itor C'lnnot fail to Tlo(ce the hallmarks of a well~r'n hospital -c1~~nL~e s. good order, and a cheerful a d friendly staff: to these q'Jahtle IS add~d the ability to act as a ver charming: ho te s in the mulL-racial comm1.1nity in Jer 'salem. The Ccmmittee is again most grateful to Miss MacKellar the Matron of Moorfields Eye flo pita], for her !ITeat help in selectino-' and m'1kinQ: a\~i'ab'e a st.:ccession of Nur inr Si~ers for secondment to lerusal m~ T~JS arr"wem . t c tin 'e to work very well and, we believe, is of value tc \"oth ides: it olves our nursing problem in Jerusa em and a t th~ .same. time prO\ides a wealth of unusual clinical material f r the Bntlsh S sters . The Slloerintendent of the Hospital, Mr. Issa Marogi , visited England for ?ne month in November, when he was able to settle a number of ~etalls and renewed orne u eful contacts. t is intended that in future ~e sha~l make periodical ,:isi t8 to ~on~?n. The system of book-keeping mtrodltced by Mr. MarogI after hIS V1Slt to London in 1958 is workin a yery f,~oothly. It has the advantage that every transaction can b~ lrnmedJate~y tra~ed .and eX:lI!1ined in detail, and yet the system is simple to operR.t~ and Jts llltroductlOn ~as n<?t necessitated the employment of any. addltIon~1 staff. ~he CommIttee IS grateful to Mr. Marog· for the abIlIty he bnngs to hlS work and the services he has rend ered to the Order; and equally extend their thanks to the entire staff, medical and

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lay, for their continued devotion to the Order and it humanitarian activities in Jordan. It is with the greatest of regret that the Committee says goodbye to Major J. F. C. Underhill, T.D., who has acted as their Secretary for eventeen years and has now resigned. His help, particularly in the difficult and very busy period of the rebuilding of the Hospital, will always be remembered with gratitude, and the Committe . . extend their warm wishes for his future. THE

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CHOOL A D REFUGEE

The school for the training of Arab nur es and orderlies in ophthalmic work, started when the new Ho pital wa opened, has continued it activities and is now an e tablished feature of medical life in Jordan . The courses of lectures and demonstration have been maintained and the trainees participate actively in the day-to-day work of the Hospital. The burden of adequately teaching 24 students (12 in each of a two-years' course) has been somewhat too heavy for a upervi or who combined the posts of Assistant Matron and Sister-Tutor, and con equently the Hospitaller temporarily cut down the number of entrants in 1962. Next year, however, it is intended to increase the British nursing staff by the addition of a separate Sister-Tutor so that the number initially planned can be accepted. This is important since the opportunitie thu given to young Arab girls to adopt a useful career are of great value to the people of Jordan and considerably enhance the part played by the Hospital in the national life of their country; moreover the hool provides a unique opportunity to rehabilitate a number of refugee -one of the saddest aspects of life in that country-and provides them with an opportunity of leaving a life of frustration and entering another of active interest and usefulness. For this purpo e the Committee of course have available the financial grant made by the Order from their central funds as a contribution to Refugee Year. PROPERTY OF THE ORDER I

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The Committee can report no progress in regard to the ale of the old hospital in Israel situated on the Bethlehem Road. The property lies practically on the Armistice Line; it has an unparalleled situation, and were the Line not there the site alone would be worth a very large sum indeed. No further steps have been taken to make use of the Muri tan site in the Old City for, as reported last year, permission has been given to the Palestine Exploration Fund to excavate there. A team of archaeologists under the direction of Dr. Kathleen Kenyon has now worked on the ite for two seasons. Dr. Kenyon believes that she has found a corner of the Old Wall of the City, the line of which, in thi" area do e to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, is still uncertain and is of course of the greatest interest to all Christians. The Old City is so thickly built over that an opportunity for archaeological excavation within it seldom arises. There can therefore be no question of the Muristan site being used for any other purpose before the archaeologists have explored it as fully as they wish. ACCOUNTS

We reported last year that, whilst the old hospital was costing in the region of £40,000 a year, annual expenses on our new and larger estab-

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lishment had risen to about £60,00~; and we expre?sed ~heL" fear that it might prove impossible to reduce thIS figure substantla~ly m luture y~ars . In fact the net cost (hospital expenses les~ fees rece!ved from pfl,:ate atients) amounted to £58,148 in 1961, whIch figure mcluded a limIted e. ha",:e ~mount of non-recurrent expenditure, and £58,398 in 1962. therefore more or less held the line t.h~s year, but ~he C?st of hvmg I.n Jordan is rising and the need for addItional expendl.ture III t~e future IS already apparent; thi , indeed, we know, wlll nse ~onsIder~bly a research, on a large scale get uI?-d.er w~y. It may be possl?le partIally. to offset this by a number of admmIstraUve and ho.usek~epmg economIes, but there i not very much lack to be taken up III thiS way. . The Committee feels sure, however, that the con~dence of Its .wellwishers in the Hospital will not decline,. and that theIr num?ers wIll b.e increased. They believe that the last thlDg they should d? IS to c~rtall the activities of the Hospital in Jerusalem and of research III the ~ lddle East at the present time when its usefulness appears to be entenng on a new and extremely promising phase.

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The Ladies' Linen Guild: The excellent work of this Sub-Committee has received an immense tonic this year by the kindly interest s.hown by Her Royal Highness the Duche s of Glouce ter, who ~as graclous~y consented to become its President, a factor of no sm~ll Imp?rtance. lD stimulating and cementing the activities of a commlttee wIth. act! e branches in Canada, Australia and ew Zealand. Her Royal Hlghness thus maintains the tradition first started by Her late Majesty, Queen Mary. Those who know the Duchess will also know t~lat her interest in the work of the Guild will be by no means academlc and that her active support will always be a~ its disposal.. The Hospital COTI?mittee would like to take this opportumty of expressmg to Her Royal HIghness their appreciation of thi generous gesture. Under the Chairmanship of the Countes of Scarbrough, D .C.V. O., D.St.J. , the Guild has increased its respon ibilities during the past year and has found itself in a position to relieve the ho pital fu?ds ~o a greater extent than previously in the mainten~nce of the H~spltal lmen and uniforms for the nurse ; and al 0 to provlde those amemtles for the nursing staff and the patients, particularly the children, which are not easy to find from the official budget and which mean so much t? our community in Jerusalem and to the poorer people .of J ordan. I~ t~ls the Hospital Committee would like to record thelr .smcere appr~clatlOn of the increased help the Guild has received from It branches III Canada, Australia and New Zealand; it is indeed good that the branch of our family overseas are continuing with u so generou ly in this corporate effort. The Committee regrets that Lady Slim, who represented Au tralia on the Committee has found it necessary to resign for reasons of health; the Committee' would like to extend to her their sympathy and their appreciation of her services in the past; and at the same time extend an unreserved welcome to Lady Dunrossil who takes her place. The Jeru salem Ladies' Conunittee have continued their excellent work under the Chairmanship of Mrs. MacInnes, the wife of the Archbishop in Jerusalem ; their activities are mentioned in the Warden's Report. The Committee feel, however, that it would be difficult to over-estimate

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the value to the Matron, to the Ho pital staff generally and to the pc tient . of having on the spot a sympathetic body which takes so much interest in their welfare. The Hospital Committee are particularly grateful for its activities in the recruitment of Arab nurses and the maintenance of hospital linen while it efforts for the rehabilitation of the blind are also a matter for congratulation. OUf thanks are due to the Chairman and each of the members, and particularly to Mrs. Boase for serving so enthusiastically as its secretary. THANK

The Committee wishes to thank all those organi 1tions and pri\ ate persons who have contributed towards the maintenance of the Hospital and the work of research connected with it, many of them over a peflod of years. Complete lists of these donations are printed with this report. Our thanks are par icularly due to Iranian Oil Partic'pants Ltd., the Iraq Petroleum Co. Ltd., and the Kuvait Oil Company who ha\e for the seventh year in uccession provided such a high proportion of the total funds req uired; to the Preceptories of the -r..1asonic Order of K nigh" Templar and to the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers who haye maintained their support, and also to the Pnories in the different Dominions and 10 Scotland and Wales. and the Commandery of Ards, whose unfailing interest in the Hospital has again been so genero usly expressed in terms of contributions. We record with pleasure that commemorative plaque have nO\, be"ll placed in the Hospital above the beds endowed by Mrs. Vincent Astor and by the old Transjordan Frontier Force, and at the en.r:m~e to the operating theatres, the cost of which was so generously donated by the Masonlc Order of Knights T mplar. And to those w'r}o are equally interested but have found themselve unable to make such a b\'ish contribution the Committee extend their equally warm appreciat:on: they believe that the funds thus generoL'sly contribu ted to their care are bringing in an unusually rich harve t in the prevention of human suffering. STEWART DUKE-ELDER, Hospitall.;r.

WARDE ns PEPORT In retrospect the year seems to have been one of "busipe as usua1". It was for this part of the world a qUIet and peaceful ) eaL which i n its(;~f is something to be recorded. The winter was not unduJy SeVff\;;, thOUg:l there was a heavy snow-fall in the latter hdf of Fcbrua:y. By contrast the autumn rains almost failed, November and December being c;{ccptiollally dry months. On Christmas Day we were able to 1aze in brillial ,t slinsh:ne under a cloudless blue sky. Pleasant though this '.i'~s it did but increase the anxiety that always attends any semblance of a drought in th . . . Midd Ie East. The quinquennial statistics show a steady growth in the work of t he hospital during the year. Possibly these figures represent the peak likely to ~e attai?ed, if only because the staff was fully el(tended and workillg to Its maXlmum capacity. The rather spectacular rise in the nun,b"i" 01 operations by more than 1,000 is to be attributed la,rgely to out-patient cases (tcu'sectomy, pterygium) which make no demand on bed acco mmo-

dation; but the sudden upshoot in the number of corneal grafts from an annual average of 4 to 31 in the past year calls for special comment· this is given below. In the la t report it was noted that only 47 person; had sought admission to the private wards in 1961; for the year under review the figure was 66. There were a number of changes in the senior taff during the year. Mis Anne Blewitt a umed the role of Matron on January 1st. Dr. T. E. Kel1ie joined us in February, replacing Dr. John Anderson who returned to Moorfields at the end of March. The latter's six months' stay here was all too short, and it was a sad day for the Arab staff when he left. Dr. T. B. Rankine arrived on first appointment in Apri l; he comes to us with considerable e~perjenc~ gained in tl:e Colonial Medical Service. In July, by way of an 111 novatIOn, Dr. DaVId P aton arrived to take up a year's re ear~h scholar. hip awarded to him in ~he U.S.A. Coming straight from the WIlmer InstItutE of the John Hopkm Hospital, Baltimore, he is well equi~ped wi~h the latest knowledge w~ic~ the re t of u have been eagerly tappll1g. It IS greatly hoped that DaVId IS but the fi rst of a succession of surgeons to come to u from the States. Dr. A. Shawwar finished his time with the ho pital at the end of September and then left for further study in London. Dr. Kh. Budeiri, the sub-¥! arden, likewise went to England in September .for. a triennial tudy-leave. It is with sympathy tha~ v'e record t~1 at \.\ hIle 111 ~ondon he had to have an operation from WhICh we trust hl re .overy WIll 1:>e uneventful. Our Hospital Superintenden~, Mr. ~s a Mar g!. wa al 0 1ll England in the autumn on duty-leave, dunng 'hiCh he mana.ged to achie\. e a con iderable amount of liaison work with our London Headquarter. Of the Sisters on first appoiptment Mi Margaret Vance arrived in January and on the very . me day wa made to wade through the hazards of Hezekiah's tunnel under t he Old City, a chilling experience that does not seem to have damped her ardour: Mi Ruth Patterson followed in Fe.bruary. and Mi ~ Eileen Smith in December. Tho e to leave us were M~s Browne in ~ebruary, Mi Seath in April. NIiss Cubeisi in June, and Ml "NfcCarthy 111 ?' ember. Mis Smith replace Miss McCarthy as peput,' Mat~on .and Sister-Tutor.. We \\ish Sheila McCarthy all happiness 111 ~er ne;.v ~lfe 111 the ~t:J.te \\ hither she ha gone to be married. Miss Baro~ra I:Jhs re.turned 111 May from a tudy COUf e a t Moorfields Eye I~ospItal by whlch she wa initiated into the intricate duties of "Office Slster". The first batch of. student nurses completed their two year' training in Sept~mber. In their fmal examination the highest percentage marks obt~llled was 90, and the lowe t 68. Four of these nurses have been retamed on the staff as ophthalmic nur e and are proving a great asset. Of the e.leven student nur es who started training in 0 ember 1961, three reSIgned and one had to be rejected as unsuitable for trainin a ' the ?thers satisfactorily pas ed their first vear's e aminatiol1. New ent';ants m Septemb~r 1962 vere restricted to five students, a smalier school than usua.] as t~IS batch had to be drawn from refugees only. In addition to the foregomg classes a course in elementary ophthalmic nursing was also arrang~d for newly engaged practical nurse (those with insufficient educatIOn to enrol ~s tudent n rses). Mrs. MacInne, Chairman of the Ladies' Jerusalem Committee reports that the Committee met eight times during the year. Vacancie~ created by the resignation of Mrs. Ma'atouk and the departure of Mrs.

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Rickard from Jordan were filled by the appointment in their stead of Mrs. Hamilton and Mrs. Maitland of the American and British Consulates respectively. Mrs. Haley, the former Matron of the Hospital, was also co-opted to continue to serve on the Committee. As before, special interest was maintained in the matter of nursing propaganda; groups of schoolgirls were shown round the hospital and visits by some of our student nurses to other hospitals were arranged in order to stimulate their interest in general nursing. Classes in First Aid and Home Nursing were also organised. Attendances at the Sewing Guild tended to fluctuate with the feasts and fasts, but in spite of this a great deal of useful work was done. In the matter of Blind welfare a varied selection of talks and informal concerts were organised. These were well attended and were much appreciated, as also were two programmes for children under fifteen. Outdoor picnics in the summer and indoor parties at Christmas were the chief social events of the year. In this connection it is very pleasing to record that a group of young persons in Jerusalem is taking an active and helpful interest in this work. A small library of Braille books and periodicals has been started, and a number of records have been presented to the Club. In November an event of outstanding importance occurred. This was the inauguration of an Eye Bank at the Hospital, brought about through the good offices of CARE (Co-operative for American Relief Everywhere). To be known as the Jordan Eye Bank, it is a branch of the International Eye Bank in New York. It is equipped and will be supported financially by CARE during its first tender years, after which the Jordan Health authorities will be expected to assume responsibility for its maintenance. The credit for this achievement goes almost entirely to David Paton (whose father, an illustrious ophthalmologist in the States, is Hospitaller of the Society of the Order in the U.S .A.); for it is through his enthusiasm and intensive propaganda, involving many addresses to various groups of persons in Jordan, that the establishment of this Bank became a possibility. The fact that the number of operations for corneal grafting has risen from the average of 4 to 31, the latter practically all in the last two months of the year, is a small measure of the need for the Eye Bank and of its early success. Here the recorder takes a licence and, anticipating the events of the new year reports that on January 16th, 1963, H.M. King Hussein visited the hospital and formally opened the Eye Bank before a very large gathering of Jordan's dignitaries. Quite spontaneously the King said he wished to sign the declaration to will his corneas to the Bank at his death, an example that was immediately followed by very many of those in attendance on him. There were many visitors to the hospital during the year. The International Ophthalmic Congress in New Delhi gave the chance to those from the Americas to pass by Jerusalem, and very many did so. It was a particular pleasure to receive Professor Maumenee from the Wilmer Institute and to have the benefit of his advice on some of our difficult cases. During May Mrs. Pagan, Chairman ofthe Linen Guild in New South Wales, paid us a most welcome visit, her first but not we hope her last visit to Jerusalem. Col. Arthur Goring from London spent a few days with us in October; it will interest him to hear that his generous donation has helped to augment the playthings in the Children's ward. Another visitor in October was Mrs. D. Bingham-Hall, we understood her to say that she hopes to make her visits into an annual pilgrimage: "Ahlan wasahlan".

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The Hospitaller,. accompanied by Lady Duke-Elder and Lady WebbJohnson, made hIS annual visit of inspection in April For him this visit was more of a busman's holiday than heretofore. . The end-of-the-year fe~tivities, including the dinner and dance for the Ara~ staff, followed prevIOUS I?atterns and were as enjoyable as ever. Flllally, we record O~lf gratItude to the Ladies of the Linen Guild f Canada whose generosIty has enabled us to acquire a h 0 greatly appreciated projector for showing films This m~c dneehdedband put to good use. . a ea y as een ARTHUR BOASE, Warden.

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REPORT OF THE DlRECTOR-GE ERAL THE ASSOCIATIO 's A TIVITIES have continued throughout the year on a satisfactory basi as a result of the efforts of the many entre to foster interests in First Aid in their respective areas. The number of pers?ns who have passed examinations in the ~nited Kingd?n1, under the am.plces of the Association, was fewer than 111 the preced111g .y~ar. 1961 was ,a peak year in this. respe~t ~or. the rea ons that the !"11111stry of Labour s regulation for FIrst .ld 111 1l1dustry had resulted 111 a large nU~1~ber of industrial concerns taklllg teps to fulfil the e new . tatut~ry conditIOns of one First Aider for every 50 employee. In the Umted Kll1gdom, 16 ,711 persons passed examinations and whilst figure are not to hand for all territories oversea we understand that the general standard of progress has been well maintained. There have been a number of change in the Associati n ad mini tration in the co untie and I regret to report the death, in October, of Dr. D. ""!. Fryer, our County Director. for Suffolk, wh.o rendered uch plen~ld service to the Order and wIll be greatly mlS ed. In Glouce tershlre Colonel R. A. Bing1ey, whose service are greatly appreciated, \ a ucceeded as County Director by Brigadier H. L. Lewis. I have on various occasions taken the opportunity of asking th Chairmen of St. John Councils and Members of til Order in those cou ti where there is no Director of the Association, if they would g' e con ideration to an appointment and I take this opportunity of repeating the r que t. It i in our interests that such appointments hould be made to enabl our york to be developed in those area lacking a Direct?f. ., The Association Committee has a usual gIVen valuable sen Ice dUf1ng the vear. We were grieved to hear of the death of Dr. Langdon-Llo d, a staunch supporter of the Association during the time that he wa with the Ministry of Supply and Director of Civilian Medical Service of the War Office. He has been succeeded on the A ociation Committee by Dr. K. Biden-Steele. Air Marshal Sir Patrick Lee Potter, having retired, ha been ucceeded on the Committee by Air Marshal Sir Richard Nelon. Mr. D. Taylor of the Ministry of Labour, having re igned his appointment in the Civil Service, has been succeeded by Mr. A. J. F. Jame . I have been glad to welcome Dr. Dill-Russell of the Department of Technical Co-operation in succession to Sir John Buchanan, and also Mr. F. G. Thomas of the National Dock Labour Board. All members of the Committee have given most valuable advice and assi ted us in many other ways. THE ASSOCIATIO I E GLA D An important feature during the year was the introduction of mouth· to-mouth and external cardiac methods of resuscitation. Two supple· ments dealing with the subject were published in collaboration with The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association and The British Red Cross Society. Training in these methods was pressed throughout the year so that medical and other instructors would be able to teach them preparatory to their inclusion from 1st January, 1963, in First Aid examinations. To

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supplement thi~ instruction training aids we~e us.ed; .they jn~l~ded films, film-strips sectIOnal models and the orwegIan lIfe-SIze mamklll. These ~ew types of emergency resuscitation have been well received. The opinion of the As ociation that external cardiac massage should be practiced by First Aiders was amply upported by the British Medical Journal which categorically stated:"Nor is the-re any real reason why the same laymen who are taught mouth-to-mouth artificial re piration should not also be instructed in the performance of eternal cardiac massage." Various authoriti and organisation have sought permission to reproduce material from the e training pamphlets for their own instructional leafl t or handbooks, a for e 'ample, j n the Home Office Manual of Firemans 1';p and the Mini try of Tran port' Ship Captains Medical GUIde.

Di CUSSlOllS vith the Home Office and the Mini try of Health on First Aid resulted in the adoption of the Joint Fir t Aid Manual in place of the Civil Defence Fir t ld Handbook \ ith a lIpplement (I o. 3). The material for this Supplement was provided by the Ministry of Health and it contains a foreword b) Mr. D. Renton, T.D. Q.C. M.P., Minister of State for Home- Affair~. First id COllf e LO met.:: Civil Defence requirements now follow the general pattern of the St. John Cour e and in re ponse to an increasing demand from local authorities ucce ful candidates now recei e small certificat and pia ti \vallet a for our tandard examinations. , A First, id r in E\ery Home" wa the aim of the Joint ational First id \Ve k organi d by the St. John mbulance sociation, the British Red Cra Socidy and th Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. In many place great efforts were made to produce comprehen i\ e programme which included open-air demon trations of First Aid and Resuscitation, hop \ 'indow display, 1 1m shows and travelling ~xhibitions. The help given by out ide organisations was most encouragmg ; many made a featur of the Week in their hou e journal. Throughout the country the pre ga\ e wide publicity to the nece sity of furthering Fir~t Aid. It \Va generally agreed that the Week was worthwhile and served as a useful basi f r planning imilar e ent . Sir Harry Sinderson' idea of a "Fir t Aid in the Home" Wall Card was adopted. The card wa de igned to give ba ic information for the use of the untrained housewife in how to deal correctly with injuries and accidents. The demand has been most stimulating, it u e having gone beyond the home, for example, Chief Con table have arranged for the card to be exhibited in their police stations. Medical Officer of Health and Local Education Authoritie are al 0 using it in their clinics and chools. Last December a letter was addre ed to large industrial concerns sugg~sti~g that, as a mean of prevention of accidents and of providing First ~ld mformation should an accident occur a copy of the card might be gIven to each employee. The response has been most encouraging; over 70,000 cards were sent out. In raising standards interesting developments have occurred in the competition field. The City of London Centre established a First Aid Competition for teams representing the city's organisations and business house of the City. This was held at Guildhall on 2nd Feb uary, 1962 in the presence of the Lady Mayoress. Teams from the City Police, the Post

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Office and commercial concerns competed. This valuable incentive to First Aid training is much appreciated. On 3rd February the finals of the Lancashire Individual Fir t Aid Competitions were held in Manchester. These provide a pattern which could with advantage be followed in other counties. Stress wa laid upon the individual's ability to diagnose and treat both medical and urgical accidents and the practice of First Aid. In the eliminating round , 250 .competitors took part of these 24 reached the finals. The winner of the competition was presented with the Association TrophY· Croydon introduced a new open First Aid competition with further attractions for national first-aiders. The Ministry of Aviation arranged for a special trophy for " Remote Station " to include the Shetland and Outer Hebrides. At the first competition, 20 establishments took part. The winner was Stornoway aerodrome. The Association set up a working party to tudy how be t competition could be improved. Those taking part included repre entative from all departments and organisations sending teams to the Grand Prior' Trophy Competition. The study continues and it i hoped to publi h a new edition of the Competition Manual in 1963, embodying the working party's recommendations. The Minister of Health initiated an examination of the part taken by voluntary bodies in the health and welfare service. Two meeting , one in February and the other in June were attended by repre entative of local authorities, hospital services and voluntary organi ations and i ued a memorandum to hospitals and local authoritie~ the object being to ensure the fullest possible co-operation between the variou bodies.. An important recommendation is to form local committees of tho e concerned to discuss the needs of the local health and welfare service dependent on voluntary efforts. Some Association Centre have already taken part in local discussions and we hope that as many as possible will cooperate in this important activity. An encouraging development during the year is the increasing interest taken in First Aid by schools and educational establishments of all kind. A pilot scheme was organised in London and 19 secondary chool had Preliminary First Aid Courses leading to examinations. The cherne will continue in 1963. The same theme occurs in reports from many Centres and courses were held in Colleges of Further Education Technical Colleges and Secondary Schools. The National College for the Training of Youth Leaders in Leicester continues to give support to the Association and through it First Aid classes many Youtlf Leaders will be introduced to the subject. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme with which the Association co-operates, includes First Aid in its programme and has given impetus to First Aid activities in schools. The Docks (Training in First Aid) Regulations issued in 1962 are likely to be followed by the Offices, Shops and Railways Premises Bill which was introduced in the House of Commons in November 1962. One may assume, therefore, there will be regulations covering First Aid training in this field also, and no doubt additional courses will be required. Reports from the Centres give a varied and pleasing picture of activity, particularly on their work with youth organisations, including Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, Youth Clubs, Police Cadets, etc. The training in emergency resuscitation has enabled Centres to arrange lectures and demonstrations

for many types of organisations: Women's Guilds, Church Groups, Women's Institutes, Parents-Teachers' Associations, etc. A large number has been reached in this way and the excellent training model, "ResusciAnne" and first-class films have been of great assistance. An example of what 'is being done is in Rugby where over 50 lectures were given during the year in addition to monthly meetings, film shows, etc. It is also refreshing to record that Rugby School gave the proceeds from a play to our Centre in recognition of its work with the Cadet Force. Other items of interest include Shipley where a special full-time course was organised at Menston Hospital for ancillary staff of hospitals. In Wiaan a Lay Instructor's Committee was established to develop interest in this' sphere of our work. Coventry has taken particular interest in co-operation with other local organisations, such as the National Council for Social Service, Road Safety Committee, National Cancer Relief and Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital Committee, thus widening the scope of the Association's work there. The Croydon Centre has established a scheme for co-operation with local industry through nominated representatives of firms. They now have 68 of these. Lancashire has been successful in maintaining their position with regard to Certificates and Awards, as compared with 1961. This may be due to the fact that only four of the towns in the county with a population of over 50,000 are without a Centre. Further, an approach was made to 14 Chambers of Commerce regarding First Aid in Industry and six of these have taken action. No new Rural Representatives were appointed during the year. All eighty have been active and they have been visited by Members of Rural Representative Committees making inspections, replenishing supplies and organisers and maintaining the 14 Medical Comforts Depots in the county. New Centre of the Association were established in Dorking (Surrey), Kineton (Warwickshire) and Old bury (Worcestershire). We are grateful to those who have made establishment of these Centres possible and for arousing interest in First Aid in these new areas.

PUBLICATIONS

First Aid Manual. The collection of material for a new edition is in progress. It is unlikely that the new edition will be available before mid-1964. Nursing Manual. This is being revised by a committee of representatives from the three Societies and work was well advanced by the end of the year. It is hoped the publication of the new edition will be possible in the Autumn of 1963 so that the manual can be used in training early in 1964. Hygiene Manual. An excellent new book entitled "Hygiene and Public Health" was written by Dr. H. S. Chalke, Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell. The book surveys health matters which include accident prevention, care of the aged, and details of how the Public Health Service works in this country. Hygienic Food Handling. This small book is the work of Dr. Betty Hobbs of the Food Hygiene Laboratory Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, and Dr. J. S. McLintock of the National Coal Board, Advisory Medical Officer to the Association. It is now the basis for the Association course on the subject.

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Instructor's Handbook. The text of this was made available to us by the British Red Cross Society. This book which is clear and well illustrated with sketches, will fill a long felt need. It will be of great assistance to those who are oraanising course for First Aid in tructors. We would like to express our "::>appreciation to Major General Brian Daunt C.B., C.B.E. , D.S.O., Controller, Home Department, and to the Briti h Red Cross Society for their courte y and help in this matter. Anatomical Atlas. This has been prepared for use in conjunction with the First Aid Manual and \ ill show in the graphic form of transparent sheets the build-up of the body, skeieton circulatory y tem and internal organs. This is being published early il 1963. Competitions and Casualty Make-up. Reference h.:lS already b en made to the working party set up to study As ociation c mpetitio,1. The manual is being revised and it is hoped that it will be publi hed in the second half of 1963. TRAINil\G A D VISUAL AIDS

Following a conference of Scandinavian anaestheti ts, a copy of the latest film entitled, "The Pulse of Life" dealing with emergency re uscitation was obtained. It is outstanding in its presentation and appeal. In addition to the copies supplied by Mr. A. S. Laerdal, \\0 add·tional copies were purchased. There has been a big demand for the loan of these films arising from all parts of the country. As all copies have been in constant circulation, the film has been seen by audiences ru ming il1to thousands. Whilst the Association has had neither staff nor funds to undertake the distribution of films, the need for instruction in emergency resu citation has made it very necessary and increasing commitment. The Visual Aids section at Association Headquarters has become widely known. Many requests are received from Government, indu trial, commercial and overseas bodies, as well as voluntary organi ations and our own units for advice on Visual Aids, also for training equipment publications and filmstrips. On the recommendation of the Visual Aids committee a Vi ual Aids Exhibition was staged at the Queen Mary College, London, on the occasion of the National Dock Labour Board National Finals on 14th July, 1962. The considerable interest in First Aid circles led to our acquisition of permanent display material, used for the first time at the Grand Prior's Trophy Competitions at the Porchester Halls on 15th November, 1962. This sphere of activity is expanding and other exhibitions have been staged. In addition, advice on the design and lay-out of such exhibitions has been given to the Post Office Ambulance Centre and National Coal Board, etc. PUBLICITY

The Review included a five-page supplement on Visual Aids in the May 1962 issue and a complete catalogue of Visual Aids available from the Association (September, 1962). The year began with St. John participation in the Boat Show at Earls Court (in co-operation with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) in January. In April, the Order took a stand at the Royal

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Society of Health exhibition in Scarborough. This laid special emphasis on matters affecting the Association: resuscitation, First Aid, nursing, child care, and clean food handling. The launching of the Water Safety Campaign at Ruislip Lido in May was mainly confined to mouth-tomouth resuscitation. The Minister of Transport, The Rt. Hon Ernest Marple, M.P. , was instructed in the method. At the Royal Agricultural Show in Newcastle (July) about 2,500 visitors were instructed in the methods of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and were able to practice this method with Resusci-Anne. Special thanks are due to local members of the Association and Brigade. Over 500 enquiries were received at the Boys and Girls Exhibition at Olympia during August, asking for details of how to join the St. John Ambulance Cadets. Their enthusiasm had been aroused by the possibility of being able to assist in saving life. During the past twelve months the Publicity Department has provided posters, photographs and advice for a number of St. John Ambulance Associatio~ Centr~s. T~le Depa~:ment ,:",as also the co-ordinating centre for the N~~IOnal Flr?t Id 'Yeek A Tramed First Aider in Every Home." The publiCIty for thIS occaSIOn achieved a record. COMPETITIO S

Duri?g the ~ear a. working p.a~ty was formed to examine the question of NatIO.nal Fust. A!d CompetItIOns. The booklet on competitions has been reVIsed and It 1 hoped to publish thi second edition during 1963. Thanks. are due to ~he members of the working party for their considered suggestIons and a slstance. The usual ~~tional First. Aid Competitions were held during the year ~nd once ~ga!n It was pleaslllg to note many new young teams competing m the prelrrnmary and final events. . Winning teams of competitions held under the auspices of the AssociatIOn were as follows:Competitions for Men: Organisation Police . . . . . . . . . . Electricity Supply Ambulance Centre Mi~istry ?f Aviation Ambulance Centre· . UUl~ed Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority NatlOnal Coal Board W~~ Department A.tllb~la~ce ·Ce~tre· : : : : Br~t~sh Transport Commission (Railways & Docks) Bntlsh Transport Commission Police National Dock Labour Board Ambulan~e Centre: Gas Industry . . Nationa! .Road Pas;enger · Tr~sport Ambul~nc~ ASsociatIOn . G.enera! Post Office· ~buian~e Centre : FIre Bngade

Winning Team Metropolitan (J Division) Brighton R .O.F., Burghfield A.W.R.E. Aldermaston Grimethorpe Colliery CD.E.E. Porton Dublin No.3 Heysharn Southampton Scottish Gas Board (Ayr)

COl':,petitions for Women: Organisation PolIce . . . . . . EI~c~ricity Supply Ambulance· Ce~tr~ . Mll?-Istry ?f Aviation Ambulance Centre : Umted Kmgdom Atomic Energy Authority W~~ Department Ambulance Centre .. BGfltJSh Transport Commission (Railway~ &. D~ck~) as. Industry . . . . . NatlOna! .Road Passenger Tr~nsport Ambul~c~ AsSOCIatIOn General Post Office' ~buian~e Centre:

Winning Team Birmingham Kettering H.Q. Chessington A.W.R.E. Aldermaston R.O.F. Chorley Hull Scottish Gas Board (Glasgow)

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The winners of these competitions, together with the winners of t~e St. John Ambulance Brigade competitions for the D.e~ar and Perrott ShIelds took part in the Grand Prior's Trophy CompetItIOns on 15th November at the Porchester Hall. . . . We had the privilege and honour on this occaSIOn of ~elcommg HIS Royal Highness The Grand Prior who pre ented the trophIes and ~~dal lions and expressed his great pleasure at the excellence o~ the comp.et.It~ons. The winning teams were: Men-Police (Metropo~ltan J DlVll<:>ll); Women: Gas (Scottish Gas Board (Gla gow)), the first hme the champIOn. ship trophy has been won by a team .from Scotland. The Mayor and Mayoress of Paddmgton, the Lord Pnor, the Chancellor and Executive Officers of the Order were present on the platfo~m whilst representatives of all organisation which had team competmg were also present. . .. . Once ao-ain we extend our thanks to the A soclated Bntlsh PIcture Corporati~n Ltd. for their assistance in stagin~ this and all other n~tional competitions held during the year. The r~ahsm and colour which the scenery provides greatly enhance the effectlveness of the tests. . To those members of the medical profession who have acted as Ju~ges at these competitions, and to the stewards and casualties who have g1 en up so generously of their time to assi~t at these e~ents , we e press our warm appreciation and thanks . TheIr co-operatl<:)ll and help <l:r~ an inspiration to those concerned with the organisatIOn of competItIO ns. Finally we thank the competitors who have worked 0 hard and who e enthusiasm has made the competitions an out tanding feature of our year's work. OVERSEAS

In Cyprus work continued with the Greek and Turkish Education Department. The Public Services, which included the Electric~ty Authority, Inaldn Telecommunications, Forestry Depart!TIent,. Flre Brigade, Police and Gendarmerie, have been most co-operatl e wIth the Centre, as have the Education Departments. Classes were conducted also at the Cyprus Mines Corporation and the Chrome Mines. The War Department Police now include First Aid in their re~idential courses. The Army Fire Brigade held joint First Aid demonstratlOns and displays with the Cyprus Fire Service. The Royal Army Ordinance Corps Civilian Clerks also held a course, as did a group of Royal Air Force wives, followed by the usual examination. . Three residential Lay Lecturers' Courses were held for the PolIce, Gendarmerie and Fire Brigade. Requests for training were received from Government Departments, industrial concerns, secondary schools and scouts. As the doctors have shown a keen interest and desire to co-operate it is hoped that these additional requests can be met. One thousand, four hundred and thirtyfour awards were gained during 1962, a large proportion being in Adult First Aid, showing an increase of 422 over 1961. Translations of the Emergency Resuscitation Supplements were prepared in Greek and Turkish and published in November. The Prelirn~nary First Aid Manual was translated into Greek and this should be aVailable in 1963. In Malta 24 Adult First Aid Courses were completed. The gift of a

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Resusci-Anne was much appreciated and this enabled the Centre to give practical training. This was the first time since 1956 that there has been no full-time St. John Headquarter Officer in Ghana and it says much for the efficiency of the local organisation that the rate of progress has been maintained. In the Railways and Harbours there has been a great revival in First Aid activity. Miss S. A. N. Kissieh, Chief Nursing Officer, Ministry of Health, took up office as Association Director in Ghana in the second part of the year and a Training Officer was appointed at the beginning of the year. An extensive programme has been planned for 1963 especial1y in the fields of Home Nursing, H yg iene and Child Welfare and much of the ground work fo r this has been done. In Kenya joint As ociation and Brigade Committees have been strengthened in all areas. Fund rai ing presents an increasing problem but so far the Centre ha been able to maintain an adequate revenue to meet this rno t urgent need. The continued support of the Railways Police and Prisons Department ha been rno t encouraging and gives great hope for the future. During the year 5,360 Certificates and Awards were issued, a considerable increa e on the previou year. The Nigeria Police reported a very succe sful year and First Aid Awards numbered 2,168 being an increase of 415 over 1961. Seventy-one classes in all were held and there were two Lay Lecturer Courses. Twenty-five new Lay Lecturer' Certificates were awarded and 30 certificates were renewed. In Sierra Leone the tarting of First Aid Courses in the new industrial area some seven mile from Freetown was di cussed and it is hoped that classes will start shortly. A scheme for First Aid Week wa started and Fir t Aid talks were given to as many people as po ible. The Government asked for a series of First Aid lectu res to tho e attending an Administrative Officers' Course which was arranged . The Headquarter Officer reports that it has been possible to organise a full programme of classe in Freetown with lectures to the general public as well as classe for the Mini try of Health Ambulance Drivers and members of the Freetown Fire Service. In addition to First Aid lectures a series of talks were given on the radio both for adults and children o~ the subject of First Aid and Accident; in the Home. These were ~ell receiv~d .and brought forth numerous enquiries regarding the work of the A.ssoclatlOn. There are hopes for further developments with personnel of FIre and Rescue services and Prisons and other Government departments. .In Ma~ritius courses were held for the Police Force, the Government ~Ire Service and the Municipal Fire Brigade. The number of re-examinatIon awards showed an increase on 1961 and the support of Government Departments was encouraging. In Tanganyika Mr. M. N. E. Shaidi, the new Commissioner of Police succeeded Mr. Wilson. Funds were raised by a film show in Dar-es~ Salaam, organise~ by members of the Round Table, and also by a flag day. Plans are bemg made for development in 1963. In Uganda whilst there have been regular classes and re-examinations there has. been a decline in the number of certificates awarded. The arrivai of Mr. Pilbeam as Headquarters Officer has resulted in both Ministries of Health taking considerable interest in the work of the Association. The

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Headquarters building in Kampala continues to be valuable in the work of all sections of the Order in Uganda; we congratulate the Centre on the fact that by collective efforts the amount outstanding on the loan h.a been so reduced that it is expected they will be cleared of debt by the middle of 1963. In Zanzibar the Association expanded its aClivities. Training ha concentrated on First Aid courses for members of the Police Force. A cour e was held for Lay Lecturers. There is a waiting list of persons anx.ious to join First Aid and Home Nursing classes, an indication of the splendid work of the Centre. Several successful demonstrations on First Aid were given at the Red Cross Annual General Meeting and for the Zanzibar Women' Association and other similar organisations. Ceylon had a successful year and at the Annual General Meeting the remarks of the Ron. Mr. A. P. Jayasuriya, Minister of Health and Chairman of the Centre, indicated how much the Go ernment appreciated the work of St. John. Certificates and Awards issued increa ed a compared with 1961. A generous contribution from the Police Corp of the Brigade made it possible for the Centre to undertake the work of tran lating the First Aid Manual into Singhalese. This is progres ing. Manual in Tamil are being purchased from India and with the e two book training vill be greatly facilitated. Hong Kong showed remarkable progress. Certificates and awards is ued amounted to 4,274, an increase of 793 as compared with 1961. Fundraising activities-the Annual Ball produced $55 ,730 and the Annual Flag Day $55,639. Classes included personnel from Government Departments, docks, commerce and industry, including no less than 70 bank clerks from the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. One hundred and sixty-five men, 61 women and 27 girls joined the Brigade as a result of the Centre's dasses. Malaya reported a successful and eventful year. The A sociation i now functioning efficiently in all the eleven States of the Federation. 1963 will be the Silver Jubilee year of the Association in the Federation and will be a special event for the State ofPerak where it was started in 193 . Arrangements are being made to celebrate the event in Ipoh. The number of classes increased in all States and the total number of certificates and awards issued amounted to 3,739, being an increa e of 409 over 1961. Regular classes were held for Lay Lecturers in Pena!1 ~, Perak, Salangor, Malacca and Kelantan. These resulted in an increa e of Lay Lecturers available to help with training. A successful Occupational First Aid Class was started in Selangor. This was the first of its kind to be held in the Federation and mo t of the large firms supported it. The Centre in North Borneo provides a good example of close cooperation between all First Aid interests and 1962 was another year of growth. The generosity of business men and the success of money-raising activities has resulted in ambulances and equipment being provided for many out-stations. In addition, the Centre gives a variety of services, including a donation for the setting up of a St. John Hospital library ~ervice in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Jesselton; books being provided ill Malay, Chinese and English. A sewing machine was also presented to the same hospital for the Diversive Therapy Department.

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The Centre has been promised equipment for a blood bank for use in the Duchess of Kent hospital in Sandakan. During the Brunei crisi St. John provided stretcher-bearers at Labuan airport and carried out other dut~es for whic~ their training has .fit~ed them , until the army had set up the]r own first aId centre. The ASSOC]atlOn and Bri o-ade members were on duty and collected 100 people for tests and grouping for blood transfu ions if neces ary. Training classe continued with the help of Lay Lecturers for members of Government service and the public including lectures for Boy Scouts, Girl Guides and variou group of young people. Life saving classes were also organised. Silwapore has reported a good year; active membership having increa ~d from 1,231 to nearly 3,000. Training was carried out in the Singapore Polytechnic, Police Tegara Singapura, Si.ngapore Fire Brigade, Army personnel, chool and member of the publIc. Of the 122 classes, 94 were in First Aid. In Fiji the number of people gaining certificate showed an increase. The St. John Training Officer wa actively engaged in extending lecturing activities to many primary school , although handicapped by lack of transport. It is estimated 120 recruits have joined the Brigade from Association classes. First Aid Week activitie included demonstrations in Mouth-toMouth re u citation. Window di plays were arranged and a radio-talk was given. In the di trict of adi enthusiastic workers raised the necessary finance to purchase an ambulance. This has been handed ower to St. John to be run by Brigade member with the help of a day-time driver paid by Government. Thi i the first full-year during which the Association was able to have the u e of its own accommodation for offices stores and lectures. Close co-operation with the local branch of the British Red Cross Society continued throughout the year. Reports from the Caribbean and North Atlantic Centres of the Association indicate the intere t being taken in their work. During the past year our cla e have included students, factory workers, hotel employees laundry and dry cleaning employees, office staffs, school teachers, air hostesses oilfield staff and field workers sugar e tates staff and field worker, tudents and priests at the Benedictine Abbey (Trinidad). Presentation College, Grenada and Trinidad, Teachers Training College, Jamaica, Salvation Army staff Electricity Commission (closed Division being formed) the Pri ons Service, Fire Brigade, Police, Port Se~v~ces Department, Hotel and Catering School (this is sponsored by the Tr~l1ldad and Tobago Government), Boy Scouts, Girl Guide, Boys' Bngade. The newly-formed Trinidad and Tobago Coastguards, comm~nded by Cdr. Peyton-Jones, Royal avy, requested training in Fir t Aid and classes are now in progress. Classe were arranged for members of the British Commonwealth Legion of Ex-Servicemen in Trinidad. Fourteen men passed the examination. In British Guiana a short course in First Aid was organised for Head Teachers and Assistant Teachers in the interior. In Barbadoes, the course of lectures at the y.W.C.A. reached a successf\II c~:mclusion, and it is likely that a Division will be registered. A dumb gIrl m !rinidad came through with flying colours gaining special com~endatlOn from the doctor conducting the examination. I feel I should lIke to congratulate her on her achievement. It is hoped that classes in

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First Aid and Home Nursing will become part of the programme of the Assumption College in Tobago. . . .., An interestin C7 development was the mtroductlOn of FHst Id Hmts over Radio Tricidad and Radio Guardian. These were broadca t many times a day before and during St. John Week. .T~ey arou ed ver~ c?nsiderable interest throughout the Islands and It IS hoped that sl~1Ilar arrangements can be made with other radio stations and that the' Hmts" will become a regular part of the programme.. . . Lay Lecturers continue t<? render valuabl.e .service and It 1 ~o t encouraging to see an increase III the number wIllmg to under~ake t~s work. 1962 saw the opening of several new Headqua.rter~ and Fl~st AId pos~s. In Savanna la Mar, Jamaica, a spacious bUlldmg ldeally. sItuated for It purpose was declared open by General Kirkman ea~ly In .the yea.r. In Port Antonio, Jamaica N.E., it is hoped to open a FIr t Aid po t III the near future. Over 150 men and women have gained certificate, and the building is very nearly completed. Montego Bay, Jamaica .W., now have their own Headquarters building in the centre of the t<?W~l. In Arima Trinidad His Worship the Mayor formally opened a bUlldmg to be used as Headquarters for Corps No.3. Port Service, Trinidad, have their own First Aid posts in a building belonging to that Government Department. In San Fernando, South Trinidad, it is hoped to ha e the use of the old Health Centre as a temporary Headquarters. In ntigua high hopes are entertained that a joint St. J ohn/Red Cros~ Headqu~rt.ers will soon become a reality. Barbados have recently acqUlred a buildll1g from the Government. St. John Committees have proved most helpful in St. Kitt, n~igua and Grenada. In st. Kitts, as a result of the work of the CommIttee there has been a remarkable enthusiasm aroused amongst the public and in the schools. It is hoped to develop our work in evis and to give further assistance to Anguilla where there is need for help with lecturers and examiners. Antigua and Grenada are developing well and progres will be quicker in both places if they had a training centre and more transport. A St. John Committee is well established in the Virgin Islands and an appeal for funds is to be launched for equipment. TRANSLATIO S

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The Priory in South Africa have completed the revised translation of the First Aid Manual in Africaans and this has now been published. They have also prepared a translation of the Preliminary First Aid Manual in Africaans which they expected to publish in 1963. The Chinese translation of the First Aid Catechism was prepared in Hong Kong and published during the year; also the supplements dealing with resuscitation and work started on translating the Preliminary First Aid Manual. We are grateful to Dr. F.!. Tseung and all those who have contributed so much to our work by making these publications possible. The First Aid Manual has been translated into Maltese by Dr. Morana in Malta and it is hoped that this will be published in 1963. In Ceylon work continued on the translation of the First Aid Manual into Sinhalese and as soon as blocks were available it was hoped to publish this book. In India work continues in translating the latest edition of the First Aid Manual into further Indian languages and in Pakistan there are plans for

the preparation of translations in Urdu, Bengali, Sindhi and Pushto. In Cyprus further translations have been prepared including Supplements 1 and 2 on Emergency Resuscitation in Greek and Turkish. A Greek translation of the Preliminary First Aid Manual was completed and it was hoped to publish this in 1963. A Turkish translation of the same book was in progress. The Priory of Wales undertook the translation of the Preliminary First Aid Manual into Welsh and this was published in the summer of 1962. The Association wishes to thank the translators of these manuals, who are thus providing very necessary aid to training not only for the St. John Ambulance As ociation, but for other organisations carrying out the same work whose member wish to have a manual in their own language. CO CLUSIO

It is a privilege to acknowledge on behalf of the Association the inspiring devotion of doctors and nurses who lecture and examine in this important work, and those men and women who give up their time to serve as lay instructors and demon trators. The increasing calls for help in schools, with youth organisation and in industry are willingly met; without their help the Association could not fulfil it functions. The County Director, Centre Secretaries and Class Secretarie have done much to develop the work of the As ociation and to meet the growing demand for information about Fir t Aid and its training. With our world-wide organisation comprising of men and women in so many countries who give up their time to fulfil the functions which the Order of St. John has laid upon the Association, I am unable to thank each one individually and so I would like to reach as many as possible by this means in saying how greatly their work is appreciated. In conclusion, I should like to expres my appreciation of the great assistance given by Mr. D. C. Maclean and Lt.-General Sir Alexander Drummond, the Deputy Directors of the Association and also to Dr. J. S. McLintock in his advisory capacity as Medical Officer. They join with me in thanking our small permanent staff directed by Colonel Gueritz for a good year's work. PHILIP SOUTHWELL, Director-General.

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THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE COMMISSIONER-I -CHIEF'S REPORT This is my fir t report ince it has been my pr~vilegc to take. up tl~e appointment a Commissioner-i~-Chief of t~le Bngade. I mentIOn tlllS because it giv me the opportuL1lty ?~ thankmg my predecess~r, General Kirkman, for hi five year of untlrmg and ce~ ele devotion to .the Brigade. This, together with his experience and bll, ha 1 ~t an orgal11sation in fir t-clas running order and made the ta k of tahng over as I did in Augu t, a comparatively smooth one. . I think it might be appropriate to tart my report for 1962 by q uotll1g from a letter: "I heard you tell the policeman that you were a Sl. Jol-:n :nan 0 I felt confident when you rendered as i tance. Up to then I m 1 ted that no one should touch my foot as laymen, however kil d, can often do more harm than good." . This statement epitomises the way in which we aim .for tl:c publIc ~o regard the Brigade. The full measure of what wa .achJevcd. In 1962 w~1l be apparent from the details and case treated whl~h ar~ 11 ted later III the report. In this connection it i of particular atl factIOn 0 note the increasing instances reported of skilful fir t aid rcnde:~d by our Cadet , often under trying and sometimes dangerous conditIOn. I am also impressed by the way the work of the Brigade continu.e . to expand overseas details of which are given in the paragraph de cnblllg over ea activities. During 1962 we learned with deep regret of the death of four Senior Officers who had been staunch supporter of the Brigade for many year. They were:Lady Dunbar-Nasmith, a former Deputy Superintendent-in- hief and to whom further reference is made in the Superintendent-in-Chief's report. Major P. G. Darvil-Smith C.B.E., who had been Brigade Secretary for 37 years, Commissioner for Buckinghamshire for 23 ycars and latterly County President (Cadets) of Buckinghamshire; a quite out tanding and varied record of Brigade service. Colonel H. M. P. Hewett, T.D., a former Commissioner for orthamptonshire for nine years and previously its Deputy Commissioner. Lieut.-Colonel A. W. S. Armitage, Commissioner for Lcicestershire and Rutland who was tragically killed in a road accident. He had been doing notable work as Commissioner. We extend our sincere sympathy to their relative in their ad 10 S which we, from also having known them, can fully appreciate.

of the Royal Family to many parts the country, including especially Buckinghamshire Cornwall, LancashIre, Northumberland, Sussex and Yorkshire. . . The Brigade was al 0, as in t~e past, con~erned m many State functlOns in London including some dutIes at Bucklllgha~ Palace. It may be of interest to give some idea of the numbers reqUIred for these and. other functions in London as they show the extent of the calls on the BrIgade. Trooping the Colour . Opening of Parliament Lord Mayor's Show . Remembrance Sunday : Boat Race . . . Earls Court Stadium .

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Numbers required on duty 804 126 455 1!6 120 An average of 90 for each of eleven exhibitions.

DUTIES

Detailed tatlstlc of Brigade strength are given in Appendices "A" and "B". The e figure show that there has been a satisfactory increase of some 5 900 member in the overall strength of the Brigade. Unfortunately we cannot be complacent about this as the increase is all overseas and in the United Kingdom there i in fact a decrease of about 3 %. Volu ntary Societie all over the country are faced with this difficulty and the stimulu of voluntary service in the Brigade mu t, I feel, be one of our main concern in the coming year. The figure of d utie for England and Northern Ireland during the year were:DUTIES Public Duties . Tran port Dutie Ho pita! Duties linic ur erie . . Blood Transfusions ursing Aid . Mi cellaneous . Ca e Treated: On Public Duty . Off Public Duty. cciden t attended: Road . Other . . . I nval id removed .

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We were honoured during the year by H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, who yet again held the Cadet Rally, and by H.R.H. The Duchess of Gloucester who was present and gave away the prizes at the Finals of the Brigade First Aid and Nursing Competitions. It is pleasant to report that letters received subsequently said that Their Royal Highnesses were pleased with what they had seen. In addition to these purely Brigade occasions members were, of course, on duty during the visits by Her Majesty The Queen and other members

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1,848, 4 28,920 24 ,965 28,777 25, 03 31,887 99,946 604,687 169,543 174,974 I ,285

16,46 433,27

The figures for d u tie during the years are virtually the arne as in 1961 but there has been a falling ofT in tbe number of case treated and accidents attended. This could be an indication that the accident rate is declining which is, of cour e, very much to be de ired. The above totals do not, of course, give the complete picture. Thou ands of cases are dealt with by member off-duty which are nev r reported. Such assistance is given unobtru ively and a a matter of cour e which frequently makes it all the more valuable. E

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tioned already the prizes were presented by H.R.H. The Duchess of Gloucester. The winners in each section were:Dewar Shield for M en-Whitwick Colliery, Leicestershire. Perrott Shield for Women-Nelson, Duke of Lancaster's District. White-Knox Cup for Ambulance Cadets-Bearpark, Durham. Dunbar-Nasmith Cup for Nursing Cadets-Lowestoft, Suffolk.

Eighteen requests for air attendant escorts were received and met. This important and growing section of the Brigade's activities is particularly in keeping with the requirements of modern times and the increasing use of this service is therefore a matter of satisfaction. The reports of these duties always make fascinating reading and may describe e corting a lady paralyzed after a stroke to Johannesburg or taking an eight-year old Arab girl from a London ho pital back to Kuwait. Thi service, of course is not only from this country and from time to time a eriously ill British seaman or a holiday-maker who has met with an accident has to be fetched from some remote part of the world. When it is remembered that air attendants are normally required at short notice and may have to go anywhere in the world, it is remarkable that every request for this entirely voluntary ervice wa met in 1962. In September the Brigade throughout the country a sis ted the ssociation in the organisation and running of National First Aid Week involving considerable effort by both staffs and members in counties. As i tance was also provided with the RoSPA Water Safety Campaign in June. The first aid cover for the Royal Agricultural Show held in 1962 in Newcastle was, as is generally the case for this show, provided jointly by the British Red Cross Society and the Brigade. The severe storm during the preparatory period caused many problems not only for the Show authorities but also for those responsible for first aid cover. In the event the problems were solved and during the whole course of the Show 285 cases were handled. First aid cover was similarly provided in conjunction with the B.R.C.S. in a number of other counties, including Somer et for the Bath and West Show, and in Sussex for the Royal and Counties' Agricultural Show. The Brigade also provided first aid cover in Lancashire for the Liverpool and Royal Lancashire Shows , and in Nottingham for the Goose Fair. Two cases of assistance to notable people may also be of interest. Mr. Stirling Moss was assisted by member of the Brigade in Sus ex after his crash at Goodwood and this at some personal risk to the members concerned since the area was soaked with petrol and there wa a distinct danger of fire. In Gloucestershire the Brigade attended Mi sPat Smythe after she was rendered unconscious by a fall from her horse whil t jumping in the Moreton-in-the-Marsh Agricultural and Horse Show. Train escorts were once again provided for the Yorkshire/Lille Exchange Committee to assist in their annual exchange holiday scheme for Engli h and French schoolchildren visiting France and England respectively. Altogether eight trains each carrying several hundred schoolchildren were escorted by members from London, Kent and the West Riding of Yorkshire.

AWARDS AND COMPETITIONS

The list of Order and Brigade Awards and Jubilee Certificates is given in Appendix "C." The Finals of the Brigade First Aid and Nursing Competitions were held at the Central Hall, Westminster, on 7th July and as has been men-

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Durin!5 1962 the Commissioner-i~-Chief carried out Inspections in ShropshIre, SO!llerset, Gloucestershlre and Northamptonshire. Other county Inspec~lOn were taken by the Superintendent-in-Chief in the Commandery III Northern Ireland and Wiltshire and the Surgeon-inChief in Kent and Lancashire (No. 3 Area). CONFERE CES

M.eetings of Br.igade Committee, Women's Advi ory Committee, Cadet AdVIsory Co~mlttee, Surg~ons , Nursing Officers and Training Officers all took place III 1962. As III previous years considerable benefit accrued from these meet~ngs whic.h en~ble ideas to. be pooled and views exchanged and thereby aSSIst matenally III the shapmg of Brigade policy. On 30th November, .1962 the Secretarie ' Conference took place and was attended by Secretanes .from 34 countie . This Conference takes place every other year .and prOVIde a n excellent opportunity for discussion on the administrat~ve matter.s which are so important in the every-day business of runnmg the Bngad . It should also .be recorded that the Minister of Health held a number of conferences WIth r~presentatives of the Voluntary Societies, designed to lead to an expan IOn of voluntary work in hospitals and in homes ~hrougho~t th~ country. The .B~igade i o~ course, already extensively mvolv~d m thIS fie~d a.s the Mlll1stry appreclates. It is hoped, however, that gIeater co-ordmatlOn of voluntary and Health Service effort at Local Government and Hospital Authorities levels will lead to more of this much needed help becoming available. SE lIOR OFFICER

I?u ring the year Sir John Buchanan, K.C.M.G., M.D. , CH.B. , F.R.C.P.,

~slgn ed af~er 12 years' va luable service as Assistant Surgeon-in-Chief for

h verseas. s~nce when \~e have been fortunate in having the benefit of the elpful dVlce and aSSIstance of Dr. P. W. Dill Russell C.B.E. on overseas matters. ' th T~e following changes in Commissioner re ulted from resignations and e e~th of Colonel Armitage to which reference has already been made' R eSlgned'. -B'd' Richar nga ler M. L. Hayne, C.B.E. Birmingham' Dr. F. L.. D S 0 de °B·B.E. , M.B., CH.B. S~affordshire; Brigadier D. H. Knott, . ' .. , . ' .E., M.C. , Worcestershire. 12Bngadler H~yne did ~agnificent work in the Birmingham area for over he Ylteharls adnd It was With deep regret that his resignation, owing to ilIa ,la to be accepted. b Dr. Richard's resignation was also a matter of great rearet He had a~e~ a to~e: of strength in the Brigade for 40 years includi~g the last 15 ommlSSlOner for Staffordshire.

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Appointed:-Brigadier N. L. Cariss, O.B.E., T.D., D.L., Birmingham; Mr. L. Lee, Leicestershire and Rutland; Dr. T. K. Elliott, M.B., B.S., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., who transferred to Staffordshire from Warwickshire ; Brigadier B. A. G. Jones, D.S.O., Warwickshire; Lieut.-Col. C. P. Vaughan, D.S.O. , Worcestershire. SURGEO -IN-CHIEF'S DEPARTME T

In the absence of the Surgeon-in-Chief overseas the Deputy Surgeonin-Chief reports as follows:"As this report is being compiled, the Surgeon-in-Chief, Mr. TaylorYoung, is on a private tour of the Far East Australia and New Zealand, but is taking advantage of the occasion to visit Brigade Units and make contact with other St. John organisations and e tablishments. "Some re-organisation has taken place in the Department but on the whole the year has been one of consolidation. Mr. George Craft our Senior Staff Officer, has again carried out the many routine dutie in his usual efficient and unobtrusive manner. His special care is the keeping of Surgeons' records and the organisation of conferences. In both re peets his work has been immaculate. He has now been joined by Headquarters Staff Officer Mr. George Kirkham who i well known for hi work in the competition field, both as a competitor and organiser. We e'{tend to him a hearty welcome. "During the year 173 new Brigade Surgeons were appointed the number of deletions due to deaths, resignations and transfer to the Re erve was 71, the active strength thus being increased by 102. It is noted that the resignations have occurred almost entirely at the upper age group, and that most of the newcomers are at the other end of the scale. We are particularly pleased that the St. John Ambulance Brigade i making such an impact on the younger members of the medical profe ion. "The Annual Surgeons' Conference was held at Harrogate in pril under the chairmanship of the Surgeon-in-Chief. Eminent orthern Surgeons gave talks on External Cardiac Resuscitation and the 1 ational Accident Service Survey, but the ba is of the Conference wa 'conferring in a big way'. The interchange of ideas and opinion , as well a dis· cussion on important matters such as 'The Textbook' and 'Competitions', revealed the active and searching interest of those present. Their advice and help will be of the greate t value in enabling us to formulate the future policy. "The Surgeon-in-Chief and I decided that we should visit a many of the counties as possible, and our programme for the year was wide pread and extensive, embracing Inspections, Conferences Training Course and Regional Finals. We also maintained a close liaison with the St. John Ambulance Association, the Armed Forces, the Priory for Wales and the Commandery in Northern Ireland. We propose to continue these activities during the coming year and to meet as many Brigade Surgeons as possible. Finally we would hke to tender our sincere thanks to all Brigade Surgeons for their sustained support in all directions." I should like to record a particular word of appreciation to the Deputy Surgeon-in-Chief, Dr. Scott, for his invaluable support and also for laking charge during the latter part of the year while the Surgeon-in-Chief was overseas.

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CIVIL DEFE CE

Some progress has been made in raising Brigade First Aid Parties to work with (but not to form part of) t~e Civil Defence Corps under the scheme to which reference was made m ~he 1961 report. Good res,ults have been achieved in Cornwall, LancashIre, NorthuI?l?erland, NottI~g ham, Sussex, Warwickshire, Wiltshire and the West Ridm~ of Y ?r~Shlre, although elsewhere the response in many cases has been dIsa~pomtmg: . The latest figures available of Brigade members actually III the CIVIl Defence Corp from England and Northern Ireland are 2,525 men and 718 women. The Home Office ha continued to allot the Brigade one vacancy on every Senior Officers' Course hel~ at the C~vil De,fence Staff Col~e.ge, totallin g about twelve a year. At times there IS conSIderable competItlOn in the Brigade for these vacancies but at. others we are unable to find candidates to take them up. probably owmg to the fact that the length of the course means absence for a week. With this point in mind a OneDay Ci il Defence Cour e entirely devoted. to the Brigade will take place at Sunningdale on 26tb January, 1963. This has been well supported and an attendance of over a hundred members is expected. In view of the interest in this type of cour e and the unavoidable disappointment caused by the refusal of some application it is hoped to arrange a further course later. Progress has al 0 been made in recruitment for the ationa~ Ho pital Service Reserve, and this i de cribed in the report of the Supenntendentin-Chief. LEADERSHIP TRAI I G

A generous gift from the Sembal Trust made it possible for the number of leadership training courses in 1962 to be increa ed to four and in 1963 there will be six. When, therefore, it is remembered that in 1961 there were only three course the mea ure of our gratitude to the Sembal Trust for their support can be readily appreciated. The 1962 Course were held in the Universities of Leicester, Liverpool and Bristol and at an hotel in Westcliff-on-Sea, E sex; 44 43 54 and 40 delegates attended re pectively. The value of these Courses is ine timable and they are a cradle for producing the officers of the future. Equally important, it has been found that not onJy do they provide the training but also the inspiration to the younger members to become willing to take on the responsibility of leadership. This outcome is due to the high standard and interest achieved on these courses and in this connection I pay particular tribute to the work of the responsible Officer, the Assistant Commissioner-in-Chief, Lieut.-Colonel Arthur Goring. CADETS

Reference has already been made to the instances of coolness and efficiency shown by Cadets at accidents and in several cases courage and pe~sonal bravery were also added to those qualities. In addition, and qUIte apart from their normal training, Cadets have throughout the year. continued to render service to the public in many ways, including helpmg in hospitals (for the over 15-year-olds), shopping for old people~

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delivering Christmas parcels, assisting handicapped children at swimming baths and looking after children lost at the seaside or in large crowds. The number of knee rugs knitted by Cadets for disabled ex-servicemen was doubled during this year. Attendance at the Brigade Camp at Bexhill again increased and the overall total during the five weeks it was open in July and August amounted to 1,015 campers. Twenty-five camping warrants and three quartermastering certificates were issued. Interest in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme has been maintained and in fact extended by the girls' award becoming open to all di tricts and counties at the beginning of the year. In the boys' award a further gold and four silver have been gained, and the girls made an excellent start with one gold and seventeen silver. Both gold awards were pre ented personally by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh. During the winter the u ual competitions for painting and poetry were held. Miss Anna Zinkeisen judged the painting and awarded the Cup and First Prize to 12-year old Terence Stevens of Surrey, whose entry wa of exceptionally high standard and the best from nearly 100 entrie . She al 0 generously gave a special book prize for the best portrait which v a won by Shirley Stewart of the Brecon Nursing Cadet Division. Profe or Cecil Day-Lewis judged the poetry competition and awarded the Cup and First Prize to Christine Taylor of Cheshire. We are fortunate in having the kind services of this distinguished arti t and poet to judge our competitions and are most grateful to them for so doing. OVERSEAS GENERAL

Once again there has been an increase of numbers in the Brigade in Overseas Territories and in general much good progress. It is satisfactory that this applies just as much in the countries which are now independent in the Commonwealth and these include Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago , and Uganda who became independent nations during 1962. Encouraging advances have been made in smaller areas uch as orth Borneo and in the islands of the Leeward and Windward group , the Seychelles, and in particular Fiji, where Brigade strength in comparison to its size shows a splendid increase. In this connection a new feature is the award to a St. John Training Officer for the Island of a Bursary by the British Council, in order that he may come to England for two months in January, 1963, to study all aspects of St. John activities. In Central Africa, the Commandery Commissioner is to be congratulated on his work in having re-organised the Brigade structure within the Commandery. He has been able to adjust the Police and Railway Districts which will be of advantage to the General Administration and a new Area has been formed in Northern Rhodesia. EMERGENCIES

It is fortunate that in 1962 the Brigade has not been called on to help in so many disasters as in the previous year. Assistance was given in Mauritius in March, when Hurricane Jennie struck the island. In British Guiana during the General Strike in February, there was severe rioting, looting and firing of business premises, which resulted in many casualties. Few doctors and nurses were available and Ambulance and Nursing members helped for a week in the hospital to care for the injured.

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August a severe typhoon caused wide damage in Hong Kong and Bngade members sheltered and cared for 500 homeless people in the St. John Headquarters. We .learned from orth Borneo that during the initial stage of the B~unel emer~ency the Brigade was doing a 24-hour watch at the Labuan A]~port , actmg as stretcher . bearers to the incoming military casualties. B.ngade members .also provlded help to the Army for a week with first aId an~ other du.tIe. ~ore recently the Brigade was helping with relief work 111 connectIOn WIth the severe floods and it is of interest that a St. John member for Sandakan helped save a casualty by the mouth-tomouth method of resu citation. SENIOR OFFICERS

T,here have .b~en seve~al changes in Commissioners. In Nigeria the Se,nl?r CommlssIOner ~ ~Ir Kerr Bovell, resigned, both as Senior CommISSIOner and CommISSIOner of the Police District on his retirement as In.sp~ctor-General of Police and has been succe;ded as Senior Com~lssIOner by Mr. Justice C. D. Onyeama. Changes have also occurred 111 the following Di trict :District Gibraltar Ghana . . . . . igeria Police District igeria Railways . Corporation S lerra L~one . . TanganYika . . .

Former Commissioner P . G . Owen . . . R. P. Baffour, O.B.E. . . Sir Kerr Bovell, eM.G ..

Present Commissioner L. Hannon, M.B.E. E. R . T. Modjitey, C.B.E. J. E. Hodges, eM.G., ev.o.

R. K. Innes . . . . W . G. Syer, C.B.E., ev.o. !3. H . Sirrunonds . . . .

MAR . . oa A. S. Keeling, O.B.E. A. H. Earley, O.B.E., E.R.D.

To the new. CommI sioners I extend a very warm welcome and to those who hav~ retlred r;ny most grateful thanks for the fine service they gave to the Bngade dunng their terms of office. H .Q. OFFICERS

. DurirIg the year th~se officers have given excellent service to the Brigade m. Cxprus, the Ca:-Ibbean and North Atlantic Area, North Borneo, NIg.ena, Uganda, SIerra Leone and Ghana-in which country the first ~fncan H.Q. Officer has been appointed. The Uganda post became vacant m November and the H.Q. Officer for Sierra Leone was seconded there for a few months in order that he might help to train an African successor. OVERSEAS TOURS

In !an,uary the then Commissioner-in-Chief, General Kirkman, visited all DISt~ctS. of the Brigade in Jamaica and opened the new H.Q. of the N.W. DIstnct at Savannah-la-Mar. The S.up~rintendent-in-Chief left in March for an extensive tour of st. John UnIts m C~ylon, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaya and North Borneo. She w~s most Impressed with the progress of the Brigade in all these countnes and the smartness of the members at the Parades she attended. In January of this year. ~ vi~ited Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda and ZanZIbar. Al~hough t~e .VISIt dId not. actually come within the period ~o:ve~ed by t~lS r~port, It IS p~rhaps desrrable to say something now while ~s IS fresh m mmd. The VISIt was, I think, opportune as in all the countnes concerned independence is in force or being negotiated and they are,

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consequently, to some degree in a state of flux in regard to their general organisation. I was charged to try and assess the prospects of St. John work and am glad to say that these were more promising than might have been expected. It is encouraging to see the Chairmanship of the Council in Uganda taken by Mr. Kulubya, an old friend of St. John work and an African elder statesman of high standing. Similarly, in Tanganyika, Mr. Kahama, the Minister of Commerce and Industry, has accepted the Chairmanship of the Council, and Dr. Nyerere ha agreed to be President and told me personally that he would give hi support to what he considered was the good work St. John wa doing. In Zanzibar the possibility of setting up a St. John Council on a wide ba i of all communities is under consideration. In Kenya it wa encouraging to hear that in the constitutional discussions Minister were ali e to the work done by the Voluntary Organisations and stated that it would be the intention to encourage the continuance of this work. In all three of the large territories mentioned a new st. John Council Constitution ha been negotiated in principle, giving wider responsibilitie to the local Councils. There remain only various details to clear up. Opportunity was naturally taken to see Brigade units and to di cus problems on behalf of the Association. The Brigade and A sociation work can be reported as continuing well and is so ingrained in public services, such as Police, Railway and Fire Services, that it i thought prospects in the future remain promising but during the high pres ure period of transition to the various degrees of independence we must expect things to go slowly for a while. OVERSEAS VISITORS

We were pleased as always to welcome many overseas Brigade vi itor at the St. John functions held during the summer. The countrie and territories represented were:-Australia, Canada New Zealand South Africa, British Guiana, Cyprus, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Kenya, Malaya, Mauritius, Monserrat, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Trinidad. At the Cadet Rally in Manchester and at the Brigade Finals Competition, 32 Overseas st. John members had the honour of being presented re pectively to H.R.H. The Princess Margaret and H.R.H. The D uches of Gloucester. AFFILIATIO S

At the Brigade Commissioners' Conference in England it was suggested that "Affiliation" or some similar liaison between districts overseas and counties in England might be of advantage to form closer links between Brigade :un.its of various countrie~. This scheme is beginning to develop and affilIatIOns have been or are m the process of being formed between Brigade units in:Uganda Birmingham Trinidad Sussex Seychelles Exeter Jamaica Nottingham Mashonaland Cornwall (S. Rhodesia) Gibraltar Isle of Wight

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This year is the first complete year in office of Colonel Benyon as Controller Overseas. He has devoted great energy and ability to his work and I am grateful for all he does in this important post. "FLYING CHRISTINE"

T~e. wO,~k

of the Brig~de in Guernsey's Rescue Launch, the "Flying Chnstme, and her explOIts are widely known. It was therefore learned with regret that severe damage was caused to her' during the heavy weather at the end of the year. It is, however, intended that a new and even better launch will be obt~in.ed ,to, ucceed her and it i. an indication of the value of the "Flying Chnstllle s work and reputatIOn that the news has caused donations many of them anonymou to be sent from many parts of the country toward the cost of her succes or. JORA

ITER-U FALL-HILFE

This branch of the German Order which corresponds to the Brigade in Germany entered teams for the 1962 Casualties Union Competitions at Esher. . Or: ce this was known, the Brigade in Surrey were quick to offer hospItality and take the opportunity of showing these German visitors somethin~ of th~ Brigade's work, including a Divisional Inspection. The meetmgs :VhlCh r~ ulted v. ere of interest to both sides and presented good opporturuty ~o dISCUSS mutual problems. Fortunately, Brigadier Read, the CommISSIOner, speaks German so was able to lighten the load of the team' interpreter during these discussions . CO CLUSIO

On August 15th, on the regretted retirement of General Kirkman I had the honour to be appointed as Commissioner-in-Chief of the St. John A~bular:ce. Brigade and I am highly conscious of the responsibilities w~lch this lllvolves. It is perhaps right, on assuming an appointment to th~nk ove~ and formulate some specific objects for which to work and the thm~s whIch I have chosen are the following:. FIrst to maintain rigidly our standards in the Brigade. These stand hlgh in the public mind as the quotation at the beginning of this report makes clear. Nothing must be allowed to lower that standard or to reduce the confidence which the public have in the skill and conduct of those who wear Brigade uniform. Secon~ly, it is essential to look all the time, as it were, at the horizon. By looking ahead we will see the constant need to reinforce Brigade Officers and .Memb~rs alike by the young members coming forward. It mus~ be a pnme object to encourage and train them in taking charge and lea~l1lg. This does not mean throwing away the knowledge and expenence of the older members, but it is for them to ensure that the younge.r people do come forward and are fit to maintain our standards. A third aim is to reinforce the links with the Association. The Briaade and Associ~tion are complementary, of course, as we are well a,,;are, but by forgmg the closest possible links each Foundation will help the task of the other. F

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Finally, I would like to close by thanking all members of the Brigade throughout the world for the devoted support they give to the Brigade and for all they do for it. The many kind messages of support received on becoming Commissioner-in-Chief emphasised how strong the spirit of the Brigade is right across the Commonwealth and were a great source of encouragement. The period of change-over of command must inevitably mean some upheaval in routine and if the transition has succeeded in being smooth it is due to the backing of a loyal and hard-working staff. I would also particularly thank my colleagues, Marjorie, Countess of Brecknock (the Superintendent-in-Chief), and Mr. Taylor-Young (the Surgeon-in-Chief) with whose backing and help many paths have been made smooth for the newcomer in office.

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STATISTICS ADULTS

England & N. Ireland . Commandery ill Central Africa . Other Territories Overseas

Priories. Wales Southt.rn Africa . New Zealand . Canada Au tralia . IndJa Pakistan Grand Totals

Divisions AmbuComlance Nursing bined Total 1,451 1,065 334 2,850

Personnel Ambulance Nursing 32,955 18,754

Total 51,709 3,650 49,825

15 571

5 232

23 867

3,499 44,205

2,037

1,302

401

3,740

80,659

249 169 126 180 159

133 90 92 142 100

35 74 44 25 59

417 333 262 347 318

4,252 4,516 2,971 4,355 4,580

1,639 1,761 1,878 3,321 1,945

5,891 6,277 4,849 7,676 6,525

883 650 66

557 159 5

237

1,677 809 71

20,674 17,598 2,238

10,544 3,379 86

31,218 20,977 2,324

3,636

2,023

638

6,297 121,169

151 5,620

24,525 105,184

38,534 159,703

CADETS

England & N. Ireland . Commandery ill Central Africa . Other Territorie"s Over~ea~

Priories. Wales. Southern Africa . New Zealand . Canada Australia. India. Pakistan Grand Totals .

Divisions AmbuComlance Nursing bined Total 1,041 1,283 118 2,442

Personnel Ambulance Nursing 22,926 36,763

Total 59,689

3 140

8 127

1 30

12 297

36 2,901

131 2,628

167 5,529

1,184

1,418

149

2,751

25,863

39,522

65,385

192 63 150 25 136

173 81 136 52 113

22 75 2 1 11

387 219 288 78 260

3,177 1,163 2,240 501 3,036

3,583 2,248 2,507 1,547 2,957

6,760 3,411 4,747 2,048 5,993

566 309 12

555 133 1

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1,232 442 13

10,117 6,718 313

12,842 2,561 33

22,959 9,279 346

2,071

2,107

260

4,438

43,011

54,958

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Appendix "C"

BRIGADE STRENGTH, 1962 ADULT AmbuJ llrsil1g lance

Bedfordshire Berkshire Birmingham Bri tol .,. Buckinghamshire . Cambridge. Cheshire Cornwall Cumberland Derbyshire. Devonshire Dorset Durham Essex Gloucester. Guernsey Hampshire. . HerefordstUre . Hertfordshire . Isle of Man Isle of Wight Jersey Kent Lancashire. Leicester Lincolnshire London orfolk N orthamptonshire Northumberland Nottinghamshire Oxford Plymouth. Shropshire. Somerset Staffordshire Suffolk . Surrey. Sussex. Warwickshire. Wiltshire Worcestershire East Riding Yorkshire . orth Riding Yorkshire. West Riding Yorkshire Northern Ireland.

23 347 792 547 431 150 625 513 162 1,818 571 217 1,547 315 333 67 656 90 318 35 III

33 925 3,412 1,060 437 3,594 608 695 899 1,759 269 201 260 585 973 781 544 702 832 253 351 489 334 2,786 290

119 251 378 205 320 108 426 303 135 513 460 171 332 302 194 54 435 91 230 72 46 51 466 1,71 413 182 2,504 577 455 300 510 128 136 179 356 418 192 502 506 369 187 291 359 242 1,711 857

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CADET Al7lbll-

lance

159 320 345 274 443 103 4 3 424 101 1,503 515 113 449 198 204 46 782 61 413 81 104 94 710 1,7 7 505 455 2,721 490 512 415 1 085 177 129 253 629 510 254 532 747 499 213 255 227 167 2,207 232

ursil1g

20 535 463 480 50 262 96 707 276 1,47 903 340 6 5 502 2 100 1,256 205 476 19 4-t

176 1,172 2,850 70 595 4,187 929 999 425 J,161 267 403 379 J ,033 83b 648 798 1,234 729 566 483 463 308 3,288 977

Total

724 1,453 1,978 1,506 2,044 623 2,430 1,947 674 5,312 2.449 41 3,013 1,317 \,016 _67 3,129 447 1,437 6 305 354 .273 9,767 2,6 6 },669 13,006 2,604 2,661 2,039 4,515 '41 '69 1,071 2,603 '2737 1,875 "2,376 3,1 9 2,429 1,219 1,380 1,538 1,051 9,992 2,356

The Order of St. Jolm Life Saving Medal in Bronze County Staff Officer H. Carr, of Durham, who risked his life and himelf su tained eycr burning in a very gallant attempt to rescue a man trapped by fire in a hou e at Darlington. The Order of St. John Certificate of Honour Divisional Officer G . Renouard, St. Helier mbulance Division, Jer ey, who gallantly a i ted Di Iy i ional Officer R. C . SLatt in the rescue operations following the di CO\ cry or everal boy trapped and overcome by fumes in a ga -fitled ~\c. It v. ill b remembered that Di\isional Officer Statt \\a awarded the BrItish Empire Medal for Gallantry in recognition of the part he played in the. e re cue operations. 1\1 eriforiolls Service Certificates

Ambulance Member . Kilner, Derne Valley Ambulance Division, West Riding of .' rk hIre. Cadet Brian 0 m3.n. Southampton (Totton) Ambulance Cadet Divi ion Hamp l1irc. C"d~t Derrick Lorenz. Longview Ambulance Cadet Di\ i ion, Duke of Lancast r' Di trict.

1l71er;can Trophy for Gallantry Cadet Brian 0 man. oLlthampton (Totton Ambulance Cadet Di\i ion, Hamp hire.

91 mbulancc. 35 Nursing.

G,'alld Prior Badge

pecial Sen ice Shields 25:j. .)pecial Scr ric Sh ield. were .lV, <.rded to mbulan e Cadet. 432 Special S"rvice Sh' Id \ 'cre a\v~lrded to 1.11' ing Cadets. JllbUee Certificates The following units have been i sued with Jubilee Certificates indicating 50 years' continuous existence:Atherton Ambulance Division, Duke of Lanca ter's District; Horden Colliery Ambulance Division, Durham; Springwell & Washington Ambul:::tnce Djvision, Durham; Sunderland Eastern Ambulance Division, Durham; Southampton Corps, Hamp hire; Calm.ore Nursing Division, Hampshire; W. H. mith & Sons Ambulance Division, Loudon (Prince of Wales's) District; Hamp tead Nur ing Divi ion, London (Prince of Wa}es's) District; Ley ton & Leytonstone Nursing Division, London (Pnl1ce of Wales's) District; Whitehall Nursing Division, London (Prince of Wale's) Dishict; New Cro Nul' ing Division, London (Prince of

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Wales's) District; Northern Polytechnic Nursing Divi ion, London (Prince of Wales's) District; Harrow Nur ing Division, London (Prince of Wales's) Di trict· Sheffield "A" Nursing Division We t Riding of Yorkshire; Canterbury Nursing Division, Kent; Stalybridge ur ing Division, Cheshire· Macclesfield Nursing Division, Cheshire; Oswe try Ambulance Division, Shropshire· Dun ton Ambulance and ur ing Divisions, Durham; Charlaw and Sacriston Ambulance Division. Durham; West Hartlepool Ambulance Division, Durham· March Ambulance Division, Cambridge; Luton Town Ambulance Divi ion Bedford· Maidenhead Ambulance Division, Berkshire ; Leigh ur ing Division, Duke of Lancaster s District ; Scunthorpe Nursing Division, Lincolnshire; North Manchester Nursing Division, Duke of Lancaster' Di trict· Newark Ambulance Division, Nottinghamshire; Priestman Nursing Division Northumberland; Lymington Ambulance Division, Hamp hire.

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SUPERINTENDENT-IN-CHIEF'S REPORT, 1962 In a brief r~p.o~t it i difficu~t to express adequate tribute to the ursing Corps and DlvlslOns for the mvaluable service they continue to give to the community and for their elfless response to the calls made upon them in the pa t year. That in one county every member gave an average of four normal working week to Brigade voluntary fir t aid, nursing and welfare parttime duties is not only some mea ure of this service to others, but is also a pointer to continuing demand. The Minister of Health s appeal for the greater use of voluntary ervice in hospitals and in local authority health and welfare fieJds and the trend to cIo er integration of voluntary service with the statutory ervice pre ent an opportunity and a challenge. To meet the e it i e ident that high priority mu t be given to wider recruitment of both fully trained and auxiliary members and to the maintenance of the highe t tandard of training. FIR T AID A D URSI G: In addition to routine first aid public dutie many emergency cri e have been met by nursing personnel who have al 0 undertaken much tran port and escort work with invalids, u iliary nursing has been regularly including ir ttendant duties. carried out in ho pital and in place uch a the Cheshire Homes as well a under the Oi trict ur e, and much neighbourly care has been given by men~ber ~o ick, di abl.ed and old people in their own home, including help wlt.h Ickroom eqUIpment from the Medical Comforts Depots. Sub tantlal help, too, continue to be gi en at clinic of many kinds and in the blood tran fu i n rvice. T~e Chief ur ing Officer r port a further ati factory increase in the NatIOnal Ho pital Service Re er e in which St. John nur ing auxiliaries including Brigade member, at the end of December totalled 26,259 of who!.TI 21.315 were \ omen and 4,944 men, an increase of 1,499 on the prevlOU year. Out of the total about a third are full members of the Brigade. the remainder bing auxiliarie , given their initial training through St. John and attached to the Brigade. It i ati factory to record that in the orth Riding of York hi re all members of the ur ing Divisions are enrolled in the Reser e. Many members are erving in 110 pital and in ~.H.S.R. Forward Medical Aid nit in which they receive aluable In truction and experience. con iderable number of nur ing personnel are also enrolled in the parallel ervice of Civil Defence. In the Queen Alexandra' Royal aval ur ing Service twel e St. John m~mber serving full-time with the Q.A.R. . .S. Auxiliary Section maintam .the long a ociation of the Brigade v ith the Royal laval ur ing SerVIce, a do, too. the member of th R. .V.A.D. Re erve, in which ther~ ha been a light increa e in recruitment. The valuable experience r~ceIV~d by the V.A.D.' during their periodical training in a al ho pltals I. greatly enjoyed and the report how that their er ices are much apprecIated.

WELFAJ!-E SERVICES: Much valuable help has been given in welfare work, particularly for the physically and mentally handicapped and for elderly and infirm people. Report on help given in hospital and to the home-bound, and a si tance at clubs and on recreational outings or at SUmmer holiday centre, indicate work of immense value in helping to ease the many burden and restriction of infirmity.

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r. The Hospital Car Service which i run jointly by the B.R.C.S., W.V.S. and S.J.A.B. ha again had a bu y year in providing a tran port ervice for many thou and patients. In appreciation of their devoted work a pecialletter of thanks to drivers who have ser ed for ten year and over has been instituted and has been sent jointly by the thr e headquarter in the past year to over 900 driver. St. John an d Red Cro s Welfare S"r ice for sick servicemen and their families in Naval, Military and Air Force ho pitals in the United Kingdom and 0 erseas continue to fill a vital need. During my Far Ea t t ur early in the year I had the opportunity of vi iting Service ho pi tal in Malaya, Singapore and Hong Kong nine in all. hief Welfare Officer, Mi Woolrich, S.J.A.B., kindly accompanied me on thi 1110 t interesting tOllr. I would like to pa. tribute to the valuable work being done by her and the Ser ice Hospitals Welfare Department through it Welfare Officer in this Command as well a elsewhere. At ~he end of the year 69 Welfare Officers were serving, of \\ hom 19 are Bngade member posted as follow: Headquarter 2, United 1 ingdom 10, B.A.O.R. 2, Middle East 3, Far East 1 nd Ea t Africa ]. ~nfor tunately present l1um ers are not up to trength and more candidate are needed for this mos interesting and u eful work. There have been 37 Dilfor cases dealt \\'ith by the Department during the year, the relatives of very seriously ill er icc patien t bell1Q; en t t~ overseas destinations in B. .O.R., Bahrain, France Malaya,ingJ.pore and Tokyo. War disabled ex- ervicemen continued to receive e. ten i\ Celre from tLe !ohn and Red Cross Ex-Service War Di. flbJed Help Depanment and 111 tne twel~e months ended June 1962 a hIgher number of arplication was .dealt ~Ith .on problems and needs resulting from di ablemellt n \var serVIce, whIch 111 .ma~lY cases were accentuated by increa ing agl:. O.lt of the 50,000 applIcatIOns, 16,500 received financial aid amouiltin~ to £76,.000 from Joint. Committee funds and the remai 11der were helped ~\ ith Se!VICeS o~ !l1any klllds to ease ~heir individual problem. Ranaing from fnen~ly ~lSltS and p~rsonal serVIces for the home-bound or the p .. ovi ion of d~verslOnal handlcrafts and recreat;oll . to fi'lancial as is anLe for a ~ultltude of needs, the Department contin e to gi\'e invaluable help to dIsabled officers and other ranks, and to \vido vs al d ret:red nur es of the Armed Forces. The Department records its thanks to t. John and Red Cros.s members W.h? by their services throughout the country a 'ldll1.inistratlve officers .. vlSItors and on Committees enable the work to be carried out: ~he Nursmg ~adets have again made a splendid contribution in then·. gIft of 220 kmtted knee rugs which are greatly appreciated by the penSlOners. . Through. ~~e St. John a~d Red Cross Hospital Library Department h~rary facIi1tles were provIded to 309 Service hospital in the United Kmgd?m and overse~s and, ~n addition, the service was given to 2,558 war ~lsabled ex-serVIce penSlOners in their own homes or in civili::! n estabhshments. The s~rvice was. also supplied to 1,090 civilian hospit~ls under arran!?ements wIth th.e Mmistry ?f Health and Hospital Management CommIttees on the baSIS of ~he c~pltation fe~ of 13s. 6d. per occupied bed p~r annum. Seventeen hospItals m H.M. Pnsons were provided with a serVIce ~nd 27 homes run by the Order of St. John and the British Red Cross SocIety and the Joint Committee.

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The whole ervice involved an i ue of nearly four million books for the year. The help gi en 1n thi work by St. John personnel continues and there are ten t. John County Organi er , two a sistant County Organi er and ome fi e hundred and fifty librarians. TRAJ f GA rD C ONFERE CES: The wide cope of Brigade work and it cJo e relation hip \\ ith the tatutory health and welfare ervices a well a tho e of other voluntary organi ation , entails constant revie~ ~nd con ultation .n~t only WiLh out ide authorities but within the Brigade It elf. Many trall11ng conferences have been held in the district and countie, veral of \\ hi h v.ere attended by the Training Advi er, Miss Duff Grant, in Durham, Hertford hire, London District, Surrey, Cumberland and We tmorland and orthern Ireland, and those in Derby hire and omer et V\ ere attended re pectively by Miss Harri on and Mi s \Vat on. J t wa a great plea ure to me LO be pre ent at the Priory for Wale Commi ioner' and County Superintendent' Conference in Cardiff and al 0 the orthumberland training weekend. At national level my Di trict and ounty uperintendent' Conference wa again a most helpful opportunity for di cu ing llrrent trend and problems and Miss Duff rant h Id a further ucce ful day conference for County Staff Officer (Training). aluable liai on ha been facilitated not only by repre entation on tatutory committee and tho e of fellow organi ations, but al 0 by attendance at national, county and local level at conference convened by other bodie . Throughout the country t. John officers and members have continued to gi e much pracrical er ice to the public and to other organi ation by prO\iding in truction in fir t aid and nursing. \ URSI G OFFICER The Chief I ur ing Officer report a further ati factory increa e in ur ing Officer appointments. In addition to the tate Regi t~red ur ing. Officer we are. fortunate, too, in having the help of many tramed nul' C 111 other executIve appointments as well a OneStar nul' e in the Di i ion, many f whom were St. John Cadet before entering training. In thi connection it i intere ting to note that an aver~ge of some 600 Tur ing Cadet enter hospital training every year. .Wlth the con tant need to extend the knowledge and practical nursing kdl of member the Brigade i particularly indebted to the Nur ing Officer for their m() t aluable help and to Mi s Duff Grant who in her c~pacit~ of Chief ur ing Officer a well a Training d i er give much wise gUIdance and timulu to the development of our Ilursin cy ervices 0 including the N.H.S.R. A ~ery ucce ful national Conference for Nursing Officer wa again held 111 London under the chairman hip of Miss Duff Grant at which many interesting point were discu ed including the revi ion of the nursing manual.

JNSPEC!JONS AND r:lSITS: In the past year I had great pleasure in

~nd~rtakmg two extenSlve overseas tours, the first included Brigade units

SIX countries of the Far East and the second was to the Priory in Canada. I would like to record my gratitude for the kind welcome given to. me everywhere and my admiration for the excellent St. John work bemg done in all territories.

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My brief stay in Ceylon enabled me to attend a smart parade as well as the Brigade and As ociation Annual General Meeting before going on to Hong Kong where I met many officer and members of thi a rive district, inspected the nursing cadets and attended several St. John social function. The recently instituted St. John dental clinic for poor children i doing outstanding work. In Singapore, where the Brigade i al 0 a flourishing and ery busy concern, I attended a fine parade of between two and three thou and member at which the salute wa taken by the Yang di Pertaun Negara, who with his wife, most kindly entertained me. In North Borneo I visited Jesselton, Sandaken and Labuan and I was greatly impre sed by the enthu iasm and by the progre made in the past few years. Remarkable development, too , was evident in the Brigade in Malaya where I spent six hectic day. I wa ba ed on Kuala Lumpur and also vi ited the State of egri Sembilan Perak and Penan g. I attended several very smart parade, the main one being at Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang, the numbers on parade varying between 600 and 00. In addition to con ultations and most kind entertainment at many ocial functions my visit included several ho pitals of which the Ser ice ho pitals are mentioned earlier in this report. On my return journey I topped at Delhi and visited the joint St. John and Red Cros India ational Headquarters and inspected a smart parade of the Delhi Divi ion. My autumn visit to the Priory in Canada centred on Toronto for the celebration dinner of the 50th Anniversary of o. 1 ursing Di i ion and No.5 Ambulance Division at which I was proud to be gue t of honour and to give congratulations to the Divisions on their fine record of ervice. The excellent programme arranged for my tour by Priory Headq uarter gave me the opportunity of meeting many officers and member of the Order, Association and Brigade, and learning at first hand of the invaluable work being done by St. John in this vast country. Place visited included Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, "whistle tops' on my journey west at Schreiber (Ontario) and Fort William then on to Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. Superintendent-in- hief, Mi MacLaren kindly came to Quebec to meet me and accompanied me on the first part of the tour. In the United Kingdom it was a great pleasure to be present at the successful Cadet Rally at Manchester, which was honoured by the presence of H.R.H. Princess Margaret. I was also very glad to undertake the Northern Ireland District Inspection, the Wiltshire County Inspection and to carry out the opening ceremony of the Kingston Division' new headquarters. At Inspections in the following counties the Chief Nursing Officer and members of my staff accompanied you, General Kirkman or the Surgeonin-Chief:-Shropshire (Miss Duff Grant), Kent (Lady Braithwaite) N orthamptonshire (Miss Watson) and Gloucestershire and Somerset (Miss Baird).

HONOURS Miss M. H. Miller, S.R.N., County Superintendent, Suffolk, received the award of the M.B.E., in recognition of her many years' valuable work in the Brigade.

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CHA GES IN APPOINTMENTS: It is with great regret that the following County Superintendents' resignations have been received:Mr . Grain Cambridge hire 9 years' service; Mrs. Dening, E.S. & Devon, 19 year' service ' Lady Biddulph, Herefordshire 4 years' service, formerly having been Area President for a number of years. To them I extend very warm thank and appreciation. With pleasure we have welcomed Mrs. Townsend, previously County Staff Officer for Nur ing Cadet as County Superintendent for E.S. & N. Devon , and Mrs. Congreve promoted from ssistant County Superintendent to County Superintendent for Herefordshire. CO CLUSIO The death of Lady Dunbar- asmith in ovember was a great sadness to her many St. John friend who well remember her exceptional work for the Brigade. Ha ing been appointed County President for Plymouth, S.W. De on and E. Cornwall in February 1940 where she took an acti ve part with the Brigade during th~t difficult peri?d of inten e air rai.ds Lady a mith came to Headquarters m 1942 as Chlef Officer for ursmg Cadet and later that year became Deputy Superintend nt-in-Chief, in which office he continued until 1954. For her out tanding ervice Lady a mith wa awarded the O.B.E. in 1945 and promoted to C.B.E. in 1949. To all mv Di trict County Superintendent and County/Area Staff Offi er I w~llid again offer sincere gratitude for the unfailing help and support they give both ',: ithin their Di trict Countie and to us at Headquarter. I cannot conclude without once again expres ing my unbounded gratitude to all the members of my per onal ~taff f?r the loyal s~rvice they have given. I have agreed with them to discontinue the practice of mentioning them by name but I would like to thank them one and all for the wonderful help they have given me. I am indeed fortunate. In extending to you, Sir, my grateful thank for your const~nt s~pport and encouragement a well a my gratitude to your staff for th~lr aSSIstance on matters concerning the ursing Divi ion I would too llk~ to record my deep appreciation of the unfailing help and consideration glVen to me at all time by your predecessor, General Kirkman. Finally Sir I would assure you of the very loyal upport of myself and all Nursing personneL MARJORIE BRECKNOCK,

Superintendent-in-Chiej.

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the past year the Joint Committee of the Order of St. John and the British Red Cross Society has continued all its activities without any marked diminution in the scope or volume of the work undertaken. The work proceeds satisfactorily in accordance with the overall plan of the Joint Committee, which is designed to husband the Committee's resources so that as far as can be estinlated there will always be sufficient funds available to meet the needs of the war-disabled Ex-Service man. Seventeen years of relief have reduced the Committee's General Fund from £6,500,000 to a little over £2,820,000. The relief of the war-di abled Ex-Service man is the Committee s primary responsibility, and this is discharged, first, by assistance given financially and in kind to Ex-Service men individually, and, secondly, by financial help given to in titutions caring for the wounded of the two world wars. In the Committee's last financial year, to the 30th June 1962, no fewer than 50,000 individual applicants were helped or advi ed by the Ex-Services War Disabled Help Department-more, in fact than in the preceding year, despite the natural decrease in the potential number of those qualifying for assistance. To enable the disabled Ex-Service man to live as normal a life within his own family circle as is pos ible, many substantial grants and loans have been given to war pensioner , who in many cases have been assisted with the expense of house purchase and improvement and also with the cost of motor vehicles, without which a man with impaired mobility might be unable to continue hi occupation and thus lose his economic independence. In this field the Department loan and fully maintain 184 motor-propelled tricycles for disability pensioners, some two-thirds of these being jointly issued by the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance. This economical form of tran port is of particular recreational value. The Institutions and Homes of the Joint Committee continue to meet a real need; in particular, the residential Homes for retired nurses always have waiting lists of applicants for admission. In my Report last year I referred to plans to improve the comfort and amenities of Scio House, Putney, and I am glad to report that this work is now well on the way to completion. This institution and the Convalescent Hospital at Brighton are the Committee's special contribution towards the care of elderly and infirm ex-officers. The Settlements for Paraplegics at Lyme Green, Macclesfield, and Kytes, near Watford, continue to be supported financially and otherwise by the Joint Committee. During the year a special grant of £16,000 was made to the Kytes Settlement for the installation of individual central heating systems in the bungalows to meet the special heating problems of the paralysed. The Ambulance Department, which fulfils an important role in supplementing the work of the London County Council Ambulance Service, carried some 31,000 patients during the year, and over 433 ,000 miles were covered. The Hospital Library Department, the largest source in the country of such a service, issued nearly four million books to patients in the course of the year, not only in civilian hospitals in this country, but also in DURING

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British Service Hospitals and Medical Reception Stations in many parts of the world. In all, over 1,100 hospitals and clinics, with a total of 96,000 beds, make use of the library service. GERALD CREASY, Almoner.

A NUAL REPORT OF THE LmRARY A ~D MUSEUM 1962

TWO PUBLICATIONS brought to notice during the past year were: "Last Bastion." by Eric Brockman, and "The Crusades," by Regine Pernoud. Mr. Brockman' book consists of a series of sketches of the Maltese Island , and it i an altogether admirable blend of history and travel. For her book, "The Crusades, ' Miss Pernoud has drawn largely upon contemporary sources, both Chri tian and Muslim, allowing the chroniclers t et forth their parti an vjews of the Holy Wars of the East. It is in thi effective juxtapo ition of Chris1ian and Muslim records that the book's appeal lie . .Vi itor to St. John' Gate and Church during 1962 totalled 1 892, a slIght decrea e on the yearly average. The introduction of a small fee for organisations not a ociated with the Order has proved to be no deterrent. 1n fact, this levy produced a total sum of £36 lOs. Od. for 1962, and this ha been pa ed to the Church Rebuilding Fund. ~he Curator of the Library and Museum Miss D. B. Edmonds, B.Sc., re~lgned her po t with the Order in April to take up a fresh appointment. MISS Edr~lOnds first joined the Library staff in 1950 and was appointed Curator 111 1956 following the resignation of Mr. Theodore Veevers Thorn son. She initiated many improvements in the Library and Museum, an? the academic work she did in the sphere of MSS and numismatics is of Immense value. Miss Edmonds has been succeeded by Miss M. Martin, B.A .. who was previou Iy As istant Curator. Mi s H. Nicholls has now joined the taff as Library and Museum Assistant. A~cess~ons to the department during the year included a copy of the offiCIal history of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, which was presented by Sir Kenneth Fraser, the Hospitalier for Australia, on behalf of the Queensland Division of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. Through the kindness of Rear-Admiral Dick the Commissionerin-Chi(f, we have been presented with several pieces 'of gold insignia by the ~on. Mrs. Henry Cecil, whose family rendered long and conspicuous. service to the Order. Other donors to whom the thanks of Chapter-General have been conveyed are:-Major-General J. E. T. Younger, Colonel R. G. W. O~lerenshaw, Dr. J. Prentice, Miss C. Botley, J. H. Chapman, Esq., Lle~t.-Colonel W. W. Dove, V. Denaro, Esq., S. Cane.:, Esq., E. A. Alhott, Esq., the. Misses E. M. J. and A. M. A. Conron, C. H. C. PirieGordon, Esq. and A. Luttrell, Esq. RICHARD WILLIAMS, Librarian_

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THE PRIORY OF SCOTLAND TOWARDS THE E D of 1962 and upon the grave ill-health of ir Guthrie Russell followed by his resignation as Chancellor, the Prior of Scotland called upon Sir Andrew Murray to act in thi capacity to the end of the triennial period. This he agreed to do , privileged at the opportunity to erve the Order and yet with a sad heart at the rea on and cau e. The first full year of activity by the Glasgow Committee is now completed. The progress has been remarkable and to participate in a meeting with this Committee of the Order and to take part in the deliberati n of the St. John Association of Glasgow is to become a ured that the Order and its aims in Charity and Benevolence are in good keeping. Strong committees under able leadership plan to open the St. John' Hou e at Langside in the spring of 1963, and thereby another strong link ha ll be established between the Order and the elderly folk for whom the Order has a special care in Scotland. The Edinburgh Committee and the St. John As ociation identified wi th it, have increased their responsibility to the South-Ea t area of otland and plans are afoot to take the Order's emblem to the town and vdlJ.ge of the Border country. The Hospice, situated 0 delightfully within the Carberry E tate at Musselburgh, is now by Deed of Gift from Lord Elphinstone, the property of the Order and by the purchase of adjoining woodlands, including "The Ladie ' Walk," the amenitie to the Ho pice have been secured for all time. The St. John House in Edinburgh 'v\ Ith its broad and spacious accommodation continue in popularity and at both Hospice and House the residents receive a care and attention \,: hich prompts then to return again and again. The Edinburgh Committee have a heavy financial burden to meet annually in subsidising these Homes and great credit is due to both Committee and Association for their fund-raising activitie. Confreres should note with particular interest the series of lectures on the Order and its history, organised by the Edinburgh Committee with the aim of educating the public to the traditions and purposes of the Order and Priory in Scotland. The Moray Committee with the charge of administration of the Hospice at Lossiemouth are gradually emerging from their initial difficultie. The situation is ideal and the accommodation and facilitie are fir t class but ' . ~ntll these became known to be appreciated, the geographical situation m the .far north tend.ed to n:ilitate against a full complement throughout the wmter months m partIcular. These difficulties now appear to be overcome and this Hospice is taking its rightful place along ide the several oth~r advantages the Order offers to the elderly and the Ick. The C.omI.Il1tte~ are to. be congratulated upon their effort in fund-rai ing to mamtam thIS HospIce. Their success is remarkable when one remembers the smaller units of population upon which they have to depend for support. Aberdeen without the St. John Nursing Home is unthinkable! It is per~aps the most remarkable Foundation of its kind in Scotland. Rai ed eqUIpped ~nd maiJ?-tained by voluntary SUbscription under the auspices of the Order 1t oc~upies not .only a noble setting in one of its main thoroughfares, but ~ umque pl~ce m the hearts of the populace of this nothern city. T~e N~rsmg Home IS now some twelve years old and consideration is bemg gIVen to renewals and adaptions with a thought even to rebuilding.

PRIORIES AND COMMA DERIES

These are matter being weighed over at the present time by a Committee and an Association who eek that the Order shall provide only the best in service to the community. Throughout the year there have been the sad separations occasioned by the fate that mu t touch us all on this side of life. Especially do we refer to the parting with ir Gordon Lethem our Hospitaller for many years and so deeply re pected and beloved by us all. The la t month of the year al 0 carried away that gallant Knight of the Order, Major Hay of Seaton, but bis memory lives in the Nursing Home he did 0 much , with hi wife to create. We remember with pride and thankfulness others with whom the Order united us. Staff change are inevitable and at this time when we assess the year's work we hould remember those who gave loyal service to the Order, but have found it nece ary to eek other avenue of employment. We have to record with deep regret that Captain Jamieson , our Priory-Secretary for i teen year at and ince, the re-e tablishment of the Order in Scotland , ha found it de irable through age to retire from his official duties. We can pay no more greater tribute to Captain Jamieson' per onal loyalty and devotion t the Order and Priory than to recount that during hi entire ervice with u he ha never been ab ent from a single meeting of Chapter or Council. Captain Jamie on will carry into his retirement a knowled ge of work faithfully undertaken and of a Priory established and nurtured by hi thought and re pect. He will have with him throughout hi year of retirement the knowledge of the affection and good wi hes of all onfrere. lHE ['. TIVAL F T. Jon The Fe tival of SL John which wa held in Edinburgh on Friday 29th June commenced with the Celebration of Holy Communion in the Chapel Hall in the church of Tolbooth St. John's. After the meeting of Priory-Chapter, which wa held during the forenoon in the ity hamber Member were entertained to lunch by the Lord Provo t and Magi trate of the City of Edinburgh. In the afternoon the Annual Commemoration Service was held in Tolbooth t. J hn' Church when an inspiring address was given by the Rev. L. L. L. Cameron O.B.E. , one of the Sub-Chaplains of the Order in Scotland. On the return of Priory-Chapter to the City Chamber, Members and guest of the Order attended the Annual General Assembly and Investiture when Postulant were inve ted with the in ignia of the Grade by the Prior of Scotland Lt.-Colonel Sir Hugh S. Turnbull K.C.V.O., K.B.E. At tl!e conclusion of the General A sembly, Members and guests were en~ertamed to afternoon tea in the University Staff Club Rooms by Pnory-Chapter. A Reception and Dance, pon ored by the Edinburgh Committee of the St. John As ociation, was held in the Charlotte Rooms when there was a large turnout of Member and friends. THE GLASGOW COMMITT E OF THE PRIORY The results of the work of the Glasgow Committee during the year have been most encouraging. Through the good efforts and recommendations of our Lord Prior,

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our Chancellor and our Receiver-General a ub tantial grant was received from London. Thi enabled the Glasgow Committee to take 0 er two building that have been u ed a a ho pital. Plan for alterations were prepared and permission was granted to renovate, decorate and furnish the building with a view to opening a Residential Home for Elderly People, to accommodate twenty gue t . The work i proceeding ery well indeed and it i hoped to have everything completed early in May. The Home will be warm and comfortable. It will be very well furni hed and every room will have a wa h-hand ba in. There will be ingle and double rooms. It is in easy vi iting di tance from the centre of Gla gow and the Committee is of the opinion that the Home will be a very valuable a set to the good and charitable work of the Priory in Scotland.

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COMMITTEE OF THE PRIORY

The St. John ~ursing Home .continues to be the main activity of the Aberdeen CommIttee, and certamly continues to meet a definite demand for p~iv~te nursi~g care in Aberdeen, as the following statistics bear out:AdmIssIOns dunng 1962 numbered 395, giving an occupancy ratio for the year of 73 %. Out-patients, the large majority of whom were cases for X-raY:' in investigation, nu~bered. 722. Three hundred operations were carned ~ut, 107 of these bemg major procedures. It is of interest to note that dunng 1962, 1,455 patients were seen-in a monthly averageby 53 doctors. During the year considerable repairs were carried out in the Horne and arrangements were arrived at with doctors whereby No. 22 and 23, A1byn Place are now used for consultations. This ~as meant th~t these two houses are maintained in a good state of dec~ratlOn and repalr and also that the buildings belonging to the Order are m full use.

The whole or th.e garden ground belonging to all four houses has been and laId out anew, and concrete paths have been laid down, aJJ. gIvIng a v~ry plea ant .area of was~ which ambulant patients can enJoy, and whIch can readIly be mamtamed by the gardener with only occasional help. F~r Mi ~ackie the M~tron the great worry has been the shortage of qualIfied nursl~g stafT. To !mprove matter in this respect, the Committee resolved to bnng all alane up to minimum Whitley scales with effect from 1st January, 1962. The charitable ide of the Order's work continues to be carried out by the Aberdeen Branch of the St. John Association. The Committee have to report with deep regret the deaths of the following members of the Order:rearr~~ged

Dr. John Phimi ter Mitchell, C. St.J. Rev. Dr. Wil on Baird, M .St.J., Assisiant Chaplain . Major Malcom Vi ian Hay, K.St.J ., Mr. James Macdonnel CSt.J. Mi s Annie Black .

THE EOIl BURGH COMMITTEE OF THE PRlOR Y

The past year has not been without it difficultie, largely due to the age-old problem of staff requirements. The House and Hospice Committee mu t be warmly congratulated in keeping down costs which did not exceed the previou year' de pite the fall in the intake of residents. Nevertheless, the two Home catered for 612 residents in the course of the year and thereby well qualifies the essential need of our two Homes as a service to the community. Miss Rodney Murray has retired as Chairman of the Hou e Committee after many years of dedicated ervice. M.rs. Boyd Anderson ha kindly consented to take over as chairman. During the year Colonel MacFeat indicated he wished to retire a Honorary Secretary and regrettably this was accepted on the 1st November by the Committee. Colonel MacFeat has carried out his work mo t diligently over a' number of years. He has been succeeded by Colonel A. G. Close who has just retired from service with the Gordon Highlanders. The Edinburgh Committee are again grateful to the endeavour of the St. John Association in the raising of funds without which we would be unable to fulfil our chosen task.

A fO COMMA DERIES

The . Committee wi h to take. thi opportunity of expressing their deep gratltu?e for the devoted erVlce rendered by Major Hay and Mr. Macdonell m the cau e or the Order and their deep regret in their passing. THF MORA)

COMMITl E OF THE PRIORY

T~e

rate of increa e .in booking wa not maintained during the year and In con ~q.uence. the In~ome fee were ome £150 down on the previous record . Thl~ 1 a dl appomtment, but is in part due to the continued bad weather dunng the ummer month which caused orne bookinas to be cancelled. 0 The Hospice of kerry.brae i not ~elf- upporting and again was dependent ~n a grant rro~ PrI ory la t pnng and the Moray Association have contnbuted ub tantlally toward the maintenance co ts. The Matron , Mi M .. Baxter, who wa appointed when the Hospice was started, expre ed a de. Ire to lea\e and her re ignation was accepted with regret. M~ s Ba.xter dId ome fine work at Skerrybrae and was always ready.to nse to an emergency. ~r . 1. M. Fletcher has been appointed as Supef1ntende~t and ha ettled In very well. The House Committee took the opportul11ty to make some changes in the daily routine which should contn~)Ute .towards the c.o mfort .o f the guests. A room on the ground Aoor] ?e1l1g converted 1nto a ll1gle bedroom and will be useful for a less mobIle gue t not able to tackle the tair Again we mu t hope that the recommend~tion of atisfied gue twill help to fill the Hospice thi year. THE ORDER OF ST. JOH

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HO PITAL-PARK HOME

St. John Foundation Hospital-Park Home continues to warrant

~he hl~h regard of the citizens of q-l~sgow .. Throughout the year 1962 he dally bed ~verage was 16.6 and It 1 pleasll1g to note that despite the ~~mber of enous cases of illnes and injury the excellent facilities and bi ghly tr.alI~ed staff have .been su:fficient .to J?eet every emergency. The

. rths .wIthlO the MaternIty SectIOn mall1tamed the high figure of 200 mc1udll1g two sets of twin. The operations undertaken within the theatre H

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numbered 373. It must give the utmo t satisfaction to C~nfrere a~1d a.ll associated with the Priory of Scotland that our FoundatlOn Hosp~tat IS so well regarded and provides 0 nece ary and acceptable a erVlce to the Community. renov~tion wa undertaken Throughout the year, the normal work and special attention was given to the out Ide fabr.Ic. ~knowled~me~t should be made to the Ladie ' Linen Guild for theIr specIal do.n~tlOn III cash of £100 to assi t with thi work and which um wa addItIOnal to their regular contribution to the upkeep of linen , crockery and h?u ehold utensil. The Linen Guild is the silent and ever generou contnbutor to the Foundation Hospital. In common with other Ho pital and ursing Home, the 0 erhead costs of staff and maintenance constantly rise de pite every economy. Notwithstanding these financial burdens however, it ha been f~und possible to maintain an average of ten beds wh~re the cost of the patlent is heavily subsidised by the Order at approxlID~tely £3 ~OO per annu~. Not the least of the functions of the FoundatIOn HospItal 1 to as 1 t those of slender means even to the extent of the complete co ts while under our charge, it is hoped there will be an increa e in contribution to the Hospital Charitable Fund in 1963.

rai ing funds for the new Home for the Aged in Langside, Glasgow. The functions included a Summer Ball held on board the R.N.V.R. ship H.M.S. Carrick and a Ceilid h wlllch was held in the Geneva Room, the use of which was kindly granted by Mr. H. J. Green. Already arrangement are in hand to promote other functions in the early part of 1963. The report on the new Home appears under the Glasgow Committee of the Order. There have been many meetings of the Branch and its various SubCommittee ince it formation and a great deal of work has been done, alway with progres ive and fruitful re ults. Generou grant ha e been received from the Trades House and other bene\ olent bodie .

THE Ll E

GUILD

The Linen Guild has had another succe sful year. One hundred pounds was again donated to the Hospital and \ as u ed to renew the front door steps and for interior decoration. The Guild has supplied the Hospital with linen china, cutlery and other equipment. . .. , . Our thanks are due to Sir Hugh Fraser, Bt. , for hIS generoslty 111 glV1f1g us the restaurant in Pettigrew & Stephens in which to hold our Annual Whist and Bridge Party. This function is our chief money rai ing effo rt and was more popular than ever. The Christmas Gift Draw was also well supported. Our thanks to the Rt. Hon. The Lord Provost who donated a beautiful Christmas Tree, and to all those who gave presents to the patient and staff. MEDICAL COMFORTS DEPOT DEPARTME T

The various Depots in Scotland have been maintained throughout the year. Every effort has been made to keep those Depots alive which have shown little activity in recent years, doubtless due to the fact that many articles previously in demand are now supplied by local Authorities under the National Health Act. The staffing of some of the outlying Centres has been a major problem, especially where there is no Member of the Order resident in the vicinity. The Order is grateful to the President of the W.V.S. for the offer to cooperate in this matter where possible, if suitable arrangements can be made and a meeting with this end in view is being arranged early next year. THE ST. JOHN ASSOCIATION OF SCOTLAND

(Glasgow Branch) The Glasgow Branch of the Association is primarily a fund-raising and charitable body whose efforts during the past year have been centred on

Jon

A SO IATIO . OF S OTLA D

(A berdeen Branch) Although in common with many other organi ations, we have found it more difficult to rai e fund and our income thi year is lower at £708, we have had the great atisfaction of subsidising the fees of patients in our ur ing Home to the e tent of £489. This i almost the highest total of fee sub idised since we tarted our fund rai ing in 1951 and is most gratifying to all of our members. We find that here indeed is a wonderful reward for all our hard work. The Ballater Branch continue to go from trength to strength and has rai ed £ 108 to well ollr funds. It ha gi en us very great plea ure in Aberdeen to have been able to assist one or two patients from Ballater to recuperate from illne at Skerrybrae. We once again thank Lady Paget and her committee for all their efforts on our behalf, with a pecial thank you to their indefatigable treasurer. Thank are due to the Committee who have worked so willingly and helped to make light work of all our fund-rai ing. Our gift centre continue to pro per and our band of ever-willing ladies are completely selfle in the devotion to thi very worthwhile venture. THE

T. JOH

ASSO IATIO

COTLAND

(Moray Branch) During the year membership has increased and it i encouraging to find that life-membership subscriptions continue to come in. As usual however we had to look to various fund-raising efforts rather than to subscription to bring in money. Income in 1962 was slightly down on 1961 , it is not every year that we can hold a mammoth effort like the Gard~n Sale of that year- but still remain at a high level considering the dIfficulties of organi ing function in such a large and scattered area as that covered by the Branch. In April a Coffee Morning and Bring and Buy Sale were held in Elgin. A Coffee Morning in Forres and two Jumble Sales at Skerrybrae. There was a very good response and altogether brought in a total of £263 6s. 2d. A very creditable achievement and, as usual, due entirely to the hard work an~ b~undless energy of the lady members of our Committee. A Bridge Dnye 111 Skerrybrae in May brought in a further £32 15s. 6d., and here agam thanks are due to the ladies. In enrolling members special tribute must be paid to the Grantown members of the Committee who raised £66 8s. in subscriptions during

the year of the total collected under this head-a very worth effo on their p a r t . . . As always the Moray ComIDlttee of the Order have had to l11a~e leavy calls on our fund to help run Skerry brae and ome £432 ha. ~een p.aid over for this purpose during the year. Taking the mo t opttnll tic vI.ew of our ability to raise funds, however, it i till impo i ble to ee 1I ~etng able to provide sufficient to meet the gap between inco!ne and expendIture on Skerrybrae which annually amount to very con Iderably l1'ore than we have been able to raise. THE ST. JOHN ASSOCI TIO

OF SCOTLA ' 0

(Edinburgh Branch) It seems fair to say that at the pre ent time the As ociation i In good hape. The Accounts show that during the year, the um of £93 - ha been raised. Thi is an increase of almost £200 on la t year' totaL enabling us to hand over £1,509 to the Edinburgh Committee, \\ hieh lim includes the balance due at the beginning of the year. During the past twelve months, 15 new members have joined the A ociation. bringing the number on the roll to 220. Many fund-rai ing activities have been carried out during the y ar. Flag Weeks and the Annual Sale of Work are our t\l\O main oure of revenue and thanks are due to the many member of the As ociation and their friends who rallied round to make the occa ion a ucce The Annual Flag Week in Edinburgh seems to get tougher each year and throws an increasing burden of responsibility on the Honorary ecretary. More planning and correspondence were involved in the appeal thl ;. ar than ever before. This meant many hours of overtime for the ecretary. So much was this so, it seemed at times as if the Association had taken a permanent lease of his leisure.

PRIORY FOR WALES year's working of the Priory for Wales is summari ed under the main headings of activity embracing the two-fold purpose of promoting the widespread study of First Aid and allied subject and providIng u. eful channels for the practical application of such knowledge.

THE 44TH

THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION

The classes examined or re-examined throughout the Principality increased by 16 to a total of 1,316. They were attended by 19,837 tudents as compared with 19,141 in 1961 and 17,520 passed for qualifying a yards of the St. John Ambulance Association. This is an increase of 91 on the previous yEar, thus maintaining an upward trend since 1958. The difference in the number of students who attended courses of instruction and the total awards gained reflects the proportion of candidates who failed to satisfy the examiners together with those who declined to sit for examination. As from the 1st January all successful students in First Aid fe-examinations received written evidence of their qualification in the form of a mall certificate in the handy pocket-size wallet which has become most popular. Nevertheless there is still a demand for metal awards-medallions, labels and pendants being available for optional purchase. I t is the general

PR[ORTES A 0 Co fMA OERI S

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policy of the Priory to come into line a far as possible with Hea.dg uarters procedure, clo e contact ?ei~g mainta~ned through the pnvilege of repre entation on the ASS?Cia~lOn CommIttee o~ the Order. T.he Ambu:q,nce Committee of the Pnory IS fully representatIve of the Specu~.l Cent~es 01 the A ociatiol1 having classe in Wales and most of the large Indu tnal grGup and nationali ed underlaking . .. . Fir t id in the Home was the theme of the Fir t AId Week campaIgn whirh wa taken up with varying degrees of activity in most of the counties. The importance of thi a pect of fir t aid wa accentuated by the p~oduc tion of a wall chart prepared by the As ociation with the primary object ?f providing the housewife with a convenient form of reference to first aId hirlts. . . f A notable achievement on the part of the Priory was the pubhca~lOn 0 CWI'S Rhagarl\'einiol MeH'11 )'m~rth Cyntaf, a. Welsh translatlOl1 of Preliminary Fir t Aid, by the emInent orthopae~i~ su~geon Mr. E. Meung William, O.St.J., M.Ch., M.B., B.Sc. SImilar 111 form and pnce to the ~Engli h ver ion, it i hoped that this publication will stimulate the study of ~ ir t id amon~ t~e Welsh ~pea~ing youth of Wale~. The rC\l ion of Fir t Id 111 Coal M1I1e IS to be undertaken 111 1962 by the Priory with the concurrence of the s ociation and at the request of the Medical Section of the ational Coal Board. The Fir t Aid in Mine Committee continued it effort to reinforce mea ure in promotion of the further de\el pmcnt of ir t Aid among mineworker .

yv.

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WHO

Preliminary Firt id urlllg . Preliml'1 ur ing Hygiene' Prelimmar) Hygiene La) Demonstrato rs Child W Ifare Prelimmar) Child are Air A tendant Occupational in Aid Mining

OURSES OF 1 STRUCTIO

1962

1961

. 13,070 3,975 1,308 697

12,843 3,826 1 139 741

9 120 7S

76 57 37 106

20 52 14 125 27

64 430

308

328

19,d7

19 141

19,573

1961

3637 3,444 1,209 17 620 420 641

3,792 3,588 1,065 160 468 178 690 7 80 55

1960 3,363 3,333 1 166 184 607 293 771

1960 12,939 3,830 1,428 810

ERTIFIC TES Fir t Aid Certificates Prelimmary First Aid ertificate Vouchers Mar ine Cert ifi ca tes . . ursing Certificates (Initial)' ur ing Certificate (Advanced) . Prelimin?sy Nur ing Certificates' Hygiene Certificates Preliminary Hygiene Certificates' Lay Demonstrators' Certificates' Air Attendants' Certificate Child Welfare Certificates' Preliminary Child Care Certificates First Aid in Mines Certificates . Occupational First Aid Certificate First Aid in Mines Labels'

D AWARDS G 1 ED

100 121 84 269 50 70

32 105 182

20 48 23 13 127 190

Medallions Labels Pendants

County

715 5,793 169

943 5,690 326

887 5,624 407

17,520

J7,429

17,128

CLASSES, STUDENTS AND AWARDS IN COU TIES Total R eNo. of Students CertifiAward exams. cates Classes A ward

1962

1961 133 364 634 361 1,370 1,183 422 4,550 210 2,638 377 381 42 58 1,156 3 4 40 634 1,033 59 160

(3) (6) (7) (-) (7) (I 5) (3) (51) (1) (30) (5) (1) (-) (2) (9) (11) (11) (2) (6) (-) (-)

156 422 671 463 1,268 1,339 451 5,509 285 3,136 330 369 59 1,096 ] ,175 422 552 953 935 68 178

39 177 299 186 467 703 172 2,943 110 1,476 136 95 17 685 596 202 165 527 380 11 178

125 J94 317 173 684 549 245 1,765 136 ] ,25 1 J59 246 33 300 435 216 303 286 492 47

164 371 616 359 1,151 1,252 417 4,708 246 2,727 295 341 50 985 1,031 418 46 13 72 58 178

1,146 (170)

19,837

9,564

7,956

17,520

7 32 43 32 79 80 26 311 15 183 24

Anglesey Breconshire Caemarvonshire Cardiganshire . Carmarthenshire Denbighshire . Flintshire . Glamorgan Merionethshire Monmouthshire Montgomeryshire . Pembrokeslllre Radnorslllre Aberdare Cardiff . Merthyr Tydfil Newport Rhondda Swansea Unattached Marine Candidates

17 5 59 60 18 28 58 66 3

17,429

Figures in parenthesis indicate Brigade Re-examinations.

7 7 Area Surgeons . . 8 7 Area Superintendents JI 18 Area Staff Officers . . . I] 10 Area Staff Officers (Cadets)' Corps Officers (including 3J 150 159 Surgeons) . Divisional Officers (includ702 666 ing 233 Surgeon)' 297 279 .C.O.'s . 2,956 3,036 Ambulance Members

9 9 Area Staff Officers (C) 28 39 Corps Officers . Divisional Officers (including 80 Surgeons and 75 342 391 Nursing Officers) 34 31 .C.O.'s 1,160 1,139 ursing Members'

4,252 4,410

],639 1,671

3,177 3,218

adets (including 246 Officers)' 3,583 3,830

Boy Cadets (including 293 Officers

GIRLS

MMAR Y OF PERSO

1962 1961

1962 1961 4,252 1,639 3, 197 3,5 3

4,4JO 1,671 3,21 3,830

12,651

13,129

Men Women Boys Girls

ORP

A survey of the annual returns shows that the numerical strength of the Brigade, as analysed below, dropped by 478 to a total of 12,651. While this is a lower percentage of loss than that of the previous year, any reduction of membership is a matter of some concern which cannot be accepted with complacency. A satisfactory feature is the formation of 15 new divisions (2 Ambulance and Nursing, 8 Ambulance Cadet, 4 Nursing Cadet and 1 Ambulance and Nursing .C.a~et) while 11 C:orps and 38 Divisions were disbanded (9 Ambulance DlvlslOn~, 12 Nursmg, 2 Ambulance and Nursing, 4 Ambulance Cadet, 9 Nursmg Cadet, 2 Ambulance and Nursing Cadet). COMPARATIVE TABLE OF BRIGADE STRENGTH

1962 1961 8 19 14 20 6 41

8 20 ]5 14 7 40

23 15 4

24 13 4

WOMEN

Headquarter Staff· County Superintendents County Nursing Officers County Staff Officers . County Staff Officers (Cadets) . Area Surgeons . Area Superintendents· Area Nursing Officers' Area Staff Officers '

1962 1961 6 14 9 7 12 2 10 5 4

9 2 10

5 3

528 446 34 43

1,144

1,051

0 DIY]S[O S

1962 Corps Ambulance Di\ i ion ursing Di\ isions . Combined Ambulance and Ambulance adet Divi ion ursing adet Division Combined Ambulance and

ursing Di ISIOns ur ing Cadet Divi ions

1961

43 249 133 35 ]92 173 22

54 260 144

804

825

33 185 181 22

BRIGADE ACTIVITIE

The volume of organised du tie carried out by Brigade members classified below:ERYICES Hours

Public Duties . Tran port Duties . Hospital Duties . Clinics' ursing Aid . Blood Transfusion Miscellaneous·

66,189 38,832 21,203 1,896 1 385 2,370 13,095

8 4

521 506 48 69

Presidents ice-Pre idents Hon. Members Au iliary Members

THE ST. JOHN AMBULA CE BRIGADE

ME Headquarter Staff Commissioners Deputy Commissioners' County Surgeons County Superintendents County Staff Officers County Staff Officers (Cadets) Area Commissioners Assist. Area Commissioners

PRIORIES A D COMMA DERIES

REPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL

D DUTIES Cases

On Public Duty· Off Public Duty· Treated by Paid Personnel· Transport :In alid removed Road Accident . Other Accidents' Mileage'

17,308 18,390 178,125 6,925 257 278 103,813

144,970

Personnel engaged on full-time Per onnel engaged on full-time 29 Transport Duties' 65 Hospital Duties . . " (Services maintained: Road Boxes, 11 ; Beach Huts, 14; Medical Comforts Depots, 66.) Personnel enrolled in Civil Defence Corps 397 " " " .H.S.R.. . 3,857

REpORT OF THE CHAPTER-GE ER L

Duties carried out during 1962 b. adet member can. be ummari ed a under:Cadets HOllr Tran fen'ed lo dult Division 76 Boy 23,027 Pu blic Dutie 41 Girls 454 Tran port Dutie Engaged in full-time Ho pilal 3,349 Hospital Dutie Dutie 6 Girls 9,397 Mi cellaneou Dutie Taking up Medical TrainlI1g . 2 Boy 1,091 Blood Tran fu ion' 20 10 Girls u["eries Taking up ur ing Training · 5 Boy 62 Girl 37,33 14 Boys Cadets in .H. .R. 33 Girl Cadet in .0. ' 7 Boy 3 Girls AMBULA I f"'E HALL

Any review of a year's progress ha to take into account the a ailability of grant-aid from the South Western Divi iona! Board, .C.B.· the ability of the Priory to advance monies on loan; and the extent to which Brigade divisional fund can bear some hare of the co t of a new building or renovation. But for the willingnes of the Divisional Board to ub idise fresh projects in the coalfield , venture which might appear viable would break down in the initial stage of negotiation. However, when a grant of £1 ,500 has to be spread over the three counties of Glamorgan, Monmouthshire and Carmarthenshire in as near equal proportion a po ible, and while building costs cannot be kept under £1,700 and may come to well over £2,000, a much larger urn than the allocated ub idy i needed to finance each new scheme; yet, with a nucleu of a grant around which to build, the other parties are encouraged to go ahead with a certainty of success. It is here that the generous policy of the Divi ional Board ha borne fruit in respect of 33 new hall and 22 renovation by mean of a total grant of £18.200 over the 11 year ince 1951. The value lS not to be assessed in bricks and mortar but in the new life infu ed into Divi ion experiencing bad times for lack of a home of their own. Brigade trength would by now have fallen far short of present day number were there not 142 ambulance halls recorded with the Priory apart from loaned and rented premises. It is certainly far harder to get plan going out ide the coalfield when there is only the Priory to offer aid by way of loan. So, it is pleasing to record that the St. John Council for Cardiganshire and the County Branch , B.R.C.S., have acquired jointly a disused chapel in a central position in Aberystwyth for their use and that of local Divi ions and Detachments-the only other instance of such joint u er being at Ruthin. Then, in Montgomeryshire, the recently formed Forden Cadet Divisions have been enabled to erect a ha1l of suitable size by means of a grant from the County Council though not without the encumbrance of a small debt. Within the coalfield, Glamorgan has seen the opening at Llangeinor of a hall well suited to replace the hut on an adjacent site. The purchase and conversion of a large public hall at Glynneath-an ambitious scheme requiring £5,000 and more-was rendered possible by a magnificent gift of £500 from Major Idris Williams, the Divisional President; £500 from the N.C.B. fund; a grant from the Glamorgan Education Authority; but till necessitating a loan of £2,250 from the Priory-with good prospects however of its early liquidation. The Ystalyfera Division is to be congratulated upon the opening of premises requiring no more than £50 from

PRI RIL

0 COM 'fA DFRIES

the . . B. fund to upplement monies rai ed locally and granted by the Glamorgan ducation uthority to meet a co t of £500.. . In CarmarthenshirL;, the replacement of a wooden buddmg .at Pontybe rem for u e by the Pantmawr Colliery Division , 0 succe sfu.1 In cOf!lpetition . i pending ubject to a long-term lea e by the. MemonallostItute Tru tee. toward which . . B. grant la t year and thl have accumulated to £750, with promi e of a Priory Loan. . . . In Monmouth hire, the t. John CouncLl agall1 as Igned t~e. ~500 .CB. grant equally between the Abercarn and Trethoma DI~I lOn , the former replacing their wooden tructure transported from a dlst~nce in 19-t.9, and the lalter becoming po. ~ sed of ~ hall for the fir t t.lme. Both are Banbury prefabricated buIld1l1g co tll1g £1 000, expendIture being kept to a minimum by voluntary labour. A loaned church ha~l at Rhi\\derin ha been renovated at the e pen e of th~ St. John Cou~cIl a not qualify for .C.B. grant-ald. The Counctl ha the Di\i ion d al 0 u ed il 0\\ n re, urce to in tall heating y tern at Abe.rsychan and Waunlw d ;but, a. at Blaina, letting to the Monmoutl~ hIre ~ountny Council -re oup e\.penditure in the long run . There are still opell1ngs for ne\\ hall , for in tance at ros Key, to chec~ t.he run- d0 :Vl1 or even break.-up of divi iOllal member hip. The CouncIl 1- faced WIth proble.m of reno\ation at Blackv.. od, Hafodyryny and Pontnewynxd~ ; and nn tand in danger of 10 ing he dquarter at Tredegar \\here It IS hoped the .CB . v, ill ifford a lternati\ e accommodation. and at ~bb\~ Vale where . the l. . . . can e. rei c compul ory power for road-wIden mg. ~erIOU problem in all three countie will be the ne~d for r~palr. or e\en the replacement of hall in \ i w of a~e and progres ~v.e detenoratlon. It i d irable to ma ke an inventory of theIr pre ent condl~ion, the s t a t~ of the roofin g (that at Ammanford hav in~ been ~epl aced thIs ye~r), heatl11g, lightIn g. cooking and additional col! enlence , III re pecl of \( hlCh r~quest for ai d are coming in. All CommIttee of M~nagement were .advI "ed of h ir legal re pon ibilitie for maintenance dunng the ear; v.hIle th~ !1e\ Chanty and Rating e ment ct make the pre ent moment propItIOUS for la king tock of future requirement. The p;o pect for the coming year i cheered by a re~ewal of .C.B. grant-aid guaranteeing cominuance of the programme 1I1 hand. There mu t. ho\\ever, be orne deferment till the demand for new headquarter is matched by the upply of fund. TRAT lING OFFI ER'

REPORT

The adoption of the Mou~h-to-~?uth method of. Emergency Re u .ci~ tation ha given ri e to pectal tra1ll1l1g demon trattOns and the . ~O.Wlllo of the film "That They May Live at County, . .rea, Corp and DIVl tOnal level all over Wale. Re u ci-Anne, the tral1l1l1g model, has been purchased by every County and Area and many Divi ion have their o~n models Demonstrator have visited Priory Headquarters for speCIal instruction and the Training Officer vi ited many counties giving initial help where needed. The Enrolment Ceremony for Cadets is an e tabli hed and valued event in the life of Cadet Division and thi year the Enrolment Ceremony for adults was introduced. Such an occa ion, where member ign the Enro.lment form in an open meeting, call do much to impre ~ the general publIc a well a the member concerned.

REpORT OF THE CHAPTER-GE ERAL

PRIORIES A D COMMANDERIES

Many of the unspectacular Brigade services fail to gain the light of publicity, but a visit of Sir John Hunt to the Blind School at Bridgend spot-lighted and won praise for the work regularly carried out by the local Division for the boys of the school in training them in Fir t Aid and the Duke of Edinburgh sAward. New groups working for the award have started at Cardiff Clydach Rhoose, Shotton and Y stradgynlais. The Brigade is represented on the newly formed South Ea t Wale Standing Conference of National Voluntary Youth Organisation and sent three delegates to a "Conference of Young Members" arranged at Barry. Unfortunately, the Conference for Secretaries and Trea urers and al 0 the Youth Conference had to be cancelled because of the outbreak of smallpox, but a Conference for Commissioners and County Superintendents took place in the Spring, when the guest of honour wa the Superintendent-in-Chief, Marjorie, Countess of Brecknock. The North Wales Cadet N.C.O. Training Day was held at Llandudno. The outstanding event was a Rescue Demonstration on the Great Orme by the Llandudno Mountain Rescue team and it was encouraging to learn that two members of the team were Brigade members who had first gained an interest in rescue work when attending a King George VI Leader hip Course at Rhowniar in 1958. In July the County Superintendent (N) for Glamorgan held a most interesting Training Day for Divisional Superintendents (N); and the first residential course for Cadet .C.O.'s in Glamorgan proved such a success that it was unanimou ly agreed to hold another in 1963. A Training evening for Divisional Superintendent (Cadets) was arranged by the Lady President of Aberdare. Once again the two main courses of the year were held in the autumn at Glan-y-mor, Barry, and the Mount Stewart Hotel, Rhos-on-Se::t. At Barry, the Course was deeply indebted to the Royal Air Force, St. Athan, where a most realistic airliner crash was staged in the dark. Fifty boy entrants acted as casualties. At the time the Brigade Officer were attending a lecture on aircraft ejection in a hangar when the cra h occurred and aid was urgently requested. This is the second major disaster staged during a Training Course. The other outstanding event at this Cour e was ~ demonstration entitled "Seeing and Doing," given by a team from ~uckingh~mshire under the direction of the County Surgeon. As a result It was deCIded to form a Headquarter Team in Wales, which would be available to give similar demonstrations throughout the Principality. A record number attended the North Wales Course. Representatives of the Brigade in Wales attended three Conferences in London for Training Officers, Secretaries and Nursing Officers.

Chief Superintendent (N) Miss L. Over end, LL.D., who attended a Camp Fire of over 300 camper and Irish friends, was another unforgettable memory. Among other camps much enjoyed by all in spite of less fortunate weather were a Flintshire and Caernarvonshire camp at Rhowniar and the West Denbighshire Camp also at Rhowniar.

CAMPI G

The Training Officer took 114 Officers and Cadets to camp at Fota Island, Cork, the privately owned estate of Colonel and the Hon. Mrs. Bell. Equipment was taken over by boat with an advance party, and the Cadets ~ollowed on the s.s. Innis/allen. Those who participated in this ~amp WIll never forget the courtesy and extreme helpfulness of the Brio-ade m Cork wh? did everything within their power to give a real Irish welc~me. A day at Killarney as guests of Mrs. B. Grosvenor, C.B.E., Area President of Southern Ireland, was the highlight of the holiday, and the visit of the

COMPETITIONS

The Annual Welsh Brigade Final Ambulance and Nursing Competitions for teams representing the various counties resulted as follows:Lfandinam Shield (Men) 1st Cefn Cribbwr 2nd Cardiff City Police 3rd Abertysswg

Arthur Griffiths Memorial Cup (Women) 1st Caersws and District 2nd Tredegar 3rd Llanelly

In the Welsh Cadet Final Competitions the winners were:Twiston Dal'ies Cup (Boy Cadets) Lady (Herbert) Lewis Cup (Girl Cadets)

YstradgynJais Bangor

At the North Wales Cadet Competitions the winning teams were John Summer and Dee ide Am bulance and Bangor ursing Cadets. The trophies vested in the Priory for competition at the Royal National Eisteddfod were competed for at Llanelly with the following results:Lady Lewis up (Men) Trevethin Shield (Men) lsac Shield (Boy) Gwent Shield (Girl) Lady Bute up (Women) Silurian Shield (Women) R. l. Isaac Shield

Cefn Cribbwr S.l.A.B. Cefn Cribbwr S.l.A.B. Pontyberem S.l.A.B. Cadets Trelewi S.l.A.B. Cadets Tredegar SJ.A.B. Llanelly S.l.A.B. D.C.L. Kenfig Hill S.l.A.B.

BRIGADE AWARDS

The qualification of 206 members for the Service Medal or Bars during 1962 as hown below, bring the number of Service Medals awarded to the Brigade in Wales to 3,037, each recipient having a minimum of 15 years' service to their credit while the majority have received recognition for period of up to 50 years efficient Brigade ervice. Medals

1962 Awards-71 Total Awards-3,037

Bars for subsequent periods of 5 years' service. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 56 32 24 16 4 3 ']573 717 419 112 60 22

7th

The eleven divisions named below celebrated their Golden Jubilee qualifying for the Jubilee Certificate awarded by the Commissioner-inChief:Barry Nu rsing Brithir Ambulance Briton Ferry Ambulance Cwmavon Ambulance Ffaldau Institute and Garw Nursing Kenfig Hill Ambulance

Onllwyn Seven Sisters Ambulance Pontardawe Ambulance Pontypool Nursing Rhosllanerchrugog Ambulance Tymawr Colliery Nursing

A Letter of Commendation was awarded to Transport Sergeant William Davies, Rhosllanerchrugog Division, for highly commendable service rendered to a man everely injured in a colliery accident.

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One Camping T/flarrant Part JI and one Quartennasterillg Certificate were gained during the year. CADET AWARD In 1962 Cadet Awards included 21 Grand Prior Badge to three nur ing members and 1 nur ing cadets in the Cardiff Castle mbulance and 1 ursing Divi ion, the Tredegar Nur ing Divi ion and the following Nursing Cadet Divisions :-Bargoed, Beaufort, Blackwood, Gelligaer, Llandudno, New Tredegar, Rhoo e and Tredegar. Special Service Shields \\"ere gained by 10 ambulance and 20 nur ing cadet and the Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Award for Girl was won by five nur ing cadets from Clydach Town ursing Cadet Divi ion. The two nur ing and two ambulance cadet members named below were the recipient of Letter of Congratulation signed by the Chief Commissioner for Wale in acknowledgement of outstanding assistance rendered in emergencie : - ur ing Cadets Ann Lawrence (Penmaenmawr) and Le ley hford (Swan ea), Ambulance Cadet Victor Edward Saley ( ewport, Mon.) and t. John Junior Gary \Villiam (Nelson). BRIGADE REVIEW The Chief Comm.is ioner, accompanied by the Chief urgeon, the Deputy Chief Supe rintendent and Chief Officer 111 bulance adet, carried out a Review of the Barry County Are3.; Monmouth hire Brigade units were reviewed by the Lord Lieutenant (and County Pre ident) accompanied by the Chief Surgeon and Chief Officer ur ing Cadet; the Brigade in Merioneth by the Lord Li utenant (and County President) accompanied by the Assistant Chief Superintendent; Caerph illy County Area by the Deputy Chief Commissioner who also reviewed the Montgomeryshire Brigade with the Chief Superintendent and Commi sioner for Cardiganshire. The Assistant Chief Commissioner reviewed unit in Aberdare, Rhondda, Newport County and Neath County, being accompanied by the Chief Officer Nursing Cadets at Newport, the Commi sioner for. Glamorgan reviewed Aberavon County Area, the Training Officer revIewed South Carmarthenshire, and the Flintshire uni t were reviewed by the Chairman of the County Council accompanied by the A i tant Chief Superintendent for Wales. ATIONAL HOSPITAL SERVICE RESERVE The .membership of the N.H.S.R. registered by the Welsh Hospital Board IS the second largest of the fifteen Regional Hospital Boards in the country . The number of Nursing Auxiliaries enrolled into the Reserve through the Bri~ade in Wales has increased year by year since the inception of. t~e Reserve 111 1949 whe~ ~esponsibility for recruiting and training for this Important branch of CIVlI Defence was entrusted by the Ministry of Health to the Order of St. John and British Red Cross Society. The form of statistical return required by the Hospital Boards was revised at the close of the year to give the Ministry a clearer picture of the membership and tr~ini!lg p<?sition ~nd.a reg~ettable delay on the part of the Voluntary Orgal1lSatlOns 111 send111g 111 thelr December returns makes it necessary to record.in this report t.he pre.vious quarter's figures. At the 30th September the Bngade was credlted WIth 3,857 Reserve members, an increase of 122

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on the December 196 J total the B.R.C.S. figure for 30th September being

3,O]~~ introduction by the

Ministry of Health of Traini~g Badges-~ St~r and Circle-added further emphasis to the opportul1lty for sen I~e. 111 hospital ward with optional attendance a~ .adv~nce.d course, trall1ll1g w'th a forward medical aid units and partICipatIOn 1n a p.rogramme of c~mpetition based on nur in.g .tec~nique. St. John ul1l~o~m ,~gured prominently in rno t of the ellmll1a11l1g contests for the Mll1Iste~ S Cup and the leam from the Maelor General Ho pit~l, Wrexham, wh.lcl~ was successful in the We) h Final conte t an~ ~hen. In the Area Seml-Fmal gaining second place in the Final CompelltJOn In Lond<?n was composed entirely of St. John per onne!. evertheless, .too fe:-v UJ~ltS take a~v~ntage of the N.H.S.R. potential a a means of 111nulat1l1~ lllterest wl;h1l1 the Brigade and enli ting new memb~rs ..A lar~e proportlO.n of the ,..,.H.S.R. members who have been trained 111. FIrst Al~ ~~d ursmg under .~t. JO,h n au pice ha e not kept in touch WIth the Dlvl Ions and more mIght V\ell be done to encourage a closer link with thes~ l.nen and women \vhose JI1lere t in Fir t id and ur ing led them to J01l1 the Reserve. MLDlCAL CO 1FORTS D POT Fronl. the 56 Depot· operating under St. John au pic.e in Wale, ..+,391 per on benefited by the loan of invalid requi ite and SIck room comf .rts during 1962. The number of Depot dropped from 56 to 44 by the closll1g of the Depot \ hich had come redundant at aernarvon, CYl1\~'yd. FIll1~, Llanafan, L1angeinor, Merthyr Vale and A berfan, PentrO\ olal , PonraldaV\e, Pom CIU~l, Rhayader, wan ea and Treorchy. . There is I~ general pattern of admini tration. n ome c~)Untle Dep.ot which had been meeting the need for many year before the 1mplementatl.on of the ational Health Sen.ice id are no\ spon ored by 10cal.councl~s, St. John per onne! continuing to give their erv.i~es volulltan:~' . . \~hl~e others run independently of any statutory prO\ 1 1O~. In Callbft the Depot at Priory Headquarter cater for tl:o e wh~ e circumslan.ce .enable them to pay a mall hire fee at the ame lIme serVIng ~he neces ItOll. ca ~ as agent for the ardiff Pub~ic Health Depar~ment hich acc p~ r~ ~~n~l bility for the loan charges III the ~ case. 1 he. nl!mb~r of article.) q u~d from each of the Depot i ho\\'n 111 p~renthe IS :-Pnory Hou e, C .:. .r~.Pf (2,441); BRECO ISH IRE: bercra\e ( 11), Brecon (12), Br. nma\ r (-;). Builth Wells (17), efn Coed (15), Clydach (4), Hay. (12), Llanelly Hl~l (10), Pontsticill (Nil), Sennybridge (10), Ystradgynlais (14): CARDI3, . HIRE: Aberyt\\yth (3c), e\ a tIe Emlyn (11), Tregaron (_.:+,;\... RMARTHE SHIRE: Pontyberem (3 ); DE. l I3IG~ [SHIRE: Cefn Mawr_ \ ~ ~ 0), Chirk (25), Coed Digain (no return), Denblgh (no return). Rho (_-,.9): Ruthin (34); Fu T HIRE: Mellden (13), Shott~n (51); GLA\~ORG\ . Gilfach Goch (26), Seven Sister (5]), Tonyrefall ~4?), Trele\\ I'. (2 6:: Ynysybwl (no return); MERlO ETI-l: Blaenau Ffe ~1l11Og (1); C ER \\ " Caersws (33), Llanymynech (4); PCMBROKE HIRE: Flshguard (34), L ~tel ston (51), Milford Haven (94), Narberth (13), Newport (34), Pembroke Dock (53); BOROUGH OF MERTHYR TYDFIL: Dowlais (61), Merthyr Tydfil (252), Treharris (59), Troedyrhiw (42); BOROUGH OF NEWPORT: Newport

(66). TORES DEPARTME T The Welsh translation of Preliminary First Aid figure for the first time

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in the sales of textbooks and other publications numbering 10,018 during 1962. Of the 3,000 copies of "Cwrs Rhagarweiniol Newn Cymorth Cyntaf" printed, 925 were sold. In addition the Department issued 14,544 copies of Supplement on Oral Re u citation, Artificial Re piration and Civil Defence, the first two named now being incorporated in the First Aid Manual. A new S.J.A.A. production was the Wall Chart on First Aid in the Home-a most u eful guide to housewive and others not well qualified in the subject. The sale of uniform for adult and cadet members of the Brigade was considerably lower than in the previous year when unit trained their resources in preparation for a Royal Review. First Aid and surgical equipment sales would have hown a decrea e but for a new item of training equipment-the Resusci-Anne model-53 of which were sold mainly to Brigade unit . AMBULA CE TRA SPORT

The Priory for Wales in association with the Welsh Ambulance Committee, which is representative of the Order of St. John and British Red Cross Society, continued to administer a Joint Ambulance Department providing ambulance transport services on an agency basi in the countie of Brecon and Radnor. In Breconshire six stations with eight ambulances were in operation and in Radnorshire four with one ambulance each. St. John and Red Cross members were available for duty as attendants when required and in Radnorshire two of the stations were manned entirely by members of the Presteigne and Rhayader Divisions. Of the 24 ambulances available one is owned by the Priory, eighte n by the Welsh Committee and five by the Brecon and Radnor Health A1:lthorities. ~even .are on issue to St. John Divisions in Montgomery~hire where SIX statIOns are operated and manned by the Brigade under mdependent agency arrangements with the County Council. The aggregate number of conveyances and mileage travelled during 1962, as shown below, reflect overall increases of 594 patient and 3 831 miles:' Headquarter Agencies Independent Agency

Patients 6,299 1,273

Mileage 116,875 51,890

7,572

168,765

Rev. Canon W. E. C. Thomas, who was appointed an Officiating Chaplain of the Priory in succession to the former Vicar, now Assistant Bishop of L1andaff. Mid-day traffic in the city centre was halted for the robed Chapter procession to return to the City Hall where they were the guests for luncheon of the Lord Mayor, Alderman C. A. Bence, C.St.J. , J.P. , a County Surgeon in the Brigade. The Assembly Room of the City Hall was filled to capacity in the afternoon by cJo e on 900 members and supporters of the Priory. In his addre s the Prior said that the Guest of Honour at this festival was to be congratulated on directing with great success a highly organised and efficient department of the Grand Priory. Of recent years that department had attached increasing significance to quality ra.ther than quantity and all first aid and nur ing awards had become ubject to renewal every three year. For the Brigade, the Prior aid no praise could be too high; they were the embodiment of the spirit of self-sacrifice and voluntary sen ice for the welfare of our fellow men. He hoped everyone in the Brigade would co-operate with the excellent Chief Commissioner and the Brigade Committee in a great effort to increa e Brigade strength in the year ahead. The Prior conducted an Investiture of members on the Roll of the Priory promoted in or admitted to the Order during the past year. Votes of Thank being pre ented by the Lord Mayor. The ceremony clo ed with prayer followed by the singing of the Welsh ational nthem. LIBRARY A D MUS EUM

No new contribution to the collection of books 011 the Order were added during the year but gift of in ignia were gratefully received from the widow of the late Mr. W. A. Gallon, O.St.J. It was particularly plea ing to receive from Mi G. Richards, D.St.J. , a miniature of the Life Saving Medal of the Order awarded to her father, the late Captain T. E. Richards, K.St.J., in view of the long and devoted services rendered by the family and her much regretted removal from Wales at the end of the year. OBITUARY

The decease of the members of the Order on the Roll of the Priory named below is recorded with regret: Count)'

Name PRIORY FESTIVAL

St. John's Day was celebrated on Thursday, 28th June. The Order st~ndard was flown over the entrance to the City Hall, Cardiff, where the Pnor w~1comed members at the annual meeting of the Priory Chapter. He remmd.ed them th~t the underlying purpose of their meeting was to express umty as a natIOnal movement in Wales and to renew their faith in the object of the Order. A warm welcome was extended to two Headquarters guests-Sir Philip Southwell, C.B.E., M.C., Director-General S.J.A.A., and the Hon . Denis G. Berry, T.D., Member of ChapterGeneral. At the conclUSIOn of Chapter by prayers read by the Bishop of Llan~aff, members walked in procession to the Church of St. John BaptIst for the Commemoration Service conducted by the Vicar, the

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KIGHT Captain Francis Paull Robathan, M.e.

Cardiff

COMMANDER BROTHER Card iganshire Brigadier General L. P. Evans . Monmou thshi re George Harold Simpson, M.B.E., M.E. OFFICER (BROTHER) Colonel Bertram Archibald Gale . James Godsall· . . . . . . Travis Hampson, M.C., M.B., Ch.B. Arthur Herbert Havard· . . . Jonah Jones . Henry Morris .

Anglesey Glamorgan East Denbighshire Swansea Aberdare Montgomeryshire

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Glamorgan Glamorgan Glamorgan Glamorgan Glamorgan Glamorgan Glamorgan Borough of Merthy r T)-dfil ardiff GJamorgan lamorgan Monmouth hire Rhondda ardlff Glamorgan

SER VI G SI TER Ellen, Miss Connor . Rose Gwladys urton Elizabeth, Mrs. Williams

wan ea Cardiff lamorgan

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SERVI G BROTHER h or Alfred Chivers . William Leonard ottrelJ Walter Isaac Davies Ernest Green . Edward Harris Mark Homeyard . Thomas Griffith Jenkin rthur Merlyn Jones' Horace David Lewi . John Thomas Lewis . Stephen Wigmore lcCarthy, L.R . . P. L.R . . Vv'illiam ewman' David Tudor Picton, M.M .. \ illiam tephen . Thomas John Thomas

The past year, if unspectacular, has witnes ed happening of con lderable significance affecting the administrative re pon ibility of the Pnory and its financial tability. First, the Rhowniar "Conference and Camping entre," following a successful summer season with 37 parties numbering 1 674 member, coming as u ual mainly from out ide Wales, was finally tran ferred to the Outward Bound Trust on the 1st October as a second school for girl alongside their Sea School for Boys two miles away at Aberdovey. The trusteeship of this South Africa (Aid to Britain) House wa subject to terms specified by the King George's Jubilee Trust in the event of the voluntary surrender of ownership. The Centre, which incurred rious losses under management of the "Standing Conference for Wale of Voluntary Youth Organisation" for three years and under that of the Priory for six years, had become profit-making for the pa t four year by the conversion of service cottage" into gue t-houses, 0 that the drall1 on resources was not financial but operational. However, its limited ummer use did not warrant retention when the Outward Bound training could proceed unremittingly all tIle year round. The Priory has handed over the property of 61 acres, comprising house, cottage, ancient barn, Vvood and farm lands originally purchased by means of the £25,000 granted to the Council of Social Service for Wales and Monmouthsire as _u todian Trustee. without retention of any assets attributable to subsequent development; but, the Outward Bound Trust has compensated the Priory for costs incurred in management and not previously debited to the Rhowniar account. Extensions trebling its size are being made to the house .on a .scale w~ich the Priory could never have contemplated; yet it was. WIth mIxed feelmgs that the camping sites with permanent buildings, eqUlpment and tentage were surrendered and ceased to be available to outsi~e bodies-letters of regret making evident the pleasure and benefit expenenced by the visitors to these ideal surroundings under the mountams of Me~lOneth and by the sands of Cardigan Bay. The total of campers dunng the ten years of Priory administration was 12,307. As no

direct benefit accrued to the Priory beyond the occupation of one of the many camping ite for a week or fortnight once a year on exactly similar terms to those impo ed on other parties, and the use of the house twice throughout the whole period for week-end St. John training courses under the King George VI Foundation cherne, it exceedingly onerous administration was otherwise entirely di interested and may be regarded as having redounded to the credit of the Order a a contribution to the Service of Youth. It i a source of ati faction that the pre ervation of the old Church at Siebech. the ancient home of the Order, wa completed in a sum of £744, under direction of the Ancient Monument Department of the Ministry of Public Building and Works, which contributed £187, viz. half the cost of the work undertaken by it own taff, thank being due to the Agent and men n the E tate of Lady Dun any working in co-operation. econdly. the Priory i faced on 1 1 March, 1964, with an end to the surrlu \: ar fund allocation of the Order ince 1945, by mean of which (in a ordance with a directi e that the money hould be turned to aCCOUnL within a pre cribed period) ri ing co t and Brigade Department expan ion were met by an e ces expenditure running during the last few year at the rate of £4.500 a year. Tbi is a wide gap to bridge all of a sudden. and for some time pa t mea ure have been taken to make good the pro pective deficiency. The Brigade Re erve Fund contributions, bringing in £1,750 a lear, in tead of being capilali ed as hitherto, will have to be treated a income. The net annual profit from the rental of ltton Court, acquired b Mr. J. R. Rennie and then generously returned by him to the Priory. plu intere t on the balance of the' Lady Curre Beque (. receipt to date on capital a count (after expenditure of the major portion upon conver ion of the Court into six hou es) can run at o\er £ 1.000 a year. Realizing the Priory' need, the Executors of Lady Curre' E tate have made a timely relea e of £10 500 nominal stock to produce £550 a year, in ad ance of the la t two instalment of e tate duty falling due. Tn addition we gratefully acknowledge the financial help offered b_ Sir CIa} ton Ru on, v. ho ha agreed to donate by Covenant the sum of £500 a year, a from 1 t Januar), 1963, bringing in £816 a year. These new ource of income should uffice to balance the accounts for some years till further benefit of the "Lady Curre Bequest' become operati e. Grateful thank are due to the above mentioned benefactor, while not forgetting the contributors to the annual Priory Appeal, covenantors, divisional membership, and all upporter who give time a well as money to enable the work of the Priory to pro eed in furtherance of the welfare of the community and in maintenance of the prestige of the Order. THE HON. JOHN BRUCE, C.B.E., Principal Secretary.

PRIORY FOR SOUTH AFRICA AMBULANCE DEPARTME T 1 PLACING before you my first Annual Report as Director of Ambulance and Chief Commissioner, I wish to place on record the excellent tate of all departments when handed over to me by Brigadier du Plessis. I am certain that Brigadier du PIes i will go down in the history of our Order

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in South Africa as greatly contributing to its success and advan.cem~nt. His wise judament has left its mark on all of us who worked wIth him. At the same time, I must pay tribute to Mrs. Walton who ha erved the Brigade so well. . During the year under review I vi ited most of the major .c~ntre and I am pleased to report that. i~ general I fou~d excellent pInt and cooperation between the A soclatlOn and the Bngade. The South African Railway and Harbours under the Command Commissioner, Mr. Tarpey, have a in the past, contributed to the general efficiency and I am pleased to report, after my visit to South We t Africa. the keenness and efficiency of the Railways Division in that territory.

bers went through the storm and torrential rain to find the injured children fiung in all directions and lying in water. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and heart massage were immediately started on one boy who was not breathing, unfortunately without result. The dead boy and the injured six boys and one girl were carried down the hill to an ambulance by St. John members and track mar hals, some of whom were teenagers. Three St. John Cadets gave valuable assistance, the experience of such incidents show young members the value of first aid knowledge and the nece sity to be level-headed and calm. During the year it wa my pleasure to issue two Director of Ambulance's Special Vote of Thank both these award were in respect of outstanding first aid work and were issued to Junior Cadet Officer T. W . Horne, of the Port Elizabeth Cadet Ambulance Division, and to Assistant Commissioner 1. 1. de Kok of the Witwatersrand and Southern Transvaal District. The e officer rendered valuable assistance at road accidents.

Brigade Membership:-The membership has been very well ma~ntained with an increase of 17 divisions in 1962, the total number now belllg 537. Ambulance members total 4,516 Nur ing member 1 761, adet Ambulance 1,163, and Cadet ursing 2,248. In analy ing the figure an increase of over 200 ambulance members in 1962 i ery atl fying, nur ing figures remain more or less static, unfortunately thi year the Cadet number ' are down, but their figures do fluctuate owing to members attaining school leaving age, an increase of 470 Cadets as in 1961 cannot be e pected annually. Association Reports continue to be very satisfactory excellent reports have been received from Centre in regard to training clas e and the number of certificates issued during the year. The extracts from the reports of Centres and Districts give the picture of the fine work accomplished throughout the Republic and the pi rit of co-operation between the Association and the Brigade and city and railway districts, as I have already stated, goes a long way toward the achievements of the organisation. The ambulance services throughout the country travelled thousand of miles on mercy trips and normal duties. Pretoria ambulances and their omnicoach covered the Total Oil Motor Rally, this was routed through the Orange Free State, atal Swaziland and Portuguese Ea t Africa. Cape Town's Invalid Transport Section conveyed 1,573 cancer patients in their microbus, covering 16,234 miles. Since the inauguration of their Cancer Transport Service in ovember 1957, 8,842 patients have been conveyed up to the end of 1962. The many hours spent on tran port duties to willingly help fellow human beings entail sacrifices on the part of ambulance members to whom our sincere thanks are given. Brigade: At two serious railway accidents St. John ambulance and nursing members of the S.A.R. Brigade Command performed sterling services. In September at Randfontein, in the Transvaal, a suburban pas· senger train struck a lorry, seven people were killed and fifty injured. Members of the local Ambulance and Nursing Division assisted until all the injured were attended to and taken to hospital. In October, at HoI· fontein in the Orange Free State, ambulance and nursing members worked through the night until 3 a.m. in rain, hail and thunderstorms rendering first aid, removing casualties and corpses from the wrecked carriages of the trains. In November a tragic lightning accident took place during motor racing at the Kyalami Race Track, a tent was struck and S1. John memo

"The Call of Sf. lohn"-The affair of the journal have been placed in the hand of a representative Management Committee under the chairmanship of Colonel J. J. Kruger. The financial po ition reflected an e ce s of expenditure over income, which was lightly up on la t year's figures. The Committee have decided to conduct an inten ive drive for advertising, a the lms of adverti ing contracts was the mai n cau e of this increa ed deficit. All efforts are being made to improve the general standard of the journal, with special emphasis on the type of article published. It is hoped that in this v, ay circulation which at pre ent leaves much to be desired, will be tepped up. Annual Ambulance Conference :-The nnual Conference wa held in Johannesburg and proved a great succe . The delegat s set a very high standard of debating and the ubject di cu ed were not only interesting but of great alue. The Witwater rand Centre were generous ho t . Competitions:-The annual Inter-Provincial Competition held in conjunction with the Conference were of a high standard and pecial mention should be made in regard to the casualty make-up which was outstanding even in the opinion of the medical a well a the lay side. The re ults were as follows:Selborne Shield: Johanne burg Tran portation Railway Ambulance Division. HelVat Shield: Compo ite Johannesburg Nur ing Divi ions. The C. M. Roffe Trophy : Salisbury Railway Ambulance Division. The Muriel Walton Cup: Durban Railway Nursing Division. The Alpheus Williams Trophy: Divisional Superintendent M. R. an Niekerk of Salisbury Railway Ambulance Division. The Florence Thompson BOIl'I: Cadet Superintendent Mrs. B. Agate of the Durban Railway Nursing Division. . Inter-District Cadet Competitions: The Inter-District Cadet CompetitIOn.s ~ere once again held in Cape Town in conjunction with the Cadet Trammg Camp in july. I am very pleased to record that four Districts

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entered team for the first time, Cape of Good Hope Natal Coastal and Northern, Pretoria and Northern Tran vaal and Witwater rand and Southern Transvaal. The result were a follows : Ambulance Team Event: Witwater rand and Southern Tran vaal Di trict. Tursing Team Event: Natal Coa tal and Northern Di trict. Bes[ Ambulance Individual: Derek van Harmelen of Witwater rand and Southern Tran vaal District. Best ursing Indil idual: Hazel Walker of Witwater rand and Southern Transvaal District. The hospitality and arrangements for the competition were extremely good, the Cadets have happy memorie of th~ir week in the camp and gained considerable experience from the competition . General: I wish to thank Colonel J. J. Kruger, my Deputy and all the members of the Brigade and Association, and Mr. Tarpey of S.A.R. Brigade Command, for their help as well as the Priory Secretary and hi Staff. Mi s Payn's report on the work of the nursing per onnel i in luded as an annexure hereto. S~a~~ments recording the following are al 0 attached :- Summary of A.ctIVItIes a!ld the number of Certificate i ued under the ariou heading. LIst of Semor Officers of the Brigade. A. GARD ER WILLIAMS , Director of Ambulance and Chief Commissioner.

REPORT OF THE SUPERI TE DE TI T CHIEF I ~ave t~e. ~onour to present my report upon the activities of the Nursmg DIvIsIOns and the Cadet Divisions within the Priory for the year ended 31st December, 1962.

Duties at concert , cinemas and all public functions are considered merely as routine but they are of great service to the public. There were goo~ attendance at Annual Church Parades, Mayoral and Cenotaph serVIce . Cadets.- Cadet are still working hard at proficiency subjects and many Grand Prior Cadet Badges were awarded . It is gratifying that many Cadet enter hospitals a student nurses, and have in several instances achieved good result in their examinations. A very successful Cadet Camp was held in July at Capetown where Inter-Di trict Cadet Competitions took place. The Witwatersrand and Southern Transvaal ur ing Team won the Hewat Shield at the final competition in October thi j a fine achievement for which the trainers and competitor are to be congratulated. Cadets in several districts continue to give 200 hour voluntary service and have been awarded special ervice hield . Training. - First Aid training classes were held at factories and workshops in some district for the benefit of the employees and have been of great a i tance. Conferen ce.- It i with great regret that I wa unable to attend the Annual Conference in Johanne burg in 1962 but unfortunately the dates sociation Conference coincided with tho e of the South African ur ing to which I wa already committed . I would like to thank the Senior Officers of the Ambulance and Nursing Di~ision , and the Staff of the Priory for the welcome and comradeship whIch has been extended to me, and for the valuable guidance and advice I have received so unstintingly. E. M. PAYN, lIperin t endent-in- Ch ief J

SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES l.

Membership.-There has been a slight increase of new members in the ~uropean Senior Divi~ions and ~he .Cadet membership has been encouragmg, and has doubled m some dIstncts. There was a slight decrease in the S.A.R .. Command but this was offset by the formation of mixed divisions. There IS a marked tendency to form more mixed division in the Districts. Pu~lic Duties.-.The service of escorting patients either to or from hospItals, often m outlying districts, has proved invaluable. The Nur~ing service gave many and varied public dutie. Members were sometImes called upon at short notice to render assistance at train and other accidents. First Aid posts were established and staffed for the duration of agricultural shows and other events. Sports fields were covered thro~ghout .the districts at International and other sporting events. ~ospltal d~tles were undertaken and assistance given at Blood Tran~fusIOn and Cnpple Care Centres, and also at T.B. hospitals when permltted.

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Number of Classes held: First Aid . . Home Nursing . Child Welfare . . Health and Hygiene Others .

Adult

Prelim.

447

177

1 6 8

534

255

255 789

Ambulance Depots, First Aid Posts, First Aid Stations, etc. Number established during year (4 temporary) . . . .

73 4

3. 4.

Medical Comforts Depots Number of articles loaned Transport: Number of Ambulances . Number of Mobile Units.

967 37 2

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Number of Miles Covered . Number of patients transported Number of cases treated St. John Ambulance: Men. Nurses . . Cadets: Ambulance . Nursing. umber of Division During 1962

Certificates awarded: First Aid: Adult. . Preliminary Home ursing: Adult . Preliminary Health and Hygiene: Adult. . Preliminary Sanitation . . . Clean Food Handling Industrial Poisons. Casualty Make-up . ..... First Aid in Emergency Childbrrth Child Welfare. . Occupational Therapy Demonstrators. Lay Lecturers . Lay Examiners Vouchers . Medallions . Labels . Pendants Total .

. .

51 20 19 1,341 621 2,434 01

183,693 57,161 33,945 19,440 1,597 450 21 18 15 66 659 1,731 114 1,696 142 57 25,506 25,226 76,0 I 36,527

. 14,205

464,145

4,674 2, 09 417 744 52 -

. .

107,404 8,782 165,176 4,516 1,761 1,163 2,248 537 Since formation of Centre

44 108 70

THE ST. JOHN OPHTHALMlC HOSPITAL The year under review has been marked by continued activitie . During this period 14,847 out-patients received attention, while 701 were admitted to the wards, and 470 operations were performed. Ten dehydrated corneas, together with a special clamp for manipulating them, were donated by the International Eye Bank Washington. Four have been, used on grafts on selected patients. T~e gra~ts took well in e~ch instanc~ . The mobile unit worked on conjunctIOn WIth the South AfrIcan Councll for the Blind and travelled to various areas of the Republic to attend patients who could not travel to the hospital. . An encouraging feature has been the re ponse of the pu bhc as eye donors. Five hundred and sixteen persons have now donated their eyes, for use after death, to the hospital. The waiting list for corneal graft is

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Divisions from all Districts contributed gifts of linen and

donations. The finances of the Hospital continued to be in a generally satisfactory condition. Among the donations was R2,000 from St. John's Gate, which is gratefully acknowledged.

PRIORY IN NEW ZEALAND IN HIS farewell message to the Annual Meeting of Priory Chapter, His Excellency Viscount Cobham, G.C.M.G., T.D., K.St.J., said: "I will

always be proud of my a ociation with this famous and Venerable Order, which combines the ancient militancy of the Christian church with its 0 loppy and defeatist attitude of 'nondoctrine of compassion. resistance' mar the heroic hi tory of the Knight ; to them Chri tend om had to be protected again t the Infidel and protected it was. The Knights held the right wing for some eight centuries wearing the white cross on the red background of the Order's coat-of-arms a a uniform." Priory Chapter acknowledge with warm and incere appreciation, the complete et of in ignia received as a gift from Chapter-General. This has been mounted and framed and i on di play at Priory Headquarters.

First Aid Qual(fications:- Priory Chapter ha adopted the United Kingdom policy that e\ ery candidate qualifying for a first aid certificate or who is re-examined on and after 1st January 1963 be i sued with a pocket- ized printed certificate bearing hi or her name ignature date and place of examination. Standardisation of Association Cert(ficates:-Priory Chapter has also appro ed of a policy that all s ociation Awards be standardised and issued in the name of Priory Headquarter. Conferences:-During the year four important conferences were held at Priory Headquarter , each on a national level. The fir t, the Commissioner in Charge of Brigade Di trict , \: ho met under the chairman hip of our Chief Commis ioner. Brigadier J. M. Mitchell. Secondly the St. John Ambulance Operator who are re pon ible for the maintenance and admini tration of our ambulance ervices, followed by the Chairmen and Secretaries of our ten Centre of the St. John Ambulance ssociation, under the chairman hip of the Director of A ociation Mr. H. L. Paterson, and in late 0 ember the governing body of our Order in ew Zealand, Priory Chapter. St. John Ambulance A sociation:-There \ ere 955 cour es of instruction held during the year and a total of 788 per on \: ere ucce sful in qualifying for certificate . St. John Ambulance enices:- The St. John mbulance A sociation administer and control 143 ambulance from Kaitaia in the north to Bluff in the South I land. There are 563 voluntary driver and 105 paid drivers. Training Curriculum for Ambulance Driving Officers:-Priory Headquarters has offered to take over the administration detail for the examination requirements and syllabus of training for the certification of New Zealand Ambulance Driving Officer. Air Ambulance Services:-Priory Headquarters, at the request of the ~ew Zealand Standards Institute, has considered a standard pack of Interchangeable issues of equipment for air ambulances.

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First Aid in Remote Areas:-Thi project, with the financial uppo r! and assistance gi en by the ew Zealand Workers' Compen ation Board is now in its seventh year. Our Field Officer conducted eleven cour e of instruction during the year and 223 employees in the bu h indu tr~ qualified for a first aid certificate. St. John Ambulance Brigade:-The increa e in our total Brigade strength of 666 is most gratifying and provide an increa e of 503 nur in~ members and 109 ambulance members. Surgeons and ursing Officers:- Thirty-seven doctor and 23 n ur ing officers were appointed in 1962. The membership of the St. John Ambulance Brigade tand at 9,596, and there are 550 divisions, which include ambulance, nur ing, co mb inec divisions ambulance cadet and nursing cadet di i ion '. Public Duty :-During the year Brigade member treated 67 ,543 ca e, while on public duty and 38 904 cases off duty. They gave 125 211 hou ri voluntary service. Poliomyelitis Vaccine Call7paign:- During the yea r member o f the Brigade assisted the Department of Health in their poliom yeliti cam· paign. Over 250 members were on duty at over 150 tation throu ghout the country. Voluntary Aids:-One hundred and seventy-eight oluntary a id are listed as active Brigade members. I would like to record my thanks to my Executive Officer on Pri o r~ Council, to the Secretary General of the Grand Priory, Lond on, C. 1. Evans, Esq. , C.M.G. , The Commi sioner in Chief, St. John Ambulance Brigade, Rear Admiral Royer Dick, C.B. , C.B.E.. D .S.C., the Director General, St. John Ambulance Association, Sir Philip Southwell , C.B.E.. M.C., the Association Secretary, Colonel J. E. F. Gueritz the Brigade Secretary, Mr. G. Woodhill and the Stores Manager, Mr. John Webb, JOR

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advanced very rapidly in 1962, over 195,000 Canad iam passing examinations in First Aid , Home Nursing and Child Care. Some 45,000 of these candidates were drawn from participants in the Govern· ment's Special Militia Training Programme and it is unlikely that Fir t Aid enrolments of this kind will recur. Nevertheless , excluding these special classes, the 150,000 training figure was still by far the greatest achievement in the history of the Priory in Canada. In May the annual "Save-a-Life" week of St. John in Canada- which now in practice extends throughout the summer- was given new interest by the use of Resusci-Annes to teach oral resuscitation. Over 130,000

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Canadians received in truction in administering artificial respiration in these two-hour lecture-demon tration periods. Brigade strength an~ .services continued their steady exp~nsion a~d , at Provinci al and Mu mclpal level good progress wa made In pl anmng and preparing for the role the Briga~e would assume wi~ h ot~er agenci~s and authoritie in the event of a natIOna l emergency. FIrst AId competl1ions were held in each of t he provinces for Priory or Provincial council trophies an d nat ionally for the Priory Milita ry First Aid trophies. Across the count ry a total of 157 team co mpe t~d fo r these.trophies and in~ividu al prizes military team fr oIr1. t he ten prov1l1ce co n tltutll1g. 100 of thIS total. In October His E cellency th e G overnor- Genera l, Poor of t he Order, O'raciou~ly held a St. J ohn lnve titure at Go ernment H ouse at which 124 ~ember of the Order including the Hon . Paul Comtoi ) LieutenantGo\ernor of the P rOvince of Quebec, and three other Knights and one Dame Grace were inve ted at a very imp re sive ceremony before some 300 friend and relati\ e of tho e being recei\'ed and invested. The continuing e pan ion or St. John undertakings and activities duri ng the la ·t few year ha b rought \\ it h it t he need for more and improved accommodati n. Thi present a major problem to all C ou ncils and each is meeting t he p roblem in its own way but all approaches how the same confidence in the future, the arne dete rmination to overcome financial and other obstacle. the same collect ive planning and hard work . Following a bold programme tl c Briti ' h Columbia CouncIl has erect. d ne\\ Headllartcrs buildings in Vlct ria and Vclncouver in the 12.st two years at a co ' t of $350.000; the Manitoba Council i embarked upon construction of a new Head uarter buildinb in Winnipeg fo llowing e.·propriation of it~ present building. he Ontario ouncit is working out plans fo r additions and reno va io n to it Toronto propert y, and Priory Headqu arter i doing the same in Ott8.\ a . The e programmes are a tribute to the fine leader hip and enterprise on the part of those who have the future of St. John at hc[. rt vhich augurs well for St. John' future in Canada, and gn es to mc. a I know it must give to all who are interested in St. John. a \'er~. deep sen e of atisfaction and pride. 111 March a meetll.g f the ational St. J ohn-Red Cro.,s Joint Operatiomd Committee was held at Tnronto at vhich the. greernent of 1951 was re-affirmed. 111 the di ' ell sions both org'lill atiol1s ~agreed upon the prillcipl~ of con nIt tion and empha i ed tne spirit of t he Agreement directed toward p 'cventi ' 1 or duplicatio!1 of C:Iort and promotIOn of co-operation. Aloin M . . r 'h \\1,,; pre ented to an Ottawa session of the Royal Commission on llcalth Services our brief outlining St. John objective, method of operation and plans for the future . The brief was very \\ell received by the Hon. Emmett M . Hall, Chairman, and the other r,'.cmbers of thi Commi ion appointed by the Pederal G overnment to e\amine and make recommendation upo n wide area of Canada's Health programmes. At the end of September the No.1 Toronto (Central) Nursing Division and the No . 5 (West Toro nto) Ambulance Divl ion celebrated their 50th Anniversary. It was particularly appro priate that t o mark the establi hment of the women 's bra nch of the BriQ'ade in Canada we should be honoured by the visit of the Superintende;t-in-Chief of the Brigade in the ~o.mmonwealth, Marj orie, Co untess of Breck nock, Lady Breckr ock VISIted Quebec City, Montreal and Ottawa, and following the Toronto ceremonies visited the Brigade in the Western Provinces.

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The Countess Mountbatten Bur ary Fund is making good progress. Last year bursary assi tance was awarded to seven nurses, including for the first time a male Registered Nurse. The Fund reflects great credit upon St. John and I warmly commend to you it continued upport. Again I welcome the opportunity this report affords me to express my sincerr thanks and appreciation to the members of the medical and nursing professions, the press, radio and television for their valuable support and assistance during the year, as well as to the members of the Order, Priory officials, Provincial and Special Centre officials, all St. John instructors, Brigade members and members of the administrative staffs, whose devotion and unstinting efforts made possible the splendid result attained in 1962. I think it is appropriate to add a special word of thanks to Mr. Arthur Crawley on whose time the Order makes so very many calls and whose wise council has contributed so much toward its advancement over many years and to those who have accepted specific and time· consuming appointments such as Chairmen and members of Committees as exemplified in the work done by the Centennial Committee, the Nominating Committee and others. I also wish to express our apprecia· tion to Brigadier T. A. Johnston, our Priory Secretary, and Lieutenant· Colonel A. J. Baker, our Chief Training Officer, who have now completed a year with St. John. JOHN H. MOLSO Chancellor. ALBERTA

The alteration in the terms of the arrangement affecting volunteers taking Civil Defence training through E.M.O.; the relative position of St. John under a programme which circumscribes our participation in the E.M.O. plan within narrower limits than formerly and the fact that we suffered the loss of all E.M.O. trainees for a period equivalent to nine months, are the especially more significant reasons the Alberta Branch failed to overtake the training results accomplished in 1961. In 1962 plans were laid to cover the Province thoroughly for the e ten· give training of civilians in First Aid and Home Nursing. These plans were not carried out on a broad scale due to loss of time suffered through preparations to accommodate expectant applicants under the federal provincial Emergency Health Services programme. The firm objective of St. John is to ensure that each family in Alberta will have at least one member qualified to provide emergency care when called upon to do so. The development of the human potential beyond government controlled training efforts will produce in Alberta the greatest degree of public confidence and approval of our work in keeping with the traditional role of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. There is a great deal to be said about the accomplishments of 1962 despite the fact that the year found us deficient in the area of training. The most important activities entitled to be mentioned are:1. The increase in handling public duties assigned to members of the Brigade being more than 500 hours. 2. The large number of members of the Brigade and other St. John trained personnel comprised of the Calgary Civil Defence Corps , Boy Scouts, Peace Officers, etc., under the animated leadership of the Director of Medical Services of the Calgary Stampede Board and the City of

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Calgary Director of Civil Defence during P~rade Day. In a single day 70 casualties were treated and 160,000 people hned Calgary streets. 3. The members of the Brigade who supplied first aid services at the Roger's Pass opening, warmly recognised in the performance of their duties by Federal Cabinet Ministers present. 4. The Deputy Commis ioner's address to the annual convention of the Alberta Association of Registered Nurses at Jasper Park, Alberta attended by some 500 R.N. delegates. 5. The one-day successful Alberta St. John Instructors' seminar, attended by approximately 100 Medical Doctors, Industrial Nurses and St. John instructors from various parts of the Province, held at Workmen's . Compensation Board Rehabilitation Centre EdI?ont~n: . 6. The outstanding work of members of Nursmg DIVISIOns, both selllor and junior, in providing volunteers for hospital and community assistance throughout the year. In this connection a pecial citation by Central Volunteer Bureau wa gi.ven to members of the Nursing Divisions. BRITISH COLUMBIA

On March 5th, 1962, the cornerstone of the Vancouver St. John House was laid by the Provincial President. This stone, similar to the cornerstone of the Victoria building, was at one time part of the eleventh century st. John Hospital building in Jerusalem. Thi building completes the building programme in British Columbia for the present, at a cost of approximately $350,000. ., . We are deeply indebted to the Vancouver Fuemen s Band for mUSIC at the official opening of St. John House by His Worship Mayor T. A. Alsbury on May 7th. His Wor hip was assisted in the ceremony by the Provincial President, the Honourable S. S. McKeen' Mr. W. C. Koerner, Chairman of the Building and Finance Advisory Board, and Brigadier T. A. Johnston, Priory Secretary. Following the formal ceremony a helicopter air-rescue demonstration was given on the parking lot of the building by the R.C.A.F. airlifting a simulated injured person. Thus May 7th became an outstanding day in the history of St. John in British Columbia through the completion of the new Training Building. It is interesting to note that the provi ion of better training quarters is already having a decided effect on training classes as well as Brigade activities, and the increase in enrolment experienced during the close of 1962 ... indicates an expanded programme in the year ~963.. Many improvements are being brought about m the Bngade actiVItIes and once again through better facilities Divisions will increase in membership. Thirteen new officers have been trained for Brigade Divisions through an Officers' Training course held in the month of September. As a result of an agreement reached with the Industrial First Aid Attendants Association all training in this special field of First Aid will be carried out by St. John. This closer relationship between the two organisations, who originally conducted separate schools, has enabled several of the Advisory Boards, such as Training and Medica] , to com~ence a complete study of the Industrial First Aid programme to en~ure It advances and continues closely associated with the training prOVIded b~ St. John for the certificate, voucher and medallion. A special comnu~ee is being established, composed of Safety Directors who are prepanng plans for the introduction of basic first aid training for a greater number of employees in industry during 1963.

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The year saw the expropriation of our Headquarter building by the Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg; a new building is planned for completion in 1963. As a result there has been orne disruption in our services. The ever-increasing number of tudents in Manitoba schools taking training in. ~irst Ai~ or Home Nursing wi~h th.e cost being absorbed by the Counclll causmg concern. An effort IS bemg made to transfer thi instruction to teachers and have the cost of text and supplie paid for by the Department of Education or other Provincial Government Department. Returns showed that during "Save-a-Life" week 10,675 per ons were taught artificial respiration. Civil Defence training has been maintained throughout the Province. Trailling of Nursing members in Hospital Experience Course at three of our hospitals continues with excellent re ult . . In conjunction with other organisations, Highway Fir t Aid posts throughout the Province were effectively maintained in operation this year. All calls on the Brigade for public duties were handled during the year. NEW BRUNSWICK

The highlight of the year was the completion of our ambulance netv,:ork. With the addition of a new vehicle we now have complete Pro in ial coverage fo~ our nvalid Tra~sport plogramme. The mileage for 1962 was approXlIDately 100,000 mIles. There ha been an increa e in Escort Work. The ambulance programme, as now operated, is quite different from an "emergency ambulance operation". Vve have had requests from the three largest cities and sO.me smaller cOI!lmu!lities to take on uch a programme. We ha,;,e ll~t commItted o,urselves m thIS regard as the cost~ and procedures arc .qUlte different for ~his type of plan. Tn order to obtain data, a pilot proJect.was c<?nducted III ~ small community (1.500 pop.) and also covered a 30-ffil!e radlUs for a peflod of two months. This was uccessful. The regular activities of the Brigade have been carried on with the coveril1$ .O! large gatherings ?f people, sporting events, etc., as i 1 the past. One DIVISIO!1 and two SectIOns of the Brigade were formed. One new Cadet Division has been started. The work that was ~eing carried. on i~ co-operation with the Depa.rtmen~ of Lands and Ml~S t? proVIde Flrs~ Aid service and s:.lpervisory serVIce at Government 1 entmg and Carnpmg Grounds was extended in 1962 by erection of a building by the Department fo::- our use. In addition, part-time assistance was given at two other parks. Half o~ the Nurs.ing Division member in the Province have completed the HospItal Expene~ce programme. The remainder of the hospitals have agreed .to conduct ~hI~ programme and it is hoped that this will be completed III 1963. A slfmlar: typ~ .p~ogramme (with changes in requirements) fO.r members of the Men s DIVISIOns has been studied and a pilot project WIll be undertak~n. ~efore the programme is put into general use. Two C~det ~IvisIOns do regular duty in hospitals; one in assisting ort~opae~lc patIents and the o.ther with geriatric patients. he Bngade w~s ~sked to aSSIst !h~ .Federal and Provincial Emergency Measures OrgamsatlOn, Health DIVISIOn, in connection with two sym.L

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posiums i~ the Provi~ce in ] 962. These were held at ~h~ two largest hospitals III the Provmce and were attended by AdmIllIstrators and Nursing Directors from other hospitals in the Province. At the conclusion, the host hospital activated part of its Disaster Plan within the hospital itself. St John Ambulance was asked by the hospitals to assist in preparing their Disaster Plan and Emergency Measures Organisation and to provide casualties, ca ualty simulation and transport. Members of Nursing Divi ions who had completed Hospital Experience participated as well. It is expected that the Brigade will be asked to do similar work at other ho pitals in the Province in 1963. We are pleased that the Lieutenant-Governor of ew Brunswick, 1. Leonard O'Brien, without solicitation, offered a trophy for the best Brigade Division in the Province. This was won by the No. 372 Bathurst Nursing Divi ion. TLWFOUNDLA D

Training in all pha e increa ed over that of 1961 due, to a great extent, to general public intcre t. Also we had the pleasure of training Federal Civil Servant in three of their larger Department in the Province. "Save-a-Life" Week, a alway, catches the public eye and people are very consciou of the need of artificial re piration and in all we trained about 1,500 person plus approximately 2,000 in other awards, a total of approximately 3,500 trained during 1962. Thi in addition to those already trained in the pa t, give a fair complement of ewfoundlander trained in artificial re piration. Five new Cadet Division , three ursing and two Ambulance \vere formed in our Western Corp in the City of Corner Brook. In addition to our expansion, the other Division had a very busy year ll" lintaining First Aid Post and attending a larger numbe r of function than ever before. . Plans to increase our Trans-Canada Highway First id Post materialIsed. We now have a total of 14 and plan 3. further even po ts for 1963. These posts were used qUIte frequently by the motoring public 0 the transinsular highway and pro\ed quite useful. C~-operatjon and liaison with other organisation, particularly with the h~spitals, Red Cross Civil Defence and Special Centres has been maintamed. OVA SCOTT

. On June 24th, 1962, the St. John Council for 0 a Scotia completed Its seventieth year of training and service to the public. Substantial progres~ was made in all St. John activities. A very fine performan e was turn~d III by the Brigade, 596 members treating 1.419 ca ualtie in 79 pubbc events in 7,300 hours of voluntary ervice. The p~oblem of keeping Ambulance and Nursing Divisions up to stren~~ IS one that has given concern and we have learned that the recrUltlllg effort must be a continuous one. In our complex society v~l~~tary service is at a premium and the men and women in the Brigade DIVISIons are to be thanked and highly commended for their dedicated Work . Th~he Associat.ion in the Province now has 110 active First Aid Instructors. IS force of mstructors, together with the splendid and wholehearted

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co-operation recei ed from the medical and nur ing pr fe ion, make pos ible the excellent training programme nov in progre . Howe er, a major problem i till to find in tructor in th more remote area and for da):-time c.la se. Wit.h. more m<?ney, a large~ paid. ~a.ff and po ibly as I~tance 111 the pro I IOn of umform , teachll1g actlvltIe and Brigade recruitment could be expanded. Still \ ith the pre ent e tab] i hment progres ha been excellent. <;o-operation wit.h. Civil Defence. i being maintai~e~ on a mutually san factory Ie el, CIVIl Defence officIal from the Provll1cJaI o-ordinator down erving a members of our local branche . No a Scotian living on a ea-girt pro ince with a myriad flake, should be more aware than most of the e er-pre ent danger from water sport. Our 'Sa e-a-Life" Week training programme ha once again had a successful ear 4,~00 people having been enrolled. During the _ear four persons from Widely separated part of 0 a Scotia ha e hown the value of their training and have been a arded Priory Meritoriu Certificate in life aving for their part in re cuing and re toring by artificial respiration victim drowning and from m ke inhalation.

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of St. John permanent ir t Aid Po t on Ottawa Ski Club territory and at the Central Canada E hibition. The Ottawa Ski Club, with over 10000 member, i the large t organi ation of its kind in the world, and the Central Canada Exhibition had 601 3 3 i itor during E hibit10n Week, 1 134 ca ualtie recei ed fir t aid treatment at the latter event. , In ]961 the fir t ounte Mountbatten ur ing Bur ary to be awarded to a male nur e wa gained by Mr. Jame . W. Ruddock, Reg. ., Nursing Officer of o. 73 (OttaV\ a) mbulance Divi ion. Ddingui hed i itor to Federal Di trict headquarters during the year included the Counte of Brecknock, uperintendent-in- hief, and Lady Ellenborough C . Pre ident f the Brigade in Dor et, England. Ju t prior to hri tma the Di trict uffered a great 10 s through the death of Mr. D. Kemp dward, Kt. t.J., Hon. Pre ident and former Pre ident,Commis ioner. Mr. dv ard had cr ed the Federal District Council in ever) capacity from Di'vi ional upcrintendent to Pro incial Pre ident O'v .r a pan f 30 dedicated year ' during ""hich he had been awarded the Ser ice Medal of the Order v ith Palm and three bar. QueBEC

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1961 marked another year of progres in this Province ne, branche being formed in Guelph Orillia, Pembroke, Sarnia Timmin and Trenton. Overall trainin~ figures increased from 38,055 to 41,577 during the year. ~uch at~entlOn ha been given to training in tructor and 72 rec ived certificate 10 1962 and 49 were renewed. There are 456 qualified in truetors in Ontario. Over 16 000 were trained in artificial re pi ration through pecial cla e dur~ng "Save-a-Life" week, and 75,000 were taught artificial re piration dunng the summer months in co-operation with "Ontario Safety Leaaue Better Boating Programme. ' b Th~ee Brigade teams entered the International Fir t Aid Competition h~ld ll1 Montreal under the auspice of the International Re cue and FIrst Aid Association in August, and in competition with 36 other team froD?- Canada and the United States, two received honourable mention placmg 8th and 9th. Three new Brigade Corps were formed in 1962: Kent-Lambton, Quinte and St. Lawrence Corps. A total of twelve new Divisions have also been fo~~~d consisting of two Ambulance, three Nursing, two Combined DIvlsIOns and one Section, plus two Cadet Ambulance and one Cadet Nursing Divisions. In addition, the Acton Combined Cadet Division the fi~st one in Can~da received its charter this year. The Brigade i~ Ontano now totals SIX Areas, 19 Corps and ] 45 Divi ions. FEDERAL DISTRICT

A ~eport on th~ number of awards made in training in Fir t Aid, Home N1:l rsm!? and ChIld Care showed an increase of 19 % over the award gamed m the Federal District during 1961. De~pite ~iffi.cult:y in getting new recruits to keep pace with the demand for F.Irst AId serVIce, Federal District Divisions of the Brigade covered pract~cally all the requests ~or First Aid coverage at a host of public fun~tIOns and ~vents. The SIze and complexity of some of these public dutIes may be Illustrated by two examples: The staffing and maintenance

Eight ne\\ Di'v i i n (164 new member) w re organi ed by the St. John Ambulance Brigade in 1962 bringing to a total 128 Di i ion covering the PrO\ incc of Quebe . The latter part of the ear the number of Brigade ki patrol member inerea ed, thu making available for ki dutie 117 patroller under the Montreal and Di trict orp and the orp Dollard. The entire et-up or the ki tern \\ a reorgani ed to permit the Brigade to meet new requests from ki to\\ owner throughout the Laurentian Mountain. Increa e in patr I ITl.ember hip al 0 occurred in orth Ea tern Quebe" at Chicoutimi and the Ea tern 0\ n hip. Public dutie in variou field throughout the Province have been increa ing a ompared to the previou year with each Brigade unit being in a po iti n to carry out demand from all quarter . Work carried out in the ariou ho pital b member of the ur ing Division ha been greatly appreciated a e idenced by reque t for additional aid. In training:l light decrea e in the number of award a compared with 1961. There i eery indication that the year 1963 v ill pro e more successful according to the number of reque ts received for c1a e in !962. Instruction amongst indu trial worker ha hown a definite Increa e due partially to the Workm~n' Compen ation ct ha ing been amended making it compul ory for firm to ha e qualified Fir t Aider on their premise . Closer co-operation ha taken place between Brigade officer and the St. John Ambulance A sociation whereby the e officers have organi ed lectures and cour es for Scout and Guide a well a the junior element. SASKATCHEW A

Trai~ing figure for 1962 show a slight increa e over the previou year, Some lmprovement in Home Nursing training, with Senior Fir t Aid Cours.es showing the largest upward trend. Training figures can be substantIally advanced with the advent of a full-time First Aid Instructor, Scheduled for 1963.

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"Save-a-Life" week reports indicate a figure somewhat in exces of 4000 trained durino- the week. The actual figures are probably double this number as lest than 50 0 0 of the pon oring bodie returned their report forms. . , .. Another successful one week Fir t AId In tructor qualtfymg course was completed at the Provincial Civil Defence School. This was made possible through co-operation of the Provincial E.M.O. Office. Twent). five candidate attended. Sales of Vehicle and Home First Aid Kits begun in September i \ orking out quite satisfactorily and hould be a continuing, though limited ouree of revenue. All Brigade Divisions had au e ceptionally bu.sy year in Public puties. one of which included an out-of-town round tnp of orne 250 nule for four members of Reo-ina Nur ing and Ambulance Divi ion. Two of the year's highlight we;e visits from the Deputy Chief Commi ion rand Chief Nursing Officer, another being the interest hown in Fir~t Aid Competitions by everal Division. The Senior Provincial ir t Aid Trophy was won by No. 166 Ambulance Division of Regina, with the runner-up being No. 84 Ambulance Divi ion also of R~gina. reams from No. 382 C/N/Division, Saskatoon, placed second, thlrd and fourth in the Leonard Trophy. The Provincial Brigade member hip figure continue to show a small increa e each year. BELL TELEPHO IE C[ TRE

The Bell Telephone Company Centre once again completed a \ er) active year in First Aid activitie during which over 5 000 employees from all parts of the Company's territory ucce fully passed cour e in First Aid and Home Nursing. Over 1AOO employees were first-year trainees receiving certificate and the balance qualified for higher a wards. In the total of 5,000 awards in this cia sification one employee qualified for a forty-year award, three for thirty-year awards, twelve for twenty-year awards and 105 for ten-year award recei ing Company recognition for their continuing participation in First Aid activities. The total of qualified employees in First Aid or Home Nur ing i now well over 13.000, or nearly 40 % of the total Company taff. Competitions are always an important part of the training programme in the Centre. In 1962, 72 teams entered in the Tyro and Senior compe· titions for both men and women, and teams from this Centre won the Province of Ontario Priory competitions, were second in the Ontario Provincial Senior Trophy Competitions and first in the Federal District Senior Trophy Competitions. Altogether some 500 Bell First Aiders took part. There are now 412 certified First Aid Instructors in this Centre, most of whom taught one or more Bell Telephone Centre or Priory classes last year. More than 70 % of their number took a one to two days' special Instructor's Refresher course during 1962. Four female and twelve male employees were honoured by the Centre for meritorious acts in which they displayed courage and resourcefulnesS or made effective use of First Aid to real life situations. Three of these employees wil1 be presented with Citations by the Pre ident of the Co~' pany for life saving. Another employee was awarded a St. John Men' torious Certificate in recognition of her action in saving a life due to her

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and 1 d ge of pr actical fir t aid. In recognition of their finterest knowe h'IS C entre "t 'n promoting the work of the Order 21 members 0 t actiVI y 1 .. . 1962 were honoured by the Pnory m Canada dunng .

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The first aid work in the Canadian National Railways Speci~1 Centre continues. There were 183 classes held durin.g the year. at w~l~h 1,766 lecture were given and 2,530 employees recelved first ald tramlll~. In Maintenance of Way Department 93? trac~ employees were gIVen a complete course in the Fl:lndam~D:tals of FIr t Id and yccessfully passed their examination. SpeCIal trall1ll1g cla e \vere prOVIded for Fore~en and Assi tant Foremen in the Maintenanc~ of V!ay ~e~artment ~hlch included Track, Bridge and Building and Slgnal.ll1 Wmrupeg, Mamtoba for Western anada, and Moncton New Brun wlck, for Ea t.ern Canad~. In the Moti e Power and Car Department 656 employee In the Ma~n Shops, Die el Shop and Car Repai.r point . re~eived a comI?lete fi~st aId cour e and succe fully pa ed their eXamll1atIOO. .t v~nous aIrport 27 cla e were organi ed and 407 Tran Canada AIr Lme employee received fir t aid training. The Centre continue to give pecial cour e to evcr~l hundre~ electrical apprentice') and other c0I"!ce~ned wi~h ~ie el operatIOn covenng ~he treatment of electric hock, artIfiCIal re plratIOn, treatment for. f~actllIe , burns and general hock. All nur .es employed in Company cllmc were given an annual refre her cour e In both the MO~lt~-to-Mo~th. method and Holo-er Nielson back pre ure method or artIfiCial re plratIOn. During the ummer month Supervisor of. Fir t Aid travelled 3A12 miles by track motor car to contact 305 ectlOn gangs and gave short lectures to 1 508 employee in the Maintenance of th~ Way Department. First aid competition continued to .create gre~t ll1te:e~t and enthusia m and are of con iderabJe benefit m promotll1g trall1lDg. In ~962 48 team (22 Senior and 26 Tyro) entered for Sy tem. and RegIO~al Champion hip . The Sir Henry Thornton Cup emblel!la~c of the Semo~ System Champion hip was won by the Port Huron, MIchIgan Car .Shop first aid team. The Dr. Hutchinson Memorial Trophy, reprc:sentl11g the System Tyro Champion hip, wa won by the Lond0I"!, On~ar~o Car Shop .. The H. J. Page Cup repre enting the Sy tem ChampIOnshIp In the Inve t1gation Department was won by a team from Mo~treal, Quebec. Ten teams were also uccessful in winning Regional Semor and Tyro Championships. . . . The Public Relation Department in the Canadian NatIOnal Ral.tw~ys Company has continued to support first aid activitie through pu~hshmg in the Company magazine re ults of competitions: preser:tatIODs ?f awards, etc. Also many news items regarding CanadIan NatIOnal Rallways' first aid activities have appeared in local newspapers througho~t Canada. The Supervisors of First Aid continued to extend first aId training to many isolated communities during the year and members of employees' families, local police and fire departments, school. teachers, nurses, cubs and boy scout groups participated in the first aId classes organised.

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1962 marked another year of continued interest in first aid work. A to~al of 1,175 employee~ attended classes for the standard cour e and 01 t~IS number 1 083 o~tamed awards-321 being first certificate and 76: hIgher awards. Durmg the summer Supervisors of First Aid travellec more than 3 700 miles on track motors and other vehicle to give sho lectu.res .to 2 502 employees i~ the Maintenance of Way and TelecommumcatIOns Departments. Fl e thousand, nine hundred and fifty em. plo~ees and dependants took part in the "Save-a-Life" Week Campaion an mcrease of over 1,000 in comparison with 1961. e Company. First Aid Competitions were carried out with a total of 3.~ teams entenng the Senior and Tyro Divisions. The Grand Challenee Cup, emblematic of the Company First Aid Champion hip, was won t~, year by the Angus Shop Team, with a percentage of 85 obtained. Thll team also ent~re~ th~ Inte~national ~irst Aid and Rescue Competition In the. Provmcial F~st AId CompetItion the Weston Shop o. 1 Tearr: was agam successful In winning the Manitoba Provincial Shield and the W~nnipe~ Poli~e Team N? 2 for the secOl:~ year was awarded the Waugn Shield. FI~st Aid Trophy 111 open competItIOn among the Tyro Team in the WInmpeg area. CIVIL SERVICE SPECIAL CENTRE

This is the first annual report of this Centre formed in 1961 to direci

a?~ co-ordin~te the First Aid and Home Nursing Training of Federa CIvil serva.n~s In the Ottaw~ Federal district and to co-ordinate training 01 Feder~l CIVIl servants out8Ide Ottawa by the Provincial Councils.

Dunng 1962, 1,096 Federal employees in Ottawa were trained in First J\id and 144 in Ho~e ~ursi?g. ~ further 1,310 Federal employees out· sIde Otta~a we~e tra~ed ~ FIrst Ald. This training is part of a programme plann~d m conjUnctIOn WIth the Emergency Health Services to stimulate first. aI~ and ho!Ue nursing in Canada until at least one member in each family IS so tramed. During the early summer, including "Save-a-Life" week, at least 300 persons were given instruction in oral resuscitation with the us~ of the Re~usci-Anne doll. In addition, the dolls are in u e in all first aId courses 111 the Ottawa district. . Negotiations were completed with the Priory on an agreement to 111crease the fees for the training by St. John Ambulance under the Emergency Measures Programme. An. Advisory: Committee has been set up to assist the Chairman in carrymg out hIS responsibilities. DEPARTME T OF

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The past year was m?st successful for first aid training conducted b) ~he Department of NatIOnal Defence. There was a substantial increase 111 the numbe~ of awards won at all levels and by each of the three Services, The greates.t 111crease was at the certificate level where a total of almost ?1,000 receIved the ~ward, an increase of some 58,000 over 1961. The Inc~ease c.an be attrIbuted to the Special Militia Training Programme whIch. tramed 45,482 personnel to this level, although the RCN had a total mcrease of approximately 66 %. T~e report of 1961 an~icipat~d an increase for 1962 in the number of entnes for the annual FIrst AId competition to select the best Service

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team in each Province, and it i gratifying to report that 100 teams were entered as compared to 75 in 1961. Each Province and Service was represented. The Surgeon General, Canadian Forces, selected Group Captain w. 1. F. Young, D .S.O. , M.B.E., M.D. to conduct the Mary Otter Trophy compet!tion. The Me~ical Examin~r reports .the standard of the Provincial finalIsts was very hIgh and that It was ObVIOUS a great deal of time had been spent in preparation. The winning team was 2 Field Ambulance, Camp Valcartier, with the team from 4 Transport Company of Winnipeg as runner-up. Spe ial mention should be made of the team from Canadian Forces Ho pital, Halifax, which was placed fourth. The team was composed entirely of Leading Seamen. The format of the examination was similar to that used in the past, but this year wa the first occasion on which the ca ualties were simulated. Those taking part who had previou competition experience agreed this greatly improved the competition and obviated mistakes which occurred in the past from misunder . . tanding in briefing rather than from lack of knowledge of first aid procedures. ORTHER

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The Fourth Annual Conference of Company First Aid Instructors was held on 17th December with the Medical Director in attendance,. full day wa given to the di cus ion of improved instruction methods and the ways and means of stimulating and retaining the interest of fir t aid applican ts. Results in the matter of Awards are about on a par \ ith la t year, with increased activity in some of our newer plant including that in London, Ontario. The In tallation staff ha i ncrea ed in number in the last few years and the Company ha made fir t aid a mandatory feature in the De elopment Course which i provided for all in tallation upervi or . In most location this also applies to security guard and watchmen. A general improvement in First Aid in thi Centre in 1963 is anticipated. RO AL

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First aid training continued a an important programme within thi Special Centre, the number of personnel pas ing cour es in first or adv~nced first aid increasing by about 18 % over the previous year. In outlymg areas beyond economical reach of regular St. John instructor R.C.M.P. instructors carried first aid instruction to many small egments of the popUlation where self help i essential to the well-being of these people living considerable di tance from the neare t medical faciliti ·S.

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to report another year of progress in the Order in Australia. To His Excellency The Prior, Viscount De L'I Ie, the most sincere sympathY is extended in the recent sad pas ing of Lady De L'Isle. Those M.embers of the Order who were privileged to meet her join me in paying trIbute to her for her deep and kindly interest. She was remembered very I HAVE

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feelingly by those who were present when she inspected the Annual Brio-ade ComDetitors in Hobart last year, and it was a great shock to leal?n of her iU"<ness and her subsequent stubborn fight, which unfortunatel) culminated in her passing on November 16th 1962. The whole of the Members of the Order in Australia extend to our Prior our deepest regret in his sad loss. The Priory also e, perienced another great loss in the death of its beloved Chief-Commissioner, Sir William John ton who died after a sudden and short illness in August, 1962. He was a tower of strength in the Priory, and the success of the Brigade throughout Australia wa in no small way due to his efforts and a mark of the esteem in which he wa held. I am very pleased to report that the post of Chief Commissioner has been filled by Sir Kingsley Norris, who ,brings to bear, with his appoint· ment, a wealth of administrative and organising xperience. A very successful Annual Priory Meeting was held in Melbourne for 1962. Reports from the various Standing Committees bear out the fact that keen interest is evident throughout. Arrangement are in hand to endeavour to hold the next Annual Priory Meeting in Canberra for the first time. This should truly afford an opportunity to appreciate a national out, look, and it is hoped that many will come to Canberra, not only as representatives, but that a full Chapter Meeting will be held. I vould like to thank all Member of the Executi e, Chapter and Council, State Councils and Centres, for their support and ervice during this year. GEORGE STENI G

Chancellor.

PRIORY CHAPLAI ' REPORT Members of the Priory this year met in Melbourne for the Annual Meeting. I was unable to be present, but I know that the usual splendid organisation of the various meetings was in evidence as on previous occasions. The meeting on Saturday, 13th October was presided over by His Excellency The Prior, The Right Hon. Viscount De L'Isle, V.c.. P.C. , C.G.M.G., K.St.J., Governor-General of Australia, who was wei· comed by the Chancellor. The Chaplain, The Most Reverend Frank Woods, M.A., D.D., Archbishop of Melbourne, and The Very Rev. T. W. Thomas, B.A., Th.L., Dean of Melbourne, were in attendance and the latter read the prayers at the conclusion of the meeting. Of interest in the earlier part of the proceedings was the Investiture in the grade of Commander Brother upon His Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne by His Excellency The Prior. The Annual Priory Service was held in St. Paul's Cathedral on Sunday, 14th October. His Excellency, the Deputy Prior, General Sir Dallas Brooks, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., D.S.O., was in attendance with members of the Priory Executive, Chapter, Council, Association and Brigade. The lessons were read by the Deputy Prior and the Chancellor, and the sermon was preached by the Chaplain, His Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne.

The Prior's Sword, The Queen's Silver Beasts and the Standard of the Order were carried in the Capitular Procession to and from the Cathedral on Sunday, the Members wearing Robes of the Order. Thanks are due to the Archbishop and the Dean for their contribution to the success which attended the Service and the Chapter Meetings.

Sub-Prelate.

PRIORY DIRECTOR OF AMBULA CE REPORT During the last year there is evidence that the Association's activities in the various States and New Guinea have been carried on with ever increasing progre s and tempo. Instruction in First id and allied subject has been attracting more and more Australian people. A particular interest has been shown also by civil organizations in certain a pects of the work such as first aid generally, Industrial Fir t Aid Nursing, and in particular the problem of Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation. The last Priory Meeting enabled many matters affecting the Association to be brought forward and discussed by the variou State representatives -among t these was the status of Mouth-to-Mouth and Mouth-to- ose Resuscitation. The ubject has been further clarified in talks with the Surgeon-in-Chief, Mr. Taylor-Young, during hi recent visit here from England. Over the year, the A sociation' links with the parent body in England have been strengthened by personal contact and from regular exchanges of information on teaching methods by brochures and up-to-date policy directives, covering in truction on many important facets of the work. Following the deci ion of the Priory in Australia at its 1962 October meeting that the teaching of fir t aid in New Guinea might be extended more widely if "Pidgin" Engli h were employed in addition to the English instruction and te t, this ubject was taken up by the Director of Ambulance with officers of the ew Guinea administration and the New South Wales Centre. The latter were already interested in the problem. It was generally supported that such a step would be greatly advantageous in extending the training to many additional personnel not reached through English. A are ult, authority wa given for an approach to writing portions of First Aid and allied manuals in "Pidgin" and the use of it by appropriate instructors in New Guinea. The New South Wales Centre of the Association has now taken up the matter of text, tran lation and printing with the New Guinea authorities and progress is expected in the next few months. General statistics for all Centres covering the year's work are incorporated in a table at the end of this Report. NEW SOUTH WALES

Instruction: The increase in numbers of Junior and Senior Certificates issued reveals tha~ this Centre had a very successful year. An overall increase of 821 Sem?r and 198 Junior Certificates is recorded, making the number of Certificates issued during the year a total of 11,055.

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA To enable the Association to meet the ever-increasing demand for da\ time classes particularly in industry, the Executive decided to appoint" full-time training offcer as from 1 t September. This appointment h~ Classes: resulted in improved public relation and very succe sful re ults from It The year's operations were once again very satisfactory. ~he interest shown by employers in indu try in 1961 wa contin~ed dunng 1962, a contacts made have ensued. The affiliation of the New South Wales Electricity Commission Fir further series of cla e were conducted fo~ .apprentI~es an~ other emAid Corps as a branch of the St. John Ambulance A sociation, is ar ployee . Group of University t.udent~ re9U1nng first .ald certIficates from nounced with much gratification. All certificates and award for Fir a recognised body in order to gal11 th~lr ~lploma contmu~d t? loo~ to the Aid issued to the Electricity Commi ion will now be the St. John Ambt Association for in truction and exammatlOn. Other bodle, mcludmg the lance Association in lieu of th Commission's own certificate. Tt Junior Chamber of Commerce recognise~ the v~lue of a knowledg~ of Executive is very grateful to Dr. L. W. Wing for bringing these nego first aid in public work, and 0 courses of mstructlOn and de~10nstra~IOns ~ in oral re u citation were conducted. The demand for mstructlOnal tiations to a successful conclu ion. cla. e at St. John House continued, and cla e were conducted on three Exlzibi tiOllS: night of each week two for female and one for male. At the invitation of the Sydney City Council Health Week Committe; The greater part of the teachi ng work wa carried o~ t .by St. J ?hn the Association participated in the Health Week Exhibition held at It Ambulance Brigade member both men and women and It IS recogl1lsed Sydney Town Hall in October. The Association' e hibit took the forr that without their willing a istance much of our work would have been of films on First Aid Training, posters and photographs and followed n impos ible. Health Week theme of "A Healthy Heart Beats Longer." The A sociatio· Week-end course of int n i e pecialised training in Ambulance transhad an exhibit at the New South Wales Safety Conv ntion, held , port work were conducted by the Brigade Transport Corps Instructor~. the University of New South Wales, Kensington, in November. As The improvement in the enthu iasm and tandard of country crews IS result many valuable contacts were made, particularly with Safety Officer mute evidence of the ucce of the e cour e . of industrial undertakings. Con idering the foregoing it i apparent that although the number of certificate is ued decrea ed (J 961: 2.453; 1962, 2 373), the work of the Award of Higher Proficiency: Association continued to increa e, Two hundred and twenty-eight classes The examination for this certificate was held at St. John House, Sydne: were conducted a again 1 222 in 1961. on Saturday, 10th November, 1962, six candidates were examined an The training mannikin were u ed exten ively, and many groups Mrs. Ruth Bray and Miss Heather Whiteman were succes ful in gainin, including Kindergarten Mother' Club received demon tration this award. .

Competitions: New Guinea: The winners of th A ociation trophies were:After a temporary lapse during the early part of the year, the Territor Association Shield (Brigade aggregate, three events): orthern Sub-Centre has again become active. During the year 265 Senior Certifi Ambulance Tran port Di i ion. cates and 64 Junior Certificates were issued. A sociation Cup : Aldgate Stirling mbulance and Adelaide ursing Cadet Divisions. Railway Junior Individual: Mr. F. W. Hickey. VICTORIA Congratulation are due for the high tandard the winner reached in Administration and Staff: winning the e awards. More classes were held throughout the metropolitan and country areal The Association record with incere appreciation the honorary work Approval was given to employ an additional member on the office stan performed by member of the m dical and llursing professions in lecturing ~ith the a~p?intment of Air Vice-Marshal Daley to Priory as Directa' and examining throughout the year, which was most valuable in keeping of the ASSOCIatIOn, the Centre staff have provided facilities for him I, pace with the expansion in the teaching of first aid and nursing. carry out the duties of this appointment. Instructors: The continued interest in First Aid apparent in the community has kef the Honorary Instructors busy throughout the year. The Committee of the Association i~ deeply conscious of the grea' amount of voluntary effort contributed by the Honorary Lecturen Instructors and Examiners and have noted with pleasure the recognitio r accorded. a number of them by our Sovereign Head. . Much mterest has been stimulated by the activities of our sister organisa' tIon, the Victorian Division of the Australian Red Cross Society, wi!~ whose members the most cordial relations are maintained.

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In covering the year's work in Queensland it is with regret that the loss of the following member is reported:In February, 1962, Mr. Hugh Millar, M.B.E., K.St.J., who had been the Chairman of the Association since 1949 and who had added greatly to the Association over the years he was in control. In August, 1962, Mr. W. C. L. Howell, O.St.J., who was elected Chairman at the Annual General Meeting in March 1962. He had been a member of the Association for many years and had a very difficult period

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W ESTER AUSTRALIA of chairmanship, to which he applied himself without a per onal thought In Western Australia duril: g the year furt~er incre~ses in the nUJ?b.ers In November, 1962 Mr. S. W. Winders, M.B.E., O.St.J. one of n of class",s and of certificate lssued were achIeved. Smce !he ASSOCiatIOn finest ambulance workers in Queensland. They left their mark on the ssociation and their pa ing has created commenced teaching in 1891 , the total number ?f passes IS . 116,04~ comprising 93 721 First Aid and 22,279 Home Nurs1l1g and 40 m. HygIene. big gap in the ranks, which will be difficult to fill. The Ambulance Servlce in Perth attended 11 ,948 calls dUrIng the year Classes: and transported 13 ,091 cases, 1,275 of which w~re trafi?c accide~ts. The Classes were held throughout the State. A slight downward trend wa total mileage covered by the fleet was 10~,453 mIles, .whIch constlt,uted an noted, but this is partly due to the fact that some result from the Teacher) Training College are still outstanding; but in view of the unstable con lncrease of 5,000 miles a compared wIth the prevlOu? year. Although accurate figures are not available the Ambulance SerVIce operated f~om ditions under which the Association has been operating during the pal Sub-Centres, attended 12,000 calls and in so doing traveJled 400,000 ~Iles. year, it is surprising that the overall fall was not greater. Step have nOI Further development of the service throughout the State was achieved been taken, which it is hoped w~ll produce a record year in 1963 . by the establishment of new Sub-Centres a~ Northam1?ton, Dongara a?d St. John Cup: Dumbleyung. The s rvice at ~ununopp111 and BrIdgetown were 111The St. John Ambulance Cup awarded to the winner of the Stal creased by the addition of one \ ehIcle at each of these Sub-Centres. Individual Championship Competitions, conducted by the Queen Ian The buildings at Serpentine, orthcliffe and ornalup have been comRailway Ambulance Corps, was won for the third year in uccession b pleted and plan are bing prepared for Kononup, Dumbleyung and Mr. W. A. Carvolth of Townsville. Northampton. In other parts of the Island several Divisions assisted in travelling (, At the last Annual General Meeting Brigadier J. H. Stubbe, F.R.C.S. country towns and members of the Launceston Sub-Centre are thanket (Glasg.). O.St.J., was re-elec~ed President for a further term, as were the for the interest they showed in travelling weekly to conduct a class a Vice-President Mr. T. Tettenngton, C.St.1.; Honorary General Secretary, Poatina. Mr. A. B. Krug, K.St.J.; although ince the meeting Mr. !. Tette.ringt~n The work of the Association in Hobart has been greatly hampered b resigned and Mr. 1. M. Lavan, S.B.St.J., was elected as VIce-PresIdent III the lack of suitable accommodation. The weekly trek to the Belveder' his place. . ' . (which has been the venue for the year's public First Aid classe ) wil The medical and nursing profes ions once aga1l1 were very active m the splints and bandages, chart , blackboard, easle and lecturn, the prepara lecturing and examining of cla e and Brigade members gave freely of tion of the hall for the classes, the replacing of form and returning c their time on instruction work. stores to Headquarters, made much extra work for our willing memberi The sincere thanks of the As ociation are extended to members of the The securing of adequate premises early in the New Year i os entia medical and nursing profession and to the Committees of Sub-Centres, if the Association is to meet its obligations. voluntary drivers of Sub-Centre ambulances and to the St. John AmbuIn October a special "Package Course" was held for members of sever, lance Brigade. Government Departments. The course which lasted over a period of fil days with four evening sessions , embraced a standard First Aid course TASMA IA special instruction on elementary Home Nursing and an introductor In Tasmania durinO' 1962 efforts were concentrated on holding classes course on Industrial First Aid. In all , 21 candidates attended and a in areas not previou~ly ser~iced. To do this the assistance of Brigade qualified . personnel was enlisted and now that the year has ended those who have Demonstrations: travelled can look back with some feeling of satisfaction for, altogether The Association received many calls for demonstrations of "Mouth-to- 7,500 miles were travelled by members throughout Tasmania during 1962 Mouth" method of resuscitation and First Aid and throughout Tasmam, in furthering the work of the Association.. . . many demonstrations were held. It should be noted that in previous years Bngade re-exammatlOlls had Sections of the community instructed include the Rural Fire Brigadi been regarded as eligible exams for Association awards but as these are (Bothwell), Fire Brigade sections (Devonport and Burnie), Pre-Schooll now no longer recognised as from the 1st January, 1962, there was a Mothers' Clubs, branches of C.W.A., Church groups and youth organisa· considerable increase in the number of senior First Aid awards to members tions in Hobart. In addition members actively as isted with demonstra- of the Brigade through Association classes. tions during the Apex Road Safety Week at Devonport and the Juniol The work carried out by the Association in teaching First Aid .and Chamber Home Safety Week at Hobart. kindred subjects has only been possible through the great assistance gIVen by Brigade members in their own time. Teaching Aids: The Association wishes part1cularly to thank members of the Hobart In these modern times it is imperative that the teaching of the AssociaNo. 1 Nursing Division and the Headquarters section of the Transport tion be brought into line with teaching in general by the use of moderr Division who travelled to country classes almost every week throughout equipment including projectors, slides, tape recorders, etc. To do this thl Association needs greater financial assistance, or alternately must conside: the year, and the Glamorgan Division, whose members travelled 1,204 miles in the middle of winter from Swansea to Campbell Town, as a Taising its class fees which are already regarded as sufficiently high.

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result of which the Brigade now has a new Division at Campbell Town. Later in the year members of the Glamorgan Combined Division also travelled weekly to Triabunna. In conclusion it is desired as Director of Ambulance to e press incere thanks and appreciation to all those persons both honorary and permanent staffs, who contribute~ to the efficient functioning of the various Associations and also at Pnory level. Particular thanks are expressed also to Colonel Christie and hi Staff in Melbourne who carried out the detailed work connected with the functioning of this Priory post. E. A. DALEY, Director of Ambulance.

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MEMBERS QUALIFYING FOR CERTlFICATES For the Year Ended 31st December, 1962.

The Sir James Sleeman Inter-State Competition for Nursing Divisions, held in conjunction with the Priory meeting in Melbourne, was won by the Rockhampton Division team representing Queensland, and we congratulate Mrs. McDonald and the mer.n?~rs o~ her team. <?n th~ir success. The interest taken by Queen land DIvISIOns III competItIOns IS apparent by the great distances team are prepared to travel to compete within the State, such as from Townsville to Maryborough , a round trip of over 1 300 miles. , We note with pleasure the formation of some Adult Ambulance Divisions and trust that the difficulties which have delayed this aspect of the work of the Brigade have largely been overcome. The establishment of the Headquarters at 177, Ann Street, Brisbane marks a mile tone in the progress of the Order in Queensland, where its affairs have been admini tered under somewhat difficult circumstances. W SOUTH WALES

Junior Junior Junior First Home HyAid Nurs- giene ing

Junior Senior Senior Senior Child First Home Hy- VOLlch- Medal-Labels Pendants urs- giene ers lions We/- Aid ing fare

Total Certs. Issued

EW SOUTH WALES

2,015

253

5,759

513

646

942

11 ,055

375

373 103

138 304

21 17

8,374

172

295

3,542

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260 67 5,658 793 1,596 Included in the above are:In addition-gained at Brigade annual re-exam.:

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109 421 Further courses: 748

1,542

201

349

QUEE SLA D

660

139

2,676

322

659

494

213

263

189

4,736

1, 137

236

239

916

219

4,740

TASMANIA

WEST AUSTRALIA

1,055

2,075

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With the passing of Sir William Johnston our late Chief Commissioner, not only the Priory in Australia, but also the many other activities which he honoured and graced by his selfless service have suffered a grievous loss. His Knighthoods, his military decorations and his St. John Service Medal with four Bars are witness to his dedicated life. Under his wise direction, the Brigade in Australia has advanced and flourished as never before. We miss him greatly. A survey of the reports on Brigade activities within the five Districts and the Commandery of Western Australia reveals an increase in personnel of more than 1,300, evidence of continued zeal on the part of all those administering the Brigade. Much of their enthusiasm was no doubt inspired by the example of our late Chief Commissioner.

In New South Wale the public duties carded out by Brigade personnel exceeded 80,000. At Lane Cove National Park in December 1961 and January, 1962 the Cadet Camp proved mo t successful. In addition to New South Wales Cadets contingents from Victoria and South u tralia were in attendance. It is noted also that the facilities of the "Sir Hugh Poate Centre" in the Blue Mountains are being availed of to an increa ing degree by the Brigade. New South Wales Di trict is forlunate in having available such a fine Centre for recreation as well a training. VICTORIA

In Victoria the holding of the Priory meeting in Melbourne in October impressed members of the Brigade with the reali ation that each was a part of a great national organisation. The influx of repre entatives of the Order, the Association and the Brigade from other States afforded an opportunity for Victorian members to gain knowledge of the work of the Order in all parts of Australia and the interchange of ideas can only result in benefit to our Organisation. Throughout the year there has been a continued and lively enthusiasm within the Brigade in response to the many calls for public duties throughout the State. Considerable expan ion is also evident by the formation of several new Divisions. SOUTH AUSTRALIA

One of the highlights of the year was the Consecration of the Brigade Colour in the presence of His Excellency The Governor, Deputy Prior, on the occasion of the Annual Review. In addition to the atmosphere of solemnity and dignity of the occasion, a pleasing feature was the excellent attendance of members of the Brigade and the large number of the public assembled to witness the ceremony. In this District not only have the various duties been discharged in the excellent manner associated with it, but by transmuting the deficit of

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£1,524 during the previous financial year to a credit of £929 for 1962 reflects energy on behalf of the Brigade and the appreciation of th~ community of the services given. WESTER AUSTRALIA The advent of the Commonwealth Games presented a challenge to the Brigade in the Commandery which was met in a manner worthy of the highest traditions of the Order. At the nine venues over a period of nine days, approximately 5 500 man-hours of public duty were performed by the Brigade and at the ~ain stadium alone over 600 casualties were attended to. Duties were also performed at the First Commonwealth Paraplegic Games, which earned the Brigade the deep appreciation of the organisers, TASMA IA In Tasmania special efforts have been directed to recruiting young people to join the Brigade-the results of these have been most encoura(}~ ing. The prospect of the formation of some new Division in the ne~r future is noted. The holding of a Cadet Camp in Northern Tasmania should timulate interest amongst Cadet Divisions. A valuable liaison has been established with the C.M.F. 10th Field Ambulance, when for the first time members of a military unit have formed a special section of St. John.

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GENERAL A notable and valuable event during the year was a visit by Mr. H. S. Taylor-Young, Surgeon-in-Chief from Brigade Headquarters in the United Kingdom, together with Mrs. Taylor-Young. The Surgeon-inChief visited all Districts and the Commandery in Western Australia, discussing local problems and lecturing on oral resuscitation and closed chest cardiac massage. His lectures were illustrated by excellent films. The splendid contributions in services and in finance of the various Women's Auxiliaries throughout the Districts are greatly appreciated by the Brigade. The activities of the various Bands have enhanced the prestige of the Brigade and reflect great credit on those who have inspired them and also on every member of these units not only on Brigade ceremonial occasions, but also on their many public appearances. I am deeply consciou that no one could take the place of the late Sir William Johnston, however, with the continued loyal support of the splendid per onnel of our Brigade, I am confident that we can maintain the wonderful heritage he ha handed on, as he would have wished. KINGSLEY NORRIS, Chief Commissioner Australia.

THE COMMA DERY IN \VESTERN AUSTRALIA ST. JOH AMBULA CE BRIG DE, AUSTRALI Estimated Strength at 31st December, 1962 DISTRICTS

Divisions

N.S, W. Victoria

Adult: Ambulance Nursing Combined . Cadet: Ambulance Nursing Combined. Totals

Q'fand

South Aust.

West Aust.

Tasmania

Total

38 37 4

33 21 30

4 10

37 16 3

41 14 17

6 2 5

159 100 59

40 36

38 25 3

8 17 6

23 11 I

17 20

10 4 1

136 113 11

155

150

109

578

PERSONNEL

Adult: Ambulance 775 Nursing 430 Cadet: Ambulance 822 Nursing . . . 763 Staffs (Corps and District): Ambulance 32 Nursing 19 Totals

Brigade H.Q. Australia: Chief Commissioner Chief Surgeon .

2,841

1 1

1,276 497

135 205

935 301

1,091 373

199 75

4,429 1,881

971 712

115 562

538 266

356 503

214 151

3,036 2,957

42 9

12 12

. 34 12

23 8

7 3

150 63

3,507

1,041

2,124

2,354

649

12,516

Chief Superintendent Chief Staff Officer

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COMMANDERY CHAPTER ha the honour to report to Priory Chapter and to present to its members this the sixteenth Annual Report. The activities of both 51. John Ambulance As ociation and Brigade have progressed steadily throughout the year. The Brigade in the Metropolitan area in particular was exceedingly busy during the end of November during the Empire Games. His Excel1ency Lieut.-General Sir Charles Gairdner, K.C.M.G. K.C.V.O. K.B.E. C.B. , K.St.J., Knight Commander invested the following member of the Order with their insignia at an Investiture held at S1. John Headquarters Perth, on the 7th December last:Commander (Brother): Major A. R. Home; Commander (Sister): Mrs. M. Robertson; Officer (Brother): Brigadier J. H. Stubbe E.D ., F.R.F.P.S., Mr. J. J. Kipps, Mr. B. C. Haskell, Dr. R. B. Knight M.B.B.S. Mr. A. J. Rogers, Mr. G. S. Shepherdson; Serving Brother: Mr. W. A. Cooper, Mr. N. A. Corbitt, Mr. W. J. Dawson, Mr. J. Harrison, Mr. H. R. Irvine, Mr. D. Millar, Mr. K. D. Reeves, Dr. P. W. Shanahan, Mr. W. J. Wilson, Mr. W. A. Yates. A Service commemorating the Revival of the Order in the British Realm. was held at St. George's Cathedral on st. John's Day and a special Mass was held at S1. Mary's Cathedral on Sunday 1st July. Both were well attended. OBITUARY Commandery Chapter reports with regret the death of Mr. F. H. M. Hardouin, Commander St.J., whose life-long service to the Order will be sadly missed. J. R. DONALDSON, Commandery Lieutenant.

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PR[ORIES A D COMMAND ERIES

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE

During the year further increases in the numbers of cia ses and of certificates issued were achieved. Details of the teaching activities are as follows:UMBER OF CLA SE

HELD:

243 63 306 5,150 4,740

First Aid . Home Nursing Number instructed Number passed . umber of Certificates : Adults . . Preliminary . Vouchers Medallions Labels . Pendants

2,075 1,055 236 239 916 219

Since the Association commenced teaching in 1891, the total number of passes is 116,040, comprising 93,721 First Aid and 22279 Home Nursing, and 40 in Hygiene. The Ambulance Service in Perth attended 11 948 calls durin g the year and transported 13,091 cases, 1 275 of which were traffic accid nts. The total mileage covered by the fleet was 102,453 miles which constitute an increase of 5,000 miles as compared with the previous year. Although accurate figures are not available, the Ambulance Service operated from Sub-Centres, attended 12,000 calls and in so doing travelled 400 000 miles. Further development of the service throughout the State was achieved by the establishment of new Sub-Centres at Northampton, Dongara and Dumbleyung, and additional new ambulance vehicles at each of Northampton and Dumbleyung. The services at Kununoppin and Bridgetown have been increased by the addition of one vehicle at each of these Sub-Centres. The buildings at Serpentine, Northcliffe and Nornalup have been completed and plans are being prepared for Kojonup, Dumbleyung and Northampton. At the last Annual General Meeting, Brigadier J. H. Stubbe, F.R.C.S. Glasg.), O.St.J., was re-elected President for a further term, as were the Vice-President, Mr. T. Tetterington, C.St.J., Honorary General Secretary, Mr. J. A. Faulkner, O.St.J., and the Honorary Treasurer, Mr. A. B. Krug, K.St.J., although since the meeting Mr. T. Tetterington has resigned and Mr. J. M. Lavan, S.B.St.J., has been elected as Vice-President in his place. The medical and nursing professions once again were very active in the lecturing and examining of classes and Brigade members have given freely of their time on instruction work. The sincere thanks of the Association are extended to these people and to the committees of Sub-Centres, voluntary drivers of Sub-Centre ambulances and to the St. John Ambulance Brigade. B. C. COHEN, Director of Ambulance, Commandery in Western Australia-

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Six new Divisions have been registered, and the total number of all adult and cadet personnel is now 2,461. All Divisions carried out the usual training efficiently. Inspections were carried out in all districts, including an inspection of the Metropolitan District by the Knight Commander, His Excellency Sir Charles Gairdner. Competition were carried out for the Faulding Shield, Tymms Cup, Donaldson Cup, Donaldson Shield, Barrow and Holland Shields. Members of the Ambulance and ursing Divisions accompanied the drivers of ambulances in the Metropolitan Area and operated under the st. John Ambulance Association. Public dutie at sport and agricultural shows and other activities were willingly carried out. Th; St. John Ambulance Brigade gave un tintingly of their time at the Commonwealth and Briti h Empire Games in Perth and upheld the ideals of the organisation. t the nine venues over a period of nine days approximately 5,500 man-hour were given and at the Stadium alone, the recorded casualty list for the five day wa over 600. The same dutie were carried out at the First Commonwealth Paraplegic Games, earning the prai e of the organi ers. The Brigade uffered the 10 of eight of it members during 1962. Ten Service Medals, 15 Bars, 16 Grand Prio r' Badges and 12 Special Service Shield were awarded during the year. District Superintendent and Staff worked with wholehearted cooperation with one another, and received willing help and co-operation.

. L. DAWKlNS, Commandery Commissioner. THE COMMANDERY OF ARDS I

ORTHERN IRELAND

o CE GAl the Order in orthern Ireland ha enjoyed a year of atisfactory accomplishment. The appointment of the Knight Commander (His Excellency the Governor of Northern Ireland, Lord Wakehurst, K.C.M.G.) as a Knight of the Garter, gave the greatest pleasure and sati faction to the Commandery, pleasure shared, of cour e with the entire Order in the British Realm. The principal celebration and ob ervance mcluded a Church service and a D rumhead service, both marked by a numerous attendance. The Church service held on 28th October was at the First Presbyterian Church, Cookstown, County Tyrone, the Lord Prior being present. The preacher at this service was the Rev. E. Morrison B.A., B.D., the minister of the church. The Drumhead service conducted by the Chaplains, took place at th~ Balmoral Show Grounds, Belfast, on Sunday, 3rd June, on the occaSIOn of the visit to Northern Ireland of the Superintendent-In-Chief, the Countess of Brecknock, who throughout her visit was accompanied by the . Chancellor of the Order, Mr. Horace F. Parshall. Prior to the ~ervlce she inspected the members of the Brigade parading, and she also lllspected a parade of Brigade members in Londonderry on Saturday, 2nd June, in the presence of the Lord Lieutenant of the City, Sir Basil

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McFarland, Bart., C.B.E., C.St.I. The visit of the Superintendent-inChief and the Chancellor was of great encouragement to the Officers and Members of the Brigade. A very successful Ball was held at the City Hall, Belfa t, on Friday, 26th January, with an attendance of over 600 and the con iderable accretion to the Order s funds of more than £700 . The Commandery are deeply indebted to the Rt. Ron. the Lord Mayor of Belfast, ldennan Martin K. Wallace, for his kindness in making the City Hall available for the event which was honoured by the presence of Their E cellencie the Lord Prior and Lady Wakehurst. Through the generosity of Associated British Cinemas a very profitable Midnight Matinee for the Order's benefit was held with ub tantial public support on 23rd November. It was attended by His Excellency the Lord Prior. Appointments and promotion in the Commandery included five in the grade of Officer and ten in that of Serving Sister and Brother. Changes in executive appointments saw Major William Grieve, M.B.E., O.SU .. become Deputy Commissioner of the Brigade, Major E. A. D. Liddle. M.B.E., Commandery Secretary in succession to Mr. I. E. C. Lewis· Crosby and Major C. E. Burton, Brigade Secretary replacing Mr. N. Sweny, M.B.E. , The British Empire Medal was awarded to Pri ale C. Devine of the Windsor District Ambulance Division on the recommen· dation of the Northern Ireland Hospital Authority. With an adult strength of 1,126 in the 16 ambulances, 43 nur ing and two combined Divisions, plus 1,209 in the nine ambulance cadet and 32 nursing cadet divisions, the level of Association and Brigade activities measured in terms of the numbers of classes held and certificate i sued was generally maintained in all districts during the year, and the erme provided at public events was kept fully up to previous records.

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105

THE ACCOUNTS The Accounts present the financial po ition of the Grand Priory of the Order as at 30 September, 1962, together with tatements of Income and Expenditure during the year ended on that date. COMPARISO

OF RESlJLTS

WITH

ESTIMATES

The Estimates rO.r the. year under revie:v' provided for expenditure by the Central AdmmlstratlOn and FoundatIOns of £154,692, which was to ha\e been met from Income, £126,505 (inc luding Block Grants from the Post~War Fund £4? 500), ~he net deficit of £28,187 being charged or credIted to the relatlve CapItal Account as ~ndicated below. The estimated and actual income and expenditure for the year i : enlral Administration

EXPENDITURE .

Hospital

A ociation

Brigade

Aclual Est. Est. ctual Est. £ £ £ £ £ 3 ,695 49,781 55,275 62,356 29,562

Actual Est. £ £ 31 160 30,610

I:--;Co\lE-

Blo k Grant Other

39).13 29,900

20,000 20,000 6,000 6,000 19,500 19,500 2, 50 7,753 25,371 22, 04 13,571 10,963

39,213 29,900 22,850 27,753 3] ,371 28, 04 33,071 30,463 ET EXPE DITURE-

Charged to General Fund

518 19,881

St. John Ophthalmic Ho pital and Research Fund

32,425 34,603

Headquarters Funds.

3,217 ( et Inc.)

1,911

147

( et Inc.)

The estimated ~nd actual income and expenditure of the Po t-War Fund (General AllocatlOn) for the year is summari ed below: EXPE DlTURE

Block Grants to Foundations Other Expenditure. . .

Estimate Actual £ £ 45,500 36, 70

45,500 32,764

82,370

7 ,264

47,500

4 ,079

COME

Dividends and Interest . NET CHARGE TO POST-WAR FUND (GE ERAL ALLOCATIO )

£34 870 £30,185

th The Post-War Fund (Special Allocation) finance the Order's share of Se~'vf~st of ~he welfare work in Service Hospitals undertaken by the HospItals Welfare Department, Order of St. John and Briti h Red

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Cross Society. The cost of this work i met from interest from and proceeds of sale of inve tments. . There are set out below note on certain items appearing In the Accounts: BALA CE SHEET 1.

Grand Priory Church Rebuilding Fund Since 1955 Chapter-General has approved loans fr.om th~ General Fund totalling £24,055 the amount by which the. sum avaIlable 111 the Fund ~ell short of the £89 000 estimated to be reqUIred to finance the re toratlOn scheme. The reason the Freehold Property tand in the Balance Sheet at a lower figure than £89 000 i.e. £66,850 i that seve~al ~tems of expendi~ure, e.O-. architects' fees furnishings etc., were not capItalized but were wntten off the amount of the Fund. The Grand Prior' Appeal launched in Autumn 1961 brought in by 30 September 1962, a total figu~e of £14,000 (including estimated value of annual covenants). It wa po Ible to appl) £7,476 in partial repayment of the loan.

St. John Ophthalmic Hospital and Research Fund The two separate Funds, The Ophthalmic Hospital Endowment Fund and the New Ophthalmic Hospital and Research Fund have for some time served a common purpose. Council accordingly pa sed a resolution on 7 February, 1963, approving the integration, as from 1 Octo.ber: 1961. of the two Funds into one Fund bearing the above title. Effect 1 given to this resolution in the Accounts under review. The combined Fund includes the interest-free loan of £100000 from the Post-War Fund repayable in whole or in part from the proceeds of sale of the former Hospital buildings in Jerusalem (Israel). 3.

REPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GE ERAL

REpORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL

Investments Sales of investments amounting to approximately £63 000 were made to provide for direct expenditure of the Post-War Fund and to augment , working capital. Substantial changes were made in the portfolio of Ordinary Stock ana Shares, which had been wholly in investment trusts. At 30 Septem~er. 1961, the "ordinary" portfolio showed an appreciation of 55 0 0 , It IS a feature of many investment trust companies that the Briti h tax rec.ove~· able on the dividends is low. The effective yield to the Order (whlch II not liable to tax) had become in some cases very small. The Fin.an~e Committee resolved that, where greater advantage appeared to he ill direct investment in British industrial and commercial companie sales of investment trust stocks should be made to finance such investment. This policy was carried out in substantial measure during the year ana accounts largely for the realised profits of £41,804 in the General FUIla and £105,530 in the Post-War Fund (General Allocation).

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and wholly written off. In addition to the installation of mechanised accounting, and the introduction of new methods of storage, a policy was formulated by the General Manager of the Stores Department with the object of increasing turnover, giving quicker delivery and better service to customers. The immediate consequence of this new policy has been an increase in turnover of 20 % a net increase in stocks of £15,684 to a total of £52,143, but an overall reduction in the margin of profit, which has diminished the surpJ u by approximately £16,000. The Order's finance depend to a material extent on a high and reasonably stable surplu from the Stores Department. The transitional expenses resulting from the move into new premises in Priory House and the installation of new furniture and equipment together with the initial costs of launching a more progressive policy, can be accepted for a year or two. The ultimate objective, however, mu t be a still higher surplus than that attained in 1961. 2.

General The net surplu from the Store Department is allocated half to the Central Administration and one-quarter each to the A soci~tion and to the Brigade. Exceptional item of e penditure charged to the Central Administration e.g. reprinting of the Roll of the Order, £2,622, modernisation of the main office £J ,650, combined with lower income has re ulted in a drawing on the General Fund of £19 881. However profit on realisation of inve tmel1t , added to the General Fund, a~ounted to £41,804. The As ociation Headquarter Fund is reduced by £1,971 to £13 ,"-15 and the Brigade Headquarter Fund is increa ed by £130 to £23053.

3. Income from 1m eslments The ove~all inco!11e of £82,774 compares with £82,006 for the previous year, notwlthstandmg the ale during the year of inve tments amounting to approximately £63 ,000 (referred to above). CO CL DT G COMME TS Tl~e. resu.lts for 1962 how net re\ enue e penditure of the central adnul11stratlOn and foundation of £103 348 an increa e of £25 ,116 0 er th.e ~gu~e for 1961. Th following figure, which are adju ted by the ehmmatlOn of certain non-recurring items, how the trend of expenditure: 1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

1962

108,783

112,746

133,721

136,117

156,165

16 990

~~e. rising trend of e penditure continue. Part i due to the increa ing 0 due to the general flse III costs, the majority of which are beyond the control of the "'Order. The necessity of increa ing income i a compelling a ever. The ~esponse to the Grand Prior's Appeal for the Church Rebuilding Fund ~s a happy augury. The scope for increa ing further the income from INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS ~vestments is becoming more limited. Some of the present sources of mcome are certainly not at their maximum and in course of time new 1. Stores Department ' The net surplus is substantially less than for the previous year £24,77~ ones may have to be sought. as against £40,880. This is partially due to several exceptional causes. When LEWIS G. WHYTE, the Department moved to Priory House, new modern equipment wa\ Receiver-General bought to replace the old. Initial cost, £7,632, was charged against revenue 11 MarCh, 1963 a~b~lbes of the Order and it foundation . Part i al

The GRAND PRIORY in the BRITISH REALM of the MOST VENERABLE ORDER of the HOSPITAL of ST. JOHN of JERUSALEM

ACCOUNTS 30 September, 1962

30 SEP TEMBER, 1962

BALANCE SHEET FU

NET A

ETS DERIVED F RO M FUNDS 1961

1961

£ {ERTIES

G ENERAL FUND-

as at 30 September, 1961 Add: Legacy. Profit on sale of investments. G rand Priory Church R ebuilding FundLoan repaid .

259,323

255,915

124 41,804

7,415

7,476

142

308,727

263,472

4,149

288,846

259,323

51,449 25 ,449

51,449 25,449

26,000 7,266

(at cost less amounts written off)

Fund:<'reehold property at St. John's Gate and . Freehold site of Priory House . . . . ~ess: written off to date .

Freehold site of Guard House and Cloister \1uristan Property, Jerusalem (Jordan) . . ~ess: written off to date . 3$·,[tights in Kolossi Castle, Cyprus

19, 81 19881

~eral

Less:

Net cost of Central Administration year to date Grant in aid-Clergy overseas

III

R EPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GE ERAL

R EPORT OF THE C HAPTER-GE ERAL

110

3,698 3,648

3,698 3,648 50 34

50 34

33,350

33 ,350

66,8 50

66,850

GRAND P RIORY CHURCH R EBUILDING FUND-

65,1

65,837

as at 30 September, 1961 Add: Subscriptions and D onations Legacy

~ 'ID PRIORY CHURCH REBUILDING

9017 100 74,954 102

F urnishings and Equipment . Architect's fees and expenses Interest . Sundry expenses General Fund-Loan repaid.

5 15 7,476 8,L04 66,850

ST . J OHN O PHTHAL lIe HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH

65,837

ORN OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL A D RE EARCH F Ui D-

Freehold Land, Buildings and Equipment, Jerusalem (Jordan) . . . . . . . Freehold Property: Jerusalem (I rae!) . 70.,Less: written off to date.. .,

'D -

as at 1 October, 1961Balances transferred : Ophthalmic Hospital Endowment Fund ew Ophthalmic Hospital and R esearch Fund.

69,017

367.. Freehold P!operty: Ramallah (Jordan) . _ Less: sal~ mstalment, less e penses. . 437/ written off to date .

354,955 423,972

Add: Subscriptions and Donations Legacy . ..... . . Surplus on sale of Stratheam House and Watson House (Jerusalem)

D-

_ -Freehold Property: 66, Guard Ho~se and Cloister and Church RestoratIOn

Less:

Stratheam House and Jerusalem (Jordan) .

36,735 661

303,199

304,042

34,123

34,123 15,578

39,108 4,985

39,108 4,9 5 15,578 4,660 2,918 8,000

atson Hou e,

1,583 345,322

11,698 49,094

36.~

473,066

474,!

Less: Net Hospital Expenditure year to date . G rant to Institute of Ophthalmology (London) . . . . . . . . Balance-pre-opening expenditure. . Freehold Property: Ramallah (Jordan)amount written off. . . . . . Israel : net outgoings .

34,603 r-WAR

4,000 545

'eneral Allocation reehold Property ' I. St.SJOhn Ambul~nce Brigade Camp Bexhill 50t· ussex "

2,918 494 42,560

forward

FUND-

430,506

423,972

786,202

749,132

----

forward

12,875

445,522

455,526

12,875

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112

786,202

forward

OPHTHALMIC Ho PIT L LI E GUILDas at 30 September, 1961 Add: Subscriptions and Donations Interest.

749,132

1,530 130

--2,810

2,142

ST. JOHN ANmULA CE As OCIATIO HEADQUARTERS Fu D15,186 as at 30 September, 1961 Add: 13 Legades 779 Intef(~ t .

3,563

15,186

Less: Net Expenditure year to date Legacies ceded, less received.

. .e~s: written off to date .

35,838 22,169 1.l88

22,169 1,656 20.881

20,513

8,01

76,263

77,826

l! 4·

521,785

533.35::

1,453,223

1,382,853

- Schedule attachej -Market Value: 1962- £ 1,4R7 ,311 1961-£1,469,376) 9,.

22,923

5s TO BRA CHFS-

1,244

9,' 3.t 30 September, J 961 d: Advancei during year 8-, 4,\ ~s: Repayable during year

147 967 1,114 23,053

KING GEORGE VI LEADERSHIP TRAINING 1EMORIAL as at 30 September, 1961 Add: Donation Interest. Less: Ceded to Priory for WaJes Expenditure

24.704 32.500

62,003 3.317

57,204 5.751

58,686

51,453

I4,~

14,499

:::URRENT

42 690

A SETS-

)CKS-

15} )tores Department nsignia and Awards ·It. John House .

1,508 1,196

2,704 12,527

ST. JOHN AMTl'JLA CE BRIGADE BE EVOLE T Fu Das at 30 September, 1961 Add: Don:ttions Intelest .

51,45 10,550

22,923

15,231

52, I-B 5. 16' 465

36,459 5,772 395

5 07 i

4~,626

126,667

118131

14,499

7,9

8,261 4 407

BTORS

.1' ..-'

8,'

8,672 207 8,465

8,261

iCAL

AUTHORITY TEMPORARY DEPOSIT

846,272

812,143

10,000

---ITISH

forward

41,847 6,009

41,347 6,616

D-

24,167

Less: Grants

- --

8,232

6,6' TMENTS-

3217 346 13,215

ST. JOHN AMBULA CE BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS Fu as at 30 September, 1961 Add: Interest.

£ 17,640 9.408

35,231

o Eaton Place, S.W.I

12,875

8,5"

16,778 Less: Net Ordinary Expenditure year to date. Special Expenditure year to date

455,526

£ 17,640 9,996

992

445,522

7,644

2,6;0 Grosvenor Crescent, S.W.1 ,e~s: written off to date. .

3,802

12,875

forward

l,f'se/wld Properties: Grosvenor Crescent, S.W.l 1,1::ess: written off to date .

_,142

Less: Expenditure

113

REPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GE ERAL

GOVERNMENT TREASURY BILL. forward

4,990

194,73

_,033,694

1,967,658 165,747

---

114

REPORT

F TilE

PTER-

ENI:RAl

R46,272

forll'ord Po T-\ AR FU l D (Fund allocated by Joint

v ar Organi

Rl: PORT

812,143

T BA KI.:R

900,655

TlIl

HAPT

A D L

I.)

91' lei:

5,UPERA

929M

1,006,1 S

Less: Excess of Expenditure over Income year to date.

30,185

976,000

9(}(l

3..D,773

15,339 328,434

Less: Net loss on sale of Investments

28,789

217,533

194,536 73,138

- -- -

121,398

UATIO

STAFF

PROYID

'D (

30,222

27,520

SCHEML . SPC"-

r) .

2,263

3,157

32,485

30,677 113, 69

SPECIAL ALLOCATLO of £ 40,000 for Welfare Work in Service Ho pitalsas at 30 September, 1961 .

22,795

144,546

105,530

Less: Excess of Expenditure over Income year to date.

3,143 325,291 - - - 1,301,291

LEWIS G. WHYTE, Recei rer-General D. B. R. SWI STEAD, Treasurer and Accountant

£2,147,563

115

I::RAL

72,987

:ED ITO RS

Add: et profit on sale of inve tment. . . War Organisation Liquidation Accountsum allocated therefrom

R-Gr.:

194,738 2,033,694 /,967,658 165,747

forward

ation)

GE, ERAL LLOCA TIO, of £2,099 625 as at 30 S ptember, 1961.

or.

88,913

This Balance heet olld the annexed /,./collle (~nd Expenditure Account present the /1I1allcl(1l pO.\!lWI1 alld transactions of the Heodqllorre,:s oj the Order alld of ils Foulldations. Th ey ~/(} 110t !lIcorporate .r he assets,liabilitie alld trallsactlOIlS oj allY Est:,hltsh- . //lent of the Order nor 0/ all)' I . Johll olll/cil.or. oj all)' loealullit of the t. John A /I7blllan c~ A HOC/Ot/~/1 or Brigade. The Accoullts of these hodlcs are /lWlntail/ed and audited loealh' ul1der Reglllatf(}l1s approved or made by the Order, l1otllitlt. tallding that Ilone of Ihelll has 'eporote corporate ertstel1ce or forms an independent chartt} and that property utilised for their pllrposes i norll1alll' /teld jor the general purposes 0/ the Ordt!!". In acldirilll1 to pr~)p343, erty included ill this Balallce heet or held as JIHt 1,244,428 - mentioned for the gelleral purpo es oj the Ort/~r, property is I'ested ill the Order or ill other truste~sjor special purposes. 1lIIl/lVI'able property I'ested 111 t/~e Order for its gelleral purpose or ill the Order or III other trustees/or special pllrposes COlIlIOt at pres(:lIt be disposed 0/ without Ihe con~ent of the hartty COli/missioners, alld ill 1/101Il ' ca es property IIrilised for local purposes, though held /vr th e general pllrposes, will not be disposed 0/ without consent 0/ a locet! COl1/lIIifl ee 0/ JOllagemellf. On 30 September, 1962, the Grand Prior), Church Rebuilding Fund wa indebted to t Ite Gcneral Fund ill the sum of £16,437 (1961 : £23,9/3) and tlte St. John Ophthalmic Ho pital and Research Fund lVas indebted to the Post- War Fund (General Allocation) il7 the Slllll of £100,000 (1961: £/00 000). I On 30 September, 1962 there lI'ere installl1ents not yet payable on inl'estments £10,925. £2,056,571

£2,147,563

£2,056,571

f.Iaving examined the above Balanc~ Sheet and annex~d Income and Expenditure Al'books and voucher of the Grand Priory in the Briti h Realm of the Most \'enerable Order o~ the Hospital of St. Jo~ <;>f Jerusalem an? With the returns rec~lved [ro.m Jerusalem, we report 'l specified in the otes on the Balance Sheet, the aid Balance heet and In.c ome and Expenditure Accounts, 111 our OpII1LOn, and accordrng to the best of our 1I1formatIon, show a true and faJ l : of affairs of the Order as at 30 September 1962, and of its income and expenditure for the year ended on that date. ' 3, Frederick's Place. Old Jewry, E.C.2. 29th April, 1963.

PRI E W TERHOUSE & Co.

Chartered Accountants

Foundation Due Annual Oblation Commuted Oblations

956 4543 230

1,241 4,597

5,729

6,249

411

16,005 992

Dividends and Interest on lnve tments Other Interest (net)

16,997 Less: Ceded to Special Fund.

Interest on sale proceed -

atson Hou e

6,779 1,05 t 7830

Iuve tment Underwriting- net profit Subscriptions and Donations Library and Museum: Donations . Priory House-Ground Rent & Insurance Commis ion STORES DEPARTMENTGro s Surplus . Deduct:

9,167 934 1,249 40 394

9,467 922

17,513

17,763

1,092

56,590

Salaries, Pension and Lunch Voucher ational Insurance . Superannuation contributions. Rent, Rate and Insurance Lighting, Heating and Cleaning Repairs and Maintenance . Postage and Telephone Printing and Stationery Office Equipment Removal expenses Sundry expenses

17301 641 746 754 747 145 1,043 2,205 345 33 224

Priory House-Initial expenditure

24, i 4 7,632

Less: Share of Smplus allocated to Income and

.ries, PensIOn and Lunch Vouchers ional Insurance .. ' .' . erannuation contributions. I, Rates and lI~SLlrance ie_amount wrillen off .' 15hling, Hcatin.g and leanmg !'airs and Maintenance . ----(age and Telephone . i5,ftling and Stationery veiling expen cs . ertaining expenses lohn's Day 5,~ :slilures . ----..nage Roll . . IOlthe Order (printed) Illes . gnia . . . . . ~als and Vellum Vote er Flags. . . . . . dernisation of main office . ce Equipment . . . 61 Jlestead Church expense cilOrs' Charges . rislan site . . . . . l-"SI. Jolm of Jeru alem" ,Hospital- Opening expen es dryexpen es

6,194 6,193 12387 29,900 19,X8 1

20_'I:iel~ oj the Order of Sr. John" 20 440 _ rmtmg and other costs. . . . , lI~ries, Pension & Lunch Voucher . atlonal Insurance and Superannuation 38,203

3,999

ffice Upkeep . mdryexpenses .

o t of Production £

7,076 162 735 1,268 135 1,899 827 8 1I 1,609 3,16 474 976 668 554 2,622 82 1,465 1,847 65 1,650 68 121 12 175 489

6,865 129 778 949 135

1,820

192 795 J ,5J7

1,956 419 849 421 528 276 910 1,705

28 96 121 290

7 6

562

29,860

25,367 5,200

5, 95 20 256 135 337 57 374 305 172 420

681 234 135 334 5 347 264 60 525 72

30 128

51 129 9,023

8,015 - -

3,151

1,806

ales and Adverti ing £

4,001

~ies and Lunch Vouchers

lanai Insurance and Super~nn'uation 'co~tributi~ns ' :e Upkeep . IS Cuttings and ewspapers tagraphs. . . . ~ ~eleases, Posters and L~afl~t Ibltlon expenses and equipment ~ge and Telephone tm~ and Stationery ~elll.ng expenses. .rtaming expenses Jry expenses IY AND

4,983 1,40 1 9 4 7 183 7,152

, RELATIO

4,026

:ATIOl\-

12,3 7

COST, transferred from General Fund

lies and Lunch Vouchers. lonal Insurance and Superannuation contributions und Rent, Rates and 1nsurance ie-amount written off Iting, Heating and Cleaning airs and Maintenance. age and Telephone ling and Stationery lelling expen e . ]C, it Fee . . . _ que printing and tamp 40, :e Equipment dryexpenses

24,774

Expenditure AccoJnts: St. John Ambulance Association St. John Ambulance Brigade

I;ERY-

URY-

31, 16

1961

1962

2,042 122 257 216

1, 20 163 211 159

240 402

555 6-4 207 106 339 148 321

104 302

178 115,009

M USEUM-

:hases ries, Pen~io~ and L~n~h Vou~her's . . . . . anal Jns . . . . . is and I urance and Superannuation contributions . nsurance t. , H ling ' and Cleaning '" eatmg ~llTS and Maintenance i ar Alarm . Iprnent '. iry expe~ses'

198 169

73 1,378 151 358 .+35 52 60 62 169

4,078 - -

15 1,206

133 363 400 550

ST. JOH N OP HTH ALMlC HO PITAL AN D RESEARCH FUN D, J ER USALEM 1962

1961

3,958 414 3,381

3,197 401 3,726

7,753 20,000

7,324 18,000

27,753

25,324

34,603

36,021

1 COME Private Patients' Fees. . . . . . Ramallah Property: rent, less outgoing Interest RA T

from Po t-War Fund

tran ferred from St. John Ophthalmic Hospital and Research Fund .

BALA C E,

JOB

AMB

1961

35,258 J02 2,341

32,755 54 786

HOSPITAL-

Salaries and Pension. ational Insurance. . . Superannuation contribution . urse' Uniform and Allowances . . . . . Food and Housekeeping Drugs and Dre ings . Equipment and In truments Freight . . Linen Room. . . Lighting and Heating Water. . . . . . Repair and Maintenance Travelling and car expen e Po tage and Telephone . Printing and tationery. . . Rent and furnishing : Flats (net) In urance . . . . . . .. Removal expen es Sundry expen e Lo DO O~nc[Salaries and Lunch ou hers <1.t i nal In urance . . . Sup rannuation contribution Rate ~ and In. urance . Lighting, Heating and leaning Postage and Telephone . Prtnting and tationery . Tra\elling ex pen e undry cxpen c

s ....

J962

EXP EN DiTURE

/01 5,466 1,879 2,327 549 543 4,806 592 1,665 1,934 379 588 550 842 520 900

58,739

57,236

5,793 2,801 388 388 3,757 1,028 1,368 3,456 329 595 311 734

761 34 / 56 47 87 225 355 / ,140 304

1,842 39 166 53 95 204 _33 631 354

3 . 6/7

4./09

...... ...., C

~ ;> (") ("")

LANCE ASSOCJAT l ON

HEADQUARTERS

COMf:.

Charge to Centres a nd Ill. ses for instruction and examinations . . . . . . . . . . L ess: Lecturers' and Examiners' fee and e pen es

A\\ards (net) Subsc ripti m an d Donati o ns torcs Dcpa rlmcnt, s ha re of SUI plu (.iR A H

from Pos t-

lind

J962 £

1961

29,89 17,711

27,170 /5,69]

12,187

1/,477

2,970

2,342

1,453 .-16,610 6,19-+

998 14, /7 10,2::0

22, 04 6,000

25,037 8,500

28,804

33,537

onUR

Salari ,Pen ion and Lunch oueher ational In urancc . . . . L1perannllation contribution rOllnd Rent, Rate and [n urance . L a e - amoLlnt written off . . Lighting Heating and leaning . Repair. and Maintenance Po. tage and Telephone Printing and tationery Tra\elling e pen nlerlaining e'pen e flice quipment . undry e'\pen e

\962

1961

£ 18,438

£ /5 ,258

661 966

510

492 270

679 160

I. 60 4,751 195 221 252 326

_5 ,449 1,449

011 ctition (net) . ilm .. he Long Wail". Re u citation Model i ual id (net) . Grant to ounty .

transferred from Headquarters

und

BALA

3,217 £32,021

£33,537

o:; ..., -;)

ot'n I

32,021 BALA CE,

946 462 270 681 87 1,703 4,44/ 119 /93 436 343

tran fen'ed to Headquarter Fund

_6,927 6,610

r:1 :;:::l

£32,021

33,537

T. JOHN AMBULAN E BfUGADE

HEADQUARTER

2,387 1,600 7 3

1961 £ 1012 1,600 1,121

4,770 6,193

3,733 10,220

10,963 19,500

13,953 25,000

30,463

38,953

1962

INCOME

£ Subscription and Donations Mini try o[ Education grant, , , , ational Hospital Scrvice Reserve grant Stores Department

hare of surplus

GRA T [rom Post-War Fund

BALA

l~E,

tran [erred from Headquarters Funu

DITURE

Salaries, Pcn ions and Lunc h Vouchers at ional Insu rance Superann uatio n contributions Rent, Rates anu Insu rance Lea e-amount written off Lighting, Heating and leaning , Repairs and Maintenance Postage and Teiephonc Printing and tationery Travelling expen e ntertaining expen e , onference and (net) Award Omce Equipment and FlIrnishing Sunury e pen e

1962 £ 16, 197 550 856 J,437 588 1,247 330 1,050 2,357 1,902 26 J75 J82 385 373

1961 £ 15,040 479 1,358 1,441 588 1,167 836 1,045 2, /47 1,857 40 102 171 292 467

Competiti n (net) auet Rally Bexhill amp l. John Hou e

27,655 J,221 82 90 1,562

27,030 1,1 13 51 230 1,R13

30,610

30,] 17 8,716

B\L\'"n.tr<t11 fcr,\.;j t

147

Ikcl<Jquarcers Fund

£30,610 £]8,95]

£30.6 10 £.38,953

POST - \-YAR FUND

GEN RAL ALLOCATION 1962

INCOME Dividends and Interest on Investments Other Interest ,

ET EXPENDITURE transferred to Balance

heet

1961 £

£ 45,132 2,947

46,</96 1,109

48,079

47,605

30,1 5

28724

1961 £

20,000 6,000 19500

18,000 8,500 25,000

45,500

51,500

\962

OlTUR

£ phthalmic Ho pital, John Jeru atem , OClatton . t. John mbulance l. John mbulance Brigade

OTHER , P[ DITUREGrant : ,10,000 Priory of cotland 3,500 Priory for ale 50 t. John ouneil for Malta, t. John Ophthalmic Founda2, tion, outh frica. t. John ouncil - ecretarial er i es ' St. John mbulance Brigadeorth We t HeadJamaica quarter EdwinaM untbatten Tru t. Over eas Headquarter' Officer 12,424 Relief: 1,796 St. John Refug e project 2,375 Hurricane 146 Development , J73 V, ,D, ection ,

3,500 3500 1,000 150 2,000 1,000 11,412 1,650 273 _ 0 124 32,764

£78,264 £76,329

RA"IT -

_4,8_9

10 10

PO T-WAR FUND PEC[AL ALLOCATION INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOU T FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER, 1962 XPE DITURE

INCOME Tnterest on Investment NET E

PE DTTURF

tran fen-ed to Bal a nce

heel

1961 £

1962 £ 19,630

20,145

15,339

17,585

We lfare Work in

1962 £ 34,969

ervice Hospital

1961 £ 37,730

£34,969 £37,730

m Z

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS

GE - RAL U 0

TOTAL

MorAer

MorAet

Cost

Va/LIP

Va/liP

losr f.

Cast f.

Marker Va/lie

Cost

Market Va/lie

Q OTED IN ESTMENT

ORPORATfO

T CKS

DEBE TURE STOCK PREFER

;:0 "0 ,....,

BRITISH GOVER ME T STO K. BRTTfSH

E STO KS A D

H RE

ORDI A RY STO KS A D SHA R

II ,93,

II ,93

1_0,000

33,226

'-'

;.;l

1_0,000 35,042

--i

45,411

49,50,

137,252

126,730

7 ,637

84,550

532,026

4 6,565

3 ,4 7

33,22

356,2 7

326,61

173,414

161,155

55,302

51,050

1 J ,112

110,105

350,208

435,04 1

165,960

~00,33

234,703

n ...... .....,

259,749

284,60

826,465

1,253,223

---1,2 7,311

o--l

.....,

2,663

176,_3

;I>"'0

o--l

UNQUOTED INVE TME T BRfTfSH

ORPORATIO

STO K .

200,000

339,749

1,453,223

30 SEPTEMBER, 1961

1,3 2,853

120,000

1-0,000

826,465

302,663

296,_3

8M, 124

321, 0_

296,250

200,000

1,469,376

27 1,98 I

329,002

189,070

tT'

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;.;l ;I>r

F ORM O F B E Q UE

(for incorporation in a W ill or Codicil)

I GIVE

(£

D:BEQ E TH the urn of

pounds

) free of all dutie to the

rand Priory in the British Realm

of the Mo t Venerable Order of the Ho pital of St. John of Jerusalem, of

St. John' Gate, ClerkenwelL London, E.C.l

uch um to be apphcable

to the general purpo e of the aid Order. And I declare that the receipt of the Trea urer for[the time being of the aid Order shall be a full di charge therefor.

®pbtbaltnic J!)o5pital (Founded 1882) of

m:f)e

~ranb ~rior!,

in t1)e Jljritisb l&eafm of 'Otbe :most

1Jenerab(e <l&rber of tI)e

~ospitaf

~t.

3Jobn of 3Jerusulem.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE FOR 1962 including the

REPORTS OF THE HOSPITAL SUB-COMMITTEES

LONDON CHANCERY OF THE ORDER, ST. JOHN'S GATE,

Printed by Swindon Press Ltd., Victoria Road, Swindon, Wilts.

CLERKENWELL,

E. C. I.

@pbtbalnllC lbospttal of [be most \Den erable ®rber of $t. 30hn, 3eruaalenl

So\?ereign 1beab of tb e ($)rber: HER MAJESTY THE QUEE

<.ro 111111 itt ee: (24th June, 1960)

EXTRACT FROM THE RULE ' AND CUSTOM OF RAYMOND DU PUY GRAND MASTER OF THE KNIGHTS HOSPITALLER OF TIlE ORDER

OF ST. JOHN (1120-1160) That the Knights who should make their profession in it should adorn their Knighthood with a true Charity, the mother and solid foundation of all virtues, with hospital service, and a sincere attachment to the Faith, and being employed in these various functions, should only seek to distinguish themselves by a course of virtue. Soldiers of Jesus Christ are designed only to fight for His Glory, to maintam His worship, to love, reverence and preserve justice, to favour, support and defend such as a re oppressed, without neglecting the duties of holy hospital service.

1fJOSPl ta Il e r BR IGA DI F R

ThW ART DU KE-EI DER, G.C.V.o., PH. D., D.SC., LL. D ., M. D ., F. R. . . , F.A.C . . , F. R.A.C ... F. R.C.P., F. R.

Dc pu t~ lI)os pl til l Ie r AIR

OMMODORE

K E l n l LYLE, C.B.E.,

LD ., P. R. . .

11) ,:)11. "C1ClIs u \"cr

LEWIS

WHYTE,

M emb ers

C. T . EVAN , E Q ., .M.G.. ecrctary- G enera l (ex officio) The LADY W EBB- J OH ON LEWI G . WHYTE, E Q., R eceive r - G e n e r a l THE RT. HON . L ORD B o SOM, r L. D ., J.P .. F .R.I. B.A. L IEUT.-COLONEl W . R . H ORNBY S TEF R, D.L. SIR H UG H D o w , G.C. I. E.. K.C . . r. SIR H AR RY SINDE R ON, P A RA, K. B.E., C. 1.G.,

.0., F. R.C. P .(E.)

W. LAW , E Q ., 1. 0 ., F.R.C . . SlR PHILIP SOUnrwEL L, C.B .E., M . . PRom OR N . A S HTON, M .R . . P., D . 'C. THE HON. M . R . BRIDGE fAN, C.B.E. LI EUT.-COLONEL J . W . C HITT Y, M.B.E. DR. G . L. C. C OLEN O-J ONE ,B.SC., I.R . . 5., L. R.C.P J. E. COOMBER, ESQ., M. A., LL.B. THE RT. HON . LORD E VA NS, G.C. V.O., D . C., M .D ., F. R.C. P . SIR ARTHUR PORRITT, BT., K .C. M .G ., K .C.V .O., C.B.E., F .R. C.S.

FRANK

DR. R. H . S COTT, M .R.C.S ., L. R .C.P

J. H. DOGGART, ESQ ., M .A., 1.0 ., F. R.C. S. J. H. MILLE R, E S Q. , M.D ., F .R.C . .

S e;c \"ctllr ~

MAJOR J.

F . C.

UNDERHILL, T .D .

•

1P1'l)r') of 5cotlunb 1bospltRIlcr RlIO 1lll1lollcr MAJOR P. T. TEf FER-SMOLLETf, M.C.

flDeblcal S taft 1:l111 rl'CII

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IP n "n~ for

'R"slstallt SlIrgeons.

J . ANDERSO ,ESQ., LB ., B.CHIR., i.R.C... I.R.C. P., T. E. KELLIE. E Q.. i.B .. CH.B.

D.O.

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'ETH FRA. ER, C.B.E., E.D.

(tOlllllHlnbcrr til

'Clesrera Bnstra[w

(witbill tbe lPrrol'}? of tbe 'ElustrRl1RlI <I011111WlI\\?cnltl)) 1bl)S pltnller

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(tom lHft ni)e r\? of !\ rbs in 11+1 l" rtbern :i rela nb 1b:'lspltallcr nlli) '[+\11110Ilcr SIR CECIL McKEE, E. R.D .

(tOlllllUlnbcn? In (tcntrn[ !tfnca EDWARD

1bospIUlller allO :E1l111011cr 1lLN BAINBRIDGE WE T, E Q .,

O.B.E.

OPHTHALMI

REPORT

PITAL

Report of the Hospitaller and Hospital Committee for 1962

for research before the H?spilal. w.a ~onstructed. !he lab~ratories are ow rehoused in the Hospltal bUlldmg Itself, as provIded for m the plans, ~nd the new flats thus created will render it unnec~ssary .f?r the Ord~r to rent accommodation for t~~ surge.or: s an~ ~helr famlh~s, and WIll provide them with aU the amenltle of llvmg wlthm the HospItal gardens. A major advance this year ha been.the start ~f operations fo.r corneal grafting. In the first in tance graftlllg matenal was supplIed !rom London; and toward s the end of the year an Eye-b~nk was ~stablished in the Hospital by th.e Interna.tional ~ye-bank. m Washmgton, an organisation whic~ incIdentally IS sendmg matenal to the St. John Ophthalmic Ho pltal at Baragwanath near Johannesburg run by the Priory for South Africa. urther note will be taken of this new development presently. R

including the REPORT OF THE HOSPITAL SUB- OMMI

The Hospitaller and the Committee of the Ophthalmic Ho pital hali the honour to submit their eventy-first report for th e information c H.R.H. The Grand Prior and the hapter-General. GE ERAL

The second full year of our new Hospital's life ha een an expansior of its activities in every direction; the first year of experiment ant expectation has passed, the staff, both medical and administrative, haYt settled down happily and the pieces of the jig-saw have fallen together It would be wrong to say that work has become a routine. This wouk be difficult to imagine with a staff inspired with such devotion an( enthusiasm working with people so appreciative and in an environme[ so full of exciting opportunities for medical work on a grand scale. ArA although the facilities of the new Hospital seeT"TJ. fully deployed, althou~ the major surgical work has vastly increased, and although old res pan sibilities have grown and new activities such as an Eye-bank have bee! added, it is certain that next year will see still greater efforts and stH better performance. The Hospitaller paid his annual visit in April and May and foum the staff happy and eager and working to capacity. It was evident tha the new buildings with their amenities and spaciousness, and in particul~ the modern theatre suite, had made possible both an improvement I: the standard of treatment and an increase in the number of cases treatea In particular the number of surgical operations performed had r~e from the previous figure of 4,601 to the new record of 5,713, a f~ made possible by increased administrative efficiency and a more rapl, turnover of patients. He found the buildings and the new equipment had stood up we and had contributed greatly to the prestige of the Order among t,n Jordanians who were affectionately proud of "their" Hospital. No maJC snags had come to light during the year, and amongst improvemen~ effected was the conversion of the laboratory block into two fiats f~ the medical staff. It will be remembered that this laboratory was bUt

EAR H

In previous report an outline has been gIven of the progress of research on trachoma financed in part by the Order and in part by the Medical Re earch Council. Research in London and the Gambia is now concentrated on the elaboration of a vaccine uitable for use as a prophylactic measure n children. It hould be remembered that in the vast areas of the world (inclL!ding the entire T\,1iddle East) in which this blinding disease i endemic, the first infectiOn ~ u ually ~cquired in infancy or childhood. In some uch areas a high proportIOn- up to 95 % or even 100 % - of the ch ildren are infe ted before the age of ten years; if it were hown that a vaccine again t the cau~ati\te virus could confer immunity up to thiS age, an immen e step would ha e been taken to eliminate thi courge which causes more blindness in the world than any other ocular disease. Although the optimum dosage of the vaccine that has been elaborated and the number of times it should ideally be administered have not yet been fully worked out, preliminary studies with it in the Gambia have hown result so promising that it is proposed to start research operations next year in the Middle East, at first in a number of selected communities. Plans for this are now being made, and steps were taken at the end of this year for an ophthalmologist from the Institute of Ophthalmology in London and an epidemiologist, obtained through the M.R .C., to visit Jordan, Iran, Iraq and Kuwait, to explore the position. ORNEAL GRAFTI G

The potentialities for orneal grafting in the Middle Ea t are immense -much more than in Great Britain; for the ravages of trachoma, infection and ulceration of the eyes, and neglected injuries, result in a vast amount of blindne s which is irremediable unless the seared tissues are replaced by healthy tissues; these are usually obtained from the eyes of the recently dead. Eye-banks which obtain, preserve and distribute eyes for this purpose are, of course, common in most countries where medical science is advanced, and such operations whereby the blind are made to see, and see effectively, are performed daily in Great Britain. We have noted that during the year under review grafting material was ftow~ from London to Jerusalem, but the potentialities of this type of surgIcal treatment have been vastly augmented by the establishment in Our Hospital of a branch of the International Eye-bank of Washington

8 ~)\ving to the ~1 the charg~

enthu iaslT~ of Dr. H:ury King. The branch has been PUI of Dr. I?avld Fa ton, a young American surgeon who arrived 1ll the Ho pital at nlld-summ r and will work there for a year, financed by ~ .resear h g~3~lt f~·om. the Oep rtmcnt of Health or the U.S.A. ln addItIon t? partlclp~tl11g .m the genen 1 work of the Ho 'pital, he has entered .v~'lth ~ntlll~ 1aS111 mto the task of organising the Ey -bank and populan mg Its Ims amongst the medical profe.:,;sion and people of Jordan so thnt a supply of cadaver eye may be obtained locally· for fresh material i~ n:uch mor cfI~cti [or grafting than preser ed material flown from Bntam or the UnIted State. At this La k n ne could be more efficient than he. ¥oreover~ the Co-oper~tive for merican Relief Everywh re ( AREJ, whIch contnbutes to medI.cal development in under-de\ eloped countries, ?as offered to p~)l1s?r thIS new v nture on a con id rable scale durin~ Its ea~ly years. If thmg~ go y,ell, \\e hope that the Eye-bank will be i~ ~ posillon to make the. hosp1tal. a centre. for th is tYr~ of L1[ gery nOlonl} 111 Jordan but for a wide area In the M Iud Ie East. COMMITTEE

There ha~ been no change in the member~hip of the ommittee bUI WIsh to, record the B~roneLcy 'onferred upon ir Arthur Pornl! m the New Year s Honours LISt, 196.), and to congratulat him upon il

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, ailable a

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ion ( f Nursil1)! S stcrs [or secondment to Jerusalem.

T~is arrangement co.ntinL 1es to w rk .very well an~, we believe, is of value to both sides; .It solves our nurslllg probler:n.In J erusal:m and at the same time provIdes a wealth of unu IlUi clInical matenal for the British Sisters. . . .. The Superintendent of the HO~Pll'lL Mr. I"sa Mar gl, VI lted England for one month in O\ember. when he was able to settle a number of details and renewed some useful contacts. It 1 intended tint in future he shall make periodical vi its to London. The ystern of book-keeping introduced by Mr. lVlarogi after his visit to London in 1958. is working very smoothly. It has the ~dva~tage t~at every transactIOn. c~n be immediately traced and e, nmmcd m detatl, and yet the system 1S SImple to operate and its in trod ucti n ~as l1<?l necessitated the emplo~ment of any additional taft. ~he C mmlttee IS gra~cful to Mr. rv1arogl for the ability he bring ' to hIS vvork and the servIces he hns rendered to the Order: and equally e tend their thankc;; to the ntire t.afL medic~l ~nd lay, for their continued devotion to t e Order and ItS humallltanan activities in Jordan. It is with the grcatc~t of regret lint thc Committee says goodbye to Major J. F. C. nderhilL T.O., who has acted as their Secretary for seventeen years and ha') now rc')igned. HIS help, particularly in the difficult and very busy period of the rebuilding of the Hospital, will alway be remembered with gratitude, and the C(m1mitt e extend their warm wi~he for hi') future.

HO PlfAL SfAJF

, Dr. Arthur Boase, O.B.~. , F.R.C.S:, ha continu d as Warden through· ?ut the year. Boase enJoys the hIghest reputltion throughout Jordan. Doth as. a skilled surgeon and as a deeply sympathetic and human 'pe~sonaht~. The work done both by him and by Mrs. Boa e in J erusalern IS m the hIghest t~aditiOl:S of St. John and ontribute ery su b tantiall) to the .great prestige whIch the Order enjoys in the Middle East. The CommIttee are indeed fortunate to be represented by two uch people. The Sub-Warden, Dr. Khalil Budeiri, O.B.E., M.D., D.O.M ... \Val able to spend three months' study l~av~ in the United Kingdom during the ~utumn, but unf?rtunat~ly whIle 10 that . untry had to go into hospItal for an operatIOn. HIS recovery, however, was happily rapid and he was able to return to Jordan at the end of the year. A? Arab trainee. surgeon left to go to London for further po ' t-graduate studle~ at the InstItute of Ophthalmolo~~ and Moorfields -ye Hospital. and hIS place ~as t~ken .by a young ;S~ltlSh surgeon. Finally, Dr. David Pat.oJ?,. who w~th hIS WIfe has partIclpated wholeheartedly in all our actIVltIes~ has mdeed be~n an asset, professionally and socially to our co~umty; the <;ommlttee hope that he will be the fir t of many Amencans who WIll share in our work. The Matron, Miss An~e Blewitt, who succeeded Mrs. Haley on lsI January.' 1962, has fully lived up to our expectations and shown herself an efficl~~t and yet p<?pular c.ontroller. Under her charge the mOS I casual v~sltor cannot fall to notIce the hallmarks of a well-run hospital -cl~~nl~ess, good orde~,. and a cheerful and friendly staff; to these qua~tIes .IS added the abIlIty to act as a very charming hostess in the multI-racIal community in Jerusalem. The Committee is again most grateful to Miss MacKellar the Matron of Moorfields Eye Hospital, for her great help in selecting' and making

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The school for the training of rab nur es and orderlies in ophthalmic work, started when the new Hospital was opened, has continued its activities and i now an e tab1i sh d feature of medical life in Jordan. The course of Ie tures and demon'\tral1ons have been maintained and the trainees participate .. cti ely in the day-to-day work of the Hospital. The burden of adequately teaching 24 tudents (12 in each of a two-years' course) ha been somewhat too heavy for a supervi:::or who combined the posts of Assistant Matron and ic;;ter-Tutor, and consequently the Hospitaller temp rarily cut dovvn the number of entrants in 1962. Next year, however, it is intended to inc~eac;;e th British nursing staff by the addition of a separate Sister-Tutor 0 that the numbers initially planned can be accepted. Thi IS import1nt since the pportunities thus given to young Arab girls to adopt a useful career are of great value to the people of Jordan and con idcrably enhance the part played by the Hospital in the national life of their co~mtry: moreover the school provides a unique opportunity to rchabi itate a number of refugees-one of the sadde t a pect of life in that country -and provides them with an .opportunity of leaving a life of frustration and entering another of actIve interest and useftllness. For this purpose the Committee of course have available the financia grant made by the Order from their central funds as a contrjbution to Refugee Year. PROPERTY OF THE ORDER IN JER SALEM

The Committee can report no progress in regard to the sale of the The property hes practically on the Armistice Line; it has an unparalleled situation,

~ld hospital in Israel situated on the Bethlehem Road.

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and ~ere the Line not there the site a I ne would be worth a very larg sum mdeed. J No further steps have been t~ken to make use o( the Muri tan site' the Old City for, a reported la t year, permission has been given to t~n Palestine E~plo~ation Fund to e 'cavate there. A team of archaeologist: under the dIrectIOn of Dr. Kath leen Kenyon ha now worked on the sit for two seasons. Dr. ~enyon b~lie es th~t she ha~ found a corner o~ the Old Wall of the Clty. the ~me .of which .. in thl area close to the Church C?f the Holy Sepul~h~e, IS still uncertam and is of course of the greatest mterest ~o all Chnstlans .. The Old City is so thickly built Over that an opportumty for archaeol~gIcal excavation within it eldom arises. There can therefore be no questIOn of the Muristan site being used for any other. purpo e before the archaeologists have e plored it as fullv as they wIsh. . ACCOU T

¥Ie reported last year that. whilst the old hospital wa costing in the r.eglOn of £40,090 a year, annual expen es on our new and larger estab· hs?ment had. nsen .to about £60,000: and we expre sed the fear that it might prove ImpOSSIble to ~educe this flgure ubstantially in future years. In ~act the net cost (hospital ~xpenses les~ fees received from private patIents) amounted to £58,148 m 1961, whIch figure included a limiteo amount of non-recurrent expenditure, and £58,398 in 1962. We have therefor~ ~o.re or less held the line t?~S year, but ~he cost of living in Jordan IS nsmg and. th.e need for additIOnal expendIture in the future II already apparent; thIS, mdeed, we hope, will rise con iderably as re earch on a large scale gets ~~der v.:ay. It may be pos ible partially to off et thi) by a number of admIlllstratlve and housekeeping economies, but there il not very muc~ slack to be taken up in this way. .The ~omffilttee feels sure, however, that the confidence of its well· ~Ishers m the Hospital will not decline. and that their numbers will be mcreas~~ .. They believe that the last thing they should do is to curtail the actlvItIes of the Hospital in Jerusalem and of research in the Middle East at the present time when its usefulness appear to be entering on a new and extremely promising phase. LADIES'

UB-COMMfTTEES

The L,adies' L~nen Guild: The excellent work of this Sub-Committee has receIved an !mmense tonic this year by the kindly interest shown by Her Royal HIghne?s the I?uchess of Gloucester, who has graciously c<?nsent~d to become ItS. PreSIdent, .a .f~ctor of no small importance in st1mulatm~ and cementmg the actIvIttes of a committee with active branches. ill .Canada, Au.s~ralia and New Zealand. Her Roya 1 Highness thus mamtams the tradItion first started by Her late Majesty, Queen ~ary. Those who know the Duchess will also know that her interest m ~he work of t~e Guild will be by no means academic and that ber actlve s~pport WIll a.lways be a! its disposal. The Hospital Committee wo';!ld like t? t~ke thIS opportumty of expressing to Her Royal Highness theIr appreCIatIOn of this generous gesture. Under the C:hairmaI?ship of t~e Countess of Scarbrough, D.C.V.O., D.St.J., the GU1I~ has .mcrease~ .Its responsibilities during the past year and has found Itself Ill. a pos.lhon to relieve the hospital funds to a greater extent than prevIously m the maintenance of the Hospital lineD

d uniforms for the nm es: and also to provide those amenities for the staff and the patients, particularly the children, which are not sing nUl to find from the official budget and which mean so much to our ~~~munity in Jerusalem and .to the poorer people .of J ordan. I~ t~is the Hospital Committee would like to record their smcere appr~ctatIOn of th increased help the Guild has received from its branches III Canada, A~stralia and New Zealand; it is indeed good that the bra~ches of our fa~ilY oversea are continu ing with us so generously in thIS corporate an'

effort. . The Committee regrets that Lady Slim, whC? represented A ustral'Ia on the Committee, has found it necessary to resign. for reasons of hea1t~; the Committee would like to extend to her theIr sympa~hy and theIr appreciation of her services in the past: and at the same time extend an unreserved welcome to Lady Dlloro il who ~akes her. place. The Jerusalem Ladies' Committee have contlDue~ their excellent .work under the Chairman hip of Mr . Mac1nnes, the WIfe of the ArchbIshop in Jerusalem; their activitie are mentioned in the Warden's R~port. The Committee feel, however. that it would be difficult to over-estI?1 ate the value to the Matron. to the Ho pital staff generally and to the patients, of having on the pot a ympathetic b<?dy which ta~es so much interest in their welfare. The Ho pita1 CommIttee are partlcularly grateful for its activities in the recruitment of Arab nurses and the maintenance of hospital linen. while its efforts for the rehabilitation of the bliD:d are also a matter for congratulation. Our thank are due to the Chalfman and each of the me~ber , and particularly to Mrs. Boase for serving so enthusiastically a it secretary. THA KS

The Committee wishe to thank all those organisations and private persons who have contributed towards the maintenance of the Hosp~tal and the work of research connected with it, many of them over a penod of years. Complete list of the e donations are printed with this report. Our thanks are particularly due to Iranian Oil Participants Ltd., the Iraq Petroleum Co. Ltd., and the Kuwait Oil Company who have for the seventh year in succes ion provided such a hig~ proportion o~ the total funds required: to the Preceptories of the Masomc Order of Kmghts Templar and to the Worshipful Company of c~ot~lwo~kers wh? have maintained their support, and also to the Pnones III the different Dominions and in Scotland and Wale. and the Commandery of Ards, whose unfailing interest in the Hospital has again been so generously expressed in terms of contributions. We record with pleasure that commemorative plaques ha,:,e now been placed in the Hospital above the beds endowed by Mrs. Vmcent Astor and hy the old Transjordan Frontier Force, and at the entrance to the operating theatres. the cost of which was so generously donated by the Masonic Order of Knights Templar. And to those who are equally interested but have found themselves unable to make such a lavish contribution the Committee extend their equally warm appreciation; they believe that the funds thus generously contributed to their care are bringing in an unusually rich harvest in the prevention of human suffering. STEWART DUKE-ELDER,

Hospitaller.

WARDEN'

P[TAL

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In retro pect tb e year eems to ha Vv been one [" b II ine as usual" It was for this part of the world a quiet and peac ful year, which in itself is something to be recorded. The winter was not unduly severe thouen there was a hea y snow-fall in the latter half of February. By contreisl the autumn rains almost failed, ovember and December being excep. tiona11y dry month . On Christma Day v.e w re able to laze in brilliant sunshine under a cloudless blue sky. Pleasant though this wa , it did but increase the anxiety that alway attend any semblance of II droughl in the Middle East. The quinqennial statistics [appended to this r port] how a stead), growth in the work of the ho pital during the year. Pos ibly these figures represent the peak likely to be attained, if only because the taIT was fully extended and working to its maximum capacity. The rather spectacular rise in the number of operations by more than 1,000 i to be attributed largely to out-patient case (tar ectomy pterygium) whicn make no demand on bed accommodation, but the udden upshoot in the number of corneal grafts from an annllal average of 4 to 31 in the pasl year calls for special comment: this i given below. In the la t reporl it was noted that only 47 per on had sought admi ion to the pri\'ate wards in 1961' for the year under review the figure wa 66. There were a number of changes in the enior taff during the year Miss Anne Blewitt assumed the role of Matron on January 1 t. Dr. T E. Kellie joined u in February. replacing Dr. John Ander on, who returned to Moorfields Eye Hospital at the end of March. The latter's six months' stay here was all too hort, and it wa a sad day for tbe Arab staff when he left. Dr. T. B. Rankine arrived on fir t appointmenl r in April; he comes to us with considerable experience gained in the Colonial Medical Service. In July, by way of an innovati n, Dr. David Paton arrived to take up a year's research scholarship awarded to him in the U.S.A. Coming straight from the Wilmer Institute of the John Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore, he is well equipped with the late t know· ledge which the rest of us have been eagerly tapping. It is greatly hoped that David is but the first of a succession of surgeons to come to us from the States. Dr. A. Shawwar finished his time with the ho pital at the end of September and then left for further study in London. Dr. Kb. Budeiri, the Sub-Warden, likewise went to England in September for a triennial study-leave. It is with sympathy that we record that while in London he had to have an operation from which we trust his recovery will be uneventful. Our Hospital Superintendent, Mr. Issa Marogi, was also in England in the autumn on duty-leave, during which he managed to achieve a considerable amount of liai on work with our ondon Headquarters. Of the Sisters on first appointment Miss Margaret Vance arrived in January and on the very same day was made to wade through the hazards of Hezekiah's tunnel under the Old City, a chilling experience that does not seem to have damped her ardour; Miss Ruth Patterson followed in February, and Miss Eileen Smith in December. Those to leave us were Miss Browne in February, Miss Seath in April, Miss Cubeisi in June, and Miss McCarthy in November. Miss Smith replaces Miss McCarthy as Deputy Matron and Sister-Tutor. We wish Sheila McCarthy all happiness in her new life in the States whither she has

The pl aque above the entrance to the opere ting theatre

The operating theatre uite. the gift of the Ma onie Order of Kni ght Templar

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none to be married . MIss Barbara EJlis returned in May from a stlldy

~ourse at Moorfields Eye Hospital by which she was initiated into the

ENDOWED IN MEMORY 0

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The plaque above the bed endowed by Mrs. Vincent Astor in memory of her husband,

intricate duties of "Office ister". The first batch of student nur e completed their two years' training in September. In their final examinati n the highe t percentage marks obtained was 90, and the lowe t 68. Four of the e nurses have been retained on the starr as ophthalmic nurse and are proving a great asset. Of the eleven student nurses who tarted training in ovember 1961 three resinned and one had to be rejected as un uitable for training; the others sati~[actorily pas ed their fir t ye r s examination. New entrants in September J 962 were restricted to five student, a smaller school than usual as this batch had to be drawn from refugee only. In addition to the foregoing cIa es a c ur e in elementary ophthalmic nursing was also arranged for newly engaged practical nur es (tho e with insufficient education to enrol a student nur es). Mrs. MacInne , Chairman of the Ladies' Jeru alem C mmittee, report. that the Committee met eight times during the year. Vacancies created by the re ignation of Mr,. Ma'alouk and the departure of Mrs. Rickard from J orda n were filled by the appointment in their stead of Mrs. Hamilton and Mr . Maitland of the American and British Con ulates respectively. Mrs. Haley, the former Matron of the Ho pital, was also co-opted to ontinue to en e on the Committee. A before, pecial interest wa') maintained in the matter c f nur ing propaganda; groups of schoolgirls were shown rOllnd the ho pital, and visit by some of our student nur es to other hospitals were arranged in order to timulate their intere t in general nur ing. Cia es in irst id and Home Nursing were al oorgani ed. Attendance at the Sewing Guild tended to fluctuate with tbe feast and fast, but in pite of thi a great deal of usefl11 work wa done. In the matter of Blind welfare a varied selection of talks and informal concerts were organised. These were well attended and were much appreciated, a al ~ \\~re two pr grammes for children under fifteen. Outdoor picnic in the summer and indoor parties at Christma were the chief ociaJ events of the year. Tn this onnection it is very pleasing to record that a group of y ung per on in Jeru alem i taking an active and helpful i ntere t in thi work. A mall library of Braille books and periodical has been tarted, and a number of records have been presented to the Club . In November an event o[ out tanding importance ccuffed. This was the inauguration of an Eye-bank at the Ho pita!, brought about through the good offices of CARE (Co-operative for American Relief Everywhere). To be known as the Jordan Eye-bank, it is a branch of the International Eye-bank in New York. It i equipped and will be supported financially by CARE during its first tender years, after which the !ordan. Health authorities will be expected to a su me responsibility for Its mal.ntenance. The credit for thi achievement goe almost entirely ~o Davl~ Paton (whose father, an illustrious ophthalmologi t in the States, ~s. HospllaJ,Ier of the Society of the Order in the U.S.A.); for it is through lS .enthusIasm and intensive propaganda, involving many addresses to vanous groups of person in Jordan, that the e tablishment of this Bank beca~e a possibility. The fact that the number of operations for corneal graftmg has risen from the average f 4 to 31, the latter practically all in the last two months of the year, is a small mea ure of the need for the Eye-bank and of its early Success. Here the recorder takes a licence

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and. anticipating the event of the new year. reports that on January 16th, 1963, H.M. King Hussein vi ited the Ho pital and formally opened the Eye-bank before a very large gathering of Jordan's dignitaries. Quite pontaneou ly the King aid he wi hed to sign the declaration to will his corneas to the Bank at hi death, an e ample that wa immediately followed by very many of tho e in attendance on him. There were many visitor to the Hospital during the year. The International Ophthalmic Congress in New Delhi gave the chance to those from the Americas to pass by Jerusalem, and very many did so. It was a particular pleasure to receive Prafe sor Maumenee from the Wilmer Institute and to have the benefit of his advice on some of our difficult cases. During May Mrs. Pagan, Chairman of the Linen Guild in New South Wales, paid us a most welcome vi it, her fir t but not, we hope, her last visit to Jerusalem. Col. Arthur Goring from London spent a few days with us in October: it will interest him to hear that his generous donation ha helped to augment the playth ings in the children's ward. Another visitor in October was Mr . D. Bingham-Hall: we under· stood her to say that she hope to make her vi it into an annual pilgrimage: "Ahlan wasahlan'. The Ho pilaller, accompanied by Lady Duke-Elder and Lady Webb-John on, made hi annual vi it of inspection in April. For him this visit wa more of a bu man' holiday than heretofore. The end-of-the-year festivitie including the dinner and dance for the Arab staff, followed previous pattern and were a enjoyable as ever. Finally, we record our gratitude to the Ladies of the Linen Guild of Canada whose generosity has enabled u to acquire a much needed and greatly appreciated projector for showing films. This has already been put to good use. ARTHUR BOASE, Wardel1.

STATrSTr

1958 ew a e Total Attendance Admission Operations Theatre ses ion Glasse ordered

32.278 156,225 1.3(-,7 3.124 262 1.436

1959 30,538 164,155 1.565 3.500 259 1.903

19f>O 32.963 123,505 1,387 2.622 237 2.409

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1962

36,567 89,949 2,381 4,610 255 3,658

37,142 80,448 2,507 5,713 273 4.226

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193

52 17

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27 8

39 88

606

615

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750

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27 5

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50 21

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56 29

140 3?

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564 51

751 97

64.1 83

999 92

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£35,146 7 694 19

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VO It"-The letter "c" lnulcates that the ub eriber hd sluned a Deed of thus enabling the HosplLd to re laim the relati~e income tax.

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OPHTHALMIC

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OTLAND

PRIORY IN AUSTRALIA

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Aberdeen, The Most Hon . The Marqui of, O.B.E., LL.D. J .P.. Adamson, Mrs. r. E. A. . cAllardyce, Dr. Isobel C. Anderson, Ian A. . . . . Banks, Sir John G .. C.B.E., D .L., LL.D . . cBarclay-Harvey of Dinnet, Sir Malcolm, K. .M. . . . Black, F. C. B. . cBrown, Mrs. Jane P. H. Graham cBrown, R. G . A., C.A. Chalmers, William D . G. . Chisholm of Chi holm, Mis, M .M . cCowie, Thomas P., O .B.E. . . cCruickshank, Colonel M. M ., C .LE. , B. ., M .D .. F .R . cDalrymple, The Lady Marjorie. O.B .E. Falconer, E . Stuart Fowler. Andrew. . Gall, Group Officer M. R . Gilan, Mrs. Mary P. . Graham, Sir George G., O .B.E. cGrant-Suttie, Colonel H. F., C.B.E., D .. 0 ., M . Green, H. J . . . . . cHamilton, Major John Forre t. M .D . Herriot, Miss 1. M., O.B.E. . Hobbs, Lieut.-Commander J . W . Ingham Mrs. M . B. . . . cLindsay, The Rt. Hon. The Earl of 1acDonell, James McCosh, Mrs. L. E . . . . MacFeat, Colonel P . D .. C.B.E., M .C. MacIntyre-Keir, D. . . . . . cMacKenzie, Colonel Eric D ., C.M.G., D .S.O.. . cMackie, Professor J. D ., C.B.E., M . . , M .A ., LL.D . Manson , Mrs. J . F . . . cMurray, Lieut.-Colonel R . L. T. Park, Miss Christina . . . . . . cPirie-Gordon of Buthlaw, C.H .C., O.B .E., D .S . . Price, Mrs. Margaret Pryde, James . . Ross, Mr. & Mrs. J. A . cScott, Mrs. Agnes B. cScott, Michael, M.A. Selby-Wright, The Rev. R. W . V. Sivewright, Captain J. Shand cStark, Mrs. M. J. . . . . cSwapp, George, D.C.M., M.M., M.D . . . Telfer-Smollett of Bonhill , Major Patrick, M.C . Telfer-Smollett, Mrs. G. M. A.. . . . . cTurnbull, Lieut.-Colonel Sir Hugh S., K.C.V .O ., K .B.E. Walker-Naddell, Lieut.-Colonel A. Watt, Major James, M.C. Wilkie, Peter . . . . Aberdeen Committee of the Order Edinburgh Commitee of the Order Ladies' Linen Guild . . . . . . St. John Association of Scotland (Aberdeen Branch) . St. John Association of Scotland (Edinburgh Branch)

1 0 0 I 14 4 2 2 0 3 0 0 3 5 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 3 8 3 5 4 3 5 4 1 1 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 o 0 2 2 0 1 12 8 5 5 0 1 12 8 1 0 0 - 0 0 5 0 8 3 ) 5 5 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 I 5 0 3 5 4 16 4 1 1 0 1 12 8 1 o0 5 2 11 1 1 0 1 I 0 1 o0 17 8 3 J 1 1 0 5 o0 4 18 0 17 2 3 3 0 2 2 0 3 5 4 2 2 0 5 50 1 I 0 26 5 0 5 50 5 50 10 10 0 10 10 0

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142 6 0

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50 50 38 50 50

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Linen Guild Cf)il11'111 ;1 11 :

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US RIPTIONS AND DONATIO YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER, 1962

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TH E DOWAGER LADY LLOYD AsLor of Hever, Lady

<!OII11111tree : THE COUNTESS BEAUCHAMP, M.B. E. THE DOWAGER COU T S OF BESSBOROUGH DOREE ,LADY BRADOUR E, .1. MR. M. CRESSWELL LADY DUKE-ELDER THE V [SCOU TE Du RO IL DOROTHY, LADY ELLB llORO GlI THE LADY FREYB RG , G.B. E.

TH E Ho . LADY GAMAG E TIlE VISCO U T · K EM ' U .Y LADY LOR I I:: MISS M. B. MA KLLL R LADY Co 'ST E MI L t··GASKELL C . . 0. THE LADY PLE DLR LADY SOUTl-IWI:LL THE LADY W EllB-JOII . 0

Secret H\] : MAJOR

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REPORT

PITAL

D RIlILL, T.D.

REPORT OF THE COMMI EE 0 THE LI FOR THE YEAR 1962

GILD

We have had a SL1 C essful year's work , and the meeting of the Linen Guild have been well attend ed ::md the d i cu ' ion ha c been con· structive. We were very sorry that Lady Slim had t resi gn owin g to ill-health, but we welcome Lady Dunrossil who has kindly agreed to act a liaison between the Guild in London and the Guild in Au tralia. The outstanding event of the year for us wa the a ceptance of the Presidentship by Her Royal Highness The Duche s of Glouce ter. This has meant a great deal to all the members of the Ladje ' Linen Guild and also to the Guilds and all those who work for the Hospital in Australia, Canada and New Zealand; and her attendance at two of our meetings gave great pleasure and was a ource of great encourage· ment to us all. We were all very sorry to learn of Major Underhill's retirement. He had always given most conscientious work to the Guild , and had been most helpful in every way, and the Committee join me in thanking him for all he did for us. Owing to the generous support we get from the St. John Councils throughout the country and from individual subscribers, and owing to the handsome gifts we receive from both Australia and Canada and the equally valuable gifts in kind that come from New Zealand, our finances have so far been adequate to our needs, but we can't afford to relax in any way, but must do everything we can to maintain, and if possible increase, our funds. KATHARINE SCARBROUGH,

Chairman.

Beaeheroft, Mrs. J. Beauchamp, Countes Beaufort, Duke of cBessborough, Dowager ountes of Bessemer, Mrs. J . G . B. . . cBolitho, Sir Edward. K.B .E. , .B., D . .0 . Brabourne, Doreen, Lady, .T. cBridgland , Lady Cadbury. Mrs. W. A. Crawford , 1" r . M . cCresswelL Mrs. M . A. B. Dawson of Penn, Viscounte cDuke-Elder, Lady . . Ellenborough, Doroth y Lad y French , Lady Essex. O.B . . cFrcyberg. Lady , G.B .E . . Halifax, Dowager Counte s of. .1. D . .V.O . Hayes, Miss A. C. G . . . . Howard de Walden and Seaford , ady. .B .E . Hue-Williams, Mrs. Hoger James. Lady Serena . Lascelles, Mrs. Edward cLaw, Mrs . Frank Lechmere, Mrs. C. M . Lindsay, Countess of . cLloyd, Dowager Lady cLoraine, Lady . . . Lowry-Corry, Lady Margaret Luca, E. . . cLuttrell, Mrs. G . F . Lyle. Mrs . Keith MacKellar. Mi s M . S . Malcolm, Lady , M .B.E. . on tanee. C.V .O. Milnes-Gaskell, Lady Nunburnholme , Dowager Lady. M .B.E. . . . . Overend, Miss L. Perowne, Hon. Lady . Pirie-Gordon, Mrs. H. A. Plender, Lady Porritt, Lady . . . . Rice, Hon. Mrs. Talbot . . Scarbrough, Countess of, D .C.V .O. cScott, Mrs. C. E. M. . . . . cSouthwell, Lady. Srwfathling, Dowager Lady, O.B.E. u nell , Mrs. E. D . . V~rnon, Mrs. Robert cVlckers. Mrs. E. M.. . cWalker, Miss A. M ., M .B.E. Watson, Mrs. D. B., O.B.E. Weaver, Mrs. A. E. . Webb-Johnson, Lady Wel.ls, Miss A. C. Whllltaker, Hon. Mrs. H. G: Wo aston, Lady

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DONATIONS ST. JOHN

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