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carrying out his threat to refuse all food.-Sir SAMUEL HoARE replied: Yes, Sir; since Mr. Syme’s reception into prison on the 7th instant he has refused to take any food, and in view of his condition I have, on the advice of my medical advisers, to-day authorised his temporary release from prison under the Prisoners (Temporary Discharge for 111 Health) Act, 1913. was
ASSOCIATION OF SPECIAL HOSPITALS
SOME two and a half years ago a committee of ten members nominated by the British Hospitals Association and presided over by Lord Sankey was formed Vaccination of Steamer Passengers to consider the present position of the voluntary hospitals of this country and their policy in view of Mr. LEACH asked the Under-Secretary of State for India what was the nature of the instructions or requests legislative and social developments in the future. This committee, known as the Voluntary Hospitals sent to the Bombay Government in regard to the vaccination of passengers by steamer from the port of Bombay Commission, last year1 recommended the grouping to English ports.-Lieut.-Colonel MurRHBAD replied : The of hospitals in a region round a central hospital and rules promulgated by the Bombay Government in June, the grading of hospitals into central, district, and 1936, were made on the responsibility of the authorities cottage hospitals. It regarded as undesirable the in India and were a result of their efforts to meet the establishment of special hospitals, and advocated the reasonable wishes and requirements of other countries to affiliation-as far as possible-of those at present prevent the spread of that disease from India. existing with general hospitals. Those interested in the special hospitals saw in TUESDAY, JULY 12TH this report a threat of their practical abolition, and Immunisation of Children against Diphtheria this concern has led to the formation in London of an Association of Special Hospitals. As long as Sir THOMAS MOORE asked the Secretary of State for fourteen P. Mr. J. Wetenhall, house years ago Scotland what assistance was given by his department the End of West towards giving injections to school-children to immunise governor Hospital for Nervous them against diphtheria ; and whether, in view of the Diseases, foresaw the possibility of attempts to merge danger of epidemics of this disease, progress in this matter the special hospitals of an area with a central hospital, could be accelerated.-Mr. COLviLLE replied : The Departbut nothing definite was done to protect their interests ment of Health have stressed in their annual reports the until after the publication of the Sankey report last value of immunisation of children against diphtheria. year, when a preliminary meeting was held at MoorA number of local authorities, with the encouragement of fields Hospital of representatives of the 76 special the department, have proceeded with the formulation hospitals in London, to consider what measures were of schemes for securing such immunisation, and the advisable. The result was that delegates from officers have with medical cooperated department’s 63 London special hospitals met on July 5th and medical officers of health to that end. adopted the committee’s recommendation to form the new Association. Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics This committee has already supplied a good deal Mr. ACLAND asked the Minister of Health how many of valuable evidence for presentation at the Interlocal authorities had established clinics according to the to them under Circular and whether departmental Inquiry into the Nursing Services, set 1622 ; permission given up by the Ministry of Health and the Board of any steps were being taken or contemplated to increase the number.-Mr. ELLIOT replied : Of the 365 welfare Education. One of the functions of the new Assoauthorities in England to whom this circular was addressed, ciation of Special Hospitals will be to get evidence 347 have antenatal clinics and 12 others have arrangements on many subjects connected with. the policies of for antenatal supervision by means of a domiciliary staffing and management in various details and of general practitioner service ; 236 authorities have post- working in conjunction with the whole hospital natal clinics or special arrangements for postnatal cases system, including the large general hospitals. The to attend at antenatal clinics ; 133 authorities have special antenatal consultative clinics and 159 have special Association is, however, opposed to those recommendagynaecological clinics. As regards the second part of the tions of the Sankey Commission advocating merging question, my department has followed up the circular of the special hospitals in the central hospitals, and by correspondence with the local authorities of areas does not agree that the establishment of special in which, according to my information, the existing hospitals is undesirable. Indeed, it takes the view provision needs to be supplemented. that the special hospital has advantages over the special department of the large central hospital, both Patient’s recall to Mental Hospital in the collection of clinical material and in the special Mr. LoGAN’ asked the Minister of Health why Thomas training of the physician or surgeon, and also in the Fisher after being out of Calderstones Institution five teaching of post-graduates and senior students. years was recalled ; and if he was aware that the doctor said he could be considered for release if he had a perjob.-Mr. BEBNAYS replied : I am informed that the authorities at Calderstones recalled the patient because questions had arisen as to the suitability of the occupation and the adequacy of the supervision available at his home. The Board of Control, however, on June 21st last asked the committee to reconsider the matter and to furnish their observations on the suitability of Mr. Fisher for discharge. As a result, it has been decided to discharge the patient. Mr. LOGAN asked if the hon. gentleman did not think it time that investigation was made in regard to this case, and if he would inquire into it.-Mr. BERNAYS replied that the Minister of Health appreciated Mr. Logan’s anxiety that patients on licence should not be recalled unnecessarily. The Board of Control had, in fact, issued a circular and the Minister was in communication with all the parties concerned.
1 See Lancet, 1937, 1, 1123.
manent
ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY
HOSPITAL,
BRIGHTON.-
It is proposed to erect a pay-block on the east side of the main building of this hospital at a cost of 30,000. At a special court of governors on July 6th certain statutes were revised empowering the hospital to use the money collected for the Harry Preston Memorial wing for paying patients, which amounts to JE3672, and future legacies at the discretion of the governors for this purpose. In emphasising the great need for the pay-block, Dr. Donald Hall said that the patients would have all facilities for their treatment under one roof, and the governors held the view that the pay-block would bring a surplus to the general funds. Dr. Hall has been elected chairman of the governors in place of the late Brigadier-General d’A. C. Brownlow.
carrying out his threat to refuse all food.-Sir SAMUEL HoARE replied: Yes, Sir; since Mr. Syme’s reception into prison on the 7th instant he has refused to take any food, and in view of his condition I have, on the advice of my medical advisers, to-day authorised his temporary release from prison under the Prisoners (Temporary Discharge for 111 Health) Act, 1913. was
ASSOCIATION OF SPECIAL HOSPITALS
SOME two and a half years ago a committee of ten members nominated by the British Hospitals Association and presided over by Lord Sankey was formed Vaccination of Steamer Passengers to consider the present position of the voluntary hospitals of this country and their policy in view of Mr. LEACH asked the Under-Secretary of State for India what was the nature of the instructions or requests legislative and social developments in the future. This committee, known as the Voluntary Hospitals sent to the Bombay Government in regard to the vaccination of passengers by steamer from the port of Bombay Commission, last year1 recommended the grouping to English ports.-Lieut.-Colonel MurRHBAD replied : The of hospitals in a region round a central hospital and rules promulgated by the Bombay Government in June, the grading of hospitals into central, district, and 1936, were made on the responsibility of the authorities cottage hospitals. It regarded as undesirable the in India and were a result of their efforts to meet the establishment of special hospitals, and advocated the reasonable wishes and requirements of other countries to affiliation-as far as possible-of those at present prevent the spread of that disease from India. existing with general hospitals. Those interested in the special hospitals saw in TUESDAY, JULY 12TH this report a threat of their practical abolition, and Immunisation of Children against Diphtheria this concern has led to the formation in London of an Association of Special Hospitals. As long as Sir THOMAS MOORE asked the Secretary of State for fourteen P. Mr. J. Wetenhall, house years ago Scotland what assistance was given by his department the End of West towards giving injections to school-children to immunise governor Hospital for Nervous them against diphtheria ; and whether, in view of the Diseases, foresaw the possibility of attempts to merge danger of epidemics of this disease, progress in this matter the special hospitals of an area with a central hospital, could be accelerated.-Mr. COLviLLE replied : The Departbut nothing definite was done to protect their interests ment of Health have stressed in their annual reports the until after the publication of the Sankey report last value of immunisation of children against diphtheria. year, when a preliminary meeting was held at MoorA number of local authorities, with the encouragement of fields Hospital of representatives of the 76 special the department, have proceeded with the formulation hospitals in London, to consider what measures were of schemes for securing such immunisation, and the advisable. The result was that delegates from officers have with medical cooperated department’s 63 London special hospitals met on July 5th and medical officers of health to that end. adopted the committee’s recommendation to form the new Association. Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics This committee has already supplied a good deal Mr. ACLAND asked the Minister of Health how many of valuable evidence for presentation at the Interlocal authorities had established clinics according to the to them under Circular and whether departmental Inquiry into the Nursing Services, set 1622 ; permission given up by the Ministry of Health and the Board of any steps were being taken or contemplated to increase the number.-Mr. ELLIOT replied : Of the 365 welfare Education. One of the functions of the new Assoauthorities in England to whom this circular was addressed, ciation of Special Hospitals will be to get evidence 347 have antenatal clinics and 12 others have arrangements on many subjects connected with. the policies of for antenatal supervision by means of a domiciliary staffing and management in various details and of general practitioner service ; 236 authorities have post- working in conjunction with the whole hospital natal clinics or special arrangements for postnatal cases system, including the large general hospitals. The to attend at antenatal clinics ; 133 authorities have special antenatal consultative clinics and 159 have special Association is, however, opposed to those recommendagynaecological clinics. As regards the second part of the tions of the Sankey Commission advocating merging question, my department has followed up the circular of the special hospitals in the central hospitals, and by correspondence with the local authorities of areas does not agree that the establishment of special in which, according to my information, the existing hospitals is undesirable. Indeed, it takes the view provision needs to be supplemented. that the special hospital has advantages over the special department of the large central hospital, both Patient’s recall to Mental Hospital in the collection of clinical material and in the special Mr. LoGAN’ asked the Minister of Health why Thomas training of the physician or surgeon, and also in the Fisher after being out of Calderstones Institution five teaching of post-graduates and senior students. years was recalled ; and if he was aware that the doctor said he could be considered for release if he had a perjob.-Mr. BEBNAYS replied : I am informed that the authorities at Calderstones recalled the patient because questions had arisen as to the suitability of the occupation and the adequacy of the supervision available at his home. The Board of Control, however, on June 21st last asked the committee to reconsider the matter and to furnish their observations on the suitability of Mr. Fisher for discharge. As a result, it has been decided to discharge the patient. Mr. LOGAN asked if the hon. gentleman did not think it time that investigation was made in regard to this case, and if he would inquire into it.-Mr. BERNAYS replied that the Minister of Health appreciated Mr. Logan’s anxiety that patients on licence should not be recalled unnecessarily. The Board of Control had, in fact, issued a circular and the Minister was in communication with all the parties concerned.
1 See Lancet, 1937, 1, 1123.
manent
ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY
HOSPITAL,
BRIGHTON.-
It is proposed to erect a pay-block on the east side of the main building of this hospital at a cost of 30,000. At a special court of governors on July 6th certain statutes were revised empowering the hospital to use the money collected for the Harry Preston Memorial wing for paying patients, which amounts to JE3672, and future legacies at the discretion of the governors for this purpose. In emphasising the great need for the pay-block, Dr. Donald Hall said that the patients would have all facilities for their treatment under one roof, and the governors held the view that the pay-block would bring a surplus to the general funds. Dr. Hall has been elected chairman of the governors in place of the late Brigadier-General d’A. C. Brownlow.