Shanghai, Oct. 10, For the Grst time in 82 years, the Margaret Williamson Hospital ' has had to move from lls buildings just outside the old West Gate, Nantao. In the wars and revolutions of the ist, SI had stuck to His site, but soon after the opening of the present hostilities, it! was found fmpéssible to carry on''at the West Gale, and the hospital moved to temporary' premises 2 Tifeng Road, where a nucleus Of the staff has opened an emergency maternity division, This was made possible with the partial support of the Rotary Club, the AKO, Sorority, and a number of friends, and approval was. readily granted by the Chinese Medical As sociation and the SMC. A. schoo Dullding was lent for the purpose by Miss Riy! Vong Mel.
"During the six weeks ending Octobe "1," Dr. Josephine Lawney, dean of ' the hospital, told the "North-China Dally News" yesterday, "about a hundred mothers and babies were ctred for, thus relieving the refuge camps of a very dificult situation and giving expert care. to mothers and babies who were the Vietlms of these terrible times, "The stories some of these mothers had to tell were truly heartbreaking.
One woman had come from Woosung. Her hut was burned to the round soon ater the trouble started, fand for over a week she and her family lived in the feds, lying on the ground when the dighting was at Hig Worst. and. }iunting around. for food during the lulls, Finally they wot to the sanctuary of the Settie~ ment, the mother being completely exhausted by this time. They were sent to a refugee camp. but the next day she was sent to the hospital's present emergency maternity divi-slon; a baby boy was born a few hours later, "As the mother lay on her, clean white bed several days later," said Dr, Lawney, "she told us it seemed as if she must be in heaven. The Peace and quiet of the hospital after What she "had gone" through—was almost too wonderful to be true!
Soon after the maternity division way established "it became apparent that It was necessary {o establish all departments of the hospital in. a Jarger place, and the hospital bultd~ ings of the former Orthopoedie Hospital, 850 Route de Zikawei, have now been rented. for this purpose. The usual out-patient service has been restored. and in addition 75 Inpatients can be catered for.
As at present constituted, therefore, the organization calls for a continua tion of the maternity work of the refugee camps. on the same basis as before, and furthermore receives its usual "patients in all branches service. Tu the coming months. Dr. Lawney said, the service to the poor and the homeless will take up the greater part of its work. Unfortunately, the hospital cannot do this on ils own resources. and it therefore looks to friends and. well-wishers for help so that the Margaret Williamson Hospital may be used to the fullest possible extent in the present emergency.
"Bach patient that has come to she "concluded, "has pone through things she wants to. forget andthe quiet comfort received at the hospital makes them for ever grateful to those whose contributions have made this work possible
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