"Man in the Street" for Work Done in 1937
Shanghai, May 20. G6QPEAKING as a man in the street, I would like to say a word of gratitude for the way this hospital and similar organiza~ tions, and the public health autho: of the Settlement generally, have coped with the tremendous problems of epidemics during the past few months. With the Settlement and Concession filled with hundreds of thousands of refugees, it does not require very much imagination to realize the difficulties of the task, and one can only marvel that it has been so successfully overcome," said Mr. A. H. George, Commercial Counsellor to the British Embassy, at the annual meeting yesterday of subscribers to the Lester Chinese Hospital, held in the hospital building at 5.30 p.m.
Proposing as chairman that the Yo mention in one word all the stof report and accounts for 1937 be Hineluding, the voluntary workers) adopted, Mr, George said that for excelled in, it was "patience, for the Lester Chinese Hospital, as. for: without this' virtue much of the effort all others in Shanghai, most. of the events of 1937 wore eclipsed by what would be lost"
Tt was part if his duty to watch heppened in August. While the hosirgome and expenditure, and with] pital was taken by' surprise by the] the limited means at their disposal, Jarge number of casualties resulting was sometimes necessary to "clamp ym the Avenue Edward VII bomb-down on expenditure." "He wished profited from this terrible experience to. tackle the further they could meet the calls on. them and be able to run the hospital as Tragedy which took place on August deserved to be run, but they were 28, Tt spoke volumes for the ele dependant on contributions and had obey of the hospital to know that to do the best they could with the within. three hours everything was funds at their disposal. running smoothly. The community The vole of thanks, seconded by 3 could certainly congratulate itself on having the hospital where it, was in ara ©. Chen, was carded amid those. days, knowing that it could! acclamation. reply, Dr, D, Farquharson, act Ibe relied on to face every emergency.
"But it ig not an asset which ca ing' superintendent, appealed for the continued interest of the community be provided at a moment's notice fu the hospital, and hoped they would went on Mr. George. "The buildings Aisi the hospital occasionally may take only a year or so to build, "we are grateful for the fact that Cup it requires generation of hu-the war has brought the hospital man endeavour to build up the oF-more before the public, not only of enization and (o endow it with its Shanghai. but allo of Britain and high. traditions, It is like a com-'Anietica;" he continued. "We hope plicated. machine, requiring constant hat this tide of interest in. the os-eave and attention, adding to its load ere, easing the strain there, and alpital will continue to rise. and that note anid more people wil get Ways striving to maintain its' capacity' hear of sand the work we are at the highest pitch." seeking 10 do, "Life of the Community"
Wer are indeed thankful that we are able to. help so many, but Atter examining some of the fse think: of how much Deiter work Agures contained In the hospital wwe could do if, we had more and slatistles—which, he said, reflected!
Detter equipment, and we also. think the life of the community' served by fof the many more people we could the hospital—Me, George pointed out help if the wards now used for that, paradoxically enough, the great: urses" accommodation could be li attention given by the Chinese! fed with' patients." people to Western medicine was! rhe confirmation as trustees of the shown by the fact that during the
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