"I have often thought, that mass production' in hospital work must be most unsatisfying to doctors and nurses: it cannot, surely, make for the greatest welfare of the patient. Patients are individuals, not standardized machines; creatures with characteristics and idiosyneracies of their own, each quite different from his fellow. Hence, it seems to me, an intensive policy is better than a extensive one; if you cannot have both at the same time, quality of service is of greater value than quantity.
The value to the community of this Hospital remains as great as ever. Its opportunities, surely, are not less. And ay these opportunities increase, 80 does its responsibility towards the community. It is equally true, how. ever, that the responsibility of the community to the Hospital is not less than before, but greater. That the Hospital realizes its opportunities is, shown in the opening of one or two new features of work, and that it realises its responsibilities is seen in every page of the Report which is before you.
Mr. George went on to examine in detail the various items in the an= nual report, showing how active, in every way,' the staff and helpers of the hospital were during 1941, A vole of thanks to the shaft was then proposed by Mr. W. C. Bond, and responded to by Dr. Farquhar: son. Dr. B, E, Read addressed a few remarks to the gathering, explaining the ce-operation between the hospital and the Lester Institute in the matter of research, The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to Mr. A, George.
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