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EDITORIAL
THANKS It is right that we start the :first issue of th e New Year with sincere thanks to those who ha,'e assisted in the production of The Gazette during the past year.
First th n comes the Surgeon-in-Chief, Dr. I Corbet Fletcher, who since the initial issue of this Journal has been the Honorary Medical Correspondent. ' ince 1928 he has answered :first aid and kindred questions submitted by readers [rom all over the ,,·orld. The initials "N .C.F." have a meaning which is acknowledged as the la t word in information on subjects which our members arc so interested.
Then comes the many correspondents who month after month forward reports of activities. At times these men and ,yomen feel that their efforts are not appreciated owing to the fact that the reports have to be cut dO'wn or, as on some occasion, omitted altogether. ,\Ye can assure them that the receipt of their reports is definitely appreciated; and that it is only lack of space that comp els us to condense th eir wording.
In addition th ere are others, too many to mention individually, w ho assist in making The Gazette an interesting publication . The Doctors who fo rward articles so that members can gain knowledge; th e readers who often send suggestions for improvement; Divisional Secretaries who undertake the distribution of copies among their members. To all these we offer sincere thanks, and express the hope that they will continue to render this assistance.
THE WORK AHEAD
"With the advent of another year let us spare a few minutes to consider the work which lies ahead In addition to the usual first aid and mlrsing d uties members of the Brigade will be called upon to continue with many activities which were commenced during the days of war and which have been carried into th e days of peace.
To continue to give service where s u ch is needed it is necessary t o keep efficient and this can only be done by constant practice. L ectures, practical work and actual experience must be ever t o the fore. In addition increased membership is a most important item.. During the war years many members continued after they had r each ed th e retirement age; but wh en those dark days were over they felt, and rightly so, that th ey h ad played th e ir part. It is very necessary that new members are enr o lled to tak e th e place of these who have given voluntary service for so many years. Apathy must be overcome; the work of St John must go on; and so to every memb er of the Brigade we express the hope that they recruit at least one m e mb er during the present year. Then we can look forward to continued splendid voluntary service to mankind for which the St. J olm Ambulance Brigade is so justly proud.
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H i s Maj esty the K mg has been graciously pleased to sanction the following Promotiolls 2'11 , and Appointments to , The Venerable Order of the Hospztal of St. johH of j e/'llsa/em.
PRIORY IN SOUTHERN AF RI CA FOR PR O M O TION T O T HE GRADE 01· O FFI CE R (BROTHER )
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE COMMANDER ( BROTHER)
Willi a m John Cull en (fr om O ffi cer ).
Major J ames W illiam C rampto n (fro m Scrv ing O F Brother)
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE O F COMMANDER (BROTHER )
Vice-Admiral Sir R o b ert Linds a y Burnett, KC B., KB E., D S.O.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE O F OFFICER (BROTHER )
C olonel Os wald Lyall Shea rer.
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE OFFICER (BROTHER)
Simon Joseph Hoffman, M.R.C.S. , L. R .C. P (from Associ-ate Serving Brother).
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE O F OFFICER (SISTER)
Winifred Grace, Miss Hope (from Ser ving Sister).
Constance Georgia, Miss Carney (f r om Se rving Sister).
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE O F SERVING BROTHER
Major the Rev. Hugh Fal con er Yule (Ass ista ntChaplain)
William Stephen Sanderson.
James Armstr ong.
Ebenezer Thomson Denholm
Ernest Leslie Anderson.
D udley Stew art Huskis son.
Arthur Walter Pettit.
George Thomas Carrick
Charles Edward Hannah.
Joseph William BaIne. George Trestrail.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE O F ASSOCIATE SERVING BROTHER
Dr. Elijah Galgut
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING SISTER
Flora Lockhart, Mrs Kruger.
Eileen Marie Jo sephine, Mrs. Robinson.
Lucy May, Miss Crowther.
Ada Jane, Mrs Arbuthnot.
Elizabeth Ellen, Mrs. Walsh.
Natalie Margaret, Miss Morgan.
Fanny Alice, Mrs. Jenner
COMMANDERY IN NEW ZEALAND
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF KNIGHT
John H eaton Rhodes (from Officer).
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF KNIGHT
P er cy Ashton Elworthy.
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF COMMANDER (BROTHER)
Herb ert Au gustus Robert Huggins
D avid Ferguson Mackay (from Officer).
FOR A DMIS S IO IN T HE GRADE OF O FFICE R (BR O T H E R )
Harold Ray Gibson.
H enry Louis Pa terson.
Gerald Lindo Ferguson (on appointment as
Personal Esquire to Sir R. Hca ton R h odes)
F OR ADMIS S ION IN T HE GRADE O F A S SOCIATE OFFICE R ( BROTHER)
Si r Ernest Hyam Davis.
FO R PROMOTION T O T H E GRADE O F OFFICER (S IST E R )
Margaret Helen, Miss McKnight (from erving Sister) .
F OR AD MISS IO N IN T H E GRADE O F OFFICER (SI ST E R )
Amy Gladys, Mrs l\iiller.
Elizabeth Morrison, Mrs Young
FOR ADMIS S ION IN T H E GRADE OF S ERVING B RO T H E R
F r ank Desmond Claude Elvines.
Bernard John McKenna.
Ronald Stuart Munro.
Ernest Ashton.
Norman Francis Boag.
J ames Jackson Crawshaw.
Claude Hilton Kersley.
J ohn Joseph Scott.
Dr Thomas Wilson Wy lie.
Frederick Norman Ambler.
Charles Edward Marshall.
J ames Talbot Norton.
E d win Thomas Baker.
Charl es Edward Binns.
Fr ank J oseph Kennedy
J ames Cha rl es Donaldson Si m p son.
Albert George Augustus Swanson
H erb ert William Thompson.
Ja mes Ward.
Th e Rev. William Allen Stevc!ey (Ass is t ant C haplain).
FOR AD MI SSIO N IN THE GRADE OF ASSOCIAT E SER VIN G BROTHER
Jo seph Ab el.
FOR IN THE GRADE OF SERVING SISTER
Sh eila Ro se, Miss M acke nzi e.
Vera E li za b eth, Mi ss O s b or n
Sarah, Mrs. P err ett. Alice, Mrs. Shortland
Ann Elizabeth, Mi ss Bat es
Mary Janet, Miss Mitch ell.
Carrie Ir en e, Mrs Ton ey cliffe.
COMMANDERY IN CANADA
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER)
Herbert Darling.
WEST AUSTRALIA
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVING BROTHER
Neville Crowns on Joel, M.B.
INDIA
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF KNIGHT
Sir Thomas Guthrie Ru ssell, K.C.S.I. , K.C.I.E. (from Command e r).
FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE OFFICER (BROTHER)
Dr. Pr a bhar Kum a r Ch a tterje e (from Ass ociate S e rvin g Br oth e r)
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF OFFIC E R ( SISTER)
E dn a Grace, Mrs S ee d
Dor ee n M ar io n, Lady J olly.
Mary E liz abe th Ab cr cr om b y, M iss Mac qu ee n.
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVI N G BROTHER
Ri c h a r d W illi a m F r ed eri ck Woo tt o n
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE SERVING BROTHER
R ao Ba h adur R angaswami Ayyar Adiseshan.
Dr G o p al Ch andra Ro i
Ra gb a n s Ki shorc Balbir
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF SERVI N G SISTER
E ni d Ma r jori e C onstance, Mrs. Carrau.
E ls ie A g n es , Mrs. Kid cL
I NO [ A ( o. 3 DISTR[CT).
Coniinuing tlle report commenced in the December , 19-16, issue of The Ga z ette, sma ll parties of Released Civilian Internees arrived dai l y from Seplember 14 to 25, most l y from 'orill China or men from Singapore who , though in a bad condition, were able to think for themselves and t. hu s got through quickly. After that date larger parties arrived and had genera lly passed through hospitals either at Avadi or J a llshalli , from where they were despatched as soon as they were " fit to tra vel "-a term looked upon with misgiving as among them were lying and si tt in g cases
By t h e midd le o f OcLober it. \vas fo u nd n ecessar y t.o have a full-time docto r in r es idence , as many peop le wer e in n eed of m e dic a l a tt e n t i on
The fir st l a r ge p art.y a rrived at 3 a.m. vVhy s uch a n early time, n o on e co uld d iscover, but it b ecame qu ite n or m a l fo r p er so nn el t o ri se a t 2 a .m . T h e Sub -Area Comma nd er le nt milit a r y tran sp ort fo r t h e lu ggage. On arrival at the h ou ses hot drink s , san dwi ch es , a nd bisc uits w ere r ea d y It was durin g this time t hat d iscr eet a n d tactful parti cula r s were tak en, m a n y of ea ch p a rt y b eing quite incapable of s t a nding a ny more strain.
The mo st hectic morning w a s w h en 78 people a rrive d in thre e b a tches commencing at 3 a. m. By t h e tim e th e fi r st a rrivals were in bed, th e first d epartures from the m ornin g plane w er e br eakfastin g , s om eo ne th e n h a d t o acco mp a n y th e 7
Mary, Mis s Naomi. Ruth Winsome Key, M rs O akley Ida M a rg aret, Mrs . Pring. Winif r ed Margaret, Dr. (Mr s ) Cole. Doreen Rhon a, Mrs. Black. BURMA
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF OFFICER (SISTER)
G er tru de A m elia , Mr s. Goddard. Ro sina Mary, M iss Si mmon ds. N an cy Vida Sofia, Mr s Edgar.
FOR ADMISSIO N IN THE GRADE OF SERVING SISTER
May Ant onia , M rs. Lazaru s . Ma rga r et Ru th, M r s. Jupp
L e titi a Mu ri el, M rs. Eadon. MALTA
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF OFFICER (BROTHER)
J ose p h J ohn M angion, M. D.
PALESTINE
FOR ADMISSION IN THE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE SERVING BROTHER
Mohamad D ao ud Mous sa. party and t h eir l uggage to the p la ne l ea v in g from Santa Cruz , fo ll owed a n h our later by those passengers l eaving on t h e p la n e from J uh u Members h elping sn atched a li tt le r est dur ing the ni ght w h en possible.
O,,-ing to increased offi.ce wo rk co nfirming ver bal statements in writ in g , a paid secretary had to be emp loyed and she dea lt with the incessan t t eleph on e ca lls and k ept t h e office in order.
The only forma lity r eq u ir ed of R eleased Civilian I nternees on arr ival was the completio n of a sma ll form givin g th eir n ame, age , n atio n a lity, occu pation, wher e from a n d pT oceedmg to , and whether they wish ed to tr<l:vel b y sea or air . No praise can be too hI gh for t h e Em b arkati on Staff or t o t h e R.T.O s a n d t h e ir staff at V ictor ia Term inu s and Cen t r a l Station.
T r acin g l ost memb ers of a fa mily were a m on g t he m a n y pr obl em s , a nd It was p oss i b l e to re- u n ite fam ilies in many cases a l t h o u g h so m e h a d b ee n evacu a t ed in 1942 a nd ot her s int erned . T h e wo r st crisis was p erh a p s the comp lete stopp age of wat er a t. on e of the h ou ses for 24 hours. P a rtI es of wat er carri ers w e r e organi ze d but this was in a d e qu ate . T he F ire B r ig ade came t o t he r es cue a nd fill ed tanks until the n e cessary repairs w ere completed.
Chri stm as ,"vas celebrat e d with the Tr ee o n which Father Christmas had put a prese nt tor a ll. Th e children were taken to a marvellou s p a r ty on board a D estr oye r in t h e h a rb our.
February and March, when the majority of Released Civilian Internees awaiting repatriation to the United Kingdom had sailed, the two houses were kept full of ex-internees who had sufficiently recovered to return to the Far East. The second house was closed on March 31, the nurseries moved to the first hou se and this was closed on May 31. This Transit Camp which was expected to run for three months, ran for a total of nin e
PRIORY IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Th.e contest for the " Birchen ou gh /I Ambulance Shi eld was held at Bulawayo on October 19, when four teams from the Rhodesia Railways and two nonrailway teams competed before D oc t ors K. M. Rodger and C. Dawson. The Shield was last competed for in 1938, bu t the standard of efficiency shown b y t h e competitors was on a general high level. Bulawayo Railway gained fir st place followed by Umtali Railway. There was a separate trophy for the n on-railway teams, which was won by Bulawayo City. Prize for the highest individual marks was gained by R. D. Waldeck (Umtali ) followed by F. West (Bulawayo).
The personnel of the winning team are now eligible to represent Rh ode sia in th e next competitions in Southern Afri ca fo r the " Selborne Shield 1/
"ADOPT A PATIENT"
Last August an article appeare d in the Daily lVIirror under the heading " Adopt a Patient" in which mention was made of a nation-wide scheme in which memb ers of the Red Cross and St John would co-operate in visiting lonely sick people in hospital. Those interested were told to get in touch with their local branch and it was mentioned that in the case of the British Red Cross Society people undertaking such visits would be made Associate Members of the Society.
Although the article mentioned that Brigade Headquarters were sympathetic to this scheme it is, of course, our policy at the present time, owing to the grave shortage of fully trained Nursing Staff that Brigade personnel shou ld on with nursing duties, for which thelI Bligade training and experience makes them eminently suitable.
I:I0wever, as a result of the Daily Mirror •artIcle, some Divisions have been apby non-members wishing to be put u: touch with sick people wanting pen-frI ends, or to be visited.
It wo:uld seem that the "adoption" scheme IS really only feasible in the case of lon g-stay patients and in these days
m ost p a tien ts are d isch a r ge d fr o m h o pital within the minimum p e riod applicable owing to la ck of acco mm odati o n. 0 doubt in the ca se of chro nic sick, or l o ngt erm p a tie nts, th e ho sp it a l Almoners or Health Visito r ,"oul d get in touch with the l oca l Di v isio n to as k a ss is tance an d th en pe rh a ps m embers m ig ht like to s ee wh et h er t heir friends wo ul d v olunt ee r t o v isit p atie n ts Brigade pe r so nn e l, with their kn o,, ledge of h osp it a l e ti q u e tt e a n d nur s in g will, of co u rse , kn ow h ow i mpo rt a n t it is to ensure that th ose pu t in t ou ch wi t h patients app r ec ia t e th e n ee d fo r co -operatio n wi th the h ospi l a l staff, a s we ll as disc r et ion in a ll ma t te r s co ncernin g the pat ien ts
Di vi ions m ay li ke to s u gges t to th e ir Comm issio n ers t hat f ri nds un d ertak in g su ch work on beha lf o f the Bri gad e should, after a period of l im e, b eco me lI on orary i\[emb rs.
DEATH WHILST ON DUTY
The Chief Cummi s ionc r, Brigad' U\'erseas, Empire of I ndia, reports t.1 w fu ll uwing:-
T he Brigade in Bomuay has a gre a t l oss in the death of , \ mb ul a n ce Office r G 1" G u zdar a n d Pri , ·ate ]. c\ TaYdar while on ambulance duty d u ring th e r ecent disturbances in that Ci ty.
T hese members of lhe Pars i A mb ul a n ce
D iv ision had gone with their amb ul a n ces to th e Pydho,,-n i area Lo tra n spo rt injure d persons to hosp i ta l, bu t unfo rtunately themseh·es, in the mi dst o f t h ir devot e d w ork , fe ll vict ims to t h e se n sc less fur y of th e m o b It is t h e fir s t occas i on tha t a n y m embers of t h e B r iga d e , "hich ha s r en dere d co n sistcnt hum a niL ar ia n s ervi ce in Bomb ay fo r ove r fort y yea r s durin g the many unfortuna t e eli tu rba n ces that h ave occurred in th a L c ity, ll a\"e suffere d fatal inj uries w h il e o n a mbul a n cc duty during a ri ot . B ot h o f th e memb er s had ex cellen t r eco rd s: A mbulance Office r Guzdar h a d served th e Di v is ion since 1905 and p ossesse d the Ser vi ce Medal and six b a rs, wbil e Pri vat e Nav cla had se rye d since 1926 a nd h eld th e Se rvice Med a l and one bar. We tend e r to th e ir n ext-of-kin and to the Parsi Divisi on the sinceres t sympathy of the Brigade O vers eas and of the Brigade At-Hom e Pro Utilitate Hominum
CORRESPONDENTS WANTED
Mr. Leslie R. Westcott (of ,; Bradock ", Malv ern Road, Sidmouth, Devon), a of the Brigade At-Home, wou ld to correspond with members of the Bngade Overseas
DEATH OF CAPT. W. GOODLEY
It is with deep regret we announce the passing of Captain William Goodley, O B.E., M.C., K.St.J., on January 3, after many months of failing health.
Capt. Goodley was a living memorial to the first aid movement for over 50 years, having taken his first aid certificate in 1 95, and co ntinued hi s le n g thy servi ce throu ghout the years which followed until his death.
It was with the old Great Eas tern Railway that his inlerests were fir st ar o used, in the town o f !\larch, Cambridges hire. \-Yith the team fr om that town he w o n the Inter-Railway Challenge Shield in 1903, 190-l, and 1907, and durin g the years 1903 to 1910, led hi s t eam t o victory in the Great Eastern Railway Co mpetition Final s . In 1932 h e wa s app oint ed Centre S ecr e tary of th e Gr eat Ce ntral Ce ntre of the L on do n and Eas t ern Railway, and Jater the Great E as t ern and Gr eat K orthern Centre S ec r e t a ry ship. In addition, he was al so Ce ntr e S ecretary of the flliclland a nd Gr eat Joint Railway. In th Bri g ad e w orld he was the beloved Di s tri ct Co mmi ssi oner of the TO. 1 (Prince o f \Vales' ) Dis tri ct, having been app oint e d in 1933, foll owing the r si g natio n o f Col. I3ro o k s. He was a m e mb er of the 1:Ilarch Divisi o n, and on c oming t o L ond o n was a m e mb er of the Eas t Ham Divis ion a s Sup ernumerary Superintend ent in 1920. In 1922 he took over the Barkin g Division, and in 1926 was promoted to District Officer, and later to Public Duty Officer of No. 1 District.
In 19 24 he was admitted a Serving Brother of the Order, being promoted to Officer in 1930, Commander in 193 4, and Knight in ] 936.
Capt. Goodley was a Member of hapter-General, Coun cil, and on the Ambulance and Brigade Sub-Committees.
We extend to his widow and his family sincerest sympathy from the whole of the ambulance movement, both at home and overseas.
OBITUARY
vVe regret to anno un ce the death of the following :-
Mr. David E. Price of Penzance. Formerly a member of the Penzance Division, Mr. Price was interested in hospital and ambulance work over a number of years. He will be missed by his co llea gues .
Cadet Supt. G. E. Birkett of the Cleethorpes Division. NIr. Birkett joined the Division in 1927 and was appo inted Cadet
Officer in 1933. Under his guidance the Cadet Division flourished, his love for the work making it hard to replace him.
Sergeant Rowland White of the Central Division, Sheffield Corps, who died on December 1. He was one of the original members of the Sheffield Corps, formed in 1899, and had completed 47 years' co ntinuous service with the Brigade. For over 30 years he was in charge of the duty at Sheffield Empire Theatre; and at a recent Investiture received the Insignia of Se rving Brother.
Supt. O. Boyce of the Markham Main Corps. He was connected with the Corps fr o m it s inception in 1928 and before that with the Welbeck Division. H e was a Serving Brother of the Order and held the Service Medal with four Bars
The Chief Commissioner Brigade Overseas regrets to announce the death of:Sir Louis Barnett, C.M.G., Surgeon-inChief of the Brigade within the Priory in Jew Zealand. Sir Louis became District Surgeon of the Ot ago District in 1911 and Surge on-in-Chief in 1940. He was a Knight of the Order and holder of the Service Medal. He was also Emeritus Professor of Surgery in the University of Otago, and a past president of the New Zealand Branch of the B.M.A.
Sir Edward Thornton, who died on October 26 at Pretoria, was Surgeon-inChief of the Brigade in Southern Africa for the period 1933 to 1945, and was a Knight of the Order. He published many reports and scientific articles, and at one time held the chair of public health in the Witwatersrand University, and for a long period had a seat on the South African Medical Council.
Lt.-Col. Sir Hassan Surrawardy, O.B.E., who died on September 18, was Assistant Commissioner of th.e Brigade in India, and Associate Commander of the Order. He did much to raise the standard of education among the Moslems in India and had a considerable influence on medical education. He had been appointecd Han. Surgeon to the Viceroy, and was the first Mohammedan vice-chancellor of the Calcutta University.
Corps Superintendent V. N. Sarangdhar, of the Tiseo Town Corps, No.9 District, India.
FOUND
The following Medallions are in the possession of Mr. W. W. Briggs (of 87, Adelaide Street, Blackpool) :-No 262380 (Michael Bryne), No. 283424 (Percy Godfrey), and No. 485110 (Fred A. Monkman). Owners can have same on application.
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SHOCK IN FIRST AID TEACHING AND PRACTICE IN AN AVERAGE DIVISION
By Lieut.-Col. N. VV. HAMMER (County Surgeon, Northern Area, NO.1 (Prince of TVales's) District)
At a r ecent Area Conference of Brigade Surgeons and TUL ing Officers (S.R .• T) au thoriz e d by th e Assist ant Commissioner, Northern Area, the ubject of hock was much discuss ed, particularly from the point of view of brst Ai 1 t achers, w ho felt th e need for simple, practical, and agreed explanation of what th e First Aid wo rker is to understand by the term, and of what i expected of the First Aid wo rker who meets the condition, present in a greater or lesser degTe in every case of injur y, wo u nding, and burning.
The instructions of th e Textbook are admirably cl ar, conci ", though they app €ar to be based on Governm ent and other publications rath r than directly on €xperience; teachers, however , reported that in lecturing they were called upon to expand and explain tho se instructions, and to answer qu shon This of course applies to every item in the Textbook, but the subj ct of Shock appears to be o n e about which some students may tend to think along unorthodo x lines.
Shock is, for reasons of clarity, better termed" Injury hocll JJ (" Traumatic Shock "), or " Wound-Shock".
The us e of th e wo r d (( Shock" alone appear to have led to SOHl at pr sent unassessed, confusion in the minds of certain First Aid work rs, and too clo se a similarity , b oth in severity and in importance, has been assumed to xist b et:-vee n a condition due to injury (e.g. due to fracture of a femur, in a traffic aCCIdent or as the result of the impact of a shell-splinter) and a condition due t? emotional or. psychological causes alone (e .g the receipt of bad new, or the SIght of somethmg unu sual and unpleasant).
In not es th e term (( Injury-Shock JJ \",ill be used, and is held to mean the followrng :-
is a condition of depression of (partial failur of) VItalIty, I.e . of all th e fu nctions of the body; but it particularly and the workin g of th e heart and the circulatory systems. Injury-Shock IS the result of, and follows immediately on, every injury, wOHncl, or burn . may var y in severity, from a transient feeling of weakness or famtn ess to profound pr ostration.
!he injur ed may rally fr om th e immediate condition of Primary WhICh at once follows injury, and later may lap se into th e more.lastmg and m or e condItIon of Secondary Injury-Shock. b e conSIdered und er two headings :_ (1). Pnmary .InJury-Sho ck, and (2) Secondary en s ues immediately on injury. Unless, as in the exceptIonal case, It IS from th e b eginning so severe as to ca us e almost immed iate death, the na;:ural is t oward spontaneous recov e r y .
(a) has previously been weakened by continued lack of water (e.g. in tropica l warfar e or after shipwreck) ; by starvation (e.g. in a prison-camp) ; by exhaus tion (e.g after a long hot day's marching or fighting), or by prolonged illness or by o ld age; or
(b) if after injury h e (1) continues to suffer great pain (e .g. through clumsy, careless o r i ncorrect handling and movement or thr o ugh n eglect to protect and sec u re injured parts); or (ii) continues to lose body-fluid (in the form of blood or as th e wat ery discharge from ext ensive burns); or (iii) continues to lose body heat (the t emperature falls rapidly in Injury-Shock) ; or (iv) is " poisoned JJ by the absorpti on of products of tis su e-destructi on (s uch as are produced when flesh is burned, t orn, or crushed) or the products of infe ction: then h e will fail to rally from th e effect s of Primary Injury-Shock, which will th en merge directly into the more persisting and more grave condition of eco11-dary Injury-Shock, whic h directly menaces life. The pulse-rate rises; blood pressure and body t emperatur e fall.
Secondary a lso n ot infrequently develops some time after recovery fr om Primary Injury-Shock, as a r es ult of inadequate precautions to prevent it (e.g. after and because of rough or incorrect handling and management)
The First A ider must assist spontaneous recovery from the Primary condition, and seek to prevent, or minimize the severity of, the S econdary condition
The onset of Secondary Injury-Shock can to a great extent be prevented, not on I) by suitable care of the Primary condition, but by continuing to observe simple precautions after the Primary condition has improved.
These simple precautions are within th e scope of the least experi enc e d first aid worker, and th ey m u st never be omitt ed. Neglect to observe them, through careless haste, excited clumsiness, or sheer ignorance (seen, surprisingly , less oiten in recruits th an in th e ir seniors) is a failure on one's duty to the injure d, and a shame and disgrace to the St. J ohn uniform and the St . John rank held.
Simple first aid measure to deal with Pr imary I njury-Shock and to prevent or minimize Secondary are best considered and r emem bered in connection with the individual causative factors combining to lead to the es tablishm en t of a condition of Secondary Inju ry -Shock.
(I nstructors' Note.-The essential feature in S econdary Injury-Shock can be described as a p r ogressive fall in the blood-pressure, the causes of which are ario us, some nervous via the sympath etic, and some if clinical " Loss of blood and th e absorption of toxic products from the injure d tissues are strong collat eral factors. With the establishm ent of low blood-pressure a viGious circle is set up ; the prolonged lo w blood-pressure leads to sub -oxygenation of th e ti ss u e and capillary stasis. This capillary stasis (or possibly also capillary leak) reduces (? further) th e amount of circulating fluid, and the sub-oxygenation of th e ti ssu es leads t o th e appearance of various toxic products of imperfect tissue -matabolis m. Th ese collectively further r e duce the blood-pressure, and th e v icious circle goes on. It will continue to a fatal issue unless some link in the chain is broken and th e error in the blood-pressure is overcome.)
To sum up the general points about the mechanism of Injury-Shock :-
(a) Th e I ni tiating F actors are:
(1) Pain.
Thhe tendency is to ward s spontan eo u s and fairly rapid r ecovery. But 1, t e tnJwyed p ers on
Note.-:-It IS :probably a reflex re spo n se to violent sensory stimuli, and physlO-pathologIcally IS of th e nature (though no t necessarily of the degree) a syncopal attack, WIth card iac inhibition via the vagus This to "?e a (( JJ exp lanation of the magic word (( JJ as applIed m, thIS cor:nectlOn Th e Central and th e Autonomic Nervous Systems of course , both mv o l-:e ? m the mechanism of Injury-Shock. The cause of IS not, Surgeon Faulkner rightly pointed out at the Conference, n ervo us m the sens e that th e patient 's it d JJ his it n€FVes are upset ".) 1 rna e n ervo u s or J
(2) Loss of body fl uid , e.g. by bleed ing (including not only loss of blood from larger blood vessels, but also continued oozing as from a shallow if slice" wound of the buttocks) or by extreme loss of watery serum, as in extensive burns.
(3) Loss (;f body heat.
(4) ToxCEmia, (i) from infection; (ii) from if destruction-products JJ.
(b) The Sustaining Factors are :-
(r) Low blood-pressure.
(2) Decreasing blood-volume.
(c) The Results are :- .'
(r) Diminishing amount of circulatm g flUId.
(2) Deficient oxygenation of the tissues.
(3) Devitalization of organs (heart-muscle, kIdneys, etc.).
(T 0 be continued )
It is, my friends, the end of 1946 that I write these Notes although it will be 1947 when you read them It is the time when one usually looks back upon the past and thinks of the future. The past has been good; 1946 has shown steady progress (140 new depots), and the planning for the future should make 19 47 another good year.
First I have to tell you that the M.C.D Model, refurnished and dusted after its journeys, is now ready for the road again. Those of you runnin g any functions who would like the model for a specific date should let me know as soon as possible and I will do all I possibly can to arrange it. It will be sent to you carriage free but you will have to pay the return costs either to m y office or to the n ext place of showing. This cost rarely exceeds lO s. but the model must be sent by passen ger train. With the Model will be two posters and a number of leaflets. The best method of showing is to mount the Model on its travelling case (suitably draped) with a poster pinned to the front.
You will, I expect, have by now received from your County Office the fifty leaflets allocated to each Depot. Thes e set out the objects of the Medical Comforts Depot and have a space at the foot for the address of your Depot. These leaflets should be carefully distributed to those pe ople who would show them for you in a public place. They are suitable for the notice board of the Clinics, Clubs, Libraries and other such places. Perhaps your Doctors would show them in their waiting room s, the Vicar in the Church Hall, the Scouts and Girl Guides in their Club-rooms.
I am hoping soon to be able to give' the details of a free grant to those Divisions thinking of opening a Depot in the futur e and to be able to distribute a small quantity of stores now at my disposal.
and the harder the figh t the greater the victory . My M.C.D. register is a b:rlky little book now but neither the Co m mlttee nor the printer will grumb le at tWIce the number of pages provided t.hey are not blank ones.
Inci de n tally , while thinking of the M .C. D Register will you check your and see if it is correct? It I S essen bal that the booklet shou ld be up-t o-date and correct, so p lease let me know if your Depot is not there or 1£ It I S inc orrectl y gi ven.
Though a trifle late I wish you all a Happy New Year.
THE ECRETARY, j\l.C.D. Commithe.
MR. D. G. MONTEITH
On December 31st, 19-16 , a familiar figure at St. John's Gate relir dafter 3 years' service in the Order. \Y e refer to 1ilr Duncan Gilbert Monte ilh who bas given excellent sen"ice to the Order during his term of employment.
Mr. Monteith bad been Assistant S ecretary of the St. John Ambulance Association for 35 years and in addition As sistant Secretary of the Order for 33 years. During this time he was a familiar figure at Chapter and Committee meetings.
He will be r emembered as Competition Secretary of the Inter-Rail way and Police National Competitions; the form e r for some 24 years and the latte r s ince its incepti on in 1928. His connection with the Railway Ambu lance Competitions goes back for 33 years.
We wish him every happin ess in his retirement; and it is hoped he will attend certain meetings in the future and so keep up his connection with the work of the Order.
ST. JOHN TRAINED
A new poster suitable for advertisin g Miss P. Markwell has been awarded th e functions to be held in connection with L.C.C Hospital Staff's Silver Medal. It your Depot is now in the hands of the was in 1939 when Miss Pauline Markwell artist. attended le ct u res given by County Supt.
With all these good things to help you Dr. May Rutledge (Norfolk) and so please do not lose sight of the fact that became interested in the Nursing Profest( The Lord helps those who help them- sion. Having passed the examination selves "and sit down to wait for the good Miss Markwell joined the Norwich No.1 thin.gs to be showered upon you. Get Nursing Div.ision and later took her going, start planning, get M.C.D. minded General Training at the Fulham L.C.C. and show the world you deserve all you: Hospital to which hospital she has brought g-et. You will get more by deserving more honour for the first time for sixteen years.
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APPOINTMENTS
Ass istant Commissioner G. N. Bullock to Cou nt y Commissioner for Her efordshir e , vice Dr. Ian MacGregor, resigned.
District Surgeon Lt.-Col. Robert W. Magill Strain to Commissioner for Northern Ir ela nd, vice Mr. I an Fraser, resigned.
County Surgeon R. V. S. Cooper to Acting County Commissioner for D orset, vice Major Forbes deceased Mrs. Girouard, Staff Officer to the S up erintendent-in-Chief , to Assistant up erint endent-in-Chief, vice Mrs, Becbvith- m ith.
Brigadier Frank B, Hurndall, M.C., to Co un ty Commiss ioner for Hampshire , vice Dr. O. T. J. C. De H. Clayre, resigned lIIajor E. B. Hamilton, M.C., M.B., to Commissioner of TO. I (Lancashire) District. vice Mr. W G. Smith resigned. oun ty Officer James Pearson to Acting As istant Commissioner , North Riding of Yorkshire.
No.1 (PRINCE OF WALES'S ) DISTRICT
Southern Area. - The finals of the Nursing Competitions were held on ovember 30 when Asst. Commissioner Major A. C. \Yhite Knox, District Supt. (R) lVliss a n d Staff Officer G. E. Craft judged the team, bed-making and individua l tests respectively. The Macfadden competition was won by Lewisham and the Bed-making by Tulse Hill. Miss Walker presented the trophies whilst Ma j or \ iVbite Knox eA'tended thanks to the jud ges and welcomed the visitors includin g Asst. Commissioner Dr. Abraham. He also thanked his Staff for their assistance . Cricklewood.- During a dance held on D ece mber 7 a tray inscribed with the Insignia of the Order was presented to Div. Surgeon H. A. Faulkner's daughter (Dr. Lindsay- J ones) on t h e occas ion of her marriage, as a mark of esteem from the members of the Cric kl ewoo d Division . Th ose present included Supt Capt. A. W. J ournet an d Mrs. J ournet, Dr. Faulkner and Mrs. Faulkner.
Ealing.-The marriage of Capt F. Claridge (late District Officer) and Supt. Miss V. Baxter took place r ecently at West Drayton. The bride, attended b y Cadet Pauline Kimber, wore Brigade uniform and was given away by District Officer Standingford. Div. Surgeon Selby was best man and members of the Ealing Nursimg Diivis]on fOIJ:m ed a g u a rd of honour at the Church.
The annua l competition for the Tay lor Chall enge Cup was won by the team led b y A / S Mrs. Ch a pman. A /S Miss Marsden won the Lad y Sharpe Cup for the Individual first aid and A / S Mrs M. Burton and A/ S Miss B. Quamell retained the Baxter Bed -making Cup.
Epsom.-Four teams competed for the L onghurst Cup which was won by Ewell and Cuddington Nursing Division with Epsom Ambu lance runners- up Dr. McIntyre judged the wo rk which was watched by Mr. H. Longhurst (donor of the cup), Distri ct Offi cers the Mis s es Tu ckwell, Area Cadet Officers Miss White a n d L owe.
Hagger s ton. -The 57th Anniversary Dance of the Ambulance Divisio n was held at Shoreditch Town Hall, th os e present included County Surgeo n Lt.-Col. r \ V Hammer, Di strict Officer and Mrs. McBride, District Officers Dunsford and Collins , Supt. A. E. J aggers a nd oth ers Spot prizes were presented by President A. Granard , Mr s . J ohnsto ne and Pte. Perrin . A " welcome back" t o members of the H aggersto n Division was held at Headq u arters on December 9, when the Mayor of Shoreditch (Ald. VV. H. Girling) welcomed members from the Forces and con gratulated the Divisio n upon its sp l end i d war record. Supt. J aggers recall ed that first a id h ad been carried out by the Divis i on since 1885. At least four members of the Division h ad mad e the su preme sacrifice during the last war; and two members (Pte. VV. M. Nash and Sergt. J. Proctor) had gain ed the D.S.M. and M.M. re spective ly Southall. - A succ essful Christmas Bazaar was h eld by the Southall Division on D ece mber 7 at th e H eadquarters. The s t a lls contained m a n y u seful gifts inGluding some dolls and wooden toys mad e by members and Cadets of the Ambulance and Nursing Divisions. There was a good a ttendance and the stalls were quickly cleared.
COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE
On December 6 a Dancing Recital was given by th e Beryl J a rvis School of Dancing in R ea dill g , the proceeds being in aid of County Funds. During th e
The 18th birthday of the Ealing Nursing Division took place on December 10 when 15 a handsome modern clock, suitably inscr ibed, was presented to Mrs. Claridge b y Vice-President Mrs. Fife-Schaw, with the good wishes of the Officers and members. Mrs. Cla rid ge s uitably repli ed a nd welcomed thd Rev. Railton Bax (the Vice-President) and Dr. and Mrs. H amilton who had taken such an interest in the work.
interval County Commissioner C. A. Poole expressed gratitude to Miss Jarvis for her wonderful show and for the h elp the Recital would give to the Brigade. Those present included Asst. Commissioner F. A. C. Jarvis, County Supt. the Hon. Mrs. Leslie Gamage, County Officers H. F. Skidmore and Miss D. K. Gibbons and Corps Supt. C. F. T. Rolfe.
Reading.-On December 10 the Re ading Nursing Corps held a Christmas Fayre which was oI<ened by County President the Marchioness of Milford Haven Th e sum of £ 67 lOs. was raised to war ds the Medical Comforts Depot Fund.
Vice-President Bryant recently inspected the members and Cadets of the Reading T own" B" Division and pr esented awards. First aid work was demonstrated and comment ed up on by Div. Surgeon Boucher.
The annual competitions for th e Dr. Harnett Individu al Cup was held by members of the Reading Town "A" Division on November 25. County Officer H. F. Skidmore and Supt. O. J. Cripps set and judged the tests, placing StaffSergt. E. Chart first with Corpl. L. 'White as runner-up. County Commissioner C A. Poole presented the trophy and c ongratulated Corp I. \iVhite on gaining full marks in the theory test.
COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM
Chalfonts.-The Nursing Division recently held a dance at which there was a good attendance in spite of incleme nt weather.
The Amersham Nursing Division were recently entertained. The President, Mrs. Haward, welcomed the visitors and an exchange of views and reports were of mutual interest.
High Wycomhe.-Five teams competed for the Brccklehurst Cup which was judged by County Surgeon Lt.-Col. S. Hunt (team) and County Officer Day (oral). High Wycombe A team gained first place and received the cup from County Officer Miss Mitchel.
Linsdale, Leighton and Wing.-County Officer Miss Savory carried out the annual inspection of the Nursing Division Rishorough.-A rummage sale, orgaruzed for the new ambulance fund realized nearly £8. A further £10 been presented by the Bledlow Village to this Fund.
COUNTY OF CORNWALL
Penzance.-Asst. Commissioner W. W. Johnson expressed satisfaction at the annual inspection of the Penzance Division, and hoped the members would place every confidence in their new SuperMr. W. H. Maycock, and mamtam a good division. Sergt. Cecil
Sheppard received his warrant as Ambulance Officer, a nd Corporal Leslie Broad as Transport Officer. President R. H. Quick (one of the founders of the division) presented a wireless set for the u se of th e stand -by teams, which Supt. Maycock gratefull y accepted. Yi ce-presidents T . C. Cooper and W. J. II ichens paid tribute to the work being done. Truro.-Some months ago a Committee was formed of non-active members of the Brigade to provide funds to enable the Truro Division to carryon its work without financial worry. This Committee, under the chairmanship of President A. C. Canno n, worked well, and when it was found that tbe late Fie l dMarsha l Herm an Goering's bullet-proof car was to be in ornwa ll, asked that the proceeds be devoted to t. ] ohn funds. Local firms assisted by donating advertisin g space, giving prizes for compet iti ons, printing, etc., all expenses being met by anonymous donors. As a r es u It, the Divisional funds ha\'e recei\'ed £336 free of all expense
NORTH, EAST A D lID DEVO
The first County Competitions to be held since 1939 took place rec nUy at Paignton when T ewton j \ bbnt ga in ed first place in the mbulance Tests and Paignton in the Nur sing ection. The ju dges were sst. Commi ioner Major R. Gray and Div. urgeon G. E. a\\·don. C,?unty Commissioner 11. J. Yick pre.sIded at the presentation cere mony at ",:hlCh Mrs. R. Gray presented the trophies, glVen by Major Gray in memory of Dr. a:nd Mrs. P eriera .Gray, and a lso ci garette lighters, a lso a gllt from 1\Iajor Gray , to each member of the winning teams.
Mr. G. Stabb (Chairman of the Paignton U.D.C .) , who was accompanied by Mrs. Stabb, welcomed the visito rs and stressed th e importance of first aid. Co unty Surgeon Morton Palmer proposed a vote of thanks to Mrs Gray, the judges an d the stewards.
Those present included the l\1ayor and Mayores s of Totn es , Mrs. H. J. Vick, County Office r Miss F. K. Wood and members of the medical profession.
PLYMOUTH, S.W. DEVON, and E. CORNWALL
Plym.outh.-:-The . inspection of the Remforcmg DI v IslOn was carried out by County Commissioner C S. C. Prance on No ve mber 1. H e was accompanied by his County Staff Supt. F. B Bowden was in charge of the parade.
A :first aid quiz was h eld at Cadet on November 8, the competmg teams being Sherwell Student Nursing Division and Plymouth Transport Ambulance Division. The former 16
beat the latter by 7t marks. Corps Supt. R. G. Parr was the question master.
A first aid course he ld recently in Plymouth, open to Brigade members and potential r ec ruits, proved very successful, and a further course for women is being held. A feature of these courses is that they ar e conducted by a panel of doctors who give on e l ec ture each. County Commissioner Prance gave the first l ecture, followed by County Surgeon C. R. Croft , Div. Surgeons R. H owarth, T. 1. Sibbald, T. E. 'Wood, and M. Fox. The annua l inspection of the Plymouth Central Ambulance Division was carried out by County Commissio ner C. S. C. Prance who was accompanied b y m e mb er s of his Staff . econd Service Medal Bars \;'ere presented to Su pt. D oidge and ergt. E. Moul, First Bar to Staff ,·ergt H. Sargent and Service Medal Ribbons to Amb. Officer G. H. B. Short and Pte. A. Phillips.
County Commissioner Prance, accompanied by his Staff , inspected members of the Plymouth Co-operative a nd Stoneh o u se Ambulance Divisions on December 1 2. A Seco n d Bar to the Service Medal was presented to Corps Sup t. R. G. Parr (County Staff) wbo is a former Superintendent of the Stoneho u se Di vi si o n, and a First Bar to County Cadet O fficer A. E. L. Parkin who was in command of the parade. Torpoint. - sst. Commissioner Col. G. Thomson carried o ut the annual inspection of the Torpoint Ambulance a nd Cadet Nursing Di vis i ons o n N ove mber 7. He was accompanied by County Officer R. E. Bowden, Supt A. H. Atkins being in charge of th e parade with Amb . Ofncer Mrs. Eddy in charge of th e Cadets.
Tavistock.-Th e annual insp ection of
the Tavistock Nursing Division was taken by County Commissioner Prance who was accompanied by County Supt. Mrs. Balsdon. During the period ended September 30 the members had carried out 700 transport cases and staffed the ambu lanc es during the day when Ambulance m e mbers were unable to leave their work.
COUNTY OF DORSET
Poole.-Members of the Poole Ambulance and Nursing Corps have und ertaken to render assistance at the Hurn Airport, and o ther air bases, under the control of B.O.A.C. On December 14 Corps Surgeon R. J. Ma ule Horne and certain Ambulance and Nursing members visited the aerodrome, being welcomed by Dr. A. Peffers (M .O for se v eral Airway bases in the district) who conducted them on an interest ing tour.
Councillor Miss M. M. Llewellin opened the Christmas Bazaar of the Poole Corps, and said that the Order of St. John was a mong the most noble of the voluntary organizations. Corps Supt. F. C. Bryant explained the need for new equipment, whilst Vice-President Major M. J. vVheatly (Member for East Dorset) spoke in appreciation of the work of the Corps.
COUNTY
OF ESSEX
The annual competition for the " Margaret Lucas Cup", open to units in the Chelmsford Area, resulted in Chelmsford Ambula nce winning the cup for the second year in successi on. Writtle Nursing Division was second and Ch€lmsford Nursing Division third. Dr. Booth judged the first aid tests, whilst County Supt. Mrs. Smellie, who presented the trophy to the winners, judged the aftercare.
GROUP TAKEN
St. John ModeI.-During the three 1936. Su pt S. W il de thanked Mr. weeks that the Model was on show at Newm a n (m a n ager of J o hn 1. Thorn yColchester the sum of £ 54 was collected cr oft) for u se of canteen , and Mr. J ohn At Chelmsford the receipts were £ 18. Simpso n and F reddie Si mpso n fo r their Chelmsford.-The Crompton Parkinson g reat a·ssistan ce. He gave p a rti cula r s of Nursing Division held a social and sa le of w or k und ert a k en by the Di v isi o n durin g work in the Social Centre a nd the sum of 1946 w hich included atte n d in g 356 cases £ 15 was raised towards the n ewly form ed e ntailin g 14 ,757 miles. Medical Comforts Fund. / Winchester.-During a rece n t soci a l a COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER tablet was u nveiled by Asst. Com miss io n er The annual County Competition s for Dr. T. P. L a l onde commemo r at in g t he Nursing Divisions were held at Ch elt en - fact that the Headquarters \,-ere given by ham, those pr esent included County Miss B. Errington Love land (D ame of Commissioner Dr. Barrett-Cardew a n d Grace of the Order and Pres ident of Mrs. Cardew, County Supt. Mrs. Faber, 'Win chester and District Divis ion) in County Vice-President Mrs Steph en c o nn ect ion with the il \'er Ju b il ee of her Mitchell, County Surgeon Sadler, Coun ty a ward. S u p t. E. J. Burley sa id th a t Mi ss Nursing Officer Mrs. Sadler, County Lo velan d h ad a l ways helped the D ivision, Officer Read and County Ca d et O ffi cer h avi n g paid for the first stretcher and Miss Trimmer. The judges wer e , T eam th e first am bulance. The D ivis ion had Test: Corps Surg eon Bru ce Wallace a lso grown through the generos ity of her (first aid) and Miss Ed geley, former b rother, Mr. R. Loveland. Dr. La londe Superintendent of Queen 's Nur ses (home said t h e tab l et was a fitting t.r i bute to a nursing); Individual: Div. Surge on T om great lady. (first aid) and County Surgeo n Gwen dol en CO UN TY OF JER EY Brown (home nursing); B edmaking: T he competition for Lhe " II. . \ . Miss Sharpe, S R.N.; Uniform: Coun ty As sind er Cup " was he ld rece n t l y wh n Officer Miss Rodicachi. the team under Sergt. H. H. Todd \Va
The results were: decl are d t he winners. The Bailiil (S ir 1st (Bledislow Trophy): Cheltenham Al exan der Co u t an che, Co u nty Pres ide n t), Central; 2nd (Faber Cup): Cheltenham; in presentin g t he Cup , stated that Bedmaking ( Caruthers - Little Cu p): th e tests showed how strong the \vork Cheltenham The County Co mmis si on er of St J ohn was proceeding in the I s land presented the trophies and Miss F a b er a nd how much was owed to those w ho asked the competitors to do their b est to mak e the work possible . I n addition to obtain new recruits as the present nu m b ers the t rophy the Bail iff presented t h e D r. were insufficient to meet all requirem en ts. Hanna In dividua l Trophy to Corp I. She also thanked th os e who has a ssis t ed B urt a n d warrants of appointments to her with the competitions. Su pt . W. F. Bar t l ett, Area Cade t Officer
COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE H. E. St ep h en s, Actin g Cadet O fficer Basingstoke.-A team representing th e J. F Barr ette and Area Cadet Supt. Mrs Southern R a ilw ay gained the L o r d M a cFay d en. CamrGlse Cup, the competition for which Sir Al exan der co n gratu lated t h e winwas held recently at St. John Ambulance n ers a n d we lc omed Dr. Sho n e a n d M r. Hall. Those present included County Halliwell H e a lso referred to th e fo rthCommissioner Brigadier Hurndale, As st. c OD?-ing St. John Co unty Co uncil me etin g Commissioner N. R. Turnbull, the Mayo r w hi ch w as, n o do ubt , a very imp o r ta n t and Mayoress of Basingstoke (Councillor proposal. and Mrs. C. J. Jefferys) and Councillor prese nt includ ed Co unty ComMrs. Alfred Kirk. The judge was mISSIOner Dr. H a nna , and Mrs Hanna, DIV. Surgeon H. Keith Williams, the tes t A ss inder (r ep resentin g Mr. H. A. having been. prepared by CorpI. L. T. donor of th e tr oph y) , Vi c eGough, the competition secretary. Prizes J. R emphr y, a n d num er o us for the first three teams (Southern Railway Bngade offi cers . A and B al'l.d Basingstoke Town A) were COUNTY OF LANCASHIRE distributed by the Mayor. A . The Basingstoke Division will benefit Nursing Division held b a Brmg and Buy Sale and Christmas y nearly £100 as the result of a Boxing Fayre" at the Ambulance Hall, the n et tournament held at Thornycroft's Canteen. proce eds of which are approximately Mr John Simpson, boxing manager and £220 which will go towards the Fund for tFamer, arral'l.ged the function at which new uniforms. Councillor W. W. Cocker Vi?ce Ha.wkins, who recently became dl till f mtddle-weIght champion of Great Britain opene e unction, being introduced by d th Mrs. F W Oldham. Those present an . . . e Empire, had an included County Surgeon Dora Wheeler Wlth Freddie Simpson, and Supt. Mrs. Sharp. Dancing followed light-weIght champion of Great Bntam, after the room had been cleared. 18
Lytham St. Anne s .-A " w elc ome home" party for m emb er s of the Lytham
S t. Ann es Ambula n ce and N ur sin g Divisi on s w a s h eld on D ece mber 4. at Headqu a rt ers. Over 100 returnin g m e mb er s and fr i en ds a tt ended, a m on g the m bein g the M ayo r (Co un cill oT E. vVr en I-Iil ton), Ar ea H o n . Solicitor , the Town Cl erk (l\ Ir. W. H eap) , A sst Co mmiss i o n er '-V. H Gasta ll, P resident VV. H. I ngh am and Mrs. Ing h a m, Dr. J. P Lett (l\Iedical Officer of H ealth) a nd Mrs Lett. Distric t Officer M iss' H M. Sm ith ( u pt. of t he L yth a m St. Ann es N ur sing Division since its in cept io n in 19 25 ) thanked Amb. Office r Mrs E. Fi el d ing f or h e r l oya l w ork over 20 years a n d r egretted that she was r esi g ning owing to ill health. She presented her wi th a personal gi Lt an d Ass t. Co m missio n er Ga stall prese n ted her wi th a l eathe r ha n dbag from a ll officers and members.
b enefit to the town a s a w h ol e. " Supt. Newall, in r eturning thanks, described the wo rk of the Brig ade since its inception. This had incre a s ed consid erably and the £ 1,000 w ould g o a v er y long way towards pur cha sin g an ambulance which they m u st h ave.
A ld e r man H enry D eer, wh o formed the F un d durin g the war, w ith the gen erous su ppo rt of M r. P. J. Scarl ato , w a s ple ased t o be as s ociated w ith th e p res entatio n, a n d Co un cill or W A. J. B ri c k, secretary of t he Fund, said that it w as b ecau se the town h a d n o t b ee n blitz e d that the mo n ey was avail a bl e. County Commissi o n e r Capt. G B. Armstr on g a lso a dd e d hi s thanks , and in r ep l y t o t h e toast of "The Brigad e /I, submitted b y t h e Mayor , pai d tribute to the wor k carr i e d o ut b y memb ers in Stamford , a n d ac kn owl edged th e w ork of Supt . and M r s . ewall , a n d a lso Dr. W. A . COUNTY OF LEICESTER Hawes, who had t a u g h t th em fr o m the first day of t he in a u gurat i on of the
Leice t cr. -The Gipsy Lane Ambu lance Brigade in Stamford. Di vj ion he ld an njoyable Su pper a n d oc ia l on December 4. Presi dent L. COUNTY OF NORFOLK l\filler welcomed the many members and Gui s t. -Maj o r J. V Abela (Co mfriends and hoped i n the near future that m iSSIone r Bri gad e Over se a s, Malta) a Ladies Cl ass , and also boy and girl addressed a r epr esen tative gath ering of cadet divisions , would soon be added. He local St. J ohn D ivi si ons o n N ove mb er 20. Div . urgeon P. Hughes w ith He spoke at l en gth o n t h e history of the a desk lighter in r ecognit io n of his va l uab l e I sl and a n d its t r ad it i o n s, a nd d etails of sen' ices to the Division. Supt . Hames the continuou s enemy b o mb a r d m en t supported the President in his remarks d u ring the early stages of th e w ar. H e r egarding the Ladies CIa s. a lso exp lain ed t h e co m pos iti on of the Brigade under his charge. Co unty Co mCOUNTY OF LINCOLN missioner Sir T ho m as Coo k pr es ided. Gainshorollgb. -The ann u a l din n er of Ma j o r A b el a a lso visite d Th etford and t h'e D i vis ion, the fi r s t in Cley. its p ew H eadq u arters, was held on Coltishall.- Th e a nnu a l m eeting and D e c em b er 11 Dr. C. vv. Pearso n , a n ew inspec t io n was hel d r ecently . County fri en d of the Di vis i on , proposed the toast Com mi ss i o n er Sir Th o mas Cook being of II ·Th e Brigade /I and exp r essed his pr ese nt, acc omp ani ed b y As st. Coma ppr eci a ti on of t h e wo rk do n e. Su pt mi ss io n er Dr. A. G. H olm a n. Mr. H V. R. P White, in rep l y , extended a ve r y Di g b y has b een n o min ated fo r the post as hearty we lc ome t o D r. P earso n , a n d ex- S up erint end e nt. presse d r egr ets at t h e ab se n ce of t h eir old ,pey.-The T ovvn Hall has been acfri end Dr. No xo n Sergt. A. P. Nie d er- quir e d by the Brigad e , and a j oint coml e ithn er, wh os e app ointm ent a s Ambu- mittee consistin g of Brigade Officers and lance Officer was announc e d, gav e representatives of local organizations will "Absent Friends". Amb. Offi cer P. control it. The County Commissioner has Holla nd (Scunthorp e ) repli e d to th e toast indicated tha t whereas the property will o f " The Visitors ", proposed by Supt. b e primarily us e d for the instruction of Mrs Robinson, and Amb. Offic er B. C. first aid, he is anxious that the parish shall Wilsea expressed thanks to the or ganizin g not be depri v ed of its u se as a place of Committee. general entertainment.
Stamford.-At the first post-war dinner Sheringham.-The extensive new headof the Stamford Ambulance, Nursing, and quarters in vVyndham Street w ere Ambulance and Nursing Cadet Divisions, officially opened on November 6, when The Mayor (Councillor A. F . T. Jeeves) the Chairman of the Urban District presented a cheque for £1,000 to Supt. Council, Mr. F. Jordan, presided Those VV. R. Newall on behalf of the Truste es , p resent included Sir Th o m as Cook (County to wind up the :m.nances of the May o r' s Commisskmer), L a d y Cook (County PresiWar Charity Fund. The Mayor said: dent), County Supt. Dr. M a y Rutled g e, " We are unanimously of the opinion that Assistant Commissioners, a nd other in assisting ;the Brigade we are offering a County Staff 19
COUNTY OF OXFORD
Bartons.-The awards gained in recent examination were presented to members of the Bartons Nursing Division by County Supt. Miss J. Fanshawe, who gave a short talk to the members, stressing th e importance of discipline and loyalty. She congratulated Supt. Mrs. Cross on the smartness and efficiency of the Division. Those present included President Lady Dashwood, Vice-presid ent Mrs. P. Fleming, and County Officer Mrs. Barrett.
West Oxford Division.-The Mayor and Mayoress of Oxford (Councillor and Mrs. E. A Smewin) attended the annual dinner of the Division, over which Supt. G. J. Taylor presided, supported by County Surgeon G. C. Williams and Mrs. Williams, County Officers F. Dearie and H. Howard, Corps Surgeon G. Weddell, and Supt. Mrs. Weddell, Corps Supt. F. N. Rogers, and Div. Surgeon H. D. Darcus. Dr. Williams (who is M.O .H . of Oxford) gave the toast of the Division, and Dr. Darcus responded. To the toast of the visitors submitted by Amb. Officer S. ' iVatts, the Mayor responded, and thank ed the Brigade for the efforts that they had put in for the eity. "The Ladies " was given by CorpI. Hicks, and replied to by Supt. Mrs. Weddell. Dr. Darcus announced that Sergt. R. WaITe (who is a City Councillor) would be promoted to Acting Ambulance Officer.
COUNTY OF SUSSEX
Horsham.-Mr . E. R. Dinnage (Chairman of the Horsham V D.C .) presented to Horsham Brigade personnel, lllcludlllg first Bars to the Service Medal to Sergt. B. Street and CorpI. W. G. Worcest€r. Other presentations included labels and medallions
Easthourne.-Asst. Commissioner C.
Heywood carried out the annual inspection of the Eastbourne Division, accompanied by District Officer C Milton. He welcomed back many members returning from the Forces, and congratulated Supt A. J. Burnage and the members on their smartness and effic iency. Service Medal Ribbons were presented to Sergt. A. Homewood, Corp I. R. 1art in , and Pte. E. Lawrence. Supt. Burnage expressed thanks to Mr. Heywood, District Officer Milton, and to Canon Corbett for the loan of the St . Phillip's Church Hall.
COUNTY OF SHROPSIDRE
Oswestry.-On November 4, the Oswestry Division held an interesting and instructive meeting, the occasion being the visit of Major Abela, Commissioner, lalta District, Brigade Overseas. He was accompanied by County Surgeon F. H. County Supt. 1\liss H. Corser , and DIV. Surgeons Marshall and Johnson.
After inspecting the parade, which consisted of the Oswestry Ambulance and Nursing Divisions and Maesbrook (Priory for Wales), Major Abela witnessed demonstrations of hand seats and competit ion work by the Nursing members. Major Abela congratulated the parade on their smart appearance, and the Oswestry ursing Division on their \Yqrk. He went on to give an interesting talk on Malta in war-time He referred to the fact that the first bombs of the late war fell on the historic Fort of t. Elmo, fam ous for the great siege of 1565; and that the only St John Ambulance in Malta bore the classic number of 1565 as its registration number. County Surgeon Edwards, thanking Major Abela for his visit and interesting talk, sa id how glad Shropshire St. J ohn was to welcome the Commissioner for Malta, the Island for whom all in England had such a great admiration.
Those present at the meeting, organized by Supt. Mrs. A. M. Pugh, included County Surgeon King Ha y, County Officers T. H. Evans and D. Ll oyd \iVllite, the County Officer for Montgomery shire, Corps Supt. Mrs. Oscar Williams, and other officers. The County Commissioner was not able to be present owing to another St. John function.
COUNTY OF STAFFORD
Burton.-County Commissioner E. E. Dudley inspected personnel in the Burton District at Burton Headquarters. On parade were representatives of Burton Ambulance, Nursing, and Cadet Divisions Ambulance and Nursing Those present included "Drs. Oddle and Coventry, Presidents .MFS. Coventry and Mrs. W. S. Eadie, S:upts. Andrews and Mrs. Harrison, and Cadet Supts. Stevens and Mrs. Wyatt of Burton 20 '
a nd Corps Officer Hodson and A/Supt. Mrs. Tomlinson of Vttoxeter. The Commissioner referred to the activities of the Order during the last war , and gave a short talk on the work of the Order since its inception Mr. Dudley stressed that fact that there was plenty of work to be be done. In the county vari.ous ambula nces had been sent to Divisions. The Commi sioner congratulated all members o n th ir turn-out, and appealed to them to interest their fri e nds in Brigade work.
WoI erhampton.-The \Vol v erhampton Corp is ju s tly pr o ud o f the successes in Competitio ns durin g the year 1946. \V olverhampton IT urs in g Division, leader adel Supi. E. atley, holds the " Thompson up" for \Volv erhampton a nd Di s trict orp s Competition, the "Brenda L a d\' lIi c kman -hield" for So u lh t a fi o rds h ire I\rea, the "Dudson B owl " f or the o unty of -ta£ford, and tbe 1 cgi onal Tr op hy w o n at the Regional Competitio ns between s ix Counties at Birmin g ham. The J 0 e ph ankey and . on s, Ltd., " 'o rks Di\'isi on, leader CorpI. Maydcw, holcJ s tll "Burton hield" for \\ 'oh ' crhampton <lnd Di s trict Corps, the " Dani 1 l\ lc o il -hield" for South .- tafiord s hire r a, thc " hri s topher :' hi ld " fo r Lhe ounly of taflord, and the Heg ional Tr o phy won at the Regional 'o mpctiti o ns b twecn six counties at Birmin g ham.
COUNTY OF WARWICK
COy ntry Iorri Engines Division.The 2nd annual competitions for the Marvill t am trophy and Hammond Individuall\lerit Challeng e Cup were held reccntly. Judges werc orps Supt. Orme, orps Orflcer Hyde, and Div. Surgeon Galcott Ed"wards. "C" Team gained the fust trophy, and Pte. Lomas, who captained the winning team, gained the Individual Cup.
Coventry.-On December 13 a happy gathering assembled at the "Vhite Lion . Hotel, a somewhat bomb battered hostelry adjacent to the levelling stone which marks the centre of the future city, the occasion being an informal dinner at which members of the City of Coventry .Am bula nce and Nursing and the Thr ee Spires Nursing Divisions were present. Supt. Tay lor (City of Coventry) proposed the toast of the Central Divisions, an d welcomed all gu ests , and spoke of a coming programme of events which will extend the co-operation between the Divisions. Supt. Goldby (Three Spires) replied.
Stratford - on· Avon.-A "'iVelcome Home" party was held at HeadquaFters, at which the Mayor and Mayo ress (Councillor and Mrs. E. Baildham), President Alderman R. M. Smith, Vice-
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president Councillor E. P. Ray, Div. Surgeon A. R. MacWhinney, were present. Supt. W. Cockings paid tribute to members of the Brigade who have returned from the Forces; and a minute s silence was a bserved to recall the loss of two members whilst on Service. On behalf of the r eturning members, Mr. V Goldby returned thanks. The Mayor expressed thanks for a very pleasant evening, whilst Dr. Mac\iVllinney praised the work of the Social Club Committee.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER
Lye.-President Hugh L. D. Perks presided at the annual dinner of the Lye Ambulance Divisio n, supported by Supt. T. H. Pardon, Corps Officer Mills, Vicepresident J. Round, Mr. F. H. Schofield (ex-Asst. Commissioner), and others. Presentation of awards were made by Mr. Schofield, whilst thanks were expressed by Mr. Rufus Dunn, who spoke highly of the work of the Brigade. W orcester.-The first competition for the "John" and "Joan" trophies, presented by Asst. Commissioner Dr. C. P. Porter and County Supt. Dr. Mrs. Porter for bi-annual competitio n by Individual Superintendents or other members in the Southern Area Corps, was held in the Shire Hall, Worcester. The judges were Div. Surgeon G. J. Meikle (Malvern Wells) and Corps Officer Miss D. "V. Jones. The competition consisted of practical tests in first aid or home nursing, a written test, and a viva voce test on Brigade Regulations. Those present included the donors of the trophies, County Officer Miss E. C. J eakes and County Press Officer J. H. ' iVatkins. The winners were: "John" Cup, Amb. Officer Harrison; "Joan" Cup, Amb . Officer Mrs . Yates. County Supt. Dr. Mrs. Porter presented the trophies to the winners.
WEST RIDING OF YORKSIDRE
Bradford Corps.-A " Welcome Home" dinner and social was held on December 11 for members who had returned from the Forces. Asst Commissioner Dr. W. N. West Watson was present, also Dr. R. Chester (the newly-appointed Corps Surgeon), and Div. Surgeon R. G. Crawford.
On December 15 the Assistant Commissioner opened a series of winter lectures " Discussion on the Supplement of the Textbook". This is to be followed by other lectures on various subjects.
Dewshury and District Corps.-This Corps was recently approached by the Superintendent of the General Infirmary, Dewsbury, to assist in the contwl of visitors consequent on the visiting heurs
HC!>RSHAM DIVISIONAL TEAM. WINNERS OF THE COUNTY OF SUSSEX AMBULANCE COMPETITIONS, 1946.
b ein g chan g ed fr om t wi ce a w ee k t o ea ch evening except Sunday s. Members of t he Dewsbury Division promise d to h elp , and now each memb er in turn t a kes duty for one hour each e v ening. This as sistan ce is much appreciated by the In fi rm ary Board, w hilst the m e mb ers th e m sel ves consider it an imp ort a nt Brig ad e Du ty. Leeds Corps.-The Armle y and , iVortley Ambulance Division h eld it s reuni on dance at Armley Bath s Ballro om The Victoria Nursing Divisi on made a great success of the w hi st d ri ve a n d dance held on D ecember 6.
Spen Valley Corps.-A sst. Commissioner
H. Harrison o ffic ia ll y op en ed t h e new Headqu a rters of th e Cleckheaton Divisions, and suggest ed tha t ser vice in the Brigade should b e the equi val ent of Army Territ oria l Ser v i ce for co n scripts. He also ex presse d th e ho pe that t he new premises w ould b e a co m forta bl e home for the members . P resi den t S. R. Ellis tha nked th e As sistant Com missi on er, and sa id that the op enin g of th e n ew h eadquarters w a s a g reat d ay in th eir history Div Surgeon W. F Mason, supp orting Mr. Ellis, said that th e Brigad e w a s d oing really g ood work which w a s well kn own to the medical pr ofession.
RAILWAY AMBULANCE NEWS
GREAT WESTERN
E. D. B. K eefe, w h o recently r eSIgned fr om th e p osit i on of Div isi onal Se cr et a r y (L ond on B Di v isi on) att ended a meetin g of the DIVISIOnal Ambula n ce Secr etarie s' Co nference during which Mr. H. Ad ams Clarke (the Ch a irman ) th a nke d him for his w ork in the Di v isi on a nd f or the m ovem ent generally . Mr. W . J. Waite (W orcest er ) supp ort e d b y Mr. G. S. H odder , p a id tribute t o Mr. K eefe's serv ice and a sk e d him to acc ept an umbrella and fountain p en fr om th e ConferenGe.
Mr . Keefe g ained his certificate in 1904 and h.olds the Great W est ern R a ilway Long Service Medals and Bars for 40 y ears efficiency. He was admitted as Serving Brother of the Order in 1923 and promoted to Officer in 1945 He was s ecretary to the Oxford class from 1910 t o 1922 and a m emb er of the Division a l Ambulance during that period. He h.as aGted m the capacity of Divisiona l Secretary since 1928.
schoo lb oy, travelling from Temp lecombe to Bath , l ooking ou t of the window struck h is head against a bridge. He suffered from severe in j uries including c u t comp letely round nose, accompanied by a fract ur e, wo u nd eArtending from centre of fore h ead rou n d to right eye to the right temp le, with a possible fracture. The doctor who attended the case in hospita l praised the excellent first aid rendered by Mr. Tapper.
Comp etit i on s . - The 1947 Com petitions for District Group 2 will be he ld as fo ll ows :-
District 6: January 19 at Excter.
District 5: January 20 at East leigh.
Districts 2, 1, and 4: January 22 at Brighton
District 3: January 27 at Ramsgale.
The 194 7 Competition for Group I will be held as follows :-
District 2: March 10 at Brighton.
Districts 1 and 4 : ::\larch 11 at Brighton
District 3 and Ladies: ::\Iarch 12 at Brighton.
District 5: l\Iarch J 4 at Poole.
District 6: March 17 at Excter.
Final Co m p e titioD s.-The oUlhem Railway Final will be held at the Borough Polytechnic, Borough Road, London, S.E. 1, on Friday, April 1 1.
Chard.-Mr. ,V. Geo. Pape, Chairman, Southern Railway Ambulance Centre, over a .large gathering on the occaSlOn of the annual di tribu lion of awards. He was supported by Mr. E. J. Sheppard (station master) and Jr. E. J. (Ambulance District Sccretary).
A specIal presentation \-vas made to Messrs. Knight and , iVales, who both received wallets containing treasury n otes, as a tribute from the staff for their man y kindnesses extending jointly over 92 years . Mr. L. Likeman was congratulated on receiving the 2 1 year award. Mr. Prew paid tribute to the work of Mr. Hulbert, Class Secretary.
LONDON, MIDL AN D A ND SCOTTISH
Camden.-The annual p r ese n tati on of a wards was h el d on December 14 w h en Mr. R eyn olds pr es i ded and welco m e d t h e Mr. F Midgley (Goods Agent) dIstnbut e d th e nu merous awar ds ding certificate s for 15 years , 20 yea r s, 25 y ears, 30 y ea rs, 34 years a n d 35 year s.
A spe cia l presen tation was made to M r.
S. Purb es w h o h ad b een secretar y of th e Class for 30 ye ars as a t oken of estee m SOUTHERN from the m emb er s M r . M idgley r eferred M to the u se of first a id n ot onl y on the eritorious Award.- The S outhern raIl w ay but a lso in th e h om e , on the Railway Merit ori ou s Certificate has be en sp orts TheM and in gen eral life . H e (swarded! o T a pp er , Wellow appeale d for new re cruits and hoped that an h for c:n efficient the Ca mden Class woul d re gain th e hi gh IS mgUls e a c 0 rst a Id wh en a position it held in pre-w ar d ays. 22
against Pain
S ome of the oldest prescriptions known to medical s cien ce w er e engrav ed upon pilla rs of stone by the Egyp tians, a bout the sevente enth century B C. F.rom thes e presc ri pti ons n o phys ician w as' a llowe d up on pain of b eing h eld r esponsible if the patIen t dIed.
• 1 t took many years [o r medical science to that knowledge is not stati c but progressive.
One r cont discovery, for instance , is <that a small quantity of a will do the work o[ a large dose if It lB backed up by the right combination of oth er drug.
direct outcome of that 5s , og ne', a scientific corobmatlOn, m tab1 t form, of four separate dru gs, three ,b eing pain roliovers and the fourt h. a stimulant Because a minute quantIty only of each is pI' sent, there can be none
of t h e h a rmful after -effect s t hat might a t ten d t h e takin g of a la r ger ; the combination of a ll four in balanced pr op ortio ns is so effective t l: at , Cogene ' will ' r each ' t he most har ass mg ner ve p ain more rapIdly any single drug Supp lies are limIted , but your ch emist will see y ou get your share. Pri ce 1/ 1t d. a t u be.
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Se veral gifts of considerable interest were accepted with gratitude by the Council of the Priory at its last meeting f or the Pri or y Library and Museum. The L ibrarian add ed to his many generous contribu t ion s three valuable coins of :i'.I a lta, on e b earing th e p ortrait of J ean de la Val et te , G r a nd Maste r of Malta, 15571568, an other that of N icholas Cotoner, Gr a n d Master of Ma l t a, 1663-1680, and th e third hav in g t h e coat-of-arms of Emmanu el Pin to , Gr a n d Master of Ma lta, 1741 - 1773. So m e b ea utif ul sp ecimens of Ma l tese F ili gree s il ve r a nd an oil painting o f Malta Harbo u r wi th t he shi ps of th e O r der fl y in g th e b a nn e r of St J ohn wer e prese n ted to the Pri ory b y Mr E. M Jone s of Bo umemo uth, w h o h as taken a keen deligh t in p r esenting ma n y obj ects of interest a n d val u e .
GLAMORGAN CENTRE
Tear l y 100 mem b ers gat h e r ed at the H eadquart er s of the ly dach Town Am b ul a n ce , N urs in g, and Cadet Divisio ns for t h e" t. J ohn F amil y Rall y II a s the u rs in g Cad e t upt Miss M M. Sykes d escr ib ed i t . T he occ asi on was or g anized t o cele b rate the rece nt admi ssi on of Div. upt \ . A. New so m e as a Serving Brothe r o f t h e Ord e r. The guests included visito rs from th e Swan sea Centre and Dula is V a ll ey Corps , while the Parents' Assoc ia ti o n , whi ch ha s pr ov ed a most succ essful innovati o n, fully justified its establi s hm ent and not least in providing a h ot supp e r for the whole company.
The R e v . T. H a rries Williams, RD., Vice-Pres ident, opened the proceedings with the Order Prayer. Boy and girl cadets formed a tableau of the white cross to the strains of the march "The Knights of St. John II played by Nursing Cadet Dulcie Havard, while the" Ode to St. John Cadets II was recited by Miss Rita Phillips . Div. Supt. Newsome presented a Warrant of Appointment as Han. Vice-President to Matron C. Evans, Morriston Hospital, who was thanked for affording opportunities to the Nursing Cadets to assist in the hospital. Responding, Matron Evans paid tribute to the valued services the cadets had rendered particularly during the war years. An interesting item on the programme the contribution of addresses which were both instructive and amusing on' the subject" Why I became a First Aider" by Corps Supt. J. Jones, Corps Treasurer W. A. Madge, Corps Inspector of Stores T. Llewellyn Davies, and Corps SergeantMajor D. E. Morgan.
Assistant Commissioner Dr . G. S. Phillips, in reminiscent mood, spoke of his early experiences in lecturing to first aid classes. Mrs. G. S. Phillips presented first aid awards, congratulating the recipients. Matron Evans handed to Div. Supt. Newsome an album of activities of the Cly dach Town Division, beautifully recorded in verse and illustrations and containing a message of congratulations and thanks from the cadets for his help at all times. The Rev. Harries Williams, on behalf of the Parents' Association presented Mr. Newsome with an inscribed tray Corps Secretary J. L. Lewis expr es s ed his pleasure in being present and referred to the value derived from the visit of the Clydach Town Cadet Office rs to Crynant which now had a Parents' Association. Miss Sykes, enumerating the interest and activities of the Clydach Town Divisions, spoke of her recent visit to Yardley (Birmingham) Nur sing Cadet Division, resulting in that unit having "adopted" Clydach Town Nur sing Cadet Division, and Matron E v ans hung a photograph of the Yardley Nursing Cadets in the Cadets ' Comer of the Ambulance Hall.
MONTGOMERYSHIRE CENTRE
The Han. J. H. Bruce, Principal Secretary and Commissioner for vVales, accompanied by the Hon. Mrs . J. H. Bruce, Assistant Lady Superintendent for Wales, spent four days in meeting representatives of the Brigade, B .RC.S. Detachments, and Authorities concerned with Ambulance Transport, in his capacity of Chairman of the vVelsh Home Service Ambulance Committee. On Wednesday, December 4, he visited Rhayader, Llanidloes, and Newtown, a converted War Service Ambulance being exhibited by the Hon. Transport Engineer, Mr. C. H. Smith, in advance of meetings to discuss Health Act developments. At Rhayader, where an unconverted War Service Ambulance is operated solely by the St John Division with the financial support of the local authority, the Chairman and other councillors, rural and county, were present. At Llanidloes, Brigade and B.RC.S. Detachment members, who provide a transport service for the local hospital, met in the presence of Council and Hospital representatives. Dr. A. G. Smith, Divisional Surgeon, presided over the more formal meeting at Newtown, and as ex-Civil Defence and Red Cross ladies cannot continue to operate a War Organization Ambulance single-handed, 25
the St. John Division, inactive since the war, undertook to share responsibility for the service.
On Thursday the Mayor of Welshpool presided at a meeting well attended by members of the St. John Division, representatives of the Red Cross Society, and members of the County Health Committee. The Society's Detachment are unable to maintain their longestablished Home Service Station, and the St. John Division agreed to enrol drivers. The Prior, the Earl of Pm.vis, President of the 'Montgomeryshire Centre, was prevented by indisposition from being present, but subsequently inspected the converted ambulance at Powis Castle. The Commissioner for \Vales inspected the recently acquired Divisional Headquarters.
Friday was taken up with meetings at Caersws, where an Ambulance Hall with adjoining garage was officially opened by Mr. with a key handed to him by HenrIetta, Lady Davies, President of the Caersws Ambulance Division, the Dedicati.on Service being conducted by the VIcar. The Lady Davies, President of Caersws and District Nursing Division, was also present. The presentation of Warrants of Appointment and Efficiency Awards was carried out by the Commissioner for Wales and Henrietta Lad y Davies, who also inspected the Amb;lance.
Dr. and Mrs. R. Davies-Jones were wholly responsible for the arrangements, the appearance of the Doctor in the uniform of CouD:ty Officer being particularly encouragmg to the members. The new
Nursing Division are pleased to have l\1rs. Davies- Jones among their n umber. At Machynlleth on Saturday afternoon ambulance was drawn up m the mam street for dedication by the VIcar, after a meeting at which Major the Hon. Ralph Beaumont, President of the Division, presided, supported by County Officer Dr. J. C. Ashton, the Chairmen of the Urban and Rural District Councils and Dr. R. Davies-Jones, the Hon. Mrs: Beaumont and Lady Stable representmg the l\1r. Bruce praised the outstandmg serVlces of Divisional Superintendent \V. E. Neale and members and referred gratefully to the support of local Red Cross ladies as ambulance attendants. Lady Stable on behalf of the B R.C.S. expressed pleasure in co-operating with the t. J oh n unit. n unconv erted \\'ar Service mbulance in l\lachynlleth and district eI?-abled 63 remoyals covering 10,000 mIles ill the la t thirteen months.
The issue of a new ambulance will therefore, be of great benefit to the town: Financial support has not been lackin g , no les.s a than £25 having been sub cnbed ill four donations toward a converted ambulance, two unexpectedly for £ 100 and £2 5 at the meeting.
The Commissioner for \\'al es took an opportunity of calling upon Dr. R. D. for Montgomeryshire, :who IS at present in ho pital recovenng from an operation and has the best wishes of all members in the county . UTY OF CARDIFF CENTRE
The appointment of nlrs. G. 1. trachan
a ' Hon. President of the CardifI Nursing Miss D. Jones, had good reason to be Division was celebrated on December 10 proud of the achievements of the Cadets at a specia l meeting at the Cardiff Castle who gave an excellent P.T. exhibition at Headquarters at which tea was provided a social gathering for the Dowlais Nursing by the Lady Divisional Superintendent Cadet Division on December 16 After an \1iss . Rosser. Mrs. Strachan, having enjoyable tea the Cadets sang the St. come into close contact with many John Hymn composed by Wil Ifan partly Brigade members in the course of her in vVelsh, Lady County Superintendent work as area organizer for the Civil '!:iss G. Richards congratulating them .L -ur ing Re ery during the war years, upon their singing and presenting Fi,rst need d no introduction 1..0 the majority Aid and Home Nursing certificates. Mrs. of thosc pr nL. She was accorded a Philip Rees, Lady Corps Cadet Officer, warm '" !come to th Division by Miss addressed the Cadets on loyalty to Officers 1"(0 • rand r cei\ cd 11 r warrant of and enrolled ten new members. Mrs. A. appoinLmcnl at lhc hands of the Lady Stephens, Lady Corps Superintendent, Counly ,'upcrint. ndent t.li s G. Richards, expressed pleasure in the good attendances who presenl cl also s rvice chcnons to which had been recorded throughout the ,\mbulance i t rs. The guests included year. Mrs. Hill, who had kindly instructed :\1rs. t ph('n as Sup rintendent of the the Cadets in P.T., presented P.T. ' ardifI _-ursing Corp, and .:'IIrs. C. certificates, and under her direction a Thoma, now Lady Curp Secrelary, wa s Swedi h Country Dance and an English present as on n( the original Di\ 'isional Country Dance were included in a fine :\Icmb 1'S. demonstration. As a result of a prizeCad t Galh ring. Lady adel .upt. dra\\-ing over which Miss G. Richards ':\lrs. :\r. ,\. \\-illiams and her adet OfEcer, officiated, e\-ery Cadet took away a gift.
VOLUNTARY RELIEF WORK IN G ERMANY
til all umn uf 19-k,) members of Germany. They helped to group them the 13rili ' il \ -ulllnlary 'uci lies ha\ -e been into camps, to ensure sanitation, medical duing \\' lfarc \\'ork on behalf oj German attention, and r egistration, and then to pcupl Jiving in the large cibe of the arrange facilities for worship, education, 13rilisil IOn' ancl among refugees coming and self-help. Later, 'when U RRA took in from lh ('ast.. o\-er the responsibilities for the work in Thesc work'l' s ar gruuped in teams D.P. camps, about half of the British Red a nd r present th British Eed ross and Cross Unit moved to districts where the rd r of l. JClhn, the uakers (Friends Cerman people themselves were in need ){ lief S [\ ice a'ncl Fri nds Ambulance of help. Twelve additional teams were nil), th' Salvaliun Army, the Girl sent out from England in the first six C;uides, th Sa\' the Children Fund, the months of 1946, and by July there were Catholic ommiUe for Helief Abroad, ten teams working. and the Inl rnaliunal Yoluntary ervice vVherever stationed the British teams for Peace. l\Iany of these Organizations worked in close co-operation "vith the have members serving in other countries, recognized German voluntary organi zaand each have a distincti\'e tradition of tions, their aim being to help the organizarelief "'ork. \Vhilst holding to their own tions to meet urgent needs with which ways they co-operate freely, and in the they were faced. This they do partly by British zone they have one Central Head- acting as liaison between the German quarters and constitute one unit--British Voluntary Societies and the British Red Cross Civilian Relief--established at Military Authorities; partly by the use Vlotho a.d. vVe ser , \iVestphalia. Thus the of their transport for all kinds of jobs spirit of independent voluntary service is which could not otherwise be undertaken, combined ,vith full co-ordination so that partly through the distribution of supplies effort is not wasted. lthough the teams of food, clothing, and medical comforts. received rations, etc., from the army, These supplies can only come in small drive army vehicles, they are neither paid quantities since in Britain there are severe nor regulated by the army. Indeed, many shortages of the things needed out there. of them receive no pay at all. They are used primarily for children, sick The advance guard of the Civilian people, and the aged and, as far as Relief Unit went to Europe in September, possible, the responsibility for deciding 1944, reinforcements joining them during where they shall go is left to the German the following winter and spring After organizations who know most about l ocal caring for refugees and victims of conditions . epidemics and starvation in Normandy, The immediate of social Belgium, and Holland, and the Rhineland welfare feill into two categories. First during the period of fighting, the workers there were the needs of the local inhabiturned their attention to the needs of the tants whose homes were destroyed through displaced pers clns of Allied nationality in bombing, whose men-folk were killed 01' 27
F l OPENING OF CAERSWS AMBULANCE ROOM
Tom eft: The Hon. Mrs J H Ilruce (A t L d S . . Irene Morgan, Lady 'PresidenStS for Wales), Lady Supt. Miss the Hon J. H. Bruce (Principal Sec;etary d C IVlslon), County Officer Dr. R. DaviespresIdent). County Officer M. H. Bond, Lady Wales), Mrs J. L. Ro,?ers (ViceG. F. Hamer, Mr. H. F. Bury, the Rev. H. E Hughes, Div F. F. Corbett-Wmder, Mrs. Hamer (Mayor 'o f W1S Hamer, and Alderman G .F. 26
were priso ners abroad, who were short of many necessities of life. In most towns with a population over 5,000 the Edu cation Branch of Control Commission arranged with the German Local Authorities for a coupon-free mid-day meal to be provided for all children attending schoo l. British Relief Teams have be en responsible in many places for arranging or supervising supp lementary feeding schemes for children under school age. The Swedish Red Cross and a Swiss Relief Organization, known as Don Suisse,
personal service which sho uld help to restore morale and provide enco uragement to an even wider circle than those with whom they are brought in contact. They a re there because they wanted to go anel serve where the need is urgent, and they are prepared to stay as long as there is useful work for them to do.
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co -operated with this work, and the Owing to Munich and the late war, no Swedish teams stationed in the Ruhr, Centre Competitions were held since 1937 Hamburg, and Berlin h ave provided a until recently when the Centre inab daily hot meal throu gho ut the past si x were staged in the }'insbury Town Hall months for 120,000 children between the before a large and distinguish d audi nce, ages of two and six. The D on Suisse, among whom ,vere the Po stmas ter-General operating in eight towns of North Rhine (the Earl of Listowel), Major-General and Westphalia, are feeding over 30,000 F. V. B. \ Vitts (Assistant Director of children daily. Ambulance, Order of St. ] ohn), the ';\fayor
The promotion of holiday camps for and Mayoress of Finsbury, and Deparlchildren and young people is a concern mental Chiefs of the 1 Ofiice. which British and German \iVel£are Previously preliminary and semi-final Agencies are activel y engaged just now. rounds had been held, leaving two teams As a re sult of joint efforts thousands of or individuals to compete in the Final children will leave derelict streets and the competitions. bunkers w hich have be en their only p lay- The results were as follows :_ ground of late and will get a week or Sir Thomas Gardiner CliP (men's more in the open country, among moun- pairs): London Parcel Section; runnerstains, or by the sea during the summer up, Inland Section, who gained the months. (I Parcel Section Supervisor's Cup ".
The second group of problems con- The Women's Trophy (women's pairs) : cerns the refugees who have been Post Office Factory; runn e rs-up, Central streaming into the British zone from the Area London Telephone. ervice, receiYing east. Some of these are people who were the (I Dr. Good Cup ". evacuated during the war and who want Centre Indiv id ual Tr ophy (men): E. E. to return to their home areas in the west; Sweetman (L.P.S.); runner-up, ]. \V. many millions more are expell ees from Woolham (L.P.S.). the Provinces r ecently ceded to Poland. Sir Henry Bashford Cup (novices): This influx to towns and villages where L. Wise (G.P.O. Factory) ; runner-up, living accommodation is already despar- G . Mealing. ately short places a crippling burden on The judges were Doctors O. S May local administrati on The Voluntar y and V. C. lYledvei. Societies, British and German, w ho are The Postmaster-General who presided working side by side in the reception at the distribution of awards, was introareas, are confronted with the tasks of duced by the Hon. President ofthe Centre, supervizing billeting arrangements, Dr. Cecil Roberts. He traced the history smoothing out personal diffi culties , trying of the Order of St ] ohn and that of the to meet the most urgent n eeds for clothing, Centre from the early days and said how bedding, household ut ensils, medic a l pleased he was to l earn that the Post supplies, arranging additional facilities for Office Centre was about to extend its 'the children, and getting social and activities to the whole of the cou n try, so occupational activities started for adoles- that every Crown Post Office and Departcent boys and girls whereby permanent ment would have a trained body of men residents and new arrivals may meet and and women available at a ll times in case learn to know each other. emergency. His Lordship expressed The number of British personnel hIS pleasure at being able to be prese nt engaged in the whole of this German and congratulated all concerned on a welfare work is less than SOO-a tiny spl endid evening's ed u catio n and entergroup by comparison with the extent and tainment. population of the BritistJ. zone. The Major Stanley (Re gional direct material help which they bring is London) proposed a vote of but a smaU physical alleviation of the Lord Listowel, and Mr. A. distress all round. Their presence is a oldest member of the Centre token of goodwill and an example of service, seconded.
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CASE R EPORT No. 313 -The Officer-in- Charge ?f th e County of S.J.A.B ., reports the efficient of a Id bX a of th e Km so n N ursin g Division , Bournemouth Corps, m the followm g cIrcumstances :-
During the afternoon of Sund ay, S epteD?-b er Ambu.lance Mrs. 'Wright was called to deal with a motor accId ent m the mam .road house She found a yo ung woman lying on th e grass verge wIth head InJun es and a bad wound of th e left thi gh with obvious hcemorrhag e from th e f emoral artery. She immediately rai sed th e injur ed leg and applied digital pres.sure to the f emoral artery a t the pressure point in th e groin, "whIlst at the same tnn e she instructed bystanders to t e lep h one for a doctor, and ambulance,. and also to fet ch a rug from her house. Mrs. Wright kept up th e pressure unbl doctor arrived and then assisted him with th e dressings and bandages. The patient was on her way to the hospital w ithin 30 minutes fr om the tim e of th e accident.
COMMENT.-Ambulance Officer AIrs. Tifh ig ht 'is c011d ially congratulated on acCOmplishing the fiA 1S t oby' ec t of first aid by pres erving the life of.a pah en t w ho, had the woun d involving th e femoral artery been untreated, would qutckly ha1Je bled to death.
-N. C. F.
CASE R EPORT No. 314.-The Officer-in-Charge of the County of Bedfordsbirc, S.J.A.B ., reports the efficient performanc e of first aid by a member of the Dunstable N ursing Division in the f ollowing circumstances :-
On Monday, October 7, at 4 o'clock in th e afternoon, Ambulance Sister {vIrs. Morgan had r eason to visit a hou se in Dunstabl e. On her arrival s he found the front door wide open and signs of unfinish e d h o us ework unusual a t that hour. Getting no reply to her repeat e d ringing of th e doorbell she looked around the garden but could find no one th er e After loudly ringing th e bell again, 1\-Irs. Morgan decided to enter th e h ouse and while in the ha ll she heard a faint call from up stairs. Upon going up she found a young woman fully dressed lying on a bed covered with an eiderdown.
The patient had collapse d nearly four hours earlier but with difficulty managed to r each h er bed. The signs found by Mrs. Mo r gan were, white lips, pallid face, co ld and clammy skin, numbn ess of hands and fe et whilst th e patient complainecl of great pain in the abdome n
Suspecting internal hcemorrha ge Mr s. Morgan did not g ive any sti mul ant or drink to th e patient but covered h er warmly and t o ld h er t o r es t qu ietly . Th en seeing a schoolboy passing by w ith a bicycle Mrs . Morgan sent him with a message to th e patient's sister. She next ascertained th e name of th e patient's doctor w ho happened t o live very n ear. Mrs. Morgan ran to th e doctor's h ouse and aft erwards hurried back to th e patient. The doctor arrived almost a t once, examined the patient and ordered r emoval to hospital i mmediately.
The pati ent's sist er then arriv e d and was able to accomp any th e patient t o th e hospital b y ambu lance , where an imme diate operation was performed for internal hcemorrhage, ju st in tim e to save th e patient 's life, although th ere was some doubt of her r ecovery at the time.
COMMENT.-This rep011t tell s once again of the good worh done daily by membe1' S of the Br-igade. It wins cordial congratulatio ns for Ambulan ce Sister Mrs. Morgan who, by the p110p er exercise of her qualifications as a first aider, was able to save th e lif e of a friend.-N. C. F.
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Treatment of Cramp
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Since an attack of cramp in 1:tself ca1'ries with £t 110 daltgt'r to life, to limb or part, its treatment is , in fact, outside the scope of first a 'iil. Conseque11t1y your opening comment is based on a misapprehension.
Nevertheless, here goes! Cramp is an involuntary and painful contractwn of a volunta11y muscle or group of muscles. The calv es of the leg are most often affected; and attacks tend to come on at night on the occasion of some slight movement A Uacl<s rarely last more than a minute or two, although these may speedily recur. Irritation of the stomach and intestines is probably th e most freque11t cause, especially in children and delicate, nervous people. Prolong ed exposure to cold, excessive fatigue and tendency to gout or rheumatism are often associated with attacks of cramp. Forcibly straightening and vigorously 11u bbing th e affected limb are the best means of cutting short attacks.-N. CORBET FLETCHER.
Opium Poisoning
N. D. (Bristol).-At a recent Divisional Practice we discussed the question of poisoning but could not arrive at a decision on the following questions :-
(1) How can a first aider decide th at a patient has taken opium in sufficient quantity t o cause poisoning if there was no clue to denote that it had been taken; and (2) what is the colour and odour of opium and is it liquid or powder?
(1) It is often extreme ly difficult to form an aCCU1' ate diagnosis of the cause in cases of opium poisoning. This, however, is not essential , as the T extbook gives you enough information to deal with the symptoms as these arise. In severe cases of opium poisoning the prominent features are (a) varying degrees of insens1:bility (sle ep, stupor, coma), (b) pin-point pupils in advanced cases, and (c) heavy odour of patient's brea th.
(2) P reparations of opium may be liquid or powder-dark in present a hea vy and sickly odour.-N. C. F.
Loading a Patient with Fractured Spine C. have been practising th e new methods of loading a patient suffenng from supposed fracture of th e spine but have found it far from easy. The Supplement to the Textbook gives thr ee methods and for each method four ways, according to the number of bearers available. It is f elt that th e bearer holding the feet is far from comfortable when he endeavours to walk backwards with his legs wide apart, more especially if he Is on the short side Cou.ld an method? It has been found that there is quite a bIt of ]Oltlllg when only SlX and four bearers are available and as when five bearers are available only four are used in the actual lifting it is felt that some alteration is very n ecessary . We welcome and thank you for your comments on this matter.
In .the cases of lVIethod' B and C it is not easy to suggest means of lift 'ing and carry,mg th e pahent, and 'lt must be realized that if only two Bearers are available tractwn on k ead and f eet of patient must be omitted. I n Method A ho wever you might try tying a piece .of wood firmly across the poles of the stretcher 'at the feet and secunng the feet to th'ls cross support. Thi s would avoid the employment of the Bearer w ho has to wa lk backwards.-N. C. F.
Use of Ring Pad with Wound
G . P. (Clapham).-At ' a recent Divisional Practice we were discussing th e treatment of wounds as taught in the Supplement to the T extbook. In Rule 8 (p. 25) we are t.old build up the dressings and pad round a foreign body or ?roken bone, .thIS havlllg the effect of a ring pad. In these circumstances would It be enough If we dressed t?e wou.nd in the ordinary way and th en added a ring pad over the area? Your kllld aSSIstance on this point will be much appreciated. 32
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The use of a ring pad, in place of the built-up dressings pads d.escribed on p. 25 of the Supplement, is not to be the nne. 1-5 hard and 1:S 111.ainly 1:ntended for on a surface wlnc1t
Further, 1j used ove'!' a subJacent fractu1 1 e the ring pad might press on the broken. ends and conve rt a simple into a comphcated as the Supplem en t suggests 1J'/, Rule 8, P·25· .'
It is interesting to note that the instructions regard mg the use of the rmg pad on p. II7 of the T extbook .are cancelled in th e Supplement. The effect of this is that, while the Supplement on p. 26 tells us ho w to make a r ·ing pad, it does not le ll us when it shmtld be used.-N. C. F .
Treatment of Fractured Pelvis
M. Y. (We llington , New Zealand). - In a r ecen t t est I had to tr eat a patient for fracture of pelvis and was t old b y the exam in er that I had place d the bandage above the limits of the pelvis. Please be good e n o ugh t o tell m e how next ti me I can a void this mistake.
Experience teaches that students often fa il to appreciate the limits of the pelvis and often misapply the bandage If a tailoring sugges tion will as sis t, then the top of the mouth of a man ' s pocket usually coincides wi th th e crest of the haunch -bone and the bottom with the prominence on the head of the femur. If we apply t he broad bandage firmly between these parts we shall control the fractured pelvis and the patient wi ll know that his trouser pockets a11 e tightly closed.-N. C. F
HONOURS
Major-Gtmeral J. E. T Younger, C.B. (Secretary of the Order) has been awarded th€ M€dal of Freedom with Bronze P a lm by the Military Secretary of the Unit ed States of America "Var Office for servic es rendered as Commandant , Civil Affairs Mobilization and Trainin g Centr€, during 1944. .
The Chid Commissioner, Brigade AtHome is pleased to announce the follo win g Honours gained b y Brigade personnel :M.B.E. (Military Division). -Pte. G. B. Easingwood (El y Ambulance Div ision) fo r his work in the Sick Quarters whilst a prisoner of war in the Far East. He was a Corporal in the 2nd Battalion Cambri dgeshire Re giment and was taken a priso ner at Singapore.
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O.S. : 42, 42, 42, 44. 44, 46, 48, 46.
l3uttons, 3/8 extra.
S.J.A. REGULATION HAT for Officers, Wool Felt, 18/0. Ambulance Si sters, Felt, 18/6. Box and postage 2/1. Badges are only obtainable from H.Q. Sizes: 0!,oi,oi,oi,7,71.7!.7!. Storm Cap 17/11. BQX and postage 1/4.
REGULATION DRESS for Offi€ers and Ambulance Sisters. Made from good ql:Jality SaRforized-Shrunk washing material. BoCilice unlined. Women's, 29/6; O.S., 31/6; X.O.S., 33/9.
REGULATION BLOUSES for Officers and Ambulance Sisters. In Ivory Tri€oline, 22/4-! (4 coupons). extra €ollar, 3/0 (1 coupon). Sizes: 13i.. 14, 14i ins. 0.S.,23/4l. (Civilian coupons must be for blouses.)
S.J.A. REGULATION APRONS for Ambulance Sisters. Made from hardwearing linen-finished apron cloth. Prite in€ludes cross.
