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VOL. 19. No. 9 SE

WINTER

PROGRAMME

EDITORIAL

According to the calendar, the Autumn is now "with us, although many will complain that they are still awaiting the arriva l of the summer!

The long evenings will shortly be with us, outdoor activities will grow less; and t he t ime will come when indoor programmes must be arranged.

Training in all aspects of our work must be undertaken so tha t efficiency is kept up and to prepare us for any emergency. But variety is very essential ii the int erest of all members is to be re t ained.

Continual bandaging can be very monotonous; the same lectures can become very boring and so we must introduce items which, although not contained in our Textbooks, nevertheless assist us to make for better efficiency.

In the August Brigade Order, the Superintendent-in-Chief urges home nursing and invalid cookery practices so that members "will be better equipped to assist in possible winter epidemics Here is a suggestion which can be put into operation and made very interesting by asking t he assistance of out side help. The Local Medical Officer-oi-Health, the District Nurse, the Hospital Matron can each add their quota of special training which would interest all members, not only those of the I ursing Divisions but of Ambulance Divisions as well.

Competitions, a first aid or home nursing quiz, all make for efficiency if conducted on the right lines with the furtherance of efficiency as the main point

DRILL vThilst the Brigade is essentially an organization which deals with sudden illness or accident, it is necessary that a cert ain amount of drill be taught t o enable its members t o p r oceed from one point to anot h er in an order ly manner. Although some members are against any form of dr m, it mus t be admitted that a smartly turned-out Division loses much of it s smart ness if t he members are unable to comply with the commands of th ose in ch arge Elementary drill is not a hardship ; in fact, taken in small d oses it can, and does, assist u s to fee l not on ly b r ighter but better in health.

A t m any of the I nspect ions held t his year the marching has been quit e good b ut on some occas ions th e preliminary movements on th e parade g r ound have rath er let the event down. I n some cases it is n ot the fau lt of the members bu t rath er th e fault of t he officers w h o have yet to learn how t o g ive instr u ctions

W e s u ggest th at a ll divis io n s d ur in g t h e com i ng w in t er make an effort t o i mpr ove th e ir drill b y m ak in g u se of t he s im pl e exe r cises cont ained in th e lVI an ual of Dri ll.

VISCOUNT AND VISCOUNTESS MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA IN SWEDEN

During their visit to Sweden Viscount and Viscountess Mountbatten. of Burma will present a Letter of Credence to the Grand Master of the SwedIsh Branch of the Knightly Order of th e of St . .J ?hn of J ernsalc.:m and warm fraternal greetings of the Grand Pnory 111 BrItIsh Realm.

It is also intended to present a Silver-Gilt PIlgrlmage Medal to the Grand Master, and a Silver and Two Bronze Medals to other high Ofncers of the Order.

HONOURS

The Chief Commissioner, Brigade AtHome, is pleased to announce that th e following Civilian Relief Personnel, who served in the Middle East, have been awarded Field-Marshal Sir Harold Alexander 's Certificate, Campaign 1943-45 :-

Mr. M. J. Belton (Leeds City Ambulance Division)

Mr. F. Cox (Darwen Ambulance Division ).

Mr. G. C. Smith (East Ham Ambulance Division)

Mrs. M. Smith-Gleave (Brixton Nursing Division).

HOSPITAL SATURDAY FUND CENTRE

The above Centre of the Association is resuming an adult course of lectures on Hygiene at their Headquarters, 29 l\Iuseum Street, London, W.C. 1, the first lecture being held on Thursday, September 19, at 6.30 p .m. The lecturer will be Dr. Albert Ehrmann, and the fee for the course, including the examination, being 5s. 6d.

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A series of refresher courses in first aid, h ome nursing, and hygiene will be held t.hroughout the wint.er mont.hs, and will be open to members of t.he As::>ociation and Brigade and friends who wish to requalify in the subject.s. Mr. Jo seph A sh (the Hon. Secretary, of 59 Park Lan e, Wallington, Surrey) will be pleased to arrange classes upon hearing of requirements.

EFFICIENT FIRST AID

Shortly after giving a blood transfusion, Ambulance Sister Miss Wiggins (of the Victoria (Leeds) Nursing Division ) rend ered valuable assistance when four people were hurt outside the soapworks of Joseph Watson and Sons, Ltd ., where Miss Wiggins is a welfare worker, caused by a car colliding with scaffolding. All the injured were taken to the infirmary; the injuries being compound fracture of leg, laceration to right. leg and thigh, fractured arm, and bruised back, concussion, and face injuries. Miss Wiggins has been complimented by those who took over the cases.

OBITUARY

We regret to announce the following deaths: Couuty Commissioner Dr. Colin Macphail Forbes.-The sudden death of Dr. Forbes occurred on August 13; the news of his passing being a shock to his many friends. His association with the Brigade was of long standing, and in 1939 his work was recognized by the Admission to the Order as Serving Brother. From 1924 to 1933, he was Surgeon to the Weymouth Division, and was then appointed County Officer for Dorset. After being Assistant Commissioner he was promoted to County Commissioner early this year. Dr. Forbes had seen much active service. In the 1914- 1918 War he was a R.N.V.R. surgeon in minesweepers and" Q " ships; whilst during the last war he served in France, being among the last to leave the shores at Dunkirk. He subsequently held a post in Faroe Islands, and later at the War Office.

Dr. D. E. Young.-On August 4, Dr. D. E. Young died suddenly. He had been Surgeon to the Sutton (Cambridgeshire) Ambulance and Nursing Divisions since their formation in 1942, and had shown great interest in the work, not only in Sutton, but also in the Ely area.

Mr. F. E. Stallard.-After a long illness, Mr. F. E. Stallard passed away on August 14. Mr. Stallard was for many years Superintendent of the No. 1 (St. John ' s Gate) Division before he retired some ten years ago. He was also a member of the old Cyclists' Division at St. John's Gate. For his services he was admitted a Serving Brother of the Order. 1\1r. Stallard will long be remembered as the energetic treasurer of the Hospitallers' Club. a position he held for 15 years. He was also a founder member of the Club and its President in 1928. During the last war he was First Aid Instructor in the Civil Defence Department of the Hendon Borough Council, in spite of the fact that he had reached the" three score years and ten" . Mr. Stallard will be greatly missed by all his friends in the Brigade and in the Hospitallers' Club, which was indeed his hobby.

Private W. L. Loomes.-A "Bevin Boy", Pte. Loomes, met his death at work in the pits. He was a member of the Hinckley Division.

Ambulance Officer Mrs. Allerton.-A founder member of the Hinckley Nursing Division, Mrs. Allerton passed away on August 16, after 34 years service. Her services were recognized by the Order admitting her as a Serving Sister.

Corporal Adolphus Robson.-A member of the Leeds City Division for 26 years, CorpI. Robson will be grea tl y missed by his many colleagues. He was a keen and enthusiastic worker.

UNUSUAL ACCIDENTS

The following reports, taken from the I ndustrial A ccident Prevention Bulletin, are reproduced because they bring out unusual features which first aiders might corne across and be called upon to treat.

Half-inch Cut Causes Death.-A collier returned home one evening with a small cut, half an inch long, on the back of his hand. He said that he had injured himself on wires of the haulage rope. The wound had not been dressed, but the man's mother bandaged it and renewed the bandage each day for several days. The man then began to complain of pains and, after another day or two, visited his doctor with his arm and wrist swollen. Finally, he was admitted to hospital. where he died from septicremia. Evidence at the inquest showed that the man had not only failed to obtain skilled first aid treatment but had also neglected to report the accident. This meant that there was no actual evidence of the accident other than the statement made by the man to his mother; the coroner therefore felt that he was not justified in finding that the accident had taken place at work.

Electric Socket Wrongly Fitted.-Much has been written about the need for having efficient earth connections on all portable electric apparatus and for having these connections frequently tested. \Vhat is sometimes taken too much for granted is the correct connection of the socket into which the apparatus is plugged.

One recently reported case tells how a woman cleaner, who was about to wash the cement floor of an office, was found unconscious beside an electric radiator and died in spite of artificial respiration. Examination showed that the metal frame of the radiator was not earthed because although the earth wire was properly connected to the plug. the socket mounted on the office wall was not connected to earth.

The socket had been installed three weeks previously by a 17-year-old apprentice electrician, assisted by another apprentice younger than himself. The wiring was not checked by the foreman electrician when the work was done, nor had any test been made subsequently.

JUBILEE CERTIFICATES

The Chief Commissioner, Brigade AtHorne, has decided to issue to all Corps and Divisions that have been in continuous existence for 50 years or more a Jubilee Certificate as a token of appreciation for long and valuable service.

Offlcers in charge 01 Corps and Divisions eligible for this Certificate should make applications through the usual channels of communication.

THE PRIORY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

The following report has been received from the Transvaal District.

St. John Ambulance Mobile F.irst Aid Post.-Early in this year the \VItwatersrand and Southern Transvaal Centre of the St. John Ambulan.ce equipped a mobile First AId Post Whi?h IS ready for action anywhere at tIme, and it has already been reqUIred for emergencies in places ,:'hich n:edical facilities and where FIrst AId assIstance has been vitally necessary. It is always accompanied by an which takes serious cases to hospItal.

At the beginning of l\lay the mobile First Aid Post undertook a big task when a landslide occurred at one of the mines some miles from Johannesburg . The post was in operation twenty-five minutes after the accident took place, and fine work was done under the leadership of Corps Officer J. J. 'Whittaker in treating injured men and rushing serious cases to hospital.

The post was converted from a singledecker municipal bus which had been used by the C.P.S. as a mobile hospital. \ \nen the C.P.S. disbanded, it was handed o\'er to St. John Ambulance and reequipped by the Association. The post is completely self-contained, and its original possibilities of ample working and excellent lighting put to their fullest use. It contams three stretchers, a fully equipped doctor's box, oxygen supplies, serum supplies and blood transfusion apparatus. The post can be prepared for in three minutes "yith First Aid trays laId out; water for dISinfecting can be boiled in a few minutes. Highly trained teams are on call at any time of the day or night, and it is hoped that later on more teams will be available for tIllS kind of work.

The Order of St. John has been concentrating on the establishment of First Aid Stations on arterial and main roads, and the mobile First Aid Post has paved the way for a new type of First Aid on the roads.

XEW ZEALAND

Wellington District.-The Lady District Officer, in charge of Cadets, 1\1iss Anquetil, sends a description of a wedding 01 interest.

1\1iss Jean Strong, a Cadet Officer in Brighton, left this country by herself to be married to Mr. Jensen, of \Vellington. l\liss Anquetil very kindly made arrangements to meet Miss Strong, and was accompanied by Mrs. Ward, the wife of the Command cry Commissioner.

:Miss Anquetil also had fut Nursing Cadets to stand Just Illside the door at the ceremony, so that firsL thing the bride sa,:". on the Church was the fanlIlIar unJform of the Brigade; these gi;;s also a "Guard of Honour as the bnde and bridegroom left th.e one of them presenting the bnde wIth a g:ood lu.ck token. There were two bndesma.Hls dressed in cream satin frocks, and carrymg daffodils and irises.

There was a three-tiered wedding cake given by Taranki friends of the bricle!IToom and the centre tier was to be forwarded to the bride's parents in England. "

1\1iss Anquetil saw the bnde and bnc!egroom ao-ain before they left by tram . Mr. and o nIrs. Jensen will make their home in Hawera

The Chief Commissioner, Brigade Overseas, regrets to announce the death of

The Rev. Dr. E. Hermitage Day, F . S.A., an old friend and valued colleague. lIe was a near neighbour of Sir James Sleeman when he lived in IIerefordshire during the time he \vas editor of the Clzmc/z Times. Sir James writes: tt I met Dr. Day on both occaSIOns when I yisited Sonth Africa in 1935 and 193" for he had then retired to live near Cape Town, and had taken very deep interest in the development of the Order, of which he had been Chaplain since 1924. His able help to both the Commandery and, la tel', the Priory in Southern A frica ,,"as of the utmost value, especially in regard to the establishment of its library. In his passing the Yenerable Onler loses the services of a Chaplain who ever lived up to its highest traditions."

VISITORSTOST.JOHN'SGATE

Among the recent to St. John'S Gate we have been pleased to welcome the following members of the Brigade Overseas :-

"Dr. J. Newman Morris and Mr. A. D. Young, from Australia; 1\1r. A. Hopewell, from South Africa; Sardar Bahadur Balwant Singh Puri, Mrs. Bullock, and Mrs. Neal, from IndIa; Dr. Elaine Gurr, from New Zealand; Major J. V. Abela, from Malta; l\Irs. Bra\ovn, l\1rs. Evans, and Mrs. Selby, from Hong Kong; l'vlr. J Sturgess and Mrs. West, from Malaya; Dr. Chilton, from .Tanganyika ; and Dr. F. :'\lacLagan, from Sierra Leone. 250

1\ 1Y FRIENDS,

Though it is only 7 o'clock, the evening is co l d, dark, and wet-a real forerunner of the winter which is ahead. It was always at this time of the year that as a Divisional Superintendent I sat down for an evening to plan the work for the months ahead. The holidays were over and the call of the local open air swimming pool no longer attracted the younger members. The happy Division was, I felt, one that could break away from six months of weekly first aid practice and introuuce novelty and variety into the weekly drill.

It is now, therefore, that you should consider in your winter programme the formation of the Medical Comforts Depot that is so badly needed in your area.

from you r register, and in nine cases out often you will be surprised at t h e a r ea still without a D epot J am getting too old to have many ambitions left, but I still have one w hi ch to me is worth a l l those of the past. That one is to fill up with reu-topped pins all the blank spaces on my. map. Will you help me not only to attam my ambition, but also many hundreds of your fellow creatures to comfort in their misery? I am still ninety Depots short of the 1946 target; and if each of these new Depots could help only ten persons, 900 are waiting for that help.

THE SECRETARY, lII.C.D. Committee.

FORTHCOMINGEVENTS

SEPTEMBER

22. 28. s. 5.

19.

20.

Inspection of Buckingham County personnel by the Deputy Chief Commissioner at Slough Essex County Brigade Flag D ay

OCT O BER

Inspection of Llynfi. Yalley Corps, Glamorgan, by the Commissioner for "Wales. Buckingham County Cadet Competitions, Aylesbury. Final Ambulance and Kursing \Yelsh Brigade Competitions, Brigade Regional Competlhons, Birmingham.

THEDEFENCEMEDAL

The steps would be for you to whip up 22. the enthusia.sm of your members. Half Inspection of Birmingbam County personnel by tbe Chief Commissioner. an hour's talk on " \ Yhat a Depot is, its uses and organization ", followed by a free-for-all discussion, passes a very pleasant evening, and form a small committee to go into the matter of funds, premises, advertising, staffing,. etc. Having decided upon the possIbIlItIes of such a .Depot, ask your Commissioner's permission to fire away. Having: that permission, bring your Dl\' ISIOn III again for another evening. Have an open discussion on "ways and means ", the besl way to raise funds, how to convert that odd corner of your drill hall into a tore room, the best way to advertise. If you have a carpenter in the Division get him to draw up the plans or make suggestions for the necessary work, get your painter busy on the woodwork your artist going on poster productIOn. The man or woman WIth the bright ideas on publicity could be asked to draw up a scheme of progressive publicity, etc.

In conjunction with this you could run the four lectures on the use and care of the Depot articles.

I venture to suggest that if you did this you would have quite a number of mg evenings and rouse the of the Division for a work that IS well worth while.

Perhaps you will wonder whether a Depot is necessary? In my office I have a large scale map with a pin to represent each Depot. If you could see this map you would be surprised. From my chaIr 1 can see that one County has twelve Depob; eleven are on or within ten

In the August Brigade Orders is made to the ,\Yhite Paper 6833, Issued in June, 1946, regarding the. conditions under which members are enhtled to the Defence Medal. The name of the J oint \Var Organization of the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St. John has been added, among others, and a list of categories of St. J ohn affe?ted by the new conditions and for the submission of Defence Medal claIms are set out in an appendix to the Brigade Orders. A second appendix indicates categories eligible by virtue of nursing dnties.

APPOINTMENT

miles of the south coast-line and one Depot Mrs. Girouard, who has been Staii un the north coast-line. Between these Officer to the Superintendent-i n-Chief f or is an area of approximately 400 square some time, has been appoin ted Acti:ng miles without a single Depot. Just take Assistant Superintendent-in-Chi ef, VIce a map of your County, mark the Depots Mrs. Beckwith-Smith, resigned.

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NATURE-THEFIRSTFIRSTAIDER

By GUY BOUSFIELD, M.D., B.S. (County Surgeon, The St. John Ambulance Brigade)

Of course it all seems very obvious when you come to it on paper and stare at it, but I wonder how many of us have senously consIdered extent to which nature has arranged that the animal body shall carry out ItS own first aid. The aI1imal, of course, includes mankind!

Let us just think of a few examples, and then how closely the behavIOur of the body corresponds with what we are told. to do m our te.xt book. The most strikina example is in connection with placmg the body m the and we know how essential it is to do this in the case of certam accIdents or diseases.

Perhaps the most common example is that of the fainting person. The actual faint, brought about by feeble action of the heart, and thus by poor supply of blood to the brain, causes the patient to fall to the ground, restml? the heart, and allowing the blood to flow more or less along the level to. the bram. Nature will attend to the simple attack of fainting quite well, If only some \\Tellintentioned, but ignorant, person does not try to hold the patient upright on his legs!

Then take the case of hcemorrhage. Loss of sufficient blood ultimately produces a feeling of faintness which may go on to complete unconsciousness, so that the patient has to adopt a restful position, or even falls flat to the floor. But, when we lose blood, nature has arranged that the blood pressure shall fall and as the heart's beat also slows in the recumbent position, there is less blooclpressure to force the blood out of the wound, and fewer spurts of blood per minute because the heart-pump is working more slowly. This gives the blood more chance to congeal in the wound, and so allo'ws a firm clot to form, scaling off the injured arteries and veins, and protecting the wound against the entry of germs. If you consider all these facts at once, it is really an astonishing piece of first aid.

Then one thinks of head injuries: if these are severe, they nearly all cau e unconsciousness. The person who sustains concussion falls to the ground in a restful position. We may, perhaps, criticize nature for not being able to discriminate between concussion and compression! If the face is pale, the head should be low, but admittedly the body provides no mechanism for supporting the head and shoulders slightly when the face is flushed, the pulse slow and full, and the breathing stertorous! But, on the balance of things, nature is probably right. Most doubtful injuries are best treated with the patient in the recumbent position.

In the case of fracture of the spine, nature has ordained that either pain or paralysis comes to the aid of the body to prevent the injured person from trying to rise from the ground, thus preventing extension of injury to the spinal cord or nerves.

The above are but examples of how nature helps our injured bodies in the m,:tter of postl-:re.. Another great first aider in our anatomical design is " friend II Yes, pam I.S not an ene:rr:y, one of our closest friends. This may be dIfficult to when one .IS bemg kept awake half the night with a roaring toothaQhe, but It IS easy to realIze what is trying to do for us if we break a leg! The good first aider approaches his patient and says: "Lie quite still. to moye." But iI?- m?st cases nature has arranged that the subject can t move WIthout expenencmg great pain, so he has to lie still !

In one way pain is much more clever than the trained first aider because it warns .us that there is something wrong, even though we feel quite all right otherwIse. It tells us of the onset of troubles inside us, like stones in the kidney or or warns us ?f the onset of such diseases as appendicitis. This nlakes us act lIke good first alders, and we call the doctor at once. If it were not for pain,. the physician or surgeon would often be called too late. Also there IS the mstance of sprains and strains in which pain immediately orders 252

rest, making attempts to use the injured part intolerable if we attempt to disobey the order.

One other example here. Try grasping a really hot piece of iron, such as .a poker which has been left in the fire, and note quickly your automabc first aid mechanism makes you (( remove the pabent from the cause of the injury, or the cause from the is the most expedient " "

"Well," you may say, "thIS IS all nght perhaps, but what about splmts ? Now, even here the body makes some attempt to help us to do the same for ourselves as the first aider does with his walking-stick or pieces of wood Following a fracture of, say, the femur, a violent spasm of the muscles occurs, and this powerfully pulls the broken ends of the bone past each other and, to some extent, holds them firm, so that they do not flop about. 'Vhile this spasm of the muscles may, in some cases, cause the broken sharp ends to inflict some degree of local injury on the tissues, muscular contr<1:ction is ab.out the best and the only first aid measure that the body could apply m. fr<1:ctures. In fact, this spasm of the muscles, plus the protectIve power of pam, IS the treatment \;"hich enables the wild animal first of all to limit the movements of a broken limb, and then prevents excessive wrong usage of the part while. healing. is taking place. True, there is often gross deformity in the limb of an ammal whIch has only had (( Dr. Nature II as its healer, but life has been and. s?me sort of future existence made possible by the mere fact that the 11mb has ]omed up again, even if somewhat crookedly.

And what of poisons? 'VeIl, nature naturally didn't expect that were going to be so silly as to swallow corrosi",:e acids and alkalies, or such thmgs Lysol, which are not usually found free m or on the I Thus we mustn t blame the body for not having provided us with a neat lIttle .kangar?o-pouch full of antidotes. But the Great Architect did envisage that we mIght aCCIdentally swallow poisonous berries or eat bad food, and our first aid comes into play quite well. 'Ve are horribly sick, often get dlarrhcea If we eat the wrong things. ow I wonder whether that IS how the St. John Te?Ctbook got the idea of giving us or emetIcs, with a dose of castor oil afterwards I And If you don t belIeve me as to how clever the body is in this respect, try eating some of those that look rather like mushrooms, but aren't, and you will find that I am nght ! .

There are of course numerous instances that one can think of WhICh show the wonderful that nature has made to deal with our first aid requirements in daily life. One thing must not be forgotten, and that IS that all this primitive first aid was going on thousands and thous,:nds thousands of years before there was any paper on which to print any mstrucbon book on aid to the injured II I

I do not pretend to have done more than to touch on the subject, but my object in writing this has been to stimulate y?ur and to .set your mind at work to consider what a wonderful thmg IS thIS flabby covenng of ours, which serves but as a temporary home for the human soul. Oh, there was one other reason why this was written: your Editor was kind enough to want something from my pen, and this was all I could think of at the moment! ! !

UNIFORMRATIONING

There are now alterations in the schedules for the year ending August 31, 1947 which have been allowed by the Boa;d of Trade Members of the Brigade who were enrolled before November 1, 1941 (part-time), and have received no benefit under the Rationing Scheme, are

1B(R) to 46 coupons, lC (R) to 31, 1D(R) to 36, 1E(R) to 31, and 1F (R) to Form UCE/C6, giving full partIculars of Uniform Rationing for 1946-7, can be obtained from Brigade Headquarter.

MORECOPIES

entitled to certain replacements, the new It is now possible to supply extra c<?pies of concessions coming into force on Septem- The Gazette, and Divisional SecretarIes can increase their monthly orders. Instructlons bel' 1, 19..J:6. should be sent to the Publishers, 46-47 Chancery The Schedules have also been increased: Lant", LondoD, W.C.:2. 253

RAILWAYAMBULANCENEWS

LONDON, MIDLAND AND S COTTI S H

The first post-war International Competition was helel at Derby on Augusl 14, when the three leading teams in England and Wales, and the three leadin g te':L ms in Scotland competed for the ChampIOnship Bowl. In addition to competition, the function was a reunIOn of many members and friends of the L.M.S., and a very enjoyable and instructive time was had by those who attended.

The team test was judged by Dr. W. Duncan (of Liverpool), and the setting was realistically staged to represent a Wild Beast House at a Zoo. The teams, who were accompanied by their wives and families had to treat a man who had been by a jaguar and had sustained lacerations of left side of front of chest, dislocation of left shoulder joint, laceration of left forearm, with compound fracture of left radius and ulna. All teams carried out their treatment well. The Individual Practicals, judged by Dr. J. R. Sutherland, of Glasgow, included a cyclist suffering from concussion and of right ankle, later compressIOn; a miner suffering from simple fracture of right and left clavicles, who had to be removed from a confined space; and a football player who had a sprained joint, ligament, and cartilage of the left knee.

The viva voce section was judged by Dr. R. A. Dench, of York, the questions set being varied and well tested the knowledge of the competitors. Mr.. C. Phizackerley (Div Supt. of OperatIOns,

Derby) presided at the presentati0!-1 ceremony, and that the tion had originated 111 1929, bewg held annually except during last ',,:ar. The competition had been mte:est1l1g and much ingenuity had been dIsplayed for the staging. He was grateful to the men who gave their t ime to .make themselves eilicient in first aId, and It was a so ur ce of satisfaction to him to know that he had efficient men available in times of need.

The results were as follows ;1st, Crewe Machine Shop B, marks out of 660; 2nd, Uttoxeter, 560 ; 3rd, Glasgow Eglington Street, 550; 4th, Edinburgh, 546i; 5th, Dundee, 545; 6th, Bolton, 517.

It is of interest to note that a team from Crewe (the "A" team) gained the premier award in 1930, 1932, 1936, and 1939.

Mr. H. J. Comber (Chief Officer, Labour and Establishmenl) presented the Championship Bowl and individual prizes. He expressed the appreciation of the Directors and Officers of the Company on the efforts of the staff to bring about the result seen to-day. He could not speak too highly of the importance of first aid, whether on the railway, in the home, or on the sports field. Owing to the war, training had been interrupted, but he appealed to all present to be in the subject, and endeavour to brIng m new young members. He took the opportunity of paying tribute for the loyal support given by members of the Medical Profession up and down the country.

Mr. R. C. Bons (Mechanical Engineer) proposed a vote of thanks to t.he judges who, in turn, replied. ?dr. R. Marshall (General ecretary, , t Andrew 's Ambulance Association) expressed thanks to Mr Com bel' and Mr. Phizackerley for t.heir presence.

Mr. G . S. Hill (General Ambulance Secretary) and his staff are to be congratulated on the smooth running of the competition.

LONDON AND NORTH EASTERN

The England v. Scotland Competition, the culminating effort of the year, was held on August 2 in York, when Bishopsga le and King's Cross Loco represented England, and Glasgow (Queen Street) and Kipps Works, Coatbridge, represented Scotland.

Dr. A. C. White Knox, of London, judged the team test in which a gas explosiun occurred in a baker's bakehouse, and caused the baker to become unconscious with suspended breathing, a yvound on back of head, burns on face and hands, fracture involving the left elbow, and fracture of left femur. The fact that the gas could not be turned off affected some teams, but on the whole the work done was good.

The Individual and Oral Tests were judged by Dr. R. J. Sutherland. The injuries to be treated included gastric ulcer, impacted fracture of upper third of left humerus, and subsequent syncope, and hernia with complicated fracture of ninth left rib. The questions covered numerous conditions which well tested the competitors.

At the presentation ceremony, Mr. C. M. Jenkin J ones (Divisional General Manager, York, and President of the orth Eastern Ambulance Centre) presented the Championship Shield, and commented on the strong position of the ambu lan ce movement. He hoped there would never again be a pause in the competitions as had taken place from 1939 to 1945.

Both the judges spoke on the high standard of efficiency shown by the competitors. The staging in the team tests, which represented a baker's shop with "9. B. U. Wheatley" over the door, was most realistic. The result of the competition was ;-

1st, Bishopsgate, 335t marks out of a possible 400; 2nd, King's Cross Loco, 324; 3rd, Kipps Works, 310t; 4th, Glasgow Queen Street, 267t.

This is the first time that the Championship Shield has been won by a London team. The competition, which was started in 1927, has now been won by England on nine occasions, with Scotland having won five contests.

At a luncheon held subsequently, Mr. C. M. Jenkin Jones welcomed the visitors and guests. Mr. T. F. Cameron (Divisional General Manager, Edinburgh) replied, as also did the two judges. Mr. R. Marshall voiced the appreciation of the St. Andrew's Ambulance Association, whilst Mr. G. E. Craft replied on behalf of the St. John Ambulance Association. Following a vote of thanks to Mr. Jenkin Jones the function concluded.

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Centre, is to be congratulated on the very excellent arrangements which enabled the function to run smoothly.

North-Eastern Area.- During the year ended June 30, 1946, 110 Classes were held in the Area, whilst 1,756 awards were gained by members This shows a decrease of only 78 awards against the 1944 -45 session, and it is anticipated that an increase in the number of students wlll result during the present session. Since the formation of the Centre, nearly 82,000 awards have been gained.

During the session under review, t.he number of cases receiving attention totalled 65,882, making a grand total of nearly 2i million cases since 1896. Competitions were held as usual, with the exception of the International, and were well attended. The winning team was Hull Dock Engineers with Tyne Dock runners-up.

Approval was given during the year for 95 medals for 15 years' service, thirty 20 year Bars, twenty-three 25 year Bars, two 30 year Bars, three 35 year Bars, and three 40 year Bars.

In concluding his report, Mr. S. Cooper, Centre Secretary, pays tribute to the Centre President, Mr. C. M. Jenkin Jones, the District Officers, members of the medical profession, class secretaries, instructors, and others for their invaluable assistance so readily given at all times.

SOUTHERN

In consequence of the death of Mr. E. Uzzell (Welfare Officer), the work formerly carried out by him has been transferred to the Chief Officer for Labour and Establishment, who will control all welfare arrangements throughout the Southern Railway. For this purpose, Mr. J. H. Chitty, of the Traffic Department, has been appointed to the staff of the Chief Officer for Labour and Establishment as vVelfare Officer, to deal, among other matters, with all Ambulance antl First Aid.

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A small poster has been printed for distribution among the Divisions of the Brigade. Printed in black and red, it shows a man and woman in Brigade uniform attending a casualty on a stretcher, and measures 91 inches by inches deep, with room for adding name and atldress of the local division Applications for copies should be made to County N.E. Headquarters.

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No. I (PRINCE OF WALES'S) DISTRICT

Warlingham.-EecenUy mem.bers of the vVarlingham ursing Division, assisted by the No. 159 Ambulance Division (under SupL L. A. Harris), held a Demonstration uf Brigade work at their Headquarters, \\ hich is the house of District Officer Miss 1\1. E. 'Willcocks, the Ofti.cer-inCharge. Preceeding the demonstration District Supt. Miss vVorkman inspected the parade, being accompanied by Countess of Lindsay (County President for Surrey), Asst. Commissioner Major A. C. vVhite Knox, County Surgeon Stoker, District Officers the Misses Tuckwell, and Mrs, Rayner, Area Cadet Officer Miss "\Yhite and Vice-President 1\1rs. Cannon. Introductions were effected by Miss Willcocks and Supt. Harris. The Demonstration was of a comprehensive nature and included Stretcher Drill, Ambulance Drill, Artificial Respiration, Invalid Cooking, a Casualty vVard (under Nursing Officer Mrs. Battle, one of the Division's six trained nurses), Medical and Surgical "\Nard work, Diversional Occupation, Ambulance Transport, whilst a special exhibition included X-ray photographs and the Canteen which is equipped with food for 48 hours for members on duty. ::\'Iiss "\Vorkman congratulated the members on their excellent work; whilst Countess Lindsay congratulated the "\Varlingham Nursing Division on having Miss Willcocks and President Ambulance Officer Mrs. "\Vood as their officers. COUNTY OF BIRMINGHAM

that they had in Birmingham such a wonderful ambulance service. The Service was Iollovvcd by a march past at which the salute was taken by the Deputy Chief Commissioner.

COUNTY OF BRISTOL

Bristol Nursing Corps held theit cumpetitions for the Packers Cup and Hume Nursing Cup, presented by Corps OiEcer Jeffries. Preliminary tests were held previous to the fi.nal. Kingswoud Nursing Division gained first place in the Packers Cup (for first aid), whilst Clifton r ursing Division were succes sful in the Jeffries Cup tests.

COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM

The annual inspection of the flIidBucks Area was held at High "\\'ycombe, where the Deputy Chief Commissioner, Lieut.-General Sir Henry Pownall, accompanied by Staff Otlicer Mrs. Girouard, inspected those on parade and in a subsequent speech congratulated all concerned on the smartness of the parade. Those present included County Commissioner Major P. G. Darvil-Smith, Asst. Commissioner Lieut.-Col. J. R. Collins, who was in charge of the parade, Asst. Commi ssioner R. Stewart Miller, County Supt. The Viscountess Dawson of Penn, County Cadet President l\Iajor Beachcroft, County Surgeon Lieut.-Col. S. Hunt, County Cadet Officers G. Guthrie Moir, and Mrs. Beachcroft, the l\Iayor of High Wycombe and Councillor Avery. High vVycombe Town Military Band accompanied the parade.

Nearly 1,000 members of the County of Birmingham assembled for their annual church parade at the Town Hall on August 25. The impressive ceremony was attended by the Deputy Chief Commissioner, Lieut.-General Sir Henry Pownall, The Lord Mayor and Lady ::\'Iayoress of Birmingham, County Commissioner Sir Bertram Ford; whilst the service was conducted by Canon W. E. Dllgmore, l\Iaster of St. Mary's, Temple Balsall, and the lesson read by the County PLYMOUTH, S.W. DEVON, AND Commissioner. The Archbishop of E. CORNWALL Birmingham gave an interesting and Plymouth.- Supt. F. B. Bowden preimpressive address. at annual dinner of the Plymouth Sir Henry .Pownall told the gathering Remforcmg Ambulance Division. After that the Bngade was 30,000 stronger the Loyal Toast, Sergt. Semmens pronow than it was in 1939. The anticipated posed" The Brigade and the County decline in membership had been less than Commissioner", and thanked the Comand everywhere the organiza- missioner for all he had done during his tlOn was healthy and flourishing. term of office. In the absence of the ComThe Lord Mayor presented to County missioner, owing to a professional engageOfficer Mrs. F. J. M. Frew a Vellum Vote ment, County Officer R. Sampson thanked ?f Thanks of the Order, and that the Division for its magnificent work, It been a great to whilst County Officer R. E. Bowden the CInl Defence authontIes to know stated that the Division always respondeu

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to calls for its service. He told the Division that they had in Sergt. Semmens one of the best Treasurers in the County; and expressed pleasure at seeing the wives of members present and said the Brigade owed a great debt of gratitude to them.

Pte. Dean submitted "The Visitors ", to which Supt. E. V..,T. Gale replied.

D evon port.-On August 18 the Devonport Division held a Service at Belmc:mt Methodist Church, Plymouth, the occaSIOn being the unveiling of a War Memorial Tablet in memory of two members of the Division, Surgeon J. F. V. Hart and Pte. F. A. Pethick, who were killed during the war. The service was conducted by the Rev. McCormack and the lessons read by County Commissioner C. S. C. Prance and Supt. Gale. Mr. Prance unveiled the bronze tablet. Members of the Division were supported by representatives of other Ambulance and Nursing Divisions, whilst in the congregation were relatives of the deceased, also County Surgeon C. R. Croft (Dr. Hart's partner), and County Supt. Mrs. R. Balsdon.

COUNTY OF DERBY

Alvaston -A successful garden fete was held by the Alvaston Divisions on August 5, which was opened by Mrs. George Cant. Ambulance and Nursing Cadets gave displays 'whilst Miss Rostron and her pupils entertained those present with their dancing. Various stalls were erected, including one by the Cadets on which goods provided by them were on sale. Over 700 paid for admission.

COUNTY OF ESSEX

Cadet Officer Cowie (Chelmsford); Proficiency Badge to Cadet Betty Chapman. County Nursing Competiti ons -Chelmsford Nursing Di,"ision was successful 111 winning the County Cup (presented by County Supt. Mrs. Smellie), Manningtree gaining second County Commissioner Col. HamIlton Judged the first aid test, whilst the Matron of the Essex County Hospital judged. the Home Nursing section. Mrs. Smellle handed her cup to the winning team, a?-d was herself surprised by a presentatIon from the County Nursing Divisions who wished to sho"w their appreciation to her for the work she had done during the past few years.

Chelmsford.-The annual Church Parade of the Chelmsford Area was helel at St. ] ohn's Church, the salute being taken by Commissioner Col. Hamilton, Asst. Commissioner Dr. 'Whitley, and President Brig.-General ]. T. \Yigan read the lessons. Those present included County Supt. Mrs. Smellie and other members of the County Staff.

COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE

The Lady Louis l\Iountbatten (Superintendent-in-Chief) paid a three-day visit to the County of which she is President. At each parade Lady Louis expressed a keen interest in the individual work of all concerned and thanked them for what they had done during the critical war years, for what they were doing now, and for what they would do in the years to come. A special message of encouragement was given to the Cadet; whilst a message of appreciation was given to Some 800 members paraded at Col- those members who had served and were chester for the annual inspection which serving overseas. Lady Louis showed was carried out by the Deputy Chief a keen interest in the members who had Commissioner, Lieut.-General Sir Henry recently returned from 11.1\1. Forces, Pownall, who was accompanied by the especially those who had sen cd under Lord-Lieutenant of Essex (Sir Francis her husband's command. \\llitmore). The parade was under the The inspections carried out wcre as command of Asst. Commissioner Dr. J. T. follows :'Whitley, with County Officer Norfolk in Central Area.- This was held aL MounL charge of Ambulance Division, County Pleasant School, Southampton, those Supt. Mrs. Smellie in charge of Nursing present being Asst. Commissioner l\Iajor personnel, County Cadet Officer Gronow J. A. Coghlan (representing the Comand Mrs. Digby being in charge of the missioner), County Supt. The Hon. Cadets. Also present was Lady Whit- Mrs. S. R. Cubitt, Asst. Commissioner more, County Commissioner Col. J. L. Dr. Lalonde, County Surgeon VI. Bigby, Hamilton, County Officers Miss Argent County Officer Mrs. Walmesley, and Floyd, A. Poole, and J. S. Smith, The County Cadet Officer Mrs. Carden. Mayor and Mayoress of Colchester, and Lady Louis gave an exciting account members of the Colchester Town Council. of her contacts with prisoners of war and The Lord-Lieutenant presented the civilian internees in prison camps in following awards: Serving Brother of India, Malaya, and Siam, and referred Lo the Order, SupL J. C. Cheeld (Clacton) and the fact that Brigade personnel were Su pt. B. Clary (Dedham); Bar to privileged to take part in the rehabilitaService Medal, Supt. Cheeld and T jSergL Lion work. Dentford (Clacton) ; \Varrants of Appoint- Eastern Area.-600 members paraded ment, Supt. Mrs. Hendy (St. Osyth), on Southsea Common, where the Provost Supt. Mrs. Osborne (l\Ianningtree), and of Portsmouth, the Very Rev. E. N. 258

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Porter Goff, said prayers. Lady Lo.uis \"as accompanied on her tour of inspectlon by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Portsmouth (Alderman and Mrs. A ..E. Allaway), Asst. Commissioner MaJor Coghlan and Asst. Commissioner (R) Lieut.-Col. P. H. l\Iarshall. Also present were the Commander-in-Chief, Admnal Layton, and Lady Layton, Admiral l\Iorgan (Admiral Supt. of the and :;\Iajor-Gen. Jewman (Commandmg Royal Marines).

Northern Area.-Personnel paraded outside the headquarters of the Diyision and marched to Queen l\Iary s School. Those present included Asst. Commissioner l\Iajor Coghlan, County Supt. the Hon. 1\1rs. Cubitt , Asst. missioner N. R. Turnbull, County Officers L. P. Botting and 1\Irs. 1\Iackenzie, County Surgeon Cockayne, County Cadet Officers Dr. :\tlarriner and lIIrS. Carden, Area Cadet Officer Miss l\Iackenzie, the lIIayors and Mayoresses of Basing toke and Andover. Pra yers were read by the Rey. B. S. Lombard (Chaplain of the Basingstoke Division). Lady Louis, accompanied by Staff Officer the Count.ess of Brecknock, carried out the InSpectIOn of some 400 members and commented on the specially fine ·work of the Basingstoke Division in meeting ambulance trams at all hours of the day and night. She also added a special word of praise for the wor k carried ou t in Crete by l\Ir. and Mrs. Spark, of the Andover Divisions. Another notable member on parade was Corps Supt. J. VV. Clifford, who has 3S years' service with the Brigade. Western Area. -The final inspection was held at Meyrick Park, Bournemouth, where Lady Louis inspected over 500 members. Supporting Lady Louis was the Mayor and Mayoress of Bonrnemouth, Councillor and l\Irs. Old, Asst. Commissioner l\Iajor Coghlan, Area YicePresident Lady Teynham, County Supt. the Hon. Mrs. Cubitt, County Officers A. J. Cuff and Miss E. Hooper, County Cadet Officers Dr. Marriner and Mrs. Carden, and Area Cadet Officer (N) Miss Morley. Prayers were offered by the Rev. J. T. Campion (Chaplain, Bournemouth Corps); and after completing her tour of inspection Lady Loui' addressed the parade congratulating the members on their admirable turn-out. In commenting on the valuable work carried out during the war Lady Louis mentioned two names in connection with Civilian H.elicf ,\Vork- Mr. King, of the Bournemouth Ambulance Division, who had been in charge of a camp of 29,000 displaced persons, and Miss Ensor, of the Lymington lusing Division, who had been in charge of all the Civilian H.elief \"ork in Malaya.

At the close of the the new l\Iobile First Aid UTIlt of the Bournemouth Corps was dedicaLed by the Corps Chaplain.

COUNTY OF KENT

Canterbury.-At the request of Supt. G. Hall (Kent County Police)! members of the Canterbury Corps orgamzed the Ambulance arrangements on occaSIOn of the visit of T.M. The h.mg and Queen and Princess Elizabeth to Canterbury. County Surgeon J. H. Hammerton, Corps Supt. A. E. and Officer D. \Vest were In charge, wIth District Supt. Miss Falwasser, . Asst. County Supt. Miss May, and J\ursmg OffIcer Miss A. Reynolds bemg 1 n charge of the Nursing personnel. Vi\ isions represented were .Ashford, Boughton, Doyer Deal, Fayersham, llerne Bay, Sno\\'down, }{amsgate, \Yin gham, and \Yhitstable. F.A. Posts were set up under the command of a Divisional Surgeon or Trained l\Iembers of the B.RC.S., under the command of Commandant Miss Hogg and Hon. Commandant l\Irs. Clairmonte, assisted at the F.A. Post:. Some fifty cases were treated, two ha\ ' ing tu be conveyed to the Kent and Canterbury Hospital.

County OffIcer C. C. Elam conclucted the annual inspection of the Canterbury Corps, being accompanied by County Surgeon J. R. Hammerton, Cuunty Officer B. T. Beaumont, Asst. County Supt. Miss May, County Cadet Officers J. Baker and lIIiss Curzon Smith. Others present included President A. Bayn1.on (Mayor of Canterbury), Yice-Pre"ident Bishop of Doyel', Vice-President l\Irs. IIe\\s (Canterbury Nursing Cadels), \\'h11s1. Corps Supt. A. E. Shelley, assisted by Corps Ofhcer D. \Vest, was in charge of t.he parade.

Gravesen d.-Supt. F. P. Earley is retiring from the acti \'e list, haying reached the age of 66. He joined the Brigade in 1923 when the Gravesend Diyision was formed and was promoted to ScrgeantSecretary in 1925 In 1930 he was promoted Ambulance OiIlcer and in 1936 Superintendent of the Division. He was among the first to enrol and take the A.R.P. examination, being a Grade I instructor. During 1940 he put in oyer 500 hours' voluntary work instructing and examining A.R.P. candidates, and in October of t.hat year he was awarded the Vellum Vote of Thanks of the Order. Two years later he was admitted a Serving Brother. During his t.wenty-three years' service more than 700 men have passed the first aiel examination.

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Newton-Ie- Willows.-At a recent social even ing, the res u lts of special effort s made t o r aise fu nds fo r th e Newton- leVvi ll ows ursing D ivis i on 's Med ical Co mforts Depot were evide n t wh en two invali d chairs, o n e pai r of adj u stabl e crutches, and a cheque for £1 0 were presented by the l adies a n d chil dren of Supt Mrs. S. E. Green Thanks were expressed by Div. Preside n t M rs C. A Latham and Vice-President Mrs. C. Robi n son. The Depot is m u ch appreciated by the general pub li c, and it open ed each evening.

COTINTY OF NORFOLK

Great Ryhurgh. -A Medical Comforts Depot has been opened for the benefit of residents of Great and Little Ryburgh, Testerton Gateley, Stibbard, F ulmodestone, and Barney.

Holt. -Members of the Holt Division, with their wives and families, and the Cadet Division had an o u tin g recentl y when some sixty in all travell ed by t he coast road to H u nstan to n Binham.-Fine weather and over fi fty riders , ma k ing 2 46 entries, ass ur ed the success of the gymkhana which t ook p l ace at Binham on August 8, by invitation of Mr. and J\Irs. Brian Case, in aid of Brigade Funds. County President Lady Cook presented the prizes and thanked Mr. and Mrs. Case for organizing the function, a lso the judges, stewar ds, and committee.

Di ss -At the annual meeting of the Diss Divis i on, Surgeon R. W. W. Bowes, who presided, expressed pleas u re at resuming his duiies after servi n g in H.l\f. Forces, but it was with regret that he would have to tender his r esig n at i on as he was leaving the district. Supt. Halter expressed the Divisio n 's regret at the announcement. He gave partic ul ars of the work undertaken during the past year.

COUNTY OF NOTTINGHAM

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CO U NTY OF OXFORD

Banhury.-The annual church

a n d inspection of the Banb u ry DIVISIOn s was held o n Aug u st 11 , when represen tatives from neighbouring Divis i ons were a lso on parade. The Rev:. P. A . J cond u cted the service, whIch was held lI1 St Mary's, and gave the sermon. The Banbury Divisional Band played for ihe hymns and the National

After the service the DIVISIOns were inspected by County Commissioner pr. C. Gardiner-Hill, who was accompamed by the Mayor of Banbury (Ald. R. B. Miller), and the Mayoress, County Surgeon T. F. Briggs , County Vice-President Mrs. Beckwith-Smith , County Supt. Mrs. O. \iVatney, County Officers Mrs. Barrett and Howard, County Cadet Officer Mrs. Fox Pitt, and Divisional President, Lieut.-Col. Norris.

The Banbury Division Band was formed in I §4 5 and has thirty-four members. It has been a great asset to the Division and h as b rought in quite a number of ne w members Since its first engagement in July , 1945, the Band has fulfilled a number of public engagements, including those recently undertaken for the Banb ury Borough Council. A t the Brass Band Contests held in June at Oxford, the Banb ury Band was placed fourth out of twe l ve co m petitors. This reflects great credit o n Bandmaster Smith, who has he ld sim ilar positions for over twenty years.

W est Oxford Divi sion. -This Division has had some interesting activities during the past few months including visits io the various departments at the loca I hospital arranged by Div. Surgeon H. A. Darcu s. Trips have also been made to Henley, Maidenhead, and Bournemouth.

The Division reports the loss of its first Ambulance Ofii.cer who passed away suddenly. Amb. Of-ucer F. East joined the Division in 1906 and re igned i n 19 26 to make way for his son. He was a Ser ving Brother of the Order. Nottingham.-Corps Officer F. CarieI' was among those who were invested with COUNTY OF SURREY the Insignia of Ser ving Bro t her by t h e Addi s comh e -County Commissioner Chancellor of the Order at St. J ohn's "\lV. G. Pape carried out the inspection of Gate on July 26. the Addiscombe Division on August 19 in Corps Surgeon J. Cohen judged the Ashburton Park. He was accompanied by team test and Corps Officer C. E. West A lderman Russell, District Officer E. J the individua l tests in the final of the Prew, and Div. Surgeon H. F. Sparling. Spaight Cup Fourteen teams e n tered Amb. Officer C. L. Crispin led the parade origina ll y; the fi n a lists fi nishing in the and, following the inspection, superinfollowing order: 1, Transport A' 2 tended the drill and demons t rations. Transport B ; 3, B ulwell A ; and 4: Alderman Russell paid high tribu te to B ulwell B. Corps Supt . F. Wi lson Moul ds members , recalling the hectic years of presented the trophy to the w inning tea m, the war during which the Divisio n 26 2

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Commissioner Pape congratulated Officers, N.C.O.s, and men on their smart bearing and upon the effectiveness of their displays. He felt that much of the success of the Division was due to the help given by wives of the members, and in this connection the ever willing assistance given by Mrs. Prew at the Dressing Station was a matter for the highest gratitude. He presented First Bars to the Service Medal to Amb. Officers vv. J. Rose and F. H. King. District Officer Pre'," thanked the Commissioner and Ald. Russell for their remarks, and on behalf of the members expressed his appreciation for their active assistance.

Guildford.-The annual inspection of the No. 1 Nursing Division, Borough of Guildford Corps, was held in the Ambulance Hall, where County Supt . Mrs. Heald, accompanied by County Ofncer Mrs. E. J. Henry, carried out the inspection. After a demonstration of first aid and home nursing was given, Mrs. Heald congratulated the Division on the high standard of efficiency and expressed her appreciation of the work carried out during the war years.

COUNTY OF SOMERSET

Street.-A Garden Fete was held in the grounds of Hindhays School, Street, being opened by Lady \Yilton, who was supported by County Commissioner Dr. Hugh Powell, and members of the County Staff. Div. Surgeon D. Struthers presided. l.he Fete was in aid of the Glastonbury and Street Divisions and resulted in nearly [100 being added to the Funds.

COUNTY OF SUSSEX

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On August 7 members of the Lewes Nursing Division spent a happy day together visiting \iVindsor Castle where the State Apartments and other sections were on view.

COUNTY OF W ORCESTER

Lye.-Corps Supt. Miss Ashton Corps Oftlcers 1\1rs. Northwood an.d MISS vYakefield carried out the annual lllspection of the Lye Kursing Division. The parade was in charge of Supt. Mrs. The Inspecting Officers expressed theIr satisfaction with the work of the Brigade and of the demonstrations given.

Oldbury.-At the Old bury Nursing Division's party, held recently to celebrate its 21st anniversary, A/Supt. l\1rs. A. Bird presented Miss Dyson (the original Superintendent of the Division) with her badge of office as President. :'Irs. Gould became the first Vice-President. ::\liss Dyson, in thanking the members for the honour conferred upon her, gave a brief resume of the history of the Division, t.be

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Brighton Town Division.-At a recent first aid quiz between the Division and Southwick, the latter team was successful by five points.

On August 11 some sixty-four members and friends held a successful outing to \Yindsor, which was arranged by the Di\ isional Social Committee, who are to be congratulated on choosing a fine day. Lew es .-On August 1 the Mayor of J ,ewes, on behalf of the Lewes Divisions, presented a cot to the Victoria Hospital, for the newly-opened Children's vVard. T.he cot, which had been provided by the giItS of the Ambulance and Nursing Adult and Cadet Divisions, was dedicated by the Rev. D. Matthews of Southover. It bears an inscription at the head and the eighL-

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Leeds.-The annual inspection of the Leeds Corps was held on the Hunslet Football Ground, where representatives of 10 Ambulance, 9 Nursing, 4 Cadet Ambulance, and 4 Cadet Nursing Divisions paraded. Asst. Commissioner Dr. W N. was the inspecting officer, helllg District Supl. Mrs. Blrkbeck, DIstnct Officers R. I L 13aker, Mrs. Geldard, and S. Firth.

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Further appointments made by the Prior are those of (1) Mr. D. M. EvansBevan, J.P. , formerly Treasurer, as ViceChancellor, (2) Sir W. Reardon-Smith, Bt., J.P., as Treasurer, and (3) Mr. B. E. Brown, F.C.A. , as Assistant Treasurer. Mr. Evans-Bevan continues to be in command as Commissioner of the Glamorgan Centre of the Priory , while reli nquishing his responsibilities as Treasurer, which have been undertaken by the former Assistant Treasurer, whi le Mr. Brown , who is Honorary Secretary of the City of Cardiff Centre, will in future discharge as an obligation, in the absence of the Treasurer, the duties of Chairman of the Finance Committee which have frequently fallen to his lot by election.

Th e We lsh Na ti o nal Eisteddfod .-Ambulance Competitions were an feature of the varied programme of thIs year 's Eisteddfod held Moun tain Ash during August Bank HolIday week. In a letter of thanks to Dr. C. L. Pierce, Commissioner for Aberdare, who supervised all the arrangements for the competitions and ambulance duties, the week was described by the Han. J. H. Bruce, Honorary Director of Ambulance for the Eisteddfod, as a triumph of first-rate organization and well spent for the purposes of the Priory in support of the National Eisteddfod. The Ambulance Committee 'was fortunate in its Chairman, Mr. Geoffrey Morgan, I.E ., and energetic Secretary, County Officer D. R \Villiams, and had the benefit of the experience uf 1\1r. \V. Mabon Abraham, Brigade Secretary, as Honorary Steward. There were record entries-as many as thirty teams competing in the principal male competition, the chief results being as under :Teams Resident in Wales and lUomnouthshire

Trevethin Shield (male teams): 1, Pochin Colliery, Tredegar; 2, Ferndale.

Silurian Shield (female teams): 1, Treharris; 2, Tredegar.

I sca Shield (boys' teams): 1, Tredegar ; 2, Ferndale.

Gwent Shield (girls' teams): 1, Tredegar B; 2, Tredegar A. OPen Team Contests

Lady Lewis Shield (male teams): 1, Crewe, L.M.S.; 2, Pochin Colliery, Tredegar.

Lady Bute Shield (female teams): 1, Treharris; 2, Tredegar.

The only English team to participat.e was warmly applauded on receiving the Cup at the hands of the Lord Aberdare; and in acknowledging the warmth of their reception the Captain of the Crewe L.M.S. team stated in a letter to the Press: ""V,Te left Wales with a grateful remembrance of a kindly folk. Thank you, Mountain Ash; you are a grad ely people "

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be 70 strong before the idea could be enter tained, and in a little more than I2 months the boys had reached this target. Thanks were due to Mr. Ivor Waldron for training the band. .County Officer H. J. Lewis endorsed the expressIOn of gratitude to Mrs. Whitehead and to Mr. and thanked the Mayor and Corporation for the facilities received.

Canon Davies, in dedicating the Instruments, reminded the Cadets that they could thereafter be used only in the service of the movement, which was one .means practical expression to the teachmg of Chnsuaruty. Mrs. Whitehead expressed the. tremendous pleasure it had been to her t<? gl.ve the band instruments; and after the dc:dlcauon there was a march past, the salute taken by. the Mavor and Assistant CommisSioner John Gibbs.

Obituary.-The Officers of 0e West Monmouth Corps deeply regret the passing of Corps Supt. (Retired) J ohn of work in the Aberullery district, havmg given 38 years service in the Brigade. One of the founders of the Abertillery Division, the late Mr. Matthews became its Superintendent in I9IO. The Unit made great progress, p.articularl,Y in comp.etitive work under his leadershIp, and his able serVIces as an ambulance instructor were devoted also to the Abertillery Fire Brigade.

Pembrokeshire.-The Centre has been fortunate in securing the services of Capt. W. H C. Daniel as Commissioner, in succession to Capt. A. T. N. Evans, O.B.E., resigned. Other new appointments are those of Col. L. H. Higgon, M.C., D.L., as President, the Lord Merthyr as Vice-President, and Lady Merthyr as Lady President. Under the leadership of Mr. Daniel Daniel, J.P., D.L., as Chairman, and with Mrs. E. Bickerton Edwards in charge of St. John Nursing Caernarvonshire.-Some 230 Ambulance, activities as Lady County Superintendent, good Nursing, and Cadet members had the honour'of progress can be anticipated. lining the route of the Royal procession on the City of Cardiff.-Two members of Penarth occasion of the visit of T.M. the King and Queen Division, Privates B. Stephens and T. Totterdall to Bangor. The arrangements made were highly carried out ambulance duties at the Army Cadet satisfactory, a letter of thanks and appreciation Camp at Lavernock during the week of August 4 having been received from the Lord-Lieutenant, to II, when about IOO cases were treated. A note Col. W. H. Wynne Finch, M.C., J.P., by the of appreciation for these services has been Commissioner, Sir Michael Duff, Bt. Cadet Officer received at Priory Headquarters from the O.c., Edward Jacques, who was posted outside I Ith Cadet Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regithe Town Hall, was specially fortunate, being ment, and thanks are due to the members congreeted by Her Majesty, who shook hands and cerned for the satisfactory way in which they spoke a few words of encouragement. maintained the best traditions of the Division . On August IO, the annual competition for A further course of lectures at H.M. Prison, Ambulance Cadets in Caernarvonshire took place Cardiff, is being given by Dr. Gulliford, assisted at Vaynol Park, the residence of Commissioner by Ambulance Officer T. L. Dayment, on Sir Michael Duff, who inspected a parade which Thursday evenings from 6 to 7.30. The class of was in charge of Supt. O. E. Williams, and took 20 held earlier in the year were examined recently the salute at a march past. Keen interest was when all the candidates were successful. The taken in the competitions. Dr. Henry Edwards present membership is entirely new, and all the and Dr. Ivor Davies judged the five teams which men are taking keen interest in the subject. competed, Conway being awarded the highest Rhondda.-The retirement of Capt. T. E. marks with Caernarvon second, and Llanfairfechan Richards, J.P., M.E., Knight of the Order, and No. 2 third. The cup was presented by Mrs. executive officer of the Priory, former ComW. H. Wynne Finch in the presence of a large missioner, from active services in the Brigade, gathering, including Lord Penrhyn (Centre was marked at the Annual Inspection of AmbuPresident), Lieut.-Col. W. Jones Williams (Chief lance, Nursing, and Cadet Units of the Constable and Assistant Commissioner), and Rhondda held at Gelligaled Park on July 27. Col. W. H. \1(1ynne Finch (Lord-Lieutenant), Captain Richards was one of tlle pioneers of who presented warrants to Cadet Officers. ambulance work, with which he has been associMonmouthshire.-The generosity of Mrs. ated for 60 years. Officers and men in the Rhondda Artlmr Whitehead has enabled the Abergavenny desired to recognize his services, and marked his Cadet Ambulance Division to become possessed retirement by presenting him with a cheque as of a Bugle Band. The instruments presented by a token of esteem and respect. In making the her were recently dedicated by Canon M. E. presentation, Commissioner J. H. Davies said Davies, M.A., at an impressive ceremony in it was particularly gratifying that every Division Bailey Park. Ambulance, Nursing, and Cadet and Corps and Higher Officer had subscribed personnel marched in procession to the Park, towards the gift, and it was the fervent wish of led by the Beaufort and Ebbw Vale Cadet Bands. them all that he would enjoy many years of happy The Mayor, Alderman Max Beveridge, J.P., retirement. Striking tribute to his work was paid opened the proceedings by referring to the by the Hon. John H. Bruce, Principal Secretary Brigade as one of the finest voluntary organiza- and Commissioner for Wales, who inspected the tions, and expressed appreciation of the unfailing Parade. In the course of his remarks, the Comsupport given by Mrs. Whitehead to th e Brigade missioner for Wales said that Brigade members and other good causes. in the Rhondda treated 5,000 cases last year, and Cadet Supt. R. D. A Evans thanked Mrs. the strength now stood at 988. Accompanying the Whitehead on behalf of the Cadets for her Inspecting Officer were the Hon. Mrs. J H exceedingly generous gift He recalled that two Bruce, Assistant Lady Superintendent for Wales, years ago, when the Cadets, then numbering 24, and Miss G. Richards Lady County Superwere eager to have a band, he had said they must intendent, Cardiff. '

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CASE REPORT No. 305.-The Officer-in-Charge of the County of LancashirE',

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On April 24, Private R. Parr, who is employed at tl-:e Sankey Sug.ar Works (which are situated close to the Sankey Canal), hIS attentIon dlrected to what appeared to be the lifeless body of a woman bemg out of the water. He immediately ran to the spot; and finding that the patIent had to breathe, he commenced artificial respiration without delay, whIle he crave instructions that a doctor should be called. He contmued hIS efforts for twenty minutes, after which period he "'tas. in .breathing. This done , he carried out the further first aId reqUIred untIl the arrIval of the doctor, who approved what had been done, and gave instructions that patient should be conveyed to hospital, where she made a rapid and complete recovery.

COMMENT.-Asphyxia is one of the conditions in which first aide1's can often do) save lives. Private R. Parr, therefore, is cordially congratulated on the slull and perseverance by the exercise of which he successfully applied artificial respiratwn, and so saved the life of a dying woman.-N. C. F.

CASE REPORT No. 306.-The Officer-in-Charge of the County of Bedfordshire S.J.A.B., reports the efficient performance of first aid by a member of the Ampthill Nursing Division in the following circumstances: -

On June 6, at approximately 1.30 a.m., Cadet Officer Miss 1\1. E. Dolton was awakened by a man v,rho arrived at her home and stated that he had met with an accident while driving an empty 3z-seater coach. He was suffering from extreme shock, and said that he thought he had broken his arm, which on examination was found to be bleeding so profusely that his coat slee, e was soaked in blood. Having seated the patient, Cadet Officer Dolton carefully removed the coat and examined the arm, ,,-hich ,vas much d efo rmed at the elbow where the wound ,:vas situated. Other signs being present, she decided that patient had sustained a compound fracture of arm at the elbow. She then warned patient to keep his arm quite still, and applied to the wound a mines dressing, which successfully controlled the bleeding.

:0rext, having dispatched a messenger to Ampthill (3 miles away) for police, ambulance, and doctor, Cadet Officer Dolton strapped the patient 's upper limb to his side, because he was not able to get it into the position for an arm-sling owing to severe pain. Then, having asked if he had pain elsewhere, and being answered in the negative, she got the patient lying dov,'11 , v,'Tapped him in blankets, and administered some hot tea. Shortly afterwards, th e patient complained of pain in right foot. Cadet Officer Dolton promptly removed shoe and sock, but ,vas unable to locate any serious injury. She therefore warned patient to keep the leg still, and applied a cold compress to the heel. Doctor, police, and ambulance then arrived, and the doctor after examination, decided that the patient must be removed to hospital. Patient was therefore loaded on stretcher and transported to the ambulance, in which Cadet Officer Dolton accompanied him to the hospital, where he was detained.

COMMENT.-These being the facts, Cadet Officer Miss M. E. Dolton merds cordial congratulations on her successful treatment of a gravely injured patient.-'.:-J.. C. F.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Crush Injuries

J. T. (Leicester). On page 7 of the Supplement to the Textbook (par. 8), we are that i?- the event of crush injury involving a limb, we should give an alkalme solution to the patIent, and that a suitable solution is one level dessertspoon of bicarbonate of soda dissolved in each pint of water. ,Ve should very much welcome an explanation of the reason for this treatment.

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Our Divisional Surgeon sugges t s t hat it may be to :: condit ion o f excessive acid in the body which is brought about by the lll]ured m u scles. Should this be the reason, why not give the solution in other cases of s h ock which make the patients feel so sick?

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When the limbs a1'e c1'ushed, considerable damage is done to the muscles. The zmm ediate result of this is a rapid rise in the acid content of the blood,. which in its tw'n may give rise to a11, acute inflammation of the kidneys. These nsks are considerably diminished if bicarbonate of soda solution (which neutralizes the acid state of the blood) is freely administered, preferably before the limb is released and the injurious substances make their way into the general circulation.

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While the administration of alkaline solution is specially indicated for crush injuries, a drink of bicarbonate of soda in water will often give relief when, as the of shock f1 1 0m some other cause, the patient complains of feeling sick.-N.

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G. D. (Port Talbot) .-Could you please state whether or not the Supplement to the Textbook in Rule 12 of " The Treatment of Wounds Accompanied by Hcemorrhage" (p. 26), intends us for the future to use three pressure points only-carotid, subclavian, or femoral-and to forget the other 10 which are described in the Textbook?

It would appear that, in the opinion of the Textbook Revision Committee, a knowledge of all the 13 pressure points is not essential to first aid treatment; aud that the three named a1le sufficient for all purposes. One adve11 se criticism which I have received from two Brigade Surgeons is that a knowledge of all the pressure points helps first aiders to understand more thoroughly the ci11culation of the blood. Truth to tell, however, the cutt'ing off of the circulation of the whole or part of a li1'nb is rarely necessa1 Y, which is f01ltunate, because it is, as the Textbook teaches, a dangerous proceeding.-N. C. F.

Transport of Fractured Pelvis

F. R. (Croydon) .-Is it correct to load a patient on the stretcher in the ordinary way when he is suffering from fracture of the pe lvis? I ask the question because I feel that, if the fracture is in t h e rear, it might involve coccyx or sacrum which form part of the spine. Your kind assistance will be much appreciated.

YOU?' statement of facts is not supported by the Textbook, which on p. 29 tells me that" the spine is composed of bones called vertebrae" and on p. 34 that the pelvis " is attached to the lower part of the spine". Consequently it is sound practice to load on the stretcher a patient suffering from fractured pelvis in the ordinary way. !ncidentally, .I wonder if you are thinking of the possibility of compression of wh'LCh ends .at the second lumbar vertebrce and so is not likely to be m an uncomphcated fracture of the pelvis.-N. C. F.

Shock of Concussion

B. C. (Surbiton) .-Please tell me how a first aider can decide whether an unconscious patient is suffering from severe shock or from concussion of the brain, especially when no head injuries are present and no one witnessed the acciden t . I await your kind reply with interest.

There is no way in which first aiders can differentiate between severe shock and concussion in the absence of signs of injury to head or of a history of the acciden t Fortunately, however, an exact diagnosis is no part of a first aider's job, and does not affect the appropriate treatment of the victim.

Given such case,. therefore, first aiders should treat for shock while waiting for the doctor; or if medtcal at the scene of the emergency is not available, they s h ou ld arrange for removal of pattent on stretcher to hospital a t the earliest moment.-N. C. F 272

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A. C. (S tr ea th al11 ).-The S u pp l ement o f th e Textb ook gi:ves signs <l:nd symptoms of both primary and secondar y shock Am I nght III preSUl!l:ng t h a t t h e treatment in ea c h case is t h e same or does the secondary condItion require additional first aid treatment. I ha:ve ir: mind a case in which a h as b een inj u re d some t ime before a firs t alder IS called, and be from secondary shock. I shall be grat efu l for some expert advlce on thIS pOIllt.

ShQck-whether primary or secondary-is still shock; and so to first aiders the trentl1tent of both varieties is the same.

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Extension of Fractures

H . P. (Clapton) . - T he S u p plement t o the Textbook on p . 8 refers to o£ th e upper limb, but I cann ot see h ow a first aider can keep up exter:slOn whIle app lying the necessary bandages. Wou l d it no t be beH:er to t he li mb, bend the elbo·w, and lay t he limb agains t the chest III the pOSItIon gIven withou t t rying to apply extens i on? Your k ind r u ling will be much esteemed.

To me the1'e is Wtle difference between the method laid down in the Supplement a nd that p1' oposed by you except tha t the Supplement suggests an additional means of keeping up extenswn by means oj a bandage looped round the wrzst and tl ed 1 ' ount! the neck. You j01'get that you cannot straighten a limb without extendmg tt ,. and that in both 1}1,ethods it is hoped th at, once the limb is placed across the chest wLth the hand just touching the opposite shoulder, the f r agments will no·t again be displaced.-N. C. F.

BRIGAD E RE P ORTS -Co nt inued/r om page 264.

There were many recently demobilized members on parade and the Inspecting Officer had a kindly ·word of welcome for each one. After the march past, headed by the Cadet Band, Dr. vVest-vVatson paid tribute to their work and loyalty to the Brigade. He presented n u merous Service :Yledal Ribbons and Bars and made special reference to the l ong and faithful service rendered by Corps S u pt. (R.) !VI B Fenton who had recently transferred to the Brigade Reserve after thirty-six years' efficient service. On behalf of the members of the Corps he presented to 1\1r. Fenton a wireless receiving set as a token of esteem. M r s. Fenton was presented wi t h a hand bag. !VIr. Fenton, in rep ly , t h anked all members for the gift and for their loya lty to him during his term of office. Saddle worth. -At t he r e -u nion d inner of the Saddleworth Divisio n , D iv. Surgeo n P. B. Wood and Supt. V.,T . H. Wood welcomed Asst Commissi oner H H

his pleasing duty to present to ergt.]. Turner the Service l\Iedal Ribbon and certificate. Sergt Turner in reply said that Dr. vVood, Supt. \','ood, and A. Farrand had also gained this award during the pres en t year.

Slaith w ait e -At a recent social held by members of the SlaithwaiLe Division, Asst. Commissioner H. II. Harrison presented Corps Surgeon R. T. E. Naismith, Corps Supt. G. Austwick, Corps Officer 1. Crosland, and Supt. Kenyon with certificates and Ribbon of the Service Medal. 11r. Harrison, who was introduced by Pre::,ident I. G. Pogson, said the Brigade was passing through a phase similar to the one after the previous war, when those who had been on active service felt that they wanted no part in a uniformed organization. He appealed to these members to continue their membership and to put the Brigade on a sound footing.

Harrison who was the guest of the eveni ng. NOTICE TO READ E RS

Both referred to the fact that i t was some THE ST JOHN GAZETT E is pub lis hed on time since a County Officer had visited the the 15th of each Inonth. The Annual Subscription is 4S. post fr ee; single copies 3d ., area. !VIr. Harrison in reply sai d i t gave by post 4d. him m u ch pleasure at being present and REPORTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS should to see s u ch a fine set of members. He be addressed to The Editor, St. John's Gate, hoped that next time h e came ove r h e London, E.C.I, and should reach h i In not wou l d see two Cadet Divisions in b eing. later than the 28th of the Inonth.

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