The Review of the Order of St John (1964)

A KNIGHT IN SHINING

JANUAR , 1964

TIl Gra/ld Prior's Troph'}' (f 0 I' II 1 II), '" '0 II f a I' 196_? 6 -/- b_" tlie Ga' Jlldllstr_\.

-l fill! nSlIlt: II (;t of tIle rralld Prior s Tropll;" OJllt titiolls, tog tIl I' " ith piefll r of tli ,illlliIlO t alJls alld rill II I rliP, apr 011 pag 6 alld 7 of tliiS iSSIl

One Shilling

ADVANCED FIRST AID SERIES

ailways) & Br t ish T ran p ort D ocks 67 K Fi re B rigad es 63

L. Uni ted K ingdom Lomic Energy u hority 53 M. Police an d l. Jo hn Ambulance Briga do 70

WOMEN

BIRTH OF A NEW COM PETITION

CROYDON CENTRE'S SUCCESSFU L. VENTURE

by ER E T B HAMLEY

Opportunity is Taken

Unhappily , for years Qoydon Fir t ider particularl y th o e in B R.C.S ., had no chance to engage in open competitive training Th entre the r ef re t ok tbe ioi t ia ti a small Competitions Committee to which key repre entati ve fr om th e Munici pa l as the vo luntary bodies were appointed. The fir t Chairman in 1962 wa i Bla b r U former ational Finalist competitor) and her succes OT for 19 63 a D pu ty Chi f Office r L o n a rd Croydon Fire Brigade , who has been a Centre Committee member inee its formati n in 1954. B chairmanship and composition of the Committee from time to time the Centre i able to obtain ne opinions which are so useful in developing this work.

Organisation and Preparation

Printed with. rules and fOnJ?B are well before the e ent e pl a ioing th a t th of. the are malllly to provIde expenence for team ' nt e ring oth e r e n ior com pet iti thIS way mexpenenced teams compete alongsIde those who are more ad anced E er pot nti a l our e is approached and we include all the ationalised undertaking a nd larger indu trial c n rn a \i 11 societies and the Youth Committee who in turn circulate in vi t a tion t o all o uth wo rker n e nt ry of lOs. 6d. peT team IS charged and under present rules only bona fide organi ation in ro don ar e compete.

The Competition Committee is essentially a " working party " and at it r egul ar me tin g eery d tai l i r efully planned with the aid co-opted specialist helpers to deal with uch a pect a publicity cat rin g, to r sales, etc. To ensure maXImum secunt y only two members (Mes r s E. B. H a ml ey and R. R. t phen ) hav full responsibili ty for t he actual preparation and staging of tests in conjunction with tbe Judge Accommodation

The Centre fortunately full ?<? -?peration from the local Council and all it a Dd thr ough lh m w are free of at Headq,uarters of Cro ydon Fire Brigade The hug appliance bay pro vI de Ideal settmgs for a vanety of lffipreSSlve test sItu ations.

TOP A young v isitor makes a welcome contribution to the funds.

RIGHT: So me of the 300 spectators watching the C roy don C e n t r e First Aid competition)

h eld at the Fir e Brig ade H eadquart?r$ ,

a nd c rew arrived (only if properl called [0 the correct location) and evacuated the ca ualties ar the ream int. ruction. Beckenham branch o f Ca ualrie nion pron ded make·up and ca ualtie who \ ere commended for their eITecti ve p rformance

October , 1964 and e er R ie\ reader within a y tra lling di lance r ydon will be a we] m v i it r

TOP: R epresentalives of rhe 'johall7li rel:oden-Unfall Organisation al the compeulions inspecting a crashed ca1' used as pan of the staging [01' the resrs

CENTRE: Th e Metr opol itall P olice a Z )

D ivision leam w ho l' eceived the Challenge T rophy as l'U12ners - up in the conteSl (This team won the competilion lCfsl year when it was held /01' the finl tune.)

LEFT: Cl'o ydon Elecll'icity Genem i1lg

B Oa1'd (Croydon « B » P oweT S tation) team competing / 01' the « W. H B umh am » trophy.

RfGHT: 'the Leicester County Team who won the G ee Tl'o phy at the competi t ions held a t Wigston (L eices t ershire). L. to T.: Constable Bolton (Loughborough) Constable Deaco n (Wigston Magna ) Sergeant Ashm01'e ( G Len P al'"Va) and Sergeant Maddison ( SyslOn).

COLLIERY TEAM PIP POLl E IN 1lRST AID O.MP ETlTIO

BELOW: The 'v ictorious R awdoJl Colliery realll with the Ellio{[ Trop/z L. ro r. ( back row): Mes rs. P Tebbs, ]. hillitoe ( Capt.) E. tone' (jroJ/l row) '/. Ashmore alld 'f. haw.

TRI MP H F OR MARKET HARBORO GH FRIEND

Two member of the Market Harborough ursing Di vi ion won trophies when the annual Fir t Aid and Home ur ing Competitions, for ursing embers , were held at Brigade Headquarters, Regent Road, Leicester.

iT Lillian treet of the 1arket Harborough ursing Divi ion, "on the Ius on Troph y \ ith 161 marks. Runner-up and "inner of the Individual Trophy was Mr Hazel ilkins ( aughan College Tursing Divisio n ) with 14 mark' and third was Mis Barbara Toombs, of the Market Harborough D iyi ion (146 marks), who gained a commemorati ve hield urrounding r f r many years--

« ext question. T his l.ady asks (W'ill the ul1mal'l'ied ambulance man I?we he1' a demol1stralWl1 of the K iss of L ife?'"

FUN and FIRST AID

the lighter side

MORE ABOUT THE OLD FOLK AND THE DISABLED

THE A 1» T ITER

by

Mn. J. F. LrlFFERTY Divi iOllal IIperilllelldelll, 162 ( Bal1slead & Di sl1'icl) LlTsing

a r porl on .J.A.B. many per on interederati n of

(as the Fr ench say • « sans pm'ole)))

« D Oll look w01Tied Ginger-you re 110{ {he firs{ pia /' TO be carried off ! '

(( Tell me, pal- how does a felle7' go about joining YO/l/' mob?)) ,-'!> " . -

·' H and.y, you being injured just on half-tim e- it's saved me a walk! JJ

much difficulty from the campers' angle, but this must have cau ed some irritation on the part of local per ons regularly driving alo ng this road.

The day were pretty full for the helpers - for even person who managed to help themselves to dress, etc., at home, found they often needed a helping hand in the t range, and not always convenient , surroundings of a mall chalet. a we found our da y tarted at about 6.30 a.m. and ended somewhere in the region of 1l.30 p.m.! In between we helped to wash, dress, push chai rs to meal, to the variou amu ements arranged, to gel the odd cup of tea and coffee, and many, many time a day to take folks to the lavatory. This may ound a though we found it all too much , and indeed , written in black and white it does appear so , but what is a lma t impo sible to describe i the wonderful spirit perva ding the whole week's camp. Tho e of us who were fortu nat e enough to be able-bodied never cea ed to be amazed at the wonderful courage displayed by these people. Perhap " di played" is not the right wordthere wa no di play, only acceptance of the misfortune with ut complaint.

few out tanding examples pring to mind. There \J a r. C. who wa completely rigid except for the u e of hi band and neck-he Jay on a special frame fitted to hi wheel chair and yet managed to draw-and what i better till, ell-the rna t beautiful pictures. Then there a r J who had 10 t the use of her legs-a had her mother ala-who was told that there was only a million-to-one chance that the arne complaint would trike her; how bitter he might have been. but in fact wa one of the rna t jolly per on we met. Mr. D had mu cular d trophy and a a young man in his early t entie pent ix year' in the chronic ward of a hospital with old men because there wa no one to look after him at home He had found a place in a Che hire Home and took a keen intere t in port-being quite an autbority on football.

The e torie could be multiplied rime and time again. and en-ed to in pire u to keep going. It a little hard t haye to change the heet of an incontinent patient at 11 o'clock at night in ho pital-it is extremely difficult d thi in a two-bedded chalet where there i only acee to ne ide of the bed-the other ide i attached to the all! B the time e had fini hed both C nurses» and patient" were helple ith laughter and no one \ a able to get to leep in the chalets around. yet no one complained for thi wa typical of the Cai ter pirit.' M hu band formed the Raphael Club in Banstead orne three year ago. and it i a joint venture between the 10 al J B and B.R. c. with tran port provide d by local Rotary and ladie who have cars available in the daytime. It:111 tarted becau e. at a meeting. my hu band \va a ked from the platform

Have you a di abl d club in our district? and on being told no a further a ked cc Why don 't ou tart one? \ e have now orne 40 member, in a ditTict her we thought there could be fe di abled per on. I ther a d i abled club in our di trict? If n ot &. a t. J ohn member reading thi ill au think ab ut tarting ne?

eo page 40: ' ARE OF THE EL D ERLY ND THE HA mr APPED .

A 10THER PHOTOGRAPH raken 011 [he oc ion of til ou rin u for disabled p opleJ arranued b the London Taxi B ene olent As ociat ioll a function hich members of o. 70 ( R o al Boro' of K ensington) D' ision 1I11de7'rake anllually. ( e caption story, paue 9 D ecember ( R evie .J))

Thoughts r& Notes on Pageants and Costumes

SOME NOTES WIDCH MAY HELP YOU IF YOU WISH TO SHOW lVIEMBERS OF THE ORDER IN THEIR ANCIENT ROBES

1. Knight of the Order - Monastic Dress, 11th - 16th centuries.

Black mantle with white eight-pointed cross on left breast. Underneath he wore a black robe (like a clergyman 's cassock) with a large white eight-pointed cross in the centre of the chest. On his head, a black skull ca p.

2. Knight of the Order - Military Dress, 12th - 13th centuries.

Black mantle with white eight -po inted cross on left breast. Underneath he worre chain mail with the Order sopra vest. The latter was red with a plain white Latin cross (This plain cross on a red field was the Order 's coat of anns and should be used on any pennon, tandard or shield. The eight-pointed cr oss wo uld noc appear on a mediaeva l flag or shi el d .)

PHOTO ( ABOVE ) HOW frs L ena w ith h er hll ball d C;;il;: A" ea Fir Aid Lia ison O ffice r who 1'ec emed h7 mS7g1l7a as O ffice r BrOlh e?" o f th e O r d r ar the I nvestiuf1'e on ove mb er 1 2 th. ilh Th em is Mr. Em est J. Markby T el ephon e Mana ge?' o th e Cie T el eph on e A1'ea London T el ecol7IJ?luJ/icaei oJ/ s R eg io n o th e G en eral P ose Offic e

MRS. E ID 0 >. th e we ll-kno w n fashion ournalist as ervzng SIst er o f the Order of r. 'John iJ/ recog?l2tzon o{ work bOTh as a m emb er of the Holbo)"JI NU TStnIJ. p .1V2Slon and 1Il01'e r e e7ltly as Vic e-President of chat D wtszon. Mrs. 'Jackson> fiTSt c0Jl11 eccion with t. wa s when she was Chi ef ub -Editor of Woman >J m early 1939, when she passed h er First Aid and H ome NU TS 'ing Ce1,tiji cat es aJ/d CT71d o th er m emb er of OdhaJl1S scaff JOllied Brigad

15 D URI NG HE R T AT E ISIT to orthern Ir eland in Oct ober H 1. T he Q ueen M other is seen here being presellled Wilh a bouquet by 'i TS. K. C arson of t he S ou t h B e fas t llrsing Div ision, when she au ended the A. B C cine ma.

S T O BA LD E S CA (a P 1'i01'ess o f the O rder ) m the r obes of the Ord er

3. Sister of the Or der, 12th-13 th centurie

As in attached illus t ration. Emphasis could be put on the fact that the onl y nunnery in England of the Order of St. John was in Somerset a t Buckland (l180-c 1540).

N B - The Order is most anxious that no attempts are made to reproduce historic costumes unless a high degree of authenticit y is maintained .

ORDER OF ST. JOHN SERVICE

The Annual Fes tival of St J obn Church Services. Banbridge , were held in the P resb yterian Church , Sca r va Street , Banbridge on Sunda y, 13th October , when the preacher was the Re v. Er i c P Gardner , B.A ., and alsu in the Roman Catholic Church , Dromore Street, Ba n · br i d ge , conducted by the Rev Father P J McAnuff C.c.

Prev ious to the serv ices more than 200 members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade from Belfast and P rovinci a l D ivisions under Area Commi ssioner J . R ea , were inspected b y the Commis sioner-in Chief Rear-Admiral Ro yer M Dick, C.B. , C.B E ., D.S C. , who was accomp a nied b y the D istrict Commissioner Colone l G. Gregg , O B.E ., T.D ., Q.H.P ., M D ., F. R C. P ., D .Phys.Med ., and the D istrict Superi ntendent (N) Mrs . Ivan Neill.

Members of the Chapter of the Order of St. J ohn (Commandery of AIds) attended in their robes an d His E xellency Lord Wakehurst, the Lord Prior of the Ord er read the l esson in the Presb yterian Church

On arrival , His E x cellency the Lord P rior w as recei ved b y the High Sheriff for County D own (Lieut.-Colonel J Di xon Ferguson , O.B.E., E.R.D.) , and the Chairman of Banbridge Urban D istrict Council , Mr. C. Crichton, The Lieu tenant of the Comrnandery, Sir Francis Evans , G.B.E K.C.M.G ., D.L. , C.St.J., The D irector of Ceremonies , Brigadier R. J C. Bro a dhu rst , C.St.J ., an d the Rev. Gardner.

FolloV:'ing the Church Ser vices , His Exe ll ency th e Lord Pn or took the Salute at th e March P ast.

The Brigade marched to music provided b y the Banhridge Band

No.1 (pRIN E O F WALE S) DISTR(CI

S.W. AREA

l21A a nd 26N (Richmond) Divj ion Appeal

F IRST AID FO R MOTO R I T S- ND TH IR

I NVESTTT R E PHOTOGR PH

Ph o tog r a phs take n ar Tn ve titure have be en commi ss i o n ed b y lo ca l pr e a nd tho e who a r e see n ta kin g th ese p ho tog rap h a re ta IT m e n fr o m Lo ndon A ge nci e .

If a nyon e w ho i to be in ve te d w i he t h ave th e ir ph otogr a ph tak e n , th ey ho uld n tify th Pres Office, a t 10 Gro ve no r re cent W l (BELgr av ia 523 1) two wee k in ad vance of th e eve nt.

The cost of eommis a peeia l photograph e r is rare l y Je s tha n FOUR GU TN EA 0 v.:-h o want to fo ll ow thi s COllfs e hould try , If POSSI ble , to s pre a d the co t with other who ha ve the same intent ion

A SWORD-SWALLOWER DEMONSTRATES

T h ese X -r ay ph o tos a re a wonderful example to sh ow the impo rt a n ce of t i lt ing a casualty's head right back un til th e ch in is in line with the chest, b efore one p erforms the mouth - to-mouth or mouth -to-nose metho d of artifi cia l r espiration.

As hown in ou r ph otos, the sword-swallower is a b le to perform his act b ecause in tilting his head so far b ack he clears the pa sage through hi throat. This is also what must be done to an unconscious person (or anima l) before any air, breathed in through the mouth or nose, can reach the lungs.

D anny L ynch , swor d- swallower and fire-eater, of S tamford R oa d Bowden Cheshire, stars in a documentary film produced in Maida ale, to demonstrate the " Kiss of Life.'

a r ult f th fo £ th R ank rgani a1964 in em a CT 011

CINEMAS & THE BRIGADE

SALUTE TO

THE CADETS

A PROMISE FULFILLED

The late Mr. A. Lindars (who died last October) , promised his son Gordon that he would teach him Fir t Aid. He went further; he also promised that he would found a company of St. John Ambulance Cadets

That promise has been made good. At the 21st Anniversary Celebrations of Rickmansworth St. John Ambulance Cadet Division, Gordon Lindars was there besides many of the old Members and the latest Cadets. During the evening, Cadet Lionel Fox presented a bouquet to Mrs. M. Lindars, Gordon's mother.

FIRST ENROLMENT OF THE NEW C.lOl WEMBLEY AMBULANCE CADET DIVISION

28th October, 1963

Ten boys about to be enrolled in the new Wemble y Ambulance Cadet Division were told by Area Commissioner Lt.-Col. R. A. Payne, that they were joining one of the oldest Di vis ions in London District, at their enrolment celremony at the T.A. Drill Hall last week.

"The Wembley Divisions have just celebrated their 70th year of service and I am sure you will live up to the tradition and gain promotion to the Adult Division ." He added: "I am glad to see so many parents have come along to encourage you."

Those enrolled were: Acting Cadet Corporal Michael Langmaid, Cadets Douglas Baker Peter Langmaid , Robert Jobson , Roderick Coleman Charles Vogt Christopher Johns and Probationary Cadets Martin Johns and Leslie Worthington.

The Cadets were also inspected by Area Superintendept L. W. Taylor, Area Staff Officer B. L. Humphries DIV. Officer A. G. Austin and Acting Divisional Officer P. J. ArmsVrong.

After the enrolment, CadBts Peter Langmaid, Roderick Coleman, Douglas Baker and Christopher Johns took part in a First Aid exercise:. Cadets in charge of the Display Stands were R. Jobson and C. Vogt.

SO THBOURNE HOME BY HALr M RK Onl

Aid outhbourne, who

C DETS ENROLLED AT PEMBROKE DO K

At an impressive ceremony conduct d b the Re J. I vo r R ees, B A. , 22 ade from Ha ve rfordwe t and Pembroke Dock were enrolled by the Commi i ner f r Pembroke hire, G W. R Terry , Esq (Chief Con table) , in the presence of a gathering which included the Ma r of Pembroke as well as the St. John officia l of th county. Councillor Carr \Va greatly impres ed b the entbusiasm and knowledge of the det em lied that ev ening and paid tribute to the services of th Brigade . Mary, Lady Meyrick, referred to the benencial effect of membership of the St. John organi ati n in addition to the practical value of the training in olved Ten Cadets, all from Milford Haven , competed in the fi rst round of a Fir t Aid Qui z for the St. John Cadet County Cup, the Quiz Mas ter being Dr. . E. L. Thomas. The next round of the Quiz will take place at Haverfordwest.

A happy evening was spent by cadet from varIous parts of the county, refreshments being provided by the Pembroke Dock Nursing Division. Miss Elaine Hughe one of tbe cadets newly enrolled, bad the privilege of thanking all the officials and guests A I BU LA CE C DET SERGE

OUR PHOTO ABOVE show r:lJllbulaJlce

The NIGHT of the BEATLES

SCENES IN CARLISLE when b esotted leellagers went wild to get tickets for a B eatle perf01 mance. On e of the many casualties was tre ated in th e cinema foyer by Nursing M em b ers on duty.

COLI TY STAFF OF THE B)'igade in Ess ex are seen during rh e ( draw» or a raffle o ne of lh e many funClions O1'ganis ed ro rai e m one f or [h e re - building of the County H ead qll arlf!rs. Durin g lh e la ren months) by means of cockwi l ponies coffee 1II 0 nzin gs a dance and other funcri ons £4000 has all-eady been co lL ec l ed the ultimate rarge r of [h e E ssex Division s, £5,00 0. RET o PHOTO RAPH nt to th e b 1 rca d r h e have often pr "cd very u [ui. If uch photograph are to be uld apprcciat it if the ender am print PLE E th appr priate name and a ddre written in block letter .

PROC EED OF A FA HIO HOW h eld ill C ardiff recently wen r ro [he fund of th e Order. Our photo shows one of rhe models weari n g a rhree-quarceT length ocelo l coar price 630 g ns.

LEFT: Another casualty Tescued f1'om the surging cTowd by Ambulance Memb eTs, on the occasion of the R oyal Variety P er fon nance, and opposite page: the « Beatle bug) takes another victim w ho fainted in the crush.

21 DURI G THE NUAL CO {PETITIO I for the Gonzer 1elllorial Trophy for First Aid reams in L ancashire and Cheshi1'e held al Bail ey Secondary Sc hool, Fleetwood, members of the I C l. Alkali team are seen in. action with their casualty

IRELAND

ATTE lD1 G THE DIAMO, D JUBILEE o[ rh e

Brigad e ill h eland, rhe R eear -AdmimI Di ck seen h ere al Tlie AJlJ!lversary DlIIlI er h eld .a T (he

Gr esham H Olel lalking TO Mr. Charles H allo h ey. IlIlS{er for 'Jusl ice; Mr. D ouglas A101llgo lll ery for the Brioad e in h elalld; and Colol/ el Dr G eorge GI ego C0l1l111i;sion er of Th e Bri gade ill o nIum Ir elal/d

Other penonalieies attel/dinu {h e di/ll/er iI/eluded L ad Thompson rh e H on. D!al/a COl/l/ o lly - Care w and Lad Carew ( S ee phOLO Ie[ t.)

Em lier, during rhe day o f cel ebro {iolls FirS[ Aid {ealllS from Dublin Belfose and C or k compeled [ or lhe SIr O{(O Lund Challenge T rophy. ( ee ph olO s b el ow.)

CELEBRATES

MEMBERS OF THE Shaft esbu?'Y Division ream ( Belfast ) w ho co mp ere d for th e Si1" Ouo Lund Challenge T1oophy.

SMILES FROM THE winning eam members of the Sir Ouo L und

AN AWARD for BRA VERY

by PRANK W. PALLA

P eler P or t, Gu ernsey, C.I.

I II 10 ER R H Blanchfmod receives rhe Ord er of Sl. 'J ohn's first - ever B ar LO m ing M edal ill G old, fr om Guerns ey ' s

Recent! tbe Ord er of t. John had to face up to a real prob lem: hat bra ery a \ ard could there be high er Lha n the Order' Life- aving ledal in Gold?"

The problem wa t for them b rea Commi ioner

Regina ld H. Blaochford of uern ey (the hero of Don Everitt' farn u book lin his life, amaritnn of the I lands ") for he had in his 2 ear of pioneering ervice for St. J ohn won e er honour for bravery and life-sa ing, including the highest, the Order s edal in Gold.

Heads were put together at t. John headquarter and omeone came up \ ith the brill iant idea Wh nol award a Bar t tbe Life - a ing Medal in Gold? "(a i done with th e rmyequi lent the .c.).

So , to Mr. Bla nch ford went th e honour of being th fir t man .in th whole of the t. J oh n organi ation to b awarded a Bar to hi ife- a ing 1edal in Gold

In the ab ence f the ci 11 head of th e i land f Guern ey the Bailiff ir illi am H mold Regin al d H. Blanchford O B E. , C. U G. 1. recei ed hi BaJ from th e i la n d' Lieut. -Bailiff , Mr. Frank Gahan Q c.. in a plea ing cercm ny in hich the bra ery of even other people , too wa ackn Jedg d- lr . Blanch£ord ' on Gary receiv daM ritoriou ertificate - whil Letter of Commendation went to t. J hn Bailiwick taft Officer har les E. Froome Corporal G Blondel. Sergt . M ich ael D e ne mb ./ l emb. J E. Herve, Amb ./ Mem b C. D Bart ie and ne ci ilian , Mr R F. Cook. All award were for the part they pIa ed in rescumg h ol id aymaker tranded on the i land precipitous cliff o r cut If on rock by the ea during 1962.

The citatio n w h ich gained rea Commi ioner Bl anchfor d h i Bar tate d that 'During 1962 Mr. B lanchford led n ow fewer th a n even re cue in four of which even lives ?,ere save d F01}r f the e demanded high qualities of sk lll a nd l ea de r hl p and tw invol ed great per anal fisk, bra v e ry a nd skill.

"O n Fe br uary, 1962, h e led th e team which eros ed 1D th e rna tori ed re cue dinghy in the dark in a st?rmy sea in a fruitle arch for two boys cut off on Ll h o u Is la n d.

" On 9th June at great personal risk to himself he and his team re cued 15-stone Mr. J oop Ridder from the precipitous cliff at Petit Port.

" On 22nd July he led the team whi ch extricated Mr. and Mr Dicker and their 5-year-old son when trapped by rising tide in a gully at Moulin Huet

On 25th July he direct ed the team in which Sergt Dene helped a youth to safe ty up a shalcy cliff above Moulin Huet.

" On 4th ugust at great per anal risk to. and his team rescued 19-year-old Fredenck 0 Nelli hen trapped 120 ft. up on a precipitous 200 ft cliff which a in a dangerous state at Petit Bo t.

" On 13th ugust he Jed a team which got a 14-yearold boy Paul iliiams, out of difficul ti es below Mont au ord Hotel after he d climbed the cliff but found him elf unable to surmount the overhang

, On 11 tb October he led a team in the motorisOO rubber dinghy hich rescued Mr. and Mrs Langlois from a rock about to be submerged b y the ri sing tide off Grande Rocques ."

The presentation made by Mr. Gahan were in the I lan d Ro al C ourt Building among a large audience which included the recipients' wive, Guernse y's S t. J hn Commissioner Col. R. B Broadbent the Chi ef of P olice Mr. . P. Lam several doctors and other distinguished i landers. Later the pre entations were featured on the local I.T.A. Channel Television which is radiated from Jersey.

r. Graham read a letter of congratulations to Mr. Elan hford from the Lieut.-Go ernor of Guernsey Vicedmiral ir Geoffrey R ob on (who wa out of the land at the time) and a telegram from the Comm i ionerin- hief f t. John , Rear- dmiral Ro er Dick in hich he aid : My warm congratulation and admiration to au in w h ich I am sure ali the Brigade join on the u ni que occasion of the presentation of a Bar to the Order's Life- Saving Me dal in Gold. This is the first cca ion on w h ich a Bar has been awarded and is a pecial acknowledgment of the record of gallantry o ver the ears unsurpassed in the history of the St. John Amb ulance Brigade."

Sl.

THE LO RD P RIOR IN CANADA. L ast Spring) The Lord P 1'ior held an 111vestitul'e in Canada. With. hzm in the picture aTe Ontario P Tovincial T l'easw'e T 'james Allan; Charles Gibson Piric) H amillOlI' G e01'ge Allan B UTlOn) TOl'OnlO) fonneT chail'man of the Uilited Appeal' and William EdgaT AUSTin) Oshawa.

LEFT: Sir Andrew MLII -ray il1sralled as Ch ance ll or of the Orde1' il1 S co l/and. H e is seen here with lhe R OThesay H erald Lt - Col. H. A. B La wson ) on St. 'j Ohl1 s Day in Aberdeen

RIGHT: Admiral Roy e l' D ick inspecting th e radio communications at Admi1'a lty A1'c h on t he occasion of the wedding o f H R H P ?'incess Alexandra.

THE GRA, 0 PRIOR H.R.H. Th. e Duk e of Glollcesret' taking an iJllerest in lJIolllh-lOlJloulh resllscilarion rraining given lO Boy cour of (he ClIrt [church Group by Divisiol/al 001 er R. W • mith o f Kin gsrhorpe D iv isio n.

THE Sl. 'john rlmbulance Brigade) Admiral Roy er Dick watching a demonstratioll given by members of airobi "{\·o. 8 (City Fire B rigade « A ») Division during his Easl ..rlfrican £our.

For many years Dr E. Jon es-Eva ns took a great interest in the Fawley Division of the Brigad e, helping them by lectures and practical work. In 1943 he and hi wife gave a trophy, to the committee of the Dibden Purlieu Horticultural Section , for competition b County First Aid teams each year at their show

The Fawley D ivision last won the cup in 1948 after which competition interest lapsed until 1960, when Les Lewis, one of the D ivision's few members took over as Di visional Superintendent; he contacted D;. Jones-Evans and was told, if he could stimulate sufficient interest in c?mpetition. work in the area, and if Fawley ever won hIS trophy, It woul d be filled with champagne.

In 1961 and 1962 the Bournemouth Police team walked away the cup, although in 1962 Fawley were h.ot on theIr heels and placed second. This year the1:' tnumphed and the donor kept his promise by producmg two magnums of champagne with which to celebrate. Our photo below shows the team and the trophy .

DUDLEY ZOO Fm.. T ID H T

by J . H H.UDA E) CommissioneT) 1 orl h ern Ar ea County o Worc esleT Sf J ohn Ambulance B r iga d e

In May, 1962, Commis ioner were as ked to put forward schemes which could b e con idered for a g rant from the Edwina Mountb atte n Tru t Fund Dudl e wa awarded £25 0 for a new ir t id Hut for the Zoo where First Aid was carried out in an Id building u d as a staff canteen. This dark a nd di m a l place \ a not considered suitable , particula rl y a the Bri ga d e \Va on show to thousands of people On a Ba nk 1-:1 lid a weekend in 1961 83 ,000 people i ited th e Zoo . h Bri ga de treated 53 ca ualtie and 10 k dafter 54 10 t children

From April to Septemb e r 1962, member of the Brigade in .1,659 hours of du ty dealing with 277 casua ltIes wh Ich mclud e d four fracture i monke bites and three zebra bite.

Th e hut was erected in March , filted wih electricity , hot a nd cold water , a nd a Au h to il et thank g n rou donation fro m friend f the M ember a nd vo lunteers pamted the hu t a nd h e l ped to equ i p it. Th Art of the Dudl ey Trainin g o ll ege wa called m to pamt the LIOn a nd U nicorn on the Ba dg e of the Brigad e.

Although the hu t wa fu ncti o nin g all ummer it wa officially until the 28th Septemb e; 1963

Bnga du;)r A. D Miller D 0 hi ef Staff Officer to the Commissioner-in-Chief, kindl y con e a ted to perform the ceremony. Among those P!"e ent were the Ma yor a nd Ma yo ress of Dudle y, Counctllor a nd Mrs Poul t n; Lady Beauch a mp , Count y Lt. - 01. C. P Vaughan , D S.O ., County Comml ss loner ; Mr. G r ace, Zoo Manager ; a.nd about a 0undred Bngade m emb er, Divi ionaI Pre's ld ents and R ev R. C Ste ve ns , Cha[1lain to th e Netherton DI VISIOns, sa Id the Prayer of Dedica tion La dy the Vote of Thanks and presented Bngadler WI th a cut glass tankard as a memento of the occaSIOn (See photo above )

OBITUARY

..J1l appr eciati o n o f Cu lone l Sir SLflEMA by SiT /-JaJ"Ty Luke K .C. M G.) D Li££.) Ll .D ) Ba!iztf (}if A peru a l

ir J ames leeman's record I'Tl s Who

t evoke th e r eade r 's wonder how he wa able .to fit In so many activities n 0 many parts of the world even IJlLO the span of eight y- three year. Not a minute of life: one feels. can have been w te d before i ll-health Jeduced hi mobIlity the. o n and grandson o( oldier (hi grandfathe r General Sir WIl ham Sleeman , wa th e uppres o r of Thuggee i n .In.dia) h e n a tura l y joine d the Ann y Ili first comml Slon, In the R oyal ussex R egiment , In 18 99, In lime lherefore to tak.e part In the uth fricat. War wi th th e M ounted I nfantry. He made o ne of the la of Boer pri oner toward the end of that campaign. n 1909 Iceman wa om: of the fir t ix djutan cho en LO rOml rhe mcer' Trai nIn g Corp 1!1 the. Fir War he ,(;rved a e;;cond in command of hi regiment In France Flander. th en had th e fir t of hi. many Commonwealth as Ignments irector of ilit.ary Training to the ew Zealand Force and latP..r al> their C hi ef of taff. He accompanied the then Pnnce of W ale on hi tou r of ew Zealand in 1920. H e was also, at the end of the Fir t ar L iai on mcer to the J apanese a y 111 the P acific.

H is crious work for the enerable Order began with hi appointment In 1930 hie( ommi ioner of the l. J ohn Ambulance Brigade Overseas. a po t he. occupied with unflagging energy until 1950. wht! n th e Brigade at H ome and Over eas were amalgamated under one ommi."ione r -in- Chief. During tho e 20 years h e wa indefaLigab le n vi iting practica!ly every omm.onweal lh fonn,!-t ion of th e Brigade. nnd his in pecllon ,ere anylhl.ng allhough it to be exp.!ctl!d from leeman traInIng and Inclinatio n that ht: would demand a high tandard of manne on pa ade. H ere he him elf et a n table ,:xample, with hi sli lIl upright. oldierly figurt!. oked hat and uniform frock-coat hea,I1}" beribboned

Tn this t:ar of uleignalllre of a Declaration of friendship bet\\een the enerable rder and the overeign Iitary Order of M alta, it i., pertinent to recall lhal leeman wa a de out Roman

Ca th oli c nnd night of the R oman Order in addilion lO being one of Ule original·· Knight. of J u tice 111 our uch hi deaUl break a link. for although t\ 0 other origina " knigh of J usli 0 are till living. the are now Bailiff Grand Cro , 0 that in tho a e tRoll [Ihe rder leeman' i ule only name to figure in th a t ca egory. H C. L UKE.

E M B R 0 IDE R Y

SI R JAMES SLEb'i\iAS P holOgraphed wea1"ing lhe former full - dress uniform of Senior Officers of the B rigade.

continued from D ecember) 1963) issue ( se e O'l:erleaf)

AMO IG THE GUE T a t the Em broiderers G uild displ ay on O CLOber 30lh) weTe M1·. E vans ) S ecrezary - General of lh e Order 0/ l. J OIIII · 1rs 1 archa H amillOll -Price) Mist ress of Emb roidery ( G lollces ler ) and Mrs. Cha7'les de Val.

SOME OF THE EMBR OID ERY F OR USE IN TI-IE ANGLIC CATHEDRAL OF ST. GEORGE, JERUSALEM

EMBROIDERY

A faT the S!. 'john's Chapel in the Anglican Cathedml of Sl Ge01'ge ('jeTusalem) - A Ted backgTound with CT OSS and paTt of the l1'iangle pattem in white with black outlines , St itches used, slanting Gob elin, back stitch, cross stitch, long anned cross stitch and mosaic stitch,

PART OF THE CARPET for The High AhaI'. Ell/broidered all caJ/'i..'GS III three shades of (Told cools in cross slilch rice stirch and lon a armed era s slitch.

PURPLE P LPIT FALL-On a b ckground of purple Thai silk the cross i embroid I' d ill had s of bIll silk Til rown of Thorns} rh nail and bard I' arc in couched 'jap sil er and Til blue ilk is llS d for rh thorns lid again on the border.

PAR T OF A (sedilia cushioll or altar mil kneele1'?) fO]' lhe St. 'johnJs Chapel wo rked in cross stitch mosaic slitch, slanting Go belin in red, black and whiTe wools on canvas.

IR PHILIP OUTlIWELL Dir ec tor-G eneral St, 'j ohn AmbuZallc A socwtio17, with Miss Enid 'jackson, the well - knowll journalist and Ediw1' of (Embroidery.

HURRICANE FLORA

ALWAYS ON THE SPOT

On September 30th, a Ham radio operator in the Caribbean contacted our Headquarters Officer Mrs . F. M. Davie-Smith with a message that "a dangerou tropical storm" wa heading for Trinidad . Little did anyon e know at that time that " Furiou Flora" wa just playing around , gatheriDg trength for her avage atta ck on Tobago.

Later on during the same morning ery high wind a nd ton-ential rain lashed Trinidad ; by this time th e threat of a vi cious hurricane in the area wa imminent Mrs F. M. Da vie-Smith wanted to go down to head · qu a rters in Pan of Spain to organise the prelimin ary stand-by for " Emergency Hurricane," but she wa ad · v ised to stay put and operate from" home ground" a long as telephone communications were working. So although the call for teams to be ready to leave immediately was sent out, Flora still hadn't made up her mind.

B y the morning of October 1st, everyone in the world had heard that " Furious Flora" had struck-her target was Tobago. Since then , unfortunately, we are all too familial[ with what happened-what is not quite such common knowledge is how much was done and b y whom in the background-on the spot.

Barely had news announcements been flashed across the continents than a cable was receiv ed in London at St. John H Q. from Mrs Da vie-Smith stating that a team consisting of men and women members, several auxiliaries under the command of Area Commissioner J. B Matthews , Area Surgeon of Tobago Dr. H B Crichlow (who was on lea ve in Trinidad) and Mr. Da vie-Smith was on its way to the devastated Mea. (In a later report this voyage was descr ibed as "uncomfortable " - this must be the understatement of the year, even from a good sailor !)

From l ong experience the greatest hazard to be face d in these conditions is impassab le roads-s o , in addition to an ambulance the team was fortunate in having amongst their equipment two motor cycles and a Land Ro ver-all invaluable fm getting help quickly to less accessible areas. 30

MR S. F. DAVIE- nTH checkillo s/lpplies w irh II/ell/ber. of the Fint Aid r e /I e {ealll

A SCE E OUTSIDE THE Ma 0 11 H all GO'l.'e mll/ e lll c h oo l w hich was bei-ng repaired afler lh e H urrica n e Th e a lJlbulance, LO lhe lefl of lh e piclUr e was broughl over from T1-inidad, covering 3,000 mil es dllring w hich lilli e 3 000 cases were rec01·ded. ( Se e phOLO bo{{om righr p age 3 1.)

Luck was in the ir favour - there wa an alma t undamaged building in which the Ba e Fir t Aid p t could be set up and from which mobile unit cou ld b operated. A the road were cleared so m re po were established until th e re wcre 34 all over the I la nd at which not only First id wa given but which a l a served a medical centre for inoculation.

Durin g the fir s t Lwo or tlJree day , loca l t. J bn members (orne 180 plu 24 rrainee) were not called upon to man the po ts- rno o[ them had lost everything they pas essed a nd in any ca e were much too bu y gi ving he l p in areas whic h could not aL fir t be reached b y organised teams In all, the Emergency Team from Trinidad sLayed fourteen days and together with the local St. John units recorded having treated over 2,700 casualti es.

TOBAGO'S NEW AMBULANCE

DR. P HIL lORE CRICH-

LOW Corp u r g c 0 17 ( Tobago ) rccei'l.'illg r h c lI ew ambulallce key frolll Mrs. Da v e-Smith Area

COlllll7issioller A. H. Marrh ews (r i ohr ) w h o was ill c harg e of lh e Firsr Aid rea lll ill rli area, walched {li e pres e ll1atioll. Thi s alllblllance was all imll1ediate gif t f'l"olll tli Order III re pOl/s e t o an appeal from Tobago

PHOTOGRA PH ABOVE AND RIGHT were taken on the occasion of th e first Campfi1'e held by the Corps Two of the St. 'John Ambulance B rigade) Penang) Malaysia) which 'lJ.yas attended by over 500 members of the Corps and guests.

Above: Area Staff Officer Mr. R , S, Gurcharan Singh declaring the Campfire open) and right) representatives of each D ivision in the C01'PS lighting the fire during the opening ceremony. GULF

AREA which [h e COIJIJJ1i sioller-ill-Chief i 'v i ilillg hi sprillg.

L We now leanz that the lI ew Fiji LaJldrove7' Amb ulance s sp<1cificatio71 alld drawings weTe specially prepared by the Joi", COlllllliuee l. John & R ed Cross, unde1' its D ireclor Mr. I-I. T. Fen ier alld lhal this depart117enr wa re POll ible for produClioll and shipment to Fiji. We apologise for 1101 delailing lh' in/ormacioll which has ollly ju r come LO halld. BdiLOr.

ONE OF THE MANY CHURCHE caughl ill the SL01"I11. Villagers had penllissioll LO lake awa timber to repair lheir own hOll1es.

To increa e tbe u efulness of member a num ber of rule were made compul ory for members, requiring private to attend at least six parades and .e.O. 20 Pri vate and .CO s should perform at least 12 and 24 duti es r e pectively. Attendance at camps has been made compul sory.

Th e Di strict ha approved mouth to mouth method of artific ial re piration and the cardiac rna age, and a upplement on these ha be.en appended to Fir t Aid books for members.

Bri gade member were on public dut y on a number of occa ion during the quarter. The more important among the e occa ion were the " Our Himalayas " Exhibition hadi Ekadashi Fair at adala and a number of football matcbe a nd other sports meetings.

TIAR PRADESH

ember of Brigade Di\'i ions were on public duty on many occa ion during th quarter. Fir t id service camp were et up at the Ram aumi Fair at A odh ya and during the oharrum celebration at Kanpur. The lotal number of ca e in which fir [ aid wa gi\ 'en wa 225 u ual officer and m e mber of the Hill D i\'i ion et up fir t aid po t on pilgrim route [0 Badrin ath and Kedamath and helped a large number of pilgrims, They al a took part in the combined parade of P R.D. and military people, which wa in pected by the Governor of ttar P rade h , hri i hwanath Da The GarhwaI D ivi ion which po ted members on [he pilgrim route mentioned abo\ e \ ere in pected by D i triet Officer hri Maya R am Chandola.

DELHI

D uring the quarter under report Brigade member \ hile not on public duty ga\ e firs[ aid on various occaion to a total number of 5r per on. Tho e on public duty from the difIeren t l)i\ i ions during the same period treated 75 ca e of injury during the .i\IIaha yir Ja yanti Celebration in prjl and the artyrdom of ahib rjande\'ji on the 26th l\Iay D i triet Officer Shri I. Gupta in pected th e po , orp uperintendent hri ri\ a tava in peeted the parad f D Ihi D i\"i ion on the 16th June The attendance of member \ a 0 per nt. Lecture and demontration in Fir t id ere gi\'en onthl training cam were held a u ual. Members were al 0 de[ailed on Fire tation for Fir t 'd duty and th y receiyed training in iJra tical handling of the ca

* TANGANYIKA

<CO) IL lUJ IMIINI

The Annual Parade of the Briga d e an d First Aid Competitions were held on 20th October at D ar-eSalaa m Below is a photograph of the Winner of the Holman Cup an d the runner -up of the Princ Margaret Shield .

REPORT FROM INDIA (co l/lil/u ed /1' 0 111 page 33)

were faked. M e mb r r l11 agpur and Ajni Ambulance Di isi nand [the Nagpur NLl'r ing Di n were s umm ned They r ached the spot with n ece ary equipment? by the br ak down train ommi ion ed f r lhi purpo e. The ca llalt ca e were d a lt with by the Bri ga de memb r diti ul a nd with accllrat t chnical knowledge.

MEMBERS OF THE winning team were : Messrs. Halifa B ushiTi, Abdalla Kihame, Mu ssa Alhmani, Sai di Alhmani, and the nmners-up: .Messrs. John Andrew , Alli Alh111ani I ssa Omari and Abdalla N w inyika1l1b o

* GHANA

News ha s just reached us of an act of gallantry d ipla ye d by James Eshun a Brigade Member and Fir t Aid D resser, and Issaka Wangara - Section Foreman who holds a First Aid Certificate. With a party of 8 men they were working in the Justice Mine in the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation, Obuasi when a section of the slope roof and surrounding ground collapsed, burying one man, trapping two other an d slightly injuring the remainder. Rescue operations were started at once. Working in cramped and extremely hazardou conditions , Mr. Eshun and Mr. Wangara succeeded in freeing the trapped men and assisted in freeing the third man who was buried displa ying fortitude , courage and resourcefuln ess of the highest order James Eshun continued to render First Aid, tending an d comforting the men until all were rescued an d reached the surface when they were taken to hospi tal. It was thr o ugh the personal leadership of Issaka Wangara, the Foreman , that the rescue operations were conducted so successfully.

* ST . VINCENT, WINDWARD ISLANDS

In a bathing accident at Barronallie, Co rporal Thomas , a St John member of the P olice Force, performed artificial respiration on an elderly man fo r one before he regained consciousness During the Journey to the doctor he continued hi s treatment until medical aid was available.

* MAURITIUS

Each year there is a pilgrimage for the sick to the Monument of Marie-Reine de la Paix. The Ambulance Cadet Di vis ion of Curepipe was invited b y the des to help in transporting the SIck and the cnpples from vehicles to the shelters where they could follow Mass and join in the prayers. The Cadets o;ver 16 years of age were delighted to help and were proud to have their chance to show their skill at handling stretchers.

The first Nursing Cadet Divisi on has just been formed m the IslancI>-a wonderful group including Hindus Moslems Chinese and Christians '

TWO ADMIRALS W

" Well. if that i n t an -in iting two dmiral

Some ne at the Headqllart r in will no m e ntion. i aid t 11 a r marked!

during th Di ion train f m u-

Ye 3.11 right but perhap y u didn ' t realiz it v a D ani h hip (no h a rm meant!) bound f r Brazi l" hich wa in di tre and h a d drift d a rd thi ma ll I h harbour! Di tre ignal w r nt up fr m t he bl azi ng eel the life-boat plunged d n. the li p\ a a nd lh local Yacht Club j in ed in th e r cue.

Meanwhile St J ohn. Officer partaking [ upp r nearby Training Cour e had been alerted b the P lie (or rather r. J . H . Harri of Her ford !). Immedi a t 1 they were off in car to the harbour h r they \ r responsible for the treatment and e acuation of th e 50odd ca ualties and the etting up of an m rg e nc reception centre for overn ight ace mm da ti n [or tho not bad enough to g to ho pita1. I a odd" adv isedly becau e tber weTe more than 50 but al m were extremely pecu li ar to ay the lea t, iz the ld lady just b rought out of the water wh la o n Lh k refu ing to b e parted from h er umbrella!

It wa indeed a priv ilege to have th e Commi ioner-inChief an d the Depu ty Commi sioner-in-Chief a pectators , though from what I have heard it wa a job to top them from ru hin g in a nd giving a h a nd B y the time it came to Sunday morning we a ll felt they were no l o nger tranger and a we h ear d the " Chief" give a talk on "Looking Ahead" we felt that indeed we were va lued members of a great family Ii tening to the very discerning and under tanding Head speaki ng of his concern and plans for one and all alike. Yes , Sir , Wales ma y be a lightly more dista nt relative who you do nort see every da y, but we like you and we hope yo u and your deputy will come a often a you can , and we trust that after your visi t to Barry you will be mo re than ever assured that we are" with you " ONE WHO WAS THERE.

TO TH ORD R

(Reclli ed from che Public lnfonnacioll Office, .Jlh Allied Taccical Air Force, :"JPO 12, ew York.)

Imo nine. hundred year ago. hri dans of many lands united under the banner of tlle Order of l. J ohn of Jeru lem LO give aid to the ick anu injured.

Today. a t J T' Fourth Allied Tactical if in R anl ll!in. Germany a erman air force capLam and a anadian CO have found lh at they arc both holdl! of de orations awarded by that Order.

ngem· Lemberg. of unich, an officer erving headquarters. and orporal on Humphrey. oc oncton, anada, an RC F policeman in (he arne organisalion. have bOlh been member of the Order of t. for a number of year. and have been honoured for out tanding ervic on itS behalf.

I t i worth remembering that the rder originated about the middlo of the 11th century with the lInding of a hospital for hri !.ian pilgrims in Jeru aJem by a group of Benedictine monk. When th e rusader captured J eru alem in 1099 many of Uleir wounded ere cared for in lhi Hospi e. and it fame pread througho ut urope.

Later, as tlle rder a umed military as ell mona lic importance, its member became len wn a Kn ights of t. J ohn, or Knights H o pi taller and ere granted the land of Malta by Emperor harl es [or their enric. ince the 1 th century. however, the Kni ght h a e elevoted a l\ their energie to charity.

In countries of Europe and the Sriti h Commonwealth the Order of John is acli e in a rying Ul and teaching First id. home nurSJng and a lli ed ubjects.

Corporal Humphrey. ho i a erving Brother of the Ord er, W3S born in ot! nd , and first became a.:; 0 iated with the t. J hn atio n through civ il emergency work; in Brilain in 193. Folow m g wartime ervice in tll e Briti h Aml he a a police officer tn E ngl B!l1d for 11 years, during whic h lime he wa a tive in Fir t Aid training of l?olice recruit. and r u e o r k a t Ea tt ume Susse '. After emigrating o anada in 1957, h e jo.ined the R C F and r um ed work as a Fir id in tructor for both mili tar a nd civi lian personnel.

Cap tain von Ungem- lemberg. h o \ a born in unich, Germhany , h as worked for the Ord e r ince 1954. H e \ a formerly in :c arge of the t. J ohn mbulan e e Ilion in unich, a nd l a ter tJoOk: over as admini trative hi ef of the mbul ance Brigade .in the a nd of Bavaria. 35

HE C: 0.5

T he fiflh in a series of true quolations from Association exalJlil/clliollS of CandidaTes for Adulr First Aid C.erlificales (supplied by Area SuperinTendent (A) Walkin W. Williams of S OllTh B ucks.). candidate in an examination-man year a go , be It aid !- n being a ked to ontrol eyere bleeding th calp appli d a tournique round re&lOn. Fortunatel the bus y examiner looked m the nght duecti n in time to rescue the victim ju t a he wa a bou t to pa ut.

IN THE LAST ISSUE of the magazi n e we reproduced TWO photographs, one of ambulance memben and on e of ambula n ce cadus of the H a:rpenden D ivision, giving demonstrmions in Fi rs[ Aid at a D Ol/key D erby 07·ganised by the H ens. R ound T able, co raise money fOT an am bulanc e for lh e Division. Our phOlO above shows the ambulance ha'l}ing been bought, and being blessed dU1·ing lhe dedicanon ceremony. ( S ee story, Harpe? Iden's Achievemen l .)

HARPENDEN'S ACHIEVEMENT

A " go anywhere " status has been reached by Harpenden St. Ambulance Brigade, who with their recent acqUISItIOn of an ambulance together with their mobile first -aid station, ha ve been busily " on the move ."

Already this active Hertfordshire unit have found their new vehicle a tremendous aid in their invaluable community service.

The ambulance , which was presented to the unit b y t he local Round Table and the caravan-bought by a dO-It- yourself effort b y members of the Ambulance Di vision over a year ago and first used at the annual Hertfordshire Highland Games, 1962- were both bless ed at a dedication ceremony in September conducted by the Rev. Canon Christopher Pero wne, of Hertford Chaplain of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. ' Formerly in Herts County Council service the embulance was used for first time during when , at the annual gathermg of Hertfo rdshire Senior Scouts in Harpenden , one of the Jads had to be taken home after an accident.

Th eir cara vap has equally invaluable, and on the same partIcular occaSIOn dealt with a total of 16 casualties in less than 48 hours , when 10 members of Ambulance and Nursing Di vis ions of the unit operated a ro.und-the-clock service under Superintendent Percy EnglIsh .

STORIES

All URGENT St. John news stories should be telephoned throu g h-either to the Press Officer or the Assis t ant Pre ss Officer at BELgravia 5231, Extension 39, or at weekends to one of the numbers given below : P M. T Sheldon - Williams, FULham 8736 Mrs Heather Richards , WEStern 5761. Where messages are received from individuals (and not County H.Q.), the Press Office undertakes to clear these with the Commissioner and County Superintendent concerned.

IN THE ADDLE

ATHOL HOUSE

b y the Sister Mrs L. CHAPMAN

Athol H ou se, the L on don Ches h ire H ome at D ulwich, is m ost fortunate i n having very m any voluntary h elpers of all ag es wh o come in reg ul a rl y to h elp in a variety of wa ys. Som e of th es e people are indi vi duals an d others are member s of some soci ety, an d one of these societies, the Order of S t. J aM, is prominent

The reside nts of At h o l H ou se a r e di sa bled or chronicall y s ick and all nee d some nurs ing care an d attention' but li ving togeth er as a fami ly th ey are a ble to l ea d as full li ves as th eir various di sa bil iti es permit. At the moment on ly on e r es ident is be dri dden- th e o th ers b eing a ble to m ov e ab out in wh eelchairs or wal k wi th the ai d of crutches Orr sticks

The are mai nl y in their 20 s and 30's, th e oldest bemg 61. There are b oth m en and wo men as in all H omes, an d th is h elps to provi de a farrul y a tmo sphere Som e h ave had p oli o or str okesot hers h av e br o ken th ei r necks or su ffer f r om dis sem inated sclero sis , a rthri tis or muscu lar dys trophy. But wh atever their dis a bility, they h ave in comm on the wis h to as n orma l a l ife as po ssi ble, an d to b e ch eerfull y mdependent and even thos e wh o ar e a lmo st tot ally di sa b led have a great contribu tion to mak e to th e happiness of the f a mily

D uring the last de ca de trem end ou s str i des h av e been ma de in the r ehabilitation of the disabled a nd th er e are num erous aid s which ena ble even those who h ave lost the use of thei r hand s a nd a rms t o feed th emselves or type Electric typewri ters are a great boon and several of !hese in o.pera tion in the a great of typmg , mcludmg cuttmg of st enCIls, is done for vanous firms and customers D uplicating is also wi th some difficu lty. The work produ ced IS of the stan dar d competitive pr ices are ch8Jfged, an d thus the resi dents are a ble to earn some 38

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THE PLATE

W e forced our way through th e crush of children in to the gar a ge . It

wa s n e ar midd a y a nd most of t hes e children ha d b ee n he re s in c e 9 a m

We ha d a rriv e d wi t hout giving notic e.

Insid e th e g a rag e e v e rything was spotl ess. O n t he t able ti n p la tes a n d

d e ss e r t s po 0 ns b e au t ifull Y c Ie a n.

Now t he s ig nal w as g iv en . Like wild things the y s t orm e d in -shou ting g leefu lly. By now t he c hu n ks of meat w e r e in tin pl at es , th e ha ri co t bea ns an d t om at o so u p a dd e d co lou r A la r ge hun k o f brea d a lo ngsi d e.

In o ne m inut e fl at som e p late s w ere e mp t y. O ver t here the tiny gi r l o f t wo w as gi v ing s o me of hers t o a larger gi r l. In a f ew m inutes every sc ra p w as g o ne an d h unger st ill no t d estr o ye d Ah well , brea kf ast will so o n be here again . No t hing t o eat till then. With pa r ents dea d o r u ne mploy e d lif e is no t t oo ba d w it h the m ilk an d so u p T he 580 chi ld ren now tr oop a w a y an d the clearing u p starts .

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BOOK REVIEW

I.T.V. ANN AL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

Published by T.v. Publications Ltd.

Edited by Huw Thoma Price 8/6d.

Designed for teenagers thi new Annual is excellentl illustrated with a large number of photographs, including some full page autographed photographs, in colour , of some of the " Pop " stars. The article are based on programmes which go out over the LT.V. networks and d wide variety of subjects is covered . Some of these give the background to the particular programme and are most instructive--even for parents.

Of particular interest to the First Aid organisation i an article entitled "Man Overboard " which deal with the problem of Water Safety and contains sound advance to all teenagers , and their parent , who use water for pleasure, whether it is for the dip in the sea or using a boat or canoe. It includes sections on " how to begin swimming," " Personal Survival ," " Life Saving" and " How to do the Expired Air method." The last two sections . are particularly wel l illustrated with photob y The Ro yal Life Saving Society and I IS most gratlfymg to find the following paragraphs included in the last section : " This brief description tells you how to do the n:ethod but it must emphasised that proper instructlOn should be obtamed from The R oya l Life Saving Society , St. John Ambulance Brigade, St. Andrew' Ambulance Association or The Briti sh Red Cross Society

It cannot be emphasised too strongly that yo u sho uld learn the method properly. By doing so YOU may be a bl e to save a life."

This is a book which any teenager wou ld treasure as a present and , I suspect, would include parents high up in the list of borrowers. L. de W. L-M.

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I am taking this opportunity of you details .of a new project - namely, the formatIOn of a MobIle Training nit.

There is at present only one other such u?lt II?- England and Wales, and it has been operatrng ill the county of Buckinghamshire for some three year with great success The baSIC idea is that the MobIle Trammg Uillt WIll enable the whole county to ha v e uniform training in one partic:ular ubject at the time, and this training is presented ill a new and interesting form.

It is with very great pleasure, therefore , that I am able to tell you that we have formed just such a. unit in us ex and that there is every chance of the umt berng able give a :fir t demonstration before Christmas. The ubject for each year is decided upon jointly b y the County Surgeon and the County ur ing Officer, and the training and di pO ition of the unit (of which there a re two identical sections , one for East and one for e t u ex) in the charge of the Area io ner and Training Officer . Standard are Ob VlOU ly high and t he team member are all picked personnel. Arrangement for the obile Training Unit t o visit variou centres throughout the Count y will be made through the Area taft Officers

In commending this new dev elopment to y ou, I would particularly like to extend my thank and appreciation of the enthu ia m and work which has been pu t into the project b all the Officer and members menti o ned a bo ve and I feel confident that in return y ou will ho your keenn and appreciation by according our new i (obile Training nit your full support

Your incerely

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"IT SETS YOU UP FOR THE WINTER!"

rt is ery pleasant to walk along a pier and enter a sunlit pavilion for a Training Course which i what over 160 Officers from North Wales and bordering English Counties did at Colwyn Bay this Octobe'r when the attended the annual Priory for Wales Officers' Training Cour e. 'It sets you up for the winter!" one Lady Officer innocently remarked-indeed, her uncon ciou humour well epitomises the object of uch a Cour e though perhaps not quite in the way the lad meant> for if some of those 160 people went back to their counties and divisions " et up" with new idea then the Course will not have b een in vain.

Someone else remarked" Thi seems to be a Do it Yourself" weekend!" Certainly the emphasis was a it should increasingly be, on the practical ide. Some of those watching were called upon to come out and take part in the "Seeing and Doing" demonstration organised by the Assistant Chief Surgeon for Wale Dr. 1. R. S. Robertson , with his Prio ry Headquarters D emonstration Team. This team was formed la t year as a result of the excelJent demonstration given by a Team from Buckinghamshire at a Course in South Wales.

On the Saturday evening in the pouring rain a train smash was staged. The Organis er wa the Assistant Chief Superintendent for Wales, Mr W. Da vies -Jones stoically assisted by Ambulance, Nur ing Members and Cadets from the Colwyn Ba y Divi ions who played the part of casualties. Their acting wa outstandingly good The Chief Surgeon for Wales, Dr. T. J. M. Gregg, and his team of Surgeons afterwards gave a report and a helpful summing up.

A most practical talk illustrated by charts was given by D r. J . P . Bush , Area Surgeon from North Devon. His subject was "Maintaining interest from Cadet to Adult D ivision." He stressed the three stages at which the Young Member was most inclined to leave the Brigade, pointing out possible reasons and suggesting helpful remedies.

D uring the Course the Deputy Chief Commissioner for Wales presented a Priory Vote of Thanks to Mr. Norman Jones the Manager of the Mount Stewart Hotel for all he has done over and beyond his duty as Manager in making these annual Courses the succes they are. This beautiful hotel on the sea front is entirely put at our d isposal and nothing is too much trouble for him or his wife and excellent staff who go out of their way to help. In fact the reason why we now ha ve to hold the working sessions in the Pavilion is because attendance snowballs and now the entire accommodation at the hotel has to be given up to feeding and recreational facilities.

Indeed perhaps the lady Officer was right after all for in every way this Course does "Set you up for' the winter! "

ZOE D. DRUIIT, Training Officer for Wales.

SOME NOTES ON THE ORDER, THE ASSOCIATION and THE BRIGADE

The 10th Edition of these notes will be availab le in February from the Press Office, 10 Grosvenor Crescent, London, S.W.1, at 2/6 per dozen, POSlt free. This document is designed to give brief background information about the Order's history, the foundation of the So. John Ambulance Association and Brigade, with upto-date figures of certificates, duties, casualties treated and personnel, to assist those who are asked to give a talk on the subject. It is also useful to send to the press for reference together with details of local activities, such as an Annual Report

600 MILE E:MERGENCY CRAWL

At 10 a.m. on Monday> 21 t October, a call wa made b a local General Practitioner to the St. J OM Ambulance Brigade Divi ion at Bishop Stortford, with a r quest to remove a eriously ill patient with impaired br athing and pinal injury, to a hospital in Northumberland, appr ' imately 17 miles west of ewcastle.

Th pre ence f the pinal injury pre ented the u e CYf n rmal mean of tra lover long di tan ,i by train r aircraft becau e it would have ne itated the tranfer and mo ement f the patient to and from arious tr tcher at lea t t.\vi e and this could not be ri ked. rrangements were mad that an .R ., wh wa a

Th atre i ter at the local ho pital and who incidentally \ a a m mber of tb e local Red r detachment, ould accompan the patient.

It wa uggested that 0 gen be carried a the lung condition could det riorate during the I ng journey and a et thi i n t tandard quipm nt on the ambulance. telephone call a put through to the Briti h 0 gen o. Limited for val e equipment a onl c linder were available locally. The Briti hOg n . Ltd Medical upply Divi ion laid on a special van to ru h thi to th Di i ional Tran port Offic r who wa waiting in London to take it ba k to Bi hop tortE rd.

The journey was timed to start at 7 p.m . (a reques were made that the patient mu t Dot be baken r jolted) and thi time wa sugg ted b th aunt Police as b tween 7 and 10 p.m., traffic to the orth f EngJand i at it lightest.

The journey, which tarted on schedule, wa made even more difficult for onthi night the crew had contend with driving rain and high wind Ear m t of the journey culminating in heavy mi t when the hill regions of orthumb rland wer r ached. Whil t the crew had to contend with ad v er e weatber, the nur bad to cope with the roblem of a patient wh in spi of heavy sedation for the pa t 18 h ur and an injection of Omnipion as a tranquilli er 0 minut b fore the journey commenced, omited each time an unev n road urface wa ncountered or the pdf the v ehicle exceeded 30 m p.h Thi tended t make her condition deteriorate but the patient remained con ciou for the whole journey. 5 a m. aw the arrival at the ho pital of a tired , but triumphant crew and a pati nt in a fairly comfortable tate thank in no mall ay to the untiring work of the nur e.

After three-quarter of an h ur break, the crew rcommenced their 300 mile return journey finalJ returning to the station at 1 p.m. the folIo ing day but in pite of 18 hour , continuous duty the Ambulanc wa wa 'hed down and made ready for a regular duty which fall to the Di v ision each Wedne day morni ng.

We feel that this record of achievemenb carrie out our Order' Motto to the full: "FOR THE SERVICE OF MANKIND."

Information: The Crew on this journey were:-

Drivers: Divisional Transport Officer W Hick and Ambulance Member A Kifi'.

Nurse: Assistant County Secretary (B.R C.S ) Mr A Corne.

All members of the crew had completed a normal day's work on the Monday before leaving in the evening.

Vehicle: Daimler DC 27 Ambulance

ENQUIRY

Mr. Breame, 10 Weston Road, Southend-on-Sea, ha in his possession a Medallion engraved "Florence Mackrow No 8621," about which he is interested. It ;arne to him from a woman whose husband found it on me of the French battlefields in 1915. It is known that he Medallion was issued following an examination in february> 1887.

Mr. Breame is very interested in Brigade hi tory and S wondering if any further information could be gained from readers of the Review. He would of course like to return the Medallion to its owner or to her relatives.

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I. To mucll ale up t for mu cJe of butt?ck (7)

5 Fir t and Ja t a saint and monarch glve n e to respIratory par y m (6)

I I Bury between (5).

12. 1 a niobe m re than the other (5, 4)

13 High acti e type of fe er could be in h e L (7)

14. Learn in a confused way about the a tional Tru t for Light (7).

15 at innttr can tiluent of air (8)

17. Little cr dit to a politician for painful mu cular c nlracti n (5)

e r changed ceJJ of brain and spinal cord (5).

Ri h d al p rtaining L armorial bearing (8) Originat (7)· thing III nd paInful o ft Lt ue affecti o n (7). triking cause of lectric hock (9). Listie n (5) nacts Lhe golfer' position (6) Cat i ba k of tll e tile in thi n e (7). DOWN (7) is irri) f ni te nic a cid ( ) . a nd provided by a ling

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PRACTOPLAST IMITATION WOUNDS

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P RACT O P LAST may be u s ed over and ov e r ag a in and is econom ical in use

T he realistic appearance of the s e imit a ti o n w o un ds give s the first-aider valuabl e m e ntal t r a ining. Th is is of great importance in th e in s truct ion rf fir st a id and medical training.

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THE TRIBUTE TO A VERY GREAT LADY

February will alwa be rem mbered a tile month of one of St. John great t 10 e. In recalling the name of Lady Mo u ntbatten, we d a to remind rea d T of the great memorial ' he ha left b hind her-and of it tangible form: THE EDWI A MO TBATIE TRUST (at Yinnerton Stre t London , .W.1.BELgravia 3946) .

P rinted b el ow are s o m e exc erpts f 1'0117 The current annual re p o rt of the TrusT:.

WTHE Edwina Muuntbatten di ed , in F bruary , 1960 , "' it wa a if a light had been uddenl · , tingui hed. A cold hadow pas ed over the heali of million of people in all corners of the world. Some of them had scarcely known her' many were privileged to ha e her friend hip; and a few were honoured to know her intimately, in ber work and in her private life But to all and each came this udden en e of 10 -the knowledge that a fri end had gone.

For it wa Edwina Mountbat:ten s uniqu contribution to the world-thi gift of friendsh ip- a that all who met her, whether fleetingly OT long knew that he cared for them and their concerns.

o day wa too full , no hour too crowded for her to find occa ion for one more kindnes to omeone who needed her. In fulfilment of that dedication he died as she had Ii ed, gi ing her elf in the er ice of tho e who were distressed suffering and in ned.

Although nothing wa beyond her campa ionat intmest, the three great cau es to which he de oted most of her da ys w ere the St. John Ambulance Brigade , The Save the Children Fund and the ur ing Pr ofes ion

Her last, unfinished tour was in the ervice of all three

Her work for them , lifelong though it had been, remained uncomplete d , because their work is never d one

The day he died , among many tributes paid to her was this , from one who knew her well , in the form of a quotation:

A s ou l s o fiC1'y swee t can n ever die,

But l iv es an d w01'k s th rough all et em it y

And so it is ; Edwina Mountbatten till li ves through the Trust which perpetuates both her name an d her work, and through w hich the million friend she had from sea to sea may pay tribute to her memory. Tbi is the tribute she would most have desired-the continua,tion and completion of the tasks which she was ca ll e d u pon to lay down so suddeuly and unexpectedly.

Her friends are achieving ju t this as the story of these pages clearly shows.

THE EDWINA M OUNTBATTEN TRUST

was set up as a permanent memorial to Countess Mountbatten of Burma , and has as its object the furtherance of tJbose important and world-wide causes which she had so much at heart , and in the serv ice of whi ch she died in Borneo in February 1960. At the time of her death Lady Mountbatten was, amongst other things , Super intendent-in-Ch ief of the St. J oh n Ambulance Brigade, President of The Save the Children Fund, and P akon or Vice-President of a n u mber of nursing organizations. In order to follow the pattern laid do wn b y Lady Mountbatten , all money given to the Trust wil l b e used for specific projects , and not to supp lement the working funds of the three participating b eneficia ri es.

A list of donations received or promise d to March 31st, 1962, amounted to £116,31 7 The secon d list shows that a sum of £36,865 was received in t h e year ending March 31st 1963 , b ringing the total amount to £ 153 ,1 82 ALLOCATIONS FOR 1962 WERE MA DE IN THE FOLLO\VING MANNER

To the St. John Ambulance Brigade-£l,OOO

The Brigade decided that its g rant should be divided equally between the Unite d Kingdom and overseas: £50 0 was allocated to K enya, to maintain for a year a Sta;te Nurse who the work

8 of the Brigad the train ing of nur ' £50 0 wa allocat d t t permanent Fir nl l \V rd ph n in d (h eir ha r nur ing and

THE ROYAL NEW YEAR WISHES

nursing subjects she must apply to the General Nursing Council to be recognised as a " Registered Si ter Tutor. ' (Since there are male an d fema le t u tor in the nursing profession , the word " Sister " is omitted in the case of a man.) Unfortunately to day there are too few regitered tutors, and many nurses ha e to assist in teaching who have had no special training.

The clinical preparation of a Sister Tutor begins when as a student nurse she enters a nur ing chool to qu alif as a ' State Registered Nurse ." Howe er, few nur ing candidates will enter training with the :firm intenPion of b ecoming sister tutors. Most tutor enter nur e training with nursing rather than teaching as their main objective. Often it is the nurses 's desire to give the best service to the patient which encourages her to try to pas on the knowledge she gains to other students. After _ state registration the nurse usually holds a post as staff nurse and has a dual function - nursing patient and assisting in ward administration and teaching. e't after this experience, the nurse "rill become a iter re-sponsible for war d administration an d for maintaining good personal relationships with all the staff; this will test her powers of leadership She will have many opportunities to teach student nurses not lea t by her example, and she will soon disco ver her uccess or failure in helping students to learn and become skilful in nursing procedures. So important is this role of the ward sister that it is a requirement for a candidate to gain at least four years' post registration experience, two years of w hich must have been spent as a war d sister in a hospital approved for nurse training before acceptance in a sister tutor course. Many tutors will ha ve more than this minimal clinical experience--the broader thi is , the better. Tutors must be more than just " brainy people"; primarily they must be skilful and intelligent nurses who have the ability to teach an d find satisfaction in helping students , the dull as well a the clever ones. However, intending must have had a good general education to satisfy the University authorities of suitability to enter upon a course of study for the " Sister Tutor 's Diploma ."

The course for the Sister Tutor's Di ploma extends over two years of full time tudy and i approved Jomtiy m England by the University of London and the General ursing Council for England yeaF the Area urse Training COIIlnuttees candIdates whose applications are supb y Matrons Those who ha ve the requisite clmlcal and general are granted secondment WIth pa yment of theIr salary during the course. In return the student tutor agrees to teach tOl two years within the ational Health Service after she has gained her teaching qualification. In England the two year course may b e taken at Queen Elizabeth College , the Ro yal College of Nursing, or Ba ttersea College of London.. at the urs ing StudIes Uillt of the Umverslty of Edmburgh .) Duri ng the course , the student tutor studies su bj ects which form the backgr.ound of h er work: Biol ogy; P hysics a.nd ChemIstry ; PhYSlOl ogy WIth Arlatomy ; the Causation; Nature and of Disease ; the Development and OrgamsatlOn of the Sch.ool of Nursing; and the Practlce of EducatlOn. Facilities are prov.lded to the administration of schools of and, smce every cand.idate the of her pr?:fiClency m teachmg , supervised practIce IS m nursing schools. This usually follows observatlOn of teaching methods in the top forms of secon ? ary. schools as well as in hospitals . The student tutor WIll. dISCUSS teaching techni ques with qualitied .rotors and .wIll attend lectures , seminars, group disand practical demonstration s. She y.rIll VISIt .hos1?Ital for help from th e war d sis ters m collectmg for her own teaching and she observe clrmcal mstruction. Such educational visits WI den the tutor's experience of hospitals other than those m she has worked previously. At the completIOn of the two academic years, the

A j'eply fr om Brit ish R ailways B Oa7'd Workshops D ivision FIR T olD IN I D STR Y The hapc of Thing (0 Come

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ITEMS OF

INTEREST

lesl j btage d , the winning team recelvmg a perpetual chall enge trophy given b y local officers.

Apprenti ces coming into the R ai lway industry through the cba ol wear a di stinctive green overall; this they continue to wear in the work bops. Already the green .c uniform" is being recognise d as a badge of first aid qu alilicatian and thi fact alone is a challenge to all concerned to endeavour to obtain one hundred per cent pa in future fir t aid cour es held in the Apprentice Training ch ool.

Chief Works Nlanager, ]. S. SCOTT, M.l.MECH.E.

The author of the article referred to in the opening paragraph above comments:-

I am delighted that my reflections on the of first ai d in relation to indu try bould have stlmulated thought on thi important subject since it is apparent that indu trial first aid is destined to take its rightful place in the very forefront of the movement much earlier than orne of u had imagined .

The well-conceived scheme of apprentice training outlined b y r. cott is of great interest and is fully in line with the proud and honourable traditions of the railwa in Fir id matter. Those of u who are old enough to remember the tremendous c camaraderie' of the great railwa stems (the chocolate and cream liv ery of the G.W.R. ev oking particular memories) must often ha e won d ered whetber it a thi that ga ve ri e to their plendid record of selfles ervice in Fir t Aid or whether the pirit of Fir t id itself stimulated and developed their e prit-de-corp. Probably each borrowed from the other.

t all e en it i comforting to learn that in a time of rapid change, of ubstitution of team by diesel and th rationali ation of unprodu tiYe track the national railwa y tern of the country till leads in Fir t Aid education.

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Milit ary H o p ita ll er Order of S t. J o hn of J a lem of Rh o des and of Malta an d th e Grand P r i ory in t he Britis h R ealm of the Most Venera ble Order of t h e Hop ita l of St. J ohn of J eru alem is not alwa y clearly understoo d , an d it is to dispel a n y mi conceptions which ver nlore wa to pr mote G o d' g l r il nd mi erie of mankind bn a t rkenw

L nd n TH E LEIT ER OF A UTHORr TIO N from th e Gran d Masl c r of the 0 c re ign Mi lita ry Ord cr of M a

IN TH E MARCH R E VIEW

hop e to pub I i h in n ext m onth u e a compl ete illu ha t ed ca t aIo£u of pI a tic "\T i u al a id reomm nd d by th e t. J ohn mbut. J ohn )

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GUY FAWKES Leave s the scene of the cn1lle. 111

a aallon of petroL added to the 7fe. x 4ft. x 6in. b tray half filled wi th waler.

A DEMON§TRATION OF BCF

the new fire fighting agent was held at Harringay, on Guy Fawkes' Day, 1963

Tests were carried out on:

1. Paint-Cupboard Fire An open-fronted cupboard containing tins of white spirit and representing a cupboard containing tins of paint was set on fire and put out with a 3 lbs. BCF extinguisher. 30 seconds preburn time was allowed.

2. 10-Square Foot Petrol Tray-Fire. This fire was proposed as a British Standard for hand-operated fire extinguishers for aircraft use. Quoting from the proposed standard: "The following test fire shall be extingui hed from a distance of 6ft., using one discharge only The fire shall take place in a metal tray not less than 48" x 30" in which five wooden 3-ply baffles 12" x 6" are irre-gularly arranged with the 6" side vertical. These shall be held so that the jet from the extinguisher does not disturb their pos.ition. One pound of wool waste to be evenly di stributed o ver the tray and around the baffles and 80 fluia ozs. of petrol is to be poured evenly over the whole. In addition a constant drip of petrol at a rate of 20 fluid ozs. a minute is to be arranged and turned on immediately the fire has ignited After ignition and before the extinguisher is used , the fire shall be permitted to burn for 30 seconds When the fire is extinguished , a second fire shall be started, and having bU'rned for 30 seconds, the same extinguisher, no t 1"echarged, shall be capable of putting it out, again from a di stance of 6ft. "

The drip-feed of petrol to the middle of the tray was omitted for tbe sake of simplicity.

The fire was put with a 3 lb s BCF extinguisher

3. 28-Square Foot Petrol Tray-Fire. A petro l fire was lit in a tray 7' x 4' and put out after 30 seconds preburn with a 12lb. extinguisher Tbe t'ra y was fitted with S baffles

4. Spill -Fire P etrol from a drum was allowed to run down a corrugated sbeet into a tray containing petrol. A 30 seconds preburn time was giv en and the fire then put out by the u se of a 12 Jbs. BCF extinguisher.

S. Cooker Fire. This test was designed to simulate the conditions that occur when burning fat catches alight on a cooking sto ve. The fire was put out b y a 3 lbs BCF extinguisher.

6. Car Fire. A tray was fitted alongside the carburettor in a full operational car and is equipped with the dev ice so that petrol can be ignited in the This was rmt out b y a 12 ozs BCF extinguisher.

7. Further Trials. At the end of the demonstration , memb ers of the audie nce were invited to try out handoperated extinguishers on tray fires. fExtinguishers used WeTe P yrene and Ltd.]

FIRE DOWN BElOW

BROMOCHLORODI

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App licati o n The o ul landing properlie r B make it parLicula d y uil ab l [o r u e n. aircrart where in weight i 0 important and Il 1 a lready exten Ively u e d both in the fi ed y lem protect in g aircraft eng in e a nd in hand e tingu i her for u e on Jeclrical fir and other lYI o[ fire in the cockpil. he new B one-eleven ai rc raft, or which a numb er ha e already been or dered in merica arc filled \i ith lerns conLain ing B to protecl the engi ne E , li ngui hor conlaining B F inten ded [or more ge nra l u e have been de eJ ped b y orne o[ the leading manuraclurer of fir -fighting equ ipmenl.

mor i uitablc [or u e again t: trol fire -i n ve hicl ,garage work h ps, etc. ire r ther burning J iquid - in re earch laborat ri ,pai nl h p, chemical plan etc. E lectri al fire n c mputer and other electrical equi pment: n ele lrical locomotive, In ubLati n. l I ph ne e change, etc. ga at n rmal temperalure and n n-c rr iv B F i particularly uitablc [ rue again tfire of complical d equipmenL and delicate machinery v hich might be dama",ed b ther agent. more

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very much less toxic tban methyl bromi de : much more effective and easier to u e than carbon di oxi de an d much cleaner in u se than the dry powder extinguishing agents which leave a residue of fine whi te powder-BCF leaves n o resi due

FROM THE EDITOR

The Editor and Staff of the Review would like to thank a ll tho e - and you hav e been numerous - who ha e written to us saying nice things about the new and enl arged magazine during the past 12 months. We expect - and recei ve - brick bats ; and, as you will have realise d we are far from perfect; but it does our hearts good when reader take the trouble to let us know that lhey like the way the magazine is haping. At the risk of being greedy, may we ask you one more favour? If you ha e enjoyed the Re 'ew in recent months, please try to coach other into d oing likewise, Get them to fill in the ub cription form that appears in this month s i ue. In the final analy , a magazine lives or dies by it circulation figu r e. e are currently in estigating the po ibiJ ity of bringing you an even larger magazine (at the arne price!) bu t we would like to ee an upsurge in reader hip figures to match our own intentions.

Car In

AS S I R ,,!7akes his sp eec h in from of the television cameras he is than a lutle dzstmcted by N 01'1?7al1 J w h o is derennilled lO « ae f in 071 lhe act Marron and L ady th e weahh y guest o f hal/our do f!l eh' bes f to zgnOTe the imruder.

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R \ N alld frielld Grilli dale ( fake Fin iders ) ca rry KO d fighter fa ho pilal. /11'pri e .' 011 arrival he {hall/? {helll for (he liff and makes for hallie.

had \, hen he \: a a boy wa a butcher's a si tant re\ eal hi d xteri!:y a a caryer up of joints in .. been \" ry luck y in the peopl h ha had to work with him. In" A ti[ch in rewart. [he founh to be orm' better than mo 1 people and he h one the great omi es with omething of the geniu i due \"ery mu h to the kind of to make. ometimes for a comedy iruation.' R ank Organi ation alway ha the arne purel per nal n r t\\' per nal

kit h n f r it i h r that hi i tant- e retary upl of arm hair. an d . f our famou a t r and a tre e an d n a fanati an d an

The St. 'John P1'eceplOry al T 01"phiche Jl.

SCOTLAND

Relics of the Order's Past Captain J. Docwra -Rogers, M.B.E., and Ronald Cathcart

Encouraged by our successful visit to Ireland in September, 1962, we decided to undeltake a similar tour of exactly. a year later. Tn the following account. III form must be realized that there i only "fraction of the properties to be found north of the as compared with Ireland, partl y due to the tl:nfty mentality of. the Scots in tidying up their countrySIde. Be that as It may, we were able to accomplish our tour this year by dev oting only one of our two weeks to Sco tdand ; here properties of the Order are mostly any thing up to eighty miles apart and so we cO"':lld deal with nott mme than a group of two or three dal!y and had to omit a visit to the site a D Elgin of whIch we had been told, as this woul d have invol ved a further day's travel.

" Sunday, Sel!!' 8th. We arri ved in Glasgow by the Car and first explored the southern outskirts o.f that CIty , the Order onCe held several possesSIOns, at Cathkm Malletsheugh and Capelrig, but at none of these are there any traces of ancient buildings to be seen. We then went north through Paisl ey and Renfrew to the Old Kirk of Inchinnan, a former Templar church, glve!l to that Order by Da v id the Firs.t before .l15? and whlch , m cornman with all Templar In Scotland, came at their suppression to the HospItallers. In 1828 the mediaeval building had become and replaced by a small church on the ongmal founda1Jions and this in its turn has given

that tho tenant

L eavi ng D eesi de, a nd after on e or lWo unproductive vi its to J ormer properties in Aberdeen hire, we arrived at Inve ruri e on the D on. Two mile away on the north ba nk of th e ri ver are the ruins of the Order church of Kinke ll , n ow preserved a an Ancient 10nument. The north and w t walls till tan d to roof height, with the n orlhern portion of the ea t window. Two most interesting s u rviva ls aT t he elaborate aumbry or < acrament house ," of J 524, and the carved grave- lab of a knight in fuiJ armour, Sir Gi lb ert de Greenlaw , who was slain in 14J I at Harlaw, near R othie.

Wednesday, Sept. 11th. After pending the night at Torphin we left for Aboyne. 1he present town of that name dates only from the end of the 17th century at which lime it wa known a Charlestown while the original v illage. the " Obin of ancient record, lay besice th e L och of b oyne, a mile to the north-east, in the di trict known as Forma ton. Here it was that the Order 0\ ned the church , now only recogni able by a rectangular mound of earth in the centre of the old burying-ground ; and two old cottages repre ent all that ha urvived of the village. e were told by the mini ter at boyne that the church of B ir e on the oppo ite ide of the D ee. had formerly b een a b enefice of the Templar , and in the ve try of the pr ent, and comparati vel y modern, church i a knight gra e tone' ith a word and two cro es engraved thereon: thi a for many year built into the churchyard wall and only recently et up in it pre ent p ition: can equently O\i ing to expo ure to the weather our fia hlight photo doe not do ju tice (0 this unu ual r Ii (co l2lillued overleaf)

Monday, Sept. 9th. Tn r urin g ra in w el LIt rOT

St. Andre:vs , one of th e 1!l 0 inl e r lin g c ili in th e north.' qUIte apart f rom It' T e mplar and H pita ll e r remain . Both Ord er ll a d h ou e a nd la nd h e re by 1160 , and at ome da te betwee n th cn a nd 117 th Hospitallers acquired a plot of la nd or tenement" in orth Street a nd eventually a eco nd , one on eac h ide of the street. The y aJ a obtained a tenem e nt in uth Street , .which is believe d to.have b e.e n T e mplarin orig in , and thIS house , No 71 , tlll remal n , though a h wi ndows ha v e been inserted and a pillared front entra nce of the blocked arche lo Lhe angInal pOlnted wmdow are clearly vi ibl e. In the of 3 Ba.ker. Lane a mall car ve d h ea d f a kmght built mto the Cack wall of a hou e the only .relIc of the T e mplar' occupation of that part of tJ:e eIty As late as J 734 a charter of the Earl of Haddwgton granted 71 South tfeet on lea e on conditi n

18 place to the pre nt fin - church, built in I 04. from orne a ncien t gra\e t n b aring one e tr ace of a \ rd - n lhing rema In .. The original d dicati n \Va t a di i p ic f St. Kentlgem named n a I, wh di d ab u t the )c r 61.2 and i a!d to be buri d h re had a I ng l Ik WIth the mlill ter, the R v. 14". J li ll r. wh l Id u t hat th e St. J o hn camera of r een nd in hi par i h had beefl: uccee ded by a J rgian hui I ding kn wn a rthbar Hou se a nd that a ll rema in [t he camcr had diappeared l o ng ago. e penl the r mainder r that moon rna .t plea ant I w ilh Pr ore or a k i Libran a n of. the Pnory of co ll and, and tat r left f r tirlin g and Bnd ge of Allan , pa in g thr ugh the rder barony of Denny.

Th e P I' cepro'l" el!llr h of Balallrrod och form rly T mpl1r. 19

T ullich Church, Ballater.

T he Archway, lvlaryculter, Abe1·deenshire.

to meet the requirem ents or the Royal xc hequer. We stayed fh at night at Roslin , who e chapel, th ugh wor ldramou" Ins unr or tun ate l y no Ordcr connecLion. Frida. cpt. 13 omc fivc mil sou Lh of Dalkeith is the \ illage now known a emple and formerly as Ba lantrod ch. 1fer wa ituatcd the principa l hou e of the nights Tcmplar in cotland, about which very few acco unt appear to ha c been written. In a deep valley Lo the \"e L of (he village :lrc the ruin of the preceptory c hurch , whi h. like a man) ther. i roofless, and undcrgrowlh Ilouri he within the wall. The ea twin· do\" is r three lighLs " ilh interlacing archc ,and imil ar wi nd arc in (he norlh and uth wall of the anctuary: n eiLher ide at the \ e t end are two plain lancet wind w dating from about 1300 0 er the roundheaded wc l d ria two-light\, indow with a central light at it. ape,. \hil t o\cr the east indow a bell turrct, on the ut i<1c of \\hich are the letters Er H -a n in ri I t ion \\ h ich nobod) eem [Q b able to deci pher. 1'1 id the chur h Cl re l be n an aumbry and what appear Lo ha\'e bet:n Lhe clling for two edilia: in (he n rth- a t c rn ria 10\\ arch. probably urmounting a tomb" hi h ha no\ cii ppcarecl. and bide thi a mall doorway under an ')gival arch. Capping one of (he churchyard gat po i an an ient and "eatherbcatt:n r a cribed tbe tim [ emplar occupa ·on. ccording [0 a I cal auLh rity the dam tic building of the pr ceptory " ere gr upcd round the hurch and had been [ n ider ble c·t nl. but none of the e n w rmain ab \'e ground. fLcr IC<1\ ing Balantrodnch \ e turned outh for t. Bo \\ ell rormerly ailed Le udden \" here e ander the e and had gi\ en land nd fore try right to the

MISS CHECKLEY IN CYPRUS

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Templars eady in the 13th century and where (wo houses , Templeknowe and Temple Farm, perpetuate this connection. rom here , still going outh, we made enquiries faT" Ancrum Spital" in (he v illage of that name, reputed to ha e been an Order ho pice, which had been ituated in the grounds of the Marqui of Lothian 's Monteviot estate, but we were told that only last year (he remains of the chapel here were finally demolished. We then went on to Peebles , in which district there had been several parcels of ., Temple Lands," but no buildings are recorded as ha ving survived from mediaeval times.

at urd a, ept. 14th. Some twenty miles west of Peebles is the former Order barony of Thankerton, which we v i ited on our way to offat, but were unucce s[ul in finding any traces of the Hospitallers here. t offat however, we knew there were Order remains till to be eeil, and after enquiries we were directed to Chapel Farm on the outskirts of the town and on tne ancient Roman road The ea and west walls of a small chapel till stand in the farmyard, the former being now u ed for the gable end of a cottage and largely covered in ivy; the west wall contain a window of two lights, imilar to the west window of the church of Balantrodoch, but the northern portion of the tracery has collap ed and it i slowly crumbling into decay. Thi wa our final point of inter t in catland and later that afternoon we cro ed the border into Cumberland.

Short though it ha been we feel that thi visit has been most rewarding and informative and we are grateful for the interest. the as istance and me ho pitality on the part of our cotti h confrere and other, which have enabled u to add a few more pages to the tory of the Order' Heritage.

I li Irene Che kley, M.B.E ha done a wonderful jo b the past few weeks in Cyprus, beyond the descrIptIOn of th e few hart paragraphs, but e her colleagues in the U.K. alute her ark" FOR THE F ITII ND ER ICE OF ID. "

E.O.B.

KENYA CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE

(A R eport f1'o177 \. E. I. FORSYTHE-JAUCH, M A., M.B.) B.Chir.) M.R.C.S.) L.R.C.P.) Cap't. R.A.M.C.) Dist1'ict

Staff O .ffi cel· IV, S l. 'john Amblilance Bl' igade H.Q

Kenya Dis(J'ia)

Some ixty yea r of Briti h Administration came to all end as the Union Jack wa lowered . Th n the tremendou crovild of orne quarter-of-a-million people was brought to it feec a with a fanfare and a bur of light , the black white r d and 2:reen colour of the nev r enya were unfurled , an d tlle new ation wa born at midnight on the l1 / 12th December , 1963

This was Kenya s greate t day and for the r enya St. John our greates b effort. ever before ha there been quite such a ta k' and a far a \ e can judge not for many y ear to come will we again carry uch re ponsibiliti es, work uch long hour. or have uch pride and honour in our traditi o ns an d ervice for the people

PLANNING In July, 196" , the Mini try of Health through the Dir ector of Medical Services, a ked St. John to prepare a plan for the treatment and e acuation of casualtie at the Independence Stadium ituated five miles outside 1 airobi. The crowd was expected to b e about 250 000 pea pIe, which would be by far the large t crowd ever to ha e been een in Ea t Africa. umber of casualt.ies were estimated to reach 350 to 500. We felt that the Brigade was quite capable of treating that number of people, but that it wou ld be v irtually impossible to ev acuate those needing further treatment in hospital because of the narrowne s of the road and the great thlfong of people and car w hich woul d probabl y block the ways into the city It was obviou that a ca ualty holding post near Lhe Stadium would be neces ary, and so we asked the Army to set up a Field Hospital, and we also aske d the Ken ya Red Cross to taft a maternity Unit in the nearby Kenya Rifles B arrack. Both these organsations responded nobly to our call.

A Committee was then set up, for o ver - all medical arran2:ements at the Str,:td iufll.. under the rh;ll rnl q nshi" "f the Su perintendent of the King George v'1 (Government) Hospital in airobi.

D elegation of responsibility then looked like this:-

Ministry of Health Director of Me dical Services

Stadium Medical Co-ordinator Publ ic Health D epartment

S ta e Ball Army F ield Hospi tal Kel1 ya R ed Cross Maternity Unit

STADIUM STRETCHER BEARER PARTIES Forty part.ies were on dut y in the Stadium area during th e busiest times , and a lesser number when the crowds were smaller. Each Stretcher Bearer Party consisted of four men, with an NCO in charge, and each party was attached to a parent fir st aid post, to which casualties were taken if the injury could not be treated on the ground.

FIRST AID POSTS There were four posts on the periphery of the Sta dium , manned b y Doctors , St. John Nurses , and Ambulance Men E a ch post had running; water eJectric light and telephone· and ambulances readily avaiJable to take patients further treatment to the Maternity Unit or Field Hospital.

tran ported to n e ces ary. MA TERNITY UNIT Twen the Ken ya R e d ro a nd an Field H o pita l wa " n call [ r th e operati e faciliti \ ere al availa I

Malerni ty nit u ed th i Id H pita l ran p rt y te rn B oth the at roit nit and Ule Field Ho p ital were ited about half a mile a\ a from Lhe Indep nden

Stadium In the tadium it elf, medical cont ro l \J a in the h a nd of a ro ter of enio r t. J oh n Officer a i ted b Di iional Superintend ent and mcer.

Thi s then wa the Organi at ion at t h e Uhuru" tadium

St. John m em b e r were n duty [r 6 h ur nd numbered 320 people In a dditi on to the e duti Brigade ner onnel were o n hand at all the major e ent f the Celebration - the v ic a nd tate Ball ; th e a rd e n P arty at Go e rnm ent Hou e atte nd ed b abo ut f ur than a nd neon le ; the Academic e remo ny at the R o a l th e State Onen in g or P ar li ament; a nd at the e nd of the week the Jockey lub of Ken ya huru " R ace Meeting

Writing thi twenty-four hour after everyt hing has finish e d and sti ll feelin g a little tir e d , a k a le ido cope of memorri es pa s through my mind : the d a nce r w hirlin g and twisting, fren zie d drumm e r iter E lli extracting a n offendi n g tooth in a true Wimnol e treet manner , Di v i jonal Surerintendent Ol a l a nd Obonyo directing th e ebting up of the P o ts in a maD-ner worthy of general s in the Field The m a e d band marcllin g ac ro the arena, a guard man fall with four of our tretc herb earers on to him practically before he hit the ground Fireworks burstin ,g, the arrival of Prince Philip who waves to Sister Clark Di visional uperintendent Surnnder Sin gh and Si ster Phillirs urrOlmded by Giriama dancer s worn out with th eir exertions (s ee photograph).

At the end of it a ll everybody covered with mud eyes glazed with fat igu e, and knees buckling with exhau tion

A new Kenya h as been born , a nd there in strength--':' to help - was the St. John Ambulance Bri ga de It ha b een our hardes t and most exhausting task-but it will

THE COMMl 10 ER-IN- HlEF 'S TOUR OF THE CARIBBEAN D 1 ATL TIC AREA

Hinerary for Rear Admira l Ro cr Dick, .B., c.B.E., D c.

Tuesday, 14Lh J anuary

Friday. 17th J anuary

Wedne day 22nd January u nday. 26th January

Monda y, 27Lh J anuary unday, 2 nd eb ruary

Monday, 3rd February

The ay, 4th February

Thursday, 6th February

Friday, 7th February

Monday, IOU, February

Thuf.'(jay. 13th February

Friday. th February

Friday, th February

aturday. 15th February

Monday. 17th February

Tue day, th February

Thursday, 20th February

anday. _nd ?>-larch

Tuc day. Jrd arch Depart L ondo n Airport rrive Bermuda Depart Bermuda rrive Port of Spain epart Port of Spain rrive eorgetown Depart Georgetown Depart P ort of pain rrive Port of Sp ain rriv e Tobago Depart Tobago rrive P o rt o ( Spain j cpart Port o( pain Arrive renada Depart renacia rrive Brid getown [)"part Bridgetown rrive l. incent Depart t. incent rnvc • l. Lucia Depart l. Luc ia

CO IL lUJ

THE AREA which the C ommissioner-in - Chief is visiting [his year. During his tour, Admiral Dick will be able to visi t arear crfJecled by last year's hun icane, F lora. He w ill also take he opportunity of renewing old contacts and making new friends for the Order and its Foundation.

KENYA CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE continued)

be a mem?ry all wh t k part t m ember WIth pnd Far fr m 1 a u of th e Venerable Order a outhfu] a enter a nevv era f rvi with VIgOur

TTl L EVE T for [he Bri aade in Canada [he C algQ7' t IIIp ede one of C anada)s 1110 excitina e'i.' nts. This year 200 supel ised B riaade members completed 76 hours duty and treat d 1 00 ases throu al1OLU the uee k. P hoto shows members of o. Ambulance Cadet D ivi iOIl rellloving a uahy to a manned Fi rst Aid station.

SPECIAL CANADIAN FEATURE ( overleaf)

ST. JOH

"Our Lady of the Sno'Yvs," Kipling ca ll ed Canada

Although thi i not quite true ( ummer tempentture can surpa the 100 degree mark) Canada does It share of snow in the winter month , much to the delIgb t of avid skier who flock to tbe hill by ten of thousands

As one of the greatest participant port in the country, kiing has its weekly toll of ca ualties For, altho u gh it' not too dangerous a port, 0 maJ?y people are on the ski hills tbere are b01md to be acclden

It's an almost unbeliev able sight for one not u ed to it to see the crowded ski lopes in the Laurentian north of Montreal the Gatineau a rea n orth o f Ottawa the foothills of 'Alberta and the R ocky Mountain are a o f B ritish Columbia The fact that there aren 't more accidents is perhaps surprising a k ier zoom do wn h ills in all d irections.

Cana d ian kiers ha ve confidence that, if the are injured , help is cl o se at hand The v olunteer Canadia.n Ski P atrol , most of its members trained by S t. John, 1 a lmos t alwa ys on the accident scene in moments to e immediate first aid an d arrange f or tran portatlOn (usually by hand-drawn sled) to a Firs t Aid r,? st mann ed b y St. J ohn Briga de members Here the I?Jured skler is given a m ore thorough checko ver and If neces ary arran gements are made for tra n spo rtation to home o r hospi t al.

T he job of mann i ng first aid posts in Canada's sk i hills is an arduous one, for Brigade members it usually means gi vi ng up many week -ends during the winter m onths. Why do they do it? They 'll gi ve y ou a v a r i ety of reasons b u t perhaps an insurance sale man s reason, tho u gh not typical , is as good as any: he broke a leg o n the ski slopes and was so impressed w ith the St. John Briga de members w ho helped him that he to o k fir t a i d trainin g, joined the Brigade and no w spends his w eekend s in a First A i d P o st rather than on the ski slopes

For skiers , St. John Ambulance in Cana da ha s two important safety suggestions: don 't s ki alone and don t ski on unsuperv ised slopes These are the main points a skier should rememb er althou gh of co ur se , th er e a r e many others such as not attempting too s teep a slo pe with too little ex perience.

Skiing is a sport the whole f a mil y can enjo y fr o m three to 70-especially when the St. John tra ined S k i

It i an h o nour forr f ea tured in tbi

tat. J hn i m el i tur

In Ottawa, b f re a hu h d cr wd in the r ga l ba ll r m f R ideau Ha ll h i E , -

ce ll ncy vern r - en ra l a n ier , Pri o r th e rder f t. J hn in a n a da, tap

l ig htl y with th e g lea min g

ce re mo ni a l wo rd th e h uld e r o f th e m a n k n lin g b efo re him a nd in l ne th e tr a diti o n a l " Ri e co n[r e re'

.I P IC AL SCENE al a 51 ./111 ill'l.'es liTllre ill Ri. H all, 'V ice - regal r'l.; e in O{[awo. G or enera l Vanier d P ri I' of The Order ill 'l ada, and 1111 j'al a re seated ill frolll of mbe n of Pri ory Ch;', f acin g large a/la e of relanves and frir of those who are : t o be inveSTed.

w hi ch h a w e i co m e d C E E T YEARS 1 ni ght of race int th e

Orde r i nce the d ay o f th e ru a de .

t. John mbu lanee i very much a part of a n ad ia n wi ll e t.

John Ambu la nc e Brigad e memb e r at th e footb a ll and hocke y ga me - on para de r oute - on ki lope

at the cene of a di sa ter-and Sl. J ohn classes in Fir t Aid , home nur jng and child care are he ld in hundreds of communities from coa t to coa l. here a re nearly 4 00 divisions in the Br igade, totalling nearly 10,000 members.

St. J ohn activity in Canada goes back 80 years. It started here a n d t here rather casually-u ually through the interest of someone fro m Great B ritain who had 0t. John t raining. The first recorded t. Jo h n cla e of in truction were given in 1883 and the first local branch of the t. John Am bulance Association was formed in Montreal in 1884. Over the y ars, local and provincial brancbes were formed and in 1910 the Canadian B ra nch of the St. John mbulance A ocialion wa establi hed. It has since b ecome an autonomou P riory of the Order of St. John with headquarters in Ottawa

In each province there i a Pr ovi ncial St. John Council. In addition, certain establishments such as the Department of ationa l Defence. the Ro yal Canadian Mounted Police, the Fedra l ivil Service and a number of large industrie- including The anadian alional Railway , Canadian Pacific R ailways, Bell Telephone Co and the orthern Electric Co all ha\ e their own t. J hn cenlr dealing directly with Tational Headquarters. he tory of the beginning of the Brigade and it steady growth i a fa cinating record. In London , Ontario, in a little Congregational Church a Bible Cia met regularly in the early 1900 The gr up had mid-we k activities and in it minute, under date of ugu t 13. 1907, are noted arrangements for an Ambulance Dri ll. In early 1909 the London (Forest Cit)) 1 Ambulance Di\' i ion \Va organised mostly from members of the Bible CIa Lilli did the e original Brigade member realize , when they formed the di\ i ion o\-er fifty year ago, the strength of the \ olumeer mO\'emenl they bad rarted in Canada and how rapidly it wa to grow the \\ork of tbe St. John Ambulance B r igade began to be kno\\ n. it mer wirh immediate public response, other Di\ i ion being formed in numerou cities and town. The e Di\ i ion could not operate arisfactorily with each reporting

inE5F j?'om Canada' far th h a v e had 10 ada 10 re and m01'e lO rh e s of other Ca1/adiOi ec au se of the enof the mililary alldv tlzans on thei?' spa populated land Eskimos lea:rn Fil ld f rom a S t 'Johl1 offi cer,

independently t o the Headquart eTs in L ond o n E n glan d , and appro v al was therefore gi v en in 19 12 fo r the fo rmation of the Canadian Branch of tJh e Br iga de Oversea wi,th Headquarters in Toronto When th e Co mmand ery in Canada of the Order was establi s h e d in 193 3 with Headqua rters in Ottawa , it took over t he c o ntr ol a nd administration of the Brigade unit in thi s country.

MEMBER OF THE r. 70hn Ambulance ki

Pat rol ill the L aurenrians 71orl/7 o f M Olllr eal lranspon a casual lY by sled fO lhe l. 701111 Ambulance F inl Aia' P OSf.

It was natural that the Nursing Di v isi ons wer e espe ci a ll y a cti e a m a n y of th e m n in th e m bu la n ce Di i i n

WeTe off serving their country in the arm e d fo rces

In hospitals , clinics and sanatoria a cross th e co unt ry, th ousa nd of h o ur of o lunteer erv i e w re carr ie d ut by St. John members. A large group served in the R.C.A.M .C. a .A D .' in mili tary h o pita l ac r n a da t h r ug hout the war years.

OVeT 220 members of the Nursing Div ision served over eas. T o a dm i n i teT thi organization had its own headquarter s in London f ()l[ nearl y thr ee yea r . M emb e r of th e attached to the Joint War Organization of the Briti sh Red C ro Soc iety and t. J ohn, th e of the Ministry of Healtlh, Westminster Ci v il Def ence, and St Dun ta n 's Tr a inin g C e nt r e f r the Blind b e a l served on the continent and in the Far East, returning h o m e af ter th e re lease o f Pri o ner o [War t \ a rd the I of 1946.

Peace found the Brigade more w idely es tabli shed throughout t h e co untry, the co pe of i t w o rk g ra du a ll y increasing, and even allowing fOlf tho se who h a d joined the wa r e mergency only , it numb er we r e five time g reat r than before the war.

The period of the next few y ears w a s a time of consid era bl e rea dju tment. n ot o nl y in o rgani za li on bu t a l oi n the programme of training and service

The Blood Grouping programme carried on from the w a rtime programme wa s one o f th e la rg t pr je ct during this period It is estimated that ov er 215 ,000 people w e re blood grouped by St. John With th i gnin g of the Agreement with the Canadian Red Cross in 1951 which defi ned the a reas of serv ice of each organi zation t. John retired from this field of service.

Disasters such as the Fraser River floods , the Manitoba floods , the S S Noronic fire and the Springhill min e tragedies of 1956 and 1958 , proved over and over again th e valu e of the Brigade as a corps of train e d , uniform e d men and women who can be mobilized promptly , who are accu stomed to working together a a di ciplin e d unit a nd who, through a programme of continuous service in the community are read y in times of emergency.

Today, members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade in Canada , nearly 10,000 s(Jrong look forward to newopportunities for service to theilr communities and to their country 26

A in BriLa in , it oo n be ca me apparent that the re wa important wo rk fo r women ro do in the B riga d e an d the fi r t ur ing Di v ii o n wa f rm e d o n Au g u 6th, J 912-the T o r on to (Ce n t r a l) 1 ursing D ivision. or y ung a na di a n th e t. J o hn a dets o ITered an opp o rtuni ty to serve t:beir commu nity an d the i r co untry. The Ar t Amb u la nce Di i i n wa for me d in M o n trea l in 1926 a nd t he fi r t Ca d et ur sing Di vi ion in Vancouver i n May, 1936. Th e gre t L d e lo pm c n t i n th e Br iga de too k pl a ce dur i ng b oth W o rld W ars. In the first Worl d War many w m en in Lh e u r in g Di vi io n did vol un tee r wo rk in h o p i ta ls i n Cana da a nd some h undre d went over ea

erv in g in Bri La in a nd n th e n ti ne n t, atlach e d to Lhe B r iti h R e d ro Society an d St. Jo h n.

Du ri ng th e p riod betwee n th e wa r t he B r iga de co n t inued to expan d a nd by 1933 Ambulance and ur ing

Di i i( n h ad be n e La bl i he d in mo t pro i nc a nd th e adet rn a emenL wa beginni ng to grow.

In th e ec n d rld ar Lhe Bri ga d e a act i e in t h e pr gram m e o[ training in Fir t Aid for A.R. P personnel a w II a g nera t R P l rai n ing. [n t h m ajor iL y o f area t. J o h n officer we re ala respon ible , under local hea lth a uth r il ie f r rg ni zing a nd caffi ng t h e R.P a ua lt y Service. I n many area the B rigade formed the nuc leu r th e a u a lty ervic

ADA ociation' impre ive lrallllilg record. Since 1953 total 4 in 1962 : more than a 200 per cent increa e in

a L ife" k, \ ell 0 er 100 000 Canadian take a two -hour cla in ucce ful promotion ha been gro ing each year and in 1963 came to

th fir t i n a r a t h o me h O\·

A PAROL E' f rom t he o1'igillal a rr i r dmw il1 g, provid ed by The Order of r. 70 hn P riOl'Y of Ganada.

N e t m nth pia l t. John in Nigeria. er a ture will b e a b ut 27

COUNTY CO t IISSIO TF.R, G LOU CE TER HIRE, / f l'. L.

C arey, presenrs A III blllance ember Frederick 1 ollng

w ith his 1 'i -year S ervice f eda l a r {h e al/I//lal parade of (he D ow{v- R ocol r Sta vertol/) Di'vi iOIl.

THE EAR L OF CRANBROOK Ch airman of the St. 'j ohn Council for Suffolk, right, wa tch es th e National D airy Queen o pening the sealed box in whic h L ady B lanche C obbold had plac ed a watch f or the St. J o hn Ambulance Bl'igade stop - watch competition held in November last year,

DURING THE PAST TWO EARS {h e Brigade ill H"orce fer have been savin g hard lO buy an amblllallce for (he Evesham Ambulance D ivision and at the end of lasl :- C.lr {he dedicatio ll ceremo n y l ook place. D espite the pOII/'ill a rail/ {he j\l[ayor a1/d M ayoress were in auendallce w h ell Div isional Su perilllende71l Ml'. K . I irchel! handed rhe 'l.'e hicle over lO the Area C ommissioner Colonel Cronin (sec pholO helow')

YEAR, the Rari'ow D h'isioll ( Lallcs.) of (he Brigade held a H OlJle iursiJlg CompeliliOJl for {h e H"illiollJ H Ollg hlOll -lirsillg Challenge Trophy a{ rheir l-I eadqllt7l'lers

Ph o t o abo,,-'c sllo£"s Alllblllallce 1 ember Ge orge Col e rcccic.'illg {he Trnpliv frolll {he I ayoress of Barrow 1111'S H. BallJli (C/'

lime, Di\ i i nal in g bury t. j oh n mbu-

COl\ L\BLE ROOM ,·eell COIllP/clina a hal-lrick of Will S for (he Black hlll'Jl Borou gh P olice Fir ( Aid [ealll wil/ lling fh e Tayl or Trophy ill {he Bacup D ivision's Fo: [ Aid co Jllp etitiol/. He WO n the trophy by a single /101l/t frolll a fello w team JIIember P .C. D obso ll willner for the pr ez'ioll W'O year (sec ph o to riaht).

COUNTY SUPER INTE NDENT ( BIRMINGHAM M n. D Ni co l (left) pusents County Staff Officer M r s. H ammolld w ich a Silvel" Sal ve r 01/ he1' l'e lir em enl fr om th e Bri gade after 25 years' service, dfuring 15 o w hich she al so aCled as Coultfy S eCl"etary.

Th e Sal ve r was a gi ft fl'om th e County S Wfj and later th e Association pl<esented he?" w ith an el ec tTic bla7lket. Also in the photo (left) is Maim' I-I. E. Mitch ell D eputy Coul1lY Commis si01 lc r,

E. Pratt , J.P ., Po c m along

a ).I[ ayor one i

42 YEARS wilh the B rigade in ol"th Staffordshire Mr. G. E. HuytOlI i re1l1'lllg a Area upcrillteJldwt. (a bove ) shows ehe Coumy C om missioller D r. T. K. Eli o lf preSeJilill a oi/rs Oil behalf of lhe orlh ra/fordshi1'e Area during a social evelli71 0 ar the WarriJl aro ll H otel.

AMBULA 'CE MEMBER RAYNER) of 58/3 Holborn Divisio ll o n duty at the Stmnd Theatre for the Chm ity P review P erformance of « A FU llny Thing Happ ened Oil [he Way to th e Forum ill aid 0/ lh e R oyal ocielY for [he Pr eve nlioll of Cru elly LO Childr en. H e is seen in ou r pho ro ill lh e fOHlIJl of th e thea tr e w h en H er R oyal H ig/17Iess Princ ess Margare t alld the Earl of Jl ow d OH arrived,

MEMBERS OF THE BRIGADE i1L 1 orthwnberland arriving for lhe fOllrrh AII/Illal Dav C(lII/erellc c held ill th e lI ew Lectur e Th eatre

R oyal Viccoria I nfinnm'Y, 2nd November 1 963. Approximately 200 p eo pl e atTended. Lunch and tea were ser7..'ed a r [h e ll1firm ary hy I?illcf im1illlrioll of rI,e Hoard of Go vernors.

HO jli' TO HELP THE ED WI .HOU TBATTE T TRU T: Copies 0/ (E d wi JI a [Oll/Uhall JI - H er Lif e ill Piclllres' by [he COllllless 0/ Brccknock (origilla l! published at 15 / - ) are avaiL-

30

Raising

WITH THE PRE IDENT of the Tursing Division and Mrs. M. Kella way, Divisional Superintend ent he VI a oress of R eigat.e \I1r5. Yr. D aniels also VicPr e idem of [h e D rvision lakes a dip iJl lhe B ran T ub aflcr the opellill a of Ihe Di' " iOllal rlu tum 11 Fail' ( 0 LObeI' laST year ) ill aid of ll1 H adqllal'lers B uildhza FUI/ d chich beJle{iued by over [,90.

be all 31 able from St. 'John Ambulance B rigade H.Q., at 7/6 pel' single copy, bulk orders of len or more copies at 7/pel' copy. Applications for the book should be made LO « Ed wina oll711baClen Book/' 8 Grosvellor Crescenl, L ondon, S.Tr.l. All profics from sales ao zo the Ed wina Moumbaflen Tr ust.

of lhe

WINNERS IN THE Norfolk C onstabulary I nte1 - D ivisional Fint Aid Compelition durillg November, 1963. M embers of the D ereham D ivision's team are seen with their individual tan7w rds alld [he trophy.

THE STAT E OF MEDICINE A T THE TIlVIE OF THE CR USA D ES

b y C ol. GEO R GE G R EGG)

O.B.E.) T.D ) Q .H.P. Ai D. F .R. C. P D .Phys M ed.

C omm iss io n er fol' l he C o mm a nd ery of Ards

P RT I

In the non-ehr! tian cultur of the p a t, a , of COUT e , su premely in Christianity itself the reli",iou l eader and pioneers of medica l practice were often non mou I n thi connection it i of ital intere t to recall the H istor of the of st. Jo h n of J eru alem , nea r ly five hundred years of magnificent moral m a terial a chievement, a l ow an d melancho ly decl llle , an d fina l e x tinction as a religious and military community, and then in our own d ay the re-creation of the Or der in civilian form

Th e great hi torian of the Order the bb ertot b e gan hi famous work, The Venerable Order of St. J ohn of Jerusalem , with these word - the hi totry I have taken upon me to write is that of a Fraternity of Hospitaller , which afterwards became a military ociety an d at last a So vereign Order' in t ituted upon the motives of Charity and prompted b y a zeal for a d efence o'.f the Holy Land, to take up arms against the an Order, which , amidst the noise and cla hlllg of sword and with a continual w a r upon their han ds, wa of joining the peaceable virtue of the most distingui hing courage in the field Thl umon of th e two professions 0 remote and distant seem to me an o b ject worthy the re ga rd and consideration of mankind. "

And now let us transfer ourselv es to the Holy Land _ O n the partition of the R oman Empire at the end of t he 4th century A. D , when Constantine the Great mad e Constanti n op le the capital of the Eastern half or BysantIine h alf, P alestine fell within the Byzantine ha lf. But 'with the rise of Islam, under the teachings of the P rophet Mo h ame d , the Ara b s had been filled with a conquering zeal which sent their curved sw ords eas tw ard to the arid b anks of the Indus E ven the mountains of the Cauca u ha d heard their fearful cry - " Fight , fight , Firdaws , Firdaws" (Paradise Paradis e). Weslward they had marched a l ong the ortlh African coa t until they spurred their horses into the Atlantic, calling upon God to witness that only the wav es of the Ocean prevented their further v ictorious adv ance to the Glory of hi 1 ame

. The essentially tolerant Mus l ims permitted , even enco ur aged , Christian pilgrimage, and pilgrims went there u narmed and stayed in Hospices such as that provi ded b y the merchants of Amalfi , the precursors of the Or der of St. J ohn from whom they took their emblem, the white eight pointed cross.

Then in the year 1095 , occurred a great convulsion in t he East. The lenient rule of the Arabs was replaced for a time b y the rule of some fierce inv aders from the Ste ppes b eyond the Caspian sea , the ferocious T urcoman s; a n d the returning pilgrims to Europe c omplained loudly of the oppressions t h ey suffered. at the hands of the b a rb a rians

At home and througho u t Europe a feeling of indi gnation rose steadily until after appeals by the Pope in 10 95, and the fiery prea ching of Peter the Hermit, the forc es of Christendom wer e urged to start a Holy War against the Infidels.

Under the leadership of Godfrey de Bouillon one of the no b lest representati ves of mediaev al chi v alry a great reli gious ex pedition w as formed-this was the first of the Great Crusades I n the summer of 1099 after sufferin g man y casualti es a nd h ardsh ips in their tremen d ous march across the b readth of Europe and through Asia Minor, the Crusa ders appeared before the wa ll s of Jerusalem and demande d the surrender of the city At that time the Warden of the Hospice , whi ch also combined the function of a Hospital h ad as its Warden a certain G erar d

in reati l'l g lepro y, th e p Jague , and in succouring t h e wo und e d

The H ospita Jl ers were very prominent in the great Third Crusa d e a nd especia ll y di tinguished themsel ves b y th e ir fa m o us rearguar d action in King R ichard s magn ificent vi ctory at Ar uf in J19J.

B ut , ala t h e de truction of the L atin Field Arm y a t the Great BattJe of Hattin. where the Ho pitallers on the battlefield n ear ly aJl perished, en ured the fall of J erualem to the Muslim anny , commanded b y Saladin. The S ultan Sa la d in was a brilliant military genius inspire d by a religious ardour. He once wro t e t o R ic ha rd Coeur d e L ion -" J erusalem is as much to us oham m e dd a ns a it can b e to you Christians and more. It i the p lace whence our P rophet made hi night a cent to Rca en and it will b e the gatheri ng place of our natio n at the Great J udgment.'

Afte r Hatti n Saladin mo v ed on to the H o l y brine itself. And thu after eighty-eight years of Christian guardian hip the Holy epulchre fell once m o re in to [he hand f the ohammed dan .

In hi hour of upreme triumph , Saladin sh owed a de gree of mercy ra r e in madiaeval conqu e rors Al ter allowing the garri on LO march out with mil i tary hono ur of war he permitted t he few erving Knights Hospitaller who ha d remai n ed , to ransom the poor town f o lk. who otherwise woul d ha v e been old into la very and h e granted the requ t of the Rospitaller that ten of the ir number houJd wai t in the city until the ick and \ unded were ufficientl healed to bear me haza rd and fatigue of tra n it . The Ho pitaller were gi ven a resp ite of one ear to clear up the affairs o f [heir H o pita I befo re they 1 ft.

M ORE ONCERN OVER IND STRLU F IRST A ID

(R e pr o u ced fr om: ew s She et) C OUl uy of War w ick r. 'J o hn Ambulan ce

Ind u Warning Sy tern evere illne or death

URSING CADET JOAl LONDO from B rilish Gu iana, a memb er of the H ighgate (140) uning C adet D ivisioll w as among the youngsters who talked wilh the D uke of E dinburgh w hen he v isited Woodb erry D own C 071l pTehensive School, Stoke Ne wing ton, last Novembe1".

Joan has b een a St. 'john 'juni01" and is now a l oyal and keen NU1"sing C adet S he has nine proficiency subjecrs and her B ronze D uke of EdinbU1"gh Award Sc heme badge. DURING

M EMBER OF THE ew Bradw ell ( Bu ks.) ursillg Division with rheir rrophies presemed to th em dur ill a rhe Division's annua l p,"ize aivin a and enr olmen r cerC J7/ on

CADET PAGES

, MILER ARRIES 0 TD AVES IDS CADET DIVISION

Thc King ton r-..'u/"Sin a Cadet Dh i ion ( D evon) is seen (a bove ) wirh rwo of rhe lJIany rrophies she has WO ll: th e CliP for the Be [ Cader of the Year alld th e 100% A[{cndance Cup. P aillela ha also becn awarded fW O pecial crvice hiclds and working for he?' Grand Prior Badf?e. Her aim for the flllllre to become a 1\ ursc a soon as hc is old enough.

A DEMONSTRATION OF First Aid was given co child1"e7L al the Gaumont Cinema, Nottingham, la s t Nov emb e1' by memben of the Gl enbrook Nursing Cadet Division and the Robin H ood Ambulance Cadet Division. Photo above shows two Nursing Cadets bandaging a casualty, UR I G C DET PAMELA MITCHELL ( 15 ) a member of

UPERINTE DE NT W. THROWER of the Ea in aton Collier Div isi on is seen wi rh Ambulance Cad [ who recei ed cerrifi ca re ar the em'o llll em alld p1'es mari o n re1l1011Y of the Divisioll. 35

B ecause of lhe imereSl and emhusiasm of a 12 - year- old D e1'by boy [he D erby Amb1.l1am:e Cad et Division is still in existence and is again flourishing. The once sn"ong D ivison was v ircually disbanded some six momhs ago , when [h e D ivisi.onal Superi1'llendelll recired, bUl [he persiscence of D avid Di ckson has helped lO bring iz back lO life.

obody wenl to [he meecings except D avid, w h o is known as Smiler)' to his friends. His pacience was at last rewarded when P olice C OllSlable Willim17s of LiuleO1..'er a member of [he DerbyshiT e ConslQbulary isited. Da via xplailled rhe position and lOge£her rhey made a de[ermined effort alld as a result zhe?'e are no'i1' [Weill), cadets in [he D ivision.

Constable rrilliams has been cOllnecced wiTh Sl. 'john for a JIlilllrer of year' and has no'w raken charae of [he Cadet D i'l.'i iOIl. miler ) is rhe ,lJIiformed cader on The t?.x:{j'eme left of b.:hind j\lfr. Williams.

{BULA CE Al D G CADET of rhe B I-ia in rhe Hanchesrer Area are s e1l wi rh (h 'err enifi res mid Gra7l d Pri 01' Badaes prese?1f d ro rhem dllri7l a a rec Ir c re?lIon (If- ilmsw COliS • lrue Club.

The Seals of the Order of St. John of Jeru alem go back to its days and are valuable relics · the reason why the Seals of this Order are of especial importance to all who are interested in antiquities is because they are representatives of all ages of all countries and of all those classes of Societv to whom Seals were a necessity. -

The oldest Seal of the Order was made of lead and was known as the Master 's Bulla or Great Seal. This was attached to all official documents of any importance. The Great Seal of the Order, known as the Conventual Bulla , OT the Seal of the Master in Council , was used in all charters relating to donation s, sales and transfers of property. Besides these there was the Master's Seal in Wax , the Seals of Pro vence, Auvergne and France, the Italian, Spanish and German Seals , and the Seals of the English T Cl'llgue

Mediaeva l Seals are generally round or ves ica shaped although sometimes square or oval; the vesica shape i generally used by Bishops and ecclesiastical bornes. In earliest times the Seals were made of beeswax , for Sealing Wax was not produced until the sixteenth century. In Mediterranean lands, where the wax seals might diintegrate in the hO lt climate , Leaden Seals or bullae were used, although this term " Bullae " refers also to the document to which it is affixed. These Leaden bullae were used in the Order of St. John for the Master-'s Great Seal and for the Conventual Seal.

Normally the inscriptions on Seals begin at the top , and are preceded by an emblem; usually they are in LatJin, with the inscription beginning with the wmd " Sigillum" o'r "Secretum," abbreviated to " S" which is simply the personal Seal of indivi duals

The most impmtant kind of Seal was the Great Seal of ruling Princes secondly.the Seals " ad Causas" were used to avoid the formal complications of the Great

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A PHOTO OF Th c Blilla of G ari ll d e H OIIWi g li II ed his sea! for 1/ dOClIllleJ1{ of maj or illl porr li ce.

T IlE OB\!·R E F Garill de \[ oll{aigll Bull a. B 0 { Ii phv{(lgraph arc aCflI l sizc vf {hc ca l

rater, on the COlDS struck at Rhodes and au Malta. Intermediate between the two groups in the Leaden Seal which I am now describing. Paoli published a facimile of it (as above , Table VIn 10) and places at th commencement a letter which looks like F with a sign of abbreviatri.on· but, in my own example, there comes out clearly an " S ," the initial of Sigillum. It i true that , instead of G ARINVS CVSTOS one ought to write GVARINI CVSTODIS but a want of agreement like this is met with on Seals and takes away nothing from the certain ascription to Warren De M01ltagU.

A Frenchman b y birth , belonging to the Langue of Auvergne, he became Master in 1208 (which is the year determined by Paoli , page 341) continuing the traditions of piety and Christian benevolence of his predecessor.

In recognition of services rendered b y him to the Greek Christians of Armenia, the Order was enriched by the gift of certain Castles by its Princes ; and it was during his government of the Hoopice at St. Jean d'Acre that King John of Hungary was received there among the Knights. He took part a t the Council of Ferentino in the Roman Campagne, with P ope Honoriu III, and the Emperor Frederic II and opposed the arrogance of the latter with ccurage; he died , full of year and honours" in 1230.

Paciaredi , in his 1emorials of the Grandmaster, etc says that these Seals have, on their Rever e, the common device, namely a symbol alluding to the Hospice. Thi opinion formerly expressed by Ficoroni (in his Piombi Antichi , Rome, 1740, p 75) has been more recently accepted by Friedlaender (in hi article in the R evue Archeologique 1876), but, on the other hand, Sabestian Paoli held a different v iew, namely that the representation is that of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where the funeral of a deceased per on is taking place

The example now described shows clearly enough a design in which compared with the pictures of the Holy Sepulchre found on the Seals of the Canons (paoli Table II , 36) and of Peter Pri or (paoli Table V 53) and with the external and internal views of that Church reproduced by P. Hom in his " Iconografia , etc.' , we find the following elements in common: The central Cupola, the mall arches that upport it, and flank it , and the lamp

The figure is laid out and wrapped in swathing-bands according to the then oriental custom in preparing the dead for burial , and the presence of the swinging cen er may be explained accordingly as being more suited to a religious ceremony than to a hospital in which latter a perfume-basin would be rather expected, supposmg that perfumes may be regarded as curati e elements in the east.

Granting burial to the dead wa o ne of the works of

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nUrsing of King College and charing .Cro lio fotr a time. Sisters came from the All Samts commumty to help in King's College. Ho. pital untJil 1.885 , wh,en the hospital decided to appolllt Its own nur lllg tafL The All Saints Sisters took 0 er the re of the work of St. John' House from 1886 but gave it up in 1893 owing to demands on their staff el ewhere. Other communitie carried on the wOi"k: first , St. Peter , Kilburn , later t. Margaret's, East Grin tead.

St. John's House remained a religious community up to 1918 it home from 1907 being Queen Square, Bloomsbury In 1918 the house was gi en to t. Thomas Hospital and early in 1919 two hospital 5i ter from St. Thomas took it over and it was renamed "5t. John 's and St Thomas's Private Nurses' Hou e ." It became a centre for nurses who had trained at St. Thomas ' but wished to take up pri ate nur ing and although placed under the Matron of St. Thoma' , it was quite separate in organisation from the ho pita1. Many of the St. John's nurse tayed on the arne term as the 5t. Thomas ' nurses St. John ' had paid a fixed salary with a bonus calculated on the year' earning but under the new arrangement the nurses received the fees they earned less a small charge toward the expen es of the hous e.

During the econd World War the hou e wa closed The nurses were engaged in war work and the building suffered in the bombing. ItJ was repaired and brought into use as a night nurse' home in 1947. 0 residence was maintained for the private nurses but the organisation was continued from Matron s Office in St Thoma Hospital. It was unaffected b y the ational Health Scheme the numbers ha e gradually dwindled in recent years and there is now only one surviving member , a midwife

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During the pa t three year it h a b com in rea ingl o bviou to thos for training p ronnel in the new approved t chniques of r u citation that a training a id i nec sar in order to plain rapid] and clearly anatomic a l and phy iol o gical princ ipl f the technique of xternal cardiac r e u itation.

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The model hows (i) the human heart in natural ize. (ii) an outline of the more import a nt ve el of circulation, and (iii) the po ition of the heart between the tetnum and the pine.

When appro " im a tel y 60 Ib . pre ure (a figur r 0111mended by Kouwenho v nr :! i applied to tlle model in the aproyed manner the te rnum i depre ed 3-5 m a nd blood i s f orced out of the hear t into the aorta. R elaxat ion of pr ure a llow t he heart to refill.

One of the major diagno tric features of arre ted ci rculation a pa rt from an ab ent pu l e i greatly dilated I upils. Thi is not alwa y ea y to demon trate but , again , a n " e y e ov erla y which i placed on " Resu ciAnne " is now a va ilable. 'When the ey elid are retracted a nonnal pupil is eeil in the right e ye but a wid ly dilate d pupil i een in the other.

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1 Kou we nh ove n , vv. B. e a (1960) 17 3 a n d 1064.

2 C r o to n , L. M. ( 1963) J Sci .Tech no !. 9, 2.

THREE SUBJECT STUD Y SESSION

268 Amb u lan ce & N ursing m em b ers o o 1 ( P rin ce of W al es's ) Dist rict, S ou th-E as t ern A rea , att ellded Or p ill gLO Jl H ospital f OT th ue l ec[ ur es.

"Only an Appendix" was the title o f a ta lk gi en by Mr. S. Farrant Russell , F.R.C.S. , a nd b o re the stamp o f authority from one who had been ta king out appendice for almost 40 y ears.

Although the subject is frequentl y treated in light vein, it could be fraught with drama , t ension and appr ehension It was a di ease that wen t back into antiquit y and had som&ime been called Perityphlitis or Ili a c Pasion and had caused a postponement o f the Coronation ot King Edward VII There is a record of an appendi x abscess tJhat had track ed down the thigh , with pu is uing from near the knee. It is only a common condition because it happens so often. Much less common in the jungle v illage s, it is here the mo ct co mmon urgent operation we do

What is lhe causation? Unusually an orange pip , a pm , or a nest of threadworms may find their wa y into the appendi x and cause the inflammation. Pain and v omiting are early signs and an appendix may become gangrenous and rupture . On the other hand it could remain a grumbling appendix , with a stabbing pain.

Anyone may hav e it ; age is noif: an important factor. In treatment , 'H is better to look and see than to wait and see." A conservati v e form of treatment is to wait and see, but as Dickson Wright says , " You cannot conserve both the appendix and the patient." With the surgical treatment " if in doubt, take it out." There is only one. good appendi x, one on a dish. If it is suspect, remo v e It!

"Use it and T.hrow it Away." This was TIhe title given to a talk by SIster M. Bennett, S.R.N.. and was accompanied by a practical demonstration. ' It introduced to the. audience a seemingly endless range of hospital eqUIpment that was currentJy avai lable and which could be used onCe and then t hr own away.

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Ambulance Officer J G Bull r pa ed away on 25th October , 1963 , after a long illne H btained his First Aid ertificate in 1897 and wa a member the Headqu3Jrters Di vi ion orthampt n orp, r 50 years. He aw en/ ice in the fir t World War from 1914-1919. A / O Butler wa promoted tafl' e rg a nt in t'h e Brigade in 1922 and Ambulance Officer in 1936 , and wa invested as a erving Brother of the Ord r f t. John in 1930

Although he re igned in 1947 , A/O Butler st ill m.ai ntai ned his great inteJre t in the Brigade. He. will be greatly missed

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3. Skin with gum in the middle ( 10)

8. To many the affirmative is pregnancy (6).

9. Roy is back to the east long ago (4).

10. Pores of skin blocked by Prime Mini ter of the new African State ? (10).

1. P rolapsed disc return - but is alright for a hort swim (3).

13. P ainful conditions of eyelids seen in fir t year (4)

14 Characteristic taste (7).

15. Animal sometimes appearing in skin or uteru (4)

17. This bit of land evidently has a tenant (5).

20. Lotion for infected wound from Edinburgh (5).

22. Bird for fun (4).

24 Small bone in the ear (7).

25 Roughly one minim (4).

27. Twist the law to ha ve bone piercing instrument (3).

28 Artery and bone-but not near ea ch other (10)

2 9. Water contained in few erythrocytes (4).

30. Stretching and tearing of tissues at a joint (6)

31. They giv e out-perhaps after deci phering the prescri pti ons (10). DOWN

1. lnftammation of bone marrow o'r spinal cord (8)

2. Mind goddess (6)

3. Bone to sit upon (7).

4. Air breathed in quiet respir ation (5).

5. burns occurring on 5th November? (4)

6. In ophthalmic condition and a sig n of gUllt (8).

7 Temperature , taken in mouth , indicates bone o f skull (8).

12 Pane is broken at back of neck (4).

14 Its presence aggra vates shock (4).

16 Make eyes- but not glass ones (4).

17 Lost ai d e in melee--nrobabl y had infectious disease (8). r

18. Tired and uninterested surgeon, it appears , ha no work (8)

19. Good mark for blood sucker (4)

21. P eg for atlas (8).

23 Alcoholic beverage from milk is a knock-out immediately (8 ).

25. important people in the blood transfusion servIce (6)

26 Noisy respiration (5)

28 Metal in haemoglobin (4)

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THE LAKONIA DISASTER

FE y\! S T ORIE IN RECE T MON T HS have so to'Uched the III arts of the p%blic as the Lakonia disaste1!' . Those aboard the fat d lill e r ail have their own versions to 1!'elate about what actllall,;,l j)/ace. Bitt on one aspect of the whole tragedy) there is 11 n-ifonn 0 pillion. Til St . J ohn Amb1ltlance Brigade acted 'G ith p1!'01nptness) efficiellc,)1 alld tact in car1!' ying out thei1!' yole at the recC'ption of th ose who ret1lwned to Britain. The picture above she'G I,S 111rs. 11 crrgarel Ward (her story is told on page 8) of Ra1nsgate) an ex -Sergeant of 185 (N) H anwell Division) with two of the StWV'Lvors. so lIlan,) S t . J ohn A 111,bulance Brigade 'fne1nber s) lYJ r s . vVard yu'shed to the scene of action on Christ111,as Eve t o answer the call of se1 V'Lce.

(For fu rth er d etails of th e L aho nia du ty) see pages 6 - 8)

THE REVIEW

of tbe (Drarr

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The Official Organ of the Grand Priory in British Realm of t he Most Venerable Order of the Hospita l of

of JJohn

IfC P ersollllel 011

LAI{ONIA-HELP FOR THE SURVIVORS

ARRIVAL OF LU OMA SURVIVORS AT LOND ON AIRPORT AND TILBURY

I have pleasure in sUbmitting the following report which covers the period 24th to 30th December.

At 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve , having heard the first survivors would be arriving at London Airport the following day I contacted Mr. G. W. Woodhill, S.J.A.B Secretary, to enquitre whether he had received any requests for assistance

As a negative reply was given, telephone contact was made with the Greek Line offering our services which were readily and gratefully accepted.

At that time the information given was that two planes were due to land at Gatwick at noon on Christmas Day

Contact was immediately made with Surrey through Mr Woodhill who alerted 40 personnel.

At 8.30 p.m , however, a telephone call ftrom Greek Line advised that these two planes from Casablanca :"ould .land at Heathrow. Surrey were advised, and Immedlately many telephone calls were made to obtain 12 men and J2 nurses and a minimum of two ambulances.

6

Area Commi ioner

Superintendent ( ) and (

All arrangements wer campI led including liai on arrangements wit h viart:ion.

Chri tma Da y hi

At 8 a.m onward tim of landing kepl ch

At noon they were due at 1500 and 1530 , but afterwards changed to 1400 and 1430 The re -arra ngments entailed numerou telephone call but we were still able to have our per onnel pre enl to me 1: them

All on duty were fully occupied a si Ling urvi or in any way required Apart from emotional hock telephone calls were made for them to relatives. Ambulances were used to tran p rt lho e staying at the Ariel and Skyways Hotels and help wa given to tho e going h ome by hired cars. The re wa a lotal of 158. Co-operation wa maintained throughouL with B R.C.S. and W.V S

Later that day advice was given that 260 urvivors (crew and passengers) would be landing on unday ,

9lh December at a.m. at Tilbury. rea urt. R . T.

Bax \ a a l rted and a ked to provide p ronnel aDd am ulancc r us teleph ne call from Li boat 10AO

Sunda 29th D ecember

124 pa eDger and 14] crew arrived at T ilbury at . 0 a .m. ab ard the RKAD upt. E. T. Bax ub equentl advi ed that arrangement were orne hat chaotic a B R C.S. had turned out at 1 a t 0 pea pI Our number weTe half f thi but in luded ambulance crew and mobile unit per onneJ. The dut y oncluded before noon. mall number of urvi or arrived at London rport at 6 p.m. and were met b a limited number of p r nnel.

Monda, 30th December

Summar on id ring it wa the Chri tma H lida T wa ind d pr ud four !l1ember parti uJarly tho e on Chri tmas Day ho, lth ut thought of inconvenien e

TilE RETUR OF A UR lOR IIrsll2g lYf ambers on dUlY at L ondon Airport keep a sympathetic distance during a family reunioll

LAKONIA-continued

so readil turned out.. Certainly th moHo f the Ord r ' For t h Servic of 1ankind wa truly up held

Stati ticall it may appear that we er ov r taffed. but I can as me au that in th main thi wa not th ca e. Everybody on duty wa uttili ed.

It va gratifying to note that apart fr m explaining the general plan, all Officer and Memb r on duty were effectivel' able to use their own initiative.

Although it ' i difficult to single out any inclividua.1 I do feel special mention should be mad of th f Hov mg :

D j Sj O A. Bareham and D jSupt. {f'. R. Bareham wh o stood by 24 hours a dathroughout the whole period Transport Officer G. Healy and th Richmond Ambulance which wa a va ilable with cr , 24 h Dr a da from Boxing Day-having commitment on hri tma Day.

M.C.A. Management and Duty Officer.

Cusl'oms Officers and Mr. Hendry, Manager of Forte irport R aurant who ga e u all po ible a i tance.

TWO MORE SURVIVORS A husband all d wife from Cambuslang, Lanarks hire, being helped from the M oroccan jet ai1< liner w hich flew them to L ondon, by D iv. Supt. Mrs. R. Bar eham 1 85 ( N) H anwell Division.

MRS. WARD'S CHRISTMAS DAY

When on Christmas E ve, Mrs. M. Ward and her husband left their home at 5 Coxes Lane, Westwood , Ramsgate, to spend the holiday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs C. J ames of Hanwell , London , W.7 , she certainly did not expect to spend most of Christmas Day at London Airport assisting the first of the survivors from the Greek cruise liner" Lakonia ."

Late on Christmas Eve, London District of the St.

SKO PJE

In Skopje you can see a modern miracle. In four months they have built 17 townships on land which was not even surveyed when the tragic earthq uake tore that beautifu I city apart.

All the tender-hearted people of the world have helped to rehouse the tiny homeless children and adults. The aid from Britain is greater than any other national effort.

On Decem ber 15th the first British War on Want Town was opened Soon we will see the second town in full occupation.

Despite frantic efforts there are still 6,000 homeless people The children and old folk have fortunately all been sheltered.

War on Want needs to provide 18 Dini ng Halls and 4 Central Kitchens to feed the children who are using muddy tents as dining halls.

We also need Rubber Boots and Blankets by the thousands.

Please help us to help them Most of the people lost everything.

Without your a id they cannot obtain the basic clothing to protect them through a bitcer winter. Generous British firms will supply goods at rock bottom prices as well as giving massive gifts so your cash will be well spent.

PLEASE DON'T IGNORE THIS PLEA.

HAVE YOU ANY COMFORT IN YOUR LIFE?

ANYTHING TO BE THANKFUL ABOUT?

If you have, please send all you can to the Honorary Treasurer :

Rt. Hon. James Griffiths, p.e., M.P.

W R ON WA T

LONDON, W.S

Clothing of all kinds and Blankets received with Gratitude at WAR ON WANT DEPOT, Cossack Stores, Caxton Street South, London, E.J 6

'rHE STATE OF MEDICIN E AT THE TIME OF THE CRUSAD ES-PART 2

by Col. GEORGE GREGG) O.B E., T D. Q.H.P M D. F.R. .P , D Ph 's. Med.

The contacts which the We t made with the Ea t, because of the Cru ades were con iderablc, and in the art and science of warfare fo rtificali n , metal work, architecture, chemi try, astronomy an d in many oUl r directions , the West learned m u ch from the East.

But it was, perhap , in the medical world that the gain was the greatest.

Brigadier Broadhurst, to whom incidentally I am indebted as my guide and interpr ter in the otherwi e clo ed territory of Oriental learning for hi introduction to the charming an d learned Arab and Per ian age of the period , ays in The travel of Ibn Jubayr from th originail Arabic ,. (Thi is a chonicle of a m d ia val Sranish Moor's journey to the Egypt of Saladin , the Hol y cities of Arabia Bagh da d the ity of Caliph, the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem and the 0D11an kingdom of Sicily in the year 1183.

" Another of the things we saw , doing honour to th e Sultan was the Muristan (Hospital) in the centre of Cairo. It is a palace, goodly for it beauty and ciousness. This b enefaction he made 0 that he might deserve a heavenly reward and to acquire merit. He appointed as inten dent a man of cience with whom he placed a stme of drugs and whom he empower d to u the potions and apply them in their various form.

"In the rooms of this palace were placed beds fully appointed for lying patients. At the di po al of the intendent are servants who e du ty it i morning and e ening, to examine the conditions of the sick, and to bring them food and the potions that befit them. Facing thi establishment is another specially for women, and the also have persons to attend them A third which adjoin them, a large place, has rooms with iron windows , and it is a place of confinement for the in ane They also have persons wh o daily examine their con dition and give them what is fitting for them. All these matters the Sultaf!- oversees examining and questioning and demandmg the greatest care and attention to them. In Misr there is another Hospital of precisely the same model."

In the. book of the Ten Treati es on the Eye written b y Hunam Ibn Is -Haq (808-877 A.D ) and translated into English by Max Meyerhof in 1928 we have the earlie t extant textbook of Ophthalmology . Humain has b een described as one of the greatest scholars and noblest of .his age. Under the caliphate of al-Mutawalhl, Hunam reached the summit of his glory as a translator and a medical practitioner. Bu t during the same the of the Caliph , a very orthodox and fanatIcal MuslIm and the en vy of Hunain's Christian colleagues caused him a series of bad experiences. Firs t the ruler proved Hunain's professional honour by a hard test He bade him prepare a poison for one of hi enemies, offering him rich rewards if he would do so Hunain refuse d and was imprisoned for one year. He was then brought before the Caliph and threatened with death for his disobedience. He answered " I have skill only in what is ber:efic.:ial and have studied naught else."

Asked b y the CalJph, who then explained that he was only test!ng his integrity, as to what prevent.ed h},m from .prepanng deadly poison, Hunain replIed , Two thIngs: my relIgIOn and my profession. My decrees that we should do good even to our enemIes, how much more to our friends And my is fnstituted for 1he of humanity and limIted to relJef and BeSIdes , every physician is under oath never to give an yone a deadly medicine."

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Finally Avicenna, who was at this time acting a prime minister, was persuaded to take the case in hand. First of all he sent a message to th patient bidding him be of good cheer because the butcher \;,; as coming to slaughter him, whelreat, we are told, the sick man rejoiced. Some time aftelrward A icenna, holding a knif e in his hand, entered the sick-room, aying , Where is this cow, that I may kill it ? The patient lowed like a cow to indicate where he wa. By A icenna orders he was laid on the ground bound hand and foot. Avicenna then felt him all over and sa id " He i too lean, and no ready to be killed; he must be fattened." Then they offered him suitable food, of which he now partook eagerly, and gradually he gained stJ: ngth , got rid of hi delusion and was completely cured.

The narrator concludes, " All wi e men will pelrcei e that one cannot heal by uch method of treatment sa e by virtue of pre-eminent int lligence perfect cience and unerring acumen."

In the curative use of drugs some rema rkable ad vances were made at this time by the Arab It wa they who established the first hops, f ounded the earliest schools of pharmacy and produced the fir t pharmaco poeia.

Al-Rhazi (865-925) was born near Tihran the capita l of modern Persia and was probably the greatest and most original of all the Muslim phy ician and the most prolific as an author. In selecting a n ew ite f or the hospital at Baghda d , of w hich he was chi ef physician, he is said to hav e hung out sh red of meat in places, choosing the pl a ce where they showe d least Signs of putref a ction. He is al 0 co n idered the inventor of the seton in surgery. H i c on tr ibuti o n t o medicine consisted o f 113 major w ork and 28 mino r ones. Of his monographs , one of th e best known i a treatise on smallpox and measles , the earl iest o f its kind and rightly considered an orna men t to the medical literature of the Arabs. In it we find the first clinical account of smallpox.

The most illustrious name in Arabic med ica l anna ls after is that of Ibn S in a (known to th e W e t as A Vlcenna). He orga nised physi cians to travel to di fferent areas, carrying drugs and adrninis terin a rel ief to ailing people ; other physicians vi sited ga ols d ; ily. facts show an intell i gent in t erest in p ublic hygIene unknown ro the f est of the wOlfld a t th at time.

In his efforts to r a ise the sci entific sta nda r ds of th e medical profession and in his effi cient a dministra tion of the Baghdad hospital, lay A v icenna s chief title to fame TJlls. hospital, the first in Islam was er ected a t th e begmrung of the 9th ce?tury Shortly afterwar ds , thirtyfour ,:"ere bUllt throughout the Muslim w orld. Tra vellillg cllmcs made their a ppeara nce in the 11th century. Musl!ru hospit;;tls had special wa rds for wo men each had .1tS dIspensary . Some were equipped WIth medIcal hbranes and off ered courses in medicine.

II?- Avic.enna s Qanun a v ast Arab ic med ical e ncy clopedIa? repres ented the final c o dification o f G recoArabIC thought, was published in Rome in 1593 and. D:ITO m 1877 It had prev iously been translated in Latin m the century. In the last thirty y ears of the 15th century, It passed through 15 Latin editions and one Hebrew.

In recent years a tr a nsl a tion into En glish wa n:-ade The distingUlshes medi as tin it is fr o m pl eunsy and contagious nature of phthi s is and sprea?mg dIseases b y w ate;r apd so il. It gi ve <: sClent4ic of ankylostomiasIs and attributes

It to an m t estmal wonn

Its materia medica considers some 760 drugs From 12th. to the 17t.h cenfoulfies the work served a s the to science in the Wesrt and is st ill m use m the: Muslim East In the word s of Dr. qsler , m the. of Modem medicine " it h a s remamed a medIcal bIble for a longer p eriod than a ny other work."

STRENGTHENING The BACKBONE

Maj or T. M Wilk s, O B .B., T. D ., Area Commiss i oner for Ea tern Area o f o. 1 (Lo nd on D istrict) retire d fro m th e S t. J o hn Am bul ance Briga de on the 3 1st D ecem ber, 1963, having serve d with the B riga d e for ju st o n 33 years. H e started his B riga d e life with Benfleet Am b ula nce Di v i ion a D ivisional Surgeon and in 1952 was appoi n ted Area Commissioner. In that capacity h e en deare d hi mself to the who le of Eastern Area a nd L on d on D istrict. H e ha d a great personality a nd wa a trong believe r in the work of the Order of S t J ohn an d with his quiet an d efficient manner b uilt Ea tern Area up to an efficient working b ody of S t J ohn memb er. M any of his id eas ha ve been incorporate d i n to t b e day to d ay working of other counties an d area .

H e originated the i dea of Annual Training D ays which have been a feature of Eastern Area for ov er ten years and th is has now become one o f the great yearly ev ents of the area which o ver 250 people look forwa rd to each year. He built up a connection w ith the Society of Amateur R adio Workers of Great Britain and several exerci es have been run in connection with their emergency cherne. On some of the big local duties , i.e. , the return of H.M. The Queen from her fir t visit to Australia , he managed to b eg or borrow ufficient radio set to have the whole duty under radio control from the time the R oyal Yacht reached Gra vesend until it left Ea tern Area. t the time o f the Great Ea t Coast Flood of 1953 he was the inspiration and leader of all t. John rescue work based on Cany e y Island-doubtless th great t fir t ai d jo b carried out by Eastern Area and the Brigade at large. For his yeoman service at Canvey he wa promoted to Officer of the Order of the Briti h Empire-an honour richly deseryed In recent years he \ a al 0 promoted to Commander of the Order of St Jo h n. One of hi latest i deas was the fonnation of the fir compl ete obile D ivi i.o?S in the B rigade, where every man or woman , ill additlOn to the nonnal r equirement to join our mo v ement , bad to 0 n or have half har in a cooter.

thi year's Annual T raining D ay members of Ea t.ern rea pre. ented him .with a f arewell present to reilllnd hIm of hI er vlce WIth them a their Commipresent CO? i ted of a .c omplete electric dnll t. hlch we ha ye. smcc learnt he IS putting to goo d use ar hI new abode III Cornwall-he ays it i copin a \v ell wi th the thi ck and tough Corni h granite! ! b orne two weeks later the members of hi Area Staff entertained him to a D inner P arty here the final fare\\' 11 f the ea wa aid and he wa pr ented with a uitably in ri be d ship bell. Being an amateur yachtsman and a man greatl inter ted in hip an d the ea; he promptly truck the bell to ignif 'plice the mam b race and the Area launched him into r etirement \ ith the wi h that it would be a lon a and happy one f T him and 1rs. ilk

B l\IDRlDGE OR

A WEEI{ IN MALTA

b y Colonel J. WEST, St. Jo h n Ambu lance Conuuissioner f o r Shro p h i re

An ic wind furiously attacked our mumed figur a my wife and I passed up the step into th plane which was to set us down tl1fee hours later in the balmy temperature or Malta

At OUT hO'tel a letter of welcome awaited u from the Commi sioner of the Malta District- Lt 01. J Abela , O B E. -a letter which plainly indicated to u tha t he and hi staff had every intention of extendi ng great hospitality to us.

Hardly had 'We snatched a few hour leep when a car arrived to take u to Civil Defence Headqualier where Colonel A bela receive d us. (He combine the offices of Head of the Civil D efence with that of Commissioner.) We had coffee in his delightful M from which we had a magnificent view over half the I land and from which, on a clear day , he told u Etna could b e seen.

On return to Valetta , we wandered through the narrow street , crowded with Maltese (laden with purchases for Christmas) , English Petty Officer and Rating carrying large bunches of Poinsettia to decorate their messes, small boy struggling with bo xe and package , carts drawn b y humble ponies and cars with hooters continuously going. The hop plendidly decorated contained every art of article to tempt, the cake hop in particular displaying many all iced Chri tma cake in different colours and decorated in the reali tic fruit made of ma rzipan. Cribs were e verywhere in the streets, in shop windows, in churches some elaborate , some sin1ple. Snow , more or Ie unknown on the Island, was depicted by cotton wool.

The following morning we visite d the Grand Master' P alace with its circular marble staircase--tbe step er shallow to allow a Knight in full armour to a cend with greater ease. Marvellous Gobelins tapestrie , looking as fresh as though recently woven, cuvered the wall of the Council Chamber and beautiful friezes, depicting incidents of the Great Siege of 1565 , made us long to spend more time there in or der to examine them properly. Portraits of Grand Masters hung in the rooms and corridO'fs and the St. JaM Cro s was conspicuous everywhere.

From the Palace built on the top of the hill which had allowed the Turkish guns to fire down upon the fortress of St. Elmo , we made our way do wn the steep sloping street to the gate of the fortres. We were allowed to wander round an d look from the battlements across the Grand Harbour towards SengJea and Fort Angelo , whence the main body of the Knights under L'Isle Adam watched the agony of their Brothers putting up such a magnificent resistance against the Turkish hordes. We visited the little chapel of the Knights , fortunately undamaged by recent bomb i ng, with its beautifully carved stone roof, in which man y a Knight must have breathed his last during the Siege In the afternoon District Staff Officer G. A. Bonello fetched us from our hotel to take us to the Public Library. Here Chevalier J. Galea ,'a member of the O rder, shO'wed us priceless documents and records-the B ull of P ope Paschall II recognising the Order in the year 1113, the manuscript signed by Charles V handing oyer the Island of Malta in 1530, other sIgned by Henry VIII, books containing records and letters of the various Langues. The Chevalier told us that a ll the records of the .Order were there, carefully p r eserved and moved from Island to island. Napoleon , he said, proposed to remove them to France but was dissuaded from doing so by one of his officers who had respect for the Order, and who suggested gu ilefully that by keeping the records on Malta they could more 14

CATE R IN G INVA L ID

u bm i ((ed b Mi Bruce oun( operin(end nt ( )

A SHORT STORY

Injury ! aid the Workman Inattention! said the Surervi or Intlammation I said the Doctor Incurable! said the Hospital Incredib le! aid the Mourner Interred I said the Undertaker In peace! aid the Tombstone e rf H. H Scott of Courtaulds Ltd

(Courtesy : N ews Sh eet, County of Warwick, St. 'John Ambulance Brigade.)

FO R

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reful e lecti on, careful preparation and attractive e rv in g of food i ne ve r more important tban wben cooking for an invalid.

Meal time a ume great imrorlance to a person in bcd , and it is e entia l for their generaj m ?ra le that they are not di appointed whe n the tray arrives. Consult him a littl e a po ible about hi ne xt meal as the mere thought f food i often n au ealing to the inval id The election f 11le food depend Arstly on the recomm ndati n of the doctor. The diet he rrescribe mu t be triclly f Ilowed and any ariation to be must be arranoed t uit th indi vi du a l ta te of the patIent. n article [thi length cannot mention a ll the invalid diet in daily u e. be thre e 1 hail mention are of genera l u e al ar ing stage of an illn ess and canale cence.

Liquid D iet i often pre cribed for a patient suffering from a fever. ruit juice uch as orange, lcm n r bl ackcurrant, eetened with gluco e are thir tquenching and refre hing and rna be alternated with beef tar meat and egetablc e tract and milk drink, n \' ured a de ired either \ eet or avoury. Such a diet h uld be given in mall f cd at frequent interval (u u a ll l\ o- h urI ). p ible thi patient will be rut on to a

Soft Di et-al uit a ble for a child rcco\ ering from t n ilili. ,gg, lightl boiled , poacbed or scrambled, minced chicken or A h , in a hite auce or cu tard cream chC'e , rna hed r tat and ievcd vegctable f 110\ ed milk pudding cu lard, fruit puree or j IIi , can b intr duc d graduall. inee the coni l n of the f d r cry imilar, the aim hould be t elect f d with c ntra ting na\our and colour. r example a blackcurrant jelly would be a far b etter \ eet af ler r amed chickcn than \ ould be a rice pUd ding

Lirr/ll Di et i mo t [requ nlly recommended for c n alc ccn e after fe er r reration. The aim of a light di t i to pr ide th invalid ith all the nutrient and b d -buildi ng food he require to build up hi trength, and \ ean' him back on to normal family meal.

ilk and cream chec e: lightl cooked egg and omelette : chickcn. A h and the be t and most tender cut of meat; p tatoes and ma hed or ievcd egetable provide a ide choice and arict. Puddin Q ma indud an mad from milk, uch a u tard mould jell ie, ri or cm lina pudding ouffie , mou e.

F ad t beware of on a light diet include \ holcmeal bread and bi cuit , new bread and hot buttered toa t pastry, fally fl , h (herring. aIm n , ardinC', etc ) tough meat and raw fruit with pir or coar e Abre areful rreparation of the food selectcd i es ential to make it acc ptable t th in alid ilk, bccau e of it high nutriti ve alue. is a aluabl f ad in invalid cookcry, and tho e people \ ho will not .milk a such \ ill often eat and enjo milk puddIng, Junket. mould or av ury milk di he Egg are ea ily digc ted if li ght ly co ked but thi be done wi.thou.t the additio n of fat. n egg nag I the mo t ea II dlge tcd f all egg di he

Poul try, white A h and the tcnder cut of mcat inin a li g ht diet ar more en ily dir;e tcd if cooked wl.thout fat, and may be tcamed ,eTlllcc1 or baked in mllk, where uitabJe th" in alicJ" become "conimpIe, non-grca y tew and min e may be glvcn.

15

The appearance of.the tray the food should be all attractive and temptIng as posslble. a matter how carefully the food may have been selected and prepared, it will. be the appearance the tray .that WIll fina)ly tempt or wreck the capriCIOUS appetIte of the slck person.

The tray should be large enough t? hold the items A gay cloth and table napkm, pretty ChI!1a and glass, all scrupu lou sly clean, to creat.e an. in the food. Flowers often bnghten an illvahd stray but should be sma ll and compact an d in no way interfere with or overpower the food served.

Individual fireproof di shes, bowls and moulds make tbe meal look neater and the dishes are far easier to garnish-particularly important when serving food to people in bed.

Half-eaten food or unfinished hot drinks should always be removed from the sickroom. They will never be eaten later and look unappetizing as well as being unhygienic.

areful selection, preparation and serving all lead to good digestion and enjoyment of the food provided, which is so important at any stage of illness and conalescence.

ITROD CING CO OKERY CORNER

(E GG AND MILK: A C UTIO ARY TALK"

young schoolgirl lay seriou ly ill in her own borne , cared for by da y and night nurses and isited twice daily by the family doctor. Her ill ness necessitated a " Fluid Diet ," mainly milk , which she detested. ber condition improved this diet was gradually increased and orne solid food , in the form of dry toast or a little thin bread and butter was alJowed. Her appetite wa poor, but as she slowly regained strength he began to long for a more varied diet. At last the day arrived when at the end of his morning visit, the Doctor aid" I think you might now ha e rather more to eat, i there anything which you specially fancy?" ter can iderable thought the patient rather diffidentl y replied Could 1 ba e a scrambled egg and a gla of orange juice?" To her astoni hment for he had not expected her request to be granted, the Doctor agreed.

The re t of the morning \ a spent in pleasurable anticipation of the exciting moment when this delicious luncheon would be erved to her. She pictured the tray with an immaculate tray cloth and dinner napkin; a condiment et a knife and well-polished il °er fork. a parkling glas tun1bler in place of a white china feeder filled ith the fre h] queezed juice of an orange, the very colour of which would timulate a jaded appetite. P erhan a thi wa a vel) pecial occa ion there would even be a mall \ a e of :f1m er , but the focal point uld e a plate ith an attractive coloured design on hich had been rlaced a lice of well toa ted bread , lavi hI buttered and topped b a golden crambled egg. One o'clock truck the door opened and urse entered hearing th luncheon tray the greal moment had arri ed.

Th immaculate traycloth and dinner napkin were there , but there \Va no a e of flower, no condiment et and no parkling gla tun1bler fiUed ith orange juice anI a \ hite china mug containing the hated hot milk But" or t f all, there a no crambled egg. no tat, in tea d on a plain white china plate was a pallid poac h ed egg, not ery ell drained and looking rather a if a pider had pun her eb over it.

One glance a ufficient. '\ ithout an h itation the infuriated patient ith more energy than he bad dila ed for \ eek pi ked elp the egg an d hurled it full in the face of the a t ni hed ur e and folIo ed thi up b p uring th gla of milk a er her h ad he then bur t into tear.

(cominued on paae 34)

LIFE SIZE HUMA.t,\ SKULL. Finely detailed for study pU1'poses both inside and out. The teeth can be filled and drilled f07' demonstmtion. T he skull cap is Temovable for study and the lowe?' jaw has SP1'illg action. The skull has a natural appearance in texture, weight and colour.

( P dce 59/11)

A CATALOGUE OF VISUAL AIDS

All these models are recommended by the Sf. John Ambulance Association.

HU !Al\ BR I'. This fillclv derailed stl!dy model ha six Ilalliral/y dis ccrib/e part. Ir is lIeurral grey ill colollr alld made of sofr /llIhreakable P/ ,7sric.

( Pri ce 34 / 6)

We hope that with Lhi i ual caLaI gu w an gnc g atinn of that have b n - l d and recommendation for ir t 'd training b th i uell r Lh

St. J ohn Ambulance oeiation. E r on r Ll, il mi , a\ il bi in B ritain and can form a u eful adjunct to our lrainiug pr gr mme. M an) of them can also, no doubL. act a an aUra li n \\ ) u ha\'c lhem on display at exhibition or on other a ion \\ hen lh \\ ark [ t. J hn on view to the public l larg

TI E 'BREAT Il OF LIFE Oral R esll cita lion rrailler prodllced b EduCQrioJlal & cielllific Pla s tics Lrd H ollllelhorpe R edhill Surr ey.

THE VISIBLE PUMPING HEART. The firsl realaClion heart eve1' developed at a price within ehe reach of all. Accurate detailing f07' educalional and professional use. Simple fingertip preSSU1'e pumps th e blood solution continuously chrough lhe system (instant blood colouring included ) Specially developed 'valves allow fio w in one direclion only. C omplete assembly model kit with instructions.

( P rice 32 6 )

THE BEATING HEART. This model is Zm'geT than adult life size. The C01'01lary vessels separate and are removable. The model opens up fOT the study of the detailed interim'. Complete wi th stand and fully detailed anatomy chart.

( P rice 32/6)

I IBLE HU T TOOTH E tBLY KIT. Fasil/arilla ne w model for the hobbyist also unique demollsrraciol/ model. Eia}u times life size. The LOorh hil/aes opel/ to sho w il/lIer SC/'Ltcture and derail. Complete kic wirh jawbone display stand anarolllY chart and il/srrucrions.

(P ri e 22/6) 17

Skull-----i7:-:G

Mandible----'-;-;'-'.I1±!:Ml!IIn

SK E LETON CONSTRUCTIO H eight 12". KIT.

Scapula

Hume rus ----/-;-

Ribs

Spin a ve r e b ra e

Radius

Ulna ------;--,;ri+1 ..---

Pelvis

Sacrum

Carpal bone

M etacar pa 1---"''TY.I /lHIII bone s

Pholang es

Femur------t-;.- ,

PatellaT b ia -1-TT-j.!.1

Fibu 10 - ---i-Tj

Tarsal bon es Metatarsal Phalanges

LEFT: THREE (D HUM BODY.

L ifelike scale model) proportioned to a

six - foot man. Body separates in luO

halves fo1' 1'emoval alld 1'eplaceme11l of skeleton and organs) has built-in slaJ/d.

Sk in engmved with musculaJ' system and pan of ciTculato1'Y system. Thi s unb 1' eaka ble skeleton holds vital organs set) comes apa1't and goes together again wi th out glueing. Organs and skeleton moulded full TOund dimension.

(P rice 59 / 11 )

MODEL MAN SKELETON. Stands)

sit s) can be placed in any position. 1 foot hig h. Unbreah ab l e. No glueing. A ssemb l es and disassembles. I

(P rice 15 11 )

OTHER

MOD E L FROA·1

T he World of S ensation.

Twice as big as life and on which one is able to vividly demoll-

A ATO 1 FELL. Thi 1II0del is alillost so·ate the mechanics of heaJ7ng. Includ es anatomical skull cross section.

{wice adult I if e ize UIIJ ha detailed anoIOlIl frolll bOlle lO skill including sililises.

Ullique 3 -D Mullipl c T iew sec ti on.

( Pri e 19 / 1] )

(P rice 19/11 )

RIGHT: ATOMY OF TOUCH.

Over 70 times life size. Composite sections of skin wiTh hair) glands) elc. Colourful on!l{omy chans illustrated wulz lIIedlcally approved drawings are included with each model.

(Pri ce 22/6)

LEFT: THE SEEL'lG EYE. This completely authelllic has all parts of the are easily located and ldeJlllfied. 1T il;70delled afeer a laboratorj Type medical model i fOlil' limes life Size. rllso 11/cluded is a COIOlll' booklet chat explains the workings of the eye and all idelllificalioll table mOll/lled 011 ,he stalld (See L ).

( P rice 7/6).

BELOW: A.J.'-:ATO;\IY OF TASTE. ALmost lwice life size with cut-a way dimensional seclions. Includes jaw seaions 'With teeth) tonGue glands and muscles.

(Price 19/11) 18 19

THE FULLY ARTICULATED KELETON ell7 ployed in the VISIBLE MAN now 011 its own.

The 206 bOlles thar comprise [he human fm71le have been cleverly organized ililo a kif.

The HUMAN KELETO suspended b etween illustrated and descriptive pan els that bear in/o1"717ative educational lIlaterial.

(P 1'ice 25/ 11 ).

THE VISIBLE WOMAJ."'l". T his model, simila1' to that of the visible man, is essentially an authentic labomt01'y model that offers unprecedented educational values. All the vital 01'gan s, glands, naves, hea1't valves, veins, arteries, etc are easily identifiable, and all parts readily Temovable and replaced . I n O1'der that the human mechanism is ade quately pr esented, with the VISIBLE WOMAN come a sepamte g1'OUP of internal com ponents. T hese simulate the internal condition of the 7- month pregnant f emal e.

(P rice 65 / - )

THE IBLE [1\ ,1. The skel eton and orga7ls, as wit h the VI IBLE WOMAN are housed in a tra nspar ellt « skin' which is Qnisrica lly culplUred to show mil cular detail and major blood vessels. A re JJl07xzble breastplate gives access lO the illlemal organs. Th e conveniellt size 16/1 ;'17 heighl, of tlzis model accurately caled enab les easy idenlification of the organs. Wilh the kit is a 12-pag e 1Zlustrated handbook written by medical au thorities.

(P rice 65/-)

A ROYAL LETTER

The le tte r r eceived by the Superintend e nt-in-Chief from the Lady-in- W aiting to H M Q El izabet h t he 9ueen. t:'1?ther flowers sent to Queen Elizabe t h the from t he N ursmg DIVISions at the time of her operation: "Q ueen Elizab:th t he Queen Mother has asked me to thank the Nursing Divisi o ns o f St. Joh n Amb ulance Bngade for the lovely flowers which you have sent her, I ' ttl {{ Pleda se w ihIl, tel! all tho.se choncerned that Her Majesty is enchanted with the love ly . I . e gar e n, w IC IS gomg to give er .much pleasure. Queen Elizabeth was much touc h e d by t hi S thought f or her and by the good Wishes for her recovery. She is getting on well so far." 20

BLUE P RINT FOR A SENSATIONAL PROGRAMME

AREA S URGEO D r. 'J . i\l1um o SherriUe, B ert100'd 1z ire ( Ba stern), will be leading rh e M edica l learn at {Iii s yem s eve nts.

cover at l oca l functions on either side of the border. One such request came last year from the R .A.F. P olice D epot Kart lub at the R.A.F. Station, Debden This wa met and then followed at very short notice by a request for fu ll med ical co ver at a Gala Motoring Day, to celebrate" Battle of B ritain," which was held in aid of the R .A.F. Benevolent Fund and the "Freedom from Hunger ampaign." This called for four ambulances a nd three doctor as well as officers and members, from 8.30 a.m. until 6.30 p.m. and proved to be a major exercise Eastern Area (Hertford hire), nobly supported by Division from Essex, provided five ambulances, ample surgeon coverage , and some seventy officers and members who worked a total of just over six-hundred hour of Public D uty" and incidentally treated only two casualties (one was iran ported to hospital with cla vicle and capula fractured). In addition the local D i vis ion borrowed, from variou sources, and delivered all the ide show u ed to upplement the day's takings by the R .F. The Bishop's Stortford Di yisions have already undertaken orne twenty-four duties at R.A.F. lation, D ebden. [or 1964.

Increa ed dutie call in turn for increased facilities and amenities and by mid -1963 plans had been prepared for a caravan obile FA. Po t and agreement was reached to launch an appeal (target £1,000 as a minimum) in 1964 to purchase uch a post and a towing \' hic1e. The caravan envi aged would be approximately 22' 0" x 7 0" x 7' 0" and contains three compartments. full specification and plan will appear in the pril is ue of the R eview. Firstly a treatment room capable of dealing \vith two stretcher cases in addition itting cas , econdly a compartment for stores, terili, er, kitchen unit with running hot water from an in tant gey er etc., with a ub-division providing " Office" pace for the edical or r lursing Officer, and finally a R t" compartment for use by members (as a shelter from inclement weather during pell off duty) or ca ualtie pending di po al after treatment. Lighting will n rmally be b y ga with alternatiye fluorescent fitting available for upplie through mains linkage where thi i available. water tank of 20 gallons will be carried. normally although water could be connected to mains in uitable locations. tore and F. equipment, in uitable cupboard. The str tcher and kitchen equipm nt having alread been acquired. suitable towing

TJ-IE PIT alld ready. R. l l.F.

IDNEY ALLARD getting 1'eady for a Dragsl er 1'1111 aL D ebde ll.

vehicle, fitted with a single tretcher rack, of negotiating rough ground or adverse tractlOn is to be the second item to purcha e. Pendmg the acquisition of this the Divi ions are confident tJ;1at va rious local friend can be counted on to prmflde traction when nece sary Advance publicity a achieved through the local Pres some mOllth ago front paO'e banner headlines announced" ew MobIle Hospitai"'for Town '-truly the ' cat was out of the bag . It is possibly in recognition of pa t e rvi ce and perhaps in anticipalion Qf services to come that the R.A.F. Police Depot Kart Club has successfully submitted the name of the Bishop's Stortford Di i ions a the 196.4 beneficia ry, with the R .A.F. Benevolent Fund , at thl year's Gala Day of Motoring Sport, to be held on June 28th next. The event will include Formula 11 R acing by the " 750 " Club , who are for practical purposes tJranferring a Brands Hatch meeting to D ebden (they are also hoping to arrange an exhibition of intage Historic cars), Karting by the R.A.F. Kart Club; Dn v mg Tests , for the Publ ic under the auspices of the E ex Constabulary (Tr affic/ Driving Section), Side Show , etc. The additional attractions of a " Fly Pa t " and a Police Dog Demonstration ma y also be arranged, the former as reminiscent of the Fighter Station activities of Bat1Jle of Britain days. In anticipation of more than doubling last year's attendance o f about 10 ,000 the General Committee met on ovember 20th last to make preliminary arrangements , including the allocation of

eady

.A.F. D ebden.

an e celle n t opportunity for keen Cadets - and over £200 may well be added to the final receipts.

Th e taffing of Side how might prove too heavy a drain on Briga de personnel, a difficulty it is expected to vercome through the assistance of member of R otary R oun d Tabler, and R .A.F. Old Comrades As ociations in the di tr iet. From exploratory queries in knowledga bl e circle the organiser among the D ivi ions are confident that an response to our appeal for this help will more than 01 e any problems on thi core.

Catering and Licensed Bar to cope with po i b ly 20 to 25000 peclators might ell po e problems b ut in Di ions who e membership include a Cafe proprietr and a De pt. Manager of a nationally well known bre ery no d ifficultie are anticipated. What a h Ip the R F. can be on a imple matter like mar(continued on page 42 )

demonstrates how to use

ring pad t

stop bleeding in compiic ted fraClL(re of the l eg.

TRA SPORT OFFICER W. HICKS explains to D ivision al Supr. G. P erry and Area COJ7/lJ1issio71e1 W. Ap pl eTOn how [he various meeriJigs vil! race a{ Debde1l.

MEETING HELD AT DIVISIONAL HEADQUARTERS, Bishop's St01·tford, to give details of D ebden and allo ca ti01l o f duties to members of the Division.

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for the off.

Go -Kart meeting, R

Coat of Arms

THE OPE NING of the L ay L ecture1· J s C ourse of S t. 'J ohn

A m bulance AssocationJ -igerian R ail way C 01'pomtio ll C entre, at the Welfm'e H all, B bute M ella 011 M o n day, 8 th 'Ju l y, 19 63, by M r R F Ch?-istieJ S t. 'J ohn O ffice?' f o1' igeria. A BOVE: T he C ommissionerJ D r. D O. du k we, addre s sing the S tudents while M r. R F. C I71-istie w at ches BELOW : M 1·. lvI. ath - U tp h , the Cent r e S ecre a ry, an d his A ss is t ant M ?·. 'J A juzieogu, checking up pm"ticulaTS wi t h M ?·. C h?·istie

ST. JOHN IN NIGERIA

WHERE THE SUPERINTENDENT-IN-CHIEF, ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE, IS MAKING A TOUR OF ALL AMBULANCE AND NURSING UNITS IN THE THREE R EGIO NS.

ZARIA DIVISION

iglliji ance:

(a) T wo w hile Ullicorll : 711Slice alld peace.

( b ) Bag!: lr ellg th.

(c) B!ock hield: F enil e lalld flill of llalLlraL resources.

(d) Y hop e 0 11 hi e!d: R 17..'ers tger and confluence d ' idillg igeria illto lhree R egIOns.

(e) Cacfll 0 11 whic h [he hield res[s: AgriCIIlrure.

torie anc1 legend which indicatc wave o( migration from centrcs out ide igeria. The J fau as claim ecca as thei r origin, the Yoruba claim to h ave come from the a t, th e u dan or upper Egypt. It ha been suggeste d tbal the Ibos also might ha ve migrated into rjgeria from orth-Ea t Africa or in some ca e , from Central Africa.

8. T he" Kano Chronicle" tbe be t-known earl y wr ilten hi Lory of any part o[ igefla . This documen t i a history of Kano , orthern igeTia over 1,000

9. igeria became fully independent and sovereIgn on October 1 t, 1960, and tbe first igerian Go vernorGeneral took office in ovember. 1960. I igeria became a R epublic on October 1st, 1963 , and the igerian Governor-General was made the President.

10. igeria i made up of three Region of orthern We tern and Ea tern igeria and the Federal territory of Lago. Pro vi ions for increasing the number of R egions and/or for boundary change between existing R egion i embodied in the Con titution. There is a bicameral legi lature for the Federation and for each Region

11. There are about 60 town having populations in exces of 20 ,000 and ome of which are: Lago (4-0,000). I badan (600 ,000) , Kano (130,000). Enugu (63,000). Kaduna (40000) , Ogbomo bo (140,000) 0 hogbo (122,000) Kat ina (52,000) okoto (47,000) Abeokuta (84 ,000) , Onitsha (76,000), Portharcourt (72.000), lie ha (72 000) and Jos (39.000).

12. Iago the Federal capital and it is built on an i land in tbe lagoon of tbe ame name. It is linked to tbe mainland by the Carter Bridge built in 1931. Lago papa i the principal eaport for Tjgeria. Thr ough it quay and warehou es more than 6 million ton of e port and import are handled yearly. Porthacourt the econd largest port in the country, hich handle er 2 million ton of traffic each year.

route mileage of

FACTS ABOUT THE FEDERAL R EPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

(by E. B. Olowookerc Nigeria Police Fo rc e)

Geography and Climate:

The Federal R epublic of Nigeria is in West Africa It is bound ed on the West and North b y the Republics of Dahomey, Niger and Chad and on the Eas t b y the republic .Its southern shores lie along the BIghts of BellIn and Blafra of the Gulf of Guinea The area of the territory is 356 ,669 square miles- about four times the area of the United Kingdom It is 650 miles at its greatest d epth from the coast to the northern bmder and 700 miles aJt the widest poli nt 2 Th e c0l:ln1ry into. unequal portions b y the Tl,,:er 11s mam trI butary, the river Benue The NIger, which nses on the borders of SierraLeone , runs through Nigeria for the last 730 miles of 24

DR D. O. NDUKWE) COli/mission er Sr. 'Johll Ambliiallce Brigade) with the R esiden! Zaria P rovince) inspecr illg a guard of honour dw·ing [he official ope/ling of rhe R ailway D ispensary) Zaria.

it com e t o th e ea. Th e Be nue, whi ch r i e in th e repu blic o f Ca m e r oons fl ow we twa rd to it cOMu e n with the Niger a t L oko ja, a di ta n ce of 4 95 mil

3 Along the co a t creen e d f ro m th e ea by a \' i d sand y be a ch, alfe l agoo n , creek a nd ma n gro e wa mp through w h i ch i a n intrica te b u t u ef ul y t m If w at rways. Behind thi s is the for belt f ro m 50 t o ] 00 miles in d epth and b eyo nd th is i the" o rcha rd bu h of srunted t r ees alo ng b o th b a nk of th e p r in c ipa l ri ver

Northward the t e rra i n i open a a nn a b a Dd north o r the ri ver s the land ri e to pl a tea u ave r ag ing 0 e r 2 ,000 feet a bo ve sea l evel. In p a rt of th e pl a t eau h eight r over 6 ,000 feet are r ea che d In th e exllreme north th country m e rges into t h e Sa h a r a and l o pes gentl y down to'Waroo la ke Chad

4 Niger ia is ent ire ly within th e tropics and climate ranges from tropical to s ub -tropica L In the outhem areas , typical tropical conditi ons eJCist with wet and dry

Hi tory :

7. R eli o f the plateau area

call d p a ga n tri b rna b inh a bita nt of the l a nd

\ onrilll{e< o -'erl af)

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University f N igeria a t N u kka (Ea tern igeria) Th Universi ty of L ago s (Federal), The Un iversity of lfe (Western Nigeria) an d the Ahmadu Bello Uni ers ity at Zaria (Northern N igeria) T h ere are three technica l institute , 12 tr a de centT an d 11 vocationa l in titut

There are also a num b r of commercial chool There are 318 teache r training chool 88" econdar chool (grammar, mo d rn and commercial) and about 16 ,000 P ri m ary Schools Go ernment offer cholar hip f aci lltie t o suita ble can d i dates and tena b le at local a nd o,vereas in titution of hig h er edu cation

Me dica l S ervi ces :

17. There are a b out 226 hospit a l a nd ur ing homes (inclu d ing ma ternity mental, a nd infectiou d i eases) , 724 clinics an d 1,282 d i pensaries in igeria.

There are a b o u t 40 pathological labor.atorie , re earch ser vices an d a mobile tuberculo i u rvey unit. Th U niversity Teaching Hospital at Ib a dan (Western Nigeria) was opened in 1957 and has been recogni ed a a teaching ho pital. The Lagos teaching hospital was opened in October, 1962. Both Teaching Hospitals concentrate on the training of doctor a nd nurse

There are more than 1,000 go ernment a nd private medical practitioners and 34 denti ts in igeria.

Fina n ce and T r a d e:

18. Nigeria s principal export are cocoa , palm kernel, ground-nut, palm-oil, tin ore, cotton hide and kins , timber and rubber. The principal imports are : cotton piece goods rayo n piece good, motor vehicle machinery, corrugated iron sheet, stock- fi h m otor spirit, cement, drinks , bicy cles , and a lt. Export of crude oil (petroleum) fro m thi s co un try b egan in February 1959, after explorations and te ting which began in 1939 Annual rate of production i more than 3 million tons pelf yea r f rom oilfield in the Eastern iger D elta areas. A refinery will open in 1904 to proce local crude oil t o the extent of 2,000 ,000 ton per annum to meet the internal requir em ent for fuel oil, gasoline and kerosene Re erve of crude oil are calculated to pro vi de for an annual rate of extraction of 10 million tons for 1970 There a re al 0 se eral industrial companies here which manufacture man y of the article used in Nigeria from the natural res o urces a va ilable

19. In 1962 all the P arliaments approved a joint sixyear Programme of Development to cost £67 6 5 millions. The largest single project being to bu ild a h y dr oelectric dam across the Ri ver iger at Kainji to pr ovi de electric power, control of the river to impro ve navigability, irrigation of the iger va lley and a large reservoir where fishing indu strie ma y be e tablished

G en eral:

20 There a re several dail y, weekly an d monthly newspapers circulating throughout the Country. Mo t of these are in English but there are important papers publishe d in Yoruba (Western igeria) an d Ha usa (Northern Nigeria) In addition many over eas newspapers and journals are imported by air and sea and gi ven wide circulation. early 40 open cinemas operate in many of the large towns.

The National Flag of Nigeria i s divided verticall y into three equal parts. The centre part is white and the two outer parts are green ; the green represents agriculture and the white is for unity and peace.

FRO M THE COMMANDER Y IN CEN RAL AFRlCA'S EWSLETTER

Ma ta n eJe ia nd Ce n tre

SCOPE EXTENDL G Dur ing 1962 the en tre is ued 458 certificate.

Me n ta l ur

THE GUARD being inspected by the Brigade Surgeo

B Odemuyi

THE FOUR PHOTOGRAPHS on this and the opposite page we1 ' e taken on the occas ion o f th e 13th Annual Fint Aid Competition of the St. 'John Arnb u lanc e B rigade ) S ingapm'e) dW'ing last O ctobe r.

ABOVE: Memben of the Nicoll 'ursing D ivision team w ho wo n the r< Mc I ntyre Shield. » S eated with the team members is D r. D P Mc I ntyre) Dist1'ict C ommissioner.

BELOW: D 1 Mc I ntyre inspecting the Fi rst Aid teams on parad e before th e com p et itions.

OVERSEA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

H.R.H. PRINCE CHULA OF THAILAND , G ..v.O.

MAJ OR ALA TAJR U RQ HART. D 0

a n a ppr eciation b y H. Pirie-Gordon. O B .E., D .F .C., F.S.A , Ba iliff Grand o

With the death at ea of Major Alastair Urquhart, D.S .O ., our Director oC Ceremonie ince 1957 the Order ioses a very valuable member who had long erved it financially a ell as ceremonlallY. Confreres will remember the grave co urtesy an.d dry humour with \ hich he per -u ded them to conform with the precision of his cer=onie prepared and patient.ly rehear ed \ iLh 0 mu ch care. Anything slovenly or haphazard was anathema to him; but iC anything uddenly went wrong, he could always in1.provise a dignified adju ODent to cover up the mi take 0 tll a it pa d aiIno , unnoticed H e was to u s alway a _o urce oC trell!?ith and inspiration hen problell of pro incial precedence or other difficulties arose We hall all mi s hi per onality and wi dom TIlO e who worked with or under him will rem=ber his kindn roo.dine to con ider ugg tions and pati ence in dealing with them and with the dignitaries of various degree m e tropolitan and pro incia!. \ hosl! views were at times difficult to harmonize with the procedure hl experience had taught him hould be observed.

Alastair Urquhart was born in ]890 and was at Wat on' College. Edinburgh, from 97 to 1907 before he qualified as an actuary In t.haJt he worked for the Scotti h Widow Fund and becan1e superinendent in Scotland for the London urance Co. H e j oi ned up ear ly in 1914 and served in the Ro yal Artillery. He was four times mentioned in di patch was awarded Ule D.S .O ., and ended the W ar as A.D.C. to the Army Commandant in the DOlllplalZ at Cologne On his return to civi life he resumed hi actuarial work and in 1925 becanle a m e mber of the CorpO'fation of Insurance Bro kers of which he was Treasu rer from 1948 Lo 1957 and thereafter icePresident. Also in 1925 he taTted his own i'l1.Surance brokerage firm which in 1927 becamt! Rob ertson Urquhart & Co. Ltd. with him as its governing director. ]n 1944 he became an underwdting member of Lloyds Urquhart. as a patriotic although expatriate Scot. joined Ule Highland Society in London in 1931 and served for some year as a joint honorary Treasurer and joint honorary Secretary. In English Freemasonry he was a member of the Prince Gf Wales's Lodge o. 257. ajor Urquhart was received into the Venerable Order on 26th Jul y 1945 , as quire LO Major P M. Beachcroft Assistant Director of Ceremonies, under whom he had been sevond-in-Command of the 5th Battalion of the Buckingham hire Hom e Guard. He took a prominent pan in a ceremony of the Order on 26th Jun e 1947, wben he was tandard Bearer of the Order at the inauguration of Ule Priory of Scotla'lld in the Palace of Hol yroodhouse in Eclirnburgh. He carried Ule standard again in Westminster Abbe y in June, 1948, and thereafter served regularly in our ceremonial department and was present at the oeremonies aJt Preston, Leeds and Bristol in 1949 and at Canterbury in Jun e. 1950 when Major Beachcroft was Acting Director of Ceremonies. In June, 1951 Urquhart succeeded Major Beachcroft as Chairman of tbe St. John Councilor Buckinghalllshire In J uly he wa promoted Commander in the Order Th ose Confreres able to 31t1ten d ceremonies in which the Order "showed the Flag" outside London in recenlt yea rs \¥ill reca l Urquhart's admirable work. at Bristo in September, 1951, a.t York in September , 1952, at L iverpool in Jul y, 1953 and at Sal; bury in Ma y, 1958. o.n 22In.d February, 1956, Urqullart, who had been giving valuable ervice as a member of the Finance Commri.ttee since J une, 1954 , was promoted Knight of Grace and in Jun e, 1957. became Diredtor of Ceremonies. The firSt provincial ceremony under hi s contro wa at Exeter in O otober 1959, when r<a.i.n interfered with our comfort. Hi arrangement for th e two Royal receptions of Kni ghts aJt St. James's Pail ace in March 1958, and October. 1962 showed he bad gained u sefu experience a.t the Coronation Investitures at Buckingham P3Jl ace in 1953. At Ule annual Commemoration Serviice in St. Paul's in June 1960, he introduced an improved ritual for the removal of Lord Oarisbrooke's banner as a Bailiff Grand Cross and in JU ly arranged the ceremony for the bel3lted investUture of Prince Bernhard of the N etherland s in that rank. TIl e efTecLive ceremony at P eterborough >i)n October 1962 was the i!aSt under hi s charge outside London In 1963 he proceeded K<ruight of Ju5ffice and was appro pri aJtely inves ted with the insigni a whic h had been worn by his predecessor in office. Of late years his asthma h a d b ee n weighing more and more heaviIy upon Jlim, so much so thalt he had been advised :to avoi d the wo rst of the win ter in thi s country. H e was, however 3Jble to b e prese!lJt rut the historic ce r emony of h e Dec laraltion of Friendship between the Sovereign Mci.litary o.rder of Ma )rIia and the Venerable Or der a t St. J ohn's Oalte on 26th November 1963.

A Memorial Service is being held in memory of Major UrqubaI1t in the Grand Pri ory Church, St. J ohn's Square , at 12 noon, on March 23rd, 1964 The service will be conducted by the R ev. C;lnon Christopher Perowne, T.D

Tribute to Rajkumari Amrit

Kaur

hairman of (h t. John Ambulance A 'oc ia(ion India hi r o 111111 i i ncr of (he L John I11bulance Bri ga d e of Indi a by iYlarjor i un(' of Breckno k , up ri nt cn d c nt-in- Cltief.

On unday, 23rd Fe bruary, I aLtended a meeting oC the Indian .oclal lub, hich was called e. pecially to hon o ur the memory oC a truly great \ oman- Rajk.umari mrit Kaur. n,ere were many pcakers and we heard o f her \ onderful liCe in the e r ice of mankind, of h er tru ggle for political and SOCIal reform of. her year f devoted ervice to ahaLma andlll, of her as I-{ealth Mini ter in Ule anxious day when the ew India y<as t!merglng. and a beLler tandard of Ij ing and hea.Jth sefVIce lIt!re a ll impo rtant; f her many connecllons \ ILh Internawonal healU1 and wl!lfaro organi alion. [was privileged to peak on her happ y a.sl.oclutions \ ith L ady ounLbatten and on her fine wo r k for the ss ciation and Brigade. The Rajkumari and L ady oU.nlbaLten did mu h gether to impro e the welfare and e[vlces and especially t fo ter and I!n OLlrage voluntary er Ice.

Lady ounLbattt!n persuaded her LO accept th.e o( hairman of U1e l. J oh n mbulan e Clallon and hi ( .ommi loner o( the l. J oh n mbulance Brigad e which he filled .0 admIrably during the p t 16 years--unique appoin!-men b)' thu r er J ohn in that neva have Utey been held IfI any other cou ntry by :l woman Under her out tanding leade therel h:u been remarkable incr' e in FirM Aid and Home ursmg trrunin and thl! formaoon f Bri ga de lb ulance, ursing and a det I i\i IOns in Tndla Tn 1962 l5. per ns attended 0 Lauon l£':linin course and ince Tnd epende nce Ii miUion p eop le have been train d. TIle Bri g:lde membe hip r to 30 ,000 men women, bo} an d girl , an iner e of 0 er I , ° 'nee s he Ii took office.

Two YC:lr ago pri ileged again to it India and to inspect

D elhi r istricl I h "i ion.s--:l.I1 extremely smart parade and marchpa ln her wei me at th at im e the Rajkumari referred to Sl. J hn as one of U1e many link that binds u to U,e U K and U1e ommon" Ith. " u r t. J ohn ocialion bel, een the twO counlnc IS inde d a mo happy one and 0' much to her. tributel to the R:ljkumari holly incomplete' ithouL peaking of her xcepuon:ll gift for friendship. of idenLifying he elf \viU1 olhe r peoplu' pr blem her c h:lrm and it. and above .all her high it! Is well d nbed IfI her own " o rds and wluch he hcrsel( 0 eadf tty followed:

b H " 111e glory of life love, not to be loved. to give. not to g L serve. not to be rved , Lo be a [rang h.and in the dark anoU,er n time o( need "

Edwina Mountbatten

her life in pictures

hi ur B ook," nd n , nel si ng 11 qu / p made o ut t Superintend nt-in-Chief (Book John mbulance Brigad

tal rd r count) t

PRINCE CHULA

RAJKUMARI A-'<1RIT KAUR

CATERING FOR INVALID DIET

(continued from paae 15)

The d istr sed Nur e en deavoured to explain that he ha d not realised that the method of cooking was so important a long a an egg in some form wa pro ided an d that he had thought to prolong th enjoyment b y serving the orange juice later in th da. The patient however , would listen to no explanation and ref us d to be comforted That e ening when the Doctor paid hi customary isit her temperature pul e and re piration were all raised her general condition had det riorated and she showed e ery sign of a relap e.

Miss Florence Nightingale 'writing on The Art of I ursing ," entitled one chapter "A little of what you fancy." In it she comment: " ra ' ing are usually called the " fancies" of patient But often their 0called fancies are the most valuable indication of what is necessary for their recovery

In the ne t chapter , " Golden rul on Diet, she a " R emember that ick cookery hould half do the work of your poor patient's weak dige tion. But if you further impair it with your bad articles , I know not what is to become of him or it. "

Surely our" Cautionary Tale," which incidentally i a true story, very aptly illustrates tl1e truth of th e remarks.

With the earlier discharge of patients from ho pital it is probable that more in va lid cookery will require to be carried oun in the home. In OTder therefore that our ursing Member may be adequqately prepared to carry out this function it is proposed in ubsequent series of the Review to publish from time to time brief notes on cookery together with simple but attractive recipes which may prove for use for inva lids or convalescents.

THE HOSPITALLERS ) CLUB

The annual ge n era l meting wa he ld at the Bonnington Hotel London, n Friday, January 10th when Mr H Marriott the Pre ident welcomed Mr E. Bow er (Hon. Trea urer) n his return after hi illne s. Th Pre id nt e pre d his thank to member of the ommittee and Officer of tht: lub for their upport durin g hi term of office.

Th Hon. Secr tary (Mr. R A Pa yne) rre e nt e d lli

Annual Report a did Mr. Bo\ er on tllnnancial p ition. It wa arpar nt that the activitie of th e lub were in a healtby position but m re upp rt c uld be given b member at th monthly me ting

The elect iun of offi. er re ult d a folio : Pre ident, Mr. Dearmer ; ic -Pr ident , Mr. R. Payn e' Hon. Secretary Mr. G. Tidy' Hon Trea urer , r. E. Bower (for the ] I th ear in ucce ion)' ocia l Secretary r. W . hepherd ; em b er of th commitl

-Me r. Fenton Harden Mulligan and Turpin uditor Mrs Farrow an d T wn

The Pre ident , who \: a in tall d b the immedial pa t-Pre ident a nd tbe ice·Pre id nt both expre ed tbeir appreciation of th h n ur e tended to lh m and pledged them elv t further the ork f the lub during their term of offic

It wa announced th at the annua l held at the Bonnington Hotel L nd March 21 t. Full information of the Iub' ac tl ltle , open to male Officer of tbe Bri gade pre nl a nd rna be obtained from tbe Han creta ry. at "2 Farm re cent Houn low iddl e.

E D ITORIAL ANNOUNCE:;IENTS

INVESTITURE PHOTOGRAPHS

Photographs taken at In vestiture ha e been commissioned by local press , and those who are seen taking these photographs are staff men from London Agencies.

If anyone who is to be invested wishes to have their photograph taken they should notify the P ress Office, at 10 Grosvenor Crescent, S W.l (BELgravia 5231) two weeks in advance of the event.

The cost of commissioning a special photographer is rarely less than FOUR GUINEAS , so those who want to follow this course should try, if possible, to spread the cost with o thers who have the same intention.

STORI E S

A ll URGENT St. John news stories should b e t e lep hone d t h rough - either to the Press O fficer or th e Ass ist a nt P re ss O ffic e r at BELgr avi a 5231 Extension 39, or at weekends t o on e o f the n umbers given b e low : P M T She d o n W ill ia ms. FULham 8736 , Mrs Hea her Ric hards , WEStern 5761. Where messages are received f r om individuals (and not County H.Q.) , the Press Office undertakes to clear t hese with the Comm ssioner and County Superintenden t concerned

RET TRN OF PHOTO

RAPH

e are mo t grateful for pbotograpb ent t the Re iew Offi ce by r ader. Tb e ha e (ten proved very useful. If uch photogr ap h ar t b returned, we would appreciate it if the nder woul d writ on the back of aeh print, PL RETUR TO: followed b the appropriate name an d addr s written in block leller

SOME OTE 0 THE ORDER THE ASS O CIATION an d THE BRIG D

The 10th Edition of the e not es ar n ow available from tbe Press Office, 10 ro venor Crescent, London S.W.!, at 2/ 6 per dozen. rosr free. Thi docume nt i d esigne d to give brief background information about the Order' hitory, the foundation of lhe t. John Ambulance A ss ociation and Brigad e, with up-to-date figures of certificates , duties , casualties tre ated and personne l , to assi t tho e who are a ked to give a talk on the subject. It is al 0 u eful to send to tb e press for reference , togeth e r with detai ls of local activit ie such a an Annual Report.

34

H GES IN OFFICIAL LIST OF NATI O AL FIRST AID COMPETITIONS 1964 T 0 alterations have been made to the Ii t of e\ nt giv n on pag 3 of the February , 1964 i ue of The Revie .' Theya r : D ock an d H arbour uthoritie As ociation Competiti TIS ill no take place in the Richmond Hill H tel , urrey (and not in the Canon Hall ): iill try of via tion entre Competition will ta ke place on Ma 13th (not ay 14th , a pr vi u 1)' tated)

POSTAL SUBSCRIPTION FORM

T o the Treasurer and Accountant , Order of St John, 10 Gro svenor Cre s cent, London, S W ! Plea s e s upply / renew * THE REV IEW OF T HE OR DE R OF ST JOHN commencing wi t h the ......... .. ....... .................... issue . aJll6

48 / - f o r 3 years

Address I e nclose 1 16/- f o r 1 year 32 / - for 2 years

Chequ s b Order of t. J ohn.

* Del etB whichever is inapplicabl"

The story of the Camberwell Samaritans

Reprinted in " The Re jew ' b klncl permi ion ot !.he E di(or of AMILY DO CTOR.

b y K iih EJli

Deeply troubled , he called on the R everend Chad V arah, who runs Telephon e Samaritans, an organisation than guarantees personal assistance to any potential

uicide who dials Man ion House 2277. , We agreed that I should open the first b ranch of Telephone Samaritans at CamberweIJ ," he told me. "I was to provide the vo lunteers and he would train them.

But after three or four month , icholls began to feel that there were many others needing help , besides potential uicid es. " P eople kept coming to the door and I felt my own training wa ina dequate. I couldn·t deal with primary problems , only econdary one. In orne cases, I felt I wa likely to do more harm than good.'

o many of them apparently needed psychiatric h e lp he went to ee a senior consultant at the faud ley Ho pital. which happens to be in hi pari h. With the promi e of their up port he called a meeting at the vica rage for , tea an d wad. Beside the psychiatrists, the edical Officer of HealLh and local G.P.' , there was a n expert on alcoholi m, Group Captain Leonard h hire a methodi t mini ter and Roman Catholic pri t.. Other local residen include Freddie ills , repre entlllg port and Andrew Cruick hank representing the theatre.

I expected a meeting la ting three-quarter of an hour. Instead, they ta ed three hours and at the end of that time we felt bound to tick together. e decided to call our el e the Camberwell amaritan." though the Camberwell Samaritans are on excellent terms with the Telephone amaritan, they are no longer cO!llected with them and only a tiny proportl n of theIr call come from potential uicid . M t v i itor are een fir t by Ticholl or Mi Iartin. If their pro blem can b e cleared up by an exi ting organiali o. t?e are told \ here to eek help. Bu t III rno t ca e there i no uch imple olution There are thre main categori ay 1 icholl In th.e fir t place I \ a tagger d to find 0 many people \ Ith e ual V"'e ve had nearly every known type f peryer IOn, but male and female homo exuality ba .b n the commonesr. The ayerage homo exual i afraId. of any nc e di CO\ · ring he· queer. 0 he leads a t rnb! Ion Iy ltfe. He d perately \\ant to be undert od and ould give anything to be able to marry and have a fami! ."

( onr1J1u dover! af)

so disarranged that they are drifting into, and may mdeed have reached, mental illness . They include the homeless. the overcrowded, couples who cannot a satisfactory marriage relationship and exconVIcts w h o cannot readjust themselves to life outside If they do not corne of their own accord, they may be referred by friend , probation officer , doctor or e en olicitor

One woman wa quite de perate For two months , her wa on waiting for a breaking and eo.termg charge to be tned at session. She had thre children to look after and was expecting a fourtb. She knew that if he wa found guilty , he would be ent to and ,,:,ouJd be sacked from hi b. Because the lIved m a tIed house, this meant they would lose not only their income but also their home. As the week went by, the tension became almo t unbearable and she did not know where to turn for help. Luckily, a neighbour knew about the Camberwell and Miss Martin tarted paying regul a r VISIts When the man was sent to jail , a few hours after their bab y was born, he saw the wi f e e eT day Sh e made ure she applied for National A istance and other help She persuaded her that it might n o t be such a good Idea for her to take the children to li e with h er fCl:mily abroad. At the moment , she i helpmg the faffilly to find themselv orne uitable a ltern ative accommodation

-r:he CambeTWell Samaritans v isit long-stay ho pit a l P'l:'tlents who ha e n o visitors of t heir own. The y b efnend down-and- o uts who often pass the v icara£e o n their way to the L.Ce. reception centre at G o rdon R o ad It was found .that some mental out-patient were failin g to keep appomtments because they were a f raid of b ei n o , locked up ." ow v olunteer a ccompany them provi de moral support

Great Need

Surprisingly, one call for help came from a patient actually in ho s pital. " She was a y oung woman of undergo ing intensi ve therapy after fiv e SUlCI de attempts ," said Miss Martin " She came from a broken home and had no v isitors for fiv e month She desperately needed to talk to someone but the doctor was not a v ailable and for some reason , she had n o attached herself to the nursing staff So she r a ng through , hoping to talk to the v icar. " I happened to pick up the phone and talked to her She asked me. to her. AfteT getting permis s ion f rom the hospItal I dId so , and found her in tear She had felt that no one in the world cared f or her. Th e fact that someone did care enough to v i s it her helpe d her enormous l y " As a pri e st , howeveJr, ich o ll i n ist the the Sam a ri ta n i s p rimanly spmtual. We d o It III the name of Go d Bu t it is undef!.omina t ional a nd embraces a ll religi o n On e of our traIlled la y wo rker s is a Mo s lem and o ne of o ur general p r act-i ti o ners is a J ew Mi ss 1art in hap pen to be a Qu a .ker. I n ev er as k v is it o r s, D o yo u b el ieve i ll Jesus Chns t ? I n ev er bring up rel i gion un.l ess th ey d o." At the the Cambe rw ell Sa mari t ans a r e workmg Nicholls ' s study and a small up s ta irs room a t the VIcarage . The y. are now appealin g for £ 20 ,000 to con vert the cry pt mto a p ermanent centre f o r th e ir work. ': It would be open night and d ay. It would h ave rooms and an altar in the ce ntre But a s a n altar I S a place of offering and f ellowship and and a COffilllon meal , it could be a coffee-b a L " Ni<?holls insists. that the Camberwell Sama ritan s a re stIll III the expenmental stage " We 'v e had enquirie from all ov er l he country, from Dev on to Southend t o South Wales But it would be most unfair for u s to pass on, to we are still learning ourselves. We don say thIS IS the only way of dealing with th e problem But it has met a real need. "

He concluded, " Our terms of rreference are to help the ( continued on pag e 43 ) 38

Cadet

NUR I G CADET CORPORAL J YCE \\'0 D o{ th e Hill Glev ( York .) D h·isioll of The Bri Gade pictured (h e Lerrel· of COllgrafllla(i o ll awarded ( 0 her bv (he CClI;/ll/isio n er - ill - Chief R ear Adl/7iral R o er Dick {or her anem pc £0 r evive all III/ CO IIS cio li perSOIl la (v ear. 1(h ough h e r alleJllpl was III1 SIl CCC fill the L c[( r talcs (hat Joyce showed complet ca lillll ess al/d dC1.'(J(ioll 10 dllT\' ill IIllJ1 er'l.' ill g c ir CIIIII wllecs. A M BU L ANCE CA D ET COH P ORAL M. LA G lv AD is ee ll r eceiving h is certificate duri n g t h e lint emOl117e ll( cere lll ollY o f t h e CIOI Ambulallce Cadet D ivisi0 1l , No. 1 ( P l·i ll ce o f Wa l es's) D ist rict, Western Area, fl'01l2 Al'ea Commissi o n er L t. -C ol onel R A. P ay n e Ac t ing D iv isional Officer P ] Annstrong is seen to t h e righ t o f the photo.

TO CELEBRATE the 2 1 s t Anniversary 0/ the C/ 54 Nuning Cadet D ivisioJl, H amps t ead, all enrolm en t ceremony was held and on the same occasioll the (int-evel' D ivisional Flag was blessed. A b1'inga ll d-buy sale was organised also a mffle of th e 2 1 st Bir t hday Ca/?e, the proceeds 0/ which were divided between the D ivisional Funds and Ox/am P hoto shows the R ev. H owell handing the ewly Bless ed Flag to the Flag P any which included AnI! Foy wi th Sandra K emp and Eileell Allen as escorts.

If your D i i n ha g od pictur bu lance ur i ng p lea e lh R vi [or publicali n.

FOUR UR I 'G CADET of th e Ac o illb Divi iOIl l 'orks, are Janice Ashe P aulille 1< ell drew Ella mitl! alld rllaill c HodgsOJl Bet wee ll Th ell/ Th ey have COli/pI d 600 hOllrs of duty illc e la [ iVI Ea ch IInday (h ey GO (0 r. Mary Hospital for old peopl w her e hey help a lit in any way Th ey ca ll 1I7akillg dressill Gs, challGillG flowers and othel general jobs I n additio n E n a alld 'Janice have for The past six 11I01ll71s been spe n d ing Theil · S a (lIrday lIIornings and h oliday at t he Elizabe t h F l Home whil t P auli n e and E lai ll e often visi t O ak H aven ol d p eo ple' home and t. H ilda's G art h ch ildren s home.

durinG the Aish - Tr ophy C OlllperilioHS

C wet Di isions of liz BOllrnemOlllh Corps

C das Rllth D Oillinev aJ/d RIITh Iie.ll pncisil1g bed-mak·in o

39 DR. H. DA \\ ON ( elby ) prese.JI[s lhe Coder of the Y ear auard ro l year - oid rllllhon\' nraflS, a member of S elby, l' orks. T. ]ohll AII/bulance Brigade ( Cadel D i ision ) L ookillG on is H r .rl. BOYJlTOn Cade.i Superilllelldellf. a1'

AROUND AND St. John at Rugger

DURIN G THE x/ord Call1bridg Ulli ve rsiry Ru aby lIIar cli a r T w icke llham SCrlllll half Clark c i h clp cd off rh e fi cld afrer a h ead illjury. H e ?'cfL/rlled lar er a/reI' rr Carl/lC IIt

THE PARE 'T EVE. I G 0/ the Arlhur F aire IIrsill g Div isioll L eices l er was a JIIemorable o ca iOIl for a former member Ii s Palricia Williams, JlOU' rud em 'Nllrsc a r {hc L eice reI' R oyal I nfirmary whc Jl he ccci'l.'cd lhe co7.'crcd Gralld Pri or Badgc [1'0111 rlie COIIlllY taD Officer for \ 'lIrsiJla Cadels Mi s A. E abric1. P a{ricia u,flo is 1I0U a member of lhe L ady Ih' I' Till' illU D i7.'isioll had recently sat /01' all examina rio ll ill lier rwelflh badgc sllbjecl rhlls qllalifyill u for rhis high award rhe ollly badue 'which t. John cadets are perlllirred to wear 011 (hcir adllir lIlliforllls. l/r cr Jllllch deliberarioll by 1i s G abriel and COUlllY ecreran 1i s 1. J. Frccr ir was OIl/IOIII/ced Ihal Cadel Lll ci Jld a' L"/rJlliragc dUliu/z{er of {he lale Li elll-C olonel lK·. r.irlJli{age forlilcr COlJllJlis-iollcr for L eics &' RlIilaJl d h ad uailled llic R o a L ord CLIP for rhe be [fIImed-Olir cadet. Thc jllllior cadcl a card zeOli by Y'i'OJ/IIC Chamberlain

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area L anes, presents Corps Staff Officer M1'S. A. Cole with her lay demollslrarion firsr aid cerzifieale ar lhe R oyal Infi rmary) B olton) recently. I n all 30 cercificales were presented.

RECE T FIR T ID delJlonsrrarioll held ill liS ex, show ill g th e correc JJ1e{hod of handlillg <1 {latieJlr.

BOTTOM RI TIT P(,h ell OUllty raff Officer ( hropshire) !vir Alice G PYIII, I B.E. O. r.J. re clldy atte lld ed al1 Ill ves rifllr e a r r. JolIlI s G are she was accompanied by her l-l--y ear-old gra nd- dlllallr I' Daphn c P earce, w h o has belon ued ro COlilsdoll [cr P llrl y ( /11'1' ) IIrsin g Cad er Divi iOIl f or rhr ee years. D a phll s farh I' is Tl' eaSll1'e1' of rhe P ar illS' As ocia ri oll of rh e 1 IIrsillg Cadet Div isi on thlls makin g Tllre!; ge n er Iri ollS of a ti'PC member in th e Briuad e.

IN THE A)lX AL FIR T :UD held at lhe l. John .-J.mblllallce R ooms) Lancs.) rt:anrly, (he r ickers ,-lrmSll'OlIa's and P olic.: (eaiJI lied {inl. PInHo ria}ll sho£cs IIIrs. Gardner preseJllin u rhe Gardncr hidd co .\I r. Cook and H r. Helherinuroli, rile [calli leaders.

FIRST AID ON TAPE

RIGHT: MR. R. WATSON) a student from Bl'itish H onduras) who was in this country recently on a course arranged by the Indust?'ial Welfm'e S ociety) was accommodated on a course for L ay Instructors al"ranged with the Electricity Supply Ambulance Centl"e) and is seen here tape recording his lecture with the aid of a First Aid {lannelgraph.

106 YEARS OF ST. JOHN SERVICE

LEF T: MR. EDWARD JAM ES DALT N S .B. I.]. D / IIpl T eYliha lll ( K elll ) Combilled D ivisio ll )'e li1'ed ea rly ill 1963 afre)' 56 yea r s erv ice. I-I e becallle s l orekee p er

rh e Div isioll in 192'7 trallsp 0 r/ officer ill 1934 a nd up erilllelid ellt in 19+_. His appoilililleJl( as Supr. li a been l ake ll by his SOil Ed ga r Jalli e D allOll a m

Div i ion for 2'2 yea rs alld secretary f Ol'

BLUEPRINT FOR A SENSATIONAL PROGRAMME (co ntinued from page 23 ) quees. The Cafe will be closed for the day- business transferred elsewhere--and two Mobile Bars advertising the programme together with a troph y for the main race are already assured.

prevent the Draw making the d ired profit it i planned to include , on the da a Tomb I to di p e profitably of the don ated prize in e c ( the Dra requirements.

Posters and Car-s.tickers will be used over a wide area, together with cards in practically every" local " in the district as obvious and tried methods of making the event well known, while the R.A.F. will emphasise the date in their Motor Sports Association Calendar published and circulated throughout the Force. In addition the " Seven-fifty" Club, by bringing , in effect a regular Brand 's Hatch fixture to a new v enue have underlined the occasion among followers of motor racing in the South-East. As an extra fillip a Grand Draw is being arranged-the Draw taking place at Debden after the racing proararnme. In this connection some two hundred and fifty well-known manufacturetrs and distributors are being invited to donate prizes -o bviously the prizes given will be acknowledged in the programme suitably labelled on the display stand, and be entered on an acknow led egements board at the event. Since the limitations of the Small Lotteries Act 42

Since no charge can b e made [or a dmi ion the Di vision's income must b e d erive d [rom ar P ar kin g, Sale of Pro grammes, ater ing Draw, Tambala a nd id e Show A wet day may well defeat th e bject wit h a ll the months of patient prep arat ion b y the ar i L1 partie and result in a fiasco instead of the triumphant succ the work merits . At the next committee meeting in early February, the relati ve co t a nd merit of insuring against wet weather or again 10 (£6 for every £ 00 insured-I/lO" of rain in any 3 hour) had high priority on the agenda. In spite of this awful tbought which must be at the back of the mind of all concerned with the organisation the Di vision are press ing on with the avowed in tention of achie v ing their target. May th e ir efforts to realise the £1,000 be crowned with th e succes they deserve (All enquiries and further details can be received from W. Hicks , 3 Church Manor, Bi hop's Stortford.)

MOBB'L E TRALNrNG IT5 T. JOB AMBI JLA r E BRr SU SEX

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The caption und r b f tl1e D cember u Mr B. B h wn hn unit fr m Lancing uth ick m e f the hor eham \ er invited a dinburgh awa rd , and ha y 10 1 11 P gl.: 30 upt. (R ) ur ing M mber a

OU { REGt...LnR RE.\DERS may reme}; bcr the article in lit.: April 1963, issue of the R C'l.'iev.:, a D rama al Pr es lOll Canal" whe n Mr. T homas Ca LOn saved lhe life of a fOllryear - old boy whom he rescued uncollscious from lhe frozen canal. Ol!r ph oto above shows Mr. CaL01/ recei1.;ing lhe R oyal H lirnane S ociety's Certijicaze of R eSllsciwlion

Allhough VII'. C aton is not a member of lhe B )'igade he had received instruClion from lhe local D ivision and was rher ef01'e able 10 save the child's life.

2nd Al fNIVERSAR Y Fr oll/ RS. \\HITEHE AD - ORRIS0 1 V ice -Presidelll of R oundhay & Oa k wood St John Ambulan ce B rigade Combined D ivision.

Thi D ivi ion was formed in [arch, 1961, ith aboD[ 1 member and now it ha nearly 0, and a we had n1 £ to tart ith and e had to p a y 12/ 6d . a night for our room for the tra ining of our members. I was determined that e hould go from trength to trength and no\ e ha e acquired our 0 11 premi es (temporaril ) until e get a b uilding for the whole of the L d ea

I ha ve et a target of £1,000 \ hich I hope to rai eme lf within fi e year and after alma t two year a ice-Pr id nt I ha v e made a er £ 500 towar d thi b va ri u effort Bazaars, B ring & Bu Da nces , etc. H ur members are fully equipped no with uniE rms a nd e pa £_0. plu rat heating. etc., a quarter for our headquarters . e are an e ceptionall y happy D i\'i ion, than to rint ndent, rs Will ha w \: ho gi v me a much -operation in everything I un dertake to rai e f und a l to the rk hire E, ening P o t" for giving u ill pu blici I a k for to adverti e the e affa irs ' Th urn rai ed in December for the one-- day Bazaar \ a £ 17

KThTDNES BEGIN T l\1BERWEL

m pil ed by W A. POTTER

A CROSS

1. His clisea e i characterised by enlarged gland and anaemia (8).

5. [ am in the ward with a hot drink and hot water bottle (6).

10. Brave races lateT fuse into wedge-shaped bone (6 , 9)

11. 50 snakes get one up (although snakes bring one down) (7)

12 A.T.S. tune re-arranged is same as 24 aero s (7) .

14. Peruse and supply to prevent being destroyed (8)

16 Younger member of the Brigade (5).

19 Six shillings to the terriers for a v iew (5)

21. A good attempt close to the girl (4 , 4).

24. Should one who talks too much be inoculated with this disease? (7).

26. Fears more than mistakes (7)

27. Applied to control bleeding or swelling (8 7) .

28 Naturally it is synovial fiuid in joints (6).

29. Although not ill they spread disease (8).

DO WN

1. UnceTemonious hurry (6).

2. Milk teeth or oak leaves for example (9).

3. Markers for type of splinting (7)

4. Tortuous veins of big Ben (5).

6. Modern theatre technique (7).

7. Feeble-minded person has doctor to littie R onald (5).

8. Female of many species (3)

9. CharacteTises first degree bum (8).

13. The orthopaedic surgeon does to the fracture , and the plaster does too (4).

15. 'Phone invertebrate for fungoid skin infection (8).

17. Ideal cots upset and injury to joint results (9)

18. The king's is tuberculo s is of neck glands (4)

20. Puts right and just appears in the small advelT1:isements (7).

22 Ancient fellow shot an albatross (7).

23 Ass and French shilling make up total property (6)

25. Materia l used for 27 a c ross (5)

26 Fracture requiring specially careful handling or it may become compound (5)

27. B one graft inserte d into medullary cavity to aid union of fracture. (3).

Brighter

·O J· T U 'A B Y

W. J. TUFFT

Briga d e member in th e J Ie o[ Wight learned with regreb f the death n unday, J 963, of Oi i i o n J uperinlendenl (Retired) William J u[fl, of the owe and a l owe . mbulance

utH cmolled in th e bb t Dc o n , a nd wa

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ORAL RESUSCITATION

NEARLY 200 YEARS AGO

Augusli 21st, 1786

A son of the Rev. Mr. Smith, of llderton, near Woolor , fell into a pond, and lay in it a can time before he wa discovered when he v a taken out he seemed to all appearance dead hi tongue hanging out of his mouth, and his eyes g.rea tly di torted.

Mr. Smith placed him almost erect, on the ide 01' a bank near the pond, and placing hi mouth to that of hi son, bl ew therein with considerable force holding th e boy 's nose tight. In a hart time the boy ga e a groan ; and by continuing the arne in a few minute the boy opened his eyes and threw up a great quantity 01' water , after which he happil reco ered.

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for the Car ibb ean & N OTth A l antic A1'ea) with S ir A lexander B usl.al71eme, 1.illi fer 0/ .s falldina next to th e C ommissioner - in -C hief. Afte?' this cow'ze sy call whzch Ad 1Jl/ ml D ick pa/(l fO lhe P 1'7I7Ie Mil/ISLe?

Alexantie? h ono u r ed th e B rigade with h is presence at th e ceremonia l pamde

PART I

How to tell something of S t. J olin in t h e W est I n di es to you w h o r ead t he REVIEW without having a sp ecial number devo t ed to th e su bj ect is a p1 obl em well nigh insupe? abl e W h at ollows- references to p l ace s people and the w i de?' as p ects of t h e work of the O rder-has h ad to be oft en brie f t o mee t t he exigen cies of space

I visited in six weeks twelve is lands and British Guiana. Who could w ish for a h appier assignment and how one wishes it were possible to do bette r justice to it than can be found in this short account.

Unquestionably, the name of st. John s tands high in the West Indies There are br oad-b as ed S ti John Councils and Committees in every territo ry, drawn from local influential citizens including the Chairman and in all cases the Queen's Representati ve as President of St John

Across the Islands adult and ca det members of the Brigade number some 11 ,000 , together with many thousands qualified in first aid through the work of the St. John Ambulance Associ a tion , a continuing source of strength to the Brigade as it is from the Association that the main source of recruitment flows

The Brigade's particular status in this part of the wodd arises from the need to reckon with SO many natural hazards : floods , earthquakes and , sti ll more frequently , hurricanes. In these things the Brigade has been concerned before I need not repeat the recent work of the Trinidad and Tobago Brigade in face of disaster, when 300 cases were treated in Tobago alone ; but I want to mention what is less generally knownhow the Brigade units in surrounding islands were alerted and offered their services Even when these proved un-needed, stores and money for help on the spot were immediately sent. This is the Brigade in action as we would like to see it. It is specially good to Brigade in this way InaJterially helping each

otlher It i tcp Em rgency Hurrican

The tour, although strenuou and concentrate d , bcause of the efficient arrang em e nts , the rea dy h el p E all concerned and the warmth of hospit ality and kindnes I experienced, was nev er arduou

BERMUDA

The first port of call was Bermuda . It wa certainly a new experience 1;:0 cross the Atlantic by air in an hour and appear in uniform on television; fortunatel y wii1:b. the invaluable support of my ,partner on the

th e ornrni ioner , a nd Lhe interviewer, both of whom he lped to m a ke th e Le leca l very u f ul publicity for t J o hn.

Bermuda i an land wit.hou,L indu trie . The high pr po rti o n o r v i iLo r make 10caJ pr o bJ ems ro rmidabl e, buL it wa g d L ee a JiveJy a de t unit a nd a ur ing uni t ( und e r til e f rceful dri ve or M r.. Ba rto n , th e o un ly up rinLe nd e n L ( ). po in tin g of m uch h at the 1I up afre h after th Trinida d Briga de but

n a turall y, i la rgel y au to n o m o u There i m u ch e nthusi as m a nd ini tiati ve in the I sland We r ecei ved the wa rme of welco me o n a rri val, and I sha ll not easily f o rget the kindness sh own m e b oth o n the mo re officia l o cca ions a nd durin g the two or three days of sta nd- off we h a d the r e The i la nd' s qu ie l beauty is unforgetta bl e I t h ar dl y su rpr i ing t h at it wa here that P rinces Margaret spent part of her honeymoon It was a p ri vilege and pleasure to make personal co n tact with o man y wh o b a d d one su ch yeoman ervice in the b ad da y of the Hurr icane.

BRITI H GUI

o uth wa rd to British G uiana, Jan d of the great river a nd im pen etr abl e j ungl e, wh ere a i r , unless you h ave all the ti m e in th e wor ld is the only practical form of tr avel. Accompanie d b y Mrs. D avie-Smith the H eadq uarter Officer for the Cari bbean and orth A tlantic Area (recenlly promoted to Commander for her sp len d i d ervice to S t. J ohn) and my invaluable ri ght -hand througho u t thi tour, we flew along the coast to a Sugar E tate to in tigate po ibilities of forming Bri ga de Units. W e then travelle d 70 miles up country to ackenzie in ano th er aircraft to vi it the main b auxite mi ne a nd p lant wh ere there is a first class Bri gade unit of many ear' ta nd ing drawn partly from their own ecurity P olice and also made up of Am bulance, ursing an d Ca det D ivi ion. All thi per onnel mustere d on para de and ga e imaginati ve and efficient fir t ai d demonst r ations.

I t \ a intere ting to ee in the heart of the country thi township with its beautifully laid out resi dential area an d Club: a ituation where one could imagine on elf in a quiet back ater of the Thames It was also fa cinating to fly o ver the great hills of white oil eined with red in the mine -working like a gigantic icecream (tho u gh I felt that description wa not altogether popul ar).

Ge rgetown the capital, i an attractive ol d wooden town that make one think time has topped until you reach the area given over to modern an d very up-to -date

Continued on pag e 11

NEW APPOINTMENT BY THE GRAND PRIOR

DR. H. C. STEWART BECOMES PRINCIPAL MEDICAL OFFICER OF THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION

Dr. H. C. Stewart, M A. , M D ( anta b .), Ph D (London), M.R.C.P . is known many of our reader because of hi long career in the s ciation and Brigade. His appointment a Prin i pal 1edical Offic r to the Association by the Grand P rior on the recommendation of the Director Gen ral i therefo'fe a proper sequel to years of en,ic e in St. John Dr Stewart has been a member of the Brigade for 23 y ar At one time (for even years in the thirties) he wa a lecturer and examiner for the Briti bRed r Society Many will rememb r him as Di ion a l Surgeon 5 r W D O. and St. Marylebone Di v i ion (combined P o t Office and Brigade) and he wa al 0 County Surge n for the :)outhern Secto r of London D istrict' We tern Area before embarking upon 13 ear (1951-64) a District :)urgeon for London, the po t he held until his most recent appointment a P .M O for the A ociation. Dr . Stewart, who i a Conunander of the Ord e r of St. John , i also an Hon Life Member of the St. John Ambulance Association. On the technical ide , he is the autholf of the chapter on shock in the 40th edimon of the " black book," and he recently publi hed with the anaestheti t , Dr Wood-Smith Drug in Anaesthetic Practice " (Butterworths) the econd edition of which he is at pre ent preparing. He i well kno n in medical circles a Reader in Pha rn1.ac ology (Uni er ity of London) ; Head of the Dep artment of Pha rrnacol og St. Mary ' s Hospital Medical School (where h e wa SubDean 1950-52); Consultant in Pharma cology to the Army ; HonoJrary edical Ad v i er and Member of the Commonwealth Council , Bri t ish Commonwealth ExServices League ; Member of the Asthma Re earch Council ; Trustee, Sir Halley Stewart Trus tJ for Research : and Trustee, Buttle Tru t for Children.

The Stewart Cup , which goes to th e 3rd team in the Women's Nursing Competitions at the Grand Pr ior' Trophies Competitions , was presen te d b y Doctor Stewart

His appointment by H.R H The Grand Prior a P.M.O became effective from January 1 t, 1964.

The Editor and Staff of the REVIEW wou ld like to extend a cordial welcome to Dr. Stewart, and we wo uld like to express our sentiments by quoting th e following extract from the R ule and C ustom of R aymond D u Puy, Grand ,Waster of the Kni g ht s H ospitaller of the O rdeT of St. John (1120-1160): .. " That th e Knights who should make their profession in it should adorn their Knigh t-

POISONING BY SLEEPING AND PAIN-REDUCING TABLETS by S. L. Ruxton.

I read the above article (see title) wi t h great inteTe t but am a little confused with the recommended treatmenu.

It is stated that after e liminating a number of possibl e causes and arri v ing aD the conclusion of barbiturate poisoning , First-AideTS are adv ised to induce v omiting ; this following the assumption-which is indicate d- that the patient has been found first thing in the morning One must as ume that the patient has been asleep mo t of the night.

Surely, presuming the overdose had been taken the previous night , sufficient time would ha ve elapsed for the drug to have ldt the stomach. In this case to induce vomitJing 'Would be usele ss.

I notice that the Civil Defence " Instantaneous Poisons Chart" also gives this advice; why is the time factor not considered?

The Principal Medical Officer A ocia(ion , replie : L John mbulan e

The que tion of inducing miling 0 1 ng a ft er b rbiturate tablet h ave been tak e n depe nd n Lhe fa t that when any drug which depre e th e ce ntr a l nervou y tern i taken by m o uth , ucb a ba rbitur at morphia etc., the activi.tie ?f o ther organ uch a 'th e h eart: tomach a nd mte tme , are a l 0 low e d down . a therefo re , it i not unco mmon to find quite c ns lderable a mounts of drug uch a th e e till in the sto mach m a n y hour after th ey were ta ken For thi rea so n , not onl y would v omiting be correcb a a procedure , but when the e cases are a dmitted to ho pital the stomach is always washed out for the same reason:

O wing to ci7' cumstances b eyond OUT contro l, th e special f ea tw'e on St John in Ghan a has had t o b e poslp oned indefinitely -EDITOR

-OVERSEAS-

PICTURES

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to th e P o lice The n ext

The Annual Inspection o f the St. John Arnbulanc Brigade in Hong Kong included on e thou and It was commanded b y Mr. Ho Kang Po Area COromlsioner Hon a Kon a I land The pa rade i bel i e ed to b e the la;gest er cobmmanded b y a Chine e Office r in t h e Brigade

INVALID COOKERY RECIPES

pro v id e d b y Miss L. DlJFF G R ANT Chjef N ur sing O fficer

I ng1"edienls:

BAKED EGG-O ne serving

1 Egg ; pinch o f Salt.

1 teaspoon or l e s of Butter.

1 tablespoon Cream ; Pepper.

A li ttle chopped Parsley.

M eth od:

Set o ven at 355 ° F. (Gas Regul o 4) and ligh t.

Place small indiv idual fire-pro of di h in 0 en to warm.

Cho p parsley

In small sauce pan heat cream but do not allow to boil.

Pu t cream into warmed dish Break egg into it. Add butter, salt and peppe..:

Stand dish in baking t in of boiling wa er sufficienl t o come halfwa y up i ii. Co ver and bake until lightl y set, appwxim ateiy 7-10 minutes. Remo v e f rom o ven , wip e dish dry. Sprinkle with firIely chopped parsle y and serve with fingers of toast.

If permitted , a li ttle minced h a m , mince d chicke n or spinach puree ma y be added to the cream

ORANGE CREAM-2 - 3 servi n gs

!n gr edi ents:

tables poon Custard Powder.

2 tablespoons Castor Sugar.

t pint Di nned Jaffa Juice

t pint Whipping Cream.

Grated rind and juice orf one Orange

M eth od :

Mix Custard Powder to smooth cream with 2-3 table -

s poons of the Jaffa juice. Bring the remainder of th e Jaffa juice to the boil and pour into the blended custard pow der , stirring well. Whisk until cool with a rotar y beater , when cold add grated rind and juice of the orange in which the castor sugar has been dissolved Whip cream and fold into the mixture. Serve in sundae glasses or orange baskets

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MORE FROM CYPRUS

MISS CHECKLEY H .Q. Offi ce'r C yprus, w ith cz:;o m ore of lhe St. J ohn vo lunt ee rs f or em erg ell cy s erlnce 0 11 ,h e I sland. ( S ee details b el ow.)

Tv,IQ more St. John Ambulance Brigade member (from Lancashire) to on Wednesday 19th February together With hs Irene St: John Headquarters P ermanent Resident Officer Hl I land , on Flight Oa 252 at 12.10 hrs fro m London Airport

The membe'f are Div i ional Officer Mi Joyce Kirkham (28 Crookings Lane, Penwortham , Pre ton) Mr. Brian B oardman (2 Grange SLreet Burnle y) Ml Checkley wa returning to C yp ru after a s h o rt penod of leave.

Mr JOHN COLES * Count y S taff Officer St.J. B Oxfordshire, has been' appointed. ioner of the R ed Cross and St. John COn1ll11S lOn m Cypru. H e flew to the Island , accompanied by his wife, Dr. " MAC" COLES, County Superintendent , SU .A .B ., Oxfordhire. in Januar y to assi t M s Irene CheckJey St. John Headquarters Officer, and Mi Sheelagh Pater on B.R C.S ., the two permanent resident offi cer in Cypru

One of Mr. Coles' first tasks on arri val wa to et up First Aid and ReLief P o ts throughout the I land from which Fir Aid kits (specialJy prepared fro m Briti h Military medical supplies) are being distribut e d , pri.n.cipally by helicopter , as required b y t he local Bn tlsh Commanders. Already urgently needed dru gs and supplies have been deli vered in this manner.

The R eli f Teams are fully motorised a tbat the y can be directed immediately to the area where help i needed , again at the request of the British Commanders on the spot.

This stepping up of the St. John a nd R ed Cro s activities in Cyprus has been done at the reque.t of tbe Authorities and is b eing financed b y the J omt War Organisa:tion Liquidation Fund of t h e British Red Cross and Order of St. John of Jerusalem * (Assistant Sec1 eta1'Y , Th e St. John Ambulance Ass oc iation. )

ANOTHER CYPRUS PIC TURE ON " PAGE 21.

THE STATE OF l\'1EDICINE AT THE TIME OF THE CRUSADES

PART 3

by

CoL GEORGE GREG G O.B E , T.D Q.H.P. M.D ., F.R.C.P ., D.Ph ys Med

It i now generall underst oo d in certain peciali ed circles of competent hi torian of Medicine that the early patterns of hos pita li ation and Hygiene in received their energi ing impetu f rom Arab medIcal science

G u y de Chambrai (d. 1368) surgeon of lier, adopted the corned operatIOn of Arab ph lcians for rupture and cataract.

Lanfranchi of Milan , who e tabll hed hIm elf In France (1295) introduced advanced method in ligature of blood es el an d uture of \ ound

Less traceable , rhough no Ie s real , i the link. <;>f 0 e early European univer itie with the Arab dlffu IOn centres. From the J2th century onward , Uni er ltl in Europe were established in numbers The new learning crystalli ed in them Such were Bologna Montpellier and P aris. As in Byzantine Alexandn a an d Baghd a d of the Caliphs , e du cation re 01 ar<? und tp. e readina of the ancient authors. at la t acces lble 1D LatIn . Experi':nental cience was hindly known a yet, and botany, zoology , ph ysics and alchemy, a well a a· tronomy, mathematics a nd medicine took their cue from their Arab master

* BIBLIOGRAPHY

The following book and article ha e b ee n co nsulted in the preparation of this article

Bri tish Encyclopaedia

Broadhurst B rigadier R. J. c. , The tra vel of Ibn Juba yr.

Browne, E G. (1962) Arabian Medicine Cambridge University P ress.

Bulletin of Medical Histo ry Vol. 6. E. E. Hume , " Medical work of the Knight Ho pitallers, 1938 Castiglioni Arturo , M D History of Medicin e 2nd Edition

Chambers Encyclopaedia.

Faris , The Arab Heritage, 1944 , Pr incetown University Press

Fincham H. W. , 1933 , The Order of the Hospital of St. John of J erusalem and its Grand Prior y of England Garrison , History of Medicine , 4t h Edn Hitti , History of the Ara b s.

Heine , Heinrich " Gestan dnisse " Sammitt Werke Cotta Ed. Leipz

CITATION

Di visio nal Offic er (Miss) A. Tom b e B a ngor N ursin g Cadet Di vision

On Monday morning the 7th Oct ober, 1963 Di v isional Officer Agnes Tombe of the Bango r Nursing Cadet Di vision , was called to re nd er first aid to a man w h o ha d fa llen from the scaffolding of a new building in the a djoin ing pre mi ses.

The workman who called for assi s tance told Mis Tombe that the boss on the job had met with an accident. In the building there was a strong rumoUT goin g t hat the man had been in contact with a li ve cable.

Reali sing the urgency of the situation Miss Tombe hurried to the scene of the incident, and o n the wa y instructed a colleag u e to pho n e for the local d octor get the ambulance , a nd brin g the first aid equipmeno

Th e casualty was ly ing in a well -nigh inaccessible on c.: narrow plank , on the seco nd storey up , and .Ill full VIew of a crowd of bysta nders in th e main shoppi n g t h o r oughfare below.

it · er inc pli o n to the

MERITORJO ERTD!ICATES

mbul ance Mc mb r R Mill ar. o f th e hip ley ombined mbul a nce a nd ur in g Di v i ion , h a been a wa rd e d a M rit o ri u e r v lc ert ificat for th e pr o mpt

a nd e ffi c ie nt Fir t Aid he re nd e re d when o ne of hi w rkm a t aL a la rge e ng in e rin g factory wa pu ll ed into a m ac h ine b the I g o n 26t h JUl y 1963. The ca ua tt y' IefL leg wa e e red at t he upp e r hi g h evering the fem ra t a liery. T he right leg wa fractured a nd d ep l lac rate d fr om knee t thigb h ere w re a l 0 mulLi pie lacerat n ill ar acted w ith pee d a nd r inled. F-Jc app li e d tourni-

LEITERS OF COMME D TIO

A Let te r of C o mm e ndati o n ba b een awarded to Tran porL gt. R E Moulto n , of the Cheddar Ambulance D ivi io n , Somerset, by the ommissio n er-in-Chief for th e part he played i n the r e cue and reviva l of a c bild.

On the m orn in g of 24th D ecem ber la t, a fire brok e out in the premi e of B urto n ' Stores , Cheddar. The anager bad been a bl e to re cue hi daugh ter as he Aed fro m t he fire bu h i two-year -old on wa trapped in a m oke fil led room upstairs He was re cued later after repeated attempts b y members o[ the Cheddar Fire Briga de.

rit riou rvice o ut on 23rd J une.

Tran port Sgt. Moulton wa cleaning the window of the next- doo r h ou e at t he outbre3.k of the fire and he le nt hi lad der for the re cue. On eeing the boy, who wa in a tate of e ere asphyxia. being unconscious an d completely opnoeic, he applied mouth-to·mouth re u eita io n with the hel p of one of the firemen until pontaneou respiration wa establi hed. He then admini tered ox gen with equipment obtained from an ambulance on it way to the cene.

Di i iona l Officer J S Smith on. of the ilbay Ambulance D ivi ion, h a recei ed a Letter of Commendation for prompt and efficient fir t aid. carried out on 2nd January 1964.

H or d r. Lor d. H ealth a nd Juigi , Edward J.. Th ur -H aq., Hun ain Ibn th b the E e. b y a e rh 1928. night in r the R e\'i\'a l of l. J hn in - nglan d o ler. ill ia m , \\' ith ther a ddr , Ti lor)

I'd

Th H o1914 r alta.

It wa wit h the g reat t difficulty and v ith co ur age that i Tombe m ade tht; diffi ult a cas ua lt y. ( Later he adm iLLed that he dar dow n !)

By thi lime be vai n a h a lthou gh bleedin g p rof u e l - hi d wi th bl oo d- he k e pt ba ng in g hi Jl ea d up a nd the pl a nk , cr ea min g lou dl at th e a rn e lime to pu It Mi T om b off the plank Mi T o mb e r ea oned with th e iniured man. ca lmin g him a b e t h e could. At fir t he th ught Lh at h a uffe ring from a fractured b a e of kull , but when the blood wa cleaned away he di co r d a ver d eep wound at t he b ack of th e ar ppl yi n g ter il dre in g - thick pa ds , a nd b a nd ag , he dea lt w ith lh wo und . a nd carried ouo a n ti·s h ock tre a tmenl. The ca ua lty a now 0 vio le nL th a t d pit e th e fact th a t Mi T mb e had e n Ii te d the aid of tw o workmen t h old th e injure d man 's a rm an d le g, it required orne e n'o rt a nd n eTve

to k e ep b a l a nc ed in ucb a pr e ca riou po iti o n Mi

Tombe place d a rule betw ee n the ca eually' leeth , a h e wa in dan geT of bitin g hi e ton gu e.

(co lltinued bas e of page 15)

ab ut t n minute

D ivi ional Officer ear) a lifelong wo rker itb B riti h R ailwa, working near to hunting operation at Ha[\ ell iding when he heard h U[ing and caught a glimp e of Erne t Henry Hoare being dragged and rolled along underneath the coache H e ru hed to Hoare aid and houted for the enaineman to top. hen the did he \ ent beneath the "'coaches and found both t he ca ualty' leg evered. Smithson, hall' ady holds a ellum war d for hi ervice to h.Raih a first ai d mo vement dr ed the stump v I th tIght bandage and urgical dre ina from the fir t aid cabinet. fetched b y a workmate al 0 called an ambulance. and wa cleaning cut on Hoare' face hen the ambulance arrived. In Ie than _0 minute from the time of the a ccident the ca ualry reached ho pital.

RETIRE 1ENT

ears including 15 year a u perin ten dent. Bett i retiring from o.

WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY-JUNE 10th, 1964

World Children s Day one of the days in the U ni te d Nations Calendar establi shed b y a r eso lu ho n of the Gener a l Assembl y, will be ob se rved thi s year in the United Kingdom on Wednesda y , 10th Jun e.

D edicated to the furtJherance o f the welf are of the world 's childr en and of the ideals and obligations of the United ations Charter , its purpo se is :-

To strengthen the bond of fello w ship and unde rstanding between our p eople and the children of CYther countrIes , partIcularly those less fortunate than themselves

To encourage support for the Unit ed Nations Children ' s Fund and for the v oluntary child-weifare mganisations in their work of safeguarding children against hunger disea se and ignoran?e preparing them for a happy usdul and rewardmg hfe.

World Children's Day is organised in this countlry by a Committee of members of the United Kingdom Committee for the United Nations Children s Fund They 16

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a l may b e o bla ln d wi th o u t cha rge f r o m the mml t tee o n a ppli ca tl on It conta in s: W o rld hiJd ren ' D ay P o W a ll he t . plaining the pur po e o f th e D ay ; ugg [ties on th e D ay ; Ll t o f a ddr e ?f Olfga nt a tl ns f r m which publicatio n , Alm , film tLn p , pho t g ra pb and displa y material ca n b e obtain e d Send a post card for th e pack after 13th Apri l 1964 to : The World Childre n s D a y ornmi (;tee , 13 H edd n StreBt-, Lond o n W l

THE MURDER HAZARD

by

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uno K M.P. ran po rt ' n n t o nl y on u ed by drinkin g publi c

1964 M.I.

HIGHLIGHTING THE ASSOCIATION

LANCASHIREJS COUNTY CHAMPIONS HIP f01 ' the S t. John Ambulance Association gave D avid B m'beT (prone ) a 7'estful aftenwon. Miss P Exwn of G7'eat Hm'w ood and R ishwn C enl r e was only one of many competitoTS who tl'ied out her skill on the « casualty JJ during the competitions at Acaingwn D r'ill Hall. Normally) only a 30minute written test is held) but this year it was decided to introduce thl' ee m07 e tests: p1'actical) demonstmtion and diagnosis.

T he competition has now been held for three years. F07 1964) th7'ee mme sections have been included to act as a spur to g7"eatel' inle7"est in Fint Aid training.

RIGHT: THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION plays a vital part in I ndustry - all the more vital since the implementation of the S hops and Offices Act- so it is good to see an indust7"Y like Ulster Transport Author-icy taking a live ly inteTest in Association affaiTs. H ere) the Chief Engineer) MT. J ames COUTtney) is presenting First Aid Certificates to some of the 43 membeTS of the workshop staff who qualified in a recent St. John Ambulance Association examination at D unaue Street) Belfast. T he pretty girl in the picture who is receiving her certificate is Miss Ann M) C rory of B alkan Street) a comptomete?' operato?'.

THE ORDER'S FIRST

FOUNDATION IS FIRST IN THE FIELD WITH NEW TECHNIQUES FOR FIRST AID

LEFT: AT CROYDO CE TRE r. John AII/bulanc rl 0ciadon) a new lendin g libr ary h as beC71 rarred as a serv ice for M embers. Mr A. G El ey 01 EpsolII has been appoiJlfed H OIl. Li brarian. H e is sho wn here s ralldin u beside the ponable bookslalld which he co1lSrlllcled alld presented to th e C entre fOl' di play al meerings and exhibirioll. The lIew Library has sectioll dealillg u'ilh mallY lIIedical alld lIur si ng aspec t s besides special books of hi rorical inrere ·f We al'e adv is ed rh at lvIr. El ey w ill be glad to pass all pl'accical co nSlnl {io ll de fai l of lhe books ra lld fO all Ofh er ce nl1'e char may be n terested i71 bllild in g fh eir OWII versio n

T il E BRIG DE ,I 'OR K \\l RACLE. Could YOll swim olle ,V ldfh of a Wi llllllillg ba fh Wilh mulliple sclerosis? Nfiss dda I arriol a member of lhe ollillghal7l ulliple clerosis willlJllillg Club has done JUSl lhal. H ere she i. receiv in g lh e ClilLOII COJllmunity Associa rion s cerlifica lC of meril from lhe heriff L ady ( rs. P. H olland ) <lf ler her rriu mph ar {he onhel'Jl B alhs B asford. T he olher fhr ee ill flte Pi lUre are iss '. H an'is ( Divisional lIperi7llelldelll ( ) f. John Ambulance B rigade) Mr. E. Belsha w (C /i/to71 COlllllIUJlilY Associalion) and ehe herifJ (AIde I'll/an P ercy H olland ). Eteryone has helped t o make lhi ureal achie'l..'emelll possibl e.

h e lc r Ha ll W.2.

at the Mansion H ouse on lhe occasion of the presemalioll 01 F irst Aid T rophies mzd Awards by ehe Rl. H on. The L ord "vIayor of L ondon in his capacity of P res idem of lhe City of L ondon Cencre) Sl. John Ambulance Association. Margaret is somerhing of a champion A member of zhe B ritish R ailways ( E aslern R egion) team) the winners of the Johnson Mapph ey T rophy ) she was herself lhe winne?' of the H arry Webb T ro ph y ( for the besl indiY"idual test marks ). BLO 'DE IN TROUB LE. Actually Sandra T aylor is in safe hands S he is rr standing in as (casually) for competiLOrs in lhe L incoln Area F irst Aid L eague leam) seen here demonstrating how to give a demonslration. T he test was held at the Easl Midland G as S howrooms L incoln. T hose caking parl besides S andra a1'e "vIr. H erbert ( British R ailwa s ) M r. D Fl imham (S .J.A.B .) and P I rving Marnham P ower S talion).

M Individual T e o. o I Liverpool C ty P o lice .+ 4 2. xelcr ily P olice 55 .+ 9 3. dinburgh ily P o ice o. 56 4 4. W e t Rid ing Con tabul ary' 56 56 5 Bedrord

THE LADY MAYORESS SMILES

POL VNEURITIS

w. RIT CHIE R USSELL, C.B.E , M. D. , D. Sc., F .R. C. P .,

Director, D ep ar tment of Neur olo gy, Unite d O xf or d Ho spita ls

(R ep1'oduced by kind permission of the uning Tim es)

MAN'S reactions an d activities are directed by the - brain ; these reactions depend on the processing of information led in from the eyes , ears, limb and viscera in such a way as to lead to suitable mo ement of muscles and other structures throughout the body

The choice of reactions depends largely on pre ious experience or memories, so that it is ea iest nowaday to look on the brain as a collection of computers

The brain communicates with the body (below the neck) largely through the spinal cord tracts and the nerves which pass from the spinal cord to skin, muscles a n d all tissues of the body.

If the spinal cord is cut across in the dorsal region b y accident or disease, then the brain can no longer recei ve or send informa ion from or to the legs OT the lower half of the body. From this type of paralysis and sensory loss there can be no reco very, for in neither the nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord nor in the spinal nerve tracts is there any useful regeneration. H owever; the peripheral nerves which commu nicate b etween the spinal cord, muscles , skin, etc. , are entirely d ifferent in that they ha ve remarkable power of regrowth (regeneration) if they are put out of faction or are cut across by disease or injury.

It is b ecause of the special powers of peripheral nerve s to reco ver tha.t diseases of peripheral nerves (causing polyneuri.tis) are of such pa.rticular interest and im · portance

There are several diseases or meta b olic disorders which put nerve s out of action or cause their di s.integration without affecting either the brain or the spinal cor d and these may lea d to a widesprea d paralysis and loss of sensation as messages cannot then pass to and from the b rain an d th e l imbs or b o dy. The term " polyneuriti"s" is u se d for this group of d isorder although itiis now known that there is only very rarely any inflammaiion of the nerves, as is su ggested b y t h e term

2 0

Slowly Developing

Causes of the Chronic Illness

Each of the lar g r fi br in a n TV urr und ed b a fatty heath (m elin heath) which i laid do\ n b pecial cell (Schwann cell) t produ e a comr ie jamroll-like tructure w hich in ulal s lh e nerve fibre (a o n ) within . 1£ th e nerve i to function thi ta ntl y a lide d to by the ce ll con e rn d , a nd that in so me of: the lo wly deve lop ing vari ti e ne uri t is ther e is some failure ill lh e acti iLi e chwann cell 0 that d efec l of nerv lruclure owing to a failure of m yelin r ep lacement. It i not surp rising ther e fo re tha t polyneuriLi ccur in di sor ders of bod y nutrition (uch a deA cienc diseases), and aI. 0 in relation to certain chemical poi on o r other toxic s.tate. Thu poiyneuriti rn ay occur in pcrnicious anaemia, in beri-beri in p rphyria or in alcoholism, while poiso n such a arsenic o r Lhocre y l ph osphate (contaminating cooking oil) a nd a va riet y f drugs such as ison iazid (1. H.) occa iona ll y cau lh is paralysis

Polyneuritis in Alcoholism

P o lyneuritis , delmum tremen (D Ts) and alcoholic in anity may a ll occur in lho e who take sub tantial 9 u a n titie o.f a lcohol da il y. The patient often ha n o Id ea that or her habit are to blam e; arld if h e is a secret the cau e may be difficu lt to identify. e compllcaL I n .o f taking I m ay d evel op any change In th e .daily dnnking h a bit , a nd l t I n w kn own Lhat the bral n a nd ner ve comp li cat i ons lo n1;'Lriti ona J d e fici ency chi efly owi ng to m ufficJ e nt Itamm B be ing a b o rb ed from the food. h e. r:euro l gicaJ c I1lplic atio n are lh refore often by g:a lriti , to 10 of appetite

leadJf1g to In Ufllcl n t ( d Jf1 ta ke The m o t v it a l pa r t I lh er [ re to give large d o es of ltamln ? ( pecla lly b inj t ion. Tbl will quickl y lead t Iml r eme nt In the r l yn uriti and the DTs a lc h lic ins nit ( o r akofT' yn dr ome) i often r I tant t lime therefore i p reci ou and on ly e rly treatment 1 Iik el to b fTeclive.

is .recoverable : the illness is most aJarming to the patIent who when first seen is oHen getting steadil y wors.e .. EveTyone. mu t therefore appreciate that after a dml to ho sp Ital some worsening is to be expected. The patlent hould und erstand that the condition often gets wor e--th en remai ns stationary for some days and th en lowly recC?,,:er. The nurse may help to recogni e when the condlLIon top getting WO'f e and w hen it tarts to improve.

the of worsening, any difficulty in breat?IDg, wallowmg or coughing mu t be reported an d If neces ary d ealt v:ith. Slight dysphagia may be contro ll e d by tube feedmg and nursing in the semipositio.n, arrangements for tracheostomy and artIfiCial resplratlOn must be kept ready in case of need. Change .of posture every two hour are required, not only to 'pre sure on the kin but also to prevent If the. skin cannot be kept dry, vlgorou rubbrng and washing is to be avoided-but remember , two -homly turning is ital even if there i hortage C?f taff to clean the bed. Rel ief of pressure 1 far more Important than cleanliness. rubber foam mattres hould be used on a firm foundation, 0 bed are often an advantage. In the wor t ca es. the patIent may be completely paralysed but COnsCIOUS 0 remarks in her hearing must be consI dered rno t and will be planned [0 .co n ey the of deterrmned optimi m which a I ts reco ery m all dangerous illnes es.

The nur e who can handle with confidence and success a of polyneuriti ill have learned many of the under! ing the management of the rno t dangen:lU di ea e and di abilitie. These include a r plratory failure , poliomyeliti tetanus, nerve ga .P. onlOg. an d b otuli m. The needs of modern medicme that a "l:lb tantial proportion of nur es a re e pert m techniques , and there i nothing 0 rewardmg a kilo\ mg that one i an expert.

A STILL FROM THE ational Coal Board Film Unit's producti on: Fmc lUres, Pan 1 FRACTURES

Pan I 16 / 35 = 23 mins. 1958

Produced by Comemporary Films for r C.B Part II 16 35 mm 20 mins

Produced by Basic Films for N.C B

Available from National Coal Board Film LIbr a ry, 2 Gro venor Place, London, S.W l. (FREE )

CONTENT : Two separate films. The first after a short mrroductory talk on fractures, by a doctor, sllows the first aid given following two mining accidents which cause a compound fracture of the tibia and fibia and then a fractured femur and crushed hands The s econd film s how first aid follo w ing three a ccidents causing fracture of the spine head injury a nd fracture of th e pelvis.

APPRAISAL : Excellent films which in their present a tion o accidents succeed in conveying authenticity and urgenc y. These are, of course, mining first aid films and the equipment and tre a tIn-ent used (such as morphia ) is sometimes pecialised, thu making

AS 'SOCIATED . APPROVED FILMS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT

WOUNDS & BLEEDING. A slill from lhe National Coal Board Film Unit's film 0/ that name

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS TO MEMBERS OF THE COVENTRY POST OFFICE (Mid. 6) BRANCH OF THE POST OFFICE AMBULANCE CENTRE, 26th FEBRUARY, 1964.

A large gathering of nursing personnel, ambulance men and officials of the Boy Scouts Association presented a most colourful scene in the Post Office Dining Club on Wednesday , 26th February, 1964 . Many of those present were to receive awards gained for proficiency in First Aid during the past year. Opening the proceedings, the President of the branch, The Head Postmaster, Mr. A. Henshaw, commented upon the branches recent activities.

fir a ide an d for min e , but unfo rtun ate l , th e m e hod hown are n o lo n ger n line with th e a t est techniq u es T h is m a ke t he fil m ut of dale for m o pu r p o e Th e fi lm ome \ h at long but \ ell pre e n led. a lthough a tim e it l ack dr a m -a AUDTE CE: E a bl is h ed fir l ai d e p ar t ic ul arly in mines

WO ND & BLE E DING 16 35 mm 1 m in s Produ ced by C.B F lm Un i t. A va il a ble from a tion a l Coa l Bo a rd F il m Libr a r y, 2 Gro ven or Pla ce London S W l. ( FR EE CO TE T : After a n explan a tion of blood c ir c ul atio n ill us tr a t ed by di a gram three a ccid e nt in min es a re s hown r e ul t in g in a ga s hed for ea rm a punctured a rt e ry a nd a eg ace r a ed b g la The r es ulting fir a id wh ic h includ e the use of mo r phia demon trated

APPRAlSAL : An intere s tin g,

AU Dr ENCE : Primarily intended for

the film will al so be of general intere s to a dvan

He presented a Vice-President' badge of office to the Chief In pector of Po tmen , Mr W O Gudger, and a certificate gained for "Casua lt y Simulation" to Mi C. McGavin, a Divisional Officer in the Po t Office Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, after which he introduced the guest of the evening , Willie Humphrey, famous Irish International outside right occer player from the famous" Sky Blues " Covenlry City F.e. "W illi e" address the gathering and disclosed that he, too, had at one time been a member of the Brigade. He then presented efficiency awards to member of the branch and also to over twenty Boy Scout officers and officials, marking their success in the recent classes held under the auspices of the branch

AN UNSELFISH HOBBY

by Richard Blore

tell me that a bobby is "a favourite

Ca ualty imulation mu t pre ent a idering that there i uch a

a touch of Green IT added to the No. 5 will give the appearance of shock with vomiting. Spraying with a fine spray of glycerine, liquid paraffin or even cold water will give the effect of perspiration.

It is often far better to crawl before attempting to walk or run, and although when enthusiasm has been aroused, the tendency sometimes is to attempt the spectacular too early, the beginner is advised to tackle the easier exercises first. Once these ha ve been mastered and a good lev el of proficiency has been acbieved , then one can advance with more confidence to the more difficult things The first exercise might well be the imulation of shock appearance, and this would not only mean the alteration to the general skin tone, but experimenting with a little Medium Blue, applied to the eyehollow above the upper eyelid, beneath the eyes running round the rim of the eyesocket , beneath the fold of t i ue running from sides of nostrils down to the corners o f the mouth , and also at the sides of the face, beneath cbeekbones , to giv e the typical blue-tinged shadows which accompany the pallor of shock

Then one might proceed to Bruising , which can occur wben harp pressure is applied to any part of the skin

Thi is characterised by a reddening which can be imulated by smearing on a light applica ti on of o 9 Greasepaint, and then stippling over this a little No . 25 Lake (Dark Red) and o 326 Medium Blue, from the fingertips. For an older bruise less o 9 and Lake w ould be used , and a little o 39 Blue Green would be introduced to give the characteristic greenish tint The imulation of Grazing of the skin carries the exercise one step further, as the general appearance of bruising w ould be gi en first and then cuts and scrapes on the k.in could be added with a little congealed blood and mall treak of Carmine I (light red) and a little o 12 (Black) migbt also be tapped on to simulate dirt in the w ound.

Tbe imulation of se ere wounds adds exciting possibilitic partly because one's skill at modelling can be tried Di turbed flesh tissue must be built up by using Ca ualty Putty, which is kneaded between the fingers to often, rough! moulded. to hape and then pressed. fi rm! on to clean skin ; the extreme edges then being moothed out into the skin with a penknife. When fi rml affixed to the skin , the wound can be fa moned to any required hape with the fingers , palette knife, and other aid and coloured appropriatel y with greasepaint Tbe Ca uaJty Putty hardens up again on the skin and can therefore tand a certain amount of rough bandagi ng without 10 ing bape Indentations can be made in the Putty with a knife and Congealed Blood a well as a little Carmine I or IT mixed with aseline can be packed in and around the indentations. Liquid Blood i used hen a flow of blood is required and when a tube i p a ed through the casualty putty can be pumped through '\ ith great reali tic effecL

Ca ualty Putty would be used to create the wellings and al tered ba pe of contour in the ca e of closed fractur , and for open fractures wedges of bone hould be fixed in po ition with ticking plaster plints and gauze and then urrounded with Putty and again coloured with greasepainL

In a bort magazine article on! the briefest description can be given but I hope enough has been written to " bet the appetite , and encourage the first aider to try.9a ualty and .explore the exciting po ibihtles for worth while creatl e work. From the Studio at 30 cre Lane London S W.2, Leichner run a free ad i ory ervice and are willing to pend orne time with keen casualty artist - it's a pleasure for their experts too. ppointments rna be made by telephonin cr Brixton 1166 but if it i impo ible to pa a visit then e p rt are willing to try to help by correspondence. E perience thus shared can be of great value, and could be of some benefit to other people 0 perhap I rna e cused my occaslonal rO\llld of &01£ ,

READY WHEN NEEDED

NEW LEAFLET

Many Di visions already kno w of the ex istence of th s new lea fl e t which d e ig ne d no t o nl y to pUbli c i lh e types of duties the Brigade w ould b e prep a r e d to underta ke , but a l so to en ur e th a t Di vi ion k now wh at fa cililie are a vailable and that the organiser s of the ev ent und ers tand that a lthough the e r vice a re g iven fre e th e r a re ex penses incurred fOT which a donation w ould be appreciated

Copies of the leaflet are available from the Press Office , the Order of St. John , 10 Gro ye nor Squa r e, London, S.W.I. Price: 7 /6 per 100, post fre e 24

LEAFLETS CONTENTS

ST. JOH N AMBULANCE BRIGAD E

VOLUNTARY AID

ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE

Wh ere er c r wd ga Lher F ir li d wi ll b e nee d d J r u want co\,'erage for any f unct in - [r pectal r r performer - lhe t. J hn mbulan Brigade i only loa pl ea ed t provide il a L ear, in Uli untry al n il Member gav m r lhan three mi ll i n hour [ olun· Lary. unpaid en i e and trealed 0 r 450.000 ca e

APPLICATION FOR FIRST AID COVERAGE

To: The t. John Amb ulance Brigade

D pend

tn rd r to 111 J..c ur that the ir t id facil it i pr vidcd will me t y ur pecial rfill in lh form on the local addre giv n Brigad n t \ lunlar ntributi n wh u e our a n a they can al· ub ripti n rna n t ah ay

III case o f difjic/l1cy plea c zuite or telepholle n( , ond n , ."V B 19ravia 52

Frollt o{'cr photo graph: Lower item depicting port by courte y of port an d General.

D ESC RIP T I O OF EVE .' T ( i.e Agricultural Exhibilion; Sp ans Meezing, elc.)

PL CE DATE

APPROXI. l ATE. 'U MBER OF VISITOR EXPECTED

t. John mbulance Brigade per onnel only \ ill be required ince the organi er will provide a cover d Fir t id P o t YE /1 0

Th Organi er wi h t. John to provide uitable Fir t id Po t and per onnel ... YE S / 0

Ther will be fa ilili for member on duty t obtain refre hments 0

Signed

ADDRES

10 - BY AD T

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GIFT INCREASED TENFOLD

£4,000 was presented by Sir Stuart Goodwin, the Sheffield industrialist (a member of the Order of St. John) to the St. John Council in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The gift was to go towards the cost of building a County Headquarter for the joint use of the Council , the Associati on and the Brigade

It was decided by the Earl of Scarbrough (President) an d the West Riding St. John Council that the balance of £36,000 hould be raised by an appeal. Bu t Sir Stuart did not think that uch a project wa best met by an appeal. He has informed the St. John Council in the West Riding of Yorkshire that he i increasing hi ori ginal offer to £4 0,000 so that all co ts may be covered.

A small ub-committee set u p b y the St. J ann Council in the West R i ding is now in estigating suita bl e property.

COMPETmON DATE

The Regional Round (No.6) of the St. John Ambulance Brigade National First Aid and ur ina Compe:tJitions will be held at Oxford on 2nd /fay, 1964 .

OLDEST BRIGADE MEMBER?

Very many thanks indeed for the loan of the enclosed B.F.4s wh ich are returned with sincere appreciation of your help.

Just one small point. I note that the date upon which was awarded his third chevron was 1596. To put It ll11ldly, I was amazed and went along to see him. He assures me it was right. He distinctl y remembers that at the time Queen Elizabeth I was Sovereign Head of the Order but as she was burden ed with affairs of State she delegated the duty of presenting the chevron to the late Sir Walter Raleigh The presentation was made an a "Hospitallers' Ceremony at the ' Gate'" - then situated in Lincoln's Inn Fields Sir Walter aske d him to try a new-fangled idea-a cigarette-but he declined as it might shorten his life and service to the Brigade. Later, "w" was on duty at the Great Fire of London where casualties were, according to him , terrific. regrets that he cannot remember the name of his D ivisional Superintendent at the duty , but is certain that it wasn't Woodruff .

Being a good member of the Briaa de he volunteered for the Royal Navy Sick Berth and was eventually called up to .help tend woupded sailors when England fought agamst the Spamsh Armada. For this service his Area Superintendent (also in Charge of the Fleet), Lord Howard , awarded him a Vellum Vote of Thanks .

" W " was prepared to go on recounting his long association with .the Brigade , but as I had a train to catch I was oblIged to lea ve at 3.45 a m However before departing he shO'wed me the crate of Service he had col!ected over the centuries ; but bemo ane d the fact that hIS Bar for 1604 had not arrived I tol d him not to be upset, it would arrive eventually!

Thought you might be interested in this veteran's pO'tted biography especially as he was on Parade on Sunda y last-he was the one with the beard standing by the Horse Ambulance at the " Bus Stop " !

With kind regards,

Yours sincerely,

[This letter refers to a genuine case.-Ed.] "X"

A SUGGESTED BASIS FOR DISCUSSION

( F l'om the A1'ea G azette of No.1 (P l'ince of Wales's) District, S ou rh W est eTn Ar ea.)

The fo llowin g o b ervation are quoted (without comment) from the important R eport of the R egional ommittee for Europe O'f the World Health Organization at it 13th Sea on. Some of the point mentioned are contra rial and it i uggested that they might form a ba of di cu ion . I the comment regarding ambulance an d driver true of this ountry r even of th Bri gade?

, E er automobile driver should be lrained in fir t aid. It would help to prev nt a great many death on the road , as well a many cases f di abilit Tber e i a high mortality in traffic ca ualtie becau e ften durin g the ital 5 minut which elap e after the accid nt th VIctIm simply die of uffocation "-Professor Holmdahl of Sweden

Holmdahl also maintain that when th upply of air i cut off there u ually remains a certain o x g n r r e in the lungs an d bl ood which gi e re cuer " r pit for re-oxygenation" which he e timat t be a 1 ng a 6-10 minutes peed is es entially o f grcate imp rtance an d he enumerates th e following in ord r:

1. E tablis h a free airwa (ti lting back he a d, pr in g 10 \ er Jaw upwards) ;

2. Gi e artificial re piration if ictim till doe n breath properly ;

3 top bleeding ;

4 Counteract shock..

The W .H O . Committee ay th a t .. exhaled -a ir entilation method are now the unanimou cboice" and adds " there appears to be no support for continuing to teach manual methods of artiftcial r pirati o n .'

To make fir t-aid a effective a pas ible the h 1 sho uld be P rim a ry importance g e to educatmg the phy lClam (tate the ornmittee R eport) who are often very poorly trained in th e matt e r and how little int er e t in k eping abr ea t with ne\ d evelopments in fir t aid In orne counlri e m edical students in their last year go with ambul a nce in o rd e r to gi e fir t aid.'

" About ambu lances , doubt wa e pre e d a whether drivers had recei ed proper training i n dri ing let alone in first aid. The art of ambul a nc dri ing demands deliberate care an d even ness a idance of force d acceleration and specia l to n egoti a ting curves a that contracti e and e pa n i e forces, 1u::ov.:n to be partlcuJa!"ly to the injured , and the Joltmg of the organ ill oWing to un e e nn e in the road surface are minimized " This point wa m a de by D r. W Stoeckel of the German Red Cro Fed eral School in Bonn

In the Report the valiety of public or pri vate ervice which ar.e in Europe for emergency care of road aCCIdent VictIms can:e a a surpri e They are , in of frequency, pubhc health ervice , Red Cross , lllsurance (in certain countrie only) , mllllstnes other than Mmi stry of Health, medical facultie.s, special organi.zations for ca ualty services , fire trade.: UUlons, touring clubs , industry and pnvate enterpnse

Only about half the coun tries of Europe have some rules governing. ambulances and their personnel, equipment and locatIOn.

P.S .-It has recently been announced that the British Government is setTting up a special Comm ittee to inve tigate amongst other matters the whole question of recruitment, training and qualification of ambulance service personnel, the equipment of ambulances etc Progress and findings will be fully reported U; course.

It can happen ...

( S ee / ea ru Te INFLAMMABLE NIGHT IE S , bel ow)

THA K S TO S T JOH LI TT L E BEV E R L EY H AL LAS CA N AFFO RD TO LO OK BAC K It was a very 1·eal is l ic demons t1'aC L0 1l lh a l was pUl on [ 0), t he Odeoll B oys' & G irl s' a t Bradford G a u m0 7ll Cinema. 300 o l hem wa l ched rh e mfl a ml1l ab l e 7llg /1lies o[ dolls - like viclims a l t he Slake - go up i ll s m oke as th ey we1'e igniled. A valuable lessol/. In is r 071 nO ll -i n fla m mable lIIa l erials [01' nighlclolhes and ba ll dr esses.

F o r B eve1'l ey H allas s talldillg Oil the slage wi t h Mr. H arry ewell , D iv isiona l II perill l el1de1Zl o[ lhe Sl. 'John rlm b ul a ll ce B rad f ord G alliliollf Cinema Cadet D iv ision, it lIIu s r h a'l. e b r o u gh t some lerrible m emories. Only rwo } ears before lh e sall7e H any -ewell had ;'escued her [ro m h e r ho m e ill r M argarel's Terrace Brad[ord when lIer lIigh l dre S caug hf fire. lie was one ;f [he ones.

f 'J oh ll was Ileal' a hand. he was carried screaming

11If 0 th e hOL/se neXf door whcre H arry ewell lived. H e was able fO s t op a passing milkman a ll d gel he1' Laken to h osp i aL ill rh e van withour delay. It was thl'ee weeks n h o spir a l f or B everley b Ul she had had a lucky escape.

INFLAMMABLE NIGHTIES

b IDA WALTO

( R e produced by courtesy o[ [he .\ ew raleSma7l )

R thin g \ h ic h cat ch e fi re ar th '].7

guar d can be b o ught, few p eopl e h ave e yelets alrea dy built in to the ir firepla ce to ec ure th e gu ard an d eve n fe \ er y ill ri k dama gin g th e ir firepla ce to fix uch e e le t 'of!1e l ocal a u thori ti es, Birmingham among them , bUIld In fir e pla ce e elets a a tandar d fi .''{ture in all ne co r poration hous But for tho e ho lack thi nxture the B guar d cannot offer its full protection. There i a definite nee d fo r a guar d hieh can be ecure d to the fi re place aperture \ ith trong pring clip. D pi te the F ire guard c t, there i till a fire ri k \ ith r a dian t ga an d electric fir . Although th e are ol d i th gu a rd h i ch meet a Briti h tan dar d-the me h a w id e that chil dr en ca n poke in paper o r other fla mm a b le ub ta nce. Peo ple ith h ildren ar e a d vi ed to u e a n a dd itiona l guar d for om p lete protection. Ma r \' r th r a r e more than three m illion ga an d electnc fire bough t b efore the ct ca me into law in 19 - 4. I t.i. p o i ble to bu gua rd for th em from ga and ele tn cl ty hO \\/foo ms bu t they a r e rarely on di play n d the fi t " ery fi re afer h eatin g m e thods are b 109 u ed more of ten , with the deyel opment of central b eatin g and the im pro ed en 10 ed o lid f uel room heater. Th in r a ed u e of ele tr ic fan heaters. ele tric torage heater and ga and elee tri co m e cto r heat r vvith hidd n element al a m a ke for afety. The type of cl thing children fa tor d t rmining their r i k T a m ale a r e in lved in loth b urnin g a c i de nt b cau \ a m n an d girl ear loa e ft in a cl o th of tt o n an d ra on '\ hile men and bo y \ ear to 10 e fittin a gar,m nt. f '\ 001. t night bo u uall ear pyja ma'" hlle gIrl \ ea r llIghtdre Figure from the B ir· mingh a m ccid nt Ho pital and the Che p t ow Burn entr h" th a t nightdre e a coun t fo r one thi r d of the a c id nt and dre se for another third. In B irmingham , from 3 2 ca e v h re lo th in a cauaht fi r e 99 w re a u d b nightdre e and nl eight by But fa bri too, make f or danger. I n Birmingha m ( continu ed ove rleaf )

studies howed that cotton flannel tie and winc yett accounted for four out of five of the injurie and nine out of 10 of the fatalities. These flammable fabrics are commonly u ed for nigntwear , while cotton and rayon are worn by th majority of women and girl. in winter and sununer.

In rrecent year tests have been devi ed to mea ure the degree of flame resi tance possessed by any fabric. Th test mea ures the speed at which a flame travel up a fabric while it i uspended ertically . Fabri which burn slowly have a high rating and vice er a. A flam resistance rating of over 150 mean th fa bric will not spread flame- n ylon Terylene and wool fabric weighing over eight ounc a quare yar d come into thi categor At the other e)..'treme a lightweight cotton fabric weighing t 02. a quare ard will burn very quickly and ha a flame resisltant rating of even. The weight of the fa bric helps determine its flammabilit. The hea ier the fabric the higher its £lame resistance rating. The medium weight cotitons and rayon which mo women wear ha e a flame resi tance rating of 30-50, and are flammable fabrics which , once ignited can envelop a child in flames within 15 econds. Fabric made of a mi ture of fibres such as nylon-cotton or wool-cotton often have a £lame resistance rating characteri tic of the more flammable fibre. For ins.tance, " Clydella ,' a 20 per cent wool-80 per cent cotton fabric , ha a rating of 56similar to pure cotton.

Over the past few years afe non-flanunable fabrics have been dev eloped-some of which are in the hop now both as made-up garments and a fabri by the yard. One of t!be first in the field wa the ' P ro ban ·' flame-resistant finish for cotton. Developed jointly b Albright and Wilson and the Bradford D yers A ociation, the finish i a phosphorus compound which form insoluble resins in the fibres of the fabric and which i applied after the process of dy eing , printing and rai ing has taken place If a fabric treated with Pr oban comes into contact wi,th flame the fabric will char slightly and the flame die out within second. The fa bric can be washed or dry-cleaned and the proofing la t the life of the fabric. All garments made of this fabric have a sewn-in label-" This material is treated with PROBA regd. The D URAB LE Flame Resistant fini h compli with British Standard 3120 When was hing u e no bleach. "

It has long been known that n yl on and Terylene are inherently flame-resistant When in contact with flame the fabric shrinks away and although molten drops may cause small local burns they are not to be compared with bums involving large surfaces of the body caused by winceyetil:e. When nylon was first marketed orne manufacturers treated it with melamine to make it stiff and , incidentally, highly flammable. Heathcotes was the first fum to produce a stiff nylon net by a non-flammable process and now all nylon net sold is flare -free. In 196] Briitish Nylon Spinners launched a scheme for testing and labelling Bri-Nylo n non-flare nightwear for children Finishers of n ylon fabrics must give sample pieces in to BNS for testing ; and this is particulady important for printed fabrics, as some pigments are themsel ves flammable. When the tested fabric goes to the garment makers , no flammable thread or flammable trimming may be used if a garment is to pass the test Such tested garments have a green swing-ticket-" Safer from Fire."

In 1962 the BradfOird Dyers Association and Nelson' Silks introduoed a flame resistant rayon acetate yarn. When held to a flame the fabric shrinks away and melts Garments made from this fabric must pass the R etail Trading Standard Association Specifications which are similar to those used by BNS- befo re the garments can carry the "Nelson's Flame-Resistant Acetate Fabric" swing-ticket. In 1962 Courtaulds announced that they had developed a new non-flammable fabric and o,ther firms bo,th and in the US are working the same

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problem. If ty l dres e can be u ed, country continu t

b n f bru h d

M 1 10R BY

b Ambulall c e 'f. eJllber H. R. LA GER Borollgh o f Hyrli e ( K el1l ) Ambulanc e D ivisi oll. the

10 thi " H ,. is u eel f or H ea r t.

ca u ed by the ac tion of th e heart

fu ion with" P ' w hi ch i u ed for j .e Pulse which i o a to avoid conP ara l y i

H e re it is:

F r BatLe red

H ead

You ( )

T ake

Every P reca ution = Face FJ u bed . Breathing i noi y.

Pul e low. ncon ciou oes

Temperature of body may be rai ed. ye uneven or d ilated

Paral i on one ide of body may be pre e n t.

ion: .. Fnr Batt red Head

WA ER SAFETY

TI LE CE E AT E of flie lJIallY \-\· af er afcrv Or aallis alioll dCIJIOIISlraliolls rakill g place all o·ve r rh c Member oj fh 1.2- /rOll a C OlJllJlifl ee r prCS CJIlill a 10 ' al allrh or ili es [h R oyal Life 'avillg 0 ·ier the P oli c rh e r. Johll rilJlhulall C A ociafi on rhe l. Johll AlJlbulallc e Brigade alld fli e Brili h R ed Cross oci TV ill N orfolk alld II Uolk w arch ill G a ill IJIbcr of Th orpe GralJllllar ·h ool will/lJlilla Cillb illflat e a pair o f Trous er as varer- (' illgs. Afrer di'L' esrill g hiJllself h e WUII G rlt elll v iolcJl{ly ov er his head LO fill rhc legs w illi air ( afr r rli lJIallll r d C'l.' e1 o {l ed by U airlJlell durillG (he War ) Wilh SllJJll ll er holiday _ approCl hill tf help ro play YOllr parr. ill rhe Wa fer afery alJlpai all. H ake sllre rhar 011 all d yo ur child rell ·all swiJll alld lif - m c. L am rh e basi · req llir elJl eJl(s of wal r safe r I. for illforlJla ri oll ro ollr l oca l CO JlIIIILa ee or r. 10hll H adqllarr rs lIl d hel{l CO l·cdllce flii s LlJlllI7er'S war r cas/lalries. 1 oll r an IIrioll respec lfllily drawlI fO a bookler- 'UR IT .rlL IMMI G pl·odllced by Educariollal Pr odL! [iolls Lr d , Easr ATdsley Wakefi ld Yorkshire.

29

P allor.

P ut e low at fir l, becoming progreively fast and weak omiting.

gain , here i m aid for·· hock " ign and ymplorn: " George Can ow Pl ea e Hi Vain ncle.· eorge Giddtne and fainLn Can Caldne and cold clammy kin. ow Pl ea e Hi (Heart)ain ncle ausea.

n onsciou ne

I think it \ ould be unwi e to lry and remember all Lh e at one lime betLer learn one and all the other thing o[ that con di tion uch a treatment and di po al before attemptLng the next. By thi way one is more lik ly to remember it and a ociate it with i correct e nditioD.

Finally. here m on [or diagno ing Internal H aemorrhage: Give P atient Careful Treatment. R emember He' Bl ding And nfit. '

jye

Patient

Careful

Treatment

R m m ber = H (Heart) =

Bl eeding nd nfit

Giddine and faintne . P allor of face and lip. Cold clammy kin.

Th i r t (Extreme).

R tl n excitable and talkative.

Pul e becoming progre ivel)' weaker and rapid etc.

Breat.hing hurried. laboured. a\ ning and ighing.

ir hunger.

neon eiou n

c in any a) hel pan) oe to remember \ a riou diagno tic point of the ea gi\ ·en then my humbl effort \-vill nor be in \ain

Although

numb

of Cadet and catered for than actually attend d, the ' tra di appeared during the evening A well organi ed programrn party going, the highlight of the \ rung inging led b r. and Mr Tum [ of

LEFT The Sl. 70hn AlIlbulanc.: BrigCl de Pori/and Di,:isioll s ponso1'S the" Good Com p alllolls Club 0/ Por t/and .' H ere olle of he Club melllbers shows his apprecialion for w hat l. Joh ll is doing in P orl land by pres elltill g I\, ursing Cadel 70a ll Rus se ll wi l h a cup for lhe best all round CadeL of lhe year H cr presenter is MI'. E. B ird, 93 yerrrs old and rhe Club's senior lIIember

PRELlMll\ RY FIR T lD CERTIFICATE

'w inll ers of R ill ger County S econdary chool Suss lille up w ilh ir. T L. lr'a(el's ( L ewes) Sir Ri chard B oughey Vice-Presidelll of lh e Sl. 'John Ambllla ll e Brigade ( ussex ) and fr ]. Clarke ( H ead lll asler). Th e Fir ( lid Class which culminated ill (he pre em alion of lh e awards was oivclI ulider (h e ill truclion of M r. WaleI' a ll d was carried oue as a first Hep towards qualifyi n g f01 an award IIlIder the Du ke of Edinbu rgh s ini l i(][i'L'c schelJle. Th e cleven bo s are: lr'il/wlIl B oltoll B an Frose P ecer FWlJ1p(on lalllcs Croa dale R oben P arsons lH arri ll H owell T ere n ce Cllnliffe Graha lll Wicks and Mi c ha el Cook (w h o coil id 1I 0t all end th e cerc m oll ow in g to illn e s ).

TOO, somecimes need F irsl Aid. Th ese uJ'Sing Cadel s of the Sl. 'J ohn Ambulance Brig a d e C heriton A ursing Cadel D ivision a l' e paying close allenzion to lheir

CONSTRUCTIVE THOUG H T FOR THE S CK. u1'Sing CadeT Bl'enda Cl a1' k of ehe K ingsbury Nursing Cadet D iv isioll lik es making sc'rapbooks S he has tU1'11eJ her hobby into a l' eal se1'vice to hospitals Only last 'janua1'y, B renda made up ten such scmpbooks fOl' invalids out of old Ch1'istmas Cards.

Answer fronl a v r y litHe g irl 10 a Ic I et b y l\1rs, Fo Ie.. .R. N. (Officer in ilar ge of Ma rlow I. John N ur in Cadc ( ) 2. 3. 4 S. 6. 7.

faith I ro utili tartar harl11inum r r r manking Ambul ance Bri",adc

FOR THOSE IN PERil

If I on it

tap 14. I,: rap d rag th per m ut of [h fire a nd r II them in a rug. 5. T.e.p ointment 16. c lean the dirt IT put

AWARD S! lvIargaret Wood, a NU1'sing Cadet Serg eant, Cumb erland and W estm orland S c. 'john Ambulance Briga d e U1'sing Cadus, gaill ed lh ese th1'ee ce1'lificat es at th e pr esel1tatioll ce1' emony at N01 th S hields from the hands of M1'S B. M. Salter , County Staff Officer Cadel s

THE NEW INSHORE RESCUE BOAT- d es crib ed in rhi s al'licl e- 071 h er ur;'inr el' trial / 963/6-1.

Much thought ha also been given to the medical services which can be rendered b y life-boat rews and by those with whom they co -operate. There has lono- been a close and f ri endly asso ciation between the R and tpe St. John Apl.bulance Brigade. It i the normal practIce w hen an lllJured eaman or one ufferino- from exposure is taken aboard a life-bo at for a radio ao-e to be sent ashore askin g for an ambulance to b e awaiting the return of the life-boat. With unfailing promptne the St. John Ambulance Brigade meets the e requests. The of helicopters to injured or sick people hfe-boats dIrectly to hos p Itals has a l 0 increa ed III recent years

stations ha ve their own h o n orary medical a d VIsers, w ho fre quentl y go out in life-boat when it is thought tha t their services may b e needed . Member of crews are also tra ined in :fir t aid, and profiCIency fees are awa rded to those who a re sufficiently qualified

The man y new advances in de sign, in construction and in equipment inevitably mean that the cost of the life-boat service is rising sharply and will continue to rise. Already in 1963 the service co st one million an d quarter p.o und s the figure. for 1964 will certainly oe hIgher. All thIS money is of course , proVIded entlre ly by v oluntary contributions.

SAFE & SOUND on the Islands

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EDITORIAL

ANNOUNCEMENTS

STORIES

All URGENT St. John news stories should b e telephoned through - either to the Press O fficer o r the Assistant P ress Offi c er at BELgr a vi a 5231 Extension 39, or at weekends to one of the numbers given b e low P M T Sh e ld on-Williams, FULham 8736 Mr s Heath er R ich ards , WEStern 5761

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R iew Offi br ad r . The e h aH; cnt to fLen If u h p h o(ogra[J h a[Jpre'iate it if th b a k e a nd a ddr a[Jrr [J ri Ie na me written in bl )ck I Iter .

Compil ed by W. A POTTER

r whip h al in e ntre (6).

r part [nut i Je ( ). ative

S olution to Ceo wor d o. 3. ceo : J, H o dgkin' ; 5, Wa r.me. d ; 10, Sacral Vertebr ae; 11 , L.add e r ; 12, Tetanu 14 Con erve; 16 , Cadet ; J 9, Vi La ; 2] , ear mis ; 24 L ockjaw ; 26 , T.err o r s; 27 Pre ur e b a nd age; 28 Grea e; 29 Carriers. Do w n: 1, Hu tJe ; 2, D eci du ou ; 3, Kramer ' ; 4 , ev is; 6 , eptic ; 7 M .o. ron: 8 D oe; 9, Eryt h ema; 13 , Sets ; 15 , Ringw orm; J7 , Di loca te' 18, Evil; . 29 A d .ju t. ; 22 ari ner; 2 3, .et. ; 25 , Crepe; 26 TIbIa; 27 , P eg.

E GL 'n 1 OW

R eproduced by kind permission of th e BdilOr o f « Th e L ancel."

Running o l1lm e nt ary b Peripate tic Corre pond en! J:- rallo, ergeant. what can I d o [or ou?

W e JJ i r we we re wondering if ou woul d like to foJJo the o ld d octo r in running the annual fir t-aid competition for u ,. I'd be delighted ... not do it a ell as the old doct r .. 1 think 1 know the ort of tuff you want .. . ou ar r turning h ome with a few merry first -aider from Lhe reunion dinner hen you ee an ol d man knocked down b y a an. Y our pockets are bu lging ith tria ngular bandage. It i dark and raining -that ort o[ thing h ergeant?'

" Er, y. ery nice, if. Bi t conventional, perhap The old d octor had a flair [or getting a bit of colour in it. ade the men intere ted. Lo\el one in 1947: o u are on a ram ble in herwood Forest wirh a fe w cho en ftr t-aid friends when you chance upon an old oo dm an J ing unconsciou before hi hut' " ery an d then fin ding the poor old oodman The uper dramatic it a. eeing them all happ and rambling, g t quit up t."

S OME OTE 0 ASS O CIATI O THE ORD R T H E nd Tf BRIG D

The 10th Edition of t h e e n tin w ava ila ble from the Pre ODic , 10 ro e n or C re cent L ondon, S W I aL 2 / 6 per do ze n , po t fre e. Thi docum nL i de ig ne d t gi br ief b ac kgrou nd i nfo rm at io n about th rd e r

hi sto ry , the foundation o[ Lh t. J o hn mbu -

l ance As ociat ion and Bri ga d e , with up- ta-dale figure of certincat , duti ,ca u a lti treated a nd pe rsonn e l, to a i t th o e who, a r a k d Lo g ive a talk o n th e ubje c l. It i a l 0 u eful to se nd to t h e p re for re fe rence , tog th e r w ith

d eta il s of loca l activitie , uch a a n nnu a l

R e po rt.

al (4) mouth Je ion

mak [ rm n d

Ie or maLler ["r o m __ acr (4) ca rb e h ydrat r r I ulti r \ a h -d

rib d a fr m the ffi (7) (5)

help t diagno cau e f un37

" tilL n t man \ oodmen a b out the e da y ergeant. I your point. though. " omething exotic m t hing c 1 ur[u!. H about· ou are chatting idJ) t a fri nd v hi unpacking a crate of banana hen thou t Naming h e i b itten by three black mamba u \ oul d ld doctor gaye u th bla k. mamba in a hload o f E tonian ut f the hair- -plan at a ll mi him * I'll think. lor ga\ e ir u p t many ab ut pr fit gain d by , et.

OH, THAT rr STITCH I TIME " FILM! ormall W isdo m is Ilot or iolls fo1' pushing his oar in th e most ulIexpeCled plac es H ere th e call/ era has caught a poster ver sion of him skilfully applying Il eedle a n d thr ead to the shoulder o a 'ur sing O fficer of Sl. J oh1l Ambulanc e Brigacfie when more than 50 members of the West H arLlepool Div isi o lls were present f or the 1'e cord - busting film a t th e Ode o n Cin em a , W es t H arLlepool , Th e cinema's manage1', M r, M Pr a ll kla71d, is readillg ou t a g1'eecings telegram £0 B rigade O .fticer

50 YEAR OF HELP LO others

ANn

ABOUT

Th at's the record of iI', Th Oll/ as R obins Memb I' of th e D ar/ingtons & D iSl1'iet Sc , J oh ll Ambulanc e Association, T o help chalk up the half ce l/tu ry, Mr R obins, one of a /lumb er of R ailway workers w h o r ecel'l.'e d l ong service aWQ1'ds al a pr ese lltarioll m ee tin g al th e Sl. Johll Amblllan ce A ssociatioll C ellt re at Nonh R oad Works proudly weQ1'S lh e bar 011 his apel,

II' 'e \\ i\ T E till V IWML' all abollt th c co ld 1\" h C II I' talll cv Hail' rctir cd a Corps ltpcrilltclld Ilf of th c ewcas t! c D i'l' i iOIl 0/ {h e t, Johll Amb lll allce Brigade g rateful J// e mb er pr ese ill ed hill/ w ith WI e

s lllall gila I'd 0/ hOllollr paraded as Sussex

CO I/I1I Y Vi ce -P/ c,ide I11 L ady Barlel/ol unlo che d 1he dam 0/ lIlt: ne w prclllises, w hich were dcdi ca ed h y Ih e Vi ca r of B ognar, D r, \r', G, Sillclail' n ow, n Ih e: pictur e arc IIperiniendellt /IIII' , R :\II o rri s, 1he G, inclair Snow ( Vicar of SI, 70hll Ihe Bapli sl), Ll.COlllllldr, ,-1 , I ngl.:/ield (a Kni g ht 0/ th e Ord.:r, Lad y B arlello OLIIll Y Vi ce- Pr es idelll for I/SS':X) , aplaill 7, /III. H o d ges a lld Ihe {,( ./l illy SlIperilllcllden/, Mr s. P ucker[ \/ o ll ey, 1 H·, fEREl'CL 'vI r, H Faylol' Youn g wilh 1111's. Geuffrey Lullrdl (CO Wlly Presiden1, Olnels,,£) alld Colonel 7, I/ ilfol'd- lade (COtm ly OIlIl/I/HIOller, o/lltirse£) ,<-chen [;UIISItT Cas lie, Ihe hiS/nne h,)/IIL 0/ 1h LllIlrdfs was IIl.,de Ihl' .<il 0/ lh C /:{IirCIICe 'T, JO!-l , "IEPS I.\ -...J.\'D H.-I, PO}?] ERGE,-1, 'T ,lfOG'L TO.\' WES -1 LIFE \,\ HF.' I'IHI BRO;':E OliT III BI/I'IVII'S Wr,;s, Cheddar, Ihe I t'" chi/chen oj 117 lore's lIIalla!!..,. ,ccrcl II'app.:d ill an upstairs 1'00111, The lIIa/la 'I.', tlble 10 r.:sellL IllS dall ,hl.:r bill fOllnd lhal ho .::ouiJ 1101 !!t'l baek 10 h,s :-) ,'tlr-c>ld .,''", By dilll 0/ repealed .:rJt rts Ihe bv)' C,t/lIl1tllly rclsclled by 1II,'lIIba.\ ", Ih,' h.:ddar Fin BI'I[!ad. alld calried Iv sa/':I), by Sialioll Offica ," 1\" HIli daten tl ladd.:r borre,wed frolll I. 701111 ,-IlIIblllull.:C BI'I 'ad.: lIIo'lIIb.:r [, 1: 1/ OIdlOIl, :."1eI h.Jpptllt'd 10 b. hi. 11.:\·1 door, ,-I 11 dro'.t \\,'htlll'" Ih.' 2-YL'ur-old, ,ca.\ ill (/ Slale 0/ S<"1'er. Clsph.\,\lU, UII'::OIl>ci(>[ls and (tIll!f/t'I<,/yaPIlc>ei.. 1/ 1' !-l lll had tllr.:ad) allelllplcd, lII o/llh -lO-IIU llih 10 I/O tll'al, a,hdl II !'tlS }olllL'd by II I', ,1/ (111/1011 ,d,o COlllllllit'd c,I"<ll n;SlIHllaiIOIl 1111111 Ih, dllld blf?all bl'!:alhill!: ollce lIIort. ,-1S soon as ,\1 " ,1/ c-lIilon ,,'as aM.: 10 lIIakt' u rc'port Of Ihe sitlWllII1I 10 Ih D,slriel '1I1'St', \f iss J, RO.\lloll. R"\',, ht le{1 III hl\ l'tlll {t.r Ih. focul ,-IlIIblllallce lalioll.11 Chtddar GOI'!!': 10 Obluill Oxy <,11. Oil al'rn'a/. hI. /o(lIId Ih -I lIIbulaIlCt had alr.'ady beell alt'I'I<'d so Ihal h.: t!'as abh IV re 11/1'1 10 lht' se':lIt' alld apply Ih< OX.\ !?t'n pal'<1IllS , ,-Iflt'/' It'll {ur/llt!/" 1111/1'11 •.\, 1\" huilo r':co{,t'I't!d L'VIISCI(lIlSIl<'SS alld "us Itlk!!11 1,1 hospilal for WI',' Ulld "hh'l"'1'uliO Il, III lht' t'i ,tc 0/ Ihc "IIIIII:,I.,IVIlt'r, D r, ,II ieh"cI Hinck s, I/ ,B.. ,h, R " If l', ,I/ OIIIIO/I'S prolllpl LInd .:[li'::I':11I aclioll sa,'cd Ih.: boy's lir.-, Pielltr, show) Trallsporl "t'I'!!t'alll R, /:;, \ 01111011, (1IIsid IllS hCIIIIL' ill R onallll, Bel) L Ull" I'tlYCtlll, .\'1' CheddcJI,

TOP S FROM Till YI.\RBOOK 0/ Iht' COllllcil d Ih, Order of I, 70hll /01' .0/111.'1'5<'1 Edllor: l's, D,Jrolh.\ Bill [!h alll -!-l ,l II) 1\", shollld likc ro plaL', 011 /'t'lord 0111 .\IlIcat' Ihtlllk.l Iv ,H I'S Bi/,,:halll-Hall fOl' Ihe lIIany occasio Jl> I POll a'hicl, she has !!c'lll'I'ol/sly I!i't'e'll 0/ h.:r hc:lp l(l Ih.: R<!vi<!w of the rdcr o l. John, Ihac/ore It: 'IIIS fierill!: Ihul u't' should dl'Jt!.' all, II(;OIl 0/ R <"adt'1'I Itl 1hc l','ar bovk which sht' ,'dils /01' vlllerst:I, a //Iaf!lIi/ict'11I prodllCiioll 'a hieh shL' publisht'l a 1111 0.<1 sill"/t'-hulldt'd, NEW CO NTY HEADQ ARTER for rhe COIllI ·il 0/ t!Ie Order of f. J ohll for o/l/crse( ill St aphgrw'c R oad Tall II LOll) Tere o{>med by the R t, Hllii. thc L ord H\'lt o ll L ord Li ellfellallf of 1 /1/asct wd Pr esidellt of (he CUllllcil, u:ho reprcH R,H , T he Du ke 0/ G loucesrcr , G ralld P rior 0/ the Order, alld rcad R oy 11 cOllgrallllatiolls , Th e H ouse W lS chdi '/f cd by rhe B ishop 0/ OU;i and 1f' el/s th e R r, R ci', E, B, H C1Id :rSOI/, C;I,lpllill ,11/ I ub -P rda(c 10 ill' Order, _-llft:r th,: cerOIlOI/\' flit; lid e decd_ Terc pia 'ed ill thL' 'us{ody of r'he R t, H OII, Ihe Lor, " f. hail'l1l1ll 0/ lh e

THEY CAME SECOND, but ic w a s a g 1'eat occas ion OT members of th e Tunbridg e W ell s NU1'Sing D ivision N, H ,S, R , of the St, John Ambulallce Brigade w hen th eir team came within reach of v icto1'y in the Area Semi - Final s at P?alsingham, The photogmph includ es Sist e1'S at the Kent and Sussex H ospital w ho trained the t eam,

BRI GAD I ER C F. COX O.B.E. Assistallt

Commissioner - ill - Chief tests rhe sof t l/ess of (he blanker in the new ambulance presellled LO the L Ol/doll Trallsp ort Corps o f the S l. 'john AlI1bulallce B riaade by the Chairmal/ of the L Olldon Transp o1'l B oard) M r. A. B B Va l emille ( a Memb er of the Order ) a t rh e LOlldon Tramp orr T rainillg Celllre) Chiswich Worhs. Also in lhe piclllre: lefr LO l'ight - f l'. E. L. K. DIIIIII

( C orps u p erinlendent ) M 1'. A. B ull, M r. W. Shepheard ( Corp raU Qjji er (A ) I I'. . W. H ar de n ( C 01'PS S eaetary) and lO B rigadier Cox's left f l'. A. B. B. Falelltillc hilll elf r. WoodJ h ill ( B rigade S eCrelal'Y ) D r. L. G. o 1'111 all the R ev. K. Wilki c DCI/f o rd w h o dedi atcd the new vehicle) a n d Mr. A. A. M. D llrrallt.

l OA I NG. It was a greal nighl so/diers a n d sailo1'S) patients at the R oyal Mzluary H o pila l a t NeLZey H ampshire) when singing s t ar 'j oa ll R egan came lO t h e « mihe.' A ch ari ry show had been arrallged for lhem by the ' t 'joh ll and R ed C1"OSS Service Hospital Welfare tafl at the hospizal) and w h en th e organisers heard th a t 70all was lhe slar of PII SS ill BOOlS in n earby S OllthamplOn lh ey ashed her o come. Mi ss Rega n came ) and th e pic (lIre how how happy she was to ob lige.

BELOW: ESSEX ( o. J-Prince of Wale s)

D is t rict Sou t h Weslern Area. 29 years ill the r 'jo h n Ambulance Hria ade' that s lhe score of Mrs. JenJlY f oneypellllY of Mald o ll Essex But when rhirly m ell1ber of th e M aldo ll 1 IIrsilig D ivi ion assembled to hOI/Ollr her long eJ'l'ice with the prcselllatioll of a dre si ll g - gow n alld a bouquet Mrs. Money(lellll was 1I 0 r th ere. he u:as IIIl1ch t oo busy ilflendin CJ [0 a n eighboufwho had uffered a rrok e. Thc "1Ir ilia I ell/bers of Maldon had ro wa il IIllfil jVIr. I 07/cypellllY was salified rhar she had carried Oill her dlllY" to her OWII ari faclio7/. Thell-alld oilly thenshe tllrn ed lip for th e presel/tation.

HEADQUARTER TAFF ar rosvellor Cre ceJl{ w ill recognise MI ' L. Tim worth of lli e Posr R oom ar o. 10 bem'ing high th e banller aT th p cial er'l.i in P ell ge Cong1'egaTiollal chool whe ll TWO halld 0171 new fl ags we're dedicated by rhe R e'll. D V. Godfr befoTe b ein g hallded over by {he Cry tal P alac D ivi ion to Th e P enge & .Il ll nerley t Johll Ambulallce Cadet D ivisio n and TO the AlIllerley l. 'john Ambulance N U1'Sing Cade r D ivisio71 ( frolll the Anllerley urs ina C ad et s p m"en ts) C01?l 771 iu ee)

41 ru; i'ImEE OILY 16 Y EAR AGO. « 'john Bllll folded some years bach (it is now absorb d ilL (To - day) ) ) but the RE V IE W hich has oLiTli d its more prosperous f IZow pu b lica rio71 is pleas d to 1'ecall [he aood old da:ys- esp iall w I! n h e B 1'igade 1'eceiv d pllbli it of this kind on 'JOHN B U LL' s co el'.

A BRAVE LADY

t o t. J ohll. II Jun e 1962 [ol"ll1er As iSlalif 111" illg O/li er fa tlie

L eeds H ospi t al B oard !v[r s. WYII H owanh wa C'verely illjllred ill all accid ellt O il li er way £0 work. Altliougli piatic surgery relllo v ed th e car frolJl her face to-day he i pamIy ed /ro711 t he lie /? dowlI. A/ter mOl/fhs ill P illderfields H ospita l he i 1I 0W allowed liollle fO spelld we eklid Wilh li er /1/1 balld alld fw o-yearold dallghfer lillie. ay r H owanh A I alii a nurs e / hm':! expcrience Jl leell/riJlg alld alii disabl ed olle 0/ fh e mOSf useful fhill U. I call do i fO -( fell people abou f llie pTobl ellls 0/ fhe !Ofally di ab/ed.' H ere she is see Jl af a falk gi'l.' ell by li er fO ur illu lU eJ/lbers ulld /licer 0/ fhe l. Johll AII/bulallc e Brigade at f. JaIlIC 's H ospiral L eed 011 road a idtJllls.

THE GATE & THE W.V. successful 119th Meeting of th W.V.S. ADVI ORY CO NCIL f Ja [ ear the

minu ed Opposi fe)

Durin g the cour e or a talk " Friend in ee d" b y Mi Wade of the British R ed Crass Society , Westmin LeT B R. .S. gave a demon tration on the treatment of bUrDS.

AfLer the m eet in g Mr Taylor-Young and his as istams very kindl y a llow ed the members to try Lhe Breath of Li fe on the dummi es and answered man y que tion that were put to t h em.

OBITUAR Y

L DY WILTO"

The deat h occurred in D ecember of Lady Wilton, of HenJade , Taunton . She had sun i ved her husband Sir Ernest Wil ton , b y 12 year to the da y Lad y Wiiton who had not enjoyed good health for several year. died wh ile on holiday at in ehead.

member oi the ouncil of St. John for Somerset ince i formation in 1947 , he joined the St. John Ambulance Brigade in 1939 with the London Knights· bridge ur ing D ivision. in which she became Di v isional up erintendent. In 1944 he came to Ji ve a t Trull and h eld office of P re ident of the Taunton 1 Turs ing Cade t Di vi ion from then until 1959 She wa admitted an Officer iter of the Order in 194 1. Lad y Wilton was al 0 a member of the Ladies' Linen Guild of the Grand Priory.

nother of heT interest wa archaeology She toured all over England a a member o f the orner et Archaelog ical ociety Foreign travel also occupie a good deal of her time.

he \ a al 0 a \"ice-pr iden t of the Taunton Garden' ociation and a member of toke S t. Mary W.I. until the time of her dea tho

MRS. LO J:SE CHESTO='\

The death occurr d at Harrogate on Friday , D ecember 27.Lh:, .of Irs. h. ton. Mrs. Cheston wa preyiously a upenntendent .18 \\ nitehall ( ur ing) DI Vl lOn an d before that D In ional Officer of O. 9 Kensingto n ur ing) D ivi ion. Ahhough many years r tired he ne\ r 10 t her inter t in TO. 1 and alway liked to get new of D i\'i ional intere ts.

JACK READE

It i with d eep orro that the "\Yoods ection of Co1che ter D iyi ion ha to report the udden death on the morning of Chri tma EYe of Ir. Jack R eade who had b en a keen and much valued member of the Section ince 1arch , 1955. To all who knew him, Mr Re a de \ a noted f r hi readin to hel p at all tim in any ay h c uld and he will be much mi ed by hi many friend: n t nly in the e tion but al 0 by many h ha aided either n or off duty Our ympathi are e , tend d t hi wid \ who. with him. made a deyoted uple.

MISS E E BARLOW

T rk \ a paid to Ii E. E Barlow. d at the York Crematorium on

MRS. ANNABEL COSTICK

Mrs. Costick's s u dden passing on 6th October 1%3, \>\fill deprive No 196 (Watney) Combined Ambulance an d N u rsing D ivision of a very capable ursing Officer. Mrs Costick, w h o ;'; as o n ly 50 year of age, wa trai n e d in E d inburgh She ha erved for some timt: in the Watneys D iv ision before her appointment a ursing Officer in 1960.

Mr. Costick will be greatl y mi ed b her many friends.

A. J. G RO VE

Following his recent iUnes Mr. l Gro e wa making good progress until his udden r lap e and death on 7th October , 1963, at Warlingham H was only 48 years of age an d as Transport Officer and 1 Star in 111 (Warlingham) Combined mbulance and D ivision he became well known for hi loyal erV1C in transporting patient and on public duties in which he cheerfully ga ve man y hours of oluntary work r. Grove had worked for some year as a regi tered mental nurse at Warlingham Park Hospital and will be greatl missed by the Hospital Staff and patient a well a b all colleagues in the D ivision.

MRS. I. M. MUGGLETON

Su pt. Mrs. I. M. M u ggleton , of Am bury ur ing D ivision, S l.A.B. , died su ddenly on Friday, 21 t February She was the moving spirit in getting and maintaining the Amesbury S l A.B. Divi ional H .Q ., which she did three times, continually raising money for these different premises and their upkeep. She joined the Bri gade in 1941 forming and officering a Di vision ar Lake where she worked full time a a V A.D at the L a ke House Hospital. Alter the war she became D ivisional Officer , Salisbury ursing D ivision until he formed Amesbury Nursing Section in 1953 , becoming Superintend ent when it grew to a Div ision in 1954. She has been a keen member of the ational Hospital Service R eserve an d was made a Serving Sister of the Order of St John in 1957 f()lr her vo luntary work with the Hungarian R efugees at Tidworth Camp. She was awarded the St. John Service Medal (for 15 years' efficient service) an d First Bar (for a further 5 years' service). She wa always ready to do vo luntary duties , particularly at Larkhill and Salisbury Races. and at any time to help the people o.f Amesbury

MRS. I. EDE

Mrs. Isabella Ede, who joined the Guildford ursing D ivision in the year 1916 on its formation , died on Fri d ay, the 14th February', 1964, at the age ()!f 82. Mr . E de, on her retirement in 1952 , had fo 'r many years held the rank 00£ D ivisional Officer and was also a Serving Sister of the Order. D uring her many years' membership Mrs. Ede was a very keen worker for the Brigade D uring the first! World War she served as a V.A.D. at St. Thomas' Hospital, London . Up to the commencement ()!f her illness Mrs Ede kept a li vely inrterest in the D ivision

MISS E. GATLEY

Miss Ethel Gatley , President of the Guildford ursing D ivision, d ied at the age of 66 after a sho,rt illness on F r i da y, the 14th February 1964. Miss Gatley was appointed Vice-President of the ursing Di vis ion in 196 0 an d President in 1962 For something like 25 yea r s Miss Ga.tley had taken a very keen interest in the G u il dford Corps, promoting funds b y whist dri ves and coffee mornings, etc., at her home at Burpham. During the time Miss Gatley was with the Nursing Di v ision she had en deared h erself to every member and she will be sa dl y missed . Miss Gatley was in every way the perfect Pres i dent.

MRS. GANT

It is re ported with the deepest regret that the President o f H a rwi ch Nu r sing D ivision, St. John Ambulance Briga de, Mrs Gant, passed away on January 22nd, 1964.

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ERNEST W SMITH

The L John Ambulance Brigade in general and Batn City Divi ion in pa rticu lar ufter d a grie ou 10 i n the death n 3 1 Januar 1964 of Erne.t W Smith, the ir Pr id nt and Tr ur r in hi 80th year, w h o join d St John in 1917 and erved in practically :very grade up t Divi iona l uperintendent (1945) when he be ame Tea Superint nd nt [ r Ea tern m r et.

During the S ond W rId War he ga c mem rabl erv ic a a tretch e r bearer f r th n y of wounded from the Dunkirk a nd rmand B che and in R P .; it a typical of hi qui t, m d t characl r th a t h e wa nt ent to erv without ambition for rank r ada n cement.

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W e are writing to you In appreciation of the very wonderfu l work ca rr ie d o u t by you and all the members of your Divis ion It is no t ge n e rally r ealised that in anyone year ,

Ov er 35 000 persons are killed and injured on the roads over o ne million p e rsons are killed or injured in their homes , and thou s ands ar e injur e d in their plac e of employment .

You in ( he St. John Ambulance Brigad e attend to ma n y of these casua lti e s .

Wh ene v e r pos s ibl e the a ttention of peop le s hou Id be draw n t o ( he exce ll en t p u b li c a t ions wh ich we in the Stores can s u pply to those interes t e d in First Aid . The First Aid Manual Occupat iona l First Aid and t he First Aid in th e Home Wall Ca r d are excellent examples of th is, and n ow a n e w w a ll ca rd which deals w ith First A id for those at Sea o r usi n g Inl a nd W ate rs is ava ila bl e. These , and many othe r th ings are In t he Sto res, and w e ar e pl e ased to be able to help you .

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THE LORD PRIOR'S VISIT TO NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN RHODESIA, NYASALAND AND SOUTH AFRICA

The Rhodesias , Nyasaland and the Republic of South Africa , by reason of their changed con tituti'Onal positions, each present St. John problems that require to be solved It was to consider this aspect of St. John' future in Africa that led to the tour of these countries by the Lord Pri O'r during Decemb er, 1963, and January , 1964.

Lord Wakehurst left London for Salisbury on Friday , 13th. The plane arrived in Nairobi the next day for a brief stop during which he met Sir Godfrey Rhodes (the President of the St. John .Council for Kenya) , with Sir Charles Mortimer (the Chairman) , Sir Charles Markham (the Commissioner) and Dr. Reed (the Treasurer) all of whom were at 'the airport to' meet him before the plane 1lo0k off forr Salisbury This Kenya delegation gave the Lord Prior to understand that the St J oho Ambulance Brigade in Kenya had been particularly busy during and after the Independence Celebrations and that all personnel had acquitted themselves well. The Lord Prior was specially interested in reports of the African Medical Research FO'undation about which he had had information from Dr . Mayniham after their meeting with the Knights of Malta at the time of the signing of the Joint Declara nion by the Sovereign Order and the Most Venerable Order last year. The African Medical Research Foundation works largely through mobile clinics in Kenya and deals with eye and other diseases

Its Medical Director is Mr. Michael Wood, who is a member of the St. J ohn Council for Kenya It may be that with suita ble collaboration future joint operations can be considered.

At Salisbury airport, Brigadier Collins (Director of Ambulance and the CommandeTY Commissioner) and Captain Thompson (the Commandery Secretary) were awaiting the Lord Prim's arrival. Arrangements had been made for Lord Wakehurst to stay with Sir Humphrey Gibbs (Governor of Southern Rhodesia and

The Lord P rim' and the officiating Chaplaill

CENE .n THE SALISBURY Il\VESTITURE. The Lord P rior and members of the Order.

THE COMMISSIONER-IN-CHIEF'S TOUR OF THE CARIBBEAN AND NORTH ATLANTIC AREA-PART II

ANTIGUA

From the air this island appears far flatter than St Lucia. Of great historical interest, at lea t to a ailor , if' has the English Harbour and Dockyard where elan spent so much of his time when he was ba ed in the Caribbean. The Dockyard a mecca for American tourists, has been restored as a gay harbour for yachts which lie up in the very places where elson's ship lay. It is a satisfaction that the Brigade's badge greets the visitor at the entrance gates where we have a small station with supplies of first aid equipment.

In Antigua, the Brigade stands at the crossroads. Step are being taken to provide a Headquarters either So John nor the Red Cross have one as yet. As alway , wheTe no Headquarters exists , units find difficulty in establishing roots I talked about St. John affairs in general to the Nursing Division under their energenc Area Superintendent (N.) Mrs. G. M. T. Tomlinson, in the temporary H.Q. at the Health Centre. I also attended meetings of the St. John Committee. The immediate aim is to develop the Brigade's Ambulance side, especially in the Sugar factories, and to start Cadet units in schools. A number of interested good friends are following up these ideas. At the airfield, St. John is responsible for stores for an Air/Sea Rescue Unit. Soon , it is hoped to train an Airfield St. John Unit.

The Police provided one of the liveliest demonstratiom yet seen. A lorryload of supposed labourers dro ve down the crowded main street of the capital (St. John 's). Out of a side turning came a landro ver. This was so well contrived that the landrover actually hit the lorry ; whereupon the c: labourers" threw themselves upon the ground. Each displayed a placard describing the nature of his injury. Sirens sounded. Police arrived from all directions-also a large crowd and numerous dogs. Casualties were given prompt and effective first aid and 8 r rna ed. I ha e r length becau e it i el ewhere. B T it in Antigua.

MONTSERRAT

Tbi n ighbouring i land i ba ed in Antigua the malle t i la nd that the and that tandard are high

An arrival al on errali by a mall aircraft that m 1. J hn in d nc hill. a air trip i in iew . t th la t m menl go hard a-port (to the left) , and tben and nl yo u ee the gra s air Lrip and nOll down \ hil y u arc reco verin g your breath.

After landing , the trip cont inu d through a dt riv r bed to Government Hou e. he bridge had a ll b en destJroyed by the rain thal followed the Oct b er Iurricane. There were mee ti n g \ ith t. John per o na lili e and the st. John ommitte, after whic h Lhere w La ha ve been a demon tration by Lh Brigade and the R d Cross , but a great wa the numb er that I wa per uaded to turn it into an In pecLion. 110 were on parade-remarkable for a mall an island.

The demon tration followed- an acc id ent imilar l that taged jn Antigu a- buL all a ]e er cale- ery ably commented upon. Liai n b etween t. Cro is excellent. There are R ed era repre entatl e on the St. John Committee and St. John-wi th the onJy Lay Lecturer .-teaches tbe Red ro candidate.

NEVIS

Although it seemed I could alma t throw a bi cuit at evis the time and flight <.:hedule prevented m from vi this island 1t was here ti1at el on marri d Mrs. isbet

to Sir Harold and Lady Mitchell the North Eastern units have excellent Headquarter and operate efficientl They have a lively Cadet unit with a band which played at the Inspection a nd , later on, Beat the Retreat on Sir Harold 's es>tate. A ll band member are fir t aid tra ined

At Runaway Bay, further up the oa t, the e acuation point of the Spaniard when the British took over the island there i a small Headqu art r which achie ed fame when a petrol tanker a rturned on the road and caught fire. The D istrict Superintendent I ) Mr. K. M. Hetherington , was quickl y on the spot where with the help of her D ivi ion, magnificent fir t aid work wa carried out which raised the reputation of St John a ll over the Island

Visits to St. J ohn units took u t:hroughout the land I attended the presentation of 70 certificate at th Teachers' Training College at a beautiful pot called Moneague I believ e my talk to the e teacher wa perticularly valuable as they are due for di per al all 0 er Jama ica.

At a large bauxite work I mot a new divi ion of orne 30 Ambulance Members formed within the work and just about to be uniformed.

After passing along the South eoa t, I went inland to Mandeville, a place of strawberries and ro es like Engl an d in June Here fresh life is being gi en to St. John work, both A sociation and Brigade and new unit will soon b e in action.

Savanna la Mar, a relic of Sp anish time , on the south coast, has a wonderful new Headquarter , very suitable for the size of local units, some 150 trong. Although the day of our vi it wa s Saturday with it many alternative attractions , nearly three-quarters of the strength wa on parade Of these, a bou t 60 per cent were Ambulance and Nursing Cadets.

ERRATA

The Editor very much regret the presence of two errors in the first Dart of the Conlffii ioner-in-Chief Tour of the Caribbean & orth Atlantic Area in la t month's issue of the REVIEW. On page 7 , left-hand column , line 17, the name of the Conlffiissioner or Trinidad and Tobago should read J. V. de Castro, and under the picture on the same page, plea e read Mr. Chase , instead of irs. Chase as shewn.

Tra velling north on a fine Sunda y morning , it wa a splendid sight to see all the people in their Sunda y colourful best on their way to church. In the far from religious times in which we li ve , it gave me food For thought to see them in their great numbers entering various churches situated in beautiful settings of tropical shrubs and flowers. *

Our tour ended in Montego Bay. The da y must soon come for the replacement of its delightful wooden Headquarters . Meanwhile enthusiasm is unabating There was a fine turn-out and a first aid demonstration inside the wooden structure. I have little doubt that MOI11tego Bay will blossom out into bigger units . The tour ended with the return flight. An hour in New York an d then back to Britain

How does one return? With encouragement renewed with pride stimuated and with great hopes for the future. In these islands where the forces of nature ensure tha.t a wary eye for emergency must always be maintained , the work of St. John is in high esteem, both for its potential value and its demonstrable effectiveness so frequently seen in practice. All is not perfect, of course, nor is it in Great Britain We have always a mammoth task ahead to meet the commitments assumed by St. J ohn over the centuries an d still to be carried on. I know from my visits in this country and in the Commonwealth , as in this case, what!: the spirit of service and self-sacrifice can do and r come back well content with what I have seen but with lively consciousness of how much there still remains to do

ANIMAL

The Two Little Pig

The two dead re urrected baby pig

'longrel

Mrs. L. PILLA R S win ford - gardens J Barrington - road

L ondonJ S W.9 J w1"ites:

Often have I seen and read about human bei n g JleJ ping each other and helping animal. But 1 lladn l be a rd a bouD perts helping pets until Lhe olher d ay.

A dog was run over n ar my hou e an d whil l Ul e lorry was still over the unfortunale dog , my pet kipp r, !fan out, went under the lorry and pulled oUl the injured dog b y his collar into the kerb . There h e toad b him until I called him in To me thi wa a great (,h ing Lo bc done by a dumb a nimal who , incid enla ll y i nl y a mon g rel , and bl ack. a nd white.

THE COLOURS OF THE ST 'JOHN AMBULANCE BRIG A DE ! was th e comme ll! o f the « D aily Mi1T01"J s JJ OLD CODGERS whe71 lhey published thi s L e fler in theiT (( Live L en ers JJ co lul1Il1 011 Ap1'il 6th.

STORIES

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To Dr. Byron Stookey, Manhatlan brain and pina l cord special ist , has come many a case of paraly i rendered incurab l e by ignoranL handling of !be pat ienL at bhe scene of an accident. He has given advice. First , " never lift the head of an injured per on un i1 (co minu ed on page 43 )

THE 21 -YEAR-OLD UPERINTEND ENT

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HELPI G THE IN J URED inLV lhe ambulanc e

Ap p

THE PRIOR ( Th e L ord A berdm-e) collgm LUl a t es t h e fa n n e r B rigad e S ecr etary ( th e lal e M 1 W. M a b oll

Abraham, M.B E ) on PT 0111 0 lio 1l t o the Gr ad e of Kni g /ll at t he P ri 01'y I nvestitur e, 2J rd J u n e, 1 960

HISTORIC BACKGRO U ND

( by Professor WILLIAM R EES, Pr iory L ibra ria7l, lh e Prior y f01' Wal es )

The existence of a separate Priory f or Wale within the English Grand P riory of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St J ohn of J erusalem , a it came to be reconstituted during the nineteenth century i a recognition of the " separateness» of Wales within the Britis h Realm and , indeed of the impolrtant role which the Cornrnanderies of Wales and of the Welsh Border had played in the early history of this religiou Order b eifore its activities withi n these islands we r e b roug ht to a cIo e at the Reformation and the property of the English " langue » with its headquarters then at Malta , wa confiscated b y the Crown, depri v ing the Order of all financial support from its British possessions. This single act brought to a close the centurie of British participation in the work of mercy for the protection and succour of Christian pilgrims to the Holy Pl aces at Jer su alem, work which knights and o thers from Britain and from Ire land in common w ith their BrClthren overseas devoted their li ves to ease the path a long wh at could but prove a perilous journey

The inspiraltion [or such service had its rise even beifoJfe the ninth cenltury when F rench monks formed part orE the community at a hospital a l rea d y esta bl is h e d at Jerusalem An early hospice was a lso foun ded at Jerusalem by Italian merchants to provi d e accommodat ion for pilgrims from the west. Moved b y the part played b y the hospital in alleviating the sufferings of soldiers woun ded in the First Crusade, men of high an d low estate after the 'recovery of Jerusalem from Moslem occupation bande d themsel ves together as B rothers o f th e Hospital of Sl. John under the leadership of GeTard , 11he foun der orE the Order In 1113 the Brotherhood recei ved the blessing of the Pope who took i t under his specia l prO!l:ection Soon the hospital was greatly extended and new hospital s set up along the pilgrim routes , manned by Knights Commanders and Servi ng Brot hers who COo(114

THE PRIORY FOR WALE S

IMPO RT A N T REVIEWS

PRIORY

OF THE BRIGADE

FO

R WALES

N RE lEW

th J U LY 19--1PRE of Coumy en{s co Princes s D uches s lip rimeJldH R H II ariJlo of K em ( Command nt - illChief of f\'ursiIlG Corps aJld D i'isioJls for W ales ) b the lare H an. 'John H B ntce C B E ( P riJlipal ecr wry and Ca ll/ missioner for W ale s )

ON THE 12th 'july , 1956, h e P 1'ioTY was honouTed by a visit of lh e G m n d PTio T, H R.H. Th e Duk e of Gl oucester , who carried out a recep Tion of K nights and I nvestiture.

IN THE PICTURE the Chapl eT procesSi07t is seen leav ing the C it:y Hall, Cardiff, f or t h e ChU1'ch of Sz. 'j ohn B a pt ist f01 rhe d ed i ca t ion o th e P 1'i01}' stan d m d.

Steward , acting as custodian on behalf of the Grand Prior , responsible, with his e quires , for the collection of all rents and dues from the estates Officer in residence were usually drawn from the old er members of the Ordc;r in recognition of their long seTV ice in the field. The revenues were sent direct to Clerkenwell to contribute to the maintenance of the militant Brethren garrisoning the headquarters at Malta and to the upkeep of the hospices of the Order everywh ere. In addition the various Commanderies were responsible for the collection of the v oluntary contributions , known as tJhe " frary, " made by sympathisers of the Order in its 'Work , cOI1tributions which in their total went to swell the centJral fund Once in the year the v arious Commanderies in Wales , as elsewhere , were subject to the visitation of the Grand Prior , thus helping to maintain the spirit of uillty within the English group.

Each Commandery had an important place in tJhe social and religious life of the locality , throwing ope n its doors for the recept ion otE the weary trav eller, providing him with food and shelter , this without hope 0'£ gain. It was tQ enable it to discharge such service that the Commandery cultivated its fields and grew its own produce, but such was the call on i,ts resources that the funds of the community were f req uently strained. The too , provided a home of retirement in the evening of their days for those among the Brethren -

n Ma rch J t, 19 18, H R.H th e ra nd Pri or a ppoi n Le d th e fir t Exec u Li ve om r of th e Priory, th e impr e Ii o[ r epre-

TElE T. JOH MEMOR1AL W DOW IN ARDI "F

nvelled by H.R.H. Princ.e of Wa l es ((he pre ent Duke of Windsor) in 1933.

A MEMORIAL WI DOW 10 che FirSI l/ld t!colld Earls of PIYlllcwh H/ccessi" lib -P riors it! Ihe 1-/lh cC IIILlr y IllIrch 0/ t. Johll Baprist, CW'di/J, ,vilae' it has b.com,; cwtomary for lllell/b.·rs vi rfze Pri ory co ga:lfltT all ceremonial occasiolls. Here, ,\[.:iii cnu/ Table'r is "recled 10 Ihe laIC Duke 0/ K ellt, K G., who succ.:cde'd his rO)"ul brorhc:r as Prior. alld a ,\! .:mori I dcd ica lt'd 10 Ihe {irsl Prillcipal ecrelary alld Commissioll.:r lor IT" !..:S 'ir H.:rberr D. W. K D .E.) was III/veiled by H R.H. II!,; P,rilLc'; of 1\- le's ill 1933, -CI"<:':11 ra. the Ch c:l Altar comm,w/orarcs che work 0/ tlzt: fir. H 01 or r) olici/or \I r. Hugh lligleden·.

SLE BECH-R e111azns at Nlediaeval C hw·ch. T he S/elJech C Oiill7la7ldery w as th e o nl y h Oll se O th e Order which was sizuaLed in and whose lands lay wholly w iThin lhe W elsh b a rd I'S.

T he preservation of the oLd ChuTch undertaken by the P riory was colllpl et ed in 1962 III/d el' th e di1' ection of the Ancient lvfonu111ellls D epa1'lme771 of the Millislry of P ubli c Buildings a nd rr ol'k s, the whole community. By 194 8 the er vi ce embraced 23 stations with 30 ambulances an d a permanent sta ff of 60 was deal.ing with conv eyances at the rate of 34,000 cases and an aggregate mileage of over h alf a million a year With the implementati on of the atio nal H ea lth Act the provision of ambulance transport became the responsibility of county health authoritie. It would have been impossible for many of these to have f ulfilled their obligation adequately without the benefit of the co-operation, equipment and experience of the Pr iory.

The Welsh Home Servi ce Ambulance Committee with which the Priory Serv ice had become affiliated, placed 100 ambulances at the disp osal of the authorities in Wales the Committee underta king res pons ibility as sole o-r part agents for the pro vis ion, operation and maintenance of ambulance stations in half of the counties of Wales , Progressi ve adoption b y local a uthorities of the policy of direct operation resulted in the gradual termination of agency arrangements and the W elsh Committee will finall y cease to function on the 30th June next,

Invalid Loan Depots

Ano1h.er fOIfffi of v oluntary service fo r the energetically pioneered by the Prio ry was the pro vision of Medical Comforts Depo ts from which invalid requisites and sick room comforts were is sued on loan at nominal charges . At the height of its expansion, rendered possible by a grant from the Special Areas Fund negotiated through the South Wales and Monmouthshilfe Council of Social Serv ice, there were 159 Depots running under Pr iory auspices until this also became a &tatutolfY provision under the National Health Act in 1948 at which time an average of 16 000 articles a year were being loaned In Cardiff the Depot which has been maiI1Jl:ained as PMt of the Priory Headquarter administration from 1920 continues to operate with the blessing of the Public Health D epartment and an annual grant to co v er the hire fees in respect of necessitous cases. Some 50 depoils are still functioning under the aegis of the Priory with grant ai d in several counties from public health authorities,

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otwith tanding tl1C changing nequent contraction of c rtain r\ i und unlimited cope and ne d r r In de eloping tbe objecL and puq In Wal

The importance of fir t the b a ic indu try f ouLh 1 pr challenge w hich wa not ign r d officia l report of H. I 1. In pe"l r Cardiff D ivi ion for 1932 hich tal of the communit in general and th mining p pU l Li n of o uth W a l in parlicular ar due t the P rj f r ale. It i manifold in it LiviLi. p r i teot in i well do ng an d wonderful in iLs ffici n I L give encouragcment to the inauguration [ambulao · cIa e both b y wo rd and deed, and u ceed in thi a in en UTing a ready and highly killed ervic or fi r lai d a nd tran portation in ca e of accident. Th Pri ha maintained a clo e lin k with ilie mining indu try, forge d originally through repr entaLi ve of the 0\ ner and Workmen and now the aLional Coal Board \ hereb iLs resources are mobiE ed in full upport of campaign for in oreas ing the number or fir t aider in the min and improving their tandard of efficiency. Rea li ing th need for speciali ed training du e Lo mining c nditton , s uppl ementary in t.ructi on h a b en nc ouraged thr u gh the production of a Fir t id in Mine te tb k, brought up to date from bime Lo lime b y a Pri o,ry ommittee of expert. At this moment a further re i ion of this S,J ,A A manual i in cour e of preparatio n t synchroni se with the n ext rev i ion of the ta nd a rd i r t Aid textbook , Another special contribuLi n Lo A oc ia ti on acLi ili was made through th e tran ialion in ro tllL: W I h language of the Preliminar y textbooks in Fi r Aid and Home ur jng in 19J I. L a [ year a n ,ta bl c achie ement was the publica tion b y th e Pri o ry of " Rhagarwe ini ol Mewn Cy mmorlh Cy ntaf,' a Wcl h translation of th e current e dition of Prelimin ary Fir t Aid , undertaken in 1Jl e bope of timul at in g th e lud y of First Aid among the W e lsh speaking youth f Wales

six years with conspicuous succe s and outstanding achievements in the alleviation of sufferings and the r elief of distress. The Priory for Wales assisted the Ordcr of t. J ohn La the best of iLs ability in the role of partnering the Bri tish Red Cro s Society in the joint enterpr ise both at London Headquarters and by means of J oint ounty Committees throughout the P rincipality, and 3 842 members of the Brigade in Wales qualified f or the Certificate of Thank issued by the War Organisation.

HOMES OF THE IR 0

A. sPe<?ial feature in the p rogre s of the P riory admlm tratlOn wa the recognition of the importance of ambulance halls in stabiliswg Brigade work. A lack of uita ble headquarters for all but a dozen uniLs was not only taxing financial resource but depri ving di vi ions of opportunities for ocial and recreational dev elopment. fir t tep to deal with thi need wa taken in 192 when the Miner' elfare Fund was per uaded to giv e grant aid towards the erection o f halls. This was followed by an allocation of £5 300 from the Special Areas und which enabled 28 di vi ions to go ahead with cbeme ith 50 per cent grant aid while the ervices of the Honorar y olicitor and Honorary Architect were at their di posal for the legal work , the preparation of plans and pecifications and uper\'ision of the building , During the cour e of the following years until the alional Coal Board came to power the Priory had recei d from the I [iner' elfare Fund £ 4, 977 towards purcha e renovation and repair and gift of furniture to 62 halJ to the value of £3 ,4 96 . There i little doubt that Brigade trength would by now have fallen far bort of pr em - day number had it not become the generou policy of the ,C.B to re ume the grant aid f rID rly r ceived from the liner' \ elfare Fund by annual gran at the rate of £1,-00 a year from 19-1 with Lhe r ult that 142 ambulance hall are now reorded apart from loan d and rented premi es.

Assl taut Chi if mgeon fOI[ Wale a Pfiory Headquali r D emonstration Team has been et up to gi e di play as required in any part of the Principality.

Camp Training Coms as well a holida camp for the cadets are worthwhile activities and the Priory can take oreclit [or a valuable contribution to tIhe rvice of youth through the admini tration f Rhownaitr a South Africa (Aid to Britain) Hou e as a Conference and Camping Centre. During the ten year L,307 camper from various organi ations including the Brigade enjoyed holidays in idea urrounding under the mountain of Merioneth by the sand of Cardigan Ba and it wa Wbth mixed feelings that the property with it camping sites, permanent building, equipm nt and tentage wa transferred in 1962 to the OU(N,iard Bound Trus1 for u as a training school all the year round

The organisation of an ever-growing number of competitions within the Brigade and for outside bodie are already taxing the olfgani ational re ources of the Brigade D epartment to the utmo t. The Brigade i pIa ing a commendable part aloin the development of th 1 ational Hospital Servi ce Reser e, the branch of Civil

AGE

ABOVE Scarb01 ough Ambulanc e Cad et D ivision cadets w ho attended! the Annual G e n era I M eeting of th e Ambulance Division to 1'eceive their 1963 awards f1-om County Staff Offic er P. P Smith. T op left: Cadet Corpoml E"ic T"wnan with the 'Jeffery Cup for best attendance at instructional meetings. Top right: Cadet Sergeant David Cutter, wi th the Cad et Shi eld for the most efficient N.C.O. Bottom left: Cadet P eter Taylor with the « County Officers Cup)J for Public Duties. Bottom right: Cadet Michael Mulvana with the O wston Shield for the b es t individual Cadet in First Aid. (More stories and pic t ures of Cadets on page s 2 1,2 2 and 23)

EdiJlbllrgh s Brollze Award) 'Jel/nifer 'Jellil/gs ( Special Service Shield ), and Margarel TlJIkler ( Special Servzce ___S..,lzield)

Ambulance Cadet Di'l.'i iOIl e7l1'oll7le )/

CADETS

VO HIR

M.S D

wins first prize. The mod I m ad e by A Jll bula1lce Code r Christopher hanlloll ( Gl'a llL h a m ) was the will nin g cxhibit at the l. 70hll Ambulance a1ld 'ursillg Cadel Hobbie Exhibi t iOJl ope n ed by D r T W. P Golby YesteL'ell' Director of E ducmion. Al 0 ill The piclilre ursillCT Cader H ary W'einle who won [he seJlior cctioll Q'i.{lQl'd with her need l ew01'k display

CADETS

TI I E T TO WATCH T H E PRE T hese l. John rimblliallce Brigade ursillCT Cadel u' elll 011 a trip with their D ivi iOllal Officer 11's. F. CollierJ lO see how they pur a /lew paper together a( (he offices of £Ize GrilJlsby EvellillCT Telegraph.

A LONG WAY DOW and a long way up. 12 - year - old R ichard Val/elide?' youngest meil/bel' of the G loucesle?' No 2 AmbulaJlce Cadet D ivision of the St. John Ambulance B rigade congratulated by the 1ayol' of G loucesler Oil passiJ/g with highesl marks and distinClion i71 his H ome and R oad S afety examinations. « l' Oll ve set a wonderful example, said the 10yor co the proud young cadel, « You nzust keep it up "

In

FIRST AID AT SEA AND IN INLAND WATERS'

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EXTERNAL CARD IA C MASS

AGE REMEMBER THAT I N SUCH SERIOUS EMERGENCIES THE FIRST AIDER S EQUIPMENT IS HIS HANDS, HIS MOUTH AND HIS LUNGS. FOR EFFICIENT USE THEY M U ST BE CO-ORDINATED BY TRAINING AND PRACTICE

{a) In the uncon scious casualty Iyin& on h is bac k, the to"1"'" tl",

1all backwa.rds and block the air punges.

(b) If the nec k is e xt e nd ed the head pressed backwards and the lower jaw pushed upwards, the ton,ue moves forward thus open in & the a ir passa,es ;=; BURNS AND SCALDS Minor burns and scalds, say of lbe size o f half-a-crown or less without blistering require no specific rreatmenr. Tbey may be held under cold running water initiaJJy to relieve

bl" sent to hospital as an

OBSTRUCTIO N IN THE: AIR PASSAGE S If efforts to inflate the IW1g : fail, makt (hat (here IS no obstruction in the mouth or throat. If the ob s tru c tion is th o ught to

Canoes

Y ORK SHIRE: T HE EAST A ORTH RIDING

Th e lO mb o f ir ic h o as Sf apy lf oJl 129(1.

THE ORDER'S HERITAGE No. 23

by j. Docwra-Rogers, M.B .E. , & Ronald Ca th car t

The Commandery for the Ea t Riding 'Wa situa,ted at BeveTley and for some unspecified reason was occasionally united under the same COITU11ander a that of Shingay in Cambridgeshire. The ite of the Ho pitallers' house was at the Manor of Holy Trinity , which was given to the Order in 1201 by Sybillia de Valonii , the second wi<f'e of William third Baron Percy, with the manors of (or Cherry) Burton and orth D alton othing to-day remains of the buildings in Beverley and the site is covered by the goods-yard of the R ailway Station ; the only possible remnant may be a ditch reputed to b e a portion of the moat which once surrounded the Commandery. The whole of the onginal Beverley properties were seized in error upon the exti n ctrion of the Templars , but were e ventually restored to the Hospitallers I ncluded in these estates were land i n "Ffytlyng," presumably Fitling on the Ea t coast, a hol d ing of 160 acres. Beverley was not one of the more valuable of the Order s possessions , but was of sufficient importance to have numbered two Grand Priors among its ma&ters , Sir R obert Hales (the victim of the P easants' Revolt) in 1358, and Sir Thomas D ocwra after his rerum flrom the first Siege of Rhodes Th e Temp-lar estates in this Riding were centred in an d around Etton, five miles N.W. of Beverley , where a site is still known as "Temple Fields."

T h is is an area of some 200 by 100 yards b oun ded by a raised bank with a central ('.1W. cause.way running north and south ; excavations made here ha ve disclosed pieces of mediaeval pottery

N orth Rid i ng

Here the Commandery was that of Mount St. J olm in the parish of Felixkirk, three miles N.E. of Thirsk. to TanneT's Mo n asticon, "In the beginn ing of 11h e Teign of King Henry the First, Wi lli am P ercy, the first called Algernon, gave the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusa lem lan ds hereabout to the amount of five Knights' fees,

KIRBY FLEETHAM.

iug at! the outh-w t corner. Within the building ar tbe remain of tll tOI).e altar with tv 0 pi cina and e eral tone offin and their hea y lid ; lying in the gra wiLh these is a notice-board reque ring tllat n n of the ruin hould be remo ved! We are told that pur , hor hoes and fragment of armour were dicovered when the building wa exca v ated. Only on Preceptor of Pcnbill i recorded , Thoma de Bellerby tlle last Templar there , who was arr in 1308 The original gift of the property wa by Robert Fitmer y and upon it pa sing to the Hospitaller wa granted b them to Geoffrey de Sero pe rent free f r hi life t that time , the buildings were much damag d during the cour e of the Scotch wa r s and thereafter were allowed to fall into ruin , never to be restored

The 1a of these ex-Templar Preceptories wa that of Foulbridge which lies on the Ri ver to the south of the A170 road , mid-way between Pickering and Scarborough and on the border with the Ea t Riding. With the con ent of Hugh de Bigod Earl of orfolk the property was presented to the Tem p lar in the reign of Henry the Second by Ingram de Bo nton , a famil y of great antiquity in this neighbourhood. t the disolution of the Templar Richard de Hales , the la t of their Preceptor at Foulbridge, wa arre ted and the retainers were " ex amined" b y the Commi sion of th Archbishop of York; it is pos ible that de Hales wa a member of that Kentish family later 0 closely a 0cia ted with the Order of St. J OM The manor house wa divided into two farmhouses and toda y still shows the ancient beams in the attics , and on the stairways are some heavy timbers with one or two e xamples of finer wo-odwo.rk : must once have dignified the interior, though It IS difficult to assess the age of these survi val

A field to the north of the house is still known as " Mill Field" and a slight mound on the surface shows the site of the Preceptory mill , probably the firsv windmill used in the Vale of Pickering. An adjunot of considerable v alue was the bridge crossing the Derwent, for it was the only one in the immediate district and consequently all traffic across the Vale would pass Foulbridge, contlributing a toll. Under Lhe Ho pitallers th i Preceptory was absorbed by Bev erley together with its subsidiaries at Allerston and W y dalecote , notrth of the village of Snainton.

There remains yet to be mentioned the large manor of Alierthorpe near the village of Gatenby south-ea t of Leeming Bar which consisted of ov er 300 acres and wa managed by a bailiff. The old manor house has disappeared and has been replaced by an attracti v e red brick Jacobean house dating from 1608 with two unusual round towers at each end of the main front and some fine interior panelling of the period.

Over four hundred names ha ve been listed b y the late Mr. W. H. Fincham as being properties of the Order of St. J OM throughout the whole county of Yorkshire, and in these tlhree articles we have only been able to mention a few of the more important ; a book could be filled with a complete account of the holdings of the Hospitallers in the county, of which so many were a few aores of land in many parishes , now extremely difficult to identify.

FURTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EDVl1INA MOUNTBATTEN TRUST

Londonderry Area , Nmthern Ireland

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Brigade Personnel , Trinidad & Tobago 13 14

Mrs. Cas,tle, on behalf of Box Nursing Cadet Division, Wiltshire

Miss Unthank, I-long Kong

Miss Harrison 20 5 1 0 0 d 0 7 0 0 0 28

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1. P art of kidney here ureter begin 0)· Keep warm, make a parcel , and top argument! (4, 2).

10. Di turb our twi ted little

11. R a h \ hich follow erum lllJeCllOn due to allergy to protein (9).

12. ccording to accepted rule of conduct (7).

1 . Joint \ ithout much fat (4.3).

Fever pread by milk ha wa\"y temperature chart ( ). b' . d (-)

17 Herb u ed to relieve ba y WIn

19 . P r teet 10 er limb and abdomen from pres ure of bedcIotbe Ci.

21. Ph y ical attribute of 9 dO\vn ( ).

24 ter thi month e\ er one wIll pm 1il office (7) _5 D y entery cau d b micro animal

M ltin a a tructur onnectlllg bon at a JOlllt (9). 1 re mal uny off dinner (5).

29. 1am r hain may cIo a wound (6).

O. ain di i ion of the hri tian hur h ( ).

DO and fa ial kel ton ( ). hip (6). a p und C).

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POTTER

JOHANNITER-' U NFAlL- HllFE

The foun dation of the Johanniter- nfall-HiUe, or a bbreviated the J.U.H. dates back to the initiati e of some members of the Order of St. John, who tayed in Germany aft r the World War II. Aft r their proposal the Gennan J ohanniterorden e tabli hed the fir t County Staffs in 1952 and the rul of the J .U.1I. w r written. These rules give us the following ta k :

(1) Improvement in Fir t Aid at accidents and catatrophes.

(2) Impro vement in Home Jur ing.

(3) As isting in extraordinary state of di tres and helping at accident an d cata trophes.

Today after the difficult year of beginning and building up , the J .U.H. has become a respecmble organi ation. It wOTks all over tJhe Federal Republic of Germany and West-Berlin and the and -coloured unifonn of their member with the badge of an eight-pointed white cross upon a red background ha become well known in daily life. You may ask yourself: "Why d o they wear a bad ge with a red background?" Therefore here follows a little interpretation: In the time of the crusade some young knights found pleasure in wearing red cloaks in war-times, in lead of their black ones. In relation to that fact, the red colour ha been cho en for our badge , a the greater part of our members are " you1:!hs" and as we are alway in war-time, fighting agains.t the cruel de z.th which lurks in our road and claims 17,0 00 deaths each year in Germany.

To begin the J ohanniter-Unfall-Hilfe, the age i 16 years, as we do not have any younger groups like the St John Cadets. Each member is expected to show: Christian Deportment and Charity, Respect to all people, Equal to each race or nation, Religion or group of society, which they may belong to And to show respect to each of God's ereatures.

R ank

Leader of the J .U.H.

Assistaflt Leader

Surgeon-in-Chief

County-Commissioner

County- Manager

County ·Surgeon

Area -Commissioner

Commissioner

Surgeon

Co rps Supt.

Div. Supt.

Div. Officer

First Aider P iping

b HORST SPARK ' Hllmbur

( We are indebt ed (0 Hor s e Sparke of Hamb/lrg for this anicl e 011 th e G erman J ohannil er-Ullfall-Hilf e rhe uniform ed First Aider foundalioll o f rli e G erm

of r. John (' D er rill erli

Johalllli

Sparke draws arr eJ1(ioll to rh e bar of ri c culapiu w hi ch is [he sign wo w by all G ermall aOcL0 1"S 1£s d e ig ll- a sl1alee l w ist ed m'ouJld a ricl?'-i sh ew n b e ow.)

A · INSTRUCTOR

BADGES OF RECOGNITION

All member are put into " ruppen' ( Li n ) betwe n 9-15 per on v omen and rn n t gclh r. h c groups are the ba e f r the higher uni the " Zu o (Divi ion) and the Ber it chaft ( rp).

All the diiI ent rank badg [th J can b een from the econd cherne 'Ih y on 1 l [different coloured piping r ound collar and hcad-dr diiIerent metal o f tll butt n nd difT r nt liar-badge ( orgert: patches or other rank badg ).

C oll a r-Bad ge s

Red cloth gorget patch with tbe t. J hn edged with golden wire braid.

ro in centr

Blue cloth gorget patch wilh il\'er bar in centre, edged WiWl silver wire braid 2 silver stars.

1 silver starr.

3 2. si l ver bars

1 s il ver bar.

Specially trained First Aiders and Officers get specia J silver-embroidered cloth-badges wbich are worn on th e left forearm.

R enger / Gruppen- ruppenFUhrer FUhrer 8 men m n ruppenUhrer 8 men

RADIO OPERATOR I Z FUHRER Z GFUHRER Dl Supt.) D 1 / M ruppen- ruppen- ruppenFUhreir FUhr r Fiih..re:r Fiihrer FUhrer FUhrer m n (Div. Offer .) men men men m n men

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DRA 0 :\ Comment by icel M. B T unbridge Well Nur ing Di Brigade.

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EN «

ASTITCH IN TIME»

came t c h e V ill a Cr o Cin ema H and sw 01 th

( B i rm i n gha m ) NI emb ers of « Cor p s ( ad ult and Cad et s ) wer e Lr/v it ed by t h

I'

-+ adult s and 1 2 Cad et s I II th e p ic lll1' e C orp s Sup erillr elld ellr P. R eed ex pl ain s d eta il s of a R es us ci-A ll il e de m oJl s l ra li on t o lh e f all ag eres w hil e lh e Chi ef I n s p ector of I-I an d swo rrh P ol ice Div isio7l l oo k s 0 11.

The mo s t important thing fOT you is surely the pract ical work o f the Iohanniter-Unlall-Hilfe . There[ ore I will explain to you some events o f our Ha m burg diary

The m a in duties are alway s the Saturday f ootball matches a,t " Hamburg's Volkspark Stadion," which is built f or the number of 70 ,000 sp ect a tors . T o gether with the " German Red Cross " a nd a nother F ilrst Aid Soci ety , the " Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund " we wa tch over the well-being of that multitude of people Usually a tent ambulance station is erected and many F irst Aider s wi.th stretchers are distributed among the specmtors while others a re p a trolling the passages. OUT ambulance car is always waiting nearb y and so an urgen t casualty can quickly be transported t o the n ea rest ho spitial. Each Sunday an ambulance-car is placed at the A utobahn Hamburg-Bremen one of the great motorways, where hea vy crashes occur very of ten Through oUir v oluntary rescue-service we ha ve already sa ved many a life ot only, however , these regular duties mu s t be o vercome, but also various other tasks w ithin the region o f the different secti on s, like dut ies at liJtJtl e f oot ball matches , at riding e vents , Bo y SC0Ut meetings , e tc ., so that we are kept bus y throughout the whol e year.

I hope thaQ I ha ve told you something of intemst and to complete my report I want once again to say a " thank you " to Mr and Mrs. Symes, of the Bournemouth Corps f orr all the kindness and hospitality they granted to me during m y sta y in England

teristics

r d in ary il e C. nil ot icus ha a pen cha n t w h e n co n dit ion ar f a vourable, of going f or a m a n It has a smell of musk , which co uld ea il y be r ga rd d a po isonous breath.

It w ould be very diffic ult even for a n a rm d and mounted knight to kill uch a m o n ter. 0 d ou b t tl1

Brethren who [aile d h a d ch a rged lance- in -r h op ing per haps to ram the w ea p o n d ow n the gUllet r pro bab l through the eye . The tar get wo uld be a di ffic ul to n e , particula!fly from a frighten e d h or e I tl m u t b e remembered also th a t r eptil e a r e fai rl y l ive l y in a h ot climate and in any ca e ca n put o n grea t tem porary bursts of energy It would b e ea y for h orse a nd rid e r to be brought down by one swe e p of th e gr eat ta il.

Brother Theodore's fame w ould be o f th e hi gh e t orde,[' amongst the peopl e o f Rh o d es of th o e di ta nt times since they no doub rt ha'red th e Middl e a te rn tradition that the dr ago n i a n emb o dim e nt of ev il a nd also the belief that uch unple asa nt be in gs ha d a partiality for the neighbourl:Jood of water

THEKIN THORPE ,tBULA N CE DIVI I pur 0 11 a m OS T

successful 'U ill d ow displa w hi ch illc/u decfi II ff. m od 1 of (h e G a re ill (h e ba ck gr oulld a rh e mb ol of rh e f oulIdaT on of rh e B riGa d e ] 11 th e f oreg roun d a w ind o'w cl ea ll er has m er w ilh all 7 cide llr J h av ill g f al/ ell off a ladd er and (h e 'a pri oll (0 rh e ewe d ell/ all de d yo//. kn ow w h Qr TO do ? A ros rli e rap of (h e w ill dott'-jll s t sho w in G all rh e exrr elJl e rig llf of rh e pi c fllr e- 'was an ex ce ll ellt l og an " Y o u lJI ay li e d II -W" do lI eed yO Il {(J he l p li S h elp rh o e w h o a re illjllr ed o r su ffe rin g J .rl 1Th Oll ah qll it e a n ll llib er of p os t ers an d p holOG ra phs 1I 0T di.r Ely cOllll ecr ed w irh rh e ce ntral rh elJl e we I' II ed Th e 'willd o'w pace w as l ar Ge ell oll g h f.O rak e ir so rh a r ea h se ti on cou ld b e exal7l ill cd w rh ou t ollf ll Si ll G rh ey e of rh e helt ol de'!' or giv ill g rh e iII/ pI' s ian (w hich IIl1forrll ll ar ly ofr ell h app ens ) of ov ercr ow ding

aUl es froll! lhe R oynoll f\-u rsillg Divis ion. Ie sh o'Us \ ' ursing \I embers alld illg C adeT T eams "vi Th t he cups rhey Gailled duriliG the

year 196-1.

SOUTH FYLDE

CE TRE MEETS

SIGNAL AND TELEGRAPH INSPECTO R honoured by Th e Sf. 'john Am bula nc e Ass ociat io n. Mr. Edgar H en dak er, of P reston R ailway Station, received a framed certificare i71 recognition o f 43 years devoted service ill th e Associatioll. Th e veterall signal and telegraph inspecroT who has passed 43 F irst - Aid examinations and has been associate d with S. T .A.A. C enzres at Skipt on) Burnley and Workingtoll) 1'eceived the C enifica[e from M rs 'j. P ollm'd) wife o f th e P reston D ivisio n Mallager. H er husb and stands centre as M1". H m'daker 1'eceives his Ce1·tifical e dW ing the R ailway First Aid comests at S outhport.

T H E OFF I CER and urs es of (he Brownliill IIrsilig Div ision wi rh (h e COllnry COIi/JllissionC/" Dr. T. K. Elli o fl , 'w ho paid (he D ivisioJl a v isit 011 rhe occa ion of Bro'w7IhiLLs ltrsi n g DivisiON s 25(h •.jnniversary.

A £424 CHEQUE. Mr. D. Ma c krell (le ft ) manager of th e A .B. C. Cin ema) Belfast, presents half the pr ocee ds from th e Gala Pr emiere o f « Ramp age» to B rigadi e1 R 'j. C. B1'o adhurst fOT the Order of St. 'John Th e other £424 wen to the National Playing Fields' Association. « R ampage» was attended by H.M. Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. In the c entre : Chief Mr M. Barry.

YOUNG PUPILS of Ul verSlO lI S eco nd ary Mod em S chool learn First Aid from Offi cen of th e Sz. 'John Ambulance Brigade , Ul venton Division.

RIGHT: A WI l" FOR Ormskirk 1\ o. 1 realll at fhe Briri 11 R ailtl..'ays r. 70hn IIIblllance Association diIrt cr cOJllpellllVn in the t. 70lm Hall SOlUhp orr. Tealll Captain E. D awes hold the lroplz).

Around & About

BELOW: 50 YEAR' cOlltinl/ou el icc LO (he Bri(rade by Ha liJig Divi iOIl. Cor p' uperimeJlde/lr

Pluillm er holds tlte Cercijicale pre enled by ir H arry inder on Pasha [he fint liS ex COllnLY D irector af the 'l. 701111 Ambulance As aeialioll.

AT THE AN UAL

MEETL'G of the St. 'John Ambulance Association Sou [ h F ylde Cent re Th e Chairman) AldeTman ']. F aulkneT) E D Fletcher ( Trea surer), th e May 0 r of L ytham Sf. Annes ( Coullcillor 'J. W. H Lloyd, 'J.P. ) and Mr. E. Cox (S ecretary) confer.

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Appraisal: Thi film is recommended only for recruitment. The opening, perhaps for dramatic effect gi ves a poor impres ion of first ai d lectures and the fir t aid methods ubsequently used are either out of date or unacceptable. The film is not uitable as a teaching aid , therefore. The cinematic quality and dramatic pre entation h01wever, are excellent.

A u dience: P otential first aid recruit

A slill fTol12 rr Emergency Spliming wilh P lasler 01 P aris.)) film i omewhat pompou and hi clinical approach rather doubtful: the animation or the vertebrae i a little incorrect; it might have been better for the d e!ll?ntration to precede rather than follow the .actual 1.lftIn.g of (he patients. everthele the overall Impre SlOn 1 a good one.

udi e nce: ur and fir t aider

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Content: D emonstrations of how to lift patients in their home ilhout undue train, with special reference to uch problem a low beds and cramped urrounding. Before each lift of an actual patient. [WO nur es demontrate the correct tances and moyements to be adopted. pprai a1: \ ell presented film clearly and conci ely explains the need for careful hftmg and how it i to be carried our. The merhods hown are accurate and up to date. The demonstration gi"en before an actual lift are particularly u eful. P robably rhe b film on lifling [or a home nur ing cour e finor pain are t11at the mu ic at the lart of rhe film irritating. and in the fir t equence the commentary not allied cIo ely to action.

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JALI ALAM l\1ASEK O

J ali Alam is one of the fust three African to be admitted to the Order of St. John as a Serv ing Brother in the Central Africa Co mmandery. He was invested at the St. John Headquarter in Salibury, S. Rhode ia , on 10th January , 1964 in company with other members who recei ve d honour , by His Excellency the Lord Prior.

He is a f oundation member of the Bulaway o Railwa y African Ambulance Divi sion of the St. John Ambulance Brigade in which he ha served for 30 years , and has served long period on the Ralwa y African Welfare Committee and a Manager of the Railway African Football Club. In addition he has served on the Railway Township Advisory Committee and was foun dation member of the Railway African Workers Union.

Jali joined the Kings African Rifles , as a Bugler , in 1909, and although he was discharged in 1911 , he was recalled to the colours in 1914 in the Rifle Company of the 1st Battalion K.A.R. where he served throughout the German East African Campaign during 1914-18

He has been employed as messenger/ caretaker in the St. John Ambulance section since 1952 when the Griffin Hall was built, and has served the Rhodesia Railways for some 44 years. D uring these years he has been employed in turn as engine cleaner, van attendant, and station messenger , and has interested him elf in various public services. He is thought to b e approximately 70 years ol d and retired on pension in 1 ovember, 1963. In recognition of his "loyal and meritorious service to the Federation and Nyasaland" he was awarded the Queen 's Badge of honour in the 1963 Birthda y Honours , and the photograph shows Jali with his framed Citation shortly after his Investiby His Excellency Sir Humphrey Gibbs

K.C.M.G., O.B .E., C.St.J., Governor of Southern Rhodesia

THE PRIORY IN EW ZEALAN L'llFT Th e hancel101', John Grierson, Esq., .B.E., pres entill g t w o volumes of Th e First Aid manLial in Braille a th Dir eClO r of the lew Z ea land FOLindafiOln for th e Bl nd

A S BELO\\ Ollt' of Iii,' {irst three Africalls 10 be im'cs lcd III cll,' Order of I. J oh ll Jali 11.1111 ,\1 a cko. In vestcd by Ihe L ord Prior, JClIlLIllry lOch. 196';'. , c p af!CS 6 and 7.

OVER EA OLUMN

This YJlomh we ar e co J/.c elltratin g UpOIL F iji , whose disastrolls floods are described by Richal d H e1'1n an, and Cy pru ', w h ere Ih e sc ell e o l. 7 0hll iJi actioJl has be ell repo rt ed by tl71'ee of ou)' VO/Ill/I ee rs 0 11 th e SpOI.

* FIJI

cw raining flood in

mall delay a the Schoolmaster being found - the M ukh ta coming in from the field or even wanting to have and change be.fore drinkin g coffee All thi would be hea ven in normal days-bu t when one was thinking of the other vi llage to be visited time dragged. " Paphos i famous for its ho pitality and is a rural area. Frank and I con ider oursel ves very fortunate to be poste d here. Frank does the dri ving, route finding, etc., and I am supposed to glean the facts when we reach the vi llages, usually I find that be has had quite a di cu ion about the crops , etc., and ha gleaned quite a lot of useful information The otber day he was preented with a nake in a bottle!! A it i the one form of life which really give me the shudders he handed it to the Gunners for their Regimental mu eum.

"The shortages in the villages are brought about by the general lack of communication and inability of either si de to move without fear.

., The roads must be een to be belie ve d thought orne of: those in Italy and Sicily were tortuous, but these are a cro between Tim Healey pas and some of the road 0 eT the Apennines. I'm very glad Frank i a veteran driVer and that there i no tourist traffic.

The flock of goat are beautiful and I think-perooally-t hat the i land i wonderfully clean: when one consider the difficulties re water, etc. , it is amazing the place i 0 fre h. I do hope that something can be done abo ut the refugee problem before the weather becomes warmer- then I fear we hall face further difficulties

vlrs Mackenzi e

" We have covered all the villages in our di trict (Limas 01), about 45 quare miles and about 60 villages. orne we ha ve visited twice - where we found need blankets medical supplies. etc. e rise at 6 a m and a re on our roumls by 7 a.m. Take a picnic lunch with u (To begin ith we u ed to eat our sandwiches whil t dri ing between iJlages but now top and eat on the mounta in ide or by the ea depending on our itinerary.) We must be back by undown. 6 p.m ., and then lots of reports form and 'p honing take u up to 8 p.m. , dinneT , bath and bed!

, The ork i fa cinating and I am enjoying every minute of it and very grateful for this opportunity of doing omething really worth while.

.( The fir t day we ere given a Ii t of \wages in n ed from the Arm y elfare Officer and the Turki h Ho pital - about 15 Tho e e had to investiaate traigbt a a four-five per day. That wa going fiat ter we cleared up thi little lo t we got peThaps one a da from our contact , then we combed the differen t di iet e would tud our map and decide on one road leading to the mountain and call at all the villaaes on that route, approximatel even. population from 5 - 1.000, but 1,000 w the exception, u uallv 150 " -

Boardman

" We vi it each village in our area (Lamaca district for me) and try to a i t with the individual humanitarian relief problems of the village u ina the rno t expedient method yet following the correct procedll!es - and at the arne time being completely impartial to both Greeks and Turk . One thing in particular I mu t mention i the ho pitality of e\ en the p rtf the po r. I haye long 10 t count of the number f cup of coffee (Turki h e cafe. with and '; ithout ugar and / or milk and everal other \-arieties as ell). tea orange and lemon juice orangeade oranaes (about five r ix ada) cola-cola. pe i-cola, Turlei h Delight chocolate, herbet - e\ en pi kled fruit and edding cake.

( N d ubt ou ha ve been told man tim about the wond rful limate here and the beauty of the i land but 1 cann t but mention it again. Temperatur have rea hed the e entie n yeral asion alreadY R ainfall at the moment \irtually nil ,

THE DEDICATION OF THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM

by

Surgeon Lieutenant Commander

J R. LAWRANCE-OWEN, R.N

A dissertation up 0 n t h e dedication of the Ord er of St. 'John of 'Jerusalem, with especial reference co S t. 'J o hn [he Almsgiver.

JERUSALEM, the Holy Ci ty: fTom Baudouin's « H iscoire de Malt e." HIEROS OL Y,i1-f A VRBS SA CT A J DE./E, t.t:1.tW flt bm f'l 1t'.J • 1J1J 4"'p/J(L.lIJU t<ug o:,; frJ,. blU P#/ir# £If' c.; ·"- :(:. 4 {.

The dedicatrio n of the Order of St. John ha been the s ubject of controversy for many yea r ; in the eventeenth century the legend of a hospital called after the monean prince John Hyreanus , already in exi tence in Jerusalem when the merchants of Amalfi es tabli hed their monast ery, was thought to accounb f or the choice of St. John as patron Ho wever , writin g in 1902

W. K. R. Bedford and Richard H ol beche (respectively Genealogist and Librarian of the Or der) tate that it i generally admitted that the St. John at fir t adopted a SponsOT was the G r eek patriarch John who e life tory is one of considerable interest. Thi much i certain ; by the time the Crusading Army under Godfrey de Bou illon captured the holy city from the Mo lem, St John the BapUst had been a dop ted as the patron saint of the hospital.

It seems appropriate that the connection of th e Ord er with this fine character, John the Greek patriarch, ditinguished by the Epithet Eleemon, shoul d be further appreciated

REFERE NCES:

" St. John the Almsgi ver ." R ev. H T. F. D uckworth 1901

" Piciaudus " De Cultu S Ioanni Bap tistae R ome, 1755

" The Order of the Hospital of St. J ohn of Jerusalem." London, 1902

Saint John was born in the six th century at Amathu on the south coast of Cyprus , a few miles east of Limassol by the foothills of the Troodos Mountains

His father was Governor of the Island , and was called Epiphanius ; in appears that the paternal hope was for the son to follow in his father's footsteps , but John ambition was elsewhere being directed more to the spiritual needs of his people Equall y, John evi dentl y wished to remain single, but urged by his parents to marry , became a father of children. However both they an d his wife soon died, and John redoubled hi s charitable acti v ities; his fame spread through the Med iterranean coast to Alexandr ia , and in the year 609

John became Patriarch of the Orthodo x Christian Church of th at city who were then in a minority in Egypt - for the Church in that country was divided

Ho

in Palestine,

night an

,

, , The pilgrims of the est, and when twas

0

the

founder ? every tongue t once replied The erchant of Amalfi .' That Ho pital hen Go.dfrey caled the wails nt forth i holy men m complete steel, And hence the co I relinqui hed for the helm , That ch en band valiant, invinci ble o long renowned a champion of the Cr o , In Rh o d ,in alta - -

ot e: It hould be recalled t?at it merchants of Amalfi that the KnIghts of the ir emblem o f the eight-pointed CTO

a f rom the t. John t ook

( co nrilI u ed fr om p age 12 )

he ha told ou \ hether he can rno e hi leg or hand If he cann o t rno e hi leg bi back i broken If h e cannot mo ve hi band hi neck .. In both the pinal cor d is injured If. ou lift hi head. t o gi e bim a drink <:f ater , or fold him up to carry him. you in vitabl gnnd the pillal ord between parts o f the br o n v ertebrae and d tro y a?\ u o f th cord which may haye caped lllJUI) In the ongmal a ident.'

en the ba k i broken ," gently roll the yictim on t a bl anket that he r ts face downward . YVhen the blank t i lifted, the "ictim' ba k ag thu remo io.g pr ure fr m the pinal cord. "

en the ne k i br oken. " gentl y roll the victim on t a plank 0 that he r fa. e up · ards. and no ir urn tan with the head tilted f rward Thl the b p iti n to preyent m yement of the fractured rvical rtebra e.'

If th victim mu t be rried by hand four first-aider b uld f TIn a team-one at the yictim head , an(}ther at hi f rt.. th ther at each hip While tho e at the hip lift a nd carry, the otb r gentl pull and ca rry. Th tra t i n at f t and head h.old th b ra and pT en them grinding agalll t tl1e Injured ord

When the ictim is un on iou. 'handle bim th ugh hi ne k or back ere broken ."

NOW A POST

ei r own they have no t h a d th e incenti ve to pr epare a pr oper mea l, even f they h ave ha d th e m oney to bu y t he Foo d D ea fn e a nd fa ili n g sigh t may n ee d to be remed ied by tb e fiLt in g of pecta cJ es a nd h earin g a id Th e e di a bil itie a re ome of t h e ca u e of th e lo nel in ess that

( con.tinued j?·OJll, page 45) are often middle-aged women who have always felt attracted to th nursing pw[es i n but have been un· able to achieve State Registration because of 'their lack of qu alifications. This lack is largely otIs It b theIr experience of rai ing a family, with all the practical nur ing in volved , and they frequently have the qualities most needed in a geria(Iric nur e- patience tolerance, and the practical application of comm n ense. In the nUT ing o f the elderl ick man · human tories , b oili gay and sad could be told and ometime one f eels lifle a father-confessor.

The que tion is oiften a ked " How can the general public help ?" I would like to oiler the following uggeSltions-visitting, reading and writing letter fm the patients. Gi ing gifts of flower and books Shopping f?,r 'patients whe;> ha e no v i itors a hymn and ong Sillgillg. Becommg a member of the Ho pi.tal Leagu of Friend

t)BITlJ ARY

CAPTAIN J. L. JOHN

Former County Commissioner for the St. John Ambulance Brigad e in Cumberland and Westmorland Capt. J arne L . John , R .N . (R etd.), died la t April. H e wa 64 yea rs old.

He was a Managing D irector of the We t Ridin g Laundries Ltd. of Sedbergh A long i lln had cau ed bim to relinqui h hi two -counti e duties fOT the Briga d over the pa t three year

Captain John was a na ti e of S outh Shield and h e part in organisation of the emergency ho pital servIce there ill the 19 14-1 9 18 war before serv ing in th e Navy. He left the Service with the rank of Captain in 1934.

FOT some yea r he was Go eruor of the South Shield Infirmary

His inteTest in First Aid da tes back to 1912.

In 1939 h e became a founder - Member of the Sedbergh Brigade. H was promoted D ivi ional uperintendent in 1944

Dur ing the 1939 - War, he served as Fir t Aid for area, an d was in charg of mobile Fu t Aid partIes and ambulances In 1945 he was instrumental 1D prov iding a motor ambul ancemuch needed in Sedbergh-and in or gani ing the ambulance service whi ch has been smooth-running ever in ce.

He was a dmi tte d to the Order in 1949 .

He was appointe d County Commissioner in 1954

[n addition to his St. John work, Captain J ohn w a member of the Society of a val A rchi tect and Marine Engineers , and a member of the North - Ea Coast Institution of Shi p Builders and Engineer

He leave behind him a wife and daughter to whom we extend our sympa.thy in their 10 .

THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASS O CIATION (MANCHESTER CENTRE)

NOVICES AND OPEN COMPETITIONS

Saturday, 17th October, 1964

Application forms will be despa t ched 4th July, 1964 . Earl y application to the Competition Secretary i advisable.

There will be a Lane f or Cadets under 18 year of age. date for entries : 31st August, 1964, but if pOSSIble should be sent in bef ore this date

Com petition Secretary: Miss K. E ll iott, 72 Windlehurst R oad, H igh Lane, Stockp ort.

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PUPlL U R required. aged 1 years or over to Lraln fO/ talC) E.xcellent experience in all branch'es of nursing , lI\c1udmg Theatre, Casually and Out-patients' Department. Forty · four hour week. T?e course is of two years' duration. Training allowance or £325 In tho first year and £34 in the econd year ppl y to Matron for full p.'l.rt.iculars.

A NURSING CAREER WITH THE ROYAL NAVY

Queen Alexandrcrs Ro yal Naval Nursi ng Service Girls may apply between the ages of 17t and 28. No previous experience of nursing is essential and candidates without G .C. E. may be accepted if they pass a simple te Selected girls may train fOT S.R. Service will be in Naval hospitals, at aval Air Stations and Sick Quarters home and overseas.

Further details fro m the Matron in Chief Q.A.R.N.N.S. (9 / 64 ), Empress State Building, London, S.W.6.

Sick Ber th B ranch Jun ior Entry for boys from the age of 16. Adult entry from 17! to 28 years. Sick B erth A ttendant s serve in R. Hospital s> R Sick Quarters, the Royal arine Commandos and at sea in H .M. Ship s. Opportunities given to quality for specialist trai ning in many subjects.

Further details from the Director of aval Career Service ( 9 / 64), State Hou se, High Holborn London W C.l, or from your nearest R. Career Office I yon enjo our work with the ST. JOHN CE BRIGADE WHY OT

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There are training chool for tudent and pupil nur male and female in all parts f th SOUTH WEST REGION , and for th e ho 1 a e hool before the age of 1 ea there are Pre- ur ing and / or Cadet hem at elected ho pita

For further information appl to The Regional Nursing Officer

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Ambulancemen probably have to deal with more cases requ Irl ng artificial resp i ration than any othe r branch of the medical profession except anaesthetists - and often in circumstances that are far from Ideal. They know both the virtues of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and also its aesthetic disadvantages and practical difficulties in certain situations I n many emergencies special resuscitation equipmen t would be a godsend - and the Ambu is just such equipment.

It has been chosen on its merits as the standard resuscitation equ i pment of Nato fo r ces. It is li ght , compact a n d inherently safe It can be used with oxygen when necessary Its complement is the Ambu foot p u mp for clearing airways of mucus o r blood B etween them these two pieces of equipment can d ea l with t h e most difficult cases of resuscitation ; yet they are n o t expensive-each costing only about £15.

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should be in every ambulance-

Ambula n cemen pr ob ably have to dea w i th more cases requiring art ficial resp ration than an y othe r branch o f the medical profession except anaesthetists- and often in c ircumstances that are far from ideal. They k no w both the v i rtue s of mouth-to-mouth resusc i tat on and also i ts aesthet c d sadvantages a nd practical difficulties in certa n s i tuations In many emergenc i es spec al resusc i tat on equipmen t w ould be a godsend - and the Ambu is ust such equ i pment.

It has been chosen on its merits as the standard resuscitation equipment of at o forces I t is l i ght, compa c t and inher e ntly safe . It can be used with oxygen when necessar y . It s c o mp lement is the Ambu foot pump for clearing airways of mucus or blood . Between them these t w o pie c es of equ i pment can dea l w th the most difficu lt cases of resuscitation ; yet they are not ex pens ive-each cost i ng only about £15

The St. John Shakespearean

The emblem on this month ' s cover is the work of D avid Goodman of Chichester. It symbolis the pecial connection between the Order of St. John - the eightpointed white oross-and Canada-the MapleJeaf in the Gala presentation of " Lo v e's Labour s Lost " by the Stratford, Ontario, Shakespeare Company at the Chichester Fest i val Theatre given in aid of St. John in Hampshire and Sussex.

This great occasion was graced by the presence of H.M. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St. John and Commandantin -Chief of Nursing Co'rps and Divisions of the St. John Ambulance Brigade.

The two County Commissioners, Capta in J. M. Hodges (Sussex) and Colonel Curtis (Hampshire) escorted the Queen Mother during her inspeotion of the Guard of Honour made up from 24 members from each county An orchid was presen ted by a Hampshire St. John Ambulance Cadet, and a specially bound souvenir programme was presented to Her Majesty by two St. John Nursing Cadets from Sussex, and some 30 members of Nursing Divisions were very active selling programmes

D uring the interval Her Majesty gracious ly consented to those who ha d given sO' much O'f their time to

GREETINGS TELEGRAM

To Her Ro ya l Highness The P rincess Margaret Ken in /?ito n P a lace, Lond n rr OFF IC E RS AND CADETS OF ST. JOHN SEND YOUR ROYAL HIGHNE THEIR BEST WISHE AND SI CERE CONGRATULATIONS ON THE BIRTH OF YOUR DAUGHTER .)) S ia ll ed: CO MMI SIO ER- IN-CHI EF.

THE RO YAL R E PLY

" MY HUSBAND A1 D I SINCERELY THANK YOU AND ALL OFFICER AND CADET FOR YOUR KI D ME A E OF CO GRATULATIONS. )) MARGARET COM fANDANT-IN-CHI EF.

To the Comrni sioner-in-Chief The St. J o hn Ambulance B riga d e. 8 Gro ve n r re c nt W l.

A SAD LOSS FOR WALES

death of J obn Bruce , Princi pal Secretary of t h e Pnory for. Wales , on 18th April , 1964, was a sad blo w fO.r !the Pnory and a great peTsonal loss to, all his many fnends For 33 years he had serve d as Prin cipal Sectravelling da ily to hi s Cardiff office b y train from hIS home at Mountam Ash. It is almost impossi bl e for 8

hi colleagues .to imagine the Priory with u t hi familIar figure 0 WI ely di recting its affa ir He ga the greater part of hi lif t the ervice E th Ord er in Wale , often at great per n al e lf- acrlfice a nd th P riory is immen e l indebted to him f r hi wi d m an d hi organ i ationa l a bil ity.

o tri but e to J hn Bruce wou ld be complete with ul menuon of the whole-heart d he r cei ed fr m hi de oted wife. Mr Bruce i h r e lf a n ard nl worker for St. John and '> a for man ear hier Superintendent for Wal E erywhere John Bru c went a bout hi man ar duou dutie Mr Bruce wa b hi i de encouraging him and upp rting him. h nur e d him patientl a nd l ovingl thr ough hi a t iIlnes

J ohn Bruce " . in Wal wa a P re ident a nd berdare and a a m mber

ommittee. On rd arch 19 1 a • II

Princi pal S ecretary in ucce ion to ir Herbert Le is K B E who wa mainl r p n ibJe f r the tab l i m ent of the Pri ory i n Fr m 0 ery beginnin g he et hun elf th hIgh Ideal f r ',: hlch he v uncea ingly up to the date o f hi death. In Jul ] 9 J h wrote:-

" There any am unl of ent hu ia m in al f r uch wo rk which offer an utlet fo r well-dir ct d actlv ltle that keep the indi idual lif e t a nd whole orne.

a heart i pure that i a virtue i afe that i not enthu ia tic .'

Any orga ni ation howe er gloriou its pa t mu its heart aflame with enthu ia m if it i t remain prgressi ve; and progre pell health and happine f r the Order , the ociation an d the Brigad in ale

His man y er ice to t h e Prio ry are too num e rou t mention in detail , bu t the pro f of hi uc dent in the pre e nt -day tate of the Prior r m a ny year he combined the office of Chief ommi ion r f r Wales with that of Principal ecretary a nd und r hi leadership th e B rigade in Wale grew teadil a nd trongl y. His intere b in you ng people l e d t the f rmation of a f10uri b ing a de[ rna ement. He nergetically pioneered a nd de veloped a co-or di nated tcm of ambul ance transport a nd a network of Medical mforts D epot

On giving up a hief Commi ioner h e tumcd hi attention to the development of the A ociation' work particularly the impro vement of Fir t id in tructionl faci lities to m eet the growing demand f indu try a nd the acquisition of Ambu lance Ha ll for local units H was a lso preoccupied with t he financial affair of the Pri ory to meet t h e serio u ituation that wa to ar i this yea r wit h the e ndin g of t h e annua l grant fro m post-war fun d Thi he ucceeded in doing with tbe institution of the Brigade R e erve Fun d and th e ki ll ed handling of the Lady C urr e b equest. He leave t he Pri ory on a sound financial footing

In the word of the Bi h Ol of LJandafJ at the Mem o-

r ia l c r v ice in l. J hn ' hurch , ardiff, on 8th M ay. ., W la ke our gralefu l leave o f one who faithfu ll y erve d Joel a nd hi re ll ow men a nd ha gone to hi reward ."

AD DR ESS

Bi h op of L Ja nd aff ( th e Ri ht R ev. GJyn imon ) a{ (li e M em oria l SeTvice [01 J OH H AMILTO B RUCE,

B .E., K t. ] ., J P. , D L. , in the P arish Church of Sl70hll Baptist Cardiff, on F "iday) 8th May) 1964, at twelve noon.

personal integrity a nd incorruptibility , straightforwar d dea ling a nd se lf- sacrifici ng service, a ll these we saw a nd acknowle dge d in John B ruce. Today we take our gratefu l leave of o ne w ho faithfully erve d God and hi s fello wmen and h as gone to hi s reward. W e offer our love a nd sympathy to his fami l y, an d p r ay t h at there may n ever be wa nting a succe sian of such men, dul y qual ified fo r t he ervice of God both in Church and Sta te

ppr ecia{ion

BRIG DIER AL McDO GALL RITCHIE , D 0. , O.B.E.

(a former Assistant Commissioner-in - Chief)

Brigadier R itchie wa appointed i tant Commiioner-in- hief of the St. John Ambulance Briga de in Tovem ber, 1951, having retired from the Army at the en d of a long and di tinguished career with the ArgyU and utherland HigbJanders , and after he had fini hed the work for .R. R. A. which he undertook at the end of the war. He resigned hi appointment with the Brigade in June 1957, owing to ill health.

B rigadier R itchie on hi appointmem as sistant Commi ioner-in-Chief. a i ted Brigade H.Q. with the planning and organi ation of the indsor Combined fn pection in July , 1951-

In pite of a phy ical di ability. he deyoted many hour a long a hi doctor allowed him and often longer, to the wholly yoluntary ta k of organi ing and controlling the 1. J obn Ambulance Brigade Cadets which flouri hed exceedingly under his care and, in England a l one, ro e from 49,000 boys and girl in 1951 to a total of orne 62,000 in 1957, when ill health forced him lo gi e up. Hi main achievement, however, has been the inculcation of a high a degree of loyalty, enlhu ia m, efficiency and the pirit of enice among so many bo y and girl of all ages.

In addition to hi work ith Cadet he was lar gely r ponsible for the organisation of the yer uccessful adet R aUi in 19- , 19-- and 1956. for their Commandant-in- hi f, H. R. H. P rin largaret. He al a organi ed the Cadet Rally for Her R oyal Highnes in Hyde P ark in 1954 when over ,000 Cadet paraded. In 1953 he pia ed a large part in organi in g the Fir id arrangemen for Her ajesty' Coronation. (or \ hi h adult member of the Brigade were brought in from many c unti Tbi required do e liai on with the Earl 1ar hal. the P olice, . and other authorities.

In 19 6 h organi ed the Ro yal R evie of t. John bulan e Brigade b y Her laj ty The Queen in Hyd P ark. The P arad of _2.000 wa the largest eyer h ld b t. John Ambulance Brigad

In additi n to all hi Cadet work and the e pecial ta k in onnection ,vith v ry large parad and imp rtant a in. he worked very do ly 'with the K ing T rg V Jub ilee Tru t. the ing George lemorial ead r hip Training our e , the D uke of Edinburgh' v ard and ther outh Organi ations. to the great b nefit f all c n rned.

In all th e many and \'aried activiti h ha w rked without mplaint and with th great t enthu iasm and _ u und terred by the diffi ulti of phy ieal handia p and ft n a ute ain. He a f a quiet and retiring d i p iti n a man who n \' r ught the limelight but pr f IT d t \ rk qui tly b hind th n. He wa a pp inted an Offi r f th Order of 1. J obn in 19 2. b lng pr ill t d t the rank of mman der in 1 H a ard d th O.B E. in the B irthday 1-1 n ur. 19

(Contributed biG. OODRILL Brigade ret ry t. 'johll AII/bulance BI'igade.)

SUNDAY, 28 t h JUNE, 1964-ROYAL AIR FORCE STATION , D E BD EN, S AFFRON WALDEN , ESSEX at 2 p.m.

FINAL ARRANGEMENTS

The arrangements for the Gala of Motor Sport at R.A.P. , D eb d en are almost finalised E very uggestion put forward, however facetious ly , has b een thoroughl y investigated. Some have been discarded , others adopted an d although half the proceeds will go to the R.A.F. Benevo lent Fund no one, other than a branch of H M Forces, could have offered such who les ale assistance, or given any Division a chance to raise so much in on e afternoon. Incidentally Sgt. M. Kiel y (R A.F.) who fir t sugges ted the Brigade as the beneficiary will in du e course be presented with a badge of Honorary Memb ership af the Briga de oull in Cyprus where he is now serving.

Firms many w b ose names are housebold words have been canvassed for support and have responded most generously. O ver three hundred gifts, for Grand Draw, Tombola, and prizes have been received otber undertakings are sponso ring some of the racing events , both Motor and KaT(:mg and the Civilian Dr iving trials, while others are providing goods for sale or accepting responsibility for their own sales service and making a very general share of profits over to our funds.

mmunlcatJ n - a n esli maled ix mile circuil of phone lin e with num er u conn cUon - sounded an expe n l geth e r wiLh th e n rmal Public Addre s equipment , bUl entia ] [actor of organi alion. orlunately , our friend in a l I-Jam ivil Defence are staging a mmunicalion exerci e and ur expen se i reduced a their training i incr a ed Incid ntaJly lhi will in vol ve lhem w rking n lbe previou da y and ca mping out o\ern ight , lo give the pcedy communication which ma y pr v e it al in aving l i[e , hould an accident ccur h R. ha und e rtaken lh pro v ion of marquee c ur e roping , mar hailing and ide· how for th e e te Round Tabler [rom adjacenl lown ha v e undertake n to taU the lalter del will be u ed [or programme ale help in the cater in g marquee and nume rou other dul ic a l th ugh ev ery er iceman on the lation ha v lunleer d to [rg w ek -end lea e to en ur e, 0 far a p ible, the uc of lhi combined op. ince the publicati n in the R e iew 1a l arch o f t he a rticle Blue Prinl [r n aliona] Day Di v; ion not rigin lly in ile d h a e olunl r d to join the Public ming [r o m b th and H rt tr a ell in g in ca e mething 1ik e fo rl y mile Tbi i trul y in be l tradili n r lhe Briga d and th e organi e r a re ppr ciali

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ADVANCED FIRST AID SERIES

How much Blood?

Maintenance of the Airway

Lifting and Handling of Patients

First Aid Treatment for Burned Patients

THE PRESIDENT O F UGANDA) H E. S i1· E dward M Ul2sa also P residenl of [he l. 101111 COllllcil Ugallda 011 a lOU? o f in spection of B Tigade H ead quan e1"S) K ampala. Wearillg his ulliform of { ajor-G ell era I [he P re id e m was also able to see « K iss of L ife» D e m onslration on R es lls ci-1I1 0dels.

BIG DAY IN UGANDA

THE FIRST VISIT OF THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL OF ST. JOHN, UGANDA, HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF UGANDA, sm EDWARD MUTESA

A Report from M. Sylvia Job

On February 26th, 1964 His Excellency The Presiden t of Uganda paid his first visit as the new Presiden t of St. John Council to tile Brigade Headquarters , Buga nda R oad , Kampala , where he atJtended a reception held in his honour and witnessed v arious demonstrations illustrating the work of the St. John Divisions in Uganda. His Excellency recently consented to become President of the Council and expressed the wish that he might vi sit H Q. , meet the members of Council, and also learn more about the WO'fk of the St. John Council in Uganda

The President was greeted b y one of Uganda's most respected citizens, former Ma y or of Kampala and pre · sent Chairman of the St. John Council, Mr S W. Kalub ya, C.B.E. , who was accompanied b y Uganda 's Inspector-General of Police , Mr. M J. Macoun O B E. , District Commissioner of St. John Ambulance Brigade

The Band of the Uganda Police played the National Anthem under the direction of their bandmaster Mr. Ted Moon, after which the Presid ent, in dress uni form, inspected t h e guard of honour accompanied b y the Deputy Commissioner of st. John Ambulance Brigade , Mr N P. H. Milner. 12

Hi Exc Ilene then met th f 11 \ ing emb ouncil:-

Mr. W. Kulub ya, C B .E., Chairman

f. M. J . Macoun O .B.E. relary r B. Saben , .B .E.

Dr r. S Kadama , 1.B

Mr. E. R Ka yizzi r. Bataringaya

r. C. P Godhino

Mr. P H. Milner u oke

There followed an impre i e d i play of str t h r drill by nine teams drawn from Kampala o. 1 Ambulance Divi on , the Poli ce, the Fire Brigad e a nd R a ih ay , and Uganda Technical ollege. This as rna l fficientl and expert l y exe cuted

His Excellency was then conducted around the variou dis pay d esigned to demonstrate the work of the t. John teams and to show t he method of teaching intruction used. Most rea li st ic and startling were twu rubber models wh ich are used in the instruction of th e latest life-sa v ing method of mouth-to-mouth re u sc itation, especially equipped with an inflatab le lung. Hi Excellency later commented upon t he excellent knowl e d ge of those w ho exp la ined the purpose of the vario us exhibits and their particular uses

Dur ing his v isit , t he President presented severa l awards. The following were invested with the Order of St. John :

(cowi nu ed h 'om page 12 )

Mr od hin , M B ) Memb e r of o un ci l

Dr r. . K a d ama, M B , Member of ou n ci !.

Mr Ph PulJi c in , ecretary to the ounci l.

Mr. N P H Milner , D e puty Commi io n er l. J oJln

Mi ec rela r y, l. J ohn Ambu la nce As 0rea urer, t. J o hn mbuJance

f r " Be l a ll r und Bri gade member o f

Mr 1-1 Orwolllwon, of ga nd a

Many certificate were a l 0 awa rd e d . c ng ralu Ja ti 11 lo the r ecip ient of he tre ed thal " the wearer of badge , h uld neve l forgel what they tood for c n tanl1y reminded of the purpo e of A lG HA D lhe VI (illl of an a.lIl? JJ1 0bile accideJlf are m embers vi '0. 3-12 Maria Ch apdelame J LOSIJlg Quebec. vict im who suffered 32 fracTllres had bee'll iJl hospical for four 1I10J/{b7S : fhe wa dlschm \he hosplfal and at lhe requ es t of h r physician D r. Ghislain Bau doin

JII el11 e1S 0 o. 3-12 ur /JIg D.n:1 1017 looked after her. T hr e melJlb ers of lhe D ' isiolZ visited her at home every dda? f01. a and admllllstered by The docto1". T hese treatmencs included sterile proce Itl es) d1 essmg of lhe wounds alld rout/Jle home nursmg care T he doctor visited the patient twice a 13

A n his t 01'ic mee t ing wa s h eld in S t. J ohn H ouse ) M ontreal) Canada) on March 1 9 t h 1964) whell al (he illvitafioll oj th e St 'j o h n Coun cil f or Qu eb ec) an d ) in virtue o f the recent D eclamtion issued ullder lhe joinr allspice of th e

So ve r ei g n and Military Ord er o f M al t a and t he M ost V enemble Order of St 'john) rep 1'esentati'l-'es from rhe Canadian Asso cia t ion of the S over eig n O rd er att end ed a rece ption to meet mem beTS of the V enembl e Order in 1he P rovince of Qu eb ec B oth bodi es pl ed g ed fullest co - opem tion w ith the hop e th is would be t he fiTSt o f many uc h meetings to discuss ma rr ers w hich would adv ance the aim s and obj ects of th e Ord er o f St. 1 0hn. P hotograph portmys some of th os e in a tt endan ce, reading f1 'om l eft lO right Col 1. R edmond R oche, O.B .E. C. l. 1 ·, B.D., Q.C., P ro v in cial Commission er; B r ig adi er T. A. J oh nson, O. B.B ., O.St. l. E D. ) C. D ., P ri01-Y S eaetary P ri01-Y o Canad a; Major Quintin 1. G wy n, O.St.]. , M A. , B ai l ifJ- P 1'esident, S overeign and M ilita7-Y Orde1' of M alta' L c.C ol. H enr y T. L angston, O St.]., C D ., BAr c h , F.R.S A. P resident, S t 1 0h n Council for Quebec, and Count R oben W. Keyserlin g k, B A ., LL.D. , Vi ce- P 1'es id ent and Ch ance ll or, S ove1'eig n and M il itary Order of M alta. 14

NEW H E ADQUARTERS IN NEW ZEALAND

ABO E: T he lIew H awke Bay/East Coasl Centre H all of th e r ]oh71 Ambulance ssocialion in ew Z ealand) ope n ed a n d dedicaled by H is Excellency The P rior Brigad i r ir Bernard Fergusson G.C. G G.CY.O. D .S.O.) O. B .E. K r.]. T he foundalion s t one of rhis ha l l was la id b t he L ord P rior the Lord akellll1'St duri ll g his isi t [0 w Zealand in 1960.

THE BAILIFF OF EGLE, ir H an-y L uke, whh Mr. 10hn Coles R ed Cross- S t. 10hn Commissio11 ill Cyprus al 0 i17 the picwre 1 iss B ritish R ed Cross ociecy the AssisLa1lt CommissiOJle-r on the isl ld. This pi tLlre taken during the cunene e1l1e-r a eJlCY. Another picture of C prll appears on p. 21.

TREASURES of the Order in Malta. All the H eadquaners items have bee'l senl from Sz. John supporcers from all over lhe world..

THE VALLETTA NURSING TEAM receivin g lhe « G oUcher Cup" ( Miss Ma1"y Mallia, Team Captain ) for th e Nursing Competition, from His Excellency the G overn01".

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COLONEL J V ABELA, th e Bl-igade C 01?7 17/issio n el', l'ead-

ing his Annual R eport [01 1963 I n the phoT ograp h ( L to R ) : Dr C. G. Cass ar, District Surgeon L ady D orman, D istl'ict Pl"esiden t; His E xce ll ency, Sir M aurice D orman, G overnor of Malta; Miss B M Griffin, Dis t1"ict Sup erinte ndent ( N).

BRIGADE Th e P alo e Valletla.

Th e P alace th e [ onll er of the Gralld ia U.J"" of zhe Knig ht s of !vIalta I II lhe phowaraph: Th e H OIl. Mab el trickland Corps up eri llf elld ellt G. A. B Ollello (i n u ni/ orm ) i r. A. O. Kll ott ( P residenr 1iddlesbrough Div isi07l )' Mrs. J V. Abela' L ad H amilwn' Admiral rr John Hamilton Commander-in-Chief i edit en·aILeall.

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rhe GO'i:eniOr elan TO Corps BOllnello.

The m: ereiall Ord r Cup as pres JIled [0 the lIIalta D isrr ict b The Brirish Associalion of Knialus of alta and is cOlllpered for ach year by Illi.".:ed reams (Ambulance and ursina ) T he AJJlbulall e men deal with the incid JIt 011 {he SpOl alld frail port the patient to hospilal alld ,he IIrsillg II/embers prepare the sick-room, alld prepare {he ca e for {he Doctor's e.xamillalion. This email prop r app/i alioll of First Aid lret her D rill and L oadillg alld IIloadin a of lh Ambulance and H ome lIrsing.

ABOVE: High Slanc;anlS oj efficiency were demonstrcueu' in Sussex by East and West Sussex Teams, who inlend to visil all pans of the County and show (( H ow T he 70b Should Be D one." T he Wesr Sussex Team, under theil' Area Commissioner, W. C H anCOT7Z, of Southwick, 1'ecently visirea Horsham wheTe they demonstrated rheir skill befoTe an audience including County P resident L OTd R upert Nevill and leading County Officen. M1·. H ancoTn iras the Commenrat01 fOT the Ambulance T eam, and the County Nuning Officer, Mn. Mc P herson, spoke dU1'ing demonsrTations by the NUTSing T eam. D 1· R. G B 1·imsYoung, the County SU1'geon, introduced the pToceedings, and at the end of the day, L ord R upe1· Nevill p1'e senled M m"gm'e t P almer ( 1 7) of the H 01'sham Nursing Cadets (now in the Adult nUTSing section) with the Gmnd P Ti01" S B adge.

AROUND

ABO E: 1.ell/b ers of th c Citv of DlIblill r. 70hll Ambulallcc B) jgade Divisioll B":""Pirst lid of a cootcr casualty durin a the Bri aade Fir iJ COII/petitioll at H eadquarcer U ppcr Le esoll trect DlIblill

BELOW: Jvfr. 7. BClllle{{ Captaill 0/ thc Cheltellhall/ (A T ea lll al th e r. Johll Ambulallce Briaade 10llccst ershir e colI/pelitiolls i prc ellt ed w ith rhc H ebblcthwaitc CliP b the Earl 0/ BuckhaJ71.

& ABOUT

ABOVE: A cw COII/pctition! The Jonathan Gray hi eld is competcd for by cadels ill the Carlisle AlJlbu{allcc Cadct Dit·isioll of thc l. JoliJl rimbulallce Briaade. The picl/ire shows Alllblllallce meJllber B althor of .the artistc Divi iOll, applyillg ca ualty make-up. Th e SllIeld tea lJ.'OIl this veal' bv (he Stamuicks.

Rl liT : it i'-/ the ' FalJlily! Th e Chief COIItable of ,\Iallchc tCl', \Jr J. 4. I cKay presents his wife Gcrtl'lldc, with a First Aid Ccni{ica(e durilla the preselltatioll of f. Jolin r lJJl bulallcc AssociarioJl awards at tllc IJl dllstrial Celltre 0,orfh n"esl Gas Board Whit'Worth treer \I" e r H allchester.

BEL \\ ': The official opcJlillg of the Jlew H eadquaners of H ou a/1l0Jl Lc prillg / lll/bulaJlce Divi ion by (he COIIIlIIi siOllcr for /lrhall/ Dr. R oberl Rurh er/ord T.D J.P.

WORK OP AMBULANCE orVT JO Presentatioll. At the I orksop

St. 70hn Ambulance Brigade Allnual Dinller, the 10aSl 0/ the orksop Divis ion was gi en by Area omll1issiotner O T lores. The 0/ Worksop prcsl!lItcJd Divisional ecrctary crgca11l Gr;, o rge Watkinson with a VellulII I Ole 0/ Thallks recording the special thOJ1ks 0/ H .R. H The Gr nd Prior alld lhe Chapler Gen eral 0/ the Order for dislinguis hed sl!rvices rendered. III our piclllre QIre Alllbltiance \!fell/ber vIr H U1Chills071 lhe Lady \I1ayoress, Area COlI//I1issioner O. T. tores, ergcallt (\I1ajor 1l7atkil1Sol1 erg/!QJ171 H ox,

CO STAFF OFFICER, /\I1r. R B erry maJl, 01 lance Brigade H eadquarters, Hull, givin g \I1r H. Pre c: III UlI, Divis ional President, his Warram 0/ Appointll/ent. The occasion -Cade/ En-rolment ighl 0/ the Be'tle rley Divisio ll ,\J r. Freell/07l

Cros s-Sl. 'john Commissi on in Cyprus posing in the sunlight in front of their vehicles.

the nit d Kingdom and have no object other than the r lier of human uffering wherever it rna be enouotered and irr pective of the cause. herever they may be met , on the main roads while corting food can oy or in the villages relieving maller, but no Ie urgent ca e of mi ery, the member f the Commi ion recogni e in member of the PeaceK eeping Force thar they are truly " oldiers of humani a tared b y the ecretary - General in hi me age in rhe fir t i ue of " The Blue Beret. ready, member of the Commi ion have rea on to be grateful for the a i tance of UNFICYF units in the di charge of [heir dutie and look with onfidence to furure co-operation in the execution of theiT imilar , but para lleI , task.

For it part the Commi ion i happy to offer it full i tance and co-operation wherever it may be foun d ful or d irable.

lELD

(Lincs.)

CRY T. L P L CE PLAYER R onnie Allen raken off rhe field at elhursr P ark wirh a dislocared knee during rhe ga me between Queen sPark R angtn· and Crysral Pal ace. F. H. King Divi ional upeTiJl{end J/r of rhe Addiscombe Di ision of rh e r. 'john Ambulance B rigade w rites: ( It so happ ened rhar Dir ector of the Cryscal Pa la ce F oorbaT I Club had permiued liS t o t ake a Blanket CollectioJ/ during the interval. Th e same afurllooll, we also deafl wi rh an eld erl gentle m a n w ho had a heaT( auack a hild who sca l ded her hand w ith hOl B ovril and a woman who fell and Sit rain ed a bad CII[ on her knee- a!togerhtn, a spent day.'

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WHEN CORRECT FIRST AID IS GIVEN

Th e Surg eon -in-Chief Mr. H S T ay lor-Young , wa in Bournemouth to see the First Aid Competition in which teams f rom British Rai lway were competi ng. Salisbury won the Competition. B ournemouth Central (full grades) were 2nd . Eastleigh Apprentices o 1 Team came 3rd. The Robert Gillingham Cup for the winners was presented b y Mrs. L. A. Pepper, wife of the Di visional Shipping Manager at Southampton. The otheT judges besides Mr. Taylor-Young, were D r. E J. \Gordon -Wallace , M.O.H. for Weymouth , and Dr. J. Kelsall-Thomas , County Surgeon fOT Bedrfordshire. In a short address the Surgeon-in-Chief stressed the value of First Aid. If, he sai d , Preliminary On-the-Spo t 'Treatment given to a person involved in an accident or taken ill was correct , there was a much b etteT chance of the victim surviving: " It is one of those extraor dinary things that the untrained person always does exactly the -J,lrong, thing ," added Mr. Tay lor -Young. Referring to '.remarks ,made. by a prev ious speaker , who had suggested the Flfst AId Text Book used within the movement might be amended , the Surgeon-in-Chief

Tn the pa t th e r were two principal \ hi h in I a nd ]900 were correct: on e wa that lh re 'Y a nl n tand ar d of Fir t ider ; bu l a lo r- ung did n l belie ve that th ere wa nl n tandard in the e modern day. For in tance, th r ir t id er who wa a ' afe" man a nd th en a a rail experienced F ir t id er.

The other old rul e wa that ir L id tr inin g, nd th text book from which that training wa t u ght were uni versa l , but how cou ld on b e ure iliat the tr a tment ought to b e the arne for meo ne knocked down in th centre of Bo urn emout h a" f r omeone injured in th north of anada (wh e n n ea r L lrran por t w a 400 mil away).

" We hav e to think in mod rn way ,' aid Mr. T a I rYoung " You cannoU h ave o ne lex t book."

T hi n W lea fl et -whi ch dc c ri b (h e w rk f th nd i t.

thr F und a ti n :

TH < T. JOHN

THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN

ndan, ,\.1

H 7/ 6 per 100 po t fr

b£ J}nhn J\ mhnlanr t 'Or he nun

THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN

The Ord r of t. John originated in Jeru al m during th ru ade

An arlier Ho pice for Pilgrims e tabli h d by orne Italian merchant from Amalfi and run be Benedictin monk b cam a Hopi1tal run b a eparate Order of Ho pitaU r recogni ed by the Pop in 1118 These Ho pitaller ub equentJIy undertook th protecti n a vvell a the welfare of pilgrim Knight they took a major part in the war of tl1 era. When th la t Chri tian trongh Id in Pale tine, cre f 11 t the Saracen in 1291 , tlhe Order' headquarter rno d to pro until they were tabli hed in Rhod in 1310. Here the Ord r reigned a a So ereign Power until forc d to e aC Ll at th i land b the Turk in 1522

Eight ear later the wa gi en Malta wher it r ign d until apoleon took it in 1798 Malta e entually becam Britl h and the Order' headquarter were tran ferred to Rome wher it i now known a the So ereign and i[ilitary Ord r f falta

Of the variou national branche into which the Ord r a di ided in mediae al tim the Tongue f England a it a called , embraced all the Briti h I Ie. The Priory of lerkenw II in London wa founded about 1145 and Priorie at Torphich n , in otland and Kilmainham in Ireland , were al 0 founded about th n In the midixteenth century, howe er the numerou propertie f which the Knight had become po ed were confi ca ted a part f th liquidation of eccle ia tical e tabli hment dU'fing the R f nnati n .

Titular Grand Prior of England continued to be appoi nted in Malta but the Order did not r ume an ff ctive i t nc in Britain until the revival of the Grand Priory in 1 31.

Owing to a di pute about the alidity of tbi revival the link with the Order in Malta were finally broken in 1 8 wh n th b d n known a The Grand P riory in the Bri ti b Realm E th Mo t Venerable Order of the Ho pital of t. John of Jeru alem corpora ted by Ro yal Charter with Que n ictoria a it Head.

THE GRAND PRIORY I THE BRITI H RE M MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HO PIT L 0 OF JERUSALEM ha three Foundation The Hospital in Jerusalem the St. Jo hn Ambulance ciatj n ( the teaching body) and the St. John Ambulance Brigade (the unif rm d executive arm) through which it continue to fulfil it m tt : Pr o Utilitate Hominum" " FoT the Service of ankind ."

THE

ST. JOHN OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL, JERUSALEM

THE ST. JOH OPHTHALMIC HO PJTAL in Jeru al m. Jord an, is one of the most -up-to-date eye ho pital in the world early 100,000 out-patients are treated and orne 3 ,000 operati n are performed every year by a team of highly killed doctor and nurses. The'fe is a training school fo r nurse which recruit in particular from among t refugee Arab in Jordan and a r earch unit which recently contributed towards the i olation of th v iru of trachoma---<the cause of blindness in 0 many part of th odd; worrk continues in the fight to find a method of pre enting thi terrible disease.

In 1963 an Eye-bank was started to enable corneal grafting operations to be undertaken , and during a recent vi it to the ho pital H M. King Hussein of Jordan spontaneou ly bequeathed hi eye to the bank; many influential people have already followed this magnificent example.

The hospital is entirely maintained by the Order with fund rai ed by donations from its members and by contribution from indu tJry in the Middle East. 24

THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION

TI-TE T JOH AMB LA E AS 0 LATIO till performs it riginal function of teaching ir t Aid , but today it activities and cover a very wide field and extend all o ver the world It many publication include te xt book on ir t Aid ur ing , Child are, Hygiene and Publi c Health , lean Food H an dling , Emergency hildbjrtb Occupational ir t Aid ( pecially de igned to meet indutrial r quirement ) and ir t Aid in Coal Mine

Teach ing nowaday goe further than a text book and a teacher. odem method demand modern aids ; a pecial ection of the ociati n i dev ted 10 examining v i ua] aids- model , films and film trip , chart , atla e and do-it- yo ur elf anatomy kits Close co-operation with other training bodies i maintained and a con tant walch i kept on changing t chniques 0 that book equipment and method are fully up-to-date

orne 12000 doctor aDd trained nur es leclure and examine over 170500 candidate in ir t id and ur iog alone every year, and ther i plenty of cope for more doctor an d more nur es.

gi lation ha d ne much to impro e prompt killed treatment on lhe p t in indu try, but it the ociation' immediate aim to tT in at lea t on member of e ery famil y in Fir t Aid a the home till tbe m t dangeroLl place Th e provi ion of specialised pital , a mbulanc an d other emergency ca ualty ervices i u 1 unJe they can reach the eriou 1y injured victim within three r four minut When a per on uffocat , cuts an important blo od el, ten i ely burned and i uffering from e ere hock e very cond i ital- here on ly prompt killed aid will a e li ves and prevent injuri from getting wor e.

The ociati n teaching manual ha ve been tran lated into man y Janguag and dialect including Chine e and Arabic, and into Braill Thi latt r de elopment empba i es the fact that even if a p r n handicapped and per h ap not a ble to carry out the treatthe can , if the how in truct omeone el e to do o.

THE T. JOHN AiWBl lLA l CE BRIGADE 25 and duties uch

in tb ir pare timemore m n y ar ["\'i f 1 ankind ·

T H E S E R V I C E o F M A K I D

OTHER AcrIVITJES

St John m emb er , b ot h uniformed a nd au ili ar i ut a ariety of d utie witlh ot h er olun tary rg a ni at ion , uch a h I pi n g with the John an d R e d Cross Ho pita l Library rvice , w h ich pr Service Hospital at hom and 0 er: ea and to ex- er their own h ome, a l 0 in return for a capitati n fe to

h o pitals

With 11he ex-Ser ices War Di abled lIe! p D epaptm nt of th tee , which , in a ddit ion t giving financia l a id a nd ith tra inin g general welfare an d care for the y ar di ab l d.

In all Service Ho pita l St. John an d R ed Cro W e lfar Officer k aCt r th e ente'rtlammenit) recreati'On and diversion'a l therapy and a'i whene er ne eary, the welfare of the patient's fam ilies

Care of the elderl a nd h omebound a ery important a ti it -aga in carried out as with the Meal on Wheel rv i e. in o-operation \ ith the nd Bri bsh Red Cro Societ y.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Learn Fir t Aid a nd ur ing 0 that. ou ca n b Jp nei ghbours or your workmate. (Cour e a erage 6 to Orlce a week 'foil'owe'd by an examination and costs about

Use yo ur knowledge of Fir t Aid and ur ing b y helping to tea by joining the St. John Ambulance B riga d e.

Give your time or your mone howe ver Jittle, to help t. J hn t h Ip th r

To : or the Secretary , St. John Ambulance ciati n 10

Lon d on , S .W.1 ;

t he Secreta ry, St. J ohn Ambulance Bri gade, 8 Gr ven r

S.W.I.

Telephone Number: BELgravia 523l.

Ple ase send de mils of local course Fir t Aid / ur ing

Please send detail of my neare entrefDivi ion. r venor rent , I wish to become a member of the St. John Ambulanc Brigad. en!. nd n.

I wish to b ecome an Auxiliary (non-uniformed) member of th Bri ga d and I am interested in Hospital Librarie / Meal on Wheel / i iting th e ld rl and homeb ound .

F1'o m: Name (Block lerw's) please) Mr ./Mr s./ Mi

A ddres s

Tel. N o. Age if under 17 years

THE PROBLEM OF

T h o Problem oC

Autonomic Effects

SWEATING

HEART

PA

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P rin c ip a l M dical om e r , , l

L John mb ul an e

RESPIRATION

symptom It is univer a ll y recognised as an abnormal sign. The attitude of different people to their pain at different times can vary enormou ly. Some people accept it with a grin and bear " attitude, and describe it as

When a patient is ill , it is well known that relief will be ought from pain before any other ymptom. In addition to pain a patient may ha v e one or more of the foUowiog-n au ea, v omiting, cough, diarrhoea , weakness and dizzin bUl till although many of these presage far more enou underlying cau e , it is for the pain that the patient u ually first goes to eek advice.

The func1ion of p a in P aiD protect u from (1 ) harmful stimuli (2) the effect of phy ical acti v iry which might be dangerous. P ain therefore i a protective mechanism and without it help we hould often be in trouble. It is well known how people who suffer f rom lack of sensation for xample , in their hand and finger , can ea ily ' bum them el Without knowlDg that the y ha ve done it.

D finHion of pain

Pain i a uni\ er .al eI?Sation, u ually an lllg as a r ult of harrn£ul tlmulatlOn and generally c o n idered

THE PROGRESS OF PAIN (causes and results) an's lot" whereas other people take just the OPPOite point of view, cannot tolerate it, require sympathy a nd ea ily break down under it.

LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS • pa inless st imu Ius ------,

SHOCK Moto r EHeds

1 I [ RESTLESSNESS

NAUSEA &. VOM IT ING

DEFAECATION

CLOUDING OF CONSCIOUSNESS

INTENSITY

DURATION VARIATION

SITE DURATION

QUALITY INTENSITY VARIATION

NUMBNESS &. TINGLING COLD

to be unpleasant and indican e in rna t ca e of di ease or ti ue damage

The causes a.nd problems of pam

P ain i a problem. It is both difficult to tudy an d to I?ea ure PeThap we can get more informatIOn abo ut It by looking at Fig 1. To under tand thi figure \ e my t tart at the bottom and work upward

Here you wrll see a number of ensation - lighl', sound touch, heat, cold and a on

The idea i that all of tbe e can produce pain if increa ed to a u..fficient extent. E er one know that heat above a degree , or cold fOIf that matter , will cause .pam ; mcrease the of touch and you feel the effect of pres ure' mcrea e the pre ure and it become painful. Irritation i related to touch an d when severe, can be most di tres ing even painful , and nev er war e than when it i ituated where we cannot reach to scatch! Again , if you hine a liaht int a person 's eye and inorea e the e erity of °that lioht enough it becomes extremely painful and this ha b;en used .as a form of. torture; the arne applie to a per on wh? IS f orced to 11 tel?- to a . of increa ing inten ity whIch , abo e a certam lImIt WIll al a become painful. In otber word , any sen ation stimulated to excess will tend to produce pain We know that pain has qualities such as burning , aching or harpnes These are only barely noticeable with very mild f01fffi of stimulation at a level when it i carcely painful at all. but as the pam become more e vere a tbe en ation tend to disappear and only pain is felt. A we move up in the from touch to pressure , we come acro a ?ott;ed lme called the " pain threshold ." Thi imply llldicates that where pressure or timulus i !!Teater than a certain amount, it is no longe!f felt a a ;nsation but it becomes painful . Just abo ve this i a band marked " mild pain." Mild pain we know , has a ite because :vve know where feel it in body. It has quality , It u:-ay a burnmg or shoo1mg pain , and a on ; it ha an llltenslty, not very high , it has a duration-in other we know how lo.r:g it lasts , and it ma y vary in mtenslty from time to Mo ving up the Fig ., we come to the next dotted hne marked " Effort Point" and here, as the pain gets worse, we find that it is till posible to bear it but we now ha v e to make an effort t o do so , such as clenching OUT teeth In the ne xt! band marked we now can notice only three thing about It-Its mtenslty , duratlOn and v ariation . After this as the pain gets worse, we come to another dotted line called " Breaking Point. " When the pain gets a sev ere as this we tend to become faint and suffer from " clouding of consciousness ." This condition is when shock develops If the pain hould get ev en more severe, consciousness may be 10 t altogether. Before this happens, J:owe ver, certain other things occur because the llltense pam causes a spread of timulus in the brain affecting other centres, so that a patient in such a state may sweat, ha v e irregular pulse and breathing, be restless because he IS unable to keep still , perhaps feel nauseated or ev en v omit. Sometimes when pain i very severe his bowels may act , as well.

The emotional aspect of pain, or rather its cause i important. It is n,?t necessary to have o nly severe pain to ?ecome unC?nScIOus is being done whIch the patient thlllks IS gomg to be painful , thi alone ma y be enough to cause los s of consCiousness . This is i'ndicated in the diagram b y the line on the right which starts from tbe sensations at the bottom and carries these right up to the top where it sa ys" Loss of Consciousness ." The sort of thing I have in mind is when nervous patien.'ts are. approached by some?ne <?arrylllg a hyp.oderITnc synnge to give them an lll]ectIOn. It IS pOSSI bl e for these people to sometime actually faint before the needle has ever entered their skin

Many of us must ha v e wondered from time to tim e how it is that people manage to resist torture a nd refuse

Pain exa mpl e :- Angin a f eff rt

S p ec ific ca u e arteria cl ro i (unknown ri gin )

Precipi1ating cau e Effort

F unctional ca u e p a m o f the coronary a rteri in th e h ea rt

T h e measurement of pain

Thi one o f the grea t toda y in connection with th e dition We canno t r ea ll m ea ur pai n ea y to mea u r e , f or example, bloo d pre ure r ta k e t h pul e r a te or the r a te of brea th i n g o r m ea ur o ther thing conne cted with th e b o d y but h n me n i in pain , onl y th ey kn ow wh a t it li ke B a kin g them que tion t he y ca n expla in \l h at it f 1 lik t them but they cannot give y ou a m ea ur e f it n r ca n it be properl y mea ured b y a nother p eT o n . a t f u ha ve quite a wrong conce ption of pa in ra m p ] , we cannot normall y di t ingui h b e tw een tw act ] e qual pain at the ame t ime. e itb e r h a to co ncentrate on one or on th e o th er a nd if tb e two pa in a r iuated fairly clo e toget h er, th y t e nd to be fel t a o n A soon a one of them b eco me mO'fe e e re o ur mind concentra.tes on that one to the e clu io n of the oth e r

What tbi really mean i that, wh erea a t cho o l wh en we took two quanti tie of the a rne thin g, uch a two apples or two pear and add e d tw o a ppl o r two pea r accordingly we ended up w ith four a ppl e or four pears . If you have , however, fi v e unit of pain in one place and fi ve units of pain in another, you do not then have ten units of pain to bear but onl y fi ve unit or even rather less than fi ve unit of pain By preadin g it in tw o differen t place , th e bra in te nd t o be co m e

feeling , m oo d a nd attitude to th e pa i n min e d b y p a l experien ces of p ain

The Co mpon ent of Pain

AGGRAVATING FACTORS

FEAR

INSOMNIA

ANXIETY

DISCOMFORT

FAT IG UE

PHYSICAL PAIN

POSTURE

DISTRACTION

SATISFACT ION

ANGER

S HOCK (neurogen ic) cold

TEMPERATURE < heat

BENEFICIAL FACTORS

large l y deter-

Let u n o w ta k e a l ook at F ig. 2 ca lle d C T he Comp o n e nt s o f P a in ." is in ten de d to show how com · pli cated are th e Fa c to r whi ch occ ur a part of this en at io n If you ' tart in th e mi d dle of the diagram, yo u wi ll ee th e wor d " P aiD" written in large capital lelter Thi means that th e pain icon iderable. Then a YOU fo ll ow in throug h C P hysical P ain " and " R es id ua l P ai n, ' the i dea I am trying to convey i that the pai n get Ie an d les. The reason for this i that without tr ea tin g th e per so n with any d r ug for pain there are a numb er of importa n t factor th at have to be ta ken in to acco un t. The e are in two group: those at the top m ark e d c ggravati n g Factors an d those at the bottom wb ich a r e ca ll e d " Beneficial Factor." What we try to d o i to remo e the aggra vating factor -in other words h elp the patient to leep remove his anxiety and fear of pain , relie e him of d i comfort an d fatigue b y good n UT ing and, if w d o thi in various ways , both by p h y ical mea UTes an d b y the u e of u itable drugs , we h ave in t h e end , Ie s pain to treat. Thi is ob v iousl y to the a d antage of the patient. B elow under rhe " Beneficial Faotor ," we ee " posture and di traction " for example, b oth of w h ich can help a patient in pain eno rmou l y If you mo ve omebody only a little, it may make him far more comforta ble. If he i di tracted b y talki ng to omebody he like , by Ii tening to music b making or in other ways , all thi tend to take hi mind off hi pain which will [end to w o rry him less. In battle it i ell known that when a oldier ge t angr y ith the enemy and figh e ven harder becau e of it , h e can get o.unded ithout knowing anything about i t, \ ithout feeling pain at all. \i e al a know that a far a neurogenic hock concerned (when we feel a bit f a int ) " e al 0 do not feel a much pain ge may affect the i u lightl: e kno\ women tand up to certain pain b tier than men and orne race are e x traordinary in tbi r pect . bo ing remarkable toici m in the pre ence f pain The Chine e for e ample , bear pain with great fonitude. a - do the Ghurka and certa in other races. e may therefore be lucky enough to ha\ 'e ome o[ th e beneficial factor before the pain inflicted upon u hich \ ill help us to bear it or \ e may be able to u ome of tb m in alle\'iating the pain-at any rate 1\ a thing can be done. \ e can remO\ e a number of the factor that aggravate the pain and make u e of tho e ( co JllilI ue d Oll p ag e 3 )

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The Cau e of Pain

EDITORIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

STORIES

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O F PHOTOGRAPHS

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mmuni t (4).

it e lf (4(5) f blood l oss?

SOME N OTES ON THE ORDER, THE ASSOCIATION

and

THE BRIG A DE

The Wth Edition of these notes is now avai lable from the P ress ' Office , 10 Grosvenor Crescent, L ondon, S ,W I , at 2/ 6 per dozen , post free. This d ocument is designed to give brief backgrou nd information about the Order' history , the foundation of the St. John Ambulance Association and Brigade , with up-to-date figures of certificates, duties, ca u alties treated and personnel to assist those who are asked to give a talk on the subject. It is a1 0 useful to send to the press for reference, together with details of local activities, such as an Annual Rep o rt.

INVESTITURE PHOTOGRAPHS

Ph otographs ta ken at Investitures ha ve been commissioned b y local press , and those who are seen taking these photographs are staff men from London Agencies,

If anyone who is to b e invested wishes to h ave their phortograph taken, they should notify the Press Office, at 10 Grosvenor Crescent, S.W.1 (BELgravia 5231) two weeks in a dvance of the event,

The cost of commissioning a special photographer is rarely less than FOOR GUINEAS , so !hose want to follow this course should try, if pOSSIble to sprea d the cost with others who ha ve the same intention.

On page 39 of the April , 1964, iss ue of the REVIEW , in the final caption "The Rt. Hon. Th e L ord St. Andrews" sho'lll d of course read " The R t. Hon The L ord St, Audries." The Editor" apologises for 1his printer's error.

II " and d\ i e c[\ ic Pil g'rim gc \\ ill be th unlil l)bcr I -t.

e who, how- Comp iled by W. A. POTTER due Ja t (9), (5). akcfuln cure olutjon to Cro w ord o. 5. (5), ero : 1, Calices' 5, Wrap up; 10, Rou st; 11, rticaria; 12, Ethical; 13, Lean cut; 15, Undulant; 17 , D ills; 19 Cag 21) u cular; 24, In tall' 25 , Amoebic- 26, Ligament ; 2 , Inner; 29, Suture' 30 , Schisms Down: 1, Cornea ; 2 , Laughing gas; 3, Catechu; 4, kull ; 6, R ichar d ; 7 P ar; 8 Phantas y; 9, Athlete' 14, Collar bone : 16, AIm sling; 18, ch ,ilLes ; 20 Stamm er; _2 , [olith; _3 .com.; 25) As es ; 27 Gut.

yenu Ip ich, announce that lhe date for the are im it d nO\ de po it ill not be required and return on Frida , 15 day later (ee

BRIT J H CIL F OR REHABILITATIO

E q outhappli ati n t en 10 ed form

AB OVE T he M ayor and M ayoress of H ali fax with some of ehe NU1"Sing and Ambulance Cadets who received awm'ds at the M eeting held in the C ouncil C hambe? at H alifax T own H all.

«Jadet Pages

HO ORARY MEMBER of [h e pa Cadet Ambulance D ivision ltmd a hand at Chehel/halll T elephone Ex chaJlge. 1u [ CO mak e sure thal ther e w ill li ar b e m any wrong Humbers r. H C. B eck supervi es the w it chb oard.

Cadet Pages

RiG H T: 122 Kin gsbury N u? 'si ll g Cudet D iv isioJl. Cad el s (le fr ro rig hr ) S a?ldTa Ba r l ow Gilliam l:a1l cCfs er .a r rh e , rUIilI/ Ore Fire lalioll h av l7l g mstl"uclWll m Fi re Fi g hring

BELOW: A lI1bul a ll ce all d IIr siJl g Cad ets o f th e H ertford Div ision r ece ive d their Cups and Certificate s fr om Mr. 1,\7. V. P l"Oc t er. I n our piclu1"e Ambulance Cad el D av id L ake, Ambulanc e Cad et D el'e k HG;l"eS, and E: xAlJlbulance Cad et R oger hadbole. l'ec ezve Tl"?p h us. D avid and we?'e pl"eSe lit ed w ah the Abbu and C reasey CliPS f or the mo s t pl'omisin g Cadets of th e yeaT alld R oger received the Pr octer Cup for th e B es t Cad et o f th e Y ea?"

LEFT: Fift een year old Nursin g Cad et Moll y S ulton, of P orlslade Cad et NUT sin g Division, a f ter pl'esentation of the Gmnd P rio l' B adge by t h e Chairman of P ortslade Ul"ball C OU Jl cil, M 1'. P ete? G ladwin. Molly is th e second member of her family to win th e Gmnd Pl ior's Badg e, this is already held by her sister Wendy, now a nurse at Southlands Hospital

RI H T: ( F or Ill reresr alld COllscienriollslle s tllIC pholding th.J I deal' of rh e Club reads rhe Citarioll of rlie 10lin D aill H elJl orial Tr ophy tlwarded each vear fO the orwich L ads Club. This veal utllner is lephen H all. repJzen ,J.I!/O is tl l. ']ohll Ambulance Bri gade Ambulallce Cade r helped with rh e formarion alld recrui rillg of a Cader Divi iOIl ar [he Club. H e (eccrued F irs( Aid Certificares ill 1961 1962 alld 1963. I II Ollr pialll"e rephen (i n uniforlll) hows rh e T rophy ro his friend T re'l.'or j;\ illr er, w ho s a Corporal ill rh e f. 1 0 hll IIIbll/ alice C ade ts

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CADET PAGES

Are Cau ed' ( umb er 5 n B ook 2). Th e impact of t h i ubject wa profound a nd au t he conclusion of th e r ea ding a heated di cus ion arose. During a lull , a member of the group raised hi band to a k a quest ion and acci dentally knocked a coat off the coat r ack which fell ove r the head of a econd member. While remo vi ng tbe garment, the Lempora rily blinded member struck the window bebind him with hi elbow cartering glas allover the floor. I n p icking up the glass. two other got light cuts on tbeir hands so the group leader grabbed the push br oom to sweep up tbe mes, but in the crowded room , eit her the handle of the broom, or another member moving out of the way dislodged a fire extinguisher from the wall which fell and d icharged , spraying the rest of the group wit h chemical. The member who originally raised his hand to ask rhe question aid he forgot what he was going to ay , and intead complained of the cold air by the broken win dow. Since there i no cure for the common cold ir wa decided to adjourn the meeting and the members went back to work." LETT A D HOLBECK Ambulance Calet D ivision, L eeds Corps, M idland

a/ld their eni or colleaglles display wilh pride lhe Tr ophies lhey won at Corps and Area Competitions o H LD FET <ETIN

From the ews B ulletin of the Workmen s C ompensation B oard of Alberta.

a ociation is like a wheelbarrow, not much good unle you get behind it and push.

- Ontario I.A.P .A.'s « Accident P revention.

(3) Di traciions

nl in a much an r duce the u d [0 achie\ e

Talking to and encouraging the patient. perhap lighting a cigaretr for him. or pIa ing mu ic when available. may all help in thi way. Gripping hi hand tightly a we often do ro ourselves \ hen in the denti t's chair. all help to di tract attention [rom rhe pain and from the injury

(4) pplication cold or beat)

old act in 4 way :-

(a) a a di rracti n (b) cheer the parient up ( omerhing being done)

Cc) numb the ri ue and en ory nen "e Cd) reduces \velling and inflammation mental effect local reI ief uch a

nditi ns h re old ha ful.

theref reo \ ithout the use deine and morphia ndition if car-

Spring G e n er a ll y th e r ul e to take clothing with a w oo ll y fo r coo le r evemn g ; good walkIng h oe s, a nd o nJ y a ver y Jjgh t-wei ght s h ower coat. Man y men wear s h ort a nd port shi rt thr o ugh

MAKE 1965 YOUR YEAR OF PILGRIMAGE TO THE HO LY LAND

Dates and Details

Our 1 ote in the March ue o f the Re iew" ha a roused quite consider able interest and it has no w been a gree d th at a St. John Pilgrima ge hall be f ormed le avi ng L ondon in Ma y next year. The actual da te will be a va ilable s oon and names can no w be accepted f or reg.i tra tion. 0 obligation is inv ol ved , but in Oc tob er next a Booking FOTIn will need to be signed and a deposit of £10 per person paid, to ecure a definite place on the Pilgrim a ge

The Cost

The co st per per on is e x pected to be 112 guinea , based upon the 1964 price. This will b e entirel y inclusiv e , except as stated below, of tran port f rom London and b a ck to London by direct DC.7 C. large pressurised air-liners ; full hotel accommodation throughout including three meals dail y; all sight-seeing Tour, in the Holy Land ; the use of local Guides and Agents in the Hol y Land' and not least the pre ence througho ut of our ow n Leader who will be appointed b y the Order of St. John The cost of items not included will be as follo w s: Passport and Visa , which are al way n e eded on a long-distance Tour and a re perso nal items. 1he full Passport not the Continental yearly one , is nee ded and this costs 30 / - for either a single or a jo in t Pa ssport. Visas cost 35 / - peT head and these are ob· taine d b y the Operators on behalf of members Op ti o n a l

including Get h emane a nd the t1. o unt of li ve : th T o mb a nd Ca lvary and p lace of R e urr e cti o n a ll within t he hur ch of th e Holy epulchr . Th a rden Tomb.

e Ophthalmic Hospital of St 'John, 'J erusalem

adassa H ospital, 'J eru sal

SAVING THE LIFE OF MISS V ALI % RAMASAMY, AGED 22

A REPORT FROM K THURY RAJAH HO ORARY SECRETARY OF THE ST. JOH AMBULA CE ASSOCIATION IN MALAYA.

There wa thunder tonn and hea y rain th pr viou night and November Sunday dawned with bright unlight. At 9.30 a.m. Mr. S. K. Thury Rajah , togeth r with Mr. S T. Nathan , dro e to attend the Lay Lecturer and Occupational First Aid cla at the St. John Ambulance Headquarters. While on our way we observed a crowd of peopJe at the Kasipillai Kampong bridge looking a.t the fast flowing Batu Ri er helplessl

We thougM at first that <the Kampong pe pIe wer ha ving a holida y, but on clo e observation we found that it was a dead cmpse floating-carried away by the 'wift and fast flowing Ba.tu River. I topped the car. jumped into the river and swam to the re cue. Althougb the current was exceptionally swift and the ri eT wolJen b y the previou night monsoon rain and 0 erflown mine wateT , I reached the corp e It wa a hard figbt against floating logs of wood which hindered m approaching her. I di ved e eral time to reach her but it was fruitless Mr. S T. Nathan finding m ' helpl plight, feared two casualties , plunged into the ri er. swam to my aid separated the logs and 'We both succeeded in dragging her to the ri ver b ank. We carried her to the grass ver ge-a full grown beautiful young girl aged 22.

We stretched the corpse on the gras he wa ice cold bod y stiff and heavy, pul e nil and heart beat nil. We both loosened her saree and blouse , opened heT tiff ja with a twig, cleaned her mouth , pulled the tongue , pressed out some wa.ter from her tomach. I raised her chin up , sealed her mouth with my mouth and closed her nose with the fingers and blew air into her mouth ix times (Kiss of Life) as wa explained b Mr Taylor Young and Mr Elizabeth Smellie. I wa exhausted and Mr. S T. Natihan also repeated a explained after four attempts , i.e., e have bl own 24 times, her chest began to rise and fall a bit; again I repeated and the eye lashes slightly moved ; we pra yed to God and

of Mala y a lO be awarded these badges. ( members of Nursing 3 pr eparing mask f01' fac e burns ).

girl n a m a li d/ Belo w and n the fo lIo ing page w giv piclure of an impo rtant Pr ntali n in th P nang area.

AB E: embers of Cadet · do demonstration ing.) ursillg cook-

BELO The ursing Ca dets Wilh OlJle of the guest. Fourth fro III (he left arc D ivisional Ilp eril/leJldem iss Cil m g aw LUlL of ursing 3 Corps uperilllcndem r. L. A. D oral rea laff Officer (Cadel) Mr Chew K eac H oe Area L/rgco71 D r. Ooi Ph ee Tualll D ' (riCl taff Officer ( Cadet ) 11' E. P ara})lasival7l I'C Commissioncr r. Chuah

Th aw Chon lhe P ri n cipal of lhe P el/ang Chine Girls H igh chool \IadalJl ChI( Gu eh H wa D i ional Pr es idem 1 r Ch g Area Sc aff Officer R Gu rcharan ingh D i isional uperillCendelll is Chiollh eok K im of lining Cadet 1.

ABOVE: M embers of 1'1. ursing Cadet 1 demonstrating bandage of the foot. I n the background other members can be seen signalling.

LEFT: M embers of ursi71g 3 demonstrating preparation of K aoline P oullice and temperacure caking.

PRESENTATION of Grand Prior's Badge to twenty - six Nursing Cadets of Nursing Cadet D ivision 1, P enang Area. The first Cadets in the F ederation

PENANG CHINESE ilRlS' HlGH SCHOOL

bre thing rai ing.

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THE LAST OF THE BEATLES? No! BUl faT lhis B eatie fan it was the last fa?' some time as she is helped out of the T heatre by Ambulance and Nuning M emben doing Beatle D uty.

FIRST AID MNEMONICS (1)

Ambulance Member Langer's Memory Aid in the April " R eview" were appreciated by many. A collation of simi lar aids woul d be interesting.

First Ai ders in t h e R e d R ose area are familiar with the efforts of Ernest Wilton such as: the insertion of " 0 " often effects pronunciation of combined fir t letters.

POTSLODI CU indicating CHO M PORT

G RO U P WATCH

ROLLWID "

Fracture S. & S WaT labels

Int. Haem S. & S Shock Treatment.

No such insertion is needed in GUN CAP v.c. indicating Shock S. & S.

SUP WID Nose Bleed Treatment.

F AD E SH IP Common Causes of Unconsciousness.

StartJing First Ai d from scratch three years ago at an age when many are thinking of retiring, E W. on three q uestions at his initial exam. but answered the

(5) 11 tight clothing now undo Round neck and che 1 and ai tlin loa

(6) pecial Treatm nl now appl

(As the Manual doth expre s)

For the condition of the ca ualty

That cau ed unconsciousne

(7) Wrap Mound a blanket neat

(8) But otherwi e , apply no heat.

ee that the ca ualty' never for aken 'Till charge by re pon ible per on is taken

A CO STA T and careful watch arrange

For pos ible condition change.

(9) Make" 0 ATTEMPT to gjve fluid or food" STRICT R ULE for uncon ciou ca ua l ty' good

(10) R emoval to Sbelter

As soon as you can. Borne on a stretcher , Is an EXCELLE T plan.

( lJ ) O n return to co n sciou ness, W ith water, moi ten lips.

O n compl a int of th irs tines It ca n be g iven in sip. nl e ,of cour e, there is u pecte d n in jury to th e a bd omen, ke p tbe ca ua lty protected

Y u mu t WITHHO LD the wa ter THE

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The Spin has b nes called verte b rae. Five group, which total thirty-three tarting now a d ownwar d check We've sev n cervical, in the neck.

he Thoracic, twelve in number Tn the back the rib will join Then there are fi e lumbar Bel w lbem in the Loin.

B tween the twenty-f ur f cour e o k p free column rno ement , Or break the h ck of udden force , Di c gri tle gi impro ement.

COOKERY CORNER

More Hint s from 'Mi ss L. DUFF GRANT) Chief Nursin g Officer.

F I SH PU D DING

Ingredient s: 3 oz. cooked fish. t Egg. -} oz. B utter. P epper. t oz. B readcrumbs Grated utmeg 21 tab le poon milk. Salt.

M ethod: Flake fish finely, removing all kin and bone Soak crumb in the milk. Melt butter in a malJ au ce pan Add fish. Heat and add soaked breadcrum b Season with salt, pepper and a little grated nutmeg. Add well-beaten egg. P ut into a buttered basin cover with foil or buttered paper. Si.eam fOT 1 hour Turn out. Serve with wbite sauce. Garillsb with lemon and parsley

Food Value : Fi h belongs to the nitrogenous or flesh forming c1as es of food and i very nutritious i more ea ily dige ted than meat or poultry and is a al uable food for convalescents. White fish such a ole, Whiting Plaice, etc., is more easily digested than oily fi h uch a Herring , ackerel etc.

POOL E

As a change from the usual Bazaar effort for funds, the Poole Corp with their many upporter decided on a joint effort to run a hop for two da y. With tJ:e help of a good friend of the Corps , an empty hop ill Po ole High treet wa made available and stocked mth good made or bought b y the Ladies ' circle during the previou month. The result--a net sum of £54 ral ed for the Corp funds a great succe

GUERNSEY SWEEPS THE BOARD

by F W. Fall a

T h e lifeblood of Channe l Islands St. John Ambulance Th actual co ring in the competit io n read:Brigade life i the annual ambulance and n ur ing competition between Guernse an d Jer ey. Ke nand enthusia tic, these conte ts in the finer art of a mbulance an d nursing work are looked fan: ard to each ea r b each i land not only for the camp titian they engendered bu t also for the social contact they give to St. John people who have a common purpose h ared for the betterment and help of other Busiest man in the two day of compet-ition betvve n the island and staged in Guem y wa the Deput y Surgeon-in-Chief, Dr. M. M. Scott ",vho assi ted b his Staff Officer , Mr. J. Kirrkham , v ere allied in common purpose with the other judge, Mi s D utherland S.R. ., County ur ing Officer , D or et.

For all concerned the crowning moment came when after watching with a critical eye the enior competition. Dr Scott sai d : ' The standard of work wa etremely good I hall be perfectly happy to tell e er on at headquarters in London that the work y ou do here in Guernsey J ersey is as good a it i done anywhere

Everyone wa pleased too to hear from Dr. Scott emphasis on a vital factor of the compet>itions too often overloo lced , 'When of the members of the Guern ey amateur theatrical group which pro v ided the , vi ctim " he said: " They v ere first -cla s and brought reali mint o the exercise ."

Miss Sutherland praised the work of the ggls and aid she had been extremely pleased by the bed-making " The beds were well and t horoughly made with primar thought for the patient. "

Usually in perhaps only one competition the one island prevents the other from making a complete sweep of all the trophies , but thi time Guem ey had a clean sweep and from Guernsey s Lieut-Go emor, Sir Charle Coleman took the Cadet trophies presented b the former Cormmissioners Dr. W. Burton Fox of Guem ey and the late Dr. J . Hanna of Jersey; the Vice-Presiden and Officers , Jersey Ambulance Cadet and Guem e Fruit Export Co Ltd trophies.

In the Adult competitions t he new President of the Council, the Lieut-Go vernor of Guem ey, Sir Charl Coleman had the pleasure of presenting to the captain of the Guernsey teams the tro'phies presented b y the late Sir Victo[' Carey an d the R t. Han . Lord Coutanche (Combined Ambulance and ursing teams); the Bucktrout & Co Ltd (Ambulance Teams) and th e Jer ey Tobacco Co Ltd ( ursing Teams) trophi es.

THE ELEVENTH GRAND PRIX OF ESSEX

by Ca d et Lea d er Richard Mart in. C.18 CIlfo rd ) Di i ion

This eighty-fom-mile amateur cycle race , organi ed by the Romford Racing Club under the patronage of Duaraatio Limited pro ved a very unusual duty Th e forty-fi v e starters were to co ve r the route in three and a half hours a v eraginng over twenty miles an hour. At eight o'clock a club official took us to the start in a steady drizzle. The prospects of excitement were not very bright but the race was still to go on. At the changing rooms riders , marshals and other officia ls arrived. Cycles were assembled and bright sweate r lined up for the start. We were allocate d a car which was to foHow at the rear and at five past ten we set o-ff Since only one vehicle was to cover the whole route it was necessary to pass stTagglers The fir s.t dropped out inside the first and hi s wa wri1Jten down.

The route went from Bra mA Id through Saffro n Walden B y thi tim ra l c Ii '. . . .. up to th e co ld but th wor t pr bl em a h eck were made f traggl r a th y non e were m ore t h a n cold. Th n the pr bl m f n ding met every ve hicl e a nd the cycli t when th road wa under water. In e ita bl y a car beca m tllck a nd thi e pa rate d u from the rider and the mar h a g ro up of car proceeded along th e rout finding nl a lea r road ahead exce-pt for regular tretche o f wat r r th e E v entually .o'll e turn e d up which appeared unna VIgab le but the nd r bad g n e through and w e eit h r followed a nd continued th e dut y or rever e d down th e through r:nany flood e d part po ibly wor th a n ea rlI er. D onl1lng wader Ambulance M mber H art guided u and a team vehicle through t hi a nd o n l:.! fln G\ 1

no ded tre tch From h ere on o ur difficulty wa to retrace th e ride r Our vercoming h e Aood h ad broughl us right lh r u g h R adrw inter, leeple Bumps tead , YeJd h a m and I-redin g h a m It wa p lain driv in g a far a Mapl e tead where.[h ab e n ce o f c yc l i t and mar hal cau e a ligh concern. W topped I dr y o ur br a ke lining a nd m a ke enquirie a b ut th race. o b o d y appea red to ha e eeo th e cyc li t and 0 th e re wa n o thing to d o bUl re um e th e ro ut th e re two round circuit were to b e m a d e Anally Ani h th e re again. A we were m ing fT a club o ffici a dr ew up a nd exp lained h e wa I t. Jut th e n a po li ce car ca m e up a well a nd to ld u the race h a d Ani h e d o m e time ago. ee ling gui l ty o 10 ing th rid er we hurri e d to th changing r oo m

to see if any fir st aid was required o rtun ately our erv ice h ad n ot b ee n r equir e d 0 as 0011 a a ll rider were accounted for we h ad our lun ch a nd made for h ome.

This ve ry unu ual dut y turned o u t to b e very exciting d e pit the weat h e r Th e rid er w h en warm and dry pUl il d ow n to expe ri e nce an d 0 did we Mo t of the time we were o ut of ight of the people we were taking care of. Thi l o ng di ta nce duty carried out by only two member mu t ur e ly have turned out Lo be the strangest yet. it wa fortunate that a breach of chedule caused n o

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I t i thank. to hi work that the B rigade continue to do good work through the County. ] n hi later day he became Chairman of Wil ts J oint ommirtee of t. John a nd R ed Cros He continued hi interest in t. J ohn up to the time of hi death and atte nd ed event particularly in Swindon where hi pree nc e wa much appreciated_

MRS. W. PEARCE

It i ' with d eep regret that we record t he pa ing of a very ol d and alued member of the Brigade i the per on of Mr P earce , who a for many y ear a talwart of the ambulance mo vement in P ortland r P earce joined the P ortland ur ing D iv ion of he t. J ohn mbulance B rigade in 1931 and larer became the uperintendent of the ursing Cade r Di i ion a po ition he held for many years D uring h er period a uperintendent the cadets reached a high tandard of efficienc , and regarded Mr P earce not ool a leader of the di vi ion but al 0 as friend , counellor and guide. pon retiring from the cadet di i i o n. r P earce became the Pr ident of the ur ing D ivi ion. an honour accorded her. due to her l o ng and meritoriou ervice to t h e Br igade in P ortland r P earce held thi office. e en after emigrating to e\1 Zealand tw o o r t hree ear ago but re igned la tear.

Her pa ing \1 a quite udden: for he coilap ed and died a he \ a a b out to enter Church for enice f rs P earc \ a a wonderful oman wh o al ay uph Id h principl an d tradition o f the Order he o de pI loved

F r her ervice he" as admitted a a en ing i rer to rh Order f t. J hn of J TU al m.

C. BUNTING

We report with deep regret the death of Mr. C. Bunting at the age of 55 on March 18th. He joined Chaddesden Di vision in 1952 wa appointed Honorary Divisional Secretary in 1959 and was promoted S rgeant in July , 1955.

Sgt. Bunting transferred to Derby Transport Di vision in 1959 (the year of its formation) Unti l prevented by bad health, he performed many hour of public duty In particular he wa a keen attender at the motor cycle scrambles in the D er by area The bearer at his funeral were fellow members of the Derb y Tran port Di vision , an d his guard of honour was made up of a large number of Officers and Ambulance an d Nursing Members. He leaves a widow and three son to whom we extend om sympathy in their great loss

W.H.TURNER

The death of Area Superintendent Mr. W H. Turner in Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, on 21st February, 1964, brings to an end over fifty years' service with the Association and Brigade " Harry," as he was known to his colleagues , was born in Sheffield, and joined an Association c1a there in 1911. After war service he came to Ely, Cambs. in 1927, and was able to form an Association c1as at the Railway in 1929. Subsequently, with our present County Commissioner as Di visional Superintendent, he was instrumental in forming an Ambulance Di vi ion in Ely in 1934, when he was Divisional Officer.

During the war he was enthusiastic in giving First Aid instruction to the many new Di visions which were fOTIlled in the viUages in this area and when , later on, a Corps was formed , he was made Corps Secretary He did a great deal of duty at the First Aid Post during the Air Raids often going to his work as an engine driver after a night on duty.

In Or-tober , 1952, he was made Area Superintendent (A), and held thi position until he went out to Rhodesia in 1956 to stay with his only son. He returned to Ely in 1958 , but his health prevented his taking an active part in Brigade work, although he was always ready to give advice when needed.

He held the Railway Gold Medal an d B ars , the Brigade Long Service Medal and Bars, and he was made a Serving Brother of the Order in 1952.

He leaves a widow , Area / Superintendent Mrs. G. Turner and one son , who is still in Bulawayo.

C. R. M01TERSHEAD

The death on 11th February, 1964 of a loyal and devoted member of the Macclesfield Ambulance Di vision

Mr. C. R. Mottershead, aged 64 years , robs the DIVISIOnal Headquarters of its caretaker Mr. Motterhea d ser ved in the Brigade for 26 years , coming to Macclesfield from Skipton, Yorkshire, about 16 years ago. He has looked after the Headquarters for the last 12 years and will be sadly missed b y his fellow workers

MRS. MARY RAY

The death occurred on 22nd January, 1964, of Mrs . Mary Ra y-a wonderful worker in the Brigade Joining the Erdington Nursing Divisi on , Birmingham County, in 1934, she did many Public and Ambulance transport duties She became interested in the St. John Cadets and held the appointment of Di visional Superintendent (N) to the Erdington Cadet Di vision from 1939 for six years, when she was succeeded by her daughter. She still continued her interest in this Di vision and later became their President.

For five years she worked full time with a mobile unit, and in 1947 gained her 5th War Stripe; her Service Medal the following year; and her Service Bar in 1953

The same y ear she was awarded a Vote of Thanks on Vellum b y the Venerable Order of ilie Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem.

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CORPS STAFF OFFICER A. H. :MILIS

It was with great hock and orrow that the County of Bristol St. John Ambu lance Brigade learned f the udden and most illl pected death of Corp taIT Officer

A. H. Mill ---Secretary of No. 3 Corps Mr. Mills who appeared to be in good health pa e d a way peacefully during hi s1e p on 10th March He w a s a very activ e man with a variety of intere t a nd erv d o. 3 orp and the Brigade most efficiently during his almo t 20 ear of ervice. He h a d r e ntly added tb e duti of Corps Secretary to hi plendid service r e cord and hi s 1 s i bound to be keenly felt.

MRS. D. M. JOHNSO HUMPHREY

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PRACTOPLAST is natural r eprod u ct ions of b urn s , cues, flesh - wounds gun - shot wound s , open a nd clo se d fractures, et c. They a re fastened to the s in with a spe cial adhesive and m a k es free mov ement poss ib le for the pat ient.

P RA C TOP LAST may be u se d over and over a ga in and is economical in u se

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ST. JOHN HOLY LAND TOUR

MAY 20th to JUNE 4th, 1965

Visiting all the Holy Places in both Israel and Jordan , and medical work in the Holy Land.

Staying in JERUSALEM- ,and Tiberias on Galilee

Visiting the familiar places of the Bible - in jerusalem - Mount of Olives , Gethsemane , Holy Sepulchre , Via Dolorosa, Temple Area . Bethlehem , Bethany , Jericho , River Jordan , Dead Sea , Samaria . In Israel -Cana of Galilee , Nazareth , Mount of Beatitudes , Tabor (Mount of Transfiguration) Plains of Sharon and Jezreel , by boat across Galilee , Degania Kibbutz

INDEED A JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME

The fully inclusive cost is only 112 guineas which includes direct air travel , hotel , all meals, and excursions too .

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SIR FRA CIS E VANS) G. B .E.) K.C. M .G.) L ieutenant of th e C ommande1)i of ATds in Nm the7 n h eland) a C ommandeT of the O rde1' of S t. 'John.

C omma ndery of Ard s

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Tom SIR FRA N CIS EVANS G.B E ., K .C. M G ., D L. , L ieutena nt o th e C o mm ande7'Y o f Ards.

With o-ther members of the Cornmande ry of Ard s I welcome the opportunity pro v ided by this issue of The R evi ew to give a pict ure of the h isto ry and work of the Association and Brigade in N o rthern I r eland. Both Foundations can look back on many years of useful service to- the public in this part of the Unite d Kingdom I am sure that their effo-rts will , in the future , gain strength from the knowledge that, through these pages, they Me brought even mOTe closel y in touch with those many thousands elsewhere who share their aims and sense of dedication to the work of the OrdeT.

back to the Middle Ages and w hich ga e to ort hern Ireland the econd Cornrnandery of the Order of t. J ohn in the world and the first establi hment of a Bri tish Order of Chiva lry outside England.

!he Duke of Glouce ter in his capacity a Grand Pn or of the Venerable Order of the Ho pital of St. John of Jerusalem inaugurated the Commandery of Ar ds-a Commandery which had cea ed to exi t like the ] 9 other Commanderies in the country orth and South , after the dissolution of the mona terie by the father of the first Queen Elizabeth, King Hemy VIII

It was the father of the second Queen Elizabeth who approved that the ancient Cornmandery of Ards should be restored , and concurrently with the inauguration the Duke held an investiture b estowing d ecoratio n that h ad been approved b y the late King

Receive d b y Lord Mayor

The D uke and D uchess , accompanied b y the Countess Granville and her daughter , Lady Mary L e esonGower ; the Lad y -in-Waiting Mrs. Cedric Holland the Duke's Sir Godfre y Thomas , and the Equerry-Ill-WaItIng Major Michael Hawkins , dro ve from Government House to the Univer ity

At the War Memorial Gates they were received b y the Lord Mayor of B elfa&t, Councillo r J H. orritt, an d . the Town Clerk, Mr. J . Dunl op , and in the UniverSIty grounds by the Pro-Chancellor , Lord MacD ermott, Lord qlief Justice of Northern Ireland , who presented the VIce-Chancel l or, D r. Eric Ashby , and Mr Ashby and Lady MacDermott.

Near to the 'Yar Memorial itself their Ro ya l Highnesses were reCeIved by represennati ves of the Ord er of St J 0?-u in orthem Ireland- Mr. J H P ollock Bngad ler Ian Fraser, Mrs. P ollock Brigadier T W D avidson and Mrs. J B J ohnstone ' THE COMMANDERY OF ARDS

By J. Harris Rea, C.St.J. , F.R.S.A.

Librarian to the Commandery of Ards of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in Northern Ireland

1953 was the year of the elevabion of the Committee of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in Northern Ireland to th e status of a Comroandery

PHOTOGRAPH S HOW S M I'. J. Williams, M.B.E., Area Commissioner /01' L ondonderry) carrying out the first enrolment ceremony of the newLy formed L ondonderry Ambulance Cadet D ivision Th e division was registered in M ay this year.

MI'. Williams is presencillg Cadec orman Spence with his certificate, I n the cenlre is D ivisiollal Supel'inlendem Mr, T. A. Smallwoods.

Cadels en1'Olled were: R aymond T hompsoll, 'John Quigley) Mel F onte7', Billy Quigley, 01'mall Spellce and Edgar D avis.

t. John ' hape l

t. John' hapel. at St. John' P oint. County D own. wa mentioned at the di o lu tion to the effect that tbe tith were appropriate to the P receptor) of St. J ohn in the rd. It i tated that the holy ater font of the hurch of t. J ohn P oint as removed to the present chapel of R o gla The old holy \ ell situated along th road ide a hort di lance from the church. Land wa al 0 held at the Grange of Mollusk, and Ballyv ater Grange. County Antrim, al 0 land which cannot b identified in oylinny , \J hich enc10 ed the pre ent barony of pper Antrim. t. John' of Carrickfergu i mentioned in the Ta arion of 1306, and aloin the R egi ter of K ilmainham, together with Caroca tie: unfortunately it preci e ite in Carrictiergu i unkno n. Glenarm \ a the mo t northerly and remote church claimed b y the Ho pitaller and it i thought that they may ne\ er haye had effecti\'e po es ion of thi property

Tnqui iti n of Frank House. in hur h of the

PHOT OGR APH SH O WS C ad el R aymond T hompson of The L ondondeny Am bulance C adet D ivision beina p7 esemed wi t h the B 1·igade) s M eTilO1·ious S e7"Vice by the C 01nmissioneT - in - Ch ie f at lh e an.nua l N. h" eland C omman d ery o f A10d s msp ection an d chwoch service 071 S unday ) O CLObe1· 13th) a l B an bTidge) C o D own.

C adet T homp son wa s awm·ded the Me1·ic01·ious S e1 vice C er tifi cate by the C ommissi oner - in - Chief f01· his gallamry and in goi ng down a cliff in C o. D onegal LO 1·escue hzs fn end) C ade t J oseph M itchell) w h o law· died.

B oth b oy s we1°e cam ping w ith S cou t lTOO p at t he lime.

v alue of 20s and a half mark of il ver fo r h o e. H e was at the same time , granted the susten a nce of a ho r e and groom in the same manner a s the Preceptors own horse and groom were treated. A similar orant wa made . to William at Tully in 1335 , w ith the provision. that, If he were in co-min g t o the ta ble b y the weakness of heal th , or other ur gent ca u e , he w as to rece'l v e III hIS 0:wn chamber dail y, so lo ng a he should be confine d to It, two lo aves of whi te brea d two of a coarser kind , two flagons of ale a nd dishes of meat from the kitchen

Life Interest in Ards Commandery

It is of interest that one of the most f a mo us P rio r 01 Ireland Roger Outlawe, w as grant ed an inter es t for life in the Commandery of Ards , rogether w ith th e h o use of Clo n tarf and Kilsaren. This gran n w a ma de in th year 1333 Roger Outlawe is described a s on e of t h e most famous men of his day. H e se rved a ga i nst Edward and his Scots inv aders a nd f or twen ty years held hIgh office o:f State in Irel a nd , ha ving b een Chancellor , Deputy JudiClar and Judiciar. He died on the 6th February, 1341 , and was buried at the Order's Church at Any now called Hospital , Coun ty Lim er ick There , a btroken effigy of a knight in armour l ies a nd it is thought t?-at tthis represents the f a mous R o ger Outlawe, who dId more than any o,ther Prior t o add to of the Order in Ireland, and to maintain Its hIgh tradItions , and one who had a ver y peTso na l interest and pride in the Commandery of Ards

THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION AND BRIGADE IN NORTHERN IRELAND

B y J. Harris Rea, Area Commissioner

To teil st ory of the St. John Ambulance A ss ociatlC?n and Bngade lll Northern Ireland one must begin With the early history of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, one of the oldest Orders of Chivalry in th e worrld , whose members had a hospit al within the walls

Du rin g the year 1933 Briga de per onn 1 did public duty at tJ:1e U I Int rna ti onal Touri t Troph l Ca r R ace, a III prevlOu year, the n ili n g of l h L rd ar .on S tat ue a t Battle of the Boyne rang

Ann Iversa r y, opemng of raiga on Br idge Londonderry, qra nd M oto r -cycle R ace, H o r e a nd a We Sho ws, lIlcludmg the 1 te r g ri cul ture h ow a t Ba lm o r a l.

Annu a l h eld at a very ea rl y lag we n ot e th a t 1Il 1933 It 1 r ecor d d tha t " w in g lo mcl em en t wea ther th e Annu a J ompet.i ti on h a d 10 be he ld ind o or at Ba lm o r a l 's i tea m co m p te d

On Saturday, th e 16 th D ecemb er 1933 the Du eh of Abercom a nd the A cting Commis i u ner Mr I a n

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Me mo ri a l Buildin g r th e Roya l Vi c to ri a 10 pit a l.

Ro be r L K e nn e d y, Pre id ent of t he t. J o hn oc ia li on , rece ived a nd welc o me d lhe bc rcorn h e D uc he or Abe rco rn on

Du tie, ir t Ai d Hu ts , I n dust r ial F ir t Ai d , Am b u la nce

Se rv ice, E co r t Du ties, H ospilal D utie, ur ing Ai d erv ice, H o p ita l Car Service, H o p i la l L ibrary Service , Medica l Co m fort D ept., Clinics, ur erie I mmunisa· l io n ervice, Afle r Care, Bloc d Tran fusion Serv ice. D iver io na l Th e rapy. Orthopaedic Clinic , P ri ate uring, Mea l on Wh eels, Civi l D efence , Care of the Aged , hil d W e lfare and V A. D

On J une 2nd. 1953 orne 100 peronnel of the Brigade from orthern J reland constituting a Coronalio n Co n tinge n t under Area Commi sioner J Harri Rea. d id duty in. R egent Streel on thi historical occa io n

th a L () cu io n a id' co ngraLu lale you very muc h a n d w i h lh ere were 111 re , a ll ove r th e Pr ov in ce " in a ppre ci ate d a nd recognise d a nd th e m any ca l ls o n its erv ice a r e be in g m et wit h efficiency The present duti e fa ll Wld e r t he fo ll ow in g h ea d in.gs:- Fir t Aid

To day the B rigade is fully aware of the nece ily of keep in g up-to-date and in thi it is belie ed that each nit hou ld have and own it own D ivi ional P remises and in thi an example was set by Bangor in acquiring their St. J ohn Hall. Ballymena ha ve excellent premise. which they own and ewca tie , County D own, had. untiL a recent unforlunate fire very exeellent premise \vhich they now hope to rebuild. nother modern feature or the B rigade in orthern Ireland is it splendid Aeet of Ambulance with their Headquarter and garage premi in Belfa l lea ving nothing to be desired Th y tem of decentrali ing Ambulances is now under a with the re ult that BalJymena. ewca tIe & ev ry ha now their 0 n mbulance and it is hoped to pro ide an mbulance for Bango: in the near future furth r inleresting experimental tep i the provi ion of a ea R e cue raft in li e by Bangor Sea/ R oad R Cli" D ivi ion. thi ha been \' orking ucces fully patrolling Bangor Bay during the peak holiday ea on . The training of civilian and other in the new form of mouth-to-mouth artificial re u citation ha been un dertaken by the Brigade and in the cour e of their or d inary duti live have been aved by thi mo t e cellent method.

in rbe recently emorial B uilding in

It can be truthfully aid that the high traditions et by the ancieD[ CommandeD f d in the Middle ge \ ell maintained by me 0 iation and B rigade in orth rn Ireland to-day.

DV URE

j\1a y 1 t - 3rd 1964

a rreti. Di triet taff Offie r det N. ) orthem Ireland re ntly haye not

giy n it

( olltimted 011 p ae 0)

QUEEN S INSTIT U TE OF DISTRICT NURSING

by Miss Joan Gmy, G eneral up erillt end elll, Queen's I l1SliLille of D iscricl NUl'sill a

District Nursing

.Jus.t 0 r a. centur ago, th fir;t organi e d t m of Dlsonct ursmg came into b eino. that tim, any home visiting of the ick w:S u u all carried out by va rious R eligious Order , and in the Bibl e Saint P aul peak of the fir t D eacone Ph oeb a being " succourer of many ."

The

First District Nurse

It was in. 1859 tha.t a wealthy phi lanthropi t in Ll erpool WIlham R althbone, fir tempI ed a trained nurse to look after his wife, who wa d ina of tuberculosis. <:>

He was 0 impr ed not only by the killed care thi nurse , Mrs. ga ve to his. v ife, but al 0 b y the supporu and advIce he ga ve to hIm on the car of hi large family, and on their protection from infection. Dur ing Mr. R athbone s illnes, he fre quently c ntemplated the plight orE the ick p or in the city who l a cked the C?mforts money co uld bu , an d who e exi tence was mIsera ble enough at tfrle be t of time. Ho much wor e it must be for them during illne when they were unable to employ a trained nur e to mini ter to them.

Shortl y after his wife's death , Mr. Rathbone deci ded to employ Mr R obinson for a period of three month to nurse the ick in the slums of a di trict in the city.

At the end of a month Mr R obin on beo oe d to be released finding the conditions were far wor than he had anticipated , and more than she could bear. She felt that her effort were as a drop in a va t ocean and the problems far greater than she could ever hope to tackle alo?e. Mr. R aJthb one persuaded her to continue. and promIsed her some help

In consultation (who wa unable to help hlffi ill his reque t for more trained nurses) , a wing was built on to the Li verpool R oyal Infirmary for a urses Home, at his expense.

The understanding was that three oroup of ur e occupy this building-one to taff the hospItal , a second group to pri ate nur ing for those :-"ho It, and a third group to carry out slck nursmg m the poor patients' homes.

On the completion of training, the sixteen nurse in latter group were each assigned to a di trict 10 LI verpool-hence the title " Dis trictJ urse. "

Florence ightingale continued to show an intere t m the work and corresponded regularly with Mr. R athbone. She said that D istrict urses should be Health :without seeming to teach ," and the D l.stnot urses ha ve always included health educatlOn and educatlOn by example in a ddit ion to p r actical nursing.

Spread of the Service

The success of this enterprise spread rapidly and it was not long befO're a similar service was startedi n Metropolitan and National Association. tram.ed nurses of good education were recr.tllted and gIVen some additional preparation for distnct w()l[k.

SalfO'rd Birmingham , Leicester and other soon followed, and groups of public spirited cltlzens. m rural areas. a ls o banded together to raise m order t o mamtain a di strict nurse in their VIllage

It soon b ecame apparent that a valuab l e social service had come to stay, and in 1875 a committee of enquiry was up under t.he ch ai rmans hip of the Du ke of Westmmster to cOD...<nder a ll aspects of district nursing

The Queen

ST. JOH M E LA < NURSING COMPETITIO

PROVID <D ED C TIVE AFTERNOO

m re ati fact ry way for a man to pend

ncerned abaht \: hat ap·

HARRY EAST'S COMME TARY ( by Courtesy of the Keighley News )

BEATLE CASUALTY. D ivisi01lal S u perint ende1lf W. H each and S ergea7ll w'sing M embel' M a7lnings ) of War wic kshir e (Central) Cove1llry Corps St. J ohn Ambulance Br igade) atlendillg one of the several cases dW'in a the B eatles) pe1-[oT111ance in Coventry.

A SAD NOTE. When D ivisional S uperintendent G eorge ClaTke handed ove1' cups lO Bid ef01'd St. J ohn Ambulance Cad ets after they won the Nonh D e'von Championship this yem- no one would have guessed that wil hill twO months he was lO die from a COT01W1)1 attack. F or 1-6 yeaTS Bid eford)s Ambulance C adels have been at the bottom or neal' it in the Nonh D evon Championship This year th ey made up 01' the past. I n the phoLOgmph aTe Ambulance Cadet s P. E. G JW )I) M. H ammell ( holding T eam Cup ) N. Sk inner (rese n Je) and J. Br aund.

"A KIDNEY Dl H---4 MARKS ' - LEATH GENT COMPETITION b y J P OMBE

t o con idl:!r the beth

F1"011I the (( Western Area Gazeflc" - o. 1 ( Prill ce of Tf/a les s) D istriCT.

NURSING MEMBER Wi/hellllilla L al/ e (20) of Garbefl Slr ee T) AccrillgLOIl) is the {irsT member of r l ccri ll glO l/ l. John Ambulall ce Brigade TO w in {h e D ulle of Edil/bllr f!. /i ' GoLd Awm·d. '

Sh e received th e award fr o m th e preside llt !vir. L. R anso ll , at the brigade's anllua prese ll ratio ll ar Th e D ri ll H aLL.

H e h e1' a7.'d added: « I a m very pro lld t o have th e pnvzl ege of this pr eselltariol/. I kll ow if enst h er a grea r dea l ill rim e) ell ergy) a pplica Tio l/ a:lld senJice.

THE PECTIN G OFF IC ER D r. E. R ussell COllnty up erillt end ellr ( ) (Worcs.) ralk WiT h 1 IIrsillg Cadets and M rs. B. Go odyear th e D ivisional Offi er d1l1'i7lg Th e review of th e B edwardille alld P owick IITSillg Cad T Div isiolls aT ChrisTOph er Whirehead llrsillg Cader D ivisioll.

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C

L SCHEMES F OR THE SEBOUND

Bognor (. John Ambulallce IIrsillg Cadels.

THE BRAHAM Nursing Cadels who were chosen to represent H ull in the StJohn Ambulan ce B rigade

oun lY Cadet Compelilion semi - final at H uddersfield. L efl LO right: Susan B oynton) Car ol Clarke) D ivisional Officer M. Sha ws) Carole Fletcher) Jeanette Meeking and Christine P rior.

;uRSL'G CADET lv1E.vtBERS of che Burslem Sl. John Ambulance Brigade Wilh Ihe :-':ursmg Area Trophy ( SlafJordshire ) which chey won for FirSl Aid and ,,"ursing, also CounlY Uniform 1nspeclion Trophy. In che cencre is Cadec Leader Joryce Yaces.

SHOCK -A KIL LER

( fr ol7/. ( Th e t. Johl/ N ews l err er in th e COII/II/al/d ery in Africa.")

Sho k i an in idiou , wide pread and gro ly through tin h ,} " now fl w Juggi hly on ly underrated ca u e of death . H oTten h un- par tia 11 fil'ling ov r- iz d v Is. Bio d pre s ur detected behind a rna k of mm pe tacular in- drop dra ti ally. Ti . u s g l Ie s 0 ygena l cJ jurie , uc'h a bleed ing O'r evere burn. It bIn d than befo r e. lill lh f itMul heact inpower i relativ ly unknown to th average man crea its franli ff rL l pump bl d rapid I Shock i rarel menti O'ned on death certificat, through th b d . Bul il is a I 1. a u e, [or th e yet it kill outright more per on than do burn ti u 1 wI tarve from J ck f yg n . or gun shot wound and ha a hand in nearly all deaths from injurie

Shock, in e ence, i the body rea ction to a major phy ical or emotional in U'lt. Sh ock cannot develop by it elf like a di ea e, but mu t be triggered off by a udden h a ppening . per on can uffer from any injury - a burn , evered artery, broken bone, puncture wound, blow on the head - or from a heart attack' eriou 111fection , uch a pneumoni a, an oper at ion , or emotional jolt, such a a loved one death. Some persons have even been known to go i nto hock at · the ight of blood. Other h ave died from ho ck ,pr ough t on by imaginary injurie

Beyo nd Control

Unfortunately, a per on can n ot to p hi bod from going in to hock anymore th a n he ca n order hi heart to sto p beati ng or hi lung to tO'p expanding. Shock , like t he heart beat a nd breathing, is controlled b y the autonomic nervou ystem that work without wilful direction from the brain

Ironicall y, the purpos e of h ock i to defend the body again st life-draining injuries. In 1110 t injuries , and e peciall y in th o e whe re blood or other b od y fluid a re e caping, the body sen e it peril and acts quickly to keep it elf functioning . 11: doe s this b y const rict ing t he network of tin y vessels that suppl y blood to outlying areas, including the kin. Hampered by smaller opening , the vessel cannot transport the u u al vo lume of blood, and the kin becomes pale, indicating the fir st sign of shock.

Excess blood, drained from he extremitie then goes where it 'is mo t needed - to the body centre. There , it cannot ooze o ut from the bod y and can feed vital o rgan s, the heart, kidneys and liver that mu st be kept operating at a ll co ts.

The body' s lifesaving sc heme seem ensible' however , it soon backfires. Outer tis sues, especially the brain, begin to feel the pinch a nd demand their share of blood with its previou s ca rgo of oxygen. Thu s, the heart must beat furiou sly to speed the llimirted supply of bl'Oo d through tiny vessel openings. Everything in t he b O'dy begin runITing at an abnmmally fast pace. The circulatory system is highly di sturbed and out of balance. Pinal1y, Eke an ex hau sted athlete wh o tried hard, but 10'st !the race, the body simply collapses in deep shock.

Tight blood vessels suddenly relax and stretch like old rubber tubing. Blood t hat once raced 16

BfRMI G HAM MAY BE I TE R ESTED I THE OLLOWI G IR E fVED R M MES R 0 TI-IALLS LTD. 0 SALTLEY, I N L T N BJRM f HAM : " W e ar aL the momenl organi ing a programme of vi ils Lo our factory W nd red if a g r up ( r gro up ) of 20 fr m t. John in Lond on and Sl. J ohn ill B mnmgham and w uld be intere led in making a h rt Lour f vano us departments. chedule are shown below

o uth a ll are producer of Id n Babe dj po nappies an d a J 0 the manufacturer of pr l cl io n pr duc in the . K. and mak r. of a Wid e range of dlspo able artIcles supply. to hospital. Be id th eir gen ra l rang the mak,?,r l hat St. J oh n Ambulance .o nnel will.be partJcularly mtere L d in Lhe a n de raarT lcclronlc 1 n IZCr. The propo ed date for VISll are dunng the weeks Augu t 17 -2 1 1964. PR P SED DAY V I S IT SC HEDULE

Arrive at Southalls Ltd., Rockville R oad, altley, B irmingham. Welcome by D irectors and members of outhall staff who will be acting a guides during factory tour.

Ho pital instrument;s department. syringe from ho pital all over Bntam are cleaned , rea sembled and sterili ed, u ing a dry heat method. outhalls are the only company in thi country to operate a " syringe laundry serviee" for ho pital .

it to the an de Graaff electronic terili er. terilisation by electrons i the mo t advanced method u ed today. The an de Graaff i the only installation of it kind in Europe and cost £150 ,000 to build

Quick look at the team autoc1a\'e, an older method of sterili ation till used for ho pital packs, also a visit to department where maternity outfits are prepared for uppl ing to hospital.

i it to the Golden Babe pant making department to ee manufacturing proce f the n . all - elded Golden Bab e nuO'O'i- P an 1 anufacture of di posable cap "''''and face ma ks 'will al 0 be een in thi department.

Golden B abe di po able nappy department \vhere modern machinery makes hapes and coyer the nappi rith knitted net, all in one operation .

bort call at department where incontin nee pads are made.

i it to' , hed to ee anitary towels manufactured and packed by conyeyor belt tem. It will be noted that a great empba i i placed on Quality Control b th h r and in the Golden Babe nappy d partrn nt.

arj rie Garland at that a uitable date

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Mor e notes on Recipes for In alid from Mi L. Duff Grant, Chief Nursing Officer.

SALMON MOUSSE

I ng1'edien ts: 8 oz. cooked salmon; t pint whipping cream; 1 level tablespoon powdered gelatine; 2 ta blespoons chopped parsley; salt ; 2 egg; juice t lemon: 1 wineglass white wine or water; 3 table poon fi h stock; pepper.

Meth od: Separate egg yolks from whites Beat yolk until creamy. Add finely flaked fi h lemon juice. parsley wine or water and gelatine di 01 ed in :fi h stock. Cool and when half sm fold in well whipped cream and beaten egg white. Pat into ouffie dish or individual dishe and leave in refirigerator to set. Serve garnished with cucumber.

E i.ther fresh or tinned almon can be u ed or moked haddock or crab meat can be ubstituted for the almon.

LEMON SYLLABUB

I ngrediems: Grated rind and juice of 1 lemon ; + pint sweet white wine' 3-4 oz. ca tor ugaf' t pint doubl e cream

Method: Grate lemon rind. Squeeze and strain lemon juice. Put both into a large bow l add sugar, wine and cream. Whisk all together until mixture becom e quite thick Spoon into sundae glasse s and lea ve in refrigerator or cool place till required

(co ntinued from pag e 12) Work After Training

On completion of district nurse training, a di trict nursing sister may decide to wo rk in a town where he would be engaged solely in district nursing. In 100 populated areas , her work may be combined with midwifery , and in many rural areas she undertakes health visiting in addition t o general nursi ng and midwifery. This prov ides what is kn.own as a generalised service.

Housing

In many c ities and towns it is still the practice for the majority of student district nurses , and a small proportion of the tr ained nursing sisters, t o be resident in a Nurses' Home, but an increasing number prefer to make their own li vi ng aJITangements In rural areas, the local Health Authority employing a nurse, frequently reserves a house fOT the district nursing sister and rents it direot to her.

Transport

In urban areas, the usual mode of transpmt is a bicycle or moto ,rised cycle, bu.t a few cars may be provi ded where they are considered advisable. In the rural areas all distict nurses use cars owing to the great

distances they ha e {o c er a ad the amounV of equ i pm nt they need to ca(1ry , particu l a rly when ru nnin g t he th ree ervice

The Team

The tat enr lled nur ingly on the di trict , and i under the 0 era] I nur e. cour e of intate enro ll ed nur e ncill ary worker ing attend a nts, ar mpJ o d in a a rea, and are part icul arJ u elder] a nd home--b und patient.

bI WAS THERE

by F. W. Austin, M.B.E.

(from « Th e St. J oh n ewsleller in th e Comillalldery in Cel/tral Africa." )

th e ra ilway a a man

flr l a id men? he ga p",d. wo

imult a neo u.. 1 'a id , h nl n ; man

There were comparatively few in Bulawayo in J 926 and none at the work hop J t wa ' a fair run to where I had parked my lJ-;cyc le (the normal tran port of teenager ' then) and the neare t telephone wa at the old railway ins titute abo ut half a mile away. hen I got there, a little breathle the problem wa where to conlact a doclor, for they were exceedingly few in n um ber, and the telephone 'y tern wa of cour e of the old manually o perated type exa peratingl low when one wa in a de perate hurry. Moreo er 5.3 0 p.m. i in ariabl an awkward time to get hold of a doctor.

J ucceeded in contacting one; an elderl , ponder a u 10 -mo ing gentleman who e i ntage ear auld do about 25 m.p.h. if reall p r e 'ed hi h the old do teI a not accu tomed to doina. I arranged to meet him at the entrance l the °ork hop to pre ent him from 10 ing hi a. Bu la a 0 had ju t got it fir t motor ambulane I 'phoned for it.

Ditrict UTsing 0 ersea

The pattern e tabE h d in copied and adapted to uit] overseas co untri e. Di trict ur Lng ervic boning in parts of nada Am rica , Scandina ia n countri an d in the world

M any Qu een s nur ing iter wo rking 0 e r eas a di trict nur back or jeep in Ken tucky, nnw h mobiles , boa ts a nd train in Labrad r, or J ocky and hill y terrain where no uitab] tran port i available

Other enior Queen' nur ing i 11 r ba e gon ut t d eveloping countries at the requ of th e Governm nt concerned , to establi b pub] ic er ice , including district nursing.

It i in some of tb countlri tha:t the i ngenui f the di tr:ict nur e is taxed to the utmo t. Wber primiti ve condit ion exist he ma y h a e to terili e h r equipment with no faciliti a a ilabl e otheT than a twig fire in the open, or on a mud floor of a n African hut The neare t doctor ma y b e evera l hundre d mil away, and h er only mean of contact i by radio or teleph o n It i in conditions uch a thi that the di trict nur ing s ister looks back on h er tra inin g with particular gratitude, and is acutely C()iT)sciou of having h ad experience in the first , and till the on ly really compreh n iv di trict nursi ng ervice in t h e world

A Report From The Priory For South Africa

LEFT TO RIGHT: Mrs. L. F. Bu rger M1". P ]. K. Bur ger Beulali Burger

Mrs. C. M. van Standen, ./1nn Love, Mr E. 'j. 'jessop, L ouisa Bur Ger , IIr.

F. ']. H onley, Councill or ( M rs.) F. D. V. P owell, Divisional Sup erilll elldell r H. W. Winchester, Cadet C m'poml E. D. 'jessop, Cadet Serg ea nf P E. G old Mn. E. M. McGe e, Mn. O. 'Van Z yl, Mrs. S. H St. 'jos e ph. III rh e picfure Councillo r Mrs. F. D. V. P owell presewing som e of th e 60 cer rifj ca t es of lh e Sr:. 'john Al1'l buLance Association at Hilla1' y, Tala l.

IN "IT'S JUST AS EASY AS THAT!"

A R eport fTOm the Pl'i01')l for South Africa.

Heavy rain and a violent thunderstorm 0 typical of atal at this season, did not deter an excellent crowd of about one hundred supporters of St. John from attending the Annual Public Meeting and Demonstration of First Aid taged by the Hillary Combined (Ambulance and ursing) Senior and Cadet Divisions in order to bring the work of St. John organi ations clo er no the public.

The D ivisional Superintendent, Mr. Henry W Winchester,* welcomed the District Surgeon, D r. J Morris (representing the Commissioner).

He went on to welcome Mr. F. H Radford M. P .C. , and Mrs. F. D V. P owell of the D urban City Council , b oth of whom had given a life-long service to the area a n d who were now supporting the cause of St. J ohn.

In welcoming Mr. Mackenzie, representing Baker Limited (one of the city's largest bakeries) , he said that the presence of Mr. Mackenzie struck a happy note both in the fields of Industrial Welfare and inter - racial harmony. Mr. Mackenzie was present to acknowledge his Company's gratitude to a young coloured girl who, whilst a member of a St. J ohn Amb ulance Association

F irst Aid Class operating in Hillary had, af,ter only * Divisional Sup eri71l endent Henr y W. Winchester first joined the Eastbourne Ambulance Div ision (Sussex) in M ay, 1928 H e was rained b y the (then) Divisiorna Superintend ent A J Burnage. Fro m 1935 / 19 47 he served in various p ar ts of the wo rld with the R oyal Anny Medical Corps a:nd re-joined th e Brigade in DurbaJ1, Natal, in 1947.

r l id work a fr er (1I/ /v lilrec / e 011 ! (comi llued (bas of pa Ge 2 )

merilOriolls

THESE MOTHER S ARE READY FOR ANYTHING

(frol1l an ani Ie publi hed iii Tew Z ealalld W e kly> > by whos l?illd pen'l'lissioll ir: is I' p1'odllced in th e ( R eview )

St. John has prepared them to meet home crises

Kn WlDg the great need £ Fir t id in the h me the women of uckland' 1 orth Shore CD von[ ort) 1 ur Lng Di vi ion t. J ohn mbulance Brigade began their ampaign to g t u h kIlO' le dg into a man y home a po i ble.

A th ere were many yo ung mother in the di tri t wh could not attend evening cla becau of the demand of home and family the ' ur ing in truc1 r were w illing to give cour es in Fir t id and R u itation in , Student' , home To overcom the probl m of babiUers, childr n were invited along to Through the mail, the idea wa given to the women of Devonport Eighty aid the wanted immediate instruction. Friend and n ighbour tbroughout tb di trict formed gr up of 22. Once a week at a tim' suita ble to group, in tructor went into the hom -a different o ne each week-to give a cour e of eig ht twohour practical Ie on complemented b film.

At the end of the cour e -7 at and pa ed their examinations. The voted the cour e con tructiv a well as a great deal of fun, and refu ed to di band " groups have o ntinued with a Home ur ing Cour e. The idea of taking Fir t Aid to hou ewive came from Mr W. A. Talbot, Superintendent of the orth Shore ur ing Di vision, who ha been with thi Branch for 23 ear. Her idea eems to herald a n w era in the St. John mo ement.

This Divi ion i ju t 25 year old and the fir t to tart uch a scheme. Tbe re ult: in one di trict there are 80 homes with women qualified to cope with almo t any accident that occurs. Surely an excellent example of public mindedness. JULIE T YLOR.

SIGHT F OR THE BLIND (2'/- proviQ tr a tlIIellt for tracho lll a)

EDUCATIO F OR A CHILD

(£ 1 provide prilllary edllcatioll fo/' a ear Anaolall r efllaees )

HEALI G F OR THE LE»ER (1.'>/- provide' a pair of alldals)

* FOOD FOR THE H NCRY (5/- provide lar ge alas of mille every day for a year)

HOME FOR TH < D ES P lRl

(£ 1S provid es a hOllle for eiaht destitllte Algerial/ PLEA E GIVE

WAR ON WANT

ALL INDIA ST. JOHN AMBULANCE COMPETITIONS REVIVED

The St. John Ambulance A ociation held in w Delhi in ovember, 1963 , it All- India mbulanc Competitions among the Ambulance and UI ing personnel of the St. John Ambulance Brigade all over India. The Competitions which u ed to be a regular biennial feature of: St. John acti ities in India before the Second World War , were thu revived in 1963 which was being observed as the Centenary Year or the Red Cross all over the world.

The object of these competition i to improve the efficiency of the St. John personnel in India [or the humanitarian services lhey may be called upon to perform.

Competitions in various subject pertaining to Fir t Aid and Home ursing were held at the Talkatora Gardens on the 26th, 27th and 28th ovember among 43 teams compri ing about 250 member of the Brigade.

Dr. S. Radbakrishnan President of India and al 0 th e Pres ident of the St. John Ambulance As ociation in India , presided oveT the concluding function and ga ve away the prizes on the 29th ovember.

On the 26th the first rounds of Ambulance Competitions were held while Home ursing Competition for borth adults and cadets were held next day. The final rounds of Ambulance and Cadet Ambulance Competitions were held on the 28th ovem ber. Lt. - General

B M. Rao acted as rtbe Moderator - in - Chief for the Competitions. He was assisted in his 'Work by a team of 34 physicians and nurses from the Army , railways and the D irectorate-General of Health Services.

Praising tbe humanitarian work of the St. J olm organisation in India, Dr. Radhakrishnan in his address laid special emphasis on the need for such institutions to try to bring about a change in people's pattern of beha viour which oreated dangers for others and larger

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cri i i e appealed to the [rai n d and the Bri g de to make [hi al 0 a

ur ing Competition: J u 1 I u 11 d u r

Hi gher S condary cho I ur ing (Punjab) Di trict. Ambulance ompetition: 6 th a lculta rmed

Ambulance Di visio n, o. 2 (We t Benga l) Di tri t. adet Ambulance ompetirlion: I11ritsar D.A purpo e I-{igb chool adet Ambulance Divi o. 12 (punjab) Di strict.

Cadet ursing ompetition: Ludhiana Model High School Cadet ur ing Di vision, o. 12 (Punjab) District.

st. H • n CA ADA

E 'ca n s} C.M.G.> g1'eezed by

A. Crawley> F .C.A. THE NEW f. 'johll H adqllaners ar H allilOba. PreseJll Qt lhe Opellill a Cerelliony a,re lefr co. IJalll: The R ev: G. L aviolctl the H Oll. E n k F . lld lls,' Ll. G of \IalliLOba; D r. Emili [ D '} e1' P reside)/( of 'vIa1/llOba t. 'joh1l C OIiIlCil, Cha1lc 1101' r1. rl. Crmtley' and Dr. A. H. H arrap P rm'i1lcial IIr aeOll.

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CIJYId Mr. Bemard 1'0. R eadl1,!g from left to right : .B ernaui M. Bl oomfield, D i1 ectO'r, St. 701/117 Council lor Queb ec' 70hn

(conli l/ll ed th e JUli e R eview)

(PHY TOLO

i ue ce1l, it wou ld appear, [ nucl e u granu lar and clear. B y pr topl a m th body fed. Wh en Lhi i u ed Lh e cell i dead , Wa Le d L car bon dio xi de. Then R ep lac d by food a nd ygc n. (2)

, 0 peaking you must not permit, fncrea ing tendency to vomit

Through wallowed matter, which among May b e sal iva, bl oo d- or longue!

Th ere exce s of saliva flow , Whicb, frequently, is blood-stained too,

A nd of cour e, t h ere may be teeth in !

A'backward tongue can top th e breathin'.

0 imm ediately Support and leady

In ca e a clot has formed already).

(TREAT ME T-CO TI ED)

Lean head forward , keeping calm , Again t the injured bone place palm .

R eassure and , confident ly , Again t the upper jaw pre gentl y. E .W.

(3) kin. (4)

With narrow bandage you begin , enLred under ca ualty chin

One E D upwards over HEAD clear , ero ing the other End o ver the EAR. horter end LOW , acros forehead track , Longer end circling the head at the back.

If length correct (and Head i n t queer)

Meet and tie off abo e other ear.

1f bandage hort , from chin upwards pread , od tie off the ends on tbe top of the head

Tie the knot forward, if you can manage , Ensuring, ho ever, no lip of the bandage

R emo e the bandage, if v omit's expected

Turning to ound ide Ca ualty's head , upp rting the jaw with y our palm at the lea t.

Reappl bandage wben vomiting 's cea ed

(TRA PORT)

If ca uaIty can tra ve l sitting

Just make a careful note

To pre\'em the tonge from lipping

Back ard into the throat:Hold ill head forwar and down ar d Instruct.

o that ton ue cannot Gullet or Airwa Ob truct.

H a ualty' a tretcher ca e

(E ten ive fracture taken place),

And other injurie permit it

Turn face dO'; D\l ards on a blanket.

P lace on h etcb r blanket lifting'"

O'er canva end the head protecting

B tv een tbe tret her handl forebead

1 by bandage upp rted

B neath the ch t a blanket no\

Th head to forward hang allow

Take g od care ben ambulan e l o ading.

All th 'hi Ie the head upporting

En ur no harm i taking pIa e

To a ualty' upper limb and face

10 er berth i be t vel ction

T help in blood and vomit c 11 tion.

That i all ther i to ay

B au e th Tran p rt on it IR

d " 'ye had

( CO?ltil1ued from paue 11 ) and shown a point on the map 'i hich had to be r ached

Unfortunately the weather did not co-operate and the mountain wer hrouded in a thick mi t "\Thich made them dangerou 0 our plan had t be r vised wiftiy and a new point chosen.

At half -hourI interval th team left f Howing a route which wa to take them a r und of about ix mile. En route they m t an oM woman, \0 ho had 10s o her pur e and bus ticket and ho needed help

Unfortunately one team wa ju t 0 smart and b cutting aero country also cut out thi t The kindness , tact and co urtes shown by tIDe girl who were unaware that this wa a St John member testing them , was mo t heartening .

Dr. Stewart was further along the road, out of ighc behind a wall , and she accosted each team placing a f aked wound on the first to approach. The r then treated her and were rather hocked at the reception they met at the nearby cottage where all help wa refused A the Mourne country i famou for i.ts kindness the y were ifelieved later to hear that the lady had been " primed " b Dr. Stewart and reall wa a kindl person.

On arrival rather tired, at the co t tage, they were m t b y Miss Hawthorne (Matron of Downpatrick Ho pital and Area ur ing Officer) who told them to put the injured member to bed , beginning from cratch and to make her <tea

The :first team back had to make the e ening meal for all tJhe party of twenty-three , and the econd to do the washing -up.

The third to lea v e had had to cook the lunch , and the last to do the washing-up of the meal.

In ali , ten subjects , including entertainment and mapreading were co vered during the week-end , and all competitors seemed Ito enjoy them el v fully while working hard and co-operating fully

The winning team , from Strabane, had tra elled over 100 miles to take part, and had nev er been so far from home before!

We hope that next year we will be more fortunate in the weather and be able to have the Fir t Aid Test up on one of ,the mountains , and so a dd a further attraction t o a rea l weekend o f adventure.

TWO WELL KNOWN memben of the Order aL H eadquarters w ere 1'ecenLiy invested by the Lord P1·ior. The picture on the left shows Dudley Barlow, Assistant Treasurer and Accountant. In the second pictw'e is M1', James Crimmen, of the Stores Department.

Diary Note: The day of the Investment was 12th May, 1964, Mr. C1 immen's birthday.

NEW PRIOR FOR SCOTLAND INSTALLATION OF SIR CHARLES MALCOLM

'On a gr ey, b ut mercifully fine afternoon on Sunday, the 26th pri l ]96 4, K night and embers of Chapter of lhe Orde r of t. J ohn in Scotland , a embled at P ro va nd Lor d hi p--Scotland' olde thou e dating back to the 1 1th ce n tury- in Gla gow, prior to prace sing acro the cobble Lo G lasgow Cathedral where tbe new Prior o[ cot land was to be in tailed. Lord Wakebur t, The Lord P rior, had journeyed [rom Jreland especially to perform the olemn ceremony of Installation per<,onal Jy. and at 2.50 p.m the long prace ion began its wi nd ing cour e to th e cathedral. H eading the procesion wa ir Thomas Inne of Learn y, L ord Lyon King of rrn and Genealogi to the Order in his replendent uniform, followed by the two Heralds of Lyo n. archmont and Carrick P ursuivant. Close behind came two trumpeter of Lyon Court in their colourful dres _ ext came Member of Chapter, the Prelate of The Order, D r. Tevile Da vid on, and la tly Th Lord P rior L ord akehur t. I n ide the cathedral the olemn ceremony of In tallati n commenced before a congregation of about rwo hundred Member and friend of The Order in Scotland. fter a fanfare of trumpets, the Grand Prior's Mandate \i\ a read the new P rior of Scotland wa brought before the Lord P rior and olemnl installed on hi tbrone. In a great ilence the Genealogi t ro e and the Pr oclamation-another great trumpet fanfare npped the ilence of thi great catbedral, and tbe ceremony \Va over.

To the train of tbe organ, the proce ion filed out into the wat f) unlight and back to Pro vands Lord hip. Th retiring P rior, ir Hugh Turnbull. K.C. .0_. K .B .E .. \va pre em during the ceremony . The preceding e\ening a mall. pri\ are dinner -party had been held in hi honour, and there he had been pre emed \ ith a ih-er ah -er by Member of Priof)--Cbapter. to mark lheir teem and affection for him during hi eyen Prior of cotland.

had 1'0 be otrganised in all the Ho pitais throughout Northern Ireland and in orne ca es thi had t ted the capabilities of our Organi ation but in all ca the difficulties we're overcome. All the cour e were satifactorily completed and The Hospitals Au.thority ha e expressed their gratitude fQlf th ervice render d b the Association.

In this respect the si.tua tion regarding Lecturer and Examiner is very atisfactory a the Panel of Doctor and Nurses who have undertaken to giv I crnre and conduct examinations are very co-operati e in gi v ing a most efficient pa,re time service t the A ociation and thi is greatly appreciated

The demand has increased further for lay Instructor in First Aid and Nursing to Girl Guide , Girl' Life Brigade Girl' Brigade, Boys Brigade, Boy Scout , avy , Army and Air Force Cadet FO'fce , a -the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme is attracting more oung people into these organi ations.

Since the announcemen that the resuscitation was to be the priorit method of artificial resuscitation in addition to in tructing member of our classes a large number of reque t ha e been recei ed from practically all tJhe youth organi ation pri vate firms , public bodies , Go vernment Department and other associations.

Since its inception it is reckoned that at lea t 20 000 people have received instruction a to how to operate the " Mouth-to-Mou.th" method.

It is felt we are in a position to organi e cia e a t any place or time should the demand require it.

THE YEAR IN RETROSPECT

Area Commr. W. A. Ryan, M.B.E., J P ., P .R.O.

Looking over the last twel v months there are se era1 events , some over, some to come which will t and ou t to make the period memorable for the Commandery of Ards.

After many years in v arious buildings the N r. Di strict Headquarters of the Order, Association and Brigade in Belfast moved from their Gt. Victoria Stroot premise to a suite in "(he Northern Ireland War Memorial Building, a new structure in the city centre. The suite which occupies the whole of the t hird floor of the build ing provides office accommodation , lecture room , and store rooms. One room houses the Museum and library , tastefully decorated anell furnished , it is used as a Boalfd Room where the St. John Council and other H.Q staff meetings are held.

A highlight of the year was the 29th October when Her Majesty, The Queen Mother perlormed the official opening ceremony of the War Memorial Building and accompanied by high officials of the Order , Association and Brigade was graciously pleased to pay a visit to the St. John suite.

Earlier the same month , on his official v isit t o the orthern Ireland District, phe Commissioner-in-Chief , Rear Admiral R oyer Dick, also visited the new headquarters; as well as the Co. Antrim Area Headquarter in Ballymena. During his Northern Ireland tour the Commissionetr-in -Chietf inspected a St. John Church Parade at Banbridge and presented the Brigade Meritorious Service Certificate to Cadet Raymond Thompson, Londonderry A.c. D ivision, for his gallantry in risking his life to render first aid to a comrade who had fallen down a steep cliff when at a Boy Scout Cam p some months earlier. This was one of seveJral instances brought to light last year wheTe St. John members performed outstanding acts of gallantry on and also off dUJty

The Sir Otto Lund Trophy was hotly contested in D ublin by First Aid and Home Nursing teams from Northern Ireland and the RepUblic of Ireland on 12th

THE FEATURE ON THE T. JOHN MBLA CE BRIGADE OF IREL ND (EIRE) HAS BEEN HELD OVER AND WILL PPEAR IN THE AUG T I

AUGUST WILL ALSO FEATURE THE WORK OF THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION AND THE ST. JOHN AMBULA CE BRIGADE IN INDIA

10 (Ha,."pshirc) ."l.G ilL, [he D.1 f. ,S!0l1 s Pr esldelll, [r s. layyr symbolised [he apprcciaclOIl of \ urSl'? .l1embers by III t!m ell [Ot!s [0 [he Dit'lsio llal upcTlI11endel1[ \tIrs. ha'l)e, Divisiollol Officer II rs. Kel1lcwdl alld .Vltrsill g ille.mber \tIrs. Ryall (u'ho is abolll [0 re[ire ) .-W [hree had beclI slllg?ed for [his hOI/our to mark [U'ClllY-Pl C yetlrs' servIce wllh [he 1. 70h71 .-ill/b!t/allce Brir:adc

ABO V E: "Lion" alld " Sharr on," SI. B ernards, belonging w Lieu[ -Col Sir Th omas Cook, County COII/m-issiol1er for D'rfolk Th ey are seen in chis picltlre Wilh [he Lord Ma y0 7· of orwich, -Jld erman Leona7·d Ho wes, in lh e charge of Sgt. L. Dale and Ambulance M ember R R owe, laking pare in [h e Ci lY'S annual Fla g Day which realised [,645.

CORP STAFF OFFICER ROSE APPLETREE, S.S.ST.!., formerl y SfUperinLlmdent G.E.C. (Coventry) Se. 70hn Nursing Division, cuaing the beautifully d es igned cake al the celebrali on dinner and dance held at r el ephone Works, Coventry.

HOVERCRAFT AND CIVIL DEFENCE

by Corps Staff Officer G. C. Willey, A.F.I . C D.

country the t. iv j Power in order to The Brigade 'Would, of

\ hich ially

The Alllh o r. ad\anlageou u e could be made of ho\ ercraft in Ci\ il Defen ce work. and to how some \\a y - by \l hich uitablc machine \.\ ill b deyeloped.

2. Th H er craft

t GROUND LE. <'1.. FI GURE uri ed air urtaw raft. increa e the au e [[hi de, e!opm nt

it will be pos ible to use hovercraft where con entionat It vehicles would fail.

3. Ho vercr aft D evelopm ent for a Ci vi l D ef ence Rol e in a recent paper discussing the po i b ilitie of racing ho ercraft for port, point out that the de elopment of racing machine , whether aircraft or motor veh icles , hastens many improvements to the ordinary m a ch ine used b y the pub lic. He goes on to ugg t that the development of hovercraft a a normal mean of transport on the public highway could be peeded b this method. This sort of progress mu t be watched a nd encouraged by Civil D efence and a new machine are developed, their suitability for Ci il D efence role m u st be exploited Then as industry reali e that there is another market for their machines, special ho vercraft will be produced with Civil Defence in iew Civil D efence musu however , take the ini.tiative and start to use existing hovercraft in exerci e a that indu stry and the pu blic become aware of the pas ibilities.

4. Ho vercraft R e quire d for Civi l D efenc e L et us consider a typical town or city after a nuclear attack. There are the problems of fi!res floods. di ea e. the homeless etc. But there are al a people to be rescued and many to be evacuated to hospital. Howe ver , owing to the amount of debris in the street man y casualties will have to be transported b y tretcher to an Ambulance Loa d ing P oint. This will be in an accesi ble p lace where vehicles can arrive, be loaded and then go to the Medical Centre without encountering too m u ch de b ris on t he way. The Loading Points ma y thelrefo r e b e on the outskirts of the town an d long di stances will have to be covered by Stretcher Bearer Some casualties will nort survive this ordeal. Here immedia1:ely, is a task i d eally suited to the hovercraft. IE fitte d with the " flexib l e skirt" the craft will be able to traverse quite extensive de b ris and if appropriatel y mo d ified it could then be used as an ambu lance. Casualties can be loaded into th e craft after li,ttle O'I' no carriage and then ensured of a smooth ride to the Med ical Centre. Many Jives could be saved in this way and m u ch time gaine d beca u se stretch er bearers wou l d retu rn mo r e quickly to the scene of rescue operations

The craft re qu ired fa'!:" th is type of ambulance work migh t b e a rel atively sma ll, sin gle-engined machine. The design of such a craft would pro b ab ly require the en gine to b e situated in the centre of the cabin section.

FR mN DS OF GUERN SEY RALLY WITH GIFTS

It ""ret a great mome nt for every officer of the t. J ohn Am bul ance Briga de in G u em e wh en , at had· q ua r ters R ohai R oa d , St. P tell' Port on Tue da evening 5th May , t he Cha i mlan of R othman of P a ll Mall , Major-General Sir Franci de Gu ingand , made a pecial pr entation to t he Brigad of orne invaluabl equipment worth omething a er £750.

The gift compri ed a 16 mm. BeJl & Hoy 11 cine projector with add itional len es loud peaker an d two screen' a 16 mm. Eumig cine camera \ ith three len e , built -in expo ure meteJ.r, the whole contained in a fitted h o l dall ; an Agfa Selecta "'5 mm. till camera with ca e : an d a Stella 4-speed tran istor main tape recorder. 1\ are to be used for training purpo e

Sir Franci was welcom d to the gad'tering by the Bailiff of Guern e Sir William H Arnold , who is P resident of tJhe Brigade in the Bailiwick of Guem ey , and he described the occa ion a a quite out tandin g o ne in the hi tor of the Brigade .

Sir Franci de Guingan d \¥ho wa Chief-of- lali lo Field Marshal Montgomery during the war year. laid how he remembered tho e little i land ne tl ing ofT the French coast " when the overthrow of Hitl r Europe was being planned unde1 r the cod e name" O\ crlord. " " We often wondere d what wa happ ning [ 0 you people during tho e year and how thrilled all must ha ve been when tho e great horde of plan taking part in the battle after D-Da y had flm n ove r the islands. I (i wa unfortunately impo ible to liberate the islands before May, 1945 , for La have attempted thi would have meant a great los of life and considerabl e damage to property . We all felt ad f a T you people but your island tory haws you ha ve tremendou courage and loyalty and tuck it au until the end

Sir Franci said he had read and heard about the no ble part in the history of the I land played by the St J ohn Ambulance Brigade. Thi was a tory of grea l courage, determination and ervice to the community. Mr. Blanchfolfd exploits and work on behalf of th e Brigade i not only a vital local factor bUJt a thing we have read and heard about in England

H e then formall y presented R othman gift to the Brigade and unveiled a plaque which will have a place of honour in the new hall the Brigade hope to build .

On behalf of the Brigade its Commi ioner, Col. R. B Broadbent thanked the chairman and directors of R othman's for their generous gifts and coupled with these thanks the names of two islander, Mes rs. Alan and Alastair Mackay , local agents for Rothmans who were staunch supporters of the work of the Brigade in all it facets. The Commissioner also thanked Mr. ydne y R othman who had accompanied Sir Francis and been wholeheartedly behind the gifts ; along with General Manager, Mr. M. J. Oosthuizen Mr. Michael Kave , P. R. O. , and Mr. W. P. · Sutton, Sales Promotion ManageII'.

Those attending the presentation ceremony included the heads of all departments of the st. John Ambulance Briga de in the island and later they were entertained by Sir Francis de Guingand and his fellow-Rothmanites to an excellent dinner at Old Government House HoteL

However, befo-re this Sir Francis and all the visitors were presented with copies of Don E veritt's book " Samaritans of ifhe Islands" which tells the life of Area Commissioner R eginald H Blanchford ; and also th e printed recolf"d of the magnificent work of the Nortbem D ivision of the St. John Ambulance Brigade in Guernsey.

Sir Francis, Mr. Sydney Rothman and the other v isitms during their b rief stay found time to have a goo d look into the local b oatyard where the marine ambulance to replace the lost Flying Christine is now in construction. They expressed admiration for the boat workmanship and the sea ambu lance's potential for saving life and easing suffering

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75th ANNIVER ARY CELEBR AT ION S eri earl y 100 cadet att e nded a pa ri a t H ea dqu a rt r o n the Frida y evening and penl a m o l njo abJe lime

A new annual co mpelili o n f r ca d t [Lhe Di i i n in the town on th e a(iUrday wa w on b the ictori a ursing Cadets In addition to the " 75" cup each m ember of the winning tea m r e c i e d a commem rati me dallion Th e competition for tea m of fo ur ea h of w hom had to deaJ w ith an indi vidual ca e, wa judg d by the Corp Superintend e nl and other Corp officer.

From the v isit it seem certain that in the man good works they do for art and other a peel f lif Roflhmans will in futur e take more than a pa Lng interes t in the work of th e Gu ern ey t John Ambulance Brigade and will no doubt take Guern ey t. John under its adoptive wing.

F W F LL .

T HE PL AQUE in memory o f A mbul an ce M ember H T. B ennell, once a promin ent me m bel' of O x ord. M r. B ennell was an O fficer B ro lh er of t he O rder, Ox f ord

C en l re S ecre t ary of th e St 'J ohn A mbulance Association and the C oun t y S caff o {ficel' of S l. 'J oh n Ambulance B rigade T he Plaque wa s un v eiled in St. E bbe's.

F ur t her' lrib ut e had been pa i d by C ol. A V. G D ower, C oun t y P resident and M 1'. W. E. L ambourJI, C oun ty T reasurer.

AS THE WELSH

REMEMBER HIM

Ca1"1ying t h e i n jured m a n along the shm' e to H olywe l/,

A Big Drop

Few people fall f rom Beachy H ead a nd li ve but M r. H. J Calver is luck y eno ugh t o h a ve f allen in t o th e bands of the St , John Ambulance Bri ga de A t the time of writing he is detained in St. M ary Hospital , Ea s tbourne , a f.ter being f ound among t h e ro cks bel o w the cliffs about a mile west from Holywell. T wo bo ys fr om Eastbourne had set out on a hike f rom the ir own town to Birling Gap along the shore made the di sco very . One ran to Holywell for help w hile t h e other sta yed behind with the injured and unconsciou s Mr. Cal ver. St. John Ambulance Brigade members and Police Officers w ere quickl y on the spot wi th a stretcher , and toge ther wi th party helped to carry the ca sualty over- ,the rough a nd slippery rocks to an Ambulance at Holywell.

Commenting o n the accident, Dr. Duncan Churcher , a P olice Surgeon, said " He is the fir st man I ha ve seen to survi ve a fall like that."

Britain s co astline , so long her il<IJtUlral defence against contending inv aders , is so ofrten the source of accidents to holiday makers and local people alike Trained

First Aiders on the spot ha v e reduced the effects of thes e accidents in a way which 100 y ears ago would ha ve been th ought impossible.

Th e film , ma de b th e B rili h g n mpa n) h ow th e cha n ge in app li cationa l techniqu th a t h av b een intro duc e d in ce th e fir t in lrucli o na l Aim

ma de o n the Step h e n o n a b out fi e ar ag . meth o d of r e u cita ti o n are a l 0 featured

Th e a im o f t h e fi lm i to ac q uaint op ra to r m a chine a nd to h ow how i l can be us e d t va n ta ge

An anima te d e qu e n ce, w hi ch illustral lh e ph iol o gical con i der ation invo l e d in artifi ia l re piral ion , i seen a t the beginnin g.

Seque nces includ e a d e ta i le d description citart or and h o w to u e it.

The film ends wi th a drama tic dem n tr a t io n [ th e

Minu teman in action It s II e i h own i n a n imag in ar y case of a workman suffer ing from evere el ect r ic h ock

The 16 mm c olour film-" Kn ow Y ou r Min u tem an' - is sound recorrded and rrun f or 22 m in ute It i a v ailable on free lo a n t o accre dit ed m di ca l a n d fi r t a i d organisations

4Z K OW 0 R Ml U T i ( n film n ew :film h a been mad n the t phen n inuteman a compact a nd p rta bl c r u cita tor de ig ne d [ r em ergency a nd r c ue or k

The Appointm ent of th e new Principa l Secretar y of the Prior y for Wales H R th app inrtment of rand Pri i u t.-

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THE FUNCTION OF 'PH E H UMAN BOD Y

b y A rthur C. Gu yton , M .D. (publ. TV. B. Saunders C0117PQQlY Ltd., ill. hOT - reXle, pp. 433, second editioll, price £2. 14.0 )

T h e a u thor i the P rofes or and Chairman of th e D epartmen t of P hysio logy and Bioph i of t h e Un ive r i t of Mi sissippi Sch o I E fedicine. He ha d i id e d h is b ook i n to nine seoti n : ( I) The ell : (2)

T h e B o d y F luid s a nd the Urinary tern: (3) Blood a nd Imm un ity; (4) T h e Cardio a c ular Sy tern : (5) Rspilration: (6) The Nervous Stem and Mu cle: (7) The S even Sen sO'fY Systems; (8) T h e Ga trointe tinal and Meta b o l ic Systems; (9) End ocrino logy and R eproductio n

T h e extreme a lu e of this book i that itl doe n t ta lk d own to the a erage reader. " Spade are called S pa des" an d e-ery medica l name i preceded by it expla n atio n

First Ai d ers will no dou b t go fir t to page 1 0 where there i a section on artificial r pi ration. Dr. Guyton starts this paragraph with these word < When the respi r atory muscles fai l , a person can be kept alive onl b y so m e means of artificial respiration. The impl metho d is to force air into and out of hi mouth r nose ", be then goes on to deal with the ubject in d etail.

t)BITUARY

Mr . J. P EARS ON, M .B. E., Deput y C ommissioner N orth Ridin g o f Yo rks hi re

At the time of going to P ress we heard with regret of the death of Mr. J. P earson, M B .E Deputy Commis io n er of the R iding of York ., and Obit. will appear in the next issue.

G. A PIGHTLING

We learn with regret of the death of Cpl. George Alfred P ightling , of 58 / 6 P ost Office Store and Islington D ivision on 30th May.

The ol d est memb er of the division, this year being h is 50 h year of service, he was well known to members in No.1 D istrict.

Up to sh ortly b efolre his passing he was till able to perform pu bl ic d uties.

Appli cation ha d been made for the award of a 45 Year S pecial Service CertificaJte.

Memb eTs of 58 / 6 D ivision attended his funeral at St. Maryle b one Cemetery.

Misa D F. BO WER

W e regret to announce the death of Div isional Superi n tendent Miss D orothy F. Bower of L ymi ngton N ur si ng Di vision, on Sund ay, 31st May , 1964.

M iss Bowelr joined the B rigade in 1929, and has given 35 years of d evote d service, b oth to St. John and the resi d ents of Lymington, where she was we ll known for h er Christian an d social activities. She was appointed D ivisiona l Su perinten dent of the Lymington ursing Di v ision in 1946, and was invested as a Serving Si ter of the Order of St. J ohn in 1952.

M iss B ower will b e very sadly missed by all members of th e Bri gade in Hampshire and by all who knew her.

H HARRISON

W e regret to a nn ou nCe the death of Mr. Harold Harri so n , onl y last year Assistant Commissioner for the S o uth W est area of tlhe W est R i d ing of t h e St. John Ambul a nce Bri ga de.

Memb ers of t h e St. J o h n Ambulance Brigade from a ll pa rts of th e West R i d ing attended his funeTal service at H o l y Trinity Chu r ch, H udd ersfield , on May 14th.

l Lh ur R ad,

J. HO R W OO D

We regreb to announce the death of r T-:Torw d a Serving Brother of the Order ince 1931. In 1925 r. H orwoo d recei ed the Brigade ervice M d 1 f r I yea r' ervice and a fifth bar lo the edal in 1950 in recognition of 40 year' enrice. He tran ferred t the Re erve in 1951 Hi many friend in the Brigad in the Bri tol area will mi this tauneh upporler of t. John

Dr B. D. H GHES

We regret to announce that only a year after hi retnrement Dr. B en jamin David Hughe who, wa the County Surgeon for the St. John Ambulance Brigade and Chairman of the South Wales British Medical 0ciation, died at the age of 65. He lea v a widow and one so n Dr. Rowland Hughes. Dr. I-Iughe wa a pioneer of Infant linie at lwynbend y.

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TEACHING MOUTH - TO- MOUTH AND EXTERNAL CARDIAC RESUSCITATION

THE NATURAL WAY with RESUSCI-ANNE

• Real istic natu ra l-f eel ing

• Mo vable head and ch in

• Head and shoulders same wei g ht as in a h u ma n be ing

• Lung capac ity a n d res istance to a ir app roxi m ate those of an u nconsc ious pe r son

• Can be used t o tea c h la rg e g ro u ps without prob ems of contam ination

• Can (wi th extra att a chment) be used for tr a ining of external cardiac massage C a rotid p u ls e can be felt Simulated blood p re ss ure ca n be shown when connected to manom et er

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PRACTOPLAST IMITATION WOUNDS

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T he re a listic a pp e a rance of these imi ta tio n wou nds gives the first- ai der va lua bl e ment al tr a in ing This is of great im portance in the instruction of first aid and medica training

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• Ca n b e use d to te a c h larg e gr o u ps w thout prob le m s of contam n at ion

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• En q u ries for Res ll sc i- An n e f ro m or gan isa tio ns tr a in ing under the syll a bus of instruction of the Sr. John Amb ul a nc e Asso ci :l ti on sh o ul d b e a dd r es se d to :THE STORES DEPARTMENT ,

ST JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION

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FROM TRI 'ID DAD. TOB GO: (lefl LO righl) Miss Wauhews' Corp. upel'llilendelll E A. 1auhews' frs. A. H Warrhew Area COJl1mis iOller A. H W a{{hews' and Masrer allhews.

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THE CHA CELLOR OF THE ORDER, Ml'. H orace F. P arshall, T.D presenTillg LO Divi ional uperintendem D erek ( Old Colwyn Alllblllalice Cadc! Div i ion) the Lif e Saung lvIedal of th e Ord er at the G eneral A selllbly of the P"iory for Wales.

LEFT TO RIGHT: Mr. L. F I vimey) G hana; D ivisional OffiCe?' Mrs. and Divisional Superintendent H. R hodes, K enya; Mrs. D ingley, Sabah; Cadet D esire B asselt Iv!auncius; MT. 'j. M. Ch arla{f, South Africa; szoner D r. E R D tngley, Sabah; D ist. Superinzendent Y. F rimpong -Manso, K umasi D ivision, Gh ana; Mr. C. 'j. D ako igeria.

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ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION AND ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE IN INDIA

by SHRI B. SINGH - PAUL, Barri ter-at-Law Depu1y-Secret'ary, The St. John Ambulance A ociation (India).

THE P R E S IDE NT OF I ND IA presents a S hield to the Winnin g T eam dW' ing Th

1963.

In India the fi r st t raining class es wer e orga ni sed so on after the turn of this century and the Indian Council of the Association 'Was set up in 1912 wh e n the number of persons inst ructed in the Associ ation s classes in th e prev ious year was sho wn as 5,623 The impetus gi v en by the two world wars saw the annual training figures rise to ov er 31 ,000 in 1918 and, after a decline in th e intervening period, to close upon 91 000 in 1942 M ea nwhile the fir st Brigade Divi sions , viz the Parsee Ambulance and th e Bombay Jewish , which are both happily still w iifh u s and in good health , were formed in Bomba y in 1904 and 1906 respeotivel y. Following these formations , a Div isi on was organised in the erstwhil e North We stern R a ilwa y in 1910, 4 Divi sions in DelhiSimla in 1912, and a Corps and 4 Di visions at Madras in 1915, which ha ve all since been disbanded Bombay went on to f o rm the Bombay H indu , the Bomba y Parsee Nursing and the Bombay Cosmopolitan Div isions in 1911, 1913 and 1914 respectively , f ollowed b y the Ahmedabad Ambulance, the Surat Cosmopolit an and the Bombay Radia,.nt Club DivisioP!, in 1919, all of which

a re sti ll act ive, From th Indi a re ache d a to ta l f 62 Di i i on -49 ursin g, 3 Ca det Am b ula n ce a nd 1 a d wi th. a to ta l pero nn el t ren g th of 1,637 in 19 ° a n d b y 1945 the itreng th h a d r i e n to 692 D i i nand 0 T 19,000 per 0 nnel.

Th e n a tur al d i l ocat io n an d 10 e du e t the par titi o n a nd in depe nd e nc e of th e country h ow r bro u g h t down b oth th e tra in j n g figure of Lhe ocia t i n a nd the tren l¢l of th e Bri ga de , 0 that no more th a n 26 ,990 per o ns attend ed F ir t Ai d a nd Hom ur ing in tru cti on a l cl as se in 1947 a nd i n 1949 , at low wa t r we had onl y 544 Di vi ion a nd 11 ,252 per onn e] in th count ry, St. J ohn in Indi a wa fa ced t b u wi th t he w rk of both co n solidMio n a nd expa ns.i o n an d in part ic ul ar w ith th e urge nt n ecess ity to build u p th depl te d Nursing Divis ion , of whi ch onl y 54 welre left u a compare d w ith] 37 achi eve d a t peak und r lres of war in 1943, R a jkumar i A mrit K a ur , t h e ha i rm a n of the As oci atio n a nd th e Chi ef o mmi si o n r of dle Br igade, th eref ore a ddr esse d anx i ou co un try-w id e appea l

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BRI GADE MEMBERS attending to an accident case.

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SECOND AID

fFurther jingl from Erne t Wi lton.- ee ] un and July

1 su e of the REVIEW in which Mr. Wi lton t out Mnemonics for greater memory relLability in Fir tid.

"Second Aid is an elaboration of hi memori iI1g

First Aid SCO P E three needs embraces:technique.)

I TRODUCTIO

First Aid is a Service

Vital though preliminary.

" Second Aid , observe this , A help for Fir t Aid memory.

These lines may not help begLnner , They're meant for tho e who would be wirulers, Who e time s so full they can't do more

Without a key to memory s door.

It may be that orne rhyming clue

Will open such a door for you-

A skeleton on which to build

Or help a mind already filled

Every Aid fan, you 11 tell eeds to know the Manual well.

One hundred and thirteen illu trations

Impro ve the mind and eye relations.

The Introduction teaches you

How the Fir t Aid Service grew. Then, wisdom from sages For Fir t Aiders keen

On One-Four-Five pages

In Chapters Sixteen

Chapter ONE Fir t Aid, TWO tells how the body s made

D ressings and Bandages in THREE.

FOUR' s blood is circulatory

FIVE on Wounds and Bleeding tarts .

SIX-Haemonhage from special parts.

Shock condition does SEVE r relate Respiration-Chapter EIGHT.

Injured Bones and Joints in INE, TEN will Burns and Scalds outline

ELEVE explains unconsciousnes s, TWELVE's on poisoning distress

THIRTEE - Miscellaneous Contents

FOURTEE briefs on Civ il Defence.

FIFTEE rev iews First Aid APPROVED , SIXTEE -how casualty' s remo ved

The keen Firs1J Aider then agrees

To read the twel ve appendices

Now , having through these headings run , We turn again to Chapter ONE

To study all the darker print

And then commence another stint.

Transforming ev ery chapter summary Into a nutshell for the memory.

CHAPTER ONE

OUTLINE, SCOPE, CASE MANAGEME T ine GOLD EN RULES with good intent.

(OUTLINE)

Firsrt Aid principle and fact is

Based on knowledge of medical practice

FiTst Aid's BEFORE the doctors there

It ends when under MED ICAL care.

Standard Methods are outlined

To treat conditions well defined

Where circumstances are not mapped

Prepare to sum up and adapt.

(SCOPE)

(GOLDE

Th e First id GOLD u lin

Six Do Thr e DO T They numb e r nine

But, that the ca u a l ty m ay Ii e,

Let s make ALL a cti n po iLi e :-

(Bearing in mind a i t 0 very true

Much of First id K OWl G w hat OT to d ) (1) On FIRST things y ou mu t IR e ngag (2) Gi ve Artificial Breathing (3) Arre ting an y Ha emorrhag e (4) Gua rding 'gain t HO K , orM-eatin g. (5) DO the Ml MUM ess ential

(6) The casual ty r ea ur (7 ) K eep FRESH AIR around , not peo ple

(8 ) Rem ove SUFF ICIENT clothe) 0 more (9) Arr a ng e for casualty' urgent removal

To Doctor's care or ho pita!.

And OW , w ith little more a d

We ll tum again to

CHAPTER TWO

SKELETO J01 TS a nd body DES

The TRUNK and PHYSIOLOGY lssues.

To v iew the body bui lder's art.

To understand First Aid, leiQ s tart

SUNBURN

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There i a great deal more that can be aid about unlight but a thi article only meant to tell you ab ut un b urn the foregoing information has been given Lo hel p you to under tand how sunburn occur.

TO (J) OTE THE FO LL O G: T an gra duall -you can protect your kin from tanning too rapi dl y by a layer of oil or one of the many un -tan lotions. There are al 0 table old by the chemi t which both protect you and help ou con iderably if ou accidently get an ov Td o .

(2) E po ure of the body to the un' ray i health It h lp the bo d y to form itamin' D a vitamin \ hi h the bod rou t ha,'e.

(3) en - i.e. tho e troubl orne blackheads and pimp le which appear on the face, back and che are helped con iderably by mo derate expo ure. b ut aggravat d b over e, po ure.

(4) Ov rep ure to the un of a ensitive kin can re ult in a very troubl om form of eczema. to protect your ey from unlight wi th dark gla a the ell in the y can b permanentl

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How m uch Blood ?

Ma in t en a nce of t he Ai r way

Lifti ng and Ha ndling of Pa ti en t s

Fi r st A id Treat men t fo r Bu r ned Pati e nt s

Ana t omy & Ph y siology Se ri es

NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE ORDER

H er lvl aje ty T he Q uee n has beell gmc ous l y p l eased t o an ctio ll the follo w ill g prO l1l 0riO li S ll and appo inrme nr TO T he M osr Venemble Order of ,he H osp ital of r. Johll of Je l"ll sa l elll

KNIGHT OF GRACE

ir S u art Coldwe ll Goodwin, 0 1 .2.59

o o n el \ ll iam Patrick tewart Curtis,

O B .E D.L., 0 .17. 11.54, C 2 11.B r igadier J o hn Wi ll iam H inchcliffe, D S O ., 0 .24.7. 52 C 2 1.11 56

The R t. H on The Lord Marto n mere

DAME O F GR CE

Prince Elizabeth Chula Chakrabong e , S 1 3 53 0 19 54 C 20 11 57

(BROTHER COMMANDER

Major John A fred P icton Bagge, 0 .25 11. 58 John Ripley Oddie 0.17.11 54 Thornas H arry Burge s S.B.2 7.49, 0 16. 11.53 Caplain John Michael Hodge , D 0 R 0.23 2 .60

Rear-Admiral H ugh Webb Faulkner , C.B.

C B.E., D.S O. R.N S.B. 16.5.56 , 0.27.5 59

Allan George Walker M B ., Ch.H ., S.B.29.5.52 , 0 20. 11.57

OFFICER (BROTHER)

Albert Drabble S.B.22.7 53

T homas H enry Algernon P nnegar , S B.22 5.56

Francis Edward Samuel Jones S B.21.5 5

Charles Frederick James Andrews ,

S.B 17.11.54

Jrunes William Renahan S.B 18.5.55

J oseph Watson Ridley, S B 19.2.58

Alan H ubert Goatman

H o w ard H arrison Thackstone

Edw ar d Wa llis Vincent

Lieut. -General Arthur Ernest Percival C B.

D S.O O .B.E ., M C ., D. L.

R onald Edward T ritton

Gordon \ Vaterfield

Sir Basil Smallpiece, K.C.V O Leonard Oswald Mosley, O B.E

Robert Peter Brittain

Eric H otung

Richard Denis H ook

Thomas Lawr ence Somerscales, S.B 29.5.52

Harry George Edward Ellis, S .B.21.5 58

Ronald I van White S. B .30·7.48

M aurice Charles Leggett S. B 18. 11 .59

Frederick H aydon Holli n gshead, O .B.E.,

T D ., S B 18.11.59

William Charles Gover S.B. 18. 11 .55

Angus Allen Maclean, S.B .1 8. 11 55

Thomas Milburn Cooper, S B .20. 1 l.57

Lieut. -Colone l John Warwick Tainton W oodridge, S.B.18.2.59 ormar]. H arold Cooper, S.B. 17 .2.59

Major H erbert Lewis Isher wood , T .D., S.B .18.2.59

Francis Dennis Keefe, S B.2 1. 5.58

Lieut.-Colonel R obert Arnold Payne, S.B.21.5.53

J ohn O wens, S B.3.3 50

George Martin Dupont, S.B 18.1 1. 59

John Wi lli am Fel l , S.B 26. 2 .43

OF FICER (SISTER)

Mrs. Br yn hi ld Catherine J ervis -R ead

S S 29.5.52

Mrs Ellen, H a.Il

Laurence Fr derick Ivin, 0 29 .5. 2

ir Mar ha Sir idney Ri hard arJyle e o n K .C. B ., O .B. "., Q H P la la r George ailland

COMMAND ER ( IT ER )

Shelagh E phinstone , Lady Cumberbalch, 0 1 .2.59

Miss Myrtle R uth Margaret Tuckwell M B .E., S 19.11.37, 0 1 .5. 55

Diana Lady Matthew , 0 .6. 3.47

Lady Martonmere

Mrs. Muriel Denise Wil on, S S.l .5. 55

Mrs Mary Kelsey , S 21.5.5

Miss Lilian Gladys Ridgeway, S 2 11.41

Mrs Edith Lane , S S 21.11.56

Mrs. Joan Margaret Cople ton 16. 5 .56

Mrs Ivy Annie Ball , S S 2l.5 .57

Miss Kate H enderson S.S 17.1l.54

Mrs. Margaret Soulharl, S S 29. 11.51

Mi s Floren ce ellie Udell, C.B .E.

SERVIN G BROTHER

The Revd Canon Anth o n y George Weaver H unter , B A. (Ass t. Chaplain)

Michael Peter Moore Coupland

Roland Jack Bla c kford

Joseph Arthur Phillips

Reuben Ernest Cooper

James Henry Moores

Eric J enkin

Sidney Charles Bray

William John Hatch

Samuel Horac e Evans

Leonard Ernest Fletcher

Elijah Thomas Bradley

Isaac H erdman

William H enry Ma xte d J ames Benjamin Goff

John Arthur Rumsey

Francis J ames Norman Lane

John Harold Francis

Eric Dawson Lindsay

Cyril H enry Witt

Tom Hindrnoor

George Ma ws on

Hum p hrey Chilton H oward Fran c is

Thomas Arthur Flounders

Herbert M axwell Workman

George To n kinson

H e n ry Raymond Kaines

Sidney Victor W h ite, B .E. M

Char les La n e F r e d erick Wa l ter Wood h o u se Er ic J ohn G reen wood

Sta nl ey Acker s H erber t Dyer

Thomas Atkinson

Fre d erick M os ey Baker Wi ll iam Les l ie Cross

Ja ck u n Puckey

J ohn V a lt er J o eph For ythe H arold malley J ames Diggle

Thoma J one Art hu r Orl on, B obert Ba il Burre ll H arry K er haw H olde n rthur lexander Porl er Frederick Charle

illiam orma n COlebrook

Em ond o in Daw on _ieut.- o o n el J o e ph H e nry Will iam Blund en Le lie ydney Walker ]fred a lle r Rudge rne t H aro ld rn old dward R OO

Le lie Hred ebb rthur G errard leema n Tabb

Major W i ll iam H e r be rt milh Will iam dmund J ames yd n ey R obe rt M ille r Bertie R obe rt Child

C harle s Willi am Wightman

William harl e$ Cable

Ivor H a ro d ta n ley Fred e ri c k Arthur Farey

T e ren ce Leav y Harry Ba s kerville Watkin D a vid H e rbert Shore Franci le xa nder Milli ca n , O B F Thom a W lli am F ode n J o eph Brian Perry H arry Roberts

Regin a ld George Ma o n Freder ick Hargrave

R V G I T ·R (continued)

M rs. Elizabeth Delarina Sleyn

Mrs. Cornelia H endrina Van Rh yn

Mrs M arj'J r ie Mildred Walmisley

Mrs. Dorolhy Annie Wright

Newsam

Mr s. Am y D o ri s Cookson

Mi ss Mabel Scholefleld

Mi ss J oa n Gl a dys Wraighl

Mi ss R e ne Maud Redd ish

Mrs. Barb a ra G wend o lyn Gh atta

M is Gwyneh Ce ri s J ones

Mr s. BellY M ai tland

o JATE E R Y J G I T R

Mrs. P hyllis Bla ck

PR I ORY F OR 0 TH F RIC A KNIGH T o o n e J ames lexa nd e r W llia m, 0 .17.2.23, C.30.5.46

OCJ TE D ME

Mr Lilian olomon, S.S. (A) 22.11.45, O ( ) 27.7 .50, C. (A) 21.7.54

OM M D ER (BRO T H ER )

David George rbulhoot , 0 20.11.36 \ illiam rederick Dyer , 0.16.7.5 harles liliam Franklin , B 26 .7.5 1, 0.1 6.7.5

Bernard Begley H opkins, 0 21.11.56

aptain Fr<lnci Ibert Lowe, B 27.7 .50, 0 .22.5.57 ..,ydney J ames Palmer S.B.27.11.52 0 21.11.56

J ames Morri hillock, S B 26.7 .5 1, 0 .22 .5. 7

B - PR EL TE

The R everend Dr. J o eph Benjamin Webb, .22.7.53, Ch.17.5.6 1

OF FI CER (BRO H R ) R obert J o eph veley, 22 .5.-7 Bromilow Bromilo\, -DO'. ning

Profe 'o r J acobu Pelru Duminy, 20 .7.60

Theodore Carl Gu lav H ildebrand, 22.11.53

H erma n aldewood Ko h, 20.7 .60

Willem J ohanne H endrik J acobu Meyer, 27.5.59

Dr braham Benjamin de illier [innaar, 27.5. 9

\ illiam J ohn I\l illigan. 20 .7.60

Bernard IJn Radford. 7.7.60

Robert l. Leger earle, 20 .7.60

Jan J ohanne amuel

FFI E R ( TER )

Ifr ·. Beatrice Brande, 27 .7.li Palri ia Hug he 27.7 .-5

Mr Irargaretha Ol ivier, 26 .7.5 1

J\1t 1argaret Powell. 27.5.59

r. icola Buchan Tath am. 27.5 .59

I'v[r Marg a rel I re n e v illiam 16.7 .-

I\[r. harJotte v ollf, 21.7 --+

G BRO H E R o car Ro\\ lanu lkin

J o eph rthur Br 'ant

J ame Chapman harle Bertram Downe

ert Gabriel Du PIe i Ja 'obu lephanu Groenewald (ervy n mold J ec J ohan n e Fran oi onker

P3ul Keen rthur ordon L ee Hendrik J acobu Lodewyk

J ack [\I orri

I:'lia!: R obert fa lth ee H 3rold R obe rt hl11e s ]fred Turn er arel D:lwid Ve n ael

E R 1 G BRO T H R 15

PRJOR Y O F C D A KIGHT

Brigadier

Maurice Luther Greiner

J ames Peter Griffin

George Peter Hall inan

Leonard Martin Hansord

Roy

Eric Vilhelm Run ehjelm

Edward Gordon Silverwood Ra ymo nd Arthur Simmon

THE ST J OHN AMBULANCE BRIGAD E HER TF ORDSHIRE ANNUAL MEETING

On 9th Ma y the Council Chamber at Hall , the Annual Representati ves meeting of the DIVIslOn of Hertford, was filled with the largest .e-yer fOT the Annual Representatives meeting of ;the DlVlSlon .of the St. John Ambulance Brigade under the Helrtfordshlr e command.

Mr. Leonard R. P ercey (ComrmsslOner for fordshire and Regional R eprese'I!-tative for 4 presi d ed and in the course of hIS report sald. that was ao-ain gratlifying to say :that the overall posltion m the Cbounty had been well in Mr. P e'rcey said thalt--excludmg pres 1dents , dents and honorary members-the strength. of the: DIV.lsiom had increased by 100, the groWith mamly In respect of ursing Cadets, and .th\ls makmg a gra!ld toltal of 1,500 acttive members. WIthm the command there were 17 Ambulance, 16 ursmg, 3 Combined Adult, 7 Combined. 15 Cadet and 14 Nursing Cadet D lVlSlons, operaltmg m 20 towns and localities.

He said that every year calls upon St J ohn -for pub lic duties, nursing aid, transport and aSslstance in hospitals-grew more a!l-d m? re and all had to admire the splendid manner m whIch memb ers cheerfully responded to the extent of thelf power. In 1963

dutie involved a new rec rd f 47601 h ur r luntary ervice a di t inct from lunlary training a nd a dmini tration.

In the Count')' 7 di i ional headq u arl r by the local di vi ion and 9 di i iorrs am bulance. The 15 edica l mfori yea r loaned to the public 3760 article. H r r rred to the great number of fir t-aid aid h ome nur ing in tional cour e organi d by the di i ion for the publiC or for indu try and chool which wa , h aid , of the greate Jt va lue to the community at larg e.

Mr. Percey said that the re latio n hi p betwe n and the British R e d r oc iety in th e c unt trinued to be mo t cordial an d in wi hing a ll ucc to Lt. Colonel Bul rt-Fra nci a the n ew B R o unty Director , he paid very warm rib':lte.t Lt. ene;ral Perci va l for bi year of va lue d e r Ie In that capaci ty Concerning County Vice-Pre id nci he announced that Mrs Barbara McCorquodale h a d been app inte d Vice-President of ur ing Di v i ion , r he H n. Lad y Bowes-Lyon as Vice-Pre id nl fOlf Nur ing adet and U. Colonel Silr Martin Gilliat for Ambu lance adet Divisions.

He thanked County and Area Staff for their upport as also the surgeon , nursi n g officers and officer -incharge of division for good work. of the official Flag Day he sald t.hat la t year l.t pr duced

ati factory re ult by com pari on with other year , but added ' A t he ine v ita ble co orf maintaining our great vo luntary service arc mounting year by yea r , it i h op d tlhat in 1964 th e public resp nse in everal a rea will be ven m re generou ." The audit d accourtt for 1963 were pre e nt ed b y th e

come to grief, they are in respo n ible band with St. John. " It wa a great honour to become County President beca u e the members did such a great deal of good in th e world in h elp ing others in time of need. In making the presentation of a Vice-Presidential Warrant to Mrs. Barbara McCorquodaJe , Mr. Perce y

Bedfor dsh ire for in Hertford h ire ice- Pre idem for had agreed her and all ere de-

COlJlmissioner for H ertfordshire and R egional Commissioner for E ast AlIglia) with Mrs. B arbara l\1 cCorqllodale to whom he is making a Vice-Presidelltial WarraJ/l.

HO L DING THE RUSHTON CUP is the best all round Nuning Cadet for the year, S usan 'J ones of the S wfj01·d S t. 'J ohn Ambulance B 1-igade Nursing C adet division.

AT THE A NUAL COMPETITIO S Sl. 'J ohn Amblilance Brigade S ou rhai77pton Corps ursing Cadel Barbara Finch of the St. 'Jud e' s Lining Cadel rea lll is beinu closely supervis ed by oll e of lhe 'Jud ges.

ABOVE: Mrs. Cumming Bell, D istrict Sl a:ff Officer Nuning Cadets) congmtulating the Bingley Nuning Cad ets Div ision team upon winning the D e1-emore Cup for the best uniform turn-out at the regional competilio1L of the West R iding and East R iding of Y O1·kshire.

LEFT: E ven though the mbbit is trying to sreal the pictu1-e) we b1-ing to reacien) attention Nuning Cadet Sh eila S tacey who has just gained her G mnd P rior's B adge S heila wants to be a nune, but at present sh e is studying h ard f or her G.C .E . examinations. S h e is attached to the Farnborough D ivision.

grcal Int e rn ati na l

na.tional Centenary Celebrations of Catholic Emancipa.tion followed in 1932 by the International Eucharistic Congress. The e two latter occasions were Red-letter d ay for the B rigade who were responsible for all the irst Aid and Ambulance Arrangements. These tasks were carried out with devCYted care and attention.

In the years that followed, the Bri gade carried out multifarious dutie s, staffing Fir t Aid posts at easide re orts, for b ig events, at sporting and other gatherings of all kinds. A twenty -four hour Ambulance service was operated . The Brigade taught First Aid to thousand . Then, as the 1930's hastened to a close, war-clouds once more appeared on the h01fizon In 1939 Europe wa ' plunged into World War II. In Ireland a ational Emergency was decl ared and the part played by the St. John Ambulance Brigade in the new turn of events was destined again to be a major one. The D ublin City anager sent an official invitation to the Brigade to undertake the entire responsibility of organi ing the peronnel required to staff the First Aid P o t to be estabIi hed in the D ublin Area under the Air Raid P recaution cheme. The Brigade was ready and the big ta k involved wa carried out in full. In addition, all during the Emergency Years , a Mobile nit of two Ambulances and twelve men remained on duty EVERY GHT. During these years the B rigade taught several thou and of people Fir t Aid. For example, during the year 1940 0 er 7,00 Ocertmcates of proficiency were sued in D ublin alone. Ireland was, by the Grace of Pro idence, pared the full horrors of war, but did not altogether cape. When bomb fell both in Dublin and in Belfa t the Brigade wa there to do great work on each ide of the B or der.

In 1944 the B rigade ufIered a grieviou blo w by the death of ir John Lum den, the founder and the fir t Commi ioner in Ireland , Hi los wa felt not only by the Bri gade but by people in all " alks of life in Dublin city. The impre ive new Headquarter acquired in wa named Lum den Hou e in his memory.

In 1945 at the request of the Iri h GoYernment, the Brigade became a elf-go erning body within the Iri h R epublic. From its foundation until then its work had been under the aegi of the Mo t enerable Order of t. John of Jeru a1em in England The new arrangement a carried out with the good wi hes of the great Order.

The Brigade ha continued to expand and it eTvices a re availed of today in an ever- i dening field. Its great effort in th field of humanitarian ervice have ucceeded becau e of the lo ve and genera ity and selfacrificing dev tion of it generations of members and c untl p fri nd. Thi i true not only of Dublin but al of the Brigade in the citie of Cork and Limerick and un town of 1igo a nd ullingar.

Th Brigade a tabli hed in Cork and in Limerick in the ear 19"'4 and in each ity ther are ftouri hing Di i ion toda). in Dubli n, the Brigade played a vital part in th e iti during the emergen y year

Th ir a tiyiti toda are man and yaried their chief aim bing that of 'prepar dn al a ready and fficient

Th ullingar Di vi ion wa a and ha ntinued i unbroken eryi ince th:n. Th ligo Di vi ion wa founded in 1940 and the Brigad if! uri hing th r t day th ugh a i lated in th far w t f thi untry. the m mber are nthuia tic and a mea ill of th e teem in whi h th pe pIe f lig hold the Brigad wa th Civi c Re ption a ord d to th C mmi i neT. ir. D ugla Ifont.D. , F R .C..1. on hi 196" vi it t the article a brief referen e to f lfare. pioneer d ba k in of the

WINNERS OF THE P errott Chall enge Shi eld, 1922. Headqua7·ttrrs Nursing D ivision Team, wi{/7 (he lare D r. Ella Webb. Foster Place, D ublin. FiTSt Aid P ost, 19 22. 22

MEMORABLE VISIT OF LADY MOU TBATTE I : On thi s occasion s h e congraLUlared some wearer of The special h er oic s er v ice in 1921, ca ll ed th e Blac k- and -Tall M edal. edal for

suffered terrible hardships The Brigad e esta blished a Welfare D epartment and issued food v ouchers to nur in g motheTS . Soon it was disco ver e d thal1 instead of b eing used to fee d the mo,ther, the vo uchers wer e employed to feed the family In this manner the whole object of the scheme was b eing nullified It was then the dev oted and nursing staff of the Brigade d ecided to set up dining-r ooms w h ere expectant mothers were fed on a special balanced diet The late Dr. Ella G. Webb prescribed this d iet and, as a result , wonders were wo rked for the health of a new generation of poorer families in Dublin. In four Centres an average od' 400 mot h eJrs were fed dail y forr a period of twenty -six years The Centres were closed in 1948 when the n eed no longer exiS'ted and Ireland was well on the road to prosperit y.

Ancillary services still operated b y the Brigad e include the Inv alid Requisites department which di spenses sick-room an d invalid aids to the sick and injured, on a loan basis

Nineteen - sixty - four is the Diamond Jub ilee year of the Brigade Plans for the future include the prov ision of a fleet of modern ambulances with the latest equipment for the Brigade's ever-increasing First Aid duties, the latest tra in ing aids and First Aid equipment generally. A n ew Ha'Il will be erected to accommodate members on the north side of the city, a 'fa pidJ yexpanding area - the Brigade already has extensive property on the south side, including an impressive new Assembly Hall built and presented as a gift rto the

ABOVE: C Ii e f Sil peri ll { e II d e /I ( M iss Overe ll d 011 (he day 0 17 which h e h ad cO ll f erred 011 h er [he H Ollorary D e g )' e e of D oc { 0 r o f L aw fr oll1 T ri nity C olege Du b lill

RI GHT: S o m e of { h e Ambula n ce P erso nn el p aradi ll g [0 {h e F l'an cisca ll Chur c h D ub lill f 0 1' Sl. J o hn s D a y C 01'lIJ17 eJl1 or a li 0 II M ass , 19,62.

ca rr y in g o ut th e ir duty und e r fi e-m an y ate r awarde d th e Li fe-Sa ving Med a l o f th e Order The a rd uo u s a nd publi c duty in 192 1 and 192

ngre s in 1932,

nd

Th

a ll th e us ual and un ex pe c ed ca ll s - 'pl a ne c r as hes fl oo d c a s u a lti es, e c., e tC.-a li o f w hi c h se rv ed o m a k e u s' rea li e o ur privil e ge o f wo rking und er th e e ight - po inte d r o o 5t. John

HOW TO ATTRACT YOUTH TO ST. JOH N

Suggestions from Corporal E. Dodds , Carli Ie A mbulanc e Divis ion.

The problem of a ttracting yo uth to an or ga ni ation

li k e St John is one w ith which yo ur rea de r s wi ll be a ll to o f amiliar, but Yo uth ca n a nd m u st be attracte d to u

if St. John is t o survi e in thi s m o dern age bu l standa rds which wer e goo d en o u gh 10 to 15 years ago wi ll not do for tod ay' s Y ou th

Members a rr i ing a t the l ocal H. Q or ha ll a nd bei ng thrown a c ouple o f Tri angul a r Ba nd a ges W ILL 01' DO

Members bei ng pro vi ded w ith o ld a nd worn u niform WILL NOT DO.

The shouting and ba w ling o f or der s acro the room or hall WILL NOT DO.

Members being asked to pr ovi de thei r own First Aid equipment WILL NOT DO

The t omorro w will d o attitud e b y .C O .s an d Officers WILL NOT DO

All thes e atJtitudes mu st cha ng e if S t. J ohn is to hold its own let a lone expand Ho w then d o we go a b o u t attracting yo uth to St. J ohn ? Fir t I h oul d tress that a thri v ing cade t f otr ce should go' a l ong way to solving y our recruiting p r o blems pr ovi di n g the se n ior divi ion comes up t o tlh e ex cade ts e xpectations. ext a visit to the lo cal Yo uth Ad v isor w ill do no harm and may do a gre a t deal of goo d ; he wi ll certainly be a b le to give you the address of l o cal y outh gro u ps wh o may be intereste d in w h a t y ou ha ve t o offe r either as in d i id u al or as groups A pers onal v is it to the clu bs concerned is far betJt er than a letter or circular. Th is way yo u can expla i n w hat yo u a re aiming at persona ll y to those concerned. Clubs r e commende d to try are cycl in g , swimming , church y outh clubs , the l o cal YM.CA. or YW.CA. NolW y ou ma y draw a bl ank at nine o u t of ten clubs but (lit just o ne yo u ma y su ccee d beyon d your wildest dreams . You ma y as well f a ce it from start attracting y outh is going to be no easy jo b and halfheart ed a ttempts will b rin g ha lf -hearted results and OTHING M U ST BE A TTE M P TED I N HALFHEARTED WAYS WHEN D EA L! G WITH Y O UTH for they wi ll d etect ilj imme diatel y and reject your effolfts

Another fi eld t o try in yo ur search for reCJruits is schools w hich deal wi th bo ys a n d gi rl s in the 15 to 18 age group , here a lot depends a n in d ivi dua l headmasters some will co-op erate to the fu lleSD extent others not at all , but geneTally spea ki ng if an assurance can b e given t o t he H ea dma s ter that the Briga de will not in terf ere with p upils ' st ud ies co- o per ation will b e given. Co- o peration of co urse d iffers fro m school to schoolsome w ill simp ly take recru iti n g leaflets, e1c. , from you, others wi ll go round the sch ool b ringing the Brigade recrui t ing drive t o the a ttenti on of the pupils , others may ev en allow Brigade members to ta lk to inteTested pupils during lunch hour s, etc N ext in yo u r search for memb er s I sho uld try local ho sp irt'a ls an d factories Once y ou have attracted all y our n ew m emb ers comes the big problem of how to keep the m . Th is is wh eTe a lot of divi sions fall down Remember the competition you face from outside iDJt erests such as girl f ri ends , dancing , cinemas , coffee bars , etc. Th e firs;fl t h ing needed is a properl y planne d t raining pr o gramme for 52 weeks of the year sufficientl y v aried t o interest a ll your young membeTS I can alrea dy hear th e old cry, " Th is ca n 't be done wi,th the present Firs.t Aid M a nu a l. " This is adrnittling defeat befoTe y ou start. A s k any of your members who h ave attende d King G eorge VI T rai n in g Courses-they will t en you if it can b e d ome or not. You need nor!: of course ha ve 52 week s p er year First Aid ; if you ha v e in t h e di visio n tie yo ur training programme in wi,th Grand Pri or subj ects or of Edinburgh Awa:rd Scheme,

RD Th e are achie uch. night h uld Annual D inn r or cial ith regard to traini n g

TWEL G R D P RIOR B D G

(I THI A REC O RD ? ) a ks R OBERT T. BAX , L.D R.C Area C Ol7lmissi oner f or Sc. J ohn Ambulallc e Briga d e o 1 ( P r ill ce o f Wal es)s) D islI'icl) E as l ern Ar ea pri l 11th, 196 , wa a big da t D i vii 0 n , \ h n th y at P ark ch 0 1 atman,

up:ERiNTE DE T-

IN-CIiIEF ATTE DS

DrSPL A Y OF WORK

When the Superintend ent -in-Chief, the Countess of B recknock , atten d ed a D isplay of Work given b y the South Eastern Area of the West Riding of Yorkshire, she wa accompanied by the D istrict P resident, the Counte of Scarbrough , L ady Laycock, South Eastern Area Presid ent; the D istrict Superintendent, Mrs G W Lodge ; and the Area Commissionelf Mr. Hully , and Mrs. Hully Thi Di play was organi ed by Area Superintendent Ir P E Bell, and Area ursing Officer Mrs E M. Brown , and howed Horne ursing and First Aid in aJ I it facet. Each ursing D ivision and Cadet Di vi ion sen up a stand, demonstrarting First Aid ; Faking ; Thoma Splint· Bandaging; Horne ursing ; Geriatric ur ing; In va lid Trays, Medical Comforts, etc. The ur ing Cadet: D ivision showed stands on Child Welfare; Hygiene and Hair Toilet; Invali d Tray ; D resing Tray Horne ur ing ; Librarianship and eedlework , etc.

There was no improvisation, and each tand demonlrated exactly how the procedure should be carried out. Officer from other parts of the D istrict attended with a v i w to in tituting imilar di plays in other towns , and it wa felt that the General P ublic hould ha e a chance to ee the ursing Di isions and Cadet Di i ion in reali tic action.

LADY JENKINS SHIELD , F IRST AI D COMPETITI O , mark 37 t. tation, mark 37

TWO NURSING MEM BERS tied f or fint p lace in the Compet i tion held at the B rigacfe H ead quaneTS, H ailsha117. L ef t : 'j ean C arlton; 1'ight: 'j osephine M yson. B oth competed against other nursing membeTS from many parts of S us sex to win the R oyale C up which they will shm'e for six months each MTS R oyale (cen tre ) p1'esented th e C up.

THE NEW HEADQUARTERS of the St. 'john Ambulan ce Association at Wisbech T h e H all w ill also b e used as a H eadquarters of the Wisbech B1 igade. It has been compl etely d eco rat ed by vo luntar y workers.

THE SLOUGH SOCIAL CENTRE Combin ed D ivision held its 25th anniversary Annual I nspection. I n sp ecting Offi cers were Area Comm,issioner L St eph ens ( A ) , 4th [1'om th e left; Area Sup enntendent E. Gomm ( M ), Jrd from th e l eft; an d A1'ea Superintendent W. Williams ( A ) I n our picture besides those mentioned a1'e, left to rig ht: Mrs 'j. L eppard, Mrs. S Wright (in b ed ) and Mrs. L H ead, w ho qualified in April, 19,64.

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HANDING 0 ER rhe D eeds of Th e ll ew Headqual'rel's or Wisbecl?, MI' P. C. Clayroll p laces Them ill rh e hands of D I'. K S. M aLlI'£ce-Sl1Ii rh of Ely represellrillg the Gralld P 1·ior. 011 the extreme l ef r is the man who made ir all possible, 11'. W. S. C. G ood who has beeJl lhe Prcsidcllr of the Wisbech Sr 'jO/17I Ambulance A ociarion for rhe past thiny years alld a/reI' whom rlie new I-! eadquarrcr have been named.

AT THE arional Coal B oard Coke Oven alld Orher Ancillary Pl ant W01'kers alional Fi rsl Aid COII/pclitions at Sk egness, the winners ill [he Adult ecriOIl were the members of the .C.B. o. 1 Area BrYllslhorpe Collie1'y (A) Worksop D ivision T eam.

WRITTLE CRAFT COURSE

31 in and around Chelmsford and County raff attended for duty and bet"; een them they did a total of 766 hour of dut

Of thi total 340 hour. or ju t O\-er half tak n b 3 young men from Chelmsford teenhown a remark..a credit t the et an example of th if m r pIe e hould

UR ING DIVISIO /JIor hillg pas( durillg th e parade a(

Exeler. The Commissioller-ill-Chief is (akillg (h e salule

Suppo1'ted by (h e R r. H OIl. The L ord R oborouuh [<. (,7

L ord Li eutena llt of D evoll alld Pr eside ll[ of (he l. Joh ll Council for D e 011.

THE PARADE AT EXETER

b a ud e Ta lor

LEFT: The C01n117is i01ler- in-Chief p,-esenli7lg the Boll Cup fol' the best all l'ound Nuning Cadet Division in the County of Ean, South and N01 ,th D evon to Miss M

Be et (Tig ht ) of Newton Abbot, and Mn. R. E. Hoil e (left) of B,-aunton Nursing Cadet D ivisi01l.

PECTION OF THE Eas( D evO ll Area AlJlbulance Cadel Company. n ilh rhe COlllllli sioller - ill - Chief are Area (aff Offic er ( Ea l De'lx)Jl Area) D. Quinnell (lefl), lhe COlllllli siollCl' ( hidd en ) alld COUlllY Srat! Office?' ( Ambulallce Cadel ) Dr. R L. 'Jil/elf (above).

RIGHT : Th e COllllllis (l n er-ill-Chief pre ellfin u TO D r. 'J. E. O Dlln woody Divisio nal /trueon T orn s Amblllance Cadet Divis ioll rh e Brigad e j\1. eriLOrio u Cl ice Cenifi,car.e awarded to him for his p arr ill the r esCile of a boy who fell and sustained spinal i7lju1'ies wh il e potholinu in Buc!?,fasrl eigh Cave. Dr Dlln woody atTended {he bov COll{iIlUOU ly undergrollnd for 0 er five hOllr wh il h e was bl'ought wi rh great diffi lilly (0 Th e surfa e.

AT THE annual gencral lIIeetillg of the Plymouth alld District

r. J(}hn Ambulance Associatioll in .-lpril. the Deputy Lord [ayor of PlY1l10Lllh (Dr. C. F. JOlles) presellted Divisional fficL'r J.

Smiehson, of \I il/bay Divisioll, with the Commissioner-ill- hief's Letter of ommendalio/1 for showillg great presellce of mind and for rendering {irse aid ill a lIIose efficiellt mallner to a railwaYlIlull who had SluSTained severe injuries, illeludillg the set aallce of bo<th Ie s, when trapped ullder a coach durillg shulilillg operatiolls, thi ereatmellt being carried OLII while Ihe par it'll t wa.5 still IIllder the coach.

Di'visional OfficI!/' lIIithsoll also received a second bJr to his H edal from the Commissioner-in-Chief 011 June -th whcn .--Idmiral D ick visited Plymouth fur a Re iew of Cornwall Oll/lly alld the Royal ,val'al Barrll cks.

UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS, ALL ROUND THE

THE CAMPBELL TOILET BED

Of the many prachcal difficulties in nursing the chronic sick the lifting of heavy patients for bedpan routine is perhaps the most trying for patient and nurse.

This problem remained unsolved until in 1962 a chain of event began which J d to the development of the Campbell Toilet Bed .

A director of the firm which now manufactur the bed entered Fleet Hospital and a contact was e tablished with Senior Nursing Siste [ Jean Campbell. The need for nursing aids of varying types '\ as made obviou to the director concerned, and Sister Campbell particularl y drew her attention to the long overdue requirement for a be d designed to allow eas y provision of a bedpan a.nd the facility of bringing the patient ,to a sit1Ji.ng po itlOn so that a more normal posture could be attained by the patient when using the pan.

The firm in question had for many year speciali ed in engineering design and manufacture and in con equence were able ,to take the suggestions of Si ter Campbell in hand , con verting them into a prototype bed At thi stage Mr. L. J Din'Wi ddy, Hospital Secretary of Winch-

A NURSE attending to a pati ent on the Ca:m pb ell T oilet B ed.

field Hospital, assisted greatly with the provision of so as to avoid the pitfall of making the bed complex or slow in adjustment , which occurs III much of the equipment at present in use

The " Campbell" underwent hospital trials early in ] 963 and the first sale. was made to a private nursing home for use by a patIent who had been be dridden for many years.

The bed has no spring and consists of a solid base of tm:ee sections. is of 4" depth Polyester Tnple Foam and IS also III three sections Each of the mattresses is encased in a zipped briflon waterp r oof co ver and with or without case can be autoclaved 0 undersheet is used as each mattress is placed in a " tuckin" sheeting case.

The is b y two levers. The patient is placed III a posltlOn and the first leve r raises and supports hIm abovt? the centre section enabling the to be WIthdrawn and a bedpan substituted. Th e patIent IS then lo wered onto the pan by returning the lever. Pro vi ded his condition will allow he can then be to anyone of nine sitting position with the legs droppmg away to afford a comfortable posture. To re o move the pan the procedure is reversed.

In addition to bedpan routines the action of th e CaD?-J?bell assists with other requirements and the sitting posltlon ha s proved of particular 'Wo rth in the nursing of cardiac patients.

EnquiTi es about the Campbell Toilet B ed should be aadTessed to the RfFview office

THE ST. JOHN WEEK AT BROMLEY

and AFTER

ALL TIll:. PICTURE III this feature of the S[. John eek at B romley are of course of simulated incidems. T his Olle is parlicularly arresting.

THE « CASUALTY» is made comf ortabl e 0 71 a slr e{ch er.

ally a programme was dr awn up and the real organi ation began. We were on our own an d had to start from scratch for 'We had nev er attempted anything of this k ind before and we did not know of anyone else who had We looked for st'rings, found them, and pulLed hard. We asked for help from everyone we could ought or ought not to. E veryone from the U.S. Embass y to the Stores D epartment.

The la st week in September posters went up. On the Friday before " The Week/' announcements weJre made on the B B C. Rad io and T.v. R egional news. On the Saturday leaflets were distributed in the High S treet and a loud-speaker v an made announcements throughout the town. " The Week " began on Sunday, September 29th , with a mock Air Crash on Martins Hill, a recreation ground in the centre of the town. The'fe were 25 casualties (Casualties Union Beckenham), real wreckage (Croydon Air Port), a l oud b ang and a smoke scree n. The Bromley Corps of Ci vi l D efence joined us in this event, and at 3 p.m. four squads of Ambulance and Nursing members moved in , foHowed b y two squads of C.D Treatment was gi ven and four ambulances transported t he casuaLties to a nearby reception centre. The large crowd who watched the ev ent were overwhelmed b y the spectacle, and the t own was abuzz with the event for over a week. We had star-ted witth a bang

On the Monday evening Area Nursing Officer Mr. H. 38

Bugg gave a lectu re a nd dmon Lr tion on ur Lif e," which created much inL r t. n u we hawed t h e fi lm ' he L ng ait ' and To J anet a on?" in the local Library t au di ence which included repr entaLi e f I ation , the police and the atr nand staff of Bromley Ho pita J. Thur day ni ght we organi ed a Fir t id (to be a n an nu al e ·ent) between lh l ocal rvi e Th P o li ce team won a nd were pre ent d ilh the roph by the Mayor of Bromley. - riday lhe Ambulance Ca d e t held an " open e e ning ' an d alurd ay an. x hibiti on was staged at 'the local Libr ary Lecture Hall w hi ch rceived high pra s ie from a ll who aw it. Th Mayor paid a vi it during the afte rn oon an d l earne d tb e m uth-tom o uth " method of art ificial rre piration during his v i it.

To £lni h " The Week ," we held a Church erv ice which was attended b y member a nd their fami li e Th Brigade Secretary, Mr. G. Woodhill , and Area Commission er, Mr. E A. Whebl e, a l a atte nd ed T hi fami ly serv ice wa so enjoyab l e rt:hat we ha ve dec ided to m a ke it an annual eve nt. So ended" Th e We k ." or a fu ll month the two local new paper h ad g iven u fr o n t page coverage, an d the a ttendance a t all function had been except ionall y good.

(continued opposite )

encou r aged to look forward to promotion La the Ambul a nce and UT ing D i vision. Mo Ii important of all we have t he re pect of the pubJic (0 encourage us. The week co t u £ 50 a nd e veryone agrees t.hat it was well worth it.

T h e fut ur e can be great and ex ci t ing but we kn ow i t is going to take

FaUth. M

ANOTHER VIEW OF « ca su a lti es ) 1'e c ei v in g firsl a id.

MOTORIST-LEARN FIRST AID !

by P. W. J ACKSON, County P R .O.) Sl.J.A.B.)

Counties of L eicesteT and R utland

"Every motorist should learn first aid. So many of the effects of injuries sustained in accidents on the road could be minimised b y prompt and expert treatment ," said Area Superintendent Mr. J. M . Jones , peaking at the annual dinner of .the P ark Vale D ivision held at Brigade Headquarters Regent Road.

Addressing a large gathering of members, wives and friends, Mr. Jones also urged the di vi ion to concentra.te on the up-to-date methods of first aid trail'ling "We have the most mode'm and comprehensive training equipment in the country, in one of the best headquarters in the Brigade. Use them to the best advantage."

Welcoming the guests, the D ivisional Superintendent , Mr. B Hirst, congratulated one of the founder members , a former Di visional Superintendent and President , Mr. B. Bailey, and his wife, on the celebration of their golden wedding anniversary last year.

During the evening, County Staff Officer P W. Jackson presented the J ackson Trophy to Ambulance Member J Woodford for all -round efficiency during the past year.

• Footnote: A four-week course arranged by County Headquarters for motorists has had an excell ent response from Leicester drivers This course is d esigned to give motorists an insight into the knowledge they require to give first-aid on the roads.

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TRI fPH FOR THE B RA VENSTH ORP E

At the orth Ea t rn rea Open. h a mpi n hip f r

Bugle Drum and Trumpel Band held l D v bur n bands took part, repre e nting a number f lu.otar Organi at,ion

Included in these w re tw t. J OM gade Band fr o m the outh W rn r ea Riding of York hire , the e were Brigh u e and Ra en thorpe Di i ion Band

Tbese two band took away the maj ril [the prize , which were a fo ll ow: -

1 t Solo Bugle-Brighou e t. Jobn mbu lance Brigade.

] st Solo Trumpet- Raven th rpe .1 B

1 Leading Drum- Brighouse J A.B

] st Drum Section- Brigb u e S .J .A.B .

1st Drum Major- Brighou e S J .B

2nd Drum Major- Raven thorpe .J . .B.

1st Deportment- Brigbou e J B

Best Bu gle Band in onte t- Brighou e J B.

Best Trumpet Band onte t- 5th Halifax Boy Brigade .

Best Band in onte t- 5th Halif a Boy Brig de

2nd Best Band in ontest- Rav e n thorpe .J.A .B.

Other bands were oventry chool of Mu ic, Ie twood Sea Cadet orp , Church Lad' Brigade , EIla nd Boy Scouts, Burn ley Army Cadet Force Vrm ton G ir l Training Corps and Dew burry Air Training orp

The St. J oh n. Ambulance Brigade were in pr minence th roug h out the contest'. The olther bands taking part included some of the finest youth band in the area .

lI AR D TO BELIE Y E III [ [h e whole [hin O' h a bee n care[ lIff ) Sfaae m a n aaed.

LORD RUPERT EVILL o ffi c ially o p ens fh e n w h eadqu a rter o f (h e H ove a nd H a ll g l eron Ambula n ce Div is io n o f rh e c. 'j o hll 1111bllla ll ce BriO'ad e L o rd Rlip erf i Pr e id em o f (h e II s s ex 'j ohn Ambllla n ce Briga d e 4l

O. B.OOTH, Supe rintendent, Bridlington D zvlS2on, wzth the Jubzlee Ce?'tificate marking SO years since th e D ivision was form ed. 42

BARRY HARVEY, an eLectrician at th e Derby Carriaae and Wagon Works and a trained First Aide?' received a British R ailways Meritorious Award for savIng the life of a workmate from M?' J. M. Park, R egional Ambulance Secretary, B ritish R ailways London Midland R egion. Compiled by W A. POTTER

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(5). (7). be reLeLanu propb lactic mea lira capacity of "'2 acro ju t part of the gen and nitrou mion (9). (6). or carlet n t throw light on the operue tricture of esophagu or (5) 43

INVESTITURE PHOTOGRAPHS

Ph otographs taken at I nvestitures have been commissioned by local press, and those who are seen taking these photographs are starr men from London Agencies.

If anyone who is to be invested wisbes to have their photograph taken, they should notify the Press Office, at 10 Gros enor Crescent, S.W.l (BELgravia 5231) two weeks in advance of the e ent.

The cost of commissiolling a special photographer is rarely less than fO R G lNEAS so those who want to foUow this course should try, i[ possible, to spread the cost ilh others who have the amc inlention.

SOME N OTES ON THE ORDER, THE ASS OCIATIO N and THE BRIG A D E

The 10lh Edition of these notes is now tl\-ailable from the P ress Office, 10 Gros\ cn o r Crescent , London S \ .1 , at 2/ 6 per dozen po free. This document is designed 10 give brief background information about the Order's hi tory , the foundation of the St. John Ambulance ssociatioa and Brigade with up-to-date fioures of certificates. duties casualties treated personnel, to assist those who are asked to gi e a talk on the subject. It is also useful to send to the pr s for reference together with details of local acti itie such as an nual R eport.

RETURl'l OF PHOTOGRAPHS

e are mo grateful for photogra h ent to the R evie \ Office b reader. The e ha\ 'e often pro e d ver u eful. If uch photograph a re to be returne d e \ auld appreciate it if the ender \ uld write on th ba k f each print P LE SE R E R l TO: followed by the appro riate name and addrc \ rittca in bl k Jetter.

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The BRIGADE TRAINING CO URSE IN T fTh LEAD E RSHIP OF CADETS is to be held at Nottingham University during the week-end 25th27th September, 1964

The Course is open to ANY ADULT MEMBE R of the Brigade aged 16 to 55 inclusive or Nursing , of any rank-Presidents , COffiffilssIOners, Officers of all categories whether Staff or D ivisional o r Adult and Cadet Di v isions N.C. O , Ambulance and ursing Members and Auxiliaries.

The Theme of the 1964 Course is human relationships in the D ivision, relationships between Ambulance and Nursing D iv isions and between A du ltJ and Cadet D ivisions and relationships between D ivisions and Staff Officers .

Mrs. C. L. Maizel , S. R. N. , J.P ., Area Superintendent (N) of National Coal Board No. 1 Area

Derb ys h ire, wi ll. b e t h e principal speaker and tra duce the subj ect as a whole after which delewill d iscuss in syndicates' what can be done to Improve 1'elationships , with partiCUlar reference tJo the training of the St. J ohn Cadets.

There will a lso be a survey of Cadet Affairs and plenty of opportunity for general d IS CUSSIOn On the Saturday night , there will be a D ance, WIth a Band and a Ballroom Supper. Course will b e residential, except for such Vlsltors as may prefer to make other arrangements, for local wh o may prefer to atte nd d a lly from t h eIr homes in the neighbour- h oo d

The cost of the Course, including board lo d ging an d the D ance with Ballroom Supper ' will be £4 lOs. Od per hea d 44

T O ST. JO HN MBULANCE A 0 IATION CENTRES

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GENERAL NURSING APPOINTMENTS AND TRAINING SCHEMES

XL NURSES (AGENCY ) Opportun ities avail a bIe for experienced women to undertake light d uti es in Nursin g H omes. D etails from Catharine Caulfield, Th e Centre 39 Wardour S t reet, London, W 1. REGent 0677.

C R UMPS A LL HOSPITAL, Manchester, 8 Pupil A ssi'stan!.. Nurses reqUlred for two training, min imum age 18 years. Schools m January, April July and October each year. ApplIcat1'ons to Matron

CRUMP ALL HOSPITAL, Manches ter, 8. Complete Trainin g chao!. There are vacancies fOT suitably educated girls of 18 ye a r s of a ge and over for 3 yea rs' training in gen era l nur sin g in the O ctober Preliminary Training cho ol. Candida t es accepted for a reduced period of 2 yea r s if alread y on the s upplementary regi ster of the Ge nel'a l ursin g C o un cil. Applic a t io n s to M a tron

EA TBOUR GROUP O F H OSPITALS

( 4 20 B ed s)

STUDENT NURSES

C, CT exi fo r LUd e nt M ale a n d F ema le a ge 1 year or over. fo r a h r ee year t rai n ing which comme n ces n a modern well-equi p ped Pre imi n a ry T rai n ng chool for eight week. P o t R egi t ra io n tud e n LS acce p ted fo r two year training. Bl ock y cm of education, 44 - hou r wee k hri tian fellow hip fo r all denominatio n s. R ecrea io n al [acliitic inc lude ten n tab e tenn , T elevisio n bcach huts anLi chalct arc provided at this a ttr aclive outh Coast re ort, conve n ie n tly accc ible to L ondon ppl y to M a tr on, P rince slice H o plta -a tbourne, [rom w h o m ill usLf ated brochure may be obtained

TIO L TE.MPERAN BO PITAL Hamp ea d Road , W l. P U PIL U RSES required a ged 1 years or ovc o tr ain [01 tate Ellroiment. Exce len t ex p e rience n all branches of nurs ing , including Thea Lre. Casualty an d Ou t -patienLS D e p a runc n l. F o r ty· fou r hour wcek. TIle course of tw o years d uratio n. Tr ainin g allowance of £3 25 in th e first year and £3 45 in the seco n d year Apply to a LIo n fo r full p 1rticul ars.

MAKE NURSIN G YOUR CAREER

Sui ta b le can d id a ce s of 18 y ears of age and over ( in clud ing a limi t e d n umb e r of young men) wich a k een d e si re t o n urse and a good bas ic e du ca cion are acc e pted for training at four monthly inc er va ls in January , May and Sept e mb e r e ach yea r ; ALSO Post Graduat e Nu rses on Su pplem e nt a ry Register a nd Stat e Enr oll e d Nu rs es , a ccepted fo r shortened tr a in in g, includ i ng Registered Mental Nurses for 18 months ' tr ai ning for the Gene r al Re gi st e r

Fe ma le Nurses , residenc or non - resident ; Ma le Nurs es , non-,-esident only CHASE FARM HOSPITAL is an acute general hospital of 388 beds , two miles north o f Enfield , with two bus services ten m inutes w a lk from the Stac ion . The Hospit a l is scheduled under the ' 10 Year Pl a n " to be complecely rebuilt , and expanded to 780 beds , and to become a " Major A ccident " centre and a "District' Hos p i tal

Ap p ly to T he Matr o n, CH ASE FARM H O SPITA L Th e Ridgw ay, Enfield , Middlese x O n ly 30 minutes from Lo nd o n .

A NURSI NG CAREER WITH THE ROYAL NAVY

Q ueen A l ex andra' s Royal Naval Nursing Service

G irl s ma y a pply between the ages of 17-!- a nd 28 No previou s experience of nur sing is es sential a nd ca n di d ate s without G C.E may be accepted if chey pa ss a simple test SeiP.oted girl s ma y tra

Further

Q A.R. S (9/ 64), Empress State Bu il din g, L on do n, S W 6 Sic k B e1'l h Bran ch Jun ior Entry f or bo ys fr om the a ge of 16 Adult entry fro m 17t to 28 year s Sic k Berth

f or specia list training in m a n y su bj ects.

Fur ther det ails f rom the D ir ecto r of aval C a r eers S ervi ce (9 / 64 ), S ta te H ouse, H igh H olborn , L on don, W C. , o r fro m you r n ea rest R C a reer s O ffi ce THE LEICE TER ROYAL INFlRMARY ACUTE GENERAL HOSPITAL 508 BEDS EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR NURSE TRAINING

W ell educaled and intere ed youn g ladie of 1 ye ars of age :md 0 er are offered o p ponu nilie for hree ye ar training fOI State R egisLfalion. o d em m e th o ds of n urse education and fa ilitie' for goo d al -round experi en e in h e warLi and de partment of thi b u y a cute ho p al are available. Plea ant modern Tur es' H ome ,,-rjth rec reational facilities for r e iden t tu den t n ur es lo n- r es id en y i permilled for e n ior tu d ent N u r es B ro hure and a pp li a ri on form may be ob ained from the Matro n ST CHARLES HOSPITAL Lad bro k e G rove , L o n don. W .lD (Ge neral 4 beds) Th e e are vacanci for STUDENT RSES for three ye ar' ge neral trai n ing (shor ten ed p erio ds of t:rain.ing for a p pli ants o n Su pl?lement.ary R egi tered) Exce llent o p p o rtun i e for prom o tIon after training. Further p arti c ular an d illustrated broch ure o n requ est. P lease m en tion tillS p a p er hen wri ting

FILM YOUR FELLOW MEMBERS AT WORK

TO MOUTH" RESUSCITATION TRAINING

TH

(Trainer

Bur TO NCO.

should be in every ambulance-

Amb ul ancemen probably have to deal with more cases requiring artificia l resp irati on than any o ther bra n ch of the medical profession except anaesthetists - and often in circumstances that are far fro m Ideal. Th ey know both the virtues of mouth-to - mouth resuscitati on and also it s aesthetic disadvantages. a nd practica l difficulties n certain situati ons In many eme rge nc ies special resuscitati on equipmen t wou ld be a godsend - and the Ambu is just such equipment

It has been c hos en on i ts merits as the standard resuscitation equipment of Nato forces. It is light co mpa ct and inherent l y safe It can be used with oxygen when necessary. Its complement is the Amb u foot pump for c lear ing airways of mucus or blood B etween them these two pieces of equipment can dea l with the most difficult cases of resuscitation ; yet th ey are not expensive-each costing onl y about £ 15

should be in every ambulance

A mbulancemen probably have to deal with more cases requiring artificial respiration than any other branch of the medical profession except anaesthetists - and often in circumstances that are far from Ideal. Th ey know both the v ir tues of mouth-to - mouth resuscitation and also it s aesthetic disadvantages a nd practical difficulties in certain situations. In many emergencies special resuscitation equ ipm ent would be a godsend - and the Ambu is just such equipment

It h as be e n chosen on its merits as the standard resuscitation equipment of Nato forces It i s light, compa c t and inher en tly safe It can be used with oxygen when necessary Its complement is the Ambu foot pump for clearing airways of mucus or blood. Between them these two pieces of equipment can deal with the most d iff icult cases of resuscitation ; yet they are not expensive-each costing only about £15.

THE CAMPBELL TOILET B

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F urle y Telescopic Handled Stretcher

Es t. 70 over yrs.

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Telephone : Hook 40 and Hook 41

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Officers are invited to send stam p fo r Brochure A. F MATTHEWS (DRUMS) LTD.

Cavendish Works Burnt Oak Broadway , Edgware Middx Ed g. 5625

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b n di coy r d that inflamma ion in and ti u around join pr on nerv t cau pain. Thi inflammation ari wh n metabolic product ac umulat fa t I' than th body an an th m a\l ay. A pro' anti-lltflam matory action ). dllce thi

injialll mation, and ll'ipe out pain at it ource. Ev n rheumatic pain. Acetyl alicylic acid i the fir t choice of doctor reating rheumatic pain. '1edical evidence how that phenacetin and it d rivati, e paracetamol haye not the pecific antiinflamma tory prop rt of and are more toxic.

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GRASP

Cadet Rally Chichester

B.R.B. The Princess Margaret's Address

t cia and to many pi ndid thing

t. J bn n with

RAYMON D THOMPSON, L ondonderry

Ambulance Cadet D ivision ,Ireland, receiving the American Cup for Gallantry from H er R oyal H ighness, The bra ve action for which he recei ve d this award is described in Prin cess

Jviargaret's address to the Cadets w hi ch appears on page

HER HI?HNE ,shakin g hands with j\Jr , , ,gU Illolu of zge rza, Also in the jJi c tur e (left 10 ri g ht ) Jr

Von E eeden, Br itist Guiana, Cadet Ba sset, j\tiauritiu s , Mr, S, Parry, Ghana, 1r , E, \IJatth ews, Mr , Jl, H lvIatthews and JvIr, H obson-Gracia, aLL from Trillidad and T o ba uo lvIr, y, Frimpon g -Ivian so, Ghana and l'V"Ir, ], Charlaff, outh fri ca,

Brigade Finals

IUSIC AT THE CADET RALLY was f)lay ed by th e llssex C,ounty Cadet Band and the Chichester City Band, Th e pzcture s h ows Cadet Band on th e left of a very effective tabl eau put on by Ambulance and ursing Cadet s of th e Bri g ht on area,

THE CEF CRIBB\ R TEA r lIIiL of u ic tory ha l'ing won th e Brigade Final s, also the "Trimble." hield for th e hi g h s mark in the indillidllal test alld tying [ ilh Hanl ey for Ill. hig h st mark to b e gailled by Team Leader,

W have b n told today of one u ch plendid xamp le, which re u lted in the fitting award of th Am ri an Cup for Gallantry to Ambulance ad t Ra ymon d homp on, who - in terrible and tragi circum tance - did not he itate to ri k hi own lif in trying to ave the life of hi friend, 1/\1e mu t a ll be gratefu l to him for the encouragement of hi xamp l of ga llantry and courage.

I wa a l 0 very glad to hold an enrolment cer m n)' of orne ixty Cadet here in the pre n e of you all and e pecialiy to have been a i t d in the eremony by the Bi hop of Chicheter who ancient and beautiful Cathedral '" 'a built and con ecrated here in Chiche ter more than 850 year ago - at the very arne time that the Bl eci 'erard a you all know, wa founding th rd r of t, J ohn far awa in J eru alem, Th an ient prayer of the Order, \vhich the i hop read during our ceremony remind u of the \';ond rful tradition \\ hich the e ancient Kni ght of t. J ohn pa ed dO\\'n to u for us to uphold and to cheri h, Durin g that enrolment er mony too all of you joined \\ ith the newly nr li ed' adet in repeating aloud the Code of hi ,'airy re-d dicating your eh'e through that rVlC to th e en'ice of your fellO\v men, In the e modern day \vhen orne people prend that it i mart to ridicule e\'erythino- and 11 t t b li \ 'e in anything decent it take courao-e t li\'e up to the ode of hi\'alry and to lead an penly un elfi h life, Ie i therefore nece ary to think \\ 'ith courao-e in order (0 act \\-ith courao-e, Th r i an old rh\'me \\ 'h ich o-oe

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Brigade Finals

GREYS ( LO. DO N) AMBULAi\ CE CADET TEAM carrie d off the «Hl hite Knox" and «Ja rvis" Cups for the top marks in all sections and the top marks in the Team Tests respectively.

LORD WAKEHURST, the Lord Prior, who presented the awards at the 196 4 Brig ade Finals, is seen here talkin g to members of the Pat cham (Sussex ) Nursing Cadet Di vision just after they had completed the Team T est.

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OUR AMERICAN FRIENDS

THE AME RICAN S O CIETY OF

THE MOST VENERA B LE OF THE HOSP ITAL OF OF JE R USALEM OR D ER ST . JOHN

Frum time to time mention is made in these columns of the ((American Society of St. J ohn". This month we record the na1lles of the A/embers uf that So c iety. It should be stressed that the Society is not a ((Priory)) and is not responsIvlt! for First Aid or Ambulan ce work in the U.S.A. Each .\1emher has been selected because of his or her special e minence 111 a particIIlar {ield JlI It (I( \f e d il ine, OJ)hlhalmclogy, or the direction and support of In stitutions carrying Vllt Sill II sen,i(es.

THE INVESTITURE OF JA UARY 5th, 1964

o ia t e Commander (Brother)

Walter Cummings Baker , 555 Park A\ enuc, le w York J. Y.

oeiate Offi er (nrother)

Dr. Dudl y B 11, 830 lIillsiue Dri\ e, Ea t Seattle, \\' a hington.

oeiate Officer (Brother)

Dr. I::dward P. :hild, k Farm, Burlingame, :alif. oeiate ommander (nrother)

Dr. J ohn D. a\ i, !oJ11mi ion r- ;en ral - R.\\'.A ., Rc Olll 10+ 111t 'cl atioll Building, ew York .Y

ciate fficer (B rother )

Dr. Rob rL 11. E. Elliott, +3+ We t 250th treet, le w York, N.Y.

0 iate meer ( Brother )

R. E Fuller, Ph.D., 380 I Eat Pro pel t .\\ el111e. 'at ti c, \\' .1 hill t(lll.

o iate Officer (Brother)

W R. lath ew, 725 orth rn \'enue 'I'll on, Arizona.

A 0 iate om cr ( nrother )

Da\'id Paton, l.D ., c 1 0 T \\'nky Paton, l.D ., Drawer 1408, S u thampton , Long I -land, :-I w Y rk

A ociate Offi er ( Brother ) llerman Place i\[illbro k l\ \\' York

o iate Offi er (Brother)

John C. pciden 2350 Ea.,t Elm tr et, Tu n rizona

Bell 1[ ;w n, ,reen-

alt Like City

PROMOTED

A ociate Dame

Mrs. P au l l oor, II 110w Hill Farm .0l1\'ent, 1 ew ] er ey.

MEMBER S & THE ORDERS

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS OF RESIDENT IN THE U.S.

Knight

L. M cCorm ic k-G oo dh a rt , E q. O.B.E. 610 Ea B uleyard Uri e, Alexandria, Virginia. 13

The Rt. Hon. The L o rd Harlech, K.C.)'1.G., British Embassy, \ ashington D .C. Bri gadie r]' " F. Treadwell, C.B E, 47 East 87th Street, N.Y. 28.

As ociate Knights inthrop W Aldrich, G.B.E., Room 5600, 30 R ockefeller Plaza, ew York 20. Hugh Bullo ck, Esq., K B E., 1 Wall Street, ew York 5. The Hon. Lewis \ '. D ouglas, G.B.E., 1740 Broadway, 1 ew York 19.

Douglas Fairbanks Esq., K.B.E., D.S.C., The Blacktone Hotel , 50 East 58th Street , T.Y. 22.

E. Roland Harriman, Esq., 59 \ all Street, ew York 5. Iajor-General Pa ul R Hawley S hadyside, 1>faryland. Harold B. Ho kins, Esq., Duche s Count , 1>1illbrook, .Y.

Dr. Grayson Kirk , K.B E., Pre ident, Columbia Gniverity, Room 202 Low Memorial Library, 116th Stre t and Amsterdam Avenue, l\ew York 27.

Ba - il O Connor Esq. 120 Broadwa .Y.5.

Dr. R. To\ nley Paton, Drawer 1+08, SouthampLOn, Long Island XY.

Edward K. W arren Esq. C.B.L Field P oint Circle, Greenwich , Conn.

The Hon. John Hay \\ 'hirney, C.B.E. , ),Ianhas et Long Island, );'.Y.

A soeiate Dame

Irs. Paul :'-I oore Hollow Hill Farm, Com'ent ::\.].

A sociate Chaplain

The Rt. R e\·. Horace \, '. B. Donegan, C.B.E., D.D ynod Hou e Cathedral Height, );' ew York 10025. Th R v. Canon Edward We O.B.E D D The ,a lhedral Church of St. John The Di\ ine, Cathedral H eight, .Y. 10025.

Commander (Brother)

J ohn B. de C. 1Iorant Saunder". E q ., l.D. Uni\'ersi t of California all Franci co 1>l edieal Centre, .F. Cal.

A ociate Commanders

herman Baldwin E q., Lord, Da and Lord , 25 Br oadwa YA

The Hon Y illiam A 11. Burden. 820 Fifth Avenue e\ ' Y o rk 100 2 1. ]a[\ Cromw II E q., 159 East 61st Street , .Y. 1002 l.

Dr. John H. DB-vi Commis ioner-General U.N.R.W. Liai on Offi e, United ation N.Y.

The Hon. rthur H. D ean, ulli\'an and Cronn ell, 4-8 Wall treet, 1 Y 1005.

Angier Biddle Duke, Esq , 2400 Foxha ll Roa d Washington, D.C.

The Hon. Cornelius Van H. Engert, C.B.E., 2022

Columbia R oad, N. \ V. Washington, 9, D.C.

C larence G. Micha lis, Esq., 800 Park Avenue, New York, 2l.

R ichard W. R eute r , Esq., P.O. Box "J', Setauket, Long I sland, N Y.

The Hon. C. E. Sa l tzman, 1021 Park Avenue, N.Y. 10028.

John Mortimer SchifJ, Esq., 912 5th Avenue, N.Y. 1002l.

Dr. J ohn R. Upton, C.B.E ., 384 Post Street, Union

S quare, San Francisco 8 California.

D errick Va il , Esq , F. R. C.S., M.D., 700 North Michigan Avenue , Chicago 111.

C omma nd er (S iste r )

L ady Gabriel, Random Farm, Mt. Kisco , N.Y.

Assoc ate Comma nd e r ( Si ster )

Baroness George de Gripenberg, 1 \'\ est 72nd Str ee t, .Y. 10023.

Mrs. J essie Ball D upont, J emours, Wilmington Delaware.

M r s. vVilliam Randolph H ea r st Sr., 4 East 66th Street, N.Y. 1002l.

Ass o c i ate Office r s (Brother)

Albert W. Atwood, Esq., 65 Observatory Circle, Washington D.C.

D udley Bell, Esq., M.D., 155 R equa Road, Piedmont 11, California

Edward E. Carlson, Esq., 830 Hillside Driv e, East, Seattle, Wash.

James V. Carmichael, Esq., 1031 Cherokee Avenue, Mari etta, Georgia.

Edward Patterson Childs, Esq., M.D., 181 E. 66th Street, New York, 1002l.

Milton C. Coburn , Esq., 100 Spruce Street, San Francisco.

William VV. Crocker Esq. , Sky Farm, Burlin game, California.

Robert Hare Eger ton Elliot, Esq. M.D., 434 W. 250th Street New York 10471.

Duncan S. Ellsworth, Esq., Salisbury, Connecticut.

Richard Eugene Fuller, Esq., 380 1 E. Prospe ct Avenue, Seattle 2, Wa sh.

Frank Gerbode, Esq., 2560 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, California.

D avid O. Ha r rington , Esq., M.D. 384 Post Str eet, Union Square, San Francisco 8, California.

Collis Huntington Holladay, Esq., 1125 Rosalind Road, San Marino, California.

Emile Holman, Esq , M.D., 722 Funston Avenue, San Francisco.

Mr. Osgood Hook e r, Esq., 550 Eucalyptus Road, Hillsborough, California.

Coleman J ennings , Esq., 1910 Twenty-fou rth Str eet, N.W. Washington , D C.

R. K eith Kane , Esq. 14 Wall Stre e t , Jew York 1005

Dan E London, Esq , St. Francis Ho t el, Sail Francisco. Carlos]. Maas, Esq., 23 12 Pacifi c A \'e nllc San Fra lcisco.

Wi lli am S. Mail lard, Esq., 3375 Jackson Slre-ct, Sail Franci sc o

Wi ll iam Rankin Mathey\' , Esq., 7'25 Orlh lor- ri s Ayenue, Tuc on ri zo na.

Samuel W. ieek, E q., Doubling Road, Greenwi h, Conn.

John L. Merrill Esq. 582 Market Street San Frallcisco Cal.

Kenneth l'vlo11teag le, Esq., 659 Br wer Dri\'e, lIill sborough California.

J oseph A. Moore Jr., E q., 2590 Green Strec! Sal1 Fran c isco.

William S. Pa ley, E q. 485 Madi. on Avenue, e\V York 10022.

David Paton , E q., CD. c/o R. Townley Pat on.

M D., Drawer 1+08 Southampton, Lon g r lanel 1.Y.

Hermann Gaunllet[ Pla ce, E q., Iillhr ook, J ew Y ork.

Stanley P owel l E q. 1170 Sacramenlo tr'et an Francis 0 8.

Dr. George Bernard Rob OIl E g., :?+ I () Clay tn:Cl, San Francisco.

Raymond P. Sl oan, E g. 36 Ea t 70th lret'l, N \\' York 1002 1.

John Gordon Speielen, Esq. 2350 E. blm Street, Tu cson, Arizona.

R. Kirk nderhill E q. C.B.E., 0;0. 1 Po t tn ('t, San Franci 'co +.

Jack \\'alla ce, Esq., 2520 \\ 'alker Lant', Lakl' City, 'tah Officer Sister Irs. L eander :'If cCormick- Joadhart, Dellapai ', 6 1() E. Boule\ ard Dri\ e, Virgillia.

iv[rs. iviarga r et Brook Schul"mann I \\ ':1 lrect, New York 10023.

B arone sElla \'all Heemstra, 25 19 lta\ ia tred, .11 Francisco.

Associate Officer Si ter

:tvIrs. Vincent lor 778 P ark \'('nul:' 'ew Y lll k 10021.

:'Ilrs. Douglas Fairbank Blarktolle llotel, 50 L 58th Street, 1\ w York 10022.

Mrs. Samuel ivIeek 88 Doubling Road 'rl'enwi h, Conn.

Mrs. P au l E. P abod)', Millbrook, Tew Y ork.

Mrs. Elizabeth Gayley St phen on, 3G62 Clay trcd San Francisco 18.

B arba ra B. limson, 1v1.B.E., LD ., JIG cadelll\, Slreet, Pou ghkeepsie, .Y.

Mrs. Gilbert Verney, Quarry Farm, Bcll lI a\'cn. Greenwich, Conll.

Serving Brother

Dr. H erbert fran cis Trapl "tvLD., King Park t::lle

Hospital Kin gs P ark, Long I sland, 1 TCIV' York.

Associate Serving Si ter

Lady B e ll , c/o Albert W Scott, Esq., 5823 Pho ellix Drive, Bethe sda, H·, iv f ary land.

Tribu te from a BeatIe Fan

H' e are g lad to print here extracts from a warmheart e d letter w hi ch ap/Jeared recently in the (( Liv erpoo l Daily Post » Th e wri t er is a m edicaL student and form e r St. J ohn Cad e t.

Sir - As a sincere Bea tle fan I was de lighted to share in the "vVelcome Home " for the lads recent ly However, I fee l, as do many of u s here, that the high numb e r of girls fainting and in fits would in some cases have b ee n tragicall y ended in death but for the wonderfu l work and organisation of th e St. John Ambulance and R ed

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ero s fir t - aid r s a nd nur se. . Th e work of thr s great Christians is t a k en for g rant ed a ll too [r eg u ell tl y.

I know some peopl e r mark d ill my hrarin g the first - aiders eam th eir mone y ! I know of other p eop le WllO think St. John and R c.l Cro. s p'rsol1ne l get paid. Sur' ly it i s time t hi s wa. put right the pub lic shou ld I)c told that no mem l)er of any rank i s paid. It would b e on ly fair to statr a lso the truth r ga rding fund s On ly Aag day co li ('_ tions make possil)lc gre<1t s(' rvicc likr last Fricla y

\\leek. Ther is no Stale aid wha t ever fOf Sl. John or Red ero. s, nor do til y rcceiv G!-ny loca l grants. Before I became a medica l tuu nt I was a St. Jo h ]) Cadet and 1 know th e way we had to to k ep going, even to purch as mg our own LlIllforms and medical ki ts.

'1'eenag r are supposed to think onl of thrmsclvc toda \\ ell v\ e hav g lvrn a lot of thou gh t t() tili ' ful slate of th(' n at ion' s fiJ1e t VOIUl.lteer s On I)('half of all the Beati e fans 111 Li\ erpoo [ hrre is a W'lrm and you tu the fir st-a iel prrsonnri for 1·nc1ay. GC'orge \ Vngh t-O\\ ens Liverpool W.

Out of the Blue

Drar , ir.. I I )

On a touri t trip hy (tulo coach. to ]{om(' ( ta y ()n th e 9th of rul\' this) c, r my \\lfe Purn s uelelenh \ CI. \ ill and th que . am c if:h he able tn cOlltil1u the. JOlP-;·H'Y ·

Thanks to th(' altcllci,l11C(, and help r cC'I\'Cd from (1 1K or our f '1IO\\·-p<l.. \\ ho d. out to I)C' \\ :. ri -hcr fl()J11 \(Jur orgal1l.a.tlon my \\ ifc rc'CO\ 'l" cl s() Lu that she could and complete the jUllrnn I) ,Hllo coach Jrom R ome 1);tCK to C,ttlolic<.l.

A Worthwhile Job with the Old

.t\ proll1i in I;" fi'ld o f sugge ting a worthwhile ca r 'er i brought ITllCl focu s by the ment o f two furth r lraining ours for pro p eC l1ye warden matrans and a i matroll for old people> IIome r to I ., I Old People \V el are bc organi' J by l1C 1 atlOna r' :ounu l COl11m !leil1 T 011 'LOb' r 5th, 196-l- and F brua '> ')') nd 1965.

--There arc n '" about 3,000 H ome [or. the Id rly. in this untry, a !lumber" hi h i dally With th est imated gro wlh of III anr-65 ., Th da of th "workhous" arc o\'cr. I he maJonty of H ome for the elderl 1 re C'mble pn\ 'a te rather in titutional livin g in bright and modern The warden and matrOJ1 may exp ct to. be re p,;>n 1 e far th care f betwe n 30 and 60 re ' luent \\ lth an averag age of 80 or upward.

tafT \'acan ies e,<i throughout countr\,. The 'l of pO ts a r c residential and Ill cl ude plea ant maJor! y f b th 19le li"ing quarl e rs. There ::Ire opportunillC' or. 0 S I.1 \ om n and married uplc who may be aPPointed JOintly as warden and matron, although in ome cas when ?nly a matron is r quired th e hu sband can be fr ee to onlInue hi normal 0 cupalian. d

Ithough as i tant matron cook, attendant an dome tic h e lpers are normally emp loyed, the \ I't f r lh aclmini tration of the Home lie respon l ) 1 I < - f with th e warden and matron ,,·ho reqUire f 0 leadership and organisation, as w ell a the apaClt or being good mixers

There is no pIa e for a s ntlm enta l lllg tude lO the ( dear old lhings" although qual1lle of .k.lndltne ss and warmth, maturity ,;>f outlook the abIllly to tryout new i deas arc s entwl. There al 0 a I for know l dge of home nur ing hou se keep in g, caterIng .and acountancy for which training can be Prevlfll experience allhough h Ipftd, i not e entIaI and a ter 'ew co mer to th s rvice would probabl be training a n_ appointed as an aSSI lant wardell or mati on.

"ACCOHD [:-;C; TO THI BOOK, mustn)t m ove until a stretc her arrz ves

\\ are owing )'1r. Fi her many for hi h Ip and kindne and it th e refore \\"lth plea ure we are lJri I1ging t? your \ our faIthfully, lockholm Erik PUfn

Recent inn ases in rat e of pay compare \\ Ilh o lher imilar profe Ion. From Augu t 1st alaries paid by local authorit.ie to .and matrons in Homes with up lo 99 re wdl be In the ranfge £ 7+5-£995 p.a., ,,·ith a of .<f:200 p.a; , or board and lodging. There ,nIl an pa) ment of £60 p.a., for a nur - ing qualification. The rate for a istant warden and matron are naturally lo\\".er. :'f ost \'o luntary organisations pay compar.able salane\ majority of appointments carry ayen IOn cherne - f Homes are being open all the tlIDe the chances 0 p 0 motion are excellent.

Participants in the forthcomll1g l-t-\\'eek cour e planned by (he :\" alional O.ld Peopl.e's \\ e.lfare Coun il \\"Ill benefit from the cxpenence &all1ed d .a number of vear.. ix \\·ee.k practical \\',;>rk IS prO\ I I.n two old people's Home, under the of e:,l? enenced matron the remainder of lhe tlme ?ell1g. between four " 'eek of lecture, \ it and dl cu IOns an four week practical training in ho pIta!. Th

The courst's are open to men and W0111en. _ e mo uitable age for candidate i 25 a:,d JO. !here i no writt en examination but a certificate \\'111 b.e to tho e wh ucce omplete the trall11ng an ix month' practical work In the. field. "

The co t o f (he cour e 1- £16.) ( "'hlch ll1clude fcc) maintenance and tra\'elling exp.en e ). can b obtained through iocal educatLOn authontle., or pecial fund at the di po al of the 0 that no-on need be from apply for tral1ung be au e of financial consideratIOns.

Further information i- a\'ailable from: The Tut o r to the COllr e ational Old P eo ple' W e lfar e Council

26 B ed ford quare, London W C.1. ( 1 eum 894-l-.)

EDITORIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

EDITORIAL ANNOUNCEMENT S

RETU R N OF PHOTOGRAPHS

L ON D ON NU R SI NG EXH IB IT I ON, Seymour Hall

Seymour Pl ace, Lon d on, W.1 from October 12th-16th

T h is EKhibition has been organised under the direction o f the "Nursing Mirror" and is designed to cover everyth ing with which a nurse comes into contact from drug s an d hospita l equ pment to text books and uniform.

Members o f the Briga d e will be most welcom e Admission is f ree but please apply for an entrance ticket from T he Organiser , L on d on Nursing Exhibition Dor e t House, Stamfo r d Street, Lon d on , S E.1.

H .oly. L and A?vice Services, of 6 Borrowdale Avenue, announce that th e date for the 1965 wdl be from May 20th. Reser:ati o ns are lnvlted now d epo it will not be required unt! ctober 1st. ( D epartures (by air) are on Thursday and returns on Friday , 15 days later.

POSTAL SUBSCRIPTION

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Please su pply / renew * THE OF THE ORDER ST. JOHN commenC ing with the issue

So lu tion of Cro word No.8.

Across : 1

Char.a.c.ler: Spi.rome ter: Atrophy ' 2 q , pepsia.

Caver.noll: 6 , T r u : 9, Lo er: 10 , 11. E.meti.ne: 12. Thir t· 15 Eal' 16 , 20, D .e rn:at.o e : 21. Pica ; 23,' 25, Rheum a tIc; 30 ase; 31 Rale: 32 Dy·

Down : J , Calf: 2, Vasomol r; 3, RariLy: 4. O can: 5

Swab: 6, 7, ( l)uLier(ing): 8, ore thro a t.

J3. mIrror ; 14 , True : 17, Pr p(agate) ; 18. Trlchosl ; 19, Mara mu ; 22 Bo ugie : 24, Dwel l; '26 , Tick. :

Name

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NOTICE TO SUBS CIllBERS

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REVIEW C ROSSWORD (No . 9) 1964

I NVESTITU R E P H O T O GRA PH S

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If anyone who i to be inv este d wishes hav e th ir photograph taken , they should notify the Pre ss ffic, at 10 Gro venor Crescent, S W.1 ( BELgravia 5231) two weel>.s in advance of the V" Ilt.

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STO R IES

RGENT t. J ohn new sto ri es should be tel phon d through - either to th e Press C?fficer or the i lant Pr s Officer at BELg r avla 5231, Exten ion 39 or at weekends:

Mr H eather Ri chard, WEStern 5761. here me ages are recei ed from individ u als (and not County H.Q.) t h e Pre u n d e rtake to clear the e with the Comm l lOner and County uperintcndent concerned.

ACROSS

(_ Bi e!, i a p \ erful one (6)

9. Thi ac id i itamin C (8). .'

10 . i h girl for bacteria cau ing food pO L onlng (10) ..

11 Tak.en on: and ga hed with ut general anaesthesIa (4) bl

12 Bedl a m , the Bethlehem H pital, was a nota e example (3-5).

14 Former ly one hundred u e prete t (6).

16 Bending of the femur \- hich wa c mmonly due to ricket (3-4)

17 Limu aLing the ftrst Lranial nerve (7).

20 Fracture \ hich i n t omp und (6).

22. Skctche up ct the ward comp letely at first (8)

_3. Dried exudati n from w und i infection in heep (4).

25. E il woman \ ith nut ill al leyiate haemorrhoids (5-5)-

'27. Ten vi lli in _ o l k of egg (8).

28. Pigment d kin urrounding nipp le (6).

DOWN

I Thi bite i trivial It aid (4).

2 M.O hea l p leaving umhi l ical hernia (10).

3. Respirator- or idero i ? (4,4).

4. Where a fakir wou ld leep on the finger? (4. 3).

5 A cratch, in hort t monkey produces abrasion (6)

6. Mu cular curtain c nlrolling the ize of t h e pupi l (4)

7 Pneumokoniosis (6 4)

13. Po lice pact produci n g this udden fit of insensibi l ity ( 10)

15. Semi· lunar on tib a l conoyle ( 10).

18 Poiso n ous fungus recognisable by white gills (5 , 3).

19. Gi n d et making ready for publication (7).

21. Make good progress (2, 4).

24. So ur ce of sugar (4)

26. South American can give e lectric shock (4) .

We are most grateful for photographs sent to the R eview Office by r eade r s. These have often proved ve ry useful. If such photographs are to be r eturne d, we would appreciate it if the senders would write on the back o f each print, PLEASE RET R TO: fo ll owed by the appropriate name and address written in block letters.

SOME NOTES 0 T THE ORDER, THE ASSOCIATIO and THE BRIGADE

The 10th Edition of these notes are now available from the Pr ess Office 10 Gros\-enor Crescent, L ondon, S.W.l, at .2 / 6 per pC?st fr ee. This document is deslgned to give bnef background information about the Order's history, the foundation of the St. John Ambulance Associalion and Bri gade, with up-to-dat e figur es of e rtifi cates, duties, casualties and p er sonnel, to assist tho e who are asked to gl\-e a talk on the subject. I t i alo useful to to the !or reference together wi th detalls of lo cal a c nno es, suc h as an Annual R e port.

Comp iled by W. A. Pot ter

Dr. Woo, O.B.£., K. St. J.

An Appreciation by The Hon . Lady Gamage

I \vri te v,;i th great sadness of the pas ing of Dr. Arthur Woo, O.B.E., Knight of Grace.

Dr. \1\ 00 's name was l egion in the world of St. J ohn and h is clever "A m a lgamation" of the Medica l Authori ty an d t he St. J ohn Ambu lance Brigade i n H ongkong b r ought about a ver rapid improvement as regard medica l faci lities in the New Terri tor ies

He was 10 ed by all \,,,ho came into contact with him, and great ly revered. I shall alvvays remem ber my first meeting ",;ith him when I was visiting H ongkong with my hu band He in ited us to d ine at h is house, where we a lso met hi charmi ng ", ife Ma.", who introduced me, b, ph otograph, to their beautifu l daughters.

Hi s quick wit kept us all amused during dinner, and I remember so \";ell when my hu band \-\ a discussing with a fello\ ! gues t (Chief of Police Hongkong ) , the necessity of putting in traffic lights to he lp the extraordinary traffic congestion which in those days was so mixed. Motor car, ox wagons, r i c k shaws and bic cles all higg ledy pi gg ledy, an d D r. Woo saying "Oh, don't put in traffic lights, you wi ll take away so much work from St John if you do!'

Dr \l\l oo's career was rea ll y an amazing one. Re came from a medical family, his grandfather was a Mandarin in the city of Manhung. In the middle eighties his grandparent collaborated ",,,i th a German medica l missionary.

They then deci ded that their son shou ld be a doctor. Dr. VVoo Vee Kai i n due course came to Hongkong. Here his son, Arthur Wai -t ak, was bo r n in 1887

He too became a doctor, and his son Arthur j un ior a graduate of McGi ll University Canada, is following in the footsteps of his forbears.

Dr. Woo attended D iocesan Boys' Schoo l. I n 1905 he was sent to Eng l and to comp lete his education . He matricu l ated and entered London Un iversity.

I n 19 11 , the Governmen t of China gave him an honorary com mi ssion in t he Chinese Armv Me d ica l Se r vi ce. He was attached to the Third Lo n don F ie ld Ambu lance for training in Army medical work.

I n 19 13 be became a Me m ber of the R oyal Co ll ege of Surgeons ( E ng la nd ) and a Licentiate of t he R oyal Co ll ege of Phys i ci ans

When war broke o ut i n 19 14 D r. Woo was H o u se Su r geon an d R es id e n t Med i cal Office r a t G r ayesen d Ge n eral H os pit a l.

I n 19 16 Dr. Woo too k hi s d egree as Bach elo r of lv1e di ci ne an d Bache lor of S u r gery (Lo nd on Uni -

"Vhen t h e war ended Dr. \ Noo l eft Eng land for the United Sta l e a a R kcfell r h lar t do Po t-graduate work.

I n turn he \Va at th -e,,· York Lving-in Hospita l and Po t-graduat Iedical. < lh J ohn Hopkin niver it r Ho pital and flayo Clinic.

Then Dr. \ 00 \V nt back to Eur r f r a time doing po t-gradua t tudie in B din Pari . Brusel and Vienna. In 1921 h r turn d to th Ori nt and wa appointed A i tant and L tur r in th department of Gynaecology and h t tri at th Peking Union Iedi al C II g ( Rockef ller} undation )

In 1924 Dr. \ 0 returned t Hono-kong and entered pri\·at practice. H b am th Hongkong niver it · L turn in Gynae ology c nd Ob tetric and internal Examin -r in th . e . uhject

He later e tabli hed a clinic in :hina Buildin g There h engaged him elf in re arch into the ure of opium addict and he re. pond cI to thegrowing world,, ide onc rn of

In 1934, Dr. \ 00 op n d th lIo pital and Sanatorium.

\ Nhen \ ar again am hi lini JIl China Building ould n t b ontinu d and hi private hospital ou ld not b - maintain d; hut h treated there many ailing r id nt. without r

After the \,var, Dr. \\ 00 rc urn d pri\ ' at pratice.

In 1947 he wa s mad a Fello\\' of the Int mational Coi l ge of Surg on . H r urn d hi . contact with Canton \\ her h wa Honorary \ ' i iting Professor of G na o logy f the un Yat Memoria l College of the Ling am niveLit He frequent ly visit d 1acao, bing IIonorar Con u l tant to the Can er H pita l and C lini of wh i ch he wa founder.

In 1949 he was mad a Fellow of lhe Roval Co ll ege of Surgeon, England, and in 1958 an Honorary Fe ll ow of the Internationa l Co li g [ Surgeons, of ",,,hose China - Hongkong Chapter h was Past President.

D eve lop ing an interest in Hongkong' socia l prob lems, Dr. Woo became a fami liar and muchloved p u b li c figure.

I n 1930 he organis d the fir:t m di a l cli nics Jl ten differen t centres, where there were no rOVernment doctors, an d later founded the New

18 \ ·er it)'). He ,,·a appointed Hou e urgf'on liddIes x Ho pital. ext he wa Hou e Ph ' sician in th department of G na c logy and Ob l lric. in th arne ho p i ta !.

Ruthin Sunday Patrol Goes Into Action

om of [11 yolunteer ao on duty e\ ery unday 01)1 k d 1 on a rota ba i with the ambulance par"e on [1e

Log rl1 ad . I nn Car Park by im -itation of J am a keen upponer. of the .t. John .-\ mbulancc Briaade ,,·ho al 0 l\ e to theIr fund . til proceed of th publi car parkin a there.

POSTER COMPETITION

The P ' (

a lw a y Le r em m oe r cd.

Post Office Ambulance Centre

Disaster Exercise

carried out by The St. John Anlbulance Brigade Countie N orthampton hire and Huntingd n hir

Di a t r Ex rci e wa carried out in _ -orthn 'undav 11a\' 10th 1964 and the ite

\\ 'a a rai1\\ ay ' idillg in pencer Bridge orlhampron.

lllcid nt \Va et that a pa enger train approaching -orthampton at peed become derail d. The fi\ 'e coache plit the fir t t\'\·0 catching fir and th main number of ca ualtie being in lh la t thre coache. Thi happened at 10.20 a.m. There \\' re 40 li\ e" ca ualtie and 5 dead" th \\' r recruited mainly from the Cadet DiviiOIl of th -orthampton orp. The alarm ,,'ent out t the Fir tation and mbulance and -urina ?--1 ml er from all Di\'i ion within - orthampton \\' re qui kl ' on the cene after the call for h e lp.

Th fir t part ' ha tened to the train and attend d to the ca ua l tie on the line and in the coache . n , mbulan Loading Bay \\'a et up and al 0 a hed for u e a a 1 10rtuary. The ca ualtie were oon bing brought into the Loadina Bay after attention and i T of the local authoritie ambulance and the orthampton orp Briuade mbulan ) a ll mann d by Brigade m mber were oon fe rr yin o the ca off to the a ualty Dept. of the orthampton en r 1 H o pital where the were rccei\ · d by the H o pital taff who compiled r r eL and examined the patient and then helped them to clean up". After thirty minute all c ualtic had b n mo\'ed from th cene to the Loadin o Bay nd within the hour all had been depa tch d to th Ho pi tal. 11 thi time member of th orth mpton . u xiliary Fire en'ice had b en d En a' wi th the outbr of fire and after thi wa und r ntro l h lpin o with th Fir t Aid. Ladi of th ...F.. \\ 'i th , a lki e T lki e R a dio mmuni ation

(Collfilllled 011 parTe -13 )

FILM STRIP-_

lldvanced First Aid No.4. . - First Aid Treatment for Burned Patients.

H ow many o f our r e ad e rs use film strips o r e en kn ow th e ir b e t and most etl ctive use o r train ee

and the following pa ges we a r e r eproducin a the enti

tion o frames from the actual strip. Ttf e h ope that this featu re will

th is typ e of isual aid to hold a series of film st rip lectu r es this autumn.

In r o d u ctiol1

( 1 ) E ver in ce man di scove r ed fir e h ha mana ge d to burn hims e lf, and from tim e to time hundr ed of lo c al trea tmen ts ha e been us ed b him. It i onl rec en tl that th e treatm en t of burns ha em erg ed from the r ea lm of folk -lore and empiricism to more cient ifi c and rati onal methods. Ther e ha s always been a te nd ency f or those reoponsibl e for tr eating burn to r espon d to t h e ent r eat i e of suffering pati ents to d o something and th is ha r es ulted in larg e number of treatment - mo t of which hav e no c i enti fi c ba is and ome of which are p o itively harmful.

I n 17 97 Edward K enti h ex p r e ed hi opinion on the treatment of burns as f o ll ows :

" From th e ve r y g r eat va ri ety of applications so strongly r eco mm en d ed an unbiased indivi du al would b e at a lo ss on what to d ete rmi ne

" I pr esume one o f the great causes of err o r is the assigning to va r ious applications the cu r e o f sli g h t burns, some of which no d o ub t would have got well without an y, and p erhap s much soone r than with those which were used.

"This mistake frequently happe ns f r om good motives and by the b est intentioned people; fo r if we have seen a person recover from any comp laint durin g the use of any particular m eans, we naturally imagine suc h beneficial effect to ha ve arisen from that cau se, alth ough upon further in ves tigation it ma y ha ve been found i nadequate."

This q uotation r epresents one of t ho se timeless r ema rk s that is just as true today a s it wa s in Kenti sh 's time.

(2) One of the commonest cau ses of se ri o u s b urns in this count r y is the catching alight o f clothing from an unguarded o p en fire . The flames of the clothes of the patient sho uld be exting u ished as quickly as p oss ible in o rder t o redu ce the area of the body burned. The mo st pra c ti ca l way of extinguishing the flame s is to put the patient flat on th e ground so that the flames do not spread upward s, and wrap the patient in a coat, ru g or blank e t, in o rd er to deprive th e flame s of air. If the chi ld is allowed to run hysteri c ally out into the open air the clothing will burn more than eve r because of the increase d ven tilation and oxygen supply.

Two of th maw au e of d eat h lIlburn ar h o k

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kin ill th fr o m

(8, 9) I n the ca e useful to know that th lZ on pati en 's hand i about one p r c nt. body. I t follows that seri u h o k burne d a r ea is larger than t pati ent's hand.

( 10) Bu rns larger than ten per c nt. of th ar a the body in a chi ld (in an adu l t tift en pe r ent. ) ar t ran sf u se d with pIa rna in ho pital to pre nt h c k occ urrin g: as shown in thi lid e. (1 1) In o rd e r to estimate the ar a of bo d the case of very extensive burn t h 'Ru l o f in be used. The surfa ce of the head and neck is ab ut per cent. o f the area of the body. Th e w h Ie urfa o f one upper limb is nine per nt. of the area f th b d y. The whole surface o f one l owe r limb i tw o l im eighte en per cent, and the whole of one urfa, of th trunk is two times nine, o r e ighteen per ent. f the ar a of the body.

(12) The reason why it is so urg nt to t ran sf r an extensIvely burned patient to h osp ital as qui kl y a po ss ible is that the best treatm nt which will pr vent burns shock, is intra veno u s tran sfu s on, and tim e wasted by ineffectual first aid treatment m eans that th patient s life is being further en da ngered.

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13) The fir st aider should not be lull e d int o a fals e se nse of sec urity be cau se th e c lassi al signs and ymptoms of "s hock " are not prese nt (e.g., p a ll or and co ld n ss o f the skin, rapid pu lse, swea ting) because th ese ma y not be present shortly aft e r burnin g and may on ly appear

(20, 21) Fa cilities for aseptic of the burns, such as wa sh ing the hand s or weanng and gowns and the "no touc h technique" (using ste nle for cep s to handle the dre ss in gs) etc., may not be to the fi r st ai d er and it is f r thi s reason that we ad VIse sI mply cove ring the burn with a sterile cloth, dressing, .or sheet t.o prevent contaminat ion of the burn by the patIent and environment. or the same rea son we do not ad.vlse application of ointments, etc" which may be cont amInated with bacteria, apart from the fact that they may not be effe ctive agents,

If ste rile dressings are not available, freshly linen or sheet may be used as the next ?est thlllg pri nciple being to cover the burn as, qUIckly as possIbl,e to prevent contamination by the patIent and also by hI S

(22, 23 ) one-inch thl c k stenle typ.e gauze dreSSIng held in place by slenle crepe bandages IS recommended, The burned area hould be completely sea led off from the outside' with the dre sing extending fo r about a hand's breadth abo\ e and below the b.urn

The rea on for uch a thi c k dreSSIng to abs,:)[b the profuse exudate (di charge ) and. pre\ ent. It .the urface of the dre ing. A thIn dre SIr:g WIll .rapidly be orne oaked right through and the r:noisture then act a a culture medium through whIch bactena from

the urroullding could grow and contaminate the burned ar a. In practi e the e thick type of , ing are unlikel a\ ailablc and \ ariou ImprO\'l atJOn ha\ e to be

The nex[ (Wo lide how the u e of fre hI u ed to cO\ er a patient ate that the head and the heet may be fixed

2" attendant first aider. . , he application of ointments a.nd coloure d antlseptlcs ( uch as gentian violet flavIl1e ), etc., has also the further disad antage that It may alter the appearance of the burn and make it more difficult for the doctor to diagnose both the depth ?f as well the area burned, knowledge of whIch IS necessary In o rd er to lreat the patient properly. .'

On the other hand, in the ca e of hemical burn where the clothing may be saturated or soiled with chemi al it is vitally urgent that the clothes should be removed with all possible speed so that poisonous chemical cannot continue to be absorbed through the skin.

Also, if the first aider is on the spot at the time of the accident, in the case of ordinary hot water calds, the clothing should be removed if aturated with hot water. The sodden clothing may act a a poulti ce and produce a deeper burn due to longer time of application. Later on however, when the water has cooled down there may be no advantage in removing the clothing.

(3 0, 31) In general, the chemical should be wa h ed off the burned surface as qui ck ly as po sible with large volumes of water in order to pre ent the ca u tic action of the chemical producing a burn and to pre ent poi ons being abso rbe d through the kin Where there is a large area of the body involved, hosing, bathing or hower may be used, whichever are available. The clothing should have been removed before wa hing as the clothe may be saturated with the chemical.

The first aider hould, of course, prevent him elf from becoming contaminated with the chemical in his efforts to help the injured person, or he may find himself becoming the next patient. He can do this by instructing the patient to remove his own clothes, or by u ing special gloves and clothing provided by the factory.

The eyes and mouth should be gently washed out with large amounts of water immediately if they ha v e been affected. They may easily be forgotten in the confusion of wa hing the chemical off the rest of the body.

Certain chemicals such as hydrofluoric acid or methy bromide may not produce local symptoms such as pain

or stinging for several hours but this should not deter the first aider from washing the affected area as soon after the accident as possible.

(32) In this case the chemical, hydrofluoric acid, was not washed off quickly enough and the finger be came gangrenous and had to be amputated.

(i) A ci ds and Alkalis: (33) The commonest ones are sulphuric acid and ca u stic soda and these may produce deep burns if allowed to corro d e the skin. Some hospitals and factories ha ve special buffer so luti ons which neutralise both acids and alkalis, but by and large the most readily available first aid measure is washing off and dilution with large amounts of water.

(ii) Phosphoru s: (3 4) This ignites on exposure to air and is pre vente d from burning by immersion in water. The larger pieces of phosphorus may be removed using forceps. One per ce nt. copper sulphate so lution ma y be applied by the doctor to show up the smaller particles of phosphorus, but ca re must be taken not to apply to o much. If all the phosphorus has not been removed it may set fire to any dry dressing which has been applied so the area must be kept wet.

(iii ) Lime: Thi hould be brll heel o ff I ror irrigating with water b au e wb n lim di o lv e in wat r a gr at d ea l of h at i e olv d which in it If may produ a burn

( 35) Electric contact burn may penetrate deeply, o that the fir t aider sh uld not regard them a tri ial be au e they may be small in ize. Th ey may have penetrated deeply and de tro ed tendons and joint in th hand although little may be e n on th nak d ey e ' amination.

TI' M T \\ RK h t; t. J o hn Amb ula ll l e Br iga d e

N o. :' a d ult ({)JIlPtil l io IlS h l'lcl (I I Boul th am lH oor ( Illl c/or y \l o r/ NII • ( /z ool [. l lI rolll

Around an About

(40 ) El ec tr ic fl ash bu rn s may be quil e t e n i particularly if the cloth es c at c h fir e a s w 11 a nd r quir plasma transfusion in h op sital if larg r than t n p r c nL of the area of the bod y.

(41 ) Fa ce : Most ex le n i\· burn of th fa will r equire hospital tr e atment fo r th e foll o wing r a o n (i) Inhalation of irritant g a es or mok or t am may cause obstru lion lo th e airway (0 cI ma of th lar ynx) and the op ration of tra h eo tomy may b required immediately or lat r n.

(ii) The tissues around th e e yelid s ar 0 la x thal gross swelling may o c ur so that the ey lid s calln t b opened and the pati e nt may be irtually blind [or several days e ven though there may b no th rmal damage to the eye itself. In these ca ses lh pali Ilt may sometimes be rea ss ur d by th ey lid s bing opened by the doctor to allow him to s c [or a s co nd or two.

(iii) The eyes may be damaged.

(42) This slide sh ows the swe llin g whi h o c urred a few hour s after a burn of the fa c e (A) an d lh r cluctioll after one week (B ) This burn appeare d lo be quil severe on the first day but In fact heal d without scarring in two weeks - an examp le or how deceptiv the app aran c e of a burn may be . (c ontinu ed o n jJCl ,f!,e 42 .)

COL. R. G. BIN LEY t !LO is r e tlr Ln g as D epllty man of th e Gl o u ces t erslur e ou ll cd of th e .rel I o f . J ohn (sec ond fr o m le ft ) pr ese ntin g th e Er skin e LIP t o 1 Ilrsin g ld e mb er A. R obbill s (l ael er) w h ose t eam fr om th e l. eo r ge s ILT sin g Di v isio n Cl o lL e ere th e w inn e rs 0 ftA e final (nov ice) o f th iLtl OIl ise d by th e t. J o hn mblllan ce SSoc lOt lO n lOll r St t' lshir e ) at Ih e Amblllall ce H ead q llart ers Ch elt e nham 25

.J B I PECTION. Afr. H. L. t. C. Car ey (CommisOIl r) ill p ec till u m emb ers of th Ch elt llham To n Di uisi o ll o f th e t. J o hn Ambulan c Bn uad e at il! allllLlal in sp ec ti o n ill th e g ro llnd s o f

e Ch elt e nham Amblilall re H ead q uart ers 1 ext 10 l\£r. Car e), is e. o U1l !)' [fi cer R. H. Th or1lbur y alld 0 11 ,z eft lS D IV ISI o nal lIp eri llt e1ld e nt . H TI Ilk/ll so !/.

Aroun & About

aJ)pcal, baJt1cl

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE TEAMS AT REGIONAL COMPETIT I ONS

E Awards

g th e .Bu c knall t J o hn Ambulan c e Di l, i i o n Cup fr o m th e d o n o r /r Har o ld Cl owes Dil'i s io nal Pr s id nt at th e annual pr ese ntati o n o f a L ards at th e H ar o ld lo wes , o mmllnity Cntr, B e illil ee L oo kin g a ll ar e C o rps up (' ril7l e lld e nt Jr 1'. Miln r and Mr s. Miln e r (le f !) ,

Di v isi o nal Offi ce r M r. j }<'o x (ce ntr e) alld Dr al/d Mr s L. Br ow l/

AJlIB UL A::-> CE )[ E ;\rB E R C HIPP E Y who was presenle d Leith the 7th ba r t o his 10n fJsen'ice J1 edal, representing 5 0 years un b roken efficie n t sen'ice wit h t h e B rit!a d e , a t t he A nnual I nspection of <D " C orps .Yo. 1 rea a t G lapu;ell , D er b ys h ire.

(Ri g ht ) : FO R ME IBER OF THE LO CE TER or I r N of th e t J ohn Ambulan ce Bl'l g ad L ho r ec iv d lon g -sen i c a w ards ar

(f r om left ), ba c k row: Cpl. A. J am ( 15 y e ars ) and Cpl. B. G. p e n ce I' (20 y e ars )

Parades

When I found out that w had to kn o"" th e n e method of artifi c ial r es pira tion I though t of th e exp en e of buying one of the doll s, even sharing the cost wi th other divisions wa a lot. So I got to thinking , ba icall y.

What one has to show is th e effe c t of blowing into a pati ent's mouth and inflating th e chest. I thought about this and with the aid of some bits of " P e r pex ' and othe r od d s and end , I put together a pi ece of appa r atus which d emonstrat es the effect r e quir e d

This is made in f o ur stag es whi c h I will de crib e.

One can alter the d etai ls accor di ng to what yo u hav e, but th e measur em ents gi ven ar e those that I u ed

First ou tak e a pi ece of " P er p ex " 1 in. x 1 i n. x i in. and drill 2 holes in it. one 1 in. diam. the other in diam ., at a slight angle so that it just passe through th e oth e r (see Fig. 1 ). In to th e larg e hol e yo u put a 3 / 16 in ball-bearing and seal up the en d , making a sort of valve as you w ill see.

ext , you n eed a pi ece 3 in. x I t in. x 1/ 16 in. in whi ch you dr ill a hole 1 i n. diam Then yo u take a c l ea r ball p en tube and en larg e the hol e in th e middl e of it to i in. diam. Aft er c l e aning th e edges yo u ce m en t it to th e other pi ece, making sure the h o les co in c id e l eav ing a c l ea r airway. Trim off the en d s of tube ( see Fi g. 2).

Then you take anoth er pi ece of the 3 in xli in. and make a t in. hole in th e cent r e and th en cem en t tw o pieces i in. x 3 in . along the e d ges (see Fig. 3) .

Aft er this yo u th e n make the fi nal pi ece (see Fig. 4 ).

For this you nee d 2 piec es I i in. x 1 in. x 1/ 16 in and 2 pi eces 1 in. x t in. x t in. C ement these togethe r so tha tit is h o ll ow in th e centr e.

You now cement all th ese together. o. 1 fits on o 2 so tha t the h o l es co in ci d e and air can be blown OU t of th e ball p en tube. Thi s is ce m ented to o. 3 and TO. 4

by Divisional Superintendent (C) J. Cartwright, Bradford Ambulance Cadet Division

underneath so that the hollo part co in cid

h o le in this section. f t r c l aning up th and r o unding th orner th e m uthpi

h e la st tern to be fitt e d For the final item you n ed a I ngth o f in. pIa ti c tubing which can be uppJi d b a hop \ I ich d al in fi sh tank su ppli es an d a piec of rubb e r h ting 15 in x 10 in. The tub i ng r e quir ed about a yard whi h i c u in two , the en d s o f eac h pi e e bing m n ted into the ends o f the pen tube. The other nd are lh n taped down on the r ubber ( ee Fig. 5 ) and th h Lin g is then f o ld ed to make a bag, tapin th id and r ound the t u bing to sea l it I f ound it be t to mak a h Ie about t in diam . in one sid e of t h bag for th purp o f qui c k d eflati on, as I will exp lain lat r.

Me th o d of Use

To usc thi apparatu in a d mon tration you explain the purpos of the Ki of Lif method as shown in the suppl ment, and that au aT going to show the ff t of what happ n when you do it. You ask one of the cIa s to be "patient, pr [erring one wearing a pullover, and plac th bag und r the pullov r across the che t. The 'patient" puts the part of the mouthpiece ( Fig. 4) in th mouth and holds it. Th y can breathe through it without an tr ubI. ilh th patient' lying flat you can how that you annot inflate th h t as the ball bearing (Fig. 1) will n tallow th I ag to inflat. ext you explain that ou ha\ ' e to pinch the no and tretch the ne k. Th ball b a:'ing now [all lear of the hal and when au blow down the part of the mouthpiece (Fig. 1) the h will then inflate. The hole in the ide will d flat the bag 0 that it api> ar Ilatural, but all be helped along b adding light pre ur ,a explained ill th uppl III nl.

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RUBBER

11/ 1" l0'2 x 72 f' HOLE ONE SIDE 35 s you can sec, the "patient' can breathe without his breath coming in contact with yours, and when you blow in the mouthpiece there is no breath on the "patient'. The apparatus is easily cleaned with any mild antis ptlc and is \ ' ery easily carried about. We have shown this in use at our Diyisinn with success and the arc pleased to be able to try this method on a hve' person.

Thi apparatu took a bit of time to get right to work a it wa r equi r ed and I ha \'e e:xplained workiIlg detail afte r I had got it riaht. The a of making it w as yer litt l e. l in 0 t m a shilling a I had a fe \ of the thing around. but it should not co much more than half a crown to all one. I hope th detail iven will h lp om of ' au to tr and make one for your elf and put it to good use.

FiRllrc J.

Fig llre 5.

FiGllre 4.

BAG

75 Years of Service to Humanity

We a r e indebted to the «Wellingborough ews)) for permission to r eprint from the paper)s columns this short history of S t . J ohn in H:ellingborough by Divisional S uperintendent ]. W. L. Gotc h. The original version appeared in the following issues of this )Iear)s «Wellingborolloh News)): April 17 th)' April 24t h )' May 1st; May 8th)' May 1 5t h ) and lvI ay 22nd.

" I h ave ju st h a d to sen d to E arl s Ba r t on fo r th e ambulan c e to take a pa tien t to N o rtham pton Ho sp ita l. We ought t o ha v e so mething lik e t ha t in W e lli ngbo r o u gh ." A ccording to traditi on, it w as a co m me nt on th ese li nes by a W e llingb o rou g h d oc to r w hi c h l e d t o th e i nt r o du ction of the St. Joh n Ambula nc e Brig ad e to W e llin g b o r ough sev ent y-fi v e years ago.

The remarks w ere m ad e b y Dr. W. E A udla n d to M r. Walter Holton , a lo c al j ou rnal is t , an d it w a s f r om the m that a cen re of the St. John Am b ula nce A ssociation was formed.

In these da y s, w h e n, with the u se of m oto r amb ul ances a patient fr o m an ywh ere in th e a r e a ca n be in h ospi t ai w ithin half-an-hour, it is i n t e resti n g o r eca ll w h a t thi s mission e n tailed.

.In th ose f':lT-off da ys the on l y pu b lic tra nspo r t we r e the w hIle the I?ore r em ot e p laces we r e lin k e d up by e arners ca r t s w h ic h me an d e r ed thei r l eis ur el y way al o ng t he hi ghways, sometime s ca rr ying passenge r s.

Whe n th e d oc o r 's call wa s r eceived , the wo men , ,,ho vo lunteered for the m issi on obt a ine d the whee l litter from its Th is was a w hee l e d ca rr iage upon which was a stretcher , the w h e el s, so m e a yar d across, be i ng Hon tyred.

The two m en set out with th eir vehi cle a long the r oa d to Welli ngbo r o u gh, w h er e th e patient was l oaded up. The y th e n pro ce eded to the Midl an d S ation, where they boarded the N orthamp to n train , t h eir journey bei ng made in t he g uard s v a n. On re achi ng No r thampton S t. J o h n's S at ion the li tt er an d i ts patien t we r e unloade d and pu sh ed to h ospi tal

Ha v n g di sp osed o f the ir p at i ent, the men made thei r jo urney hom e. At Earl s Barto n t hey r e t urne d the litte r to its depot in the w hi c h , a s is we ll k nown, is some distance from th e stat IO n

Support

Th e r emar ks q uo t ed in ou r opening paragraph we r e made b y Do cto r Audla n d sh o r tly a f ter he had taken up practi c e in W elli ngbo ro u gh H e had been a surgeon at Northampt o n G eneral H os p i tal. H is r ema r ks wer e made to Mr. Walt e r H o lto n , w h o had al so been in the town only a short time , havin g co m e f rom No r tham p ton to be the W e llingb o r o ugh r eprese nta t ive of the Northampton "M e r c ur y" .

A few day s lat er , D oc o r A udl an d b r ought to M r Holton s hou se tw o o f hi s co ll eagues, D octo r W W, Clarke and D oc t o r F N H eyg a te, w h o m h e h a d inter ested in th e pr oject, a n d th ey d eci de d to a rr ange a me e ting to fo r m a cen tr e o f the St. John Ambulance A ss o ci a t ion

Registered

Th e ve n tu r e r ece ive d e n th u siastic sup p ort and a course o f i n stru c ti o n i n " First Aid to t h e i nj ur e d " took pl ace at the Old Drill Hall i n Gr eat P a rk S t r ee t t h e Vo lu ntee r s t o whom the building b elon ge d , b ei ng p a r ti c ul a rl y t o b e so trai ned

Th e ex aminati o n at th e end of t h e co ur se r es u lted n 6.8 m en and 18 Wom en qualifyi ng. A m ong h em in addit IOn to th e V o lun t e ers , w er e m em bers o f t h e P o li ce F o r ce and the Fir e Bri g ade

As a r es ul t of t he exam i na t on, a u nit o f t h e S t. J ohn

Ambulan ce Bri g ad e, th e W e lli ngbo r oug h Co r ps was fo rm ed an d r eg ist er ed o n April 9, 1889.

At the time a ll branche of the Brigade were known as Corps, but they sub equent ly became Divisio n s and the W e ll ingbo r oug h Co r ps became a comb ina tion o f d ivis ons at Filledon I rth lingboroug h Raunds Hig h am Ferrer,s,. R ushden, Irche ter, '''o ll as ton and Bozeat, and the o n g1l1a l Wellingbo r ough formation became the Headquarte r s D ivision.

Othe r p r ominent townspeople who intere ted themselves in this mo ement in those early days were Mr. T. H . Woolston, Mr. Cuthbe r t icholson M r . T. H . Hilton, i\Ir. H. Franci 11r. v Brown, i\ 1r. 'David Dull y, and all continued their interest for the rest of thei r lives.

M r H ilton became h e secretary of the Wellingboroug h Centre, a p osition he he ld for a g r eat numbe r of yea r s.

Mr. Woolston became t he first superintendent and subseq u ently commissioner for o. 3 Di trict, and Doctor Aud land became the as istant commi ioner.

SUCCESS OF DE \ R SH I ELD C TE T

When the Dewar Shield Competition. open to the Br igade in the whole country as introduced in 1897

We ll ingbo r ough teams were third and fifth, and one wa successful the next year. The success was repeated in 1902, but since that date although the final ha be n r eached, vVellingborough teams have not been uc es fu J.

The competition today attract a on iderabl numbe r of entries and finali are the winners from ach of th regions of the Brigade.

When Wellingborough were succ s ful the competition consisted of only a final round.

Mr. Francis, after leading the successful tams in the competition, became the Superint ndent of the Midland Railway D ivision, the railway authorities having become aware of the need for first aid men on their sy tem.

This Division, now the British Railways Di\'i ion conits. work, in close co-ope r ation with Headqu'artcrs DIVISIOn In the matter of duties in the town and other activities,

Ma n c h es t e r Exp r ess

D octo r s Clark and Heygate were assistant surgeons to

the Corps for many years, and 1rfr. i hoI n also served in a number of positions.

When calls were sent out for men to assist in important f unctions in L ondon, a number of Wellingborough men we r e a lways ready to give their serv ces and the Queen Victoria diamond jubi lee, King E d ward V II and King George V co r onation saw them on duty,

One o f the important events at which mcmb rs o f the B r igade acqu i tted themse lves most creditab ly was t h e disaster to the Manchester Express at the Mid land Road Station on September 2, 1898, and it is r ecorded that a ll members attended to give assistance to those injured.

R et ired M emb er s

Some o f the older members of the B r igade and a numbe r of retired members still recall the stories of the smash wh ic h were to ld them in the i r younger days by some o f the men who took part in the work.

Nowa d ays, su ch an i nc ident would be covered by an em ergency ca ll- o u t sc h eme, which a lso wou l d be put i nto o p.e r at i o n in t h e event o f an ai r cra f t c r as h ing i nto a th i c kl y-po p ulated a r ea o r a majo r i nd u stria l disaste r .

D octo r Au dl an d was a membe r of t he Amb ul ance Committee, the body w h ich co m piles and r evises the text books of inst r uction.

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Important Part

T h e p r ese nt Co m missione r f o r the county is Captain J. S. P a r ke r an d i t is no m ean ac h ievement fo r a d ivision to h ave t hr ee m en w h o we r e i n ts r an k s to reach t hi s p os i t io n , Ca ptai n P ar k e r 's f ather, M r. J. C. Parker, was a so a pro m inent officer n the B r igade, and became dist ri ct officer o f No.3 Di sl r ict.

Alt h ough i t is not genera lly realised, We l lingbo r ough h as played an important part in the Brigade.

The be l t and pouc h which were a fami liar part of the B rigade uni form we r e de igned by Mr. Hilton who was a leather m erchant and Mr. Woolston. Although the pOll h has been rep laced by a container which is carried in th e f am ili ar white haversack, the belt is r etaincd, althoug h t he co lou r has been hanged f rom brown to b lac k.

H eadquar te r s Fo r some time the new y-formed Brigade unit held its drills and p r actises at the Old D rill Hal l, but in 1893 the loca authorit [or the to\\,n built its headquarters in Church Street, at the r ar of the Fire Station.

For 45 years the Brigade met there and many hundreds of m n and women prepared to de\ 'ote themselves to the sen ice o f thei r fellow p ople received instruction there.

'When the need for extending the fire sen ice to prepare fo r war arose, th brigade wa transferred to premises wh ch wer part of Dull y's Br w ry in Sheep Street.

\\ hen th Second W orld \ ar ended and the need for war en ' lces ended, the brigad once more had to move, e\:entually the old Zoar hapd in Knox Road was ccured and these ha\'e been the brigade's headquarters in the town e\ er since.

They were opened on eptember 1956 by the Commissioner in chief in the pr ence of a large number of brigade p ronnel and townspeople.

The Church trect ha\'c now disappeared, having b n demolished to make wa for exten ions to th T chnica l Collcg

R I 'G DI \ '! F RMED lK 1905

In 1905 w men pluck d up ourag and formed a Aur ing Divi ion, whi h i no\\' the Headquarters 0Jur illg Divi ion.

lthough women were in the rig-inal cIa s that was held in the town and many attended ubsequent course it was not until 1905 that ufficient !lumber of them plucked up ourage to form a ur ing Di\ i ion and this i now Headquart r ur ing Divi ion, Their fir t unif rm of voluminou kirts and bonnets remind done f the uniform worn by Florence Tightingal ill the Crimean War.

Office r ne of the pioneer officers wa Smith who became Corps Superintendent and gave valued en lce at the " ellingborollgh War Hospital during the Fir t \ orld War.

This e\' nt b r ought increa ed de ire by man women to assist in the \\ ork o f- the origade and from a flr t-aid class at V i ctoria School in 19 18 th i toria 1 ur ing D ivisio n was formed , T h i sti ll ont i nue to give va lued se rvice i n co-opcration wit h the headquarters ursing Division.

The membersh;p f the two divi ion ho\ that in the town more women than men arc prepared to give up thei r time to h elp others.

In 1933 t h e ictoria Division won the Perrott Shie ld the nationa l compet i t ion for nu r sing divi ion. One member o f t h at team, i\1rs. live Adams, also a founde r member, is now its v i ce-president. Three offi ers of the V i to ri a D ivi i on have b come Corp Superint nden t , a r eco r d of wh ic h it i j ustly proud.

T h e nt rodu li o n th e cadet movement into the b ri gade was n lh usia ti a ll y r eceived by girls i n the town. T h ree di is ions were formed, Headquarte r No. 1, Headquarter -0. 2 an d Vi toria, and the e ontinue to att r act a numbe r o f gir ls.

The two headqua r ters di i ions ha e been merged to

faci litate casy administ r ation. MallY of the nurslng cadets take up nursing as a profession.

I n 1958 a slep towards so lving the problem of membership of the Ambulance D ivision was taken by the formation of an Ambulance Cadet Division, This has se rved its purpose and a number of boys on r eaching the necessary age have been promoted to Headquarters D ivision,

In addition to first -aid and home nursing for the nursing cadets an extensive range of subjects is taught and for these, proficiency badges are awa r ded.

Cadets who obtain 12 of these badges are awarded the Grand Prior Badge, which they are allowed to wear when they become members of the adult division.

Both ambulance and nursing cadets have been competitors in the national competitions, but have yet to succeed in gaining the premier honour.

To stimulate interest among the cadets and provide a g r ound for healthy rivalry a new competition has been introduced by headquarters ambulance di\'ision to commemorate its 75th anniversary.

One of the functions of the brigade is to provide reserves and auxiliaries for the medical services of the forces of the Crown.

The first call in this respect came during the South African War when \'olunteers were needed to serve as orderlies in the hospitals in South Africa.

A number of Wellingborough men answered the call for this service and the names of two men of the Wellingborough Corps appcar on the memorial at St. John's Gate to those who died on active service during the campaign.

The rder of St. John truck a pecial medal to award to these \'olunteers, who also recei\'ed the Queen's 'Medal. These were presented by King Edward VII at a special parade at Wind or Castle in 1902.

When the Admiralty introduced the Royal N'a\'al uxiliary ick Berth Resen'e in 1906 and appealed to the First ir Society to provide members the St. John Ambulance Brigade ea ily pro\' ided its full quota and a number of Wellingborough men joined this reserve.

There were al 0 volunteers for the military hospital resen e and the military home hospital reserve. The outbreak of \,'ar in 191-1- saw the e men mobilised and a number of other members of the di\ j ion, who were resen i ts and territorial, were also called up.

" 'AR-TI1IE KH KI FOR ST, JOHK hortlv before the 1914-18 war broke out khaki UDlform been introduced intO the brigade and thi meant that the men who remained behind and tho e \\'ho ubsequently joined the brigade, had to be provided with an authori ation to wear uniform in war - time. In order that the brigade badge should not be confused with that of military units, the Red Cro badge of the joint war organi ation of the Order of St. John and Briti h Red Cros ociety wa worn.

The member of the divi ion were also enrolled in a \'oluntary aid detachment and man did part - time duty when ' ''' ellingborough Auxiliar " ar Hospital was open d.

Un lo a din g Woun d e d

One of the ta ck that i remembered i that of filling large coal scuttle and placing them b· the stO\'e by which the ward were heated to en ure the upply of fu I for the night, ju t before going off dut, which wa u ually about 10 p.m.

Other dutie that were performed included meeting ho pital trains unloading the wounded and com'eying them to ho pitals in the area. It i not generally reali ed that dur i ng thi war there \,'ere al 0 air raid dutie

There wa no genera l alarm ( tern and calls announcillg a ir raid \ ere received at th poli e tation. Me senger , u ua ll y Boy co u t, but at time members of the brigade awaited an alarm, and when thi was recei\'ed they proceeded to call up \'ariou men of the e n 'ice the e in turn called out other people of their organi ation. (collfilll/cd ol'a/cal)

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Record ed inciden ts were bombs exploding in the distance, Zeppelins passing over the town and the brilliant illuminating of the sky when one of the airships was brought down in flames near London.

Bearer Company

Another task which fell to the brigade was the training and maintaining of a bearer company some eighty strong of the local volunteers The enrolment of th ese m en in the divi sion gave it a much inflated app ea ran ce and wh en the war ended most of th em ceased their interest and the membership fell off considerably.

Many of the younger men who had been called up did not return after service and the division had a hard struggle as far as m embership was concerned.

After the \,var the Royal Naval Auxiliary Si ck B e rth R eser ve was re-formed, entirely from memb ers of th e St. John Ambulance Brigade, and again W e llingborou gh provided a number of men for it.

The introduction of air raid precautions threw a considerable amount of work upon the brigade. In addition to bringing up its own members to the r equ ir ed stan dar d, first aid training was undertaken by the special constables, air raid wardens , auxiliary fir emen and r escue workers.

When it is r e alised that the warden serv i ce alone h a d four hundred members, the magnitude of the task will be und erstood as the brigade also had to pro vi d e first aid parties and personnel to man first aid posts

Town Bombed

\"fhen the town was bomb ed , on most occasions before the si r en sounded the necessary sen'ices were qui ckl y in action and acquitted themselves c r editably. Most members of the brigade were also on dut y for cons id e rabl e period s wh en evacuees from L on d on arrived at the station Prior to the declaration of war the R . l .A.S.B .R. men had been mobilis e d

Three of them - Horace Barri ck, Bill Coleman an d Harry D elo - had also served during the Firs t World War. Su ch if the whim o f official circles that Bill C o leman was "discharg ed " from the r eserve on r eaching the age limit in 1938 but r eceived hi s call-up pap ers after his 56th birthday - and went.

Aft e r the second World War the R.N .A. S B.R was abolis hed, and although a number o f Wellingborough men wished to enrol in the sick berth sect i on of Royal Naval Volunt ee r R ese r ve they were una b e to do so as they were not near a training centre

ST. JOH N SUPPORT FOR CIVIL DEFENCE

The St. John Ambulance Briga d e has k een ly supp o r ted the Ci vil D efence Corps since it took over from th e air raid precaut io ns se rv ices at the end of the late war.

Th e ( :. D . ambulan ce and fir st aid sect ion consists mainly of St. J ohn m emb er s and other sect io ns of the co rps either hold St. J ohn first aid certificates or r eceive instruction from St. John members.

Most m emb ers of the nursing di visions belong to the National Hospital Servi ce R eser ve, an organ isation to provide auxiliary services for hospitals in case of eme rgency.

Transport

Mentiop r >1.S b ee n made of the Wh ee l Li tter which was the means of transport for many years, on ly going out of service when a full service o f mo to r ambulances was in being. Later types of this vehicle had rubb er tyres and its last services in Wellingborough were the r emoval of bodies to the m o rtuary and drunk s to the p olice station.

In 18 98 a horse ambulance was pur chased and this r emained in service for many years.

The hor ses were provided by a coac h proprietor and sto ries are told of many a chase to se cu r e hors es, wh en requir e d.

Th e horse ambulanc e was used mainly for the t ran sp o rt o f people to Northampton General Ho spit a l but the Wheel Litter was still used for shorter in-town journ eys. In 1915 a lo cal manufacturer supplied the division with a motor ambulan ce moun te d on a Sunb eam s:ha ssis.

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This did yeoman se n i(' but, unfortunale y a back ax e br o k e aud could n ot b e r epla ced.

Other m oto rs cam e a long and the transport se rvi ce gr w to ex l ens i\ e pr opo rti on

A ll work in thi direction was entir el y voluntary but it was found necessary eventua lly to emp loy a full-tim e dri\ 'e r fo r da y -tim e work while membe r o f the brigade carried on th e se r v ce ill the evening and ni ght.

'W h en ambulance tran port en'ices were by law r equired to be run by the Coun t y Council th e divi sion still ca r ried it on for some timc, and whcn tb e ervi e was ta k en over comp lete ly by the County a uth orities

VVellingborough h ad three motor ambu lances and employed two full-t ime d ri \ ers.

Many p ople a r e under the impr essio n that th brigade is part of the 1 ational H ea l th Service, but its work is entirely voluntary. Each division i re ponsible for its own upk eep and main tenance, and must r ai cit own funds for this pu r pose, 0 GO\ 'ern ment grants a r recei\'ed,

The only reward that the members can look rward to apart from the ati faction o f having rendered se n icc to l ess fortunate people, is th e recognilion of the ord r of St. John.

Medal

After 15 years' effic ient sen i e a member can be awar d ed th e Service Medal of The Orde r and fo r each subseq u ent fi\'e years' sen'ice i awarded a bar. Thi medal is unusual in that it continues to bear on th ob\'crse the head of Queen ic toria.

Several Vlellingborough men and women ha\ 'e b en honoured by admission to the Order of St. J ohn. aplain P arker is a commander of the Order the highe t grad to \-"hich a Wellingborough man ha been appointed since Doctor Audland who was a Kni ght of Grace.

S ervice up to 15 years is recognis ed by th e award of chevrons fo r each three years.

A VV e lli ngbo rough man h Id til record for the longe t period o f service i n the brigade. Will Fran c is served for 66 years, a period not reachcd by anyone else in th country.

Th ere are still members at '\\ 'ellingbo rough who h ,1\ e served for ove r fort y years, and the number who ha\ e been in the brigade for O\'cr thirty years represent a grea t r ecord,

The mo\ 'ement at '\ e llingborough was brought furth er up to date when it secured a ca ravan and adapted it to serve as a mobile casua ty station for use at fetes, sports meetings and other gather in g where th e se n ic e o f t h c brigade is requi r ed.

Pr ev ious ly, the fir st aid po st for many years had be n a tent.

Ever alive to being in the for front Wellingborough has extende d a welcome to any m embe rs of the brigade who might b e transferred from London under the O\'erspill agreement.

One of the r eco rds claimed by W e lli ngbo rough and as yet unchallenged, is the number of husbands and wives who have se r ved for long periods in the brigade. At one time no f ewer than seven couples both had be n awarded the se r v i ce m eda l, and ther e were othe r marri d t eams who had served for l esser periods.

Th e r e have been many fathers and sons se r ving together and in the nursing division there hav bcen cases of mothers and daughters.

Several sets of brothers have se r ved togeth r and the nursing di visions ha ve a so had sisters in th em. The cadet di visions ar e providing a contin u ance o f these famil y ties.

Th ere have been many c han ges in the pr act ce o f fir st aid sinc e the subject was first introdu ced into W e llin gbo rou g h P erhap s the mo st noticeab e is that artificia l r es pir ation ha s become eme r ge n cy r esusc it a ti on and in thi s dir ection th e mouth-to-mouth method or " ki ss o f lif e", has been plac e d fir st. Other methods have been dropp ed and ha ve r eturne d to favou r , a f te r a time.

The Nursing Studies Unit and the International School for Advanced Nursing Education, University of Edinburgh

In Elsie Step h en so n , M.A" Dire c tor Nursing Studies Unit, University of Edinbur g h,

Th C' ll1i\ C'L it)' of accC'ptE'd a grant from tll r H ockdc ll cr F oundation to as. is t in tl e C'sta bli shm - nl of th lI L i llg tudi e ' nil in 1956 'I'll ace ptance of tili grant ha m anl thal nursing i: 110\\ an integral p a rt [lll .-niverit\' and th of nULing ar admltl d to tile [ult li fr a nd c ia, '('s of the 'Cni\' r it)'.

School-Iea\ 'r.' 'md tilo r \\ ho al' . a ll' ady CJualifice! I1UI' c. may tud)' ill thr :\'llr:illg ,'tlld ic' 'Cnit \\hi(h is \\'ithil1 the Ll('ulty of oeial ScieJ1 ['hl' COllI a\ ai b l )k <11' [or tllCl .T \\ 110: l. "Ih to com l)in l1uring \\ ith an acad mlc duration Oil lea \ in g chool.

2. arc a lr rac.l y Clualifi'd nUL C \\ i_hing to prep lre [)[' t c,lChing or admini.trat ioll. une! ' rtakcl1 pO l-lJa i· 'd L1cariul1 anc.l \\ i h LO PI' 'pare [or I1 in either J1ur ing or in educ.:1tiol1 ; for .·amp l : nursillg i cr. al local regional or luti()n :1 1 1('\ (' I ; c1irC't tOl'!:- of 11llLing rducati 111 or (,1 \ icC' i 11 1 hc hCl pi tal or ('on1l11ulli t:

The (nULl .ire:

1. I nlcgnl>d .\1..\ (;cll([ll :\uLin g fi\ · '- \ car COLII' r. '2.. I n led IL 'c. (; 11 'ral :\lll'sing

fi \ -\ l' a I' (lll r..,c \\ ith CcnificLlt uf th e :()ullci l for '(H I, nd: a

\\ith CC'rtificarc of tlte :(llllll'i l for 'rOlland: a .\ 1 lp\oma in UL'lilg ,'ludies l11:1y he a\\<.Hd d af t I' lil l ctll1lp l 'tioll of a enation.

Diplol1l<1 ('( ULT. for all'lady qualified nurst' t'11lCt'ing "ith an appro\' d uni\ 'e r it\ · degrce'.

Th c. COliI' es :1l'( for tc, hin o admini , tralion or for g neral tudi C's in i. :c rlificat c our. c. for cdr 'ath- lualrfied Ilurse ., [or \\ hit'h ;1 lIni\ 'e rsit\' dcgree 11 t a prcr Cju isitC'.

Tile s cour s are for t cachi n )', admini , tration OJ' for gellcra l t lIdi . . , tudcJ1l s are cx pC'ctcd to m ee t the educational requ ir ement. of the "l niH'r. it )'.

75 YEARS OF SERVICE TO HUMANITY

(CO l/ t i l/lie lji'olll opposite puge) fra tur es and o th er injurie s arc tr atcd h a \'ing re ga rd to the tim e i n w hi h a patient a ll be tran port d to ho s pital. It will be r al i cd that a patient uflcring fr om a fr ac tur e wou ld lItee! o b treated in :A firmer ma nner to mak' a jo urn e on the old wheel li t tel' thall would be necessa r y fo r a quick comfortable journ in a mod ern motor :Ambu lance.

The Scotti h R ed Cross Society award four Red Cm s Bur sari of £50 annually to tudents taking the fiv -year I ntegrated cour e, \ ho have given ervice as Red Cross ca det or in adult units.

In 19 62, th e 'Cniver it y agreed to establish, wi til the \ \' orId H eal th Organization sassi tance, an Int fnational School for Ad\'anced ::\ur ing Education a [rom October 196+.

In e\'C I'Y' ountn' of the world nur es are required' m'lrse. \\'ho ha\'e had an educat ion comparable to that \\ hich may be obtained at th e llniversi ty, and the propo ed choo l \\'ill, in the fir t place be concerne d with nur e \\'ho have the n ce' ary ducational and nur ing experience. Thee nure - \\ ill be prepared for po ition of lcadcr:hip in elected peciali ed field of nur ina, for nur ing en·j 'e admini,tration nursing education and f r re " arch.

Confu .c d thinkin a ha frequently peryaded disCllSlon on the ocial and intellectual tatu of nursing and it edu ational requiremenL. 'Cndouhtcdl>, -o m e of the cxp lanation- may be fc;und in and in the dual re pon ibility of the ho pilal admini,trator to prO\ ide 111...11' - ing er\ iet and cducaTion. Thi i an area requirin a im 'e. tig;ation and a more flexible approach. :\' ursi ng i. a \'i tal part of the heal th en'ice , and the nurse mu t feel - h i part of it, ai \ 'en a full part in pc licy makina and not on l y re ei\'ing order to dedI with onk a eo'ment of it. The nUI"e i a teache: r of health in all her phere - of \\'ork, and h mu tIe prepared for thi her education nabling her to intearat pre\ 'e ntion, cure and rehabiliralion. The work of the llur -e a interpreter of h alth a well a that of ai\'ina care i\ it::t11y important. Her \\ 'o rk i \\ 'ith the youn a , the ado l e cent, the adult and the elderh-. \\ 'e TIlll t try to a i ct th future nur -e in riallt attitud e', a _i t them in obtainin a permi :i\ e atmophrr for th ei r patient, as they are a E\'ing for e in the edu ':1tion of our f<

X one of us lik to 0'0 to ho pital, but tho c who mu-t, sh ould b a - ured of not on ly expert medi al are, hut of the most nlight n d upp rti \ e l1Ul"ing • ncl aft r car

In estabkhin o the :\ursin o' "lnit, the Uni\ ersit\, of Edinburgh aim t attract int nursing ):oun; \\ m n and men of th hio'h est ahilih' and g i\ th em an opp rtunity to study th e hcaltll and siek are of th indi\'idual in the institution thc hom e.

Welsh Priory Celebrates St. John's Day

Cardiff, the capita l of Va le, was th e m ecca of nearly a thousand members and supporters of th e Order of St. John from a ll Counties in the Principality ce lebratin g the ann u a l festival of the Pri ory for Wales on Thursday, the 25th Ju ne.

Opening the annua l meeting of the Priory Chapte r , at 10 a .m ., the Prior, Lord Ab e rd are, observed a si gnificant difference on this occa sion - the absence of the fam ili ar figur e of th e l ate Hon. J ohn Bruce v ho had been the guiding hand in a ll th e Priory's affairs He expre ed great satifaction that a "vorthy successor h a d been found in Co lone l J ohn Traherne. Being on the threshold of a new era w i th a n evv Prin c ipal Se creta ry , he empha sised four main lines of expansion for the future. First to exte nd the Priory'S ervices to embra ce the first aid r e quirements of th e rapidl y developing indu st rial areas of Wa les, expressing grat i tude for the generous support of the ational Coal Board and other l arge organ isations. Se con dl y, to e n courage the holding of Priory Ceremonies in orth and Vest V\Ta les; thirdl y to forge ahead with the acquisition of ambulance hall s where local units of the Brig a de can dev e lop and l astly to in c rease financial support.

A warm welcome was accorded b y the Prior to the guest of honour from th e Chancery of the Orde r , Mr. Hora ce Par sh a ll who had a long record of di stinguished servi ce s as Deputy Commi ssioner in Chief of the Brigade and Dire ctor Genera l of th e St. John Ambu lan ce A ssociation before becoming Chance ll or of th e Ord e r.

Special Fund Rai sing Needed

The Prior y Treasurer, Mr. B ernard Br o",m, present ed his report to Chapter on th e acco unt of th e P riory for the year 1963 which were a d opted. He sounded a note of warn i ng that th e yea r s ahead wou ld call for special fund rai sing activitie s t o m ake good th e gap between Pri ory in co m e and ex p en ditu re w ith out drawing upon inv es ted fund s

The Di rector of Ambu lance Profes sor J. Sinclair , reporting on the in s tructional activiti es of th e p as t ye ar, stated that 20,000 persons had attended . cou r ses o f First Aid in struction in classes held under th e Pri ory throughout Wales; and Mr. H. G Lewis, the Chief Commi ss ioner for Wa les, in his revi ew of Brigade ,activ iti es said th at during 1963 members vo lunt ar ily devoted 220,000 hour s to organised publi c duti es in hospital s, clini cs, b lood transfusion centres and o th er pla ces, so m e 55,580 per so ns rec e iving first a id treatment by th e Brigade during the year. Professor William Re es reported on the Pri ory Libr ary and Museum an d the report of the A lmoner was presented b y Colone l H. R. Humphrie s in the absence of Sir C l ayton Ru sson.

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C0l111l1eIllOra tion Service

At the clo e of Chapter m mb er rob d i11 the tr a ditional bla c k mantle- of th Ord e r wa lk d in pro ces ion to th Pari h Churc h of St. J ohn Bapti t where th e Bi h op of t. Da id participat d in a Ser ice co ndu c ted by th \'icar Cal10n \N. E. C. Thomas Oin i a ting C h ap la in f the Pri o ry

At thi S ervi ce the works o f 28 m e ml ers of th e Order whos e d cea.e h a d b fe n reported to Chapter b y th e Pri ory R ea i trar fro T E. Smi th \\ 'e r f comm morated In a m e m o rabl e er mol1 C nOll Thoma r e mind e d th ongregati n that th Ord e r \,vas a religioll Order with it tr n gt h in pirati n and e rvi ce temming dir ect l l from th (,l1ri , t ian Faith.

'" I e can parti c u lar ly thank cJ" h e . aicJ, "that under hi g uid an a nd through th in piration of it great lea d r th rd r [r mit . ea rli . t beginning ill th 12th C ntury ha con tinu cJ tel liv e and gro w , and in , pite f hanging ituati ns a nd ci r c um t ance it ti ll maintain it halin g work for the uff e ril1 g and ne dy in a ll p a rts of the world.' Canon Thoma to o k a hi t x. t J h 11 did no miracle but (J hn Ch to \ +1 ) t. J ohn the Bapti t \\'a of cour th man \\ ho g a\ 'e hi s nam to th e Ord r J ohn a lth o u gh h cJid n( miracle, wa s a man of c har ac t rand h x e r ci d a d eep a nd la ting influence. ,a n n Thorn asa icl that durin g ou r li ve \\' m t p eo pl wi til O' r at g ift , ye t it was not the e p eo p l wh o h ad influe n ce d u mo t bu t th e ord in ary p pI a I \'in g pare nt, a wi e and trl! ty fri e nd. u c h a 011 \\' a J ohn Bruc e, for 0 many y ar. Prin cipa l r t ry of the Pri ory for Wa le, a man \\'h s wh o le lif was int eg rated b y his p rona l r li gi u faith. Canon Thoma co nclud d with a r mind r th a t the great co mmencJation of Our L rd \\'ll n o t "we ll d one good and brilliant n or go d ancJ successf ul" but '''ve ll don e g d a nd faithfu l rvan t "

R eturning to th e City H a ll , Chapt r Mernl er were th e gue t. of th e L ord Mayor of Cardiff at lun c h eon. Propos in g the toa t of tl1 Pri ory th e Lord rAa yor sa id it wa ry righ t a nd pr o p r th a t the Capita l City s h o uld pay tribute t th of the Pri ory for W a les. The y a ll took prid ancient hi stor y of thi Ord r of Chiva lry but it was even more exc iting to h ear and e th ontinuity of th ese id ea l. in th e modern wo rl I t o d ay.

General Assembly with Investiture

Th e As se mb ly Room of th e City Hall wa fi ll e cJ to ca pa cit y when a t 2 .40 p.m. th e Chapter memb e r s took the ir seats on th e platforms fo ll owed b y th e Prior 's pro cess ion in th e fo ll owing ord r : Th e Dir ec tor o f Ceremon i es (Co l. W , R. Crawshay, D.S.O ., C.St. J. , E.R.D., T.D.), Th e Standard

M RS. R. DAVI E.S -J ONE.S, Assistant Superintendent-in-Chief f o r Wales, lea vi n g the platform aft er b eing in ves ted by th e Pri or, L o rd Aberdar e , at th e General A sse mbly of th e P riory f u r Wale s, Cardiff, 25th J une, 1964.

Bea rer Cnl. 'J I R :., t.l, T D ., i !' .), Chall(cllnl of th' Orcin IT marc' 1' P clr.hall, E q ., C.C .'l.j., 'I' D Ofnci, ling ,h:lp l'l in ( Th e RC\ :,lnoll \\ '. E. :. Th o ma Ch.Sl. J ] 1()Il.CY. ) , ,'u h-Pr (' l,t t c Rt. R n. John Pi ch,trcl , Ch.:l .J.. l l L orcJ BI hop of t 1 a\·ie!.). J put;. '1'0\\ n Cl e rk ( \\ '. ll opkill:--, E q .), L.\cJ\ i\1a\ () IT. \\ '. J. H artlalld ) , L()t'd i\ l ;} \ o r (. \ IcJe rm:tn \\ ' .J. 11 nbnd J.p .) , \\ o rcJ }3( ,rrr ( \\ '. j. k\Tm ,E.q. '. 't. J .), Th e I ri r t Th c Lorcl :\1 lC'rti,trt', E t.]' ) Pri m'ip,11, en t , r y ( ] ,l.- :0 1. J. R . L. Tr ,tlterl1e, ..'t.J., 1.. ) \ s i, t ,111l Dir ccto r of Cercillonic .<lpr tin ] C. E\ 'a l1', .I...:. .:l.]. , J.P .). The T rior \\ cit-ol1lccl th Lord \ ()]" :-.:p r c , sill er th e Pri o n' , gra litud e for th \\onderfLiI upport cO IL is l I1tly IT( i\"('d from th City of ,a rdin' and slicee: i\' L or I ll e 'n cl (d a " ar m \\ !com a ls o t o I-lnr ,l('C P a r s lw ll \\h o th ey wer al l h o n ou r e d lO k1\'l' \\ i lh th em.

Aft r lIJ11m a ri in g the"> ar s < ni\·itic in .-\. 0l' iatioll a nd Bri o'a cl c d c \ ' lnpm e nt, L ord Ab rd a r r ef IT cJ to br "l l1('h o f : 1"\ i c \\ hieh \\" 1. clo sin g cJ O\\T! thi s) car th op r a ti on of amhula n e tr ans l ort. ] n 1 19 th Pri o ry h a I first cO llc e i\'(' cJ the idea o f a S\ 's t 111 of ro-o rdin c t ed a mbuhn ce tran porL th roug h a J1 f t" or k [amhula llce s C (l\ rinD th e o ulh \ a l , coa lFie ld. in ce 19+8, whell c r v ire ",a ,' d ea lill g \\"ith so m 20000 ca a year it Incl h I:'n operated on an agC'llcy h a is for ' til e County r\ut.lwriti s wh.o h a \ 'e g r acJ u 11 , takcl1 o\'e r til rUl1J1ll1 g of o \\'n crv i ces. The Con t rol! r lvlr : 11. mlth W d r e tirin g o n th e 20t h .Jun e ;}f t .r . ;}rs o f d ed ica t ed ervicc' a n I th e Pnory \\ ' Ish d him beller he a l th a ne! n h appy 41

ANew D eve l opment

Th Pri or m ntioned particularly one ne\ \ cl \ e lopment in th e Pri ory' - affa ir. It had been fIt for a long time that the Pri ory hould make a 0'(' ture f oTa Litlid to hapter m ember and other r pre ti\·.: who \\ 'ere makin a 10nO' jourI1C\', from _ orch \\ ale: to attend the annua l g th ril1O' in ardiFf. Thi - year a R eyie\ \' and C0111m rnorari 11 n ic e had been h Id in B angor \\ h n 10 e 0 11 a thou and peopl \\ 'e re in th e .'Hh cJr< I ancl it \\' a hoped to hold orne imilar ccr m 11\ in \\ e. t \\ ale. at a future date. L ord Ah erdare poil1[cd out that rile ba kbone of t he Pri c n "- \\'ork d not li e in cerem nial \\ hi 11 i s Onk Llte out \\ 'a rd ho\\ of trenarh and tradition F t I: fTccti\ 'e ani n they d ep nded on the de \ 'oliol1 of 111 ;1 11\ thou .:;} nd . of people \\·ho ai \ 'e \ 'o luntary l'1'\· ic ' t th e r li ef of ufferin a orne of \\"hom \\ r pI' se nt L r ce i\ 'e a\\' rd - in re oO'n iti on of uch sc n i c S. \\ 'e r ead 0 mu ch no\\"ada\, - " aid L o rcJ b rd a r c of the and the R o k e r '. It m .: to m e e \ ·id n of un a ti fied e n ergy \\'hi ch \\ "C h o uld k t turn t o o n tru c ti\ ·e u -e. \\ h ;} \ "C OTe;} t o pp rtuni ti to m a k e u -e of l! h enero'\" in o ur ca d e t m \' em 11t. \\ 'e mu t not be co n to r h 11 O ll td a t e d m e th od.. \\ e mu t ofTl r young pe p le e x cit m e nt a nd int e r e t a.: \\' II a .' a hall 11O'e t l"\ ther. Y oung p e pI e t da\' \\ ill r s p nd t o su h a hall e ng e and if \\'e g i\ 'th cm th - ri g ht lea d e r hip t11 y \\ ill n o t di -appoim U It i: Lip t dll of u t o sho\\ th em that our i I ;} Is a r e ,, 'o rt h - tri\'ing for an d tha t u c h er\ 'ic e is n o t du ll r utine, hut ex citin o int e r esting a nd h ;}pp \' ." P a i's hall thank d the Prior for a i\'in a him th hon ur and d e li o' llt of bein o' pre e m a t tIl

Festival in '!\fales. Th e pa sing of th e Hon. John Bru ce, he aid, \.v a deeply mourn ed at Headqu a rters. H e had been d e vot edly ab orbed in all that meant well for the advancement of th Prior y' \ ork. H oweve r, his famil y onn tion v,Ias most plendidl y continued in the per so n of the Prior , vvhilst it mu t be a gratifying to the Priory as it was to the Order that Lt.-Col. J. R. L. Trahern e had been a ppoint ed to th e office of Prin cip a l Secretar . H e also ren ewe d feli citations in r egard to the signal honour of Knighthood conferred by H.M. the Quee n on Colonel C. G. Trah e rne , th e Priory's Chan cellor a few days prev iously.

Mr. Parshall 's interesting and informativ e address dealt with the work of th e Order an d it Foundations outside th e imm ediat e purvi e \\ ' of 'Vales. R efe rring first to the Ophthalmi c Hospital, he spoke abo ut t he Bank o pen ed by Hi 11aj esty King Hu sse in of Jord a n , an Associate Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order; of th e out-patient d e partme nt w here an ave rage of 270 peo ple were tr eate d every \ orking da y; and of the R esea r c h Programm e w hi ch was leading to th e alleviation of o n e of the great sco urges affecting mankind , a Trachoma was an affliction touching th e whole Arab world. The report of the Ord er Ho sp i t a ll er and the Ho spit a l Committee gave a mo t int ere ting and in spirin g account of this work.

The second Foundation, th e St. J ohn Ambulan e Association, was the authoritati 'e fountain and o rigin of a ll St. J o hn personn e l who pr actise First Aid an d th e allied subjects. It was re ponsible for encouragin g a ll p eop le of age) of a ll countries, an d of all occupations to le arn to a ll eviate suffering. The Association R eport for 19 63 presented an encou r ag in g account of pro gress and f orwa rd pl a nnin g, w hil st the imm ense labo ur of the revision of the manual s was p erpe tuall y in hand .

As to the third g reat Found a tion , th e St. J o hn Ambulance Bri gad e, 11r. Parsh a ll reported th a t nearly four million hours were devoted t o duti es in Engl a nd an d orthe rn Irel an d an d 360,000 reported cases were treated on an d off duty. An ever widening exte nt of overseas duti es includ ed the Carribean hurricanes, the Sabah floods, a mining in cid e nt in Ghana and parti cipation in the joint St. John j B.R.C.S. Commi ss ion in C y pru s. Th e O ve r seas Development in train or projected hy th e Ord (t r was administered by a special committee w hi ch dr ew on th e experience o f th e a ppropri a t e Mini stries and officers of th e Ord er. The r e ports from th e Order 's Ove r seas R e pr ese ntatives we r e inspirin g reading a nd th ey were a mplifi ed by th e co-or dinated p e r so nal v isit s and tours co ndu cte d by high officers of the Order, th e Association and Brigad e . Headqu a rter s were unceas ing in th eir de sire to fill overseas n ee ds and in giving guidance towards self-support and help to th e end that the work of the Ord e r mi ght continu e and thriv e und e r eve r y variant of cha n g19 loca l co ndition s.

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Honours and A wards 'I h e Prior co nO'r<1 lulat ed Sir Th o ma William s, O.B.E.) E..St.J. .J.P D.L. and Dr. T. H J nkin , K.St.J. o n th eir promotion Lo th e g r a de o f Kni g ht in advance of f rm a l r cep ti o n b H R.H. th

( .T r a nd Prior. fter th r a din g of th ti o n h e pro ceede d to in es t Command r r and I l e mb e r f the Order a nd pre e nt d V llllIn

Vote o f 'I h a nk s. Th Lord l ayor h a nd ed 4+

Priory \ 'o te of Thanks to th R ipi n L Lif

Saving fr ed a l in Br oI17 aV\'ard d to Di i n a l

Sup er int nd e nt D ere k H a rt Old C h", ' 11 Aml)Lllan ce C a d e t Divi iOI1 wa pr e e nt ed by th h a nce lIoI' of the Order th ci t a ti n being r a d I) f r. H. G. L e \,vi Chief mmi ion r for W a le. .

FIRST AID TREATMENT FOR BURNED PATIENTS

(Continlled/rom page 24)

(43 ) In ontrast, this fa ce was obviou ly ver d eply burned, and re ult ed in destructi n o f th e eye, 110S and part of the skull.

After three weeks the dead kin amI tis ue had parated, r evea lin g a raw surfa e which required kin grafting ope ratio ns to heal the \ ound.

It was three months before the burn \ a h al d and was anothe r three years before pIa tic. urger), re on tru ti on of the fa ce was omplcled.

The face is ano th er exception to the gen ral rul lhal the burn shou ld be covered by a t rile dr illg. To ove r the face ad quately one would prevent lh patiellt fr om b r eathing ! And the [ace will i n any a e usu II be treated expose d at the I a h o pita!.

Miscellaneous

(44) P eople trapp ed in burning building ma cou r se, be sufFering from asphyxia or even arbon monox id e p Olsoning and may b uncons iou and ma ha\e stop p ed breathing. I n this ca e artificial r piratioll wou ld be requir e d until m e di al h e lp wa a\'ailabl I n the case of explo ions in confin d spa e the eIT t of blast may a lso occur; although the a tual burn ma be sma ll o r even non - ex istent and th pati ent may n sup er fi c ial exam inat ion appear in a ati. fa tory co nditi on h e may di e la te r fr om pulmonary oed rna or th e eITec ls of b la st, an d so shou ld be seen by a doctor or nl hospital for examination

( 45, 46) Although a conside r able proportion of lh more serio u s burns occur in hildren due to clothes ca t c hing ali g ht from an unguarded open fire, some o f th burns in adults and particularly e ld e rl y people may b du to (he patient falling on a fire due to an attack of Ull co nsc iousness fr om an illness. Examp les of the se are strok s (ce r ebra l thrombosis ) h eart attacks ( o rona r y thrombos is), ep ilep sy, alcohol, tumours of th e brain, diabetic oma, e tc. The u sual fir st aid measures fo r the un ol1Scious patient will have to be applied in these ases - su h a preventing the patient fr om d amagi ng him se lf furth e r by r emova l fr om fire and 111 the case o f fits, moving furnitur e away from the patient.

Slides of Various Burns

The foll o win g sli d es show the app e arall e o f arious types of burns:

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47) Burn ca u se d by fl ame (clot h es ca u g ht fire fr om an unguard ed open fir e).

( 48) A high vo ltag e e lec tric burn , ca using gangrene o f th e f ee t whi ch subs e qu e ntly had to b e amputated.

( 49) A fri ct ion burn ca us ed by r evo lvin g mop or polisher, d es tro ying the skin and tendons o f th e back o f the hand

( 50) A typical molten m e tal burn of the foot. A Camera Talks Pr o du c ti on.

rn d to p rsonarn d a

LT. COL. C. P. C ommissioner for Tl' orcestershire and Ar ea ta ff Offi cer B R oper, lalkino to Ian Preene .\J ascol Drum "Ja jor of the D udley Cadet A mbulan c e Di i'ision at the anTlllal inspection at Hal esoU'en Grammar choo!.

of first aid v as staoed

BO:-: VOYAGE to the « lvl ine r'.s An gel" , lvl ar g aret D odds .\I1e d zcal S ister for the past four at Easin gto n who IS leaving for Au s tralw. lv1r. W. Thr owe r (rig ht ) presented her wi th a w all et and cash from 2,600 men at the Colliery

DR. J :-:. LEwr- Ar ea u r Geon B elfast t. J ohn Ambulan ce Bri ftade watc h es jl.,l r. S. H all leit ) \1 r. J. heridan of the B elfast T ele ph one Ar ea treat a (c ras h " i.'ictim at the G.P.O. first aid competitions at K illeen, F orlu'illion Park, B elfast.

The Caldwell Park Disaster

In th e accid e nt w hich occ urr ed recentl y at Cadwell P a rk racing ci r c uit in Lin co ln hire when a stoc k car left the tra ck and ploughe d into p ectators, a St. J ohn Ambp lance wa fir t on th e scene. This photograph was t a k en a t th e m o m ent o f the di sas t e r. Three Louth Ambu lances, and one from H orncas tl e go t th e six t ee n injur ed t o hosp it a l within 35 minutes of th e di sas t er. Only seven p eo pl e were detain ed and n ext day a ll we r e said to b e "satisfactory". Th e dri ve r of th e car was unhurt. The c hi ef pit mar ha l, who stopp e d the race when th e acci d ent happen ed , said , "The St. J ohn Ambu lance m en wer e th e r e imm ediat ely"

Anoth er s to ck ca r ra ce meeting acci d e nt occurred at W a lth amstow Stadium in ea rl y Jul y. Thi s did not, how eve r , in vo lve th e sp ec tator s as at 44

C a d we ll P a rk. n of th ar om r au lt d nd fini h ed up up id dO\ n. P tro l from (h upturn d tank poured 0 r th dri r a 11 tru g l d throu g h th e w ind ow. H h a d rUll a f w y rd h 11 th e car ex ploded into flam and t a li g ht hi cloth es. Ambu la n , rn ld an d Di vis io n a l up er int nd nt T. L. Hur t .a h grabbe d a b lan k t from th ir tr tc h r nd e red th e burning man 0 x tin gu i hin g th fl a m

The y th e n pl ace d him on a tr e t h r a nd with in seve n minut e h e wa a dmitt d to Whipp H os pit a l.

Both Divi sio n a l Sup -rint nd nt Hunt a nd

Ambu la n ce M e mb e r Arno ld h ave r c iv d 1 tt r

o f Comm e ndati o n fr m th Commi i n r-111-

Chief . 45

H. PPY F A CE excited c hatter A da)' at the seaside for 150 c hildren. Th e)' cere accompanied by t. J ohn _i.mb ulance men and ol hr::r helpers.

Commissioner J to S taff O fficer K H Bott omley during the inspection of H ull Yorkshzre St. J o h n Ambulan ce Bri gade in H ymers College.

Invalid Cookery Hints

o E

In gr di I1/S

lb Plain Four.

t tea poon oda-bi arbonat

1 a poon ale. H· oz. B u tter.

1 tea po on :ream of anar 1 gill 1\Iilk.

Meth od-

Sieve flour, o d a - bicarbonate artar and a lt into bowl. Rub in butter. and mix to oft dough. Turn out on flour d board. Kn ad lightly R o ll out to t -in c h thi kne ut iI1lo round. Bake 10-15 minutes. Gas regul 8 l ectri ity 475-5 O.

To prepare tins: Grea with butter. 1\Jix 1 t a po Jl sugar and 1 teaspoon of flour. 'oat tins \ ith mixtur by shaking we ll a ll over them.

C \O rT _ o f th R oyal olle f1 tlrepipe Di v ision. First

Aid pradi c t at a Di v sional "J eelin (I.

Overseas

CADET of the R oyal College Curepipe Dil:ision after their enrolment on 11th April.

\\·hace\·er a e chey ue day morning

THE ROLLING STO ES are on th e w ay to b eco min g

« T op of the Casualty Pop sJ-J and Su ssex St. J o hn mem -

bers ha ve b een ha vi n g their fair s har e o f «mani as)). On

Sun da YJ J u ly 12t h th e B eatl es and a wee k lat er Th e R olling Stone s p erformed i n Bri g ht on. A s the «E ve nin g d escri b e d the d ise ase J '( the a go ny of zs b eing d ealt wi th ou tside the H ippodrome, durin g th e latter Js appearan ce 46

I N DI V ID UA L SPO GE 'A K E M e thod -

I ngredients

2 oz. S If-rai ing flour.

2 Egg s. 2 oz. Ca lor ugar. Vani ll a flav o uring.

Light oven (gas r eg ul o 5, l ectricity 425 ) PreI?arc

individual ca k e tin s . Siev flour. Br eak ggs Int o basin and whisk 5 minute s until light and f r th y, add su ga r and wh Isk fo r 15 m i n ut es until mi 'lu r is q uit e thi c k a nd looks lik e c r e am Fo ld in flour as li g htl y as p oss ibl e. Add fla vo urin g. Fill tins half full. Pla c in oven After 3 minut es r du ce h at to gas r gu lo 3 (e ect ri city 35 0) and coo k for approximate y 15 minutes mor e Turn ou t on to w ir e si ve to coo l. Sprinkl e with c a stor sugar.

FiLe _ id P o e at ehe wieh uperintendene A. en tr e fun cioned day and \, ' rk d 10 ely ,, -ith the ompanyin o them on

members ot the Brigad met them with a hot meal. We a l 0 a isted in orting out 10thinO" collected 10 a lly an d sent b air from Trin id ad a nd di tributed it at the refuge camp on the out kirt s of Georgetown. Di tribution of clothing an d food tuff \ as a l 0 arri ed out jointl with the R ed Cro a long the V\ est Coa t - D emar ara where an even greater number of Indi an and African had been rendered homele and in om case de titute b y racial vio lence.

Ifember of the Brigade a l 0 met ten injur ed refugees ent to Atkin on Airport from Ma kenzie

Book Reviews

ESSENTIALS OF NURSING

A Medical -Surgical Text for Practi ca l ur e by Claire Brackman K eane ( V\1 B. Saunders Co. Ltd., 31 6d.)

It ha long been an establi hed fact that it i not ufficient for the nurse to attend only to th e ph . ical need of the patient he mu t rather care for the \ hole man , body mind and pirit. Thi text book written for the in tr uc tion of the "Practical urse " or, as he is ca lled in thi countr "The State -Enrolled Nurse" admirably illu trate this point. The first four chapter are devoted to the basic nur ing ca re required by all pati ent. The remainder app ly these principle to every t ype of patient which the Practical Tur e may be called upon to care for: the geriatric ca e the chroni ca ll y ick, the patient suffering from can ce r , the medical and surgical patient, etc. The need of each type are evaluated from the three angle of body, mind and spirit, and the resultant picture gives a clear indication of the type of care th e ur e shou ld be prepared to give.

Although writt en for th e Profes ional l ur e thi book could be read with advantage by the ur in g Members of the St. J ohn Ambulance Brigad e. C learly and co ncisely written it stres e man y practical points which might usefully be applied to the work of the Brigade whether car ried out in the home or in the hospital.

H UMAN RELATIONS IN NURSING

A Textbook in So ciology

by Wayland J. Hayes,

Ph.D. and Rena

Gazaway,

R. ., Ph.D ( W. B. Saunders Co. Ltd. , 44s. Od.)

For all those interested in socia -economic probl ems and human relations this book makes fascinating reading and its purpose "to arouse interest and curiosity about matters wh i ch are so familiar that they are often over looked " is amply fulfilled. The suggestion at the end of each chapter of items for inves tigation and interpretation are certain ly tlyought provoking. In the first part of the book a 48

The long - awa it ed biograph of L rd has had an unu uall long p riod of The author wrot th fir t draft m y ear ago while on leave fol1owin reporting in K or a. \l\Ih 11 Lord uffi Id r d the frank apprai a l of hi life h :A \\' int a r a nd vowed he wou ld ue author publi h rand printer if the b ok w re pul Ii h d in hi lif tim In vi w of hi attitude, publication \ as hId up but hi death la t umm r ha enab l d th au Lhor not on ly to publish th original m anu . ript Iyut a La to add mu h a ddition a l mat rial whi h h has gathered in th int rv ning year.

A TASTE

OF FREEDOM

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G. E H YTON

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A ye ar 's co ur e f o r tate R egi t r d two m o nth s in the c hool of L1r in g fiv w k h o lida y and, in the remaining month, pra li al ex p eri ence gaine d in the ward and d epartm nt of the ho pital.

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Candidat es are accepted at the ag e o f e\'ente e n yea r s fo r an eight een month cOLlr e.

A total of three month i sp ent i n th chool of ur sing; thi i divid ed into two p ri o d . total o f six weeks holida y i tak n in the ighte n month s' training the r emai n in g month a r sp ent in ga ining pra ct ica l ex p e ri ence in the \0 a rd and d epartm ents of the ho pital.

Candidat es who successfull y co mpl et this trainin g are e ligib le for six m ont h reduction in the three year G ene ral Tur e train in g.

Th ese co ur ses are in pr eparation for th exa min ation s of th e Ophthalmi c ur sing Boa rd and f o r the Moorfi eld s Ey e H ospita l C e r ti fi ate and M ed a l.

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Ha mp s ead R o a d, .W. !. PUPiL NU R E required. aged year or 0 er. o tra in for a e nro ll11ent. Excelle nt experien e in all branche of nur iog inc luding Thea tr e Ca ually and Out- patient Dep artment. Fortyfour hour week. 'Th e co ur e of t\ 0 year' duration. Training allowa nce of 132 in the fir yea a nd £3 4 in th e econd yeJ r ppl y to Matro n for full particu lars

NURSING

CAREER

There j a place for you in the Ho spi tal S ervi ce in the S outh West of E ngland if you have trained with the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Girl an d Boy who are intere ted in becoming nur e and would like ad ice and information hould apply to

T h e R egi on al N ur sing O ffi cer

S ou t h Wester n R egi onal Hos pita l

Boar d

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ic k B ert h Bran c h Juni or Entr for bo from the age of 1 Adult ntr from 17 t to 28 y ar. i k Berth _ ttendant in R T H o pital R N. ic k Quarter the R o a l },Iarine ,ommando and at ea in H M. hip. pportunitie gi\'en to qualif for pe ciali t training in man ubje c t. Furth er d tail - from the Dir ector of a\'aJ r er en i e ( / 6 4) tate Hou e Hiah H olborn London \ V •. 1 r from your neare t R .l areer Alce.

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Training Allowance: 16 years - £235 p.a } non-resident 17 years - £245 p.a.

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Age 18 to 45 years .

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(Resident or non-resident. If resident, d e ductions for emol um e nts) .

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Appl ication forms and fu rther particu lars may be obt ai ned from: -

Matron, Amersham General Hospital, Amersham and Matron, War Memorial Hospital, High Wycombe

M edical st u dies hav e co nfirm ed that a cety sa li cy li c acid (ASA) is on e of th e mo st eff ect i ve saf e an a lg es ic s k no w n On two vita l counts str ai ght ASA gi ve s si gn ifica ntly bett er effect th a n oth e r an a lg es ic s

Anti-inflammatory a ct i on ASA red u ce s i nfl a mm at io n wh ic h pr esses o n n erv esto caus e man y b o d y p ai n s, t hu s r e mo ving pai n at its sourc e. N either phenacetin n o r paracetamol has anti-inflamm atory action

Ant i -pyretic a c ti on. A S A quickly reduces b o d y tem pe r atu re to norma and not below. W riting in C li n cal M edici n e, M ay 1964, A A. M ntz M D report ed that : A c eto p h e n et idin appeared to be onl y half as effect iv e a s as p ir i n i n the r eductio n of e l ev ated temperature s .'

Neither phen ace tin no r p ara c etam o \ h as s o m a rked a n a nti-py ret ic effec t as AS A

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THE REVIEW

The Launching of Flying Christine II at Guernsey

by Fr ank W. F alla

For people intere ted in the aving of life and ea ing of suffering, Monda , July 6th 1964 will go into hi tory a an outstanding day, for it av the launching of the new, 42 -ft. ea- ambulance Flying Christine II.

The first Flying Chri tine wa rna hed in a gale in St Peter Port harbour in January 1963 and a very valuable life -saving craft - the very first of its kind in the Briti h I Ie - and link forged by the Guernsey St. John mbulan ce Brigade and the smaller island of the Baili wick of Guernsey, Sark, Herm, J ethou and Brecqhou, was broken.

But in pired men dream dream and, ometime they come true. Such wa the ca e with the Flying Christine, for the man who ha brouo-ht b fame to the S.J.A.B. Tran port ec tion in Guernsey, Ar ea Commission er Reginald H. Blan chfo rd , created out of a plea ure laun ch th e craft which. saved man y lives, and in its eleven -y ear career carned out more than 200 mercy -mission s

When the seas destroyed Flying Christine I th e question was: "What can happen now?"

The tangible answer came from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and all the Channel Islands. Gifts in and kind rolled in - without any appeal bemg made by the Brigade. In fa c t, nearly £12,000 was given by people, organisations and famous British manufacturing firms

The Air Ministry was contacted and willingly supp li ed plans of a sea -plane tender the R .A.F. had used for air -sea rescue - and it was these basis the new St. J ohn launch, Flymg Chnstme II, which was dedicated by the Dean of Guernsey; handed over on behalf of the donors b y the Island's Bailiff, Sir Wi lliam H. Arnold to the Lieut. Governor of Guernsey, Sir Charles Coleman, who accepted it on behalf of the Brigade; and finally it was the Lieut . Governor's wife, Lady Co leman who christened her Flying Christine II an d cut the b lue ribbon ( replacing the traditional ?ottle of champagne) which sent her down the shpway into her permanent home: the sea of St. Peter Port Harbour. 8

LADY COLEMAN) wife of the Li eut G over n or o f Guernsey)

cuttinu th e B lue R ibbon at the launching of the Fl ying Chr istin e IF ' Wat c hin g the ce r mony are the Baili ff of Gu ernsey) i r W illiam rn ol d) Capt. f H. T ellish and ir Charles Coleman

Final co t '\ ill work out a t £ 12 ,000 a nd m ainte nance '\, ill be in th e region of £ 1 000 a ear. For thi purpo e a n Appeal Fund h a b een t arte d a nd che qu e a nd ca hare a lr ead rolling in Over £5 000 in ca h an d goo d toward the oricinal co t came from p eo pl e a nd organi a tion an d firm out ide the i land of Guern e 'w hich

Investiture by the Lord Prior at the Grand Priory Church, Clerkenwell

MORE THAl 150 MEl A'D WOME re ceive d their insiania in v arious grades of t h e Ord er of St J ohn at a cerer/(ony held in the Grand P riory Ch urc h at Clerkenwell on the 16th J uly 1964. H on. Mr s. Cub itt) O B .E.) County Preszdent) H ampshzre S .].A .B ) is seen above bein g inves ted by the L or d Pri or as Da me of the O rder. Behind the L ord Pr ior are Th e Se cre tary-General and Sir Harr y L uke. O n the extreme left is the R ev. Canon Christopher P erowne) Vi car of H ertford) w ho w as recently made a Sub-p,relate of the Ord er Air -Mar shal Sir Sidney Nelson (top rzght ) w h o represents t h e Ministry of D efence on the St. J ohn Ambulance Asso ciation Committee w as invested as Commander of the O rder. H e is Gener al) M edical S er vices ) R .A.F. M iss Elizabeth P earson (right ), for many yea rs of the «Nursing T imes») re ceive d he r insignia as a Ser ving S ister in recognition o all the help and support she has given to St. J o hn

The German Protestant Order of St. John

by Carl von Volborth

(Reproduced by kind perm iss ion of the Editor of "The Armorial")

To understand the reasons for the

The Protestant Order of St. J ohn liquidation of the Bailiwick of Bran- began after the Thirty Years War, denburg in May 1811, and its when the Lutheran Knights receive d revival in October 1852, it is neces- seven of the thirteen Commanderies sary to look back to the beginning of and were given the right to continue its history. For centuries the Ord er to wear the Maltese Cross and use of St. John of J e ru alem was involv- the Order's titles. The Prince Eleced in defensive b att les in the Holy tor of Brandenburg was declared Land, in Rhod es and in Malta Its Summus Patronus et Protector institutions for th e si k a nd poor Ordinis. The Knights of the Bailinot only required personnel but a lso wick continued however to be cona tremendous amount of mone Th e sidered Knights of the Sovereign requi ite funds ould be rai d onl y Order. through r al es ta t , ince a capital When Prince Ferdinand of Prussia econom y, as vve know it today, did was elected H e rr enmeister) his not exi t. Throu g h inh ritance and brother, King Frederick the Great, donations the Ord er had come into en t a Prussian Knight to the Grand great prop er ti es These ta te \ er Prior of Germany in Heitersheim to ca ll ed Command ri (in rman, see k confirmation of the election. K o mm elld n or K o mlllJ' >n). Th The mission was successful and it not only supplied th e m d1 n was agreed that the Knights of the sary, but a lso pro id ed [or th car Ba iliwick of Brandenburg would be of i n alid or aaed 111 mb e r o[ th e considered members of the Sovereign Order. veral omm nc1 ri Order, and in return they agreed to form d Bailiwi k · pay "responsions" to the Grand form d a P rior' or Ma ter. In 1787 the red uniform Abo e a ll was the eRO. of The Kni aht s of Ju st i ce u ed by the Knights of the So ereign the Ord r. In rman tIl 'rand of The erman Order o f St. J o hn. Ord er was introduced in the BailiPrior wa ,hO\ \' r a l 0 ca ll ed Ob rm eist r (Sup- wi k of Br an d enburg a l o. e rior M a te r) a nd th h ead of a Bailiwi k j\f eist T ft er six hundred and fift y years of continuous (Maste r). Sin e th rman rder of t. John hi , tory it seemed that the ancient Bailiwick would was original! th Bailiwi k of Brand nburg of th e ome to an en d. During the Napoleonic Wars Order wh i h i toda kno",;n as th overe ign Pru ia h ad suffered he avy losses and the Peace Military Order of 1alta, it h ea d i not call d of Til it left her in bankruptcy. In order to meet simply Grand M t r but H rr enmeis t r ( 1a t r the itu ation somehow , K ing Frederick William of the Lord, or igneur), a the Kni g ht w ere III, by edic t of 1810 , had the effects of all religious al 0 a Il ed H e rT en (Lord or eigne ur ). in titutions confi ca ted to the State, including the Prob bly b eca u of the tran fer en c o[ estate prop er ti es of the Order of St. John. Out of res- and m emb rs - origina ll b longing to th pe c t for hi grand-uncle, Prince August Ferdinand Ord r of the Knight T mpl ar (di solv d in 1314) of Pru sia ( then H errenmeister), \ ho was eightyto th e Ba iliwi k of Br an d nburg a on id rably one ears of age, the King did not want to dissol e more independ nt position tow a rd th e superior the Ord er before hi death; however, the Prince in the Ord r w s establi h ed. a r ult of the d clared hi re ignation on 31st December 1810, Negoti a tions of H eimb ach , 11th June 1382, it was to set a n -a mple, and on behalf of one's duty to decreed "for eve r" that th Baili wi k had th righ t the St a te " The Knights, nevertheless, were perto elect it own Master, which differed gr atly mitted to ontinue to wear their insignia, and the from the cOrnmon usage in th e Ord r, and that the H err enm eist eT and the commanders received penGrand Prior of G rm any had only to onfi1'm ions whi h amounted approximate ly to a third of this election. Th "responsions" were fixed at an their former revenue. All the other ob li gations annual sum of 324 Goldgulden, and estates of of the Ord r were al 0 taken 0 er by the State. the Bai liwick could no lon g -r be old by th e sup ri- By d ecree of 23rd Ma 1812 the King created the ors of the Order. Ro al Pru ian Order of St. J ohn (Koniglich Preus11

sischer Johanniter-Orden) in memory of the dissolved Bailiwick. The insignia of this Order was the same as that worn today by the Knights of Honour (Ehrenritter).

Forty years later King Frederick William IV, on his fifty-seventh birthday, decreed: "The Bailiwick of Brandenburg is restored." The decree of 1810 was annulled by that of 13th October 1852. There were still eight Knights of the Bailiwick alive who had been dubbed Knights by the last H errenmeister between 1790 and 1800 in Sonnenburg, the Order's castle. They were now entitled to form a new Chapter, which they did, and on 14th March 1853 Prince Frederick Carl of Prussia was unanimously elected as the new Master. Continuity was thus established, the links with the past were unbroken and a Master of the Order resided again in Wilhelmsplatz in Berlin. He announced his election to the Lieutenant Grand Master in Rome in the words: "This election We make known to You, in Your Mastership, mainly for the reason that the Priory of Germany does not exist anymore, since We otherwise would have been obliged to obtain confirmation from the Grand Prior of Germany in consequence of the ancient treaties" (i.e.) Heimbach, 1382, etc.).

Bailiff Colloredo replied in a cordial tone, expressing his hopes that the old relations would be reestablished; and indeed today in German y workers of both Orders may be seen in close co-operation wherever need may arise.

The Knights on whom the continuity depended w@re: Friedrich Emil Graf von Zieten , 87 years of age; Dietrich Freiherr von Miltitz, 83; Friedrich Albrecht Graf VOn der Schulenburg, 80; Carl Friedrich Graf von Lehndorff, 82; Ferdinand Graf von Stolberg- Weringerode, 77; Heinrich, ruling Graf von Stolberg- Wernigerode, 80; Leopold Dietrich vOn Behr-Negendank, 76; and Carl Lazarus Graf von Henckel, Freiherr von Donnersmarck, who was 80 years of age. Perhaps the King saw that the restoration of the Bailiwick could hardly be delaye d. Five weeks later the first of the old Knights died, and a year afterwards there was only one of them lef t.

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It seemed again as if the Johanniter-Order had come to its end in 1945 when, after having survived the period of dictatorship with its continuous pressure and interference, almost half of its members had been killed in action, liquidated as members of resistance movements, slain by the Soviets or deported to Siberia. The headquarters of the Order was destroyed by bombs. Many of those who survived were either refugees or displaced persons. Of fifty-seven hospitals only twelve remained in Western Germany. The Knights of Holland also split from the Order.

Today the Order has recovered amazingly. Its Nursing Corps, the "St. John Sisters (Johanniter S chwesternschaft), is increasing in numbers; in 1957 the Nursing Corps became an independent

GREETINGS TELEGRAM SENT TO H.R.H. THE PRINCESS MARGARET, COUNTESS OF SNOWDON

"On behalf of the Offi cers and Cadets of the St. John Ambulance Brigade I send your Royal Highness greetings and be t wishes on the occasion of your birthda y. VVe are particul a rly glad to do so this year following on the birth of your daughter.

Commissioner-in-Chief·

TELEGRAM RECEIVED FROl\1 H.R.H. THE PRINCESS MARGARET, COUNTESS OF SNOWDON

"I end my sincere thank to ou and a ll for whom yo u speak for our kind me age of good wi hes on my birthday.

Marg are t, Commandant-in-Chi f Ambu lan ce and Nursing Cadets.

branch-organisation of the Order. There are, furth e rmore, the St. John Ambulance Corps (Joh.anniter Unfallh.ilfe) and the St. John VVelfare Organisation (Johannit er Hilfs gemeinschaft). Be ides these th e re is also a S t. John discu sion and re ear h group on current events and problems (Johanniter Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Gegenwartsfragen), in which the members try to clarify their piritual and intellectual views on matters of principle. The Order has toda y twenty Commanderies (Genosscnschaft e n), of which four are not German' the Finnish, French, Hungari an and Swi s A ociations. The headquarters is in Bonn, We t ermany, and the present H errenmeister is H.R.H. Wilhelm Karl Prin ce of Pru ia, SO il of th form r head of the Order, H.R.H Oskar Prin ce of Prussia, who died in 1958. H e had been H errenmeister since 1927.

The ranks of the Order are: H errenmeister (Mas ter of the Knights) , Ehrenmitglieder (Honorary Members), Komm endatoren (Knight Command ers), R echts ritter (Knights of Justi ce), Ehrenritter (Knights of Honour), Anwarter (Esquir es).* Membership of the Order is restricted to Prot esta nts and nobody can apply for it. The Order selects its members, who are not permitted to belong to any other ac tive Order of Chivalry, or to a Freemason's Lodge, at the same time

* That is, Commanders as understood in the Englishspeaking world. - EDITOR

REFERENCES

Johanniter-Orden) No. 2/62 and 3 / 62, and other issues.

Rundschreiben d Wiirtt. Baden. Genossens c haft) No 27, 1962

Medical Work of the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem) by Edgar Erskine Hurne, The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, 1940.

Man-Made Handicaps For The Handicapped

by G. A. G. Brooke

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I a king of til Chur he r . talli d til problem that mot

a ll y handicapped. ntil thi Code ha been d however there is an exce ll en t report on makmg a ee ible to the phy ically handicapped: "To through and -;vithin their \ hieh ha recently been comp lIed by the Amenca,n tandard ociation. A commentary on thlS r port an be obtained from the Central Council for the Di abled 34 E cle ton Square, London S.W.I.

Th n xt t p mu t be to inform and arouse public int re t in the hope that enlightenment plus pre ur e of opinion will nowball to good effect. Evid ntly ue e mu t in the main d epen d upon prole ional expert and but an be a hi ved by local and mdl Idual lrunanve in developing a\\'arene of hazard a,nd obstacle for handi apped per on \\'i object of e bein a ir urn" n ted and a\'olded 111 future deSIgn To quote from the addre at the opening of the Central Council for the Di abled permanent exhibition on Hou ing the Di abled - Project 2' a t the Birmingham Building Centre: "We beli e e that the \ ay the Central Council can best help di al I d peopl i b working to. re tore th m th pportunitie in lif e of whIch the dlabi lit ha deprived them. Vv e believe that disab l d peopl would prefer thi approach to a welfar approa h. The would prefer to e pportunit re tor d to them as far a pos lble and then make their 0 \\ n "va in the world. Opportuni tv in lif e is removed from di abled people very ohen by the un uitable design of all th e thilWS the u e since e er thing, whether building D applian e furniture, clothing or whatever, i de igned for the able-bodied and not vvith

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their needs in mind. In nothing is this more true than the buildings which the disabled have to use, whether their homes, or public buildings."

Members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade who are so much aware of the many difficulties experienced by the disabled because of the barriers brought about by the design of buildings have a real opportunity to help. If a public building is contemplated in their area, it may be possible for them to make the future owner and the architect aware that the plans should be drawn to make the building as accessible as possible to the disabled and to the elderly. This will mean that in -future years, the disabled will find employment, education and -recreation, and all the normal activities of life, much more available to them than they are at the present time.

Appreciation from Brighton's Chief Constable

Chief Constable's Office, Town Hall, Brighton 1, Sussex. 5th August, 1964.

Dear Sir,

About 1 p.m. on Friday, 31st July, 1964, two women and two men were swimming near the groyne which separates Dalton's beach from the Palace Pier beach. At the end of this groyne there is a hollow in the sea bed which is a danger to other than competent swimmers. One of the lifeguards in the employ of the Brighton Corporation, anticipating this danger, went to the end of the groyne to warn the bathers of this potential danger, and at this time he saw that one of the men was in difficulties He dived in, dragged the man to the beach, being assisted in this operation by another lifeguard.

Your Robert Howard Spencer, aged 17 years, of 12, Nuthurst Road, Whitehawk, a voluntary member of your Brigade, and Brian Alastair Judge, of 275, Road, Brighton, a member of your Cadet Brigade, were on duty at the nearby first aid post. They saw the incident and procured those appliances calculated to be useful in the resuscitation of the rescued man. They did this with promptitude and the man regained consciousness, after artificial resuscitation had been applied by one of the lifeguards. The patient was taken to the hospital and has made a complete recovery.

It is with pleasure, as the agent for the Royal Humane Society, that I bring to your notice the assistance of your members, in the hope that you will convey to them my appreciation.

S. T. Denning, Esq., Yours faithfully, 8 Arlington Gardens, (Signed) Wm. Cavey, Saltdean, Brighton. Chief Constable. 14

Cade(Camps in Wales

Three summer Cadet Camps were held consecutively on a glorious site overlooking Newport Bay, Pembrokeshire. The first week the cadets were from Caernarvonshire and Flintshiresome eighty strong. These Cadets have camped now for some years and have their organIsatIOn worked out to the last detail.

The second week was the Priory Camp when nearly a hundred Cadets from many parts of Wales gathered together under the Leadership of County Staff Officer J. P. Harries. They were fortunate in having the use of two dinghies and a safety boat for the week. The Chairman of the St. John Council for the Rhondda, Mr. G. Blackmore, is a great sailor and arranged this, his two sons and a friend coming as instructors. The Newport Cadets brought their canoe with them thus making it something of a nautical week. '

The third Camp was the Rhondda and West Denbighshire. Although the Rhondda is in South Wales and Denbighshire in the North this is the third year that these Counties combined forces. An annual cricket match is a regular event. The Principal Secretary, Li eut. Col. John R. L. D.L., inspected the Camp and was pleased WIth all h e saw, and particularly to .the County Surgeon, Dr. W. B . Davies, staymg m Camp. He asked how it was that some Divisions never ca mped and felt that steps sho uld be taken by th e Priory to see that every Cadet had an opportunity of going to Camp in the future.

Halstead's Pride

Transport Sergeant B. Hunt, of Halstead Division, was working on his accounts at his home in Pebmarsh following a busy day at the local St. John County Fete when he received an urgent message that there had been a serious accident invol vi ng a motor scooter. With Mrs. Hunt, a ls o a member of St. John Nursing Division he gathered up his equipment and the two of {hem were quickly on the scene of the accident.

The young girl whom Mr. and Mrs. Hunt found lying beside the road was very seriously injured.

Mr. Hunt's on-the-spot diagno sis was: severe concussion and abrasions to the head, a badly fractured pel:vis, a severed right ind ex finger and disfIght thumb, a large wound on the right thIgh a nd some internal injuries; this diagnosis was subsequently confirmed in every d etai l by the hospital.

In pouring rain Mr. and Mrs. Hunt atten d ed to th e gir!, her over as best they co uld , and remamed WIth h er until the arrival of the ambulance.

The girl's parents, and indeed the whole village have nothing but praise for Mr. Hunt, who a long and fine record of first aid jobs done in this isolated village. The Halstead Division takes prid e in the work done by him.

A HOSPITAL FOR LEPERS IN SOUTH INDIA

by Jennifer Whitehurst, S.R.N.

Miss Whitehurst is an ex-St. John Cadet who) after her General Nursing Training, was appointed Nursing Officer to l!0'. Eltham Nursing Di vision) London (Pr ince of WaleS» Dzstrz ct zn 1956 and resigned when she left for India in 1963 .

It was the end of the afternoon list in Theatre. part from the hum made by the fans a ll was quiet, "Swabs correct, Sir!" As my voice broke the si lence with those familiar words, everyone knew the operation was nearly over. At the head of the table the anaesthetist stirred and prepared to wake his patient up, water cou ld be heard running into the lui ce bucket as the nurses got ready to clear up. The urgeon looked up from his work for a brief moment and asked, "Sister, \ hy do you have to go to India? There is plenty of ork to do here in Eng land." The reply was quite simp le, "God v a ca llin g me to serve Him in India".

That was eighteen months ago. Now come with me out of the clean, anti eptic sme ll of one of England s nev est Th atres,. out of an limate, to India a land WIth a strange fascmation clear blue skies and monsoon rain) poverty and' great wealth, bright l co loured flowering shrubs standing out again t the parched earth, ta ll palm trees huge ca ti. But come, \ e will vi it the Leprosy Hospital in a sma ll town a few miles from the sea on the ca toast, where I hope to work after the initial two-year period of Language Study.

Out Patient Day

It is 2 p.m. on a Tue day afternoon. About 200 people are gathered under the shade of a big mango tree; mostly m en, a few women and chi ldr:en sitting a little way apart from the men as IS theIr custom. This is Out Patient day, people of a ll . caste, from a ll wa lk of lif e, from mil s around have come for medi ine and treatment.

In front of them stands a group of men dressed in white or blue, omeone is speak in g, we an see the patients are a ll li stening very carefully, let us go and hear him too! Oh! this man is not tanding, he has to sit down because he has no feet left, only stumps, we see he has d eformed hands and can hardly turn over the leaves of his Bible. Yes, this man is a patient. Why is everyone Ii tening so well? As you hear him speak, yo u r ea li se he i a learne d man, he has a B.A., a lso it is obvious that he is a Brahmin, that is the highest Hindu caste;

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from a child he wou ld have been taught the contents of the Hindu Religious books. But now having lo st a ll his world ly position and goods because of Leprosy, he has found something worth preaching abou t, a personal faith. in the. Lor? ] esus Christ, Someone Who lo ves hIm despI his deformed body. The people get up and begm to move, old patients to wait in a leaf. shelter, new patients to the converted garage which serves as a waiting room. We will walk across the rough sandy ground and join the Doctor on the verandah to see some new patients.

No Blood Transfusions

First come the women; a few have small, light patches, or comp lain of loss of sensation in hands or feet. These people have come in the early stages of the disease and after a few years of treatment with the new D.D.S. Sulphone drug their disease shou ld be arrested. Here is a lady who is very sick she can hardly walk, yes, she has got some but her main trouble is anaemia, her Haemoglobin is only 15 per cent instead of 100 per cent, she needs Hookworm treatment followed by lots of iron and vitamin B.12. (We have no blood transfusions here.) Yes, she will have to be admitted, fortunately there is a bed on. the women s side, it is the men's compound that IS so o er-crowded.

My goodness! Who is this poor specimen of humanity? A man has appeared vnth a most pitiful look in his eyes. He is thin and wasted, ev ry movement is an effort, his feet, hands and buttocks all how huge ulcers. His tongue is bright red showing a se\ ere vitamin B deficiency. He has advanced Leprosy and the almost inevitable anaemia. Hi eyes tell us he is a beggar, - not knm,vin rr where he " ill sleep or where his next meal will come from not very old but incapable of work so his family have cast him out. Can he be admitted? The Hospital, built for 250 beds, a lr eady has 350 patients, sleeping in all sorts of places which makes administration very difficult. So th' afternoon wear on, many dreadful stories of attempted uicide, ruelty from families, etc., are heard, but we must leave Doctor and the two

missionary nurses, who have been "vorking hard seeing 150 or so old cases, to the difficult decision of who to admit and who must be turned away.

Instruments boiled in "Fish kettle"

Mealnvhile we will skip a day and call into Theatre on Thursday morning. My, it's a far cry from the gleaming chrome fittings we saw in England. The windows of the small room are open, an ordinary strip -light serves as table light, the instruments have been boiled in a "fish kettle" over a primus s.tove, no automatic autoclave for them here. The patient has already been carried on to the table, he does not need an anaesthetic, only a little local, as all the area to be operated on has long ago lost its feeling. The skin is painted with iodine, sheets put around the operation site. Then the Doctor arrives dressed in cap, gown and mask. Before he starts all heads are bowed in prayer, that surely must be the secret power behind the success of the work done in the Hospital. Apart from power sent from on high, how could success come out of such primitive conditions? The orderlies have another pump at th e spray in an attempt to decrease the fly population. Thus Doctor starts; with neat precise movements gained by years of experience, he locates the diseased tendon and the healthy one which is to be transplanted. The patient has a foot drop which makes walking difficult of impossible; after a month or so.in a plaster cast he should have at least some movement in his ankle, allowing him to get about. This is just one of the many plastic surgery operations that are being done to help rehabilitate the Leprosy patients.

Now before we leave the Hospital let us take a peep into a ward. Each ward is a separate hut, no sluice or bathrooms as we have in England, just a room with beds in, all dressings and treatments being done in a separate place. As we go in the ward Boy, who was once himself a patient, greets us with a bright smile; the patients will all sit up and raising their right hands will say "salaam" or

greetings with varying degrees of cheerfulne s. They are lying on low string beds with a sheet them, no mattre s or covers, except in the cool season when blankets are issued. The temperature at night then will fall to 68 deg. F. to 70 deg. F. Beds, lockers and a few odd picture on the white-washed walls comprise the furni hings of the room. At first to our eyes it may look very bare, but one soon le a rns that even quit e wealthy folk don't have much furniture. Food i eaten sitting cross-legged on the floor or on tin low platform. It is eaten mo t expertly with th e fingers of th e right hand, which sav a lot of washing up. To a beggar who has probably roam d for mile, such surroundings, \,vith food and lothing supplied, are positivel luxurious.

Need for early Treatment

As I have said, th e ho pital is already gro 1 overcrowded, \ ith sick pati ents even 0 we \,vould like in time to co me, to bra n ch out and join one of our other mi sionarie in illage clinic work. Poor people will onl par the money for fare to come to u when the di ea e is in its advanc d stages, if only we co uld get to th e vill age and reach them with m edi cine b fore the deformity sets in; also edu ca te th e public to the fact that not all Leprosy is eon tagiou , then more patient could be rehabilitated in th eir home.

However, if Lepros y comes und er contro l, it would still leave T.B. , anaemia, vitamin deficiencies and a host of tropical disea e untou h d. No, the task here is a ltog ther too great for u to cope with, we can but touch the fringe. Ea h day we have to asses God s will for u and do j II t that.

There is so mu ch m ore I v,'ould 10 e to t 11 ou about the people, th e an im a ls, the flovler and trees, but I hope this has answere d the que tion "Why do you go?" The answer is in the mottoe of the Order which I learnt as a Cadet. "For the Faith' "For the Service of Mankind"

"Disaster" Film

A 16 mm. monochrome Rescue and First Aid Documentary Film has recently been produced by a team of amateurs under the auspices of the Rugby Local Disaster Planning Committee with the title "Disaster". Running time is twenty-eight minutes. The commentary is spoken by Dr. P. J. Miller, Corps Surgeon, St. John Ambulance Brigade.

The film underlines the problem involved in training First Aid and Rescue Services to deal effectively with a Major Incident. It takes as its main theme the need for precise planning and co-ordination between the various bodies concern-

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ed in any incident of this nature and describe the manner in which each sho uld play its part in a co-ordinated whole.

The film is strongly re co mmend ed for showing at Brigade Conferences , Training Days, etc., to stimulate interest in Di strict /Co unty Emergency Schemes. It is also of general interest to Brigad e members in that a Disaster is depicted with Rescu e and First Aid Teams going into action: it may also serve for recruiting purposes as it stresses the ne e d for trained help in dealing with disast ers.

Application for the loan of this film: The Deputy Commissioner-in-Chief, 8 Grosvenor Crescent, London, S.W.I.

Modern Role Played by the Royal Society of Health

eadquarte rs of the R oyal Society of Health) at 90 B uckingham Palace R oad) L ondon S.W.1. This Exhibition is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Monday to Friday inclusive. Visitors) especially

KEEPING PACE WITH UP-TO-DATE PRACTICE

111 a imp 1 imaginative way which i easy for til lavman to under tand.

Quit recently eight speciali t Subject Groups hav be n formed, dealing with Building and E tates' D ntal and lli ed Profe sion ; Food and utrition' }vI dical Supplementary Profe ions' Ophthalmic Profe ion' Pharmace uti cal Profesi ns' Publi HaIth ur ing, Social and Welfare' and in 1963 a Health Education Group wa formed.

'1'hi mark another important step taken b the oeict), to bring together health \v orker and n ourag a gr a te r excha nge of theOl'ie and opini 11.. The fa t that the e Group are divided i 11 to p ' iali cd profe ion a lloy\' the Paper and dis u ion ' t be on a more technical plane than th e at th Society' general m eeting' and < lth ough member may join only one group and th Health Edu ation Group they are free to attend any oth r Group' me e ting hould the ul j ct int re t them.

vcr ea m mb er al 0 b nefit from th e Group a th are invit ed to ubmit paper for con iderali o n b th e Gro up Committee and if they are a epted they rna be rea d on the member behaH.

Sin th e formati 11 of th e So iety in 1876 the inter t and nthu ia, m ·t o join has warranted the introdu ti on of two n w arade of membership

The origin a l o-rad 1ember , from which Fel-

lows are elected and Associates who are admitted by examination or professional qualification, were simply not sufficient to cope with the applications received.

So, in 1954, Affiliateship was introduced for those who are interested in the promotion of health but do not have the necessary qualifications for Membership or Associateship.

Similarly, in 1963 , a new senior grade was instituted, that of Licentiate Membership. This grade caters for people who, although holding senior positions in the health sphere, do not have the qualifications specified by the Council to become Members or Associates. The Licentiate Members and the Members are the only two grades from which Fellows of the Society can be elected.

Among the Honorary Fellows of the Society are such eminent medical people as Dr. Jonas Salk and Dr. Albert B. Sabin, discoverers of the famous polio vaccines bearing their respective names.

In furthering the promotion of health, the Society conducts various examinations. These deal with such subjects as, Hygiene of Food Retailing and Catering; Health Visiting; Inspection of Meat and Other Foods; Health and Welfare Administration; Health Engineering; Nursery Nursing; Nutrition in Relation to Catering and Cooking; School Hygiene; Smoke Inspection and Tropical Hygiene for Public Health Inspectors.

Some of these are recognised by the Government as the statutory qualification for appointments under local authorities.

The system of examinations inaugurated by the Society in 1877 has been extended to countries all over the world.

In fact there are Examination Boards in nearly twenty different countries, and recently a Board has been formed in co-operation with U.N.W.R.A. in Beirut, to serve the Middle East. This is the first occasion on which the Society has formed such a Board in co-operation with an international agency.

The overseas Branches of the Society in Malta, New South Wales, South Africa and New Zealand, apart from holding examinations, are authorised to hold congresses and meetings for the members to discuss public health matters.

Furthermore, the New Zealand Branch, which is particularly well supported, publishes its own Journal "Public Health" which is circulated to the members, along with the official Journal, three times a year.

The Royal Society of Health Journal is published bi-monthly and is sent to every grade of member in all parts of the world, in addition to many of the public health libraries and universities.

Since it was first published, it has contained full 18

reports of the Society's actiVIties, selected papers from the Society's meetings and leading articles on important topical health matters. In addition to this it contains notices of almost all new publications in the health and related fi elds; reviews of the latest books; films a nd film strips; diary of meetings of other bodies; selected extracts from the Weekly Law Reports and from "Hansard", personal notes and news; overseas news; correspondence; British Standards and parti ulars of new products and equipment.

Undoubt edly th e mo t imp o rt a nt event each year for the Roy a l Soci ty of H ealth is it Annual Health Congress \",hen three to four thou a nd delegates from a many as thirty or more diff erent countries gather at important conference centres in differ e nt parts of Britain to di cu Paper given by di tin g uished medical men and health workers on topical h ea lth matter.

In addition to the onference, an exhib ition i staged by some of the large t firm an d leading voluntary organisations in Britain ""ho display and demonstrate th eir latest equipment howing modern trends in the Nation's Health and Welfare S ervi ces , Next year thi wi ll be held in Eastbourn ,

Other meetings are held throughout the United Kingdom in conjunction with the lo ca l author iti e ' and usually visits are arranged for the attending members to lo cal places of health int erest such as hospitals, clini cs, and housing estates as well as to numerous lo cal indu tries,

In order to help m emb ers with their technical problems the pane l of Technical Con ultants has been set up comprising M embers of Council, who, as experts in their respective fields, are we ll qualified to give advice and inform ation on these queries which deal with every conceivable aspect of public health work.

The Society's Libr ary of nearly 34,500 volumes is of added assistance to m embers in Great Brit a in who are at liberty to borrow these books or take advantage of the excellent reference facilities avai lable at the Society's headqu arters,

All the services offered by the Society are designed to bring health wor kers all over the world clo se r together and supply up-to-date information on the latest developments in this field.

The enormous part played by the Royal Society of Health in the promotion of health was summed up by its President, Lord Cohen of Birkenhead, when he said, "Many organis a tions have develop e d which represent the interests of specialist groups. Whatever administrative convenience these provide - and we mu st all concede that they are good - there is yet the important function of integrating all the disciplines which have a contribution to make to the health of the nation. It is here that the Royal Society of Health plays a unique role."

UGANDA Pearl of Africa

b Arthur Bi hop

th map o uple

.. The author is A i tant ec retary Mini try of Information Broadca tin g and Touri 1?1 Di vision

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TREE CLDIBL 'G LlO" poses for his picture

the prO\·j iOll of omfortable day compartment In modern rollinO' tock \\ hich are com'ertible to \\'aO' n lit .. for night tra\'el.

T anda \\ ho e fabulou Lake Yicroria i the ourc of the leO' ndar\' _ -i le i the holida,- land of a [if lim till laro'eI',- untouched by the touri t. It i a ou f ri h fertile \ -a lley \ -a t plains \\ hich are the kingdom of the elephant buffalo and liOl1, Th road \' t m i the be t in Ea t fri a and th hail; of hoteL managed by O'anda Hotel Limited are attracti\-ely ited throllO'hout th land " ,here the ,-i itor can enjoy hi r atur omfort \\'ith excellent ui ine and ellar ,

are the

fr o m o rth e rn U g anda

fig trees for hade during the heat of the da y , and a a lookout over their hunting domain.

The Murchi on Falls ational Park, in the Northern region of Uganda, straddle the river Ni l: and includes the spectacular Murchison Falls , whIch roar down 400 feet in a fanta tic turbulence through a narrow gap only 19 feet wide. Its scenery is riva ll ed on ly by the variety and number of big game. The park contains some of the largest surviving herds of elephant in Africa today. Herds of up to one hundred are a not un common sight, and the total elephant p o pulation of the park exceed 12 ,000. Th e region is one of th e few places in Africa w here y ou c an see the rare w hite or squar e -lipped rhino. A trip up th e ile to the base of th e Falls in one of the Park laun che s is an unforg e ttable experience, a nd offers sup erb facilitie s for v i ewing and photog r a phing cro codil es ba skin g in th e sun a nd o th er a nim a ls a t cl ose quart er s a n d in p erfec t sa f e ty .

Both P a rk s, w hi ch a r e op en a ll th e yea r ro und , have full y ca t erin g , comfort ab le lod ges w h er e o n e can sit qui etly in th e eve nin g ove r a coo l drink , di scu ssin g th e ex p erien ces m et w ith durin g th e day .

For the mor e energetic vi sitor s, Uganda'S mountains pro v ide magnifi cent opportuniti es for expeditions The Mountains of the Moon, with their snow -covered ranges and glaci ers, rising

rit

Bak er r d with are

20 a r e a s.

F or t he fisher m a n th e var io u s la k e, ri rand m oun t a in st reams offer orn e of the bes t por t in Afri ca - per ch, barbe l, bream gan d a ha t h em a ll. And no t pu ny th ree -pounders either. B arb I> fo r i nst ance, reach fort y p ou n d s. If the e ar not enou gh , try th e f erocio u s ti ge r fish an d t h e i l p er ch Th ei r h om e i s i n L ake A lber t , th e lbert

ile a nd its trib u t a ri es. Th er e a r e t w o sp eci es of ti ge r fi sh and th e l a r ge r o n e is f or th a n g ler.

Thirty -fi v e-pound er s h ave b een r ecord ed , but a fi v e- pound er i s mor e norm a l. If yo u pref er t o c at ch Nil e per ch, th en tr y trollin g on L a k e 11 ert

u r hou of i n f or ma tio n on gan d a f asc in a tin g hi t or y from pr e-hi st ori c tim es . H ere, in d eli ghtfull y a r ran g d ex hibi ts, is a wa lth of info rm a ti on r ga rdin g gan d a's p a t an d presen t , i nclu di ng th tra diti on and cu lt ure of the d ifferent tribes. I t ea i ly ho lds the attention of the re earch worker and ca ua l v i itor a li ke.

Lit tl ha be n aid about the sophisticated side of th ountry. Kampa l a, the capita l, is buil t on ev n hi ll im il ar to L i bon and R ome. T he city ha an international character with excell ent ho p in rn a , re taurant and nigh t clubs . The wid attra tiv avenue with their gras verge and flo \ ering hrub add a "gar d en ci ty" atmopher but p rhap t he m o t triking features about am p a la are the magnificent new bui lding. The P ar li am n t a r B ui ld ing of the a t iona l sem b ly an d th B ugan d a Ki ngdom are fine exampl e h re are a nu m ber of club a oci a ti on and ] tl whi h cater for a w id e range of oci a l, u lt ura l a n d p or ti ng in t ere t. M o t g am es are p Ia d i n K am p a la an d t h er e i ailing on L ake i toria. h ity i en d owed with an excell ent tadium an d (h be t golf our i n the country, to \Vhi h vi i tor are readil welcome. her ar vera l triba l language in Uganda but n Ii h i univer a lly under tood an d poken "\ h r v r ou go ou wi ll be a ured of a welcome a happ , and friendl people and en j oy a ho Ed , loner to be re m m bere d in a country which i r i h tl y a ll d the P earl of _ frica.

Nursing Manual-Second Edition

ho u r. 1 im can be m a d e ac or di ner ly I n E ner l an d u n til 3 1 t D ece mb er 1964 cour e on du ct e d on eith er th e 1 t ( 195 8) or the 4) e di ti on' but cla and Centre ecre tmu t 1 a rl in d ica t e \ \"hen ap pl yin er for p ap r \\'hich d ition ha been u ed in i n tru tion. EJ-amination on t he 1 t e d ition mu t ta k p l ace before 31 t D ecember 196+. "\I\' ith IT t from 1 t Januar), 1965 a ll traininer and examination wi ll be ba ed on the econd di ti on of th Lanua l.

AN ACHOLI DANCER

BER1\ ARD KERSHAW, Dar wen S t J ohn Ambulan ce D ivision, who is a cadet in the Lan caster County P olice stationed at B lackburn, re ceive d his gold D uke of Edinbur gh award in J uly

Cadets

A HAPPY AND HISTORIC OCCA ION at Bourn e, Lin colnshire. For the first time there is a l.asing Cadet Dil'isioll and the first fifteen membels were enrolled by COllnty upt. lvIrs. E. P. Epton. Also in the piclure is I rs. Ill A. Pl edger, Area Staff Offi cer, lamford. The Ceremony was attended by Canon H. P. Laurance.

RKWRlGJIT COLLIERY llndergoing a test in th knol. Il d.£!. and care of animals. Jr 1ar geriJ01l own r of Plol'er Farln alow D rbyshire, kindly allol. d the t st to be carri d out on his pr mises. The instructor was Dil '. O!fic r R lone and the examiner Coun ty taff Offic r F. hin1l. fl holder of the R .. P.. 1'1. ill r H dal and Bar of the O.F.D.L. M edal for animal r SClie.

" R INC CADET CPL. MAUREEX TAYLOR looks justifiably pleased as she receives her Grand Pr ior's Bad ge from }lirs. I H ai.g h (Area Supt., Duk e of Lan caster's District Area o. ), at the annual presentation of awards of the outh hare ursing Cadet Di vision held in the H awe ide chool. Also in the picture are Mrs C. A. Wilde, J.P., Di u upt. (C.A.T.L. ) and Miss C. Banks, Area Staff 0 !ficer ( Cadets) (

E IGHTE EN - YEAR - OLD SA DRA SHIELD, f o r seven years a Nursin g Cad e and now a m emb er o f the Ando ve r Nursin g Di v ision, g ained her Grand Prior's Bad ge which was present e d to her by the Mayor -E l ect, Coun cillor G. L yn at the Annual I nspe c tion of the Nursin g Cadet D ivision. D uring this event eight ne w Nursin g Cadet s were enrolled, each of whom re ce i ve d a co py of the Ne w Te s tament from lv1iss H H edderly, a former D iv. Supt. 22

THE SURGEON - IN-CHIEF, MR H S. TAYLOR-YO U G, at th e Nort h e rn Area R eview, N o ttin g ham, inspe c ing th e Bilsthorp e Colli ery Ambulan ce Cadet D ivision. H e is accompanied by th e Ar ea C o mm issioner and the Ma yor of W o rk so p.

Colden Jubilee of the Daimler Division

Awards and Presentations

M ISS PA ME L A AN='IE WYNE S S, a member of t h e Calver l ey

D ivision and a stu d ent n u rse at S t . L uke's H ospital, B radfor d, has won h er D uke of E din b urgh Cold Award which she received from H is R oyal H ighness at B uckmgham P alace in J uly T he pr ojects s h e carried out included farming , d riving , d ress m a king fu r nishing an d decorating cooking a n d p ro d uci n g a magazine

T H E D E BUR Y NUR NG C AD ET Dr ION celebrated twenty - first anniversary with a reunLOn which was attended by past and present cadets. Picture shows Area O fficer (Cadets ) ( 1 rs. B aldwin who formed this D ivision twenty-one years auo cuttin a the birthday cake.

D 0 1 rs. Cummin u-Bell, pres nted "The X ey of th e

D oor)) to Cadet L eader ybil Terry and pens to each of the Cadets. O fficers and members of the Adult Di[ 'isio n organised refreshments and the evening was round e d off with dancing.

Round and About

PICT URE s h ows th e S u p erint en d e n t -in - Chi e f, Marj o rie,

ou n tess o f Br

Mi ss B L evi tt at th e dinn er h eld i n th e Ca st elg r ove

Ma so ni c Hall L ee d s, pri o r t o a dan ce o rg ani se d b y th e Di v i sio nal Pr esi d ents of L eeds,

and H o lbe c k D i v sion

M SS F. LONG w h o retired after eighteen years' sen'ice as County S ecretary , was presented with a ilver allIer b y ursing Cadet J ean Woods of haftesbury.

I. PanCTa and F enlis h Town Di vision vf lit Bn"adl,. n IInday 12th Jul)" thl; S I,W Ambulana' a:a dt'dicatal b)' Ih t } 1;1'. fI'. Fllapp /;,r at the er mOllY all nd d by Ihe jl Jay or of I. Panl ras. The •1mblllall Lc was preSt IIteel 10 Ihl, Di vision by thr 'I, rnembel'S D O. D. JI' Rld ,!!,L, gl. H leuens HUI HI Ihe piclur and pl. F. Rt;sI ell. These three 117emb rs were also responSIble for (an oul a/l Ihe interior work and for providing the eljliipm/,nL for the Ambulan ce. It is interesting to 710te thal olle of its firsl dulies ,('as 10 be 011 call on of Ihe Royal Gard e n Partie s.

BRO)! GRO E );l,;R I);C CADET Dr I 10.' Comes of A ae Picture shows l Jrs. Cranl, wife of the Chairman ot rban District COUT/cil, cuttinu the Birthda y cake. Olhers in the picture are Di u. upt. JJiss De chinn, .li n. 1\/ E. Taylor, Die. Presid ent , C ommissioner Lt. Col. C. P. Fau g hall, D 0., and C 0.

DR

SCARBOROUGH R ! TG DIVI 10 celebrated its Colden J ubilee this year . T he t h eme t h ey use d : I n a float in the Dutc h Festival at carboroug h this summer.

T A F F OFF I CER 111 1 HI TD of Cumb rland anel Tl estmorland is se'/1 [ Ith some of the four hundred aiel friends from the two counties whom she accompanied to Creat Y armouth for a ll.)eek's holiday.

THE BA.GOR NUR ING DIVISIO); treating a « casu alt y" during lhe annual competitions in the orthern I reland district, held at the War _'v1emorial Buildin g , Belfast. Th e team members are, left to ri ght 1ar garet Walsh, Patri cia Wal sh and 1rs S. Humphrys.

(Cadets ) (X Jiiss H. Bidm ead

IN E TITURE ER ICE OF THE PRIOR OF W ZEALAND was con du cte d by His Ex ce llen cy the Pri o r 011 unday, 5th July in the Town Hall at )1 elling t on. Th e pi cture haws the Ceremonial word of th e Pri o ry r sting on a Queen's B east, th e lion and the unicorn. (S e also fr ont cover pi c tur e.)

THE 'E W ZEALAl'\D HERALD A D 'CKLA>:O TAR f atllred the work of the Au c kland District of the t. J o h n Ambulance Bri gade as a r suit of L hich an IIckland busin ess man, AIr. F. TV. CaL'e, pr s nted a clz qlle for £1 000. Pi c tur e shows (left to right) Iiss E. M. R ob rtson, Ir s. D. Tidman, l1 s. A. j\1 H all District IIpt. Mr s. ]. Phippes and Mr s. I. A. Beer.

Overseas

THE NEW HEADQ UARTER B ILDI: 'G in Tew Z aland of the Ha wke's Bay-East-C oast Centre and Ihe apicr llbCentre of the St. John Ambulance Associalion, opened earlier this year by Hi s Excellency the Prior.

T. JOlT. "lIB L :-':CF BRIC,\O E PIc/lire ShOLL S IIltlllbus during ont. of tlwir many public duties in connection ll'ilh Day of the ick which are or uaniSt.d by l'arious Parisht-'s Ihrou.!!houl Ihe I sland. D o. Gl'U of Ihe Qormi Ambulance Di,'isioll (righl cenlrt;. Olher Ilt-l s from \f alta iT/dudes a sphndid effort by Ihe "Iosta Ambulance adcls who 1l'01l thc Illia hield for Ihe third time making a lotal of sc,'cn wins ince t his Cadet Camp 1 'as starled in 19-!-9.

A TITeR 1.' TIME'. ivI embers of the Bri gade are not only always on the spot to deal with any emergency, some of them are prepared for unusual repair jobs. In the picture members of the Bri gade in J ohannesburg are really putting in a stitch in time during a showing of 'orman Wisdom's film of the same name.

Th e wording on the Foundation Stone.

rs as D partment pic-

with a group at Broken Hill To rlhern Rh odesia durin g his recellt nlral Afri ca n t aliI'.

,rAL -

::IIACDO:\'ALD President of the I. John COllncil for Kenya, accompanied by ir Charles JIarkham, Commissioner for K enya the lale District urgeon Dr. K. T'. Adalja District taff Officer ,Hr. J. .11. Bennion and Area Commissioner of .Yairobi .\1r. H. Han'ey insputir!g the Anllual Parade of the .Y airobi Area.

MR. :MANUEL HELOU, now working at the B elgian Consulate in J erusalem) has written this articl e specially for the Review d escri bin a his work at the o phthalmic H ospital of the Ord er of t. J ohn.

The St. John Ophthalmic Hospital in Jerusalem

b M anu el H elou

I , a on of J eru alem and ex -clinic clerk at the St. J ohn Ophthalmic Ho pital having pa ed therein an IS -month ervice, feel honoured to write an account, which point out the value of the humanitarian work undertaken by thi iUu trious in titution. 0 one can ha e a true knowledge of the Ho pitaI' activitie unle he ha been clo ely connected 'Nith it. I therefore con ider my service an a et, hich enables me to relate to the reader orne concrete fact- about the t. J ohn Ophthalmic Hospita l in Jeru alem.

While looking back through m y chool hi tory books I found on many page th e nam e of the K nights of St. J ohn. ntil I wa recruited at it H o pital i n autumn 1961, a vao-ue id ea \\ 'a all that I had about the Order' hi tory. In th e COUf e of my brief term of ervice I have reali ed that t he St. J ohn Ophthalmic Ho pital carrie out a wonderfu l chari tab le work for th e people of J ordan and of the Midd le Ea t. in to exi t nee.

phthalmi Ho pital in Jeru amo t up-to-date and bu ie t thi part of the ,,·orld. of hot ea on the Ho pita!" i, - daily a \ "a t xamination from Ha hemite Kino--

Hu ein formally inaugurated the Eye-bank of the Ho pital.

Durino- thi ceremOD\" the K ino- of Jordan pontaneou ly bequeathed cornea to .Eye-bank; a magnificent example \vhich "'a lIIl1tated on the pot by aide -de-camp, team and many out tanding J ordanian per onalitle

The i till in it fir t tender year : vet all fea ible effort are being made to re pond to the in atiable need of cornea for the benefit of io-htle people \\·ho tand the chance of regainino- their 10 _ t \ "i ion thrOlwh a corneal o-raft operatlon.

ra e,

1 th 1 a m moral 1 d t in th hi t d ' " wh n H 1\I. K ino-

A noteworthy event relative to the adyantao-es of a orneal o-raft operation, till li\"e in my mem9 ory; I am llappy to mention it here: . young J ordanian citizen in hi. early t\,".entle-, once am to the clinic -a he dId from tIme to tim - to nquire about the po ibility of undero-Oil1O- am" ur9"ical operation for the imprO\"ement of hi. , -i ·ion. ne of hi e,"e ,, "a phthi -i ino- a a re ult of a tone blo,,- \\ hieh he had 1..1 tained orne time before \\-hile the other ,, "a qua-i-cO\"ered ,, ith n bulae.

Hi condition arou ed pity indeed: he pleaded earne th o for a uro'ieal operation to re tore hi\ ·i ion, {n ord r that he mio-ht find a job ,,-hieh \\"Quld nable him to ,,"ork and to earn hi li,-1no-. Fortunat h- f r him a orne a \ "ailable from an nu I ated eye. The hief urgeon of the informed the youno- man of hi intention to p rat on hi_ eye.. _. horn al 0-1' ft operatlOn wa efiectl\ "ely perf rm d and aft r a fe\," day ho pitali ation and a h e k -up in th e lini "amination re"ealed that th youn o man had in fa t orne of hi "L IOn r t 'r d. A 1 n ,,"a pre ribed and ,,·ith it, the man fund him If abl to ,,'or k ,

Patients being examined in the Order of St. John Ophthalmic Hospital in Jerusalem. This and the picture opposite were taken at the time of the opening of the new hospital in October 1960.

On the oth er h a nd I jud ge that trong n ouragement and wide ad erti ment ar req ui red to make " id e l , knm" n th o-r e at ad a nt a g of the re en tl adopted corn e a l graft oper tion. P eop le must und er t a nd that th r mov a l of ornea from d e cea d p er on i not ill e oa l or ontr a r to r eligion and entail n eith er di figur m nt nor maiming. On th ontrar , th e mu t r a li e th a t, b donating a orn a omeone rna enjo the o'ift of ight, a gift whi ch i b eyond a ppr e i a tion of tho e who ha, e not exp eri e n ed th e thr a t n d ( world of d a rkn e

Personn el and Organisation

I wou ld lik e to pa tribut e to th V\ hoI of the H o pi tal per onn e l.

The m ed ical corp, fir t a nd f o r emo t a r e unque tionabl y comp e tent kill ed a nd 10 a l a nd they d o their utmo t to a ll ay th e uff erin g of th e patient.

A. clo e co - op e rativ e pirit pr e ai l am o n g th e nursmg taff. They look aft er th e p a ti ent \ lith unfailing de votion a nd a tt enti o n contri b utin g much to th e progr e a nd a dv a n ce m ent of th e Hospital a nd co n tituting a n e enti a l p a rt of it reputation.

The account a nd cl eri cal t a ff to o, h ave the i r pl ac e. Th eir accur acy i n compilin g re p or t ta ti ti cs, co nt ac t s, in fo rm a tion , ty pin g, fili ng an d mailing of a ll co rr e pond en ce f ro m t he di fferent

First Aid to a Cow

At t he a nnu a l Fir st Aid Co m peti t ion of the a tion a l F e d er a tion of Y oun g F arm ers' Clu b h eld a t th e 1964 R oya l Show, t one leigh, arwi ckshir e, a n ew sec tion was introdu ce d t h is yea r - First Aid to Anim a ls

The St. J ohn Ambu la n ce A ssoci a ti on wa a ke d to a rran ge th e final eve nt f o r th e seve nth year in su ccession, but thi s was th e fir st tim e th a t cas u a lt y make -up on a n a nim a l had b ee n r e qu es t ed. H oweve r , Mr s V. Th omp son , a m emb er o f t h e A oci ation , undertook th e t as k and pr ep a r ed a cow wh i ch h a d a cut on th e udd er. F o rtunat e ly, a co nt ent ed cow w a s pro v id ed a nd thi s unu su a l r e qu es t w a s c arri ed out with effi ci e n cy . Mrs. T ho mp o n a lso pr epar ed the cas ua lty for th e First Aid to Hum a n s se ction

The r es ult of th e COmp e tltIOn w a s ano th er w in for D ev onshire, Mi Br enda P er ey, Fi e ld s F a rm an d Mr. R ay mond D r ew , Call er s F a rm , C lay hi ndon, Cullompton , clo se ly followed b y Shro p shir e, three m arks behind. Eight are a team s comp e t ed after elimin ating contests had be en h eld.

(See Royal Sho w Dia ry oppo site)

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ROYAL SHOW DIARY

Stoneleigh Park 1964

he uk of loua kin a omm nt n e arly h a lf

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D zrector of the A ssociation , are also seen at the entrance to the E xhibition hi - ,,' a a mu ch ea ier j ob th an l a t y ear kn o" in O' t he r o p e and h a \-inO' orne iO' ht a to \, 'h a t ,,'a r e quir e d h e lped t o e a e q,Ult e lo t of th ,,'ork. _ Te xt year it hould b e ea le r ull.

Point to Not e • -e xt y ea r w e mu t h a , -e a n e,,' a ppro a ch t o th e pubE K i of Li f e " t, , o year running might. b e n ugh ,,'e could ju t ha\ 'e one model for .-\ Fir t . id comp e tition fo r chool chlldren \" ho \'i i t the tent mi O'ht be an idea \\ i t h cho o lbe i nO' il1\-ited to en ouraO'e their pupil to , -i it th e x h ib i tion and no e certain thinO'. prize could p erhap b Oi \ en to t he fir t corre c t e t of an w e rop en ed , ' F r adu l t a Imll ar one \\ 'ith harder an \\ er It a t h 01,wht an')\\' ay , h e xhibition

b o ut -1- 000 cam

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Th ex hib iti on ,, ' a d i\ -i d ed a fo ll o \,' : 1. Th Ki of Li f , F our m ode l wi th tape r e ordin o i n m n)" fo r eio'n lano uao'e , 2. id e nt th a t h pp en on the F a rm, . m od 1 fa rm with li t d d ano'er and treat -

ment for injurie di pIa ed on board.

( Many person ",,,ere keen to point out orne we had mi ed and thought hou ld be inclu d ed.)

3. Accident that can happen in the H ome. Thi wa a very fine exhibition hand mad e an d hand p ainte d by two member from Rugb y an d was a great attraction to tho e w ho vi ited u. H ere a l 0 we were to ld of o th er hazard in the home that we hould includ e, m any of which are to be attached to the exh ibit.

4. Poi so nou s Pill , e t c., th a t can be a danger to childr en an d adults, th eir likene to weet a nd min erals Thi s was tag ed by the re a D eputy M e di cal Offi cer of H ea l th for Ru gby, w h o attached th e caption an d treatments t o the var iou item.

5. A very fine Crest was painted by r. R eeve of Ru gby and a lso the cre t of the Ord er was displayed in R ed and Whit e F lowers which looked very attractive.

These items are now go in g to tour the Ru gby Distri ct for several weeks, both Town and Villag e to be pl ace d on exhibition.

Catering

There was nothing but praise for the ca tering staff, who looked after us all, Association, Brigad e , Red Cross and visitors, of which we had many.

I t was so nice to see Association Members helping Brigad e and R ed Cross. Brigade M emb er , both County Officers, rank and fi le an d Cadets he lp ed at the Association T ent. Thi s is the tru e spirit of St. J ohn which shou ld an d mu st be fostered a m ong us.

I wou ld lik e to thank a ll who so unsparingly helped m e before, during and after the show.

The Baltewell Show

SOME.ONE NEEDS FIRST AID!

XHIBITtO:\, at the Bak ewell how was both ext r emely atiractiL'e and imagin at ion) th e only p ity is that photographs cannot be reproduced here in colour. Those responsible are to b e w arm ly congratulated.

'"('HE BE ATLES LIV ER P OOL. Br ig ad e m e mb ers tr ea te d so m e f ou r hundr e d p e opl e in th e (fan » c row d o f w h ic h

fifty hr: d to b e tak en t o. hospital H e re is a ve ry youn a e nthuslast w ho has o b v wusly f o und th e w h o l e thin a oo m uc h f o r h i l1'L. ."

General

1. The Bea tl e were i nvit ed to L i\ 'e rpoo l on J u ly 1964, for a civi c r eception in onJun c tI on wIth t h e orth ern P r emi er of th eir film

" A H a rd D a ' ight o. 5 Ar ea w a a ked to cove r th e vi it i n ca se there w er e c a ua l tie a mon g t th e we lc omi ng crow d .

Planning

2. Th e overa ll pl anning wa c a rri e d out b y Sup eri nten? ent (A) ]. L uc a, .B . t. ]' Thi 111vo lved a w Ith th e P o li ce th e I[ ayo r '

Offi ce and t h e A Ir p ort Authoriti e a nd a l 0 two fur th er me e ti n g w i th the B. R .C ' . 3 . T he S t . J ohn Ambu lanc e Briga d e p lan in bnef, was a fo ll O\",s :-

(a) 1.'his w as to b e c ove r e d b y th e loca l DIVISIOns , w It h th e Ar e a Sup erint end e nt

( ) as S en i or Li a ison Offi cer.

(b) T ow n (i ) .t:- Con t ro l H .Q ., with W j T c ommU l11Ca tIOn, t o be set u p a t S t . G e orge' H a ll un d er t h e Ar ea Sup erinten d ent (A)

(ll ) A ll p erso nn el, incl ud in g B R. C.S., t o r ep or t t o St. G eorge 's H a ll.

(iii) The Ar ea C arava n an d two a m bula n ce , one Surge on a nd th e firs t 80 -1 00 m emb er s t o r ep ort f or duty to go t o th e

To w n H a ll a nd se t up a fir st aid p os t .

(iv) A r eserve to b e h eld a t St . George ' H a ll, p a rt. of w hi ch to b e d esp a t ch e d to th e Ode on Cm em a as cr ow d s b egan t o b u ild up.

(v) P er sonn el from th e T ow n H a ll t o be se nt to the Od eon Cin em a as a nd w h en th e situation a ll owe d.

A ctual Events

4. The of th e Pl a n , and th e imm edIat e contro l 111 th e Town, was carri e d out mo st 34

OPERATION "BEATLES"

row d at the n

S t r ength and ualti

9. orne of th e f oll ow il:g fig u r omp le te l ac ur a t a a t tIm e we wer bu y d ea ling w ith ca u a lti to k p ur a t r e cord.

10. t. J ohn p er onn 1 on dut a mount -d to 165 a ll ran ks. ppro im a t el 45 B R . p n el w er on d uty.

11. O ne t. J ohn Fir t id a ra va n a nd t.. J ohn a mbu lan e turn d out. ( n a m i u l an b em g at the Airp ort. )

12 T h e fo ll ow i ng ca ualti e were d a l t w i th :-

(a) T o w n H all P ost 234 tr e a t d, of wh i h

30 were evacua t e d to os pita l.

(b) Od eon C in e ma P ost. 13 2 tr a t d , of w hI ch 12 we r e evacu a t d t o H ospita l.

(c) P os t a t t G eorge s H all 1 tr ea ted , of whI ch 7 we r e eva u a t e d to Ho pita l.

( continu ed on page 40 )

Report On The Darwen Floods

by Mary M. Meggitt, Area Superintendent (N)

As a resu lt of the flooding cau sed by the torrentia l rain on the morning of the 18th July I re ived a te lephone ca ll at 2.30 p.m. from AjM. R. Waters of the Darwen Ambulance Divi sion t ll ing me of the havoc which had occurred at Darwen, and a kin g whether the emergen cy sc heme shou ld be pu t into a tion . I then contact d Chief In spe c to r Archib a ld f th e Darwen Po li c who onfirmed a ll that A j M. Wat rs had r e port d' h aid they would be m o r e than g la d if the Brigad e w o uld hlp, es p e cially as owing to 10 al holid a ys th e y had bee n unabl e to nli t th aid of the W. S. Th e Civil S a fe t y Offi r fro R. D ]. E a ns, was in char g e of th e p ration and h a d t up hi offi ce at the Publi c Bath to whi h w w ere to r eport. wing to th e a b e n e on holida y of th e two Di i ional Sup e rintend nts (A. & N. ) I got in to u h \ ith Div. upt. ( C ) G. N. Rushworth and arran g d to m et him a t the Public Baths at 3 p.m. In a v r h o rt tim ig ht Brig ade m mbers we r e o n dut

Accor ding to Plan rran g ment had b ee n m a d by th e lo ca l authority f r the people who had h a d to lea \ 'e their hou to be brou g ht to th e Public Bath. f \ fa mili w r br u g ht in but the majorit y \V r unwilling to 1 a e th eir o wn di tri c t . t 6 p m. with th aar ee m ent of the Town Cl rk the Brig a d e t up a rec eption centre at t. John C.E. S hool (wh ere all th e furnitur had been tak en from th e un afe hou ). By thi tim, more of th e Brigade member had r eport d for dut in ludin a the two Di i io nal upt ., fr.]' Imond and fr. N. Thompson \Vh had imm diat ly r e turn d from holid ay . I app al d to th e i ar of St. John s Chur ch f r h lp in pro idin g up of te a andwich e et c for th hom 1 sand 011 0 fo r all th e helper. pproximately a doz n m ember of the Mothers' Un ion w r qui kly on th cene and were mo t he lpfu l. A a resu lt mor e of the Brigade member wer ab le to go ou t and he lp in the di tr e ed ar a - helpin a to r move furnitur e debris and mud from th hou e and try1l1g to per uad til e ld erly p op le to leave their damaaed hom . Arrangem n ts were made to hOl.l e some of th families in the choo l other found ac ommodation \ ith fri nd and re latives for the night

Appeal to the Clergy

A furth r thunder storm and torrential rain aro und 11 p.m. destro ed mu h of the work \ hi ch had J cen done and simu lt aneo u sly all the I c35

tnClty in the area failed Lighting in the school at this time was provided by candles until emergency lighting was laid on by the Fire Brigade and the Police. Early on Sunday morning, with the May or's approval, telephone ca ll s were made to the clergy in the town asking them to ap p eal at their morning services for clothing and beddi ng, a s some of the families had lost practically everything. From 9 a.m. there was a steady flow of parcels as a result of the e appeals, and when four m emb ers of the W.V.S . from Accrington reported during the morning, we asked them if they would b e r e pon sibl e for the is sue of goods to the famili es co n cerned.

Arr a n ge ment s were made by the Corporation Offi ci a ls for the homeless to have a hot meal at lun chtim e a t th e old peopl e's hostel in Darwen. M emb ers of the Brigade ac companied them and a ft er w ards th ey were tran sferred to the Public Baths \-vhi ch th e n became the Official Reception Centr e .

The Re ception C entr e was kept open - about 4 0 p eop le w e re housed and fed - until 1 p.m. on Tue da y, when all the families had been re-housed by the tOv\'n auth o rities. During the whole of the tim e ( day and night ) from 2 p m. on Saturday , 18 th Jul y until 7 p.m. on the 21st Jul y , members of the Brig ad e 'were on duty and their services \\'e r e greatl y a ppreciated b o th by the yictims and th e loc al authorit).

Member Fine Sense of Duty

The m emb ers certainl liyed up to our motto «For th e e rvi ce of mankind - they helped in man T and vari ed wa 's - and tribute should be p aid to on e and all for their re pon e to the em era en c· Se\ eral members were on duty within a v er y h o rt time of returning from holiday; one m ember tr a \ ell ed through the night from London, arriving home at 6.3 0 a.m. on Sunda , but he \\ 'a on dut T in uniform at the Reception Centre before 7 a.m One couple, returning from holiday found th eir own hou e flooded pent Saturday nio ht le a ning it out a nd both reported for duty earl' on Sunda morning.

The ou t tanding occurren ce of the emergenc \\ a th e liC e of / r..1. R , ater ",ho re \ -i \ -ed a man who had b een ele trocut ed bv the mouthto -mouth re u itation

The climax of the operation came on Tuesday when the people at dm\ n to lun h. A member who had been feeding one of the babies took the child to hav a leep . On entering he found the room fu ll of moke and a settee blazin a . The member once again pran a into action Two or

three of the women were left in the dinino' room to allay any panic that might aris , an d th ebp eop le were asked to stay in the dining room as "workmen were working in the other rooms ", The Fire Brigade was called but the m emb ers had got the blaze by the time they a rrived, After the FIre Bngade had left the Brigade m embers set to and cleaned the place up, By this time we got to ,the stage ",,,hen nothing wou ld have surpnsed or dIsm ayed .us. We ",,'e re prepared for anything!

On Wednesday some of the members went o ut in ca:-s collecting clothing, etc., had been and on Saturd ay afternoon th ey wer agam on dut y at the Publi c Bath for the issue of these goods.

577 Hours of Duty

There were m any express ion of appreciation from those who had been helped by the Brigad e.

family .( fath er, moth er and daught er ) wer e o Impr essed and so grateful that they subsequently d eclared their wi h to join the Division so th a t they might, in some small mea ur , be al Ie to help others.

I would per onally lik to ex pres s my admiratIOn of th e way th e m emb e rs carrie d out their (which were certainl y numerous and all "pulled their weight' an d I was certal11 1 proud to bam mb er of "St. John ".

I would a l 0 lik e to thank our Area Commi _ , ioner, fro P. R. St.e:,en , for a ll hi h lp a nd encouragement· he. VI lted the R ecep ti on Centr on the Saturday l11ght and was in clo e onta t during the whole of th e em rgen .

During the 3t day 23 memb r w r on duty and performed a total of 5 77 hour of duty and atte nd ed to ome 28 peopl who requir d fir t aid treatment.

CONGRATULATIONS

COUNTY OF ESSEX

Congratulati ons to:

Service N[ edals

Cpl. ]. A. I?iss, T I Sgt. B. C. Hunt and A I 1. C. H. Smlth (Halste a d Ambulance Division).

Service M eda l Bars:

A I M. H. Page (Crompton Parkinson A.D.) 1st·

C I S l O. Mrs. M. A. Spurgeon (County of Essex) 1st; D I S. S. ]. Suckling (Ha lstead A.D. ) 1st.

SOUTH EASTER - AREA - LO DO T DISTRICT

to G30 (y\Te llin g) Ambu lance Cadets on wl11mng the 1st round of the Casualties Union Competition and now going on to the final at Sandown Park on the 4th October. Well done Welling! all wish you every success. Also: congratulatIOns to the other Cadet teams who entered.

Best wishes to a new Ambulance Division - 220 Walworth. You are a yo ung Di vision and can do a lot for St. John in the Area and we look forward to you taking yo ur part in Area Activities.

yve are to hear that Supt. Child (49 Erith) III and w.l11 hav e to take things easy for some tlme. We WIsh him a sp ee d y recovery.

Congratulations Service Medals:

Asst. Area Surgeon W.N. Whiteside; Supt. M. (Bexleyheath); D 10. ]. A. Dunn (WoolwIch); D 10. ]. Whit ehorn (105N Eltham);

Supt. M. Crouch (154N Dulwich); AIM. C. A. Riffla:-t (198 Waterloo South B an k); AIM. E. L. PrItchard (47 Willow Walk); AIM. W. 36

Jon es (152 Beckenham and t i kham )

1M. D. W. Hugh (2 4 Southwark )' 1M. F. ]. Butler ( 100 / 2 Orpington)' 1M. E. :Moore (58N Woolwi h)' Cpl. E. M. Ead (169 S.E.G.B. S d nham).

Fifth Bar:

Supt. E. A.]. Erik On (100 / 3 Bri klay r rm ).

D O. C. Fre man (191 Be leyheath)' upt. C. Pearc B.E.M. (69N L wi ham)' 1M. S. E. Shannon (191 1 S.E.G.B.).

F ourth Bar:

D 10. G. Langle n (C30 Welling)' Supt. YV. Morley (S.E. .B.); D 10. K. Sand r 011 (21 Broml e,).

Third Bar:

D 10. . C. Bosl y (C61 Broml y)' , upt. S. J. G lover (136 idcup)' D / O. A. Wilkin (9 7 Crayford).

Second Bar:

Area Sergeant Major D. ]. Murfitt· Supt. E. W. J ones, B.E.M. (192 A.E.I. Woolwich)'

D I Sgn. A. Sidgwick (105N Eltham); Supt. E. Scarles (53N S.E.G.B.); Sgt. E. F. Ja co f s 120 Welling); Cpl. E. J enner (105N Eltham)' AIM. F. G. J acobs (192 A.E.I. Woolwi h)' 1M. D. Humphrey (5N Norwood and Penge); A I M. W. E. White (97 Crayford). Bar:

Area Staff Officer (Cadet) Miss W. Willi; Cpl. F. W. Low (136 Sidcup); Cpl. A. ]. Payne (120 W elling); AIM. E. C. M. North (19/1 S.E.G.B.); A I M. D. Baxter (181 Dulwich)'

A I M. G. E. Thompson. (16 N ew Cross); AIM: C. F. Suddards (136 SId cup) ; AIM. ]. Squirrell (49 Erith); N 1M. E. G. Alexander (75N Bromley).

A Canoeing Course at Atlantic College

Di v isional Officer D. Chidgey) Treforest Di vision) who passed the British Canoe Union Preliminary Test at the Priory for Wales Camp in 196 3, was chosen f or a Canoeing Course at Atlantic College on May 1st to 3rd and h ere is his account o f the experience.

,"Ve get to know one another.

Th rc at d a oon am around and \\' a ll 111 t fran aft moon ' anoeing. \1\ e went through all that \ e had learned n the previou Sundaypit hing our t nL and t wing our gear befor e mak1ng our \Va t the dinin g hall in the Ca tI e .

That \ 'e nin g \V wer invit ed to Mr. Sut liff e' h m for a drink and a chat with the canoeing fraternity at the CoIl ge. The conver ation didn t t ay on th - ubje t of canoeing for 10nO'. We \\' r soo n talking about ountrie a far afie ld as Canada wed Il ermany Greece and the lif e and o ul of th part wa Ian from Bonny S otla) d. It tru k me that a ll the boy were proud of th ir homeland and w re a ll too ready to r omm nd that we hould vi it them if we \ ere eve r in th at particular ountry. "Don't reI on organ i ed parti '\11/ ",,tere told "I will show you aro und. '

The following da brought it new trials. fter

breakfa t we went back to the pool and spe nt the morning perfecting our "Ro ll s' and lunch was a welcome break. After lun ch we took OUT canoes down to the beach and after sorting ourselves out into order of travel, we made our way by canoe to Llantwit Major where we spent the afternoon "Surfing" and riding waves "Side on". It was great fun, even though we turned turtle more than once. The afternoon went all too quickly and we were oon on our way back to the College for tea. The next da y we had breakfast before 8 a.m. then tarted off, ten of u in a \'an with nine canoe in the trailer , making our way to a little village called Llandyssul through which we were informed ran a fast rapid. At 11.30 we wer e on the water and approaching the rapids. "Would we make the rapids safe! -" ran through my mind e\-eral time. The time was near when we were to put into prac tice all that we had learned earlier. \ e were caught by the current and pushed on at peed. "V\ atch that rock pull to the right, watch the man in front, -teady, don't get too clo e ' ran through our mind a \,'e ru hed on and soon the ru h of water ubdued a \\ e reformed in stead water. Where were 1,,1 0 rri and our Canadian tail man? Here they are! Stead Morri , you are too 10 e to the bank! Too late , he' O\'er. Soon we were on our ,,'ay again and facing our next problem -a narrow gorge \\ hich ran through a village.

\V e were urpri , ed to find an audience v,'aiting for u and if the were expecting a laugh, they had one. The Canadian member of the part wen t fir t and got clear of the rapids. L n, the A T.C. R epre enta ti\'e \'\'ent next and cap ized, 0 'our truly picked up hi canoe and ,, ' alked to the end of the rapid

Too late!

Safely on our \ ay again \\ 'e encountered variou hazard and e\ 'entua ll y found our e h 'e approachin g a \ 'i ll age about thre miles from Ne""ca tIe Eml n. H ere \ve re ted for a ,, hile and took the opportunity to examine the next obstacle whi h " as a waterfall. The Canadian member took the fall first as he had been this wa before. He made a perfe t run. Nry turn wa next and I lined up 37

under the bridge on which a crowd of about thirty people had collected and made my run. I missed my line and started turning - too late! I was up in the air and going to get caught in the eddies of the falls. I must get out quickly. The next thing I remember was finding myself being towed by my canoe over the rapids with the slimy rocks rubbing against my stomach. I managed to get my canoe to the bank and after emptying the water out continued over the rest of the rapids and rejoined the rest.

We eventually made land about a mile from Newcastle Emlyn and after loading our canoes on the trailer changed and enjoyed our packed lunches to the full after a long and arduous day. On arrival at Atlantic College we had tea and -later discussed the weekend with Mr. Sutcliffe. After thanking him for a most enjoyable course and expressing the wish to be allowed to come again we were invited to join Atlantic College on another course in the near future. This time with a purpose - to become B.C.D. Lifeguards and help to patrol the beaches in the locality in the following year.

We were sorry that the time had come to say goodbye to Atlantic College but resolved that we would come again.

Cookery Corner

BAKED BANANAS IN CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Ingred ients Bananas -1 per person Tinned grape fruit juice. Soft brown sugar. Drinking Chocolate powder.

Method -

Cover bottom of fire-proof, flat baking dish with grape fruit juice. Peel bananas and arrange in baking dish

Mix equal quantities of soft brown sugar and chocolate powder, allowing 1 tablespoonful of this mixture to each banana. Sprinkle over bananas and bake in moderate oven, regulo 3-4 for 1 hour. Serve either.llot or cold with cream.

TOMATO "SOUFFLE"

MethodIngredients

1 lOi oz. tin of Heinz Cream of Tomato Soup

1i oz. butter.

1i oz. flour.

3 eggs. Salt. Pepper.

Prepare Souffle dish by greasing well with butter. Put soup on to heat. Melt butter in a saucepan, add flour mixing well until smooth paste is formed. Gradually add heated soup, stirring all the time. Bring to the boil and cook for a few minutes until mixture thickens and leaves the side of the pan. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Separate egg yolks from whites. Add beaten egg yolks to tomato mixture. Whip egg whites stiffly, fold in.

Pour into souffle dish and bake in hot oven (regulo 6-7) 20-30 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve at once. If desired, soups such as Cream of Chicken, Mushroom or Asparagus can be substituted for Tomato. L. DUFF-GRANT.

38

St. John Week in Grenada

An accident which occurred in the Market Square of St. George's, Grenada, was witnessed by hundreds of Saturday morning shoppers. What they saw was a young man falling heavily from a moving bus. Lying in the road he appeared to be bleeding and unconscious.

Suddenly a team of Cadets who chanced to be standing nearby - they were from the Presentation College and were selling miniature flags in connection with the St. John Ambulance Brigade Flag Day - galvanised into action. The leader summoned the police who immediately halted the traffic and diverted it along side streets. Meanwhile first aiders tended the casualty until shortly afterwards when he was lifted into an ambulance.

In fact this "accident was staged as a feature of St. John Week in Grenada which began on June 24th with a broadcast over W.I. Broadcasting Service. Those who took part were Mr. J. H Holley, M.B .E., Commissioner of the Brigade, Mr. C. A. Sheppard, Chairman of the Association, and Cpl. 196 Hurley, A.S., Secretary of Brigade.

A cricket mat ch held at Queen's Park the next day, Ladies XI v. Gentlemen XI, caused plenty of amusement - the Gentlemen, led by the Administrator, Mr 1. G. Turbott, C M G., who is President of the St. John Committee, had to bat, bowl and field left-handed (right-handed if they happened to be "south paws"!). Still the Gentlemen won the da y.

The Brigade First Aid Rally held on Sunday, June 28th started with an insp ec tion of Divisions by the Administrator, followed by the March Past. Oth er highlights were the First Aid Competition, a demonstration "The Eight P oi nt ed Star" by the St. Patrick's Division, and a play performed by the Poli ce Division . Trophies were pres ented by Mrs.!. G. Turbott, Vice-President of the St. John Committee, Grenada.

KING GEORGE VI MEMORIAL LEADERSHIP

TRAINING COURSEWESTCLIFF -ON-SE A

The Assistant Commissioner-in-Chief will be co nducting this Course from the evening of Friday, 30th October, to tea-time on Sunday, 1st November.

The course is open to any Member of the Brigade who has NOT already attended a King George VI Course. This means any Member of any rank, both Ambulance and Nursing, in the age group of 18-25 years old.

The course is residential- there are no fees and no expenses whatever. Everything is free and travelling expenses will be refunded to Members on arrival at Westcliff.

EDITORIAL

The St. John Ambulance Associ,:tion anr:ounc.es, with regret, that owing to a large 111 the cost of Medallions, after engravmg, WIth effect from September 1st, 1964, will be 3/-.

INVESTITURE PHOTOGRAPHS

Photographs taken at Investitures have been commissioned by local press, and those who are see n taking th ese photographs are staff men from London Agencies

If anyone who is to be invested WIshes have th eir photograph tak en, they should notIfy the Pr ess Offic e at 10 Grosvenor Crescent, S.W.1 ( BELgravia '5231) two weeks in advan ce of the e ent.

The cost of commissioning a special ph otographer is rarely less than FOUR GUI EAS, so thos e who want to follow this COurse should try, if possible, to sp r ead the cost with othe r s who hav e th e sa m e intention

MISSING PERSONS

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REVIEW CROSSWORD (No. 10) compiled by W.

A. Potter

ACROSS

1. Purgati ve from garden (7).

5. Lubricates joints as on ivy perhaps (7)

9 Diuretic drug (5)

10 Fracture of skull which may require immedi ate surgery (9).

11. Ryle now makes a musical instrument (4) .

12. Wasting of tissues produced by a sort of beast (5)

n. Worn by radiographer to detect excessi ve exposure to radiation (4).

16. Appalling-but with another pound would be la wful (5) .

18 Not caused by fiery passion- but by indigestion! (9).

20. Form joints with temporal bones (4 , 2, 3).

23. Early method of locomotion (5).

25. _ There is a danger of tetanus from their bite (4)

26. The great Mark Two (5).

27. Raised for pedicle graft (4).

31. Skeleton of rump (5-4).

32. Achieve great success (5).

33. Concentrated preparation of volatile drug (7).

34. Breath sounds due to laryngeal obstruction (7). DOWN

1. There s a rub-in the end it is a girl with German measles (7)

2. A cruel type of lesion (5) .

3. Styptic chemical (4).

4. Wash for patient who cannot be mo ved (3-4).

5. Superficial veins commonly varicose (7).

6. Want of instrument without the French (4)

7. Vile tubes in dilatation at entrance to nostrils o r bony lab Y!rinth (9).

8 Bad upset nothing to men making largest ca vity in body (7).

14. Erythrocytes, Jeucocytes, and platelets in plasma (5)

15. Adhere to colourless fractu1re of child s bone (5).

17. Disinfects by exposure to germ killing gas (9).

19 A long t ime in ether anaesthesia (3).

20 . Rate aid to send out energy in form of rays (7).

21. Mandible (7).

22. Cramp one may get answering ex amination ques- tions? (7).

24. Pimply rash (7)

28. Interval sometimes occurring during unconsciousness from head injury (5).

29. Rough inch of lower part of face (4).

30. Would nitrous oxide be the antidote to this gas? (4).

OPERATION "BEATLES"-cont. from page 34.

The high percentage of evacuations was because this post dealt with casualties (including a street fight) not dir ec tly connected with th e ... Beatles.

(d) Sp e k e Airport Post. 4 tr ea te d. (e) T otal Casu a l ties. 385 tr ea te d , 49 evacuat e d to Hospital.

13. The m a jority of cas u a l ties were ge nuin e cases of h ys t eria or fainting cases; however, th ere were m any oth ers , includin g broken lim bs, cr u sh ed ribs, a bras ions , c ru sh e d f ee t an d e ven a h or e bite

There was a lso a very serio u s case of ep il ep y.

Press Cover

14 There wa very full pre s cover both at the Town H a ll an d at our Control H.Q. C lo li a i on with the press ha bee n arranged b th r ea Public R e latio ns Officer, fr. W. Pilkin g ton

Conclusions

15 . From a fir t aid a ngl th r is no doubt that ca u a l ti e received ery prompt and ffi iell t treatment, a nd a ll serio u a es wer ee n p e r ona ll y an d quickly by Brigad e Surgeo n. Eva uatioI1 to Ho pital wa prompt, thoug h th re \\' re dial' in act u a l a dmi ion a the n ea r tho pita l be amr overlo a d e d an d had to r fu e adm i ion

16. The genera l impre ion g iv 11 IJ nior police officers and long ring Bri gade memb r was th at a lth oug h th ey had pre iou ly \ itn d c rowd s as large, th ey h a d n ever l efo r , p ri en c d suc h h ys teria and lack of per ona l contro l in cro wd.

g d. ]. K. C. L ' ter-Todd Area Commission e r) No.5 Area The St. J ohn mbu lan Brigade.

SOME NOTES ON THE ORDER, THE ASSOCIATION and THE BRIGADE

The 10th Edili 1n o f the e notes is now available fr om the Press Office 10 Grosvenor Cres cent, L on do n, S.W l, at 2/6'pe r dozen, post free. This do cumen t is d esigned to give brief ba c kground info rmation about the Ord er's history, the foundation of the St. J ohn Ambulance Association and Brigad e, with up -to-date figures o f ce rtificates, duties, casualties treated and p e rso nne l, to as sist thos e who are asked to give a talk on th e subject. It is also us eful o send to th e pr ess for refer e nce , together with d etai ls o f oca l activi ti es, such as an Annual R e po r t.

Solution to last month's crossword No.9

Across: 8, Flexor; 9, Ascorbic; 10, Salmon .e ll a; 11 (Ga)shed; 12, Mad-house; ]4 Ex.c.use; 16 , Bow-legs ; 17 , Odo rous; 20 22, Draw-ings ; 23, Scab ; 25 , WItch-hazel ; 27, Vltellm; 28, Areola.

Down: 1, Flea ; 2, Exomphalos; 3, Iron lung ; 4 , Nail bed; 5, Scr.ape; 6, Iris; 7, Miner 's lung; 13, Apoplectic ; 15, Cartilages; 18, Death cap; 19 Editing; 21, Do well; 24 , Beet; 26, Eels .

Dr. K. V. ADALJA, M.B.E. Kenya

It is with great regret that we have to report the sudd en d ea th of Dr. Adalja, M.B.E ., Command e r of St. John , Di stri c t Surgeo n , K enya, on 19th Jul y .

Dr. Adalja was a dmitt ed to the Ord er as Assoiate Serving Brot h e r in 1943 and h e j oin ed the Brigade in 194 7 as Di vi siona l Surg on of o. 1 Nairobi R a il way Di vis ion. He became Di stri c t Surgeon, K enya, in 196 1 and was promot ed in the Order to Co mm an d er in 1964 . H e was a mo t va lu ed an d respected member of St. J oh n an d hi s los is a so ur ce of great sorrow to a ll who kn ew and e rved with him. H e v i it ed England two y ar ago and we hall a lway be great[ ul for hi s work and support in th e Brigade. He will be deep ly mi sed in K nya and w ext nd our heart[ It ympa th to hi f a mil y.

J.

W.

BLOOD

The Bo l o er ol li ery Ambulanc Divi ion of th o . 1 Ar a ( .C.B. ) E. LD. S.]. .B. h a 10 t an o ld and mu ch alu d member by th e d ath [ Priv te J am illi am Blood at the age of 72 mb r of th Di i ion inc 1916 h e 6th Bar to hi Long ervi e A ward \Va rnp loy d a a Deputy at Bol ovc r Co ll i r bef r hi retirement. H wa. alway on ientio u fir l- a id r and regular att nd er t pe of meml r \ h e a ll eg ianc ha h e lped o mu h to arry th e Divi ion through to it pr en t po ition He will badl y mi d by hi. many friend and acquaintance in TO 1

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is G. M. F ARTHING

Th wport (1tIon. ) Tur ing Di\ i ion ha ut ain d th e 10 of a vcr act iv e and I e lo\' d memb r n th e death n th 28th lJO'U t of G lad ! 1tfuri 1 FarthillO'.

Before oming to "'\ a l and j o inin g the e\\port Di i ion in 194 7 Farthing had n "e d th e Brigade in London and Bournemouth where h e r pubE du ti i n Iud d r gu lar attendan e at th beach hut , ho pital, in ema, et In Te wport h cont inued to gi d di ated c rvi e h e lpin o' t b loo d t ran fu ion lini c and wh ere \ 'er nee 1 d; her regular T u e da aft rn oon duty a a nursilw a i tant at t h e geriatric w a rd at t. \\ 00 10 Ho pital were gr at ly appr ciated. I fi s Farthing found in th e Brigade a sati fyin er m an of renderin g Chri tian s r ic

The Serv i 1\1 d a l and four bar v"ere amo ng h er ch eris h ed p o e sion a nd thi ear h I' rvi w r r og ni ed by th awar d of a Prior r '\ ote of ] h a nk w hi h wa pre ent d to h er at th .,-neral

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Obituaries

F C. FAULKNER, S.B.St.J.

']'he members of West Oxford Ambulance Di vision report with deep regret the death of ' Diviional Officer ( R ) Fredrick C. Faulkner on Jul y 28th at the age of 70-: Mr. Faulkner joined the Divi ion on J anuary 1st, 1936, rising through the rank a Corp ora l 1940, Sergeant 1948, District Offi cer 1955 and was storekeeper for many years. H e pre ented the Division with a cup to encourage m ember in competitions and annually he pre e nted each member of the winning team with an individual prize. He continued with the D iviion after reaching the age of 65 until ill -health forced him to re ign in Jun e 1963. The untiring en ice r endered to the Brigade \\'ill be remembered by all Brigade member in the Oxford Cit y area ( the ounty of Oxford ) and leave a place th a t \\ill I e hard to fill. I n recognition of hi r i ce he wa ad mitt ed t o th e Order of St. John a a e n ing Broth er in 1960.

Di v i ional Offi e r Faulkner saw sen-ice in the Royal Flying Corp' during 191-!-- 19 war and utain ed a -c riou leer \\ 'o und in 1939. H e became at ta ched to th e .. R.P. Fir t Aid P a rties in Oxford and aerain did \'alu ab le er vice in tea ching Fir t id to A.R.P. per onnel. He lea\'es a wido\\ who ha d one much en'ice a an Auxiliary of the Di\ i io n H e lea \ -e t\\·o daughter one of \d lO m i . marri ed to - a m emb er of the Di,-i ion.

l\Ir. LICE FOSKETT

It i with de ep r eg ret th at \\ e report the udden d ea th of )'Ir :\.li e Fo k et t on the 16th Jun e. A mo t loyal an d acti " e m ember of the 78 Fairlop 1\ uLing Di\'i ion, \\ -ho fir t j oined the Brigade in 1939 and for the pa t 20 year had been our Di\ ·i ion a l rO'cant Fo kett ga\'e her time and untiringly in many dutie not only within th e borouo'h of Ilford but r egularl ' at H pital \\·h e re he had eri, 'en "olunt ary sen i e fo r many year and her heerful manner \ \'a \\ 'e ll kno\\' n \\ ·11 r e\'er he \\·orked. The funeral .e n ] \\ a held at Holy Trinity hur h Barkingid e and \\ 'a conducted by the Divi i ona l Chaplain th R Y. ]. S. Ne\\·man.

1\lr Fo k e tt \\·ill be ad l;; mi n ed by her many friend e pe ially h er fe ll o \\' member of Fairlop Divi ion . In ked li\"ed for the en'ice of Iankil1d" .

Obituaries

R. W. OSGATHORPE, O.B.E. Kenya

The news of the sudden death on 8th July of Mr. Osgathorpe, O .B.E., Commander of St. John, shortly after his was received with very great regret by his many friends and colleagues in the St. John Ambulance Brigade.

1tfr. Osgathorpe joined the Brigade in Kenya as District Superintendent in 1950, becoming Deputy Commissioner, Kenya, in 1952. He was admitted to the Order as Serving Brother in 1950 and was promoted to Commander in 1960. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him a nd his work for the Brigade thankfully remembered. He leaves a wife and young family to whom we send our deepest sympathy.

H. M. PHIPPS

District Staff Officer H. M. Phipps died on Monday, 29th June, after having faithfully served the Brigade for more than thirty years. In 1943 he formed the Orpington Ambulance Cadet Division and became the first Division a l Superintendent of that Division, and was later to become the Divisional Superintendent of the Orpington Ambulance Division. In 1958 he was promoted to District Staff Officer (Cadets) and in 1960 was appointed Deputy District Secr etary. In 1945 Mr. Phipps was awarded the Brigade's Meritorious Certificate for outstanding service under enemy action and in 1953 the Order's Vote of Thanks on Vellum for outstanding work during th e flood di saster on the East Coast. He was admitted to the Order of St. John as a Serving Brother and subsequently promoted Officer Brother. Mr. Phipp s was a prominent member of the Bromley Baptist Church and Secretary Of the Men's Fellowship. The funeral service was at Bromley Baptist Church, when Officers of the Brigade acted as pall bearers and formed the Guard of Honour.

Dr. E. A. REECE Trinidad

We learn with great sorrow of the death of Dr. E. A. Reece, Officer of St. John, District Surgeon, Trinidad.

Dr. Reece was appointed Area Surgeon in 1960, becoming District Surgeon in 1961. He was admitted to the Order as Serving Brother in 1956, being promoted to Officer in February, 1964. His loss will be deeply felt in Trinidad amongst all his friends and colleagues and we offer our sincere condolences to his family.

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Mrs. ROSE TURNER

The Southampton Nursing Division have suffered a great loss in the passing of Nursing Member and colleague Mrs. Rose Turner, who was Treasurer to the Division for the past twelve years. Sh e worked hard and was interested in the Division to the very last.

A. E. VAUGHAN

The sudden d ea th of Arthur Edward Vaughan, at the age of 71, at Central Middlesex Hospital, P ar k Royal, was rec ived with very great regret by his many friends an d colleagues in the Brigade, to which he had given over fifty years of faithful and de oted service, and from which he had recently very reluctantly retired on medical advice

Joining the Brigade with Kensington mbul ance Division in 1915, later ser ing with Acton, Ealing and Greenford Divisions progre sively as Ambulance Member, Sergeant, Divisional Secretary, Ambulance Officer and Di i ion a l Superintendent, he was appointed Di tri t Offi er in 1950 and rea Superintendent in 1952: was awarded the Service Medal of the Order of St. John in 1927, with ubsequent Bars for continuous efficient servic, was admitted in 1945 to the grade of Ser ing Brother, and in 1956 in the grade of ffic r (Brother) to the Order.

During the Fir t World War he s rv d v ith the Royal Naval ir Service (Brigade Res r ) and having attained Grade I In tructor ertifi at in 193 8, helped to train Civil Deren e Fir t Aid Units during World ar II.

During the many years of ser ice he had gi en to the Brigade he a greatly helped by hi devoted wife, Mr. L. M. aughan, who had served recently with Acton and Ealing ur ing Di ision an d is now Divisional Pre ident of No. 141 (Greenford & Northolt) Nur ing Divi ions.

GEORGE EDWARD WALTON

We learn with regret of the death of Gorge Edward Walton, No. 133 (Fulham & Chel ea) Ambulance Division. Despite poor health he gav much time in service to the communi ty and the following in cid ent is typical of him.

On 2nd May, 1962, a 64-years-o ld clean r emp loy ed at London Transport Turnham Green bus garage co ll apsed and "died". Ambulance Member Walton, with two of his works colleague, immediately app li ed heart massage treatment, and succeeded in bringing him back to "life" three times but despite nearly an hour's effort, and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation method applied by an ambulance driver, the cleaner was certified d ead on arrival at W est Middle sex Hospital.

We ex ten d our sympathy to Mrs. Walton and to his son Maldwyn, who is also a member of the Division, and his family.

ACCIDENT AT STISTED SCRAMBLE

CCmF'\T inc.'olvin!! spec tators at the tis t d cram bl e Ess \'. T op pictuTi; sh Ot s tl! machine just as Ii en t ers II e crOl ,d. \1 r. H ornsail it. ho took the photo ,e, raphs) rai d in his Cal' ring letter: "Frankly this alcid nt was /ri.e,htt:ning. Wh y s veral Pi opl wt're not killed was QTIlQ:.ilI ,e, alld in my opinion YOllr people deSLTl'(; great (rcdit for tilt- manll r in illlich tIny d alt witl! the aOalr."

ON THE JOB

THE ROLLI 'G TONE fans turn L onol at into somethino resemblino (in b oth sio ht and sound) a battlefield. O ve r a hundred and fifty casual ti es we re treated. nd r Di u upt. H eauens of the Pr essed l 01l1pall), Combined Ambulance and Di ui iOlls from orsham, Warmin ster W estbury II ootton Ba ssett and Bradford-on-Avon covered the duly.

MORE ROLLI G STONE , this time in ort h ern Ir eland. Seventeen members of the Bri gade tr eat e d some thr ee hundr ed and fifty casualties when th ey made th eir appearan ce at the Ulst e r Hall. The efficiency wi th which this co mjJaratively small band co ped with th e situation was hig hly praised by th e organisers of th e s h ow. HERE AND THERE

'I RJORlr COC:-:Tl OF BRECK:-'OCK uperintendent - inCllIe/, hands i.L'lllz \1 r. J Afartin, of durill !! her insp ct/vll in Count) Durham.

I:AR lER THl Y E R the Tor th ern Ar ea Coulll)' of W orcester held an openi n g ceremo ny of their n H eadquarters w h ich was conducted by the H a or of D udle),. The H eadquar t rs is knowlI as th e OJi s \l emorial Hall ill memory of L 10 hrothers and their slst.er L ho, ,between th ' m did a total 0/ a hUlldr ed and Ullr!)' s Tl lC ill tit Brigad. Mi s Edith lis a former and F ou nd e r member of th e Dudl ey urslllg Dli :lSlon di e d in D e mb er 1 5+ leal'illg a l egacy t o the BrI gade so that th ey cou ld build a n ew H adquart rs The mOlley L as invested ill l 57 alld in 196" oget h .e r with funds rais d by special ffort c apital was realized t o start lit e buIldin g. ommlSSIOller Lt. Col. C. P. Vallghan D proposed a /lo t e of thank and t wo ca d ets sellted tit HaJ or and f ayore witlt gifts.

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PICT -RE HOW :\IR DAVID WILK!:', OX, who took up his appointment as Assistant D ire c tor General, .].A.A.., in J une this year, at the H anston H ouse on l. John's Da).

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urr ey.

WE REGRE T TO A N NO U NCE th e d ea t h of Dr G. H a rid as o n th e 6th A ugus t) 196 4 H e had b ee n asso ci at e d wi th

St f o r man y ye ar s and b ec am e th e fir st A si a n C o mmlSsw n e r o th e in 1950 H e was Pa tron of t h e S.]. A.A. and Chmrman of t h e S . J o hn C oun cil

M 6111: b e rs o f h e S t J o h n C ou n ci l g r eat ly mourn h is loss ) p ar tz cu larl y th ose m S mg ap o r e. Th e rrH ari d as » Sh ield

h e pr es ente d to t h e B rig ad e will remain a co nstant re mmd er o f and to a m a n w h o did so mu c h f o r

S t J o h n. H e w as C haz rm a n of t h e P eTak tat e C e ntre

S.].A A. H e was a K nig h of th e O r d er.

(B ottom left ) : ?tI R. J P W IL LI, S ecretary of A lve rstoke m b ulance D ivision ) H am p shire ) was recently awarded a Br itish E mpire J l edal in recounition of his fourteen yea rs} se r vice l.(}ith the B rigade and for his previous sen'ices in F irst A id. H e is the second member of his family to be au.'arded this medal. inee 194 8 he has orked as a First A ider in the R oyal. Tauy A rmament D epartment at Frater. '\l r. W illis's son is also in the B rioade and has oained his Grand Prior}s B adoe . H e is a S eroeant of the jl apperle), Jli nino D iz.'ision, D erbyshire

(B elow): T H E BOROliG H ( G ATE H E AD ) '"L'R C\G TE A?>I u:ith some of the trophies they won at the S umber O ne R eoion ('ompetitioll finals. W ith them is the Count)' VicePresident) L ad)' D al}ina r -ane) Area upt. "frs R ochester and Coullt)' ec. "I rs Jr atsoll.

MR. E. S Y E D) D i v S u pt.) Kar a c h Amb ul an c e D i v ision ) has 1U! t co ,,:,-pl e t e d ye ars se r v c e i n t h e Br ig ad e.

H e Jo m e d m B o mba y m 1932 and th e n b e cam e D i v S u pt o f th e M u slim Cad e t D i v isi o n i n 194 4 I n 1948 h e we nt t o

THE COMMISSIOKER-L'\-CHIEF hands o ve r the Colour to a standard bear er from th e T I estern Area of urrey d uring the Annual C ounty R eview Also in the picture is County Staff Offi cer F. Barn es.

The Count ' R ev ievl of the t. John mbulance Brigade in Surre wa held on unday , 5th Jul ' on Woking Football Ground by the Commi ionerin - Chief, Re ar Admiral Ro ye r Di ck, C.B., C.B.E. D.S.C , K.St.]. , a i ted by L ad Braithwaite, D .St.]., Chief Slaff Officer to the uperintendentin -Chief.

The Commi ioner -in -Chief in pected ever one of the personnel on the parade which attained a strength of approximately 1,600, repre enting e\ 'e r Ambulance and ur sing Divi ion adu lts and cadets, in the county. On arrival the Commisioner-in -Chief was greeted b y a fanfare performed by trump eters of the Ro y al Engineer, \,vhile the St. John Flag was simultaneousl y brok

The St. John colour, in charge of the Colour Part y and escor ted by twenty-two members of th e Division s an d twenty-two members of th Ambulance Divi ion s, was then trooped to mu sic in slow march time in front of the parade.

After the inspection the Commissioner-in-Chi ef, accompanied by Lad y Braithwaite addre sed th e parade.

There followed an impres sive ceremony of transferring the colour from the charge of the Eastern Area of the county to that of the Western Area, who provided an escort of tw en t y-two ursing Cadets and twenty-two Ambulance Cadets: this was accompanied b y suitable trumpet so und and band music. The parade was conclu ded by a March P ast of a ll personnel in co lumn of route.

S.'.I.B. COUNTY REVIEW IN SURREY

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CONFERENCE OF TBE ORDER OF ST. JOBN

HELD IN_ THE CASTLE OF BUBIKON, SWITZERLAND IN SEPTEMBER, 1964

BY SIR HARRY LUKE, K.C.M.G., D.Litt., Bailiff of Egle and Registrar

In June 1961, as readers of "The Review;' will recall; there took place in the Commandery 'Church of the Johanniter-Orden at Nieder-Weisel in West Germany an event of outstanding importance in the modern history of S t. John. It was the signature of a "Convention of Alliance" of the four independent Orders of St. John of Northern and Western Europe: the Most Venerable Order, the J ohanniter-Orden of Germany, and the Orders of St. John in the Netherlands and in Sweden. In September of the following year 1962 was held the first Conference of the new Alliance, which was suitably convened in the mediaeval castle of Bubikon near the northern shore of the Lake of _ Zurich. Before the Reformation this impressive and well preserved cluster of buildings had been one of the principal Hospitaller Commanderies in Switzerland; and the "Society of the Friends of Bubikon", its present owners, kindly allow the Knights of today to use it from time to time on appropriate occasions. Its treasures include of the finest collections in existence of the coms of the Order in Rhodes and Malta, and rooms are allotted to exhibits illustrating the activities of the Venerable Order and the Johanniter. That Conference was presided over by the late Baron R. de Sturler, then the Commander of the Swiss Association of St. John, one of the four national Associations under the jurisdiction...of the Johanniter; an account of it by the present writer appeared in "The Review" for December 1962. The loss of their genial and tactful Chairman, who died in May, 1964, is much felt by his Confreres in the four Orders.

At the second Conference of the Alliance, held at Bubikon in September 1964, the Most Venerable Order was represented by the Lord Prior, Lord Wakehurst; the Secretary-General, Mr. Charles Evans; and the Bailiff of Egle and Registrar (the present writer). Prince Biron de Courland the "Ordensstatthalter" and brother-in-law - of the Herrenmeister (H.R.H. Prince Wilhelm Carl of Hohenzollern), represented the Johanniter-Orden; Baron Mackay and Jonheer van B€ijma represented the Netherlands Order; C.ommander Lind af Hageby and Baron Akerhlelm that of Sweden. Hosts of the Conference were the Knights of the Swiss Association under the presidency of their new Commander, Colonel Helmuth de Graffenried, who is not only the nephew of Baron de Sturler but also the son of the latter's predecessor as Commander of the Swiss Association.

The first duty of the Conference was to elect a new Chairman; and o,n the proposal of Lord 2

Wakehurst it was unanimously agreed that Colonel de Graffenried should be invited to undertake (which he agreed to do) these duties as "President of the Conference of the Alliance".

It was next agreed that a representative of each of the four Associations under the jurisdiction of the Johanniter (Swiss, Finnish, Hungarian, French) should be invited to attend future Conferences in the role of Observer. The other major decisions were (a) to set up a permanent Secretariat of the Alliance in Geneva, and (b) that the next Conference - to be held in 1965should take place in that city, the seat of so many international bodies (such as the Red Cross, the World Health Organization, the High Commission for the Refugees) with which St. John has common interests. Monsieur Fernand Oltramare, the Swiss Knight appointed by the Conference' of 1962 to act as Observer with these bodies, gave an account of his activities in that capacity. Baron Akerhielm, also a resident in Geneva, "vas offered, and accepted, the newly created of Secretary of the Alliance there.

The proceedings closed with a cocktail party given by Monsieur Wittstock-Bally (who so kindly looked after the creature comforts of the Delegates) and Madame Wittstock-Bally at their shooting-box near Bubikon, and a dinner at thc Hotel Dolder near Zurich, at which Colonel de Graffenried and members of his Association entertained the Conference with their traditional hospitality.

S.I.A.B. ANNUAL INSPECTION Jl T SINGAPORE

On Sunday, 9th August, 1964, at the J alan Besar Stadium in .Singapore, the Annual Inspection of the St. John Ambulance Brigade was held by H. E. Yang di-Pertuan Negara, Tun Yusof bin Ishak, before a distinguished audience. His Excellency was supported by the Commissioner, Dr. K. L. Loh, O.St.]., and the District Surgeon, Dr. Seah Cheng Siang, S.B.St.]' The Parade, which numbered over 2,600, was commanded by the Deputy Commissioner, The Hon. Dato A.M. Alsagoff, D.K., M.B.E., (A) C.St.]., Dato Kurnia Saujana (Pahang), ].P., assisted by the District Superintendent (A) Mr. Tan Bian Kim, O.St.]., B.B.M.

Report oD.Jhe 1964 Guernsey Camp at Brockenhurst

We were blessed throughout with fine weather. The party arrived at the site soon after 9 a.m. on Thursday, August 20th, and by the end of the day there was little left to be done. At the end of Camp \\le were able to strike camp by 2.30 p.m., which meant that the entire party and all equipment \-vere able to travel on the next day (the last night was spent in the church room at Brockenhurst). Sgt. 11. Dene not only worked with his llsllal efliciency and good planning, but he had all the camp working with a good heart. Sgt. DClle's loyal support and excellent training of the new campers contributed very greatly to the succe s of the camp.

The behaviour and turn-out of the cadets arollscd favourable comment wherever they went. The O\\"ncr of the site ·was particularly impressed \\ith the comparison between our Camp and previous parties who had the site, and I feel sure that thc caretaker of the church room will have been plea. antly surprised to find it sv\"ept and c\'crything as it should be after our departure.

\Ve wcre delighted to have three members of the Adult Divisions ·with us. A/1'1 and N /11 lvIr. and 11rs. Eric \Villiams earned the thanks of all for thcir untiring and chcerful "'ork and I am sure ('\,ery cadct \\'oulcl want me to convey their affectiOll and gratitude; and A/11 Norman Harvey was a great asset in e\'ery \\·ay. Our two A sociates, 11rs. Dene and 1\.1r. Scully, again played an important part, and I should like to mention C/Sgt. Jasmine Cann," \dlO \\-as outstanding in willing service and care of the new campers despite almost con. tant toothache. The "permanent staff" of N.C.Os. are to be congratulated on the meal which they planned, prepared and served on the occasion of the Inspection. The 16 new campers soon sett led down and were a credit to the ·camp. The presence of our £.S.O., 1v1r. TOllzeau, was an honour and pleasure appreciated by all. The cadets will not forget the many kindnesses of 1vrr. Touzeau, especially the constant use of his car. I t was thrilling to have so many members of the Brigade pre ent 011 Ollr Open Day. From Hampshire came 1vII'. Johnson, who had helped to find the camp site; the judge, 1,1iss Sunderland, who endeared herself to us all in the last two inter-insular competitions, brought Mr. and lvIrs. Harris from Dorset. A most pleasant surprise ·was the visit of D /Supt. Liversedge, Camp Commandant of the Hereford Cadets Camp held in Guernsey in July. She arrived vvith a party from Hereford, having driven 90 miles.

Three coach outings were included in the fortnight's programme. A day was spent in Salisbury, another in Winchester and Southampton, and 3

another at Beaulieu Abbey. We are most grateful to the Adult Divisions and other kind friends whose donations paid for one of these trips. An afternoon in Bournemouth and a day's hike to Burley completed our planned outings, but many happy hours were spent in the Forest, and a nearby stream and pool were fully appreciated on the hottest days. I think the cadets returned to Guernsey fit and happy and not too tired. They ate well, and did not seem to suffer any ill-effects from the very cold nights. These conditions were met with last year at Goodrich and I would suggest that future camps be held in the early part of the month to avoid this problem. Finally, a most sincere "thank you" to 11rs. Shearer (C ounty Training Officer) and Miss Holley, the Div. Supt. of the Brockenhurst and Lyndhurst N /Cadets, for many kindnesses , particularly a most enjoyable sports meeting which included a splendid tea and many prizes, presented by the County Supt. (N) 1v1iss Cooper, ",,·hose presence was much appreciated. vVe were so glad to have Mrs. Shearer and Miss Holley with a large contingent of cadets at our Camp Fire evening \,,-hen hot dogs and soup \-vere served at the end of a singsong in which the \'ocal chords of B.S.O. Touzeau and Sgt. Dene must ha\-e been se\'erely strained! 11rs. Shearer also saw us off from Bournernouth on our return journey, and the friendship and kindness shO\\"n to us remain one of the happiest memories of our second camp on the mainland.

PESTALOZZI CHILDREN'S VILLAGE TRUST

81 mGH STREET, BATTLE, SUSSEX

THE TRUST, \vhich supports the British children in the world-famous Pestalozzi Village at Trogen, Switzerland, is now building a similar International Children s Yillage in Susse.,"'{, offering a home, sound education and a pra,ctical lesson in tolerance to deprived children. Sixty-four children, mainly refugees and representing fifteen nationalities, are already with us. Our aim is to establish a little commonv,-ealth of 300 cllildren. As a thank-offering for all that life has giyen to you, please give to those whose need is so great. Proceeds from the Trust's Christmas Cards \'\'ill be devoted to its work and are available from the above address. Per one dozen cards: The Tham,es at Charing Cross, 15 / -; Flowers, 12/-; Heavenly Babe and TVc!comc, 6 / -; III a Alanger' Laid, 9/-.

"1964 Nottingham"

by Lt.-Col. Arthur Goring, Assistant Commissioner-in-Chief.

Fine weather, fine fare and a fine spirit of companionship combined to make " 1964 Nottingham" easily the best of the three Brigade Training Courses in Leadership which have so far been held. Four hundred and ninety adult members of the Brigade - of all ranks, Ambulance and N ursing, in the 16-55 age group and half of them under 30 - reached Nottingham University by air, train, bus, car, ambulance, motor cycle and scooter during the evening of Friday, 25th September, some as late as half past one the next morning and a few at mid-day on the 26th. They came from all parts of the country. Some Districts and Counties were well represented, others not so well, though individual enthusiasm compensated to a certain extent. It was sad that there was no one to greet from Bristol, Cornwall, East, South and North Devon, Dorset, Guernsey, Herefordshire, Somerset, the East Riding of Yorkshire, the Commandery of Ards and the Priory of Wales.

More than 150 of us had attended previous "Nottinghams" - in 1961 or 1963, or both, and over 100 had graduated at King George VI Memorial Leadership-Training Courses. Many of us were renewing old friendships. All are determined to come to Nottingham again next year.

Improved Relationships Discussed

On the Friday evening a few short, colourful films of travel and fantasy were shown. The ballroom at the top of Portland Building was filled On Saturday morning with members listening to a talk , by Mrs. Maizel, S.R.N., J.P. (Area Superintendent (N) Derbyshire) on Human Relations. When it was over there must have been few who had not privately resolved to make Courtesy his (or heiJ watchword. After coffee the 490 of us dispersed easily into 25 Discussion Groups where we discussed ways and means of improving to an even greater degree the relationships in the Brigade, as between Staff Officers and Divisions, between Ambulance and Nursing Divisioris and between Adult and Cadet Divisions. Discussions continued over lunch in residential halls, on lawns and terraces, and on the grassy bank overlooking the lake. We then returned to the ballroom where spokesmen gave the 25 Group Findings.

That night with Area Staff Officer Bert Willis of London District acting as M.C. and music provided by a first-rate band, we had the ball of a lifetime. On the Sunday morning there was a well-supported Holy Communion for Anglican communicants, and another for members of the 4

Free Churches. Later in the morning the special St. John Service was once again conducted by the Rev. Father Lewes Andrews, of the Society of the Sacred Mission, Prior of St. George's Priory, Nottingham, who urged us to "do even our most ordinary jobs extra-ordinarily well" and, in our efforts to help others on their way, "to take care that we should be sign-posts and not goal-posts".

"Though, goodness knows," he added, "we get shot-at often enough!" Dr. Sumner, of Nottingham University, could not play on the organ for us as the Great Hall was not available this year; as the Doctor sadly remarked, "the piano has had the guts beaten out of it by jazz bands," but this did not prevent us from having a splendid hymnsinging session.

Topics of the Moment

Before we sat down to lunch Miss 1tlorison (Chief Officer for Cadets), Mr. George Woodhill (Brigade Secretary), Miss Sale (Assistant County Superintendent (N) Bucks, and I told delegates about certain Brigade Topics of the Moment, among them those of the immediate past and future.

We entered the final phase of the week-end after lunch with the Open Forum. So that the widest range of questions could be answered I had arranged for a panel of experts to be on the platform: Miss Watson (Principal Administrative Officer (N)), Miss Morison, Mr. Woodhill, Dr. Ian Mackenzie (County Surgeon, Derbyshire) and Miss Sa:le. A number of interesting questions were posed, resulting in some anxieties being allayed and the emergence of some useful suggestions.

In conclusion, the delegates associated themselves strongly with our thanks to Nottingham University for so much hospitality, to Nottinghamshire St. John for all their help, to Miss Morison and her team of ladies for their organisation, administration and quite impeccable staff work, to the various chaplains, to Dr. Sumner and to Dr. Ian Mackenzie who had been a successful and tireless Surgeon to the whole Course. The delegates modestly accepted my own thanks for having come in such numbers to "1964 N ottingham", and for making it such a success by their enthusiasm and willing co-operation.

One always dies a little when one says "Goodbye". On this occasion at least there was the splendid hope of seeing so many of the delegates again next year, on 24-26 September - the "1965 Nottingham" .

Competition Marking Sheet

In response to a suggestion that it would be helpful both from the point of view of training for competitions and also for use in ordinary divisional practice periods, we are printing a Competition Marking Sheet. If readers feel that this type of material is useful please write and tell us. People are always screaming that there is not enough first aid and nursing in the Review but they don't come up with either practical solutions or contributions!

The following team test marking sheet was given in the men's section of the Electricity Supply Ambulance Centre Competitions earlier this year.

The Doctor who judged the event had been concerned for some time as to what First Aiders were really doing to resuscitate the "apparently dead" casualty and of the considerable amount of confusion about the correct procedure.

As will be noted, it was necessary to immobilise temporarily the injuries of the first casualty before moving him and that extra marks were given if the removal of the second casualty was not delayed.

Preliminary Information to Competitiors

You are on duty at a local football match at the Meadow Sports Field. It is a fine day. You have with you a first aid haversack, blankets, and stretcher. Your First Aid Post is nearby where you have more equipment and also a telephone. You know the ambulance station is one mile and the hospital two miles away.

Card

Two players have collided and the trainer calls for your assistance. No other help permitted. Time allowed 15 minutes.

Setting

Football pitch. Casualty 011 ground with trainer. Team seated on an upturned box. Equipment with team - haversack, four blankets, one stretcher: more equipment in F.A. Post and a telephone, hot and cold water, etc. The trainer urges them off the field of play - play cannot be held up - rather persistent. He collapses 5 minutes from start after having complained of sudden severe pain in pit of stomach but loses consciousness immediately.

No doctor available: ambulance will arrive 6 minutes after correct message received: hospital two miles.

Injuries

Player - compound fracture right tibia and fibula, simple fracture left collar-bone.

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COMPETITION MARKING SHEET

TRAINERMax Marks ,.. Brought forward: 83

Trainer will collapse after 5 minutes. He will complain of sudden severe pain in pit of stomach but loses consciousness immediately

Prompt attention to trainer

Note breathing has ceased '"

Immediately prepare for artificial respiration

Correct position of head, etc. '"

(Note: a Resusci-Andy will be produced)

Give first 6 inflations quickly '" '" no. apparent change after a further 6 mfiatIOns

Check pulse at carotid pressure point (absent)

Decide on external cardiac massage

Correct and adequate artificial respiration '"

Cardiac massage

Note pulse return of carotid pulse '"

If correct procedure - may cease cardiac massage but must check pulse constantly

Continue with artificial respiration

Realise urgency of situation

Ask if doctor among spectators

Exclude any other injuries

Diagnose heart condi tion

Obtain second stretcher: prepare and test '"

Load casualty on to stretcher after having placed him on a blanket .-.

Identify: arrange messages .. .

Gentle handling throughout

GENERAL-

Urgent messages to doctor (not available) ambulance (6 minutes) hospital (Blankshire County)

Efficiency and clarity of messages

Load stretchers into ambulance

Do not delay if player not ready; ask ambulance to return

Inform Hospital:

(1) Male casualty collapsed with heart condition

Artificial respiration and cardiac massage being given

Stress urgency

(2) Male casualty with compound fracture right tibia and fibula '"

Simple fracture left collar-bone, shock '"

General efficiency and grasp of case

DEDUCTIONS (if any) -

For unnecessary questions

delay in sending trainer to hospital other

BIRMINGHAM FIRE BRIGADE TEAM

WIN$ NATIONAL FIRST AID FINALS

Birmingham, 311t; 2nd .Wigan, 310i; 3rd Middlesbrough, 307i. Other teams m order were Croydon Great Yarmouth, Derby, Somerset and Swansea.

This was the 13th annual competition for members of Local Authority Fire Brigades and was held at the Hertfqrdshil'e County Fire Brigade Headquarters, Hertford, on. 29th. Eight teams, winners of the DIstnct COmpetltIOns, took part with Dr. ]. Munro Sherriff judging the team event and Doctors D. L. D. LamONt and A. Edwards the individual tests. : G. V. Blackstone, C.B.E., G.M., A.M.I.F.E. (Chief Officer, Bertfordshire), presided. Sir Philip Southwell (Director-General. S.J.A.A.) presented the championship awards.

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE PATIENTS AND THE GENERAL DENTAL SERVICES

A new leaflet, Dental Treatment under the National Health S ervice has been issued by the Ministry of Health in . agreement with the British Dental Association and with the general support of the General Dental Council. The purpose of this is to make patients aware of the dental services available to them and also of their responsibilities in connection with the Service (e.g., for broken appointments or to accept examination by a Dental Officer if required).

The leaflet draws attention to the importance that if a patient wishes to be treated under the National Health Service, this should be made clear to the Dentist before treatment starts; failure to ask specifically for treatment as a N.H.S. patient can lead to misunderstanding.

The leaflet also shows why some paticnts may receive a particular type of treatment - sa) a metal denture - under the N.H.S., while othcrs seeking the same type of treatment hm'c to pay for it pri\'ately. If a metal denture (rathcr than the normal plastic one) is required because of, for example, the shape of a patient's jm'\', this can be supplied under the N.H.S. Indeed, if a dentist has accepted a patient for treatment under the N.H.S. and considers a metal denture clinically necessary, he is required by his Terms of Service to supply it under the N.H.S., provided that the Dental Estimates Board agrec and the patient is preparcd to have it.

Under the Terms of Service a course of 1':.H.S. treatment must cover all the treatment nec('ssan to secure dental fitness which the patient i \\ illing to undergo. If, on the other hand, a patient who already has a satisfactory denture wishes to ha\'c a metal one in addition, then he or she ,,\·ill hm'C to pay the dentist privately for it as an additional luxury rather than a necessity.

In a third group of cases the dentist may find that the patient needs a denture, but there is 110 clinical need for a metal one: in such a case, if the patient is anxious to have a metal denture, the dentist can supply it under the Health Service, but the patient must make a special payment covering the difference in cost between the metal denture and an ordinary denture. Thc same sort of rules apply to some other treatments.

Attention is drawn to a number of other points, including particularly the need for the paticnt to give the dentist his or her N.H.S. number when asking for treatment under the Service. Failure to do so can cause confusion and delay.

The British Dental Association have assisted in the drafting of the leaflet, which has been wclcomed by the General Dental Council.

Copies of the leaflet are being sent to dentists for their waiting rooms and will also be availahle from Executive Council offices, main Post Offices and Citizens' Advice Bureaux.

Tributes to

Silurian County Area, Monmouthshire

The annual review is a red letter day in the Brigade calendar of the Silurian County Area and this year the occasion was no exception. The County Area President, A. J. Nicholas, Esq., C.B.E., O.St.]., again invited the Brigade to parade in the beau tiful grounds of Bovil House, Machen where somc 250 members, including strong of ambulance and nursing cadets, marched on to the parade ground headed by the Newport Boys' Brigade band.

In an address of welcome, Mr. Nicholas said the scrvices of the Brigade were greatly appreciated and he thought the excellent turn-out augured 'we'll for the future of this county area.

The Chief Commissioner, H. G. Lewis, Esq., K.St.]., ].P., D.L., after inspecting the parade, expressed his pleasure on the excellent demeanour of the members and congratulated the area on

the past year's actIVItIes, which included nearly 7,000 hours spent on public duties, in attendances at hospitals and blood transfUSIOn centres figured largely.

Councillor L. Vaughan offered a civic welcome on behalf of the Bedwas and Machen U.D.C. paying tribute to the carried out .the Brigade. Other speakers mcluded the PnnCIpal Secretary (Colonel John R. L. Traherne) \,,,ho was present with Mrs. Traherne; Mrs. W. R. Crawshay ( Chief Nursing Officer Cadets, Wales); and the Commissioner for Monmouthshire (J. A. Wilcox, Esq.). Area Commissioner Rees Morgan thanked Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas for their kindness and generosity in entertaining the 'whole gathering, which included a number of Brigade Headquarters and Monmouthshire County Officials, to tea in a marquee erected in the grounds.

50th Anniversary of The Nottingham City Ambulance Division

Fifty years ago a man named George Shrive started an Ambulance Class with the Great Northern Railway; later he became the 1st Superintendent of the City Ambulance DlVISlOIl \A;hich was registered on 23rd January, 1914. Being a First Aider, S;corge w.as ab.le to his Ov\'n life by arrestmg bleedmg untll aId arnved after an accident in which his arm was crushed I>et\\'een two buffers. His secretary at that time was Tom Scott who worked as a drayman v;ith the Raih\'ay. In recent years he became an Alderman of the City of Nottingham. The Division at that time had a strength of 7 Corps and Divisional Officers, 1 Serge.ant and 73 Privates. 'Vhen George Shnve retired from the Brigade after his accident, a Nottingham business man was appointed Divisional Superintendent. This man was Mr. G. V. Hutton who held the post until his retirement from the Brigade.

Since then, the Division has had a number of very worthy officers. Cyril West, who joined tI;e Division in 1916, became Ambulance Officer m 1929 and is the only original member still wearing the Brigade uniform as a member of Notts. County staff.

On the appointment of Cyril West to higher office, the position of Superintendent was handed to George Longstaff who had been in the Division since 1922.

N ames like Frank Alvey, who formed a Cadet Division in 1941, Harry Bacon, who was a 1st Class Secretary, Len Kingsland, who carried on the Cadet Division after Frank Alvey's retirement 7

due to ill health. All these people worked with the name of the Brigade at heart.

Today, the members still meet at Schools, London Road, for their ,,-eekly meetIng on Tuesday e\-enings. NIr. J. A. Hopewell, Superintendent and Mr. S. F. Marshall, the DIVIsional Officer, carry out the task of training men in the art of First Aid.

The Cadet Division is still in existence under the direction of Divisional Superintendent 'V. F. Shaw, \\·ho is assisted by Divisional Officer A. Thompson.

Each Friday evening a group of between 11 and 16 gather at the Gaumont Cinema, Nottingham, for their training. Up three flights of stairs they go, to the top of the building into a small room away from the Cinema to be told something about First Aid and other subjects which holds them in good stead for the day \\-hen at 16 years of age they are promoted to the Adult Division.

Today, in Nottingham, there are se\-en Adult Ambulance Divisions and fi.\'e Cadet Ambulance Divisions and, together ,,-ith Nursing and Nursing Cadet Divisions, they carry out FiTSt Aid duties \\-henever required.

The only regret is that not enough people carry out the work which George Shri\-e started in the City some 50 years ago.

To commemorate its Anniversary the City Division held a Dinner and Dance at the George Hotel, Nottingham, in September.

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The Military and HospitaUer Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem

by Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander J. R. Lawrance-Owen, Royal Navy.

This ancient Order has been reintroduced in Great Britain during the last two years, with the restoration of Grand Bailiwicks in England and Scotland, and Bailiwicks in Wales and Ireland. Originally founded in the 4th Century A.D. by St. Basil as an Hospitaller Order in the Holy Land, it became militarised during the Crusades shortly after the Order of St. John, and has similarly suffered many changes ·of fortune through the centuries.

The traditional role of the qrder is tending those afflicted with leprosy, and this is now extended to include a varied range of skin conditions, such as industrial dematoses and nuclear burns; it is responsible for the collection and despatch overseas of drugs and money in the struggle against leprosy, for the upkeep and support of individual lepers, and has under its aegis two overseas Hospitals, and a Research Institute.

An equally important aspect of the Order's work is in the oecumenical field, striving for unity of the Christian Faith by the admission to its ranks Christians of all denominations, and - through the Order's own oecumenical commission - by bringing together the branches of a divided Church. Amongst its members are Anglicans, Roman Catholics, Lutherans, Non-Conformists, Scottish Presbyterians, and the various sections of the Orthodox Church. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the Grand Prelate, and the Grand Prior is Archbishop Hakin of Galilee, Haifa and St. Jean d'Acre; and the Bishops of Bath and Wells and Coventry are both members.

In early years the headquarters were at St. Jean d'Aere, but later moved to Boigny in France,

and it is from this country that the Order has continued to be administered, under the protection of the King of France. At the Reformation the Order ceased to exist in the British Isles, although British Knights continued to hold office. on the continent; until this time its seat in England was at Burton Lazars near Melton Mowbray, where there was a leper hospital (lazar house or lazaretto) from about 1135 A.D. In June, 1964 a Commemoration Service was held at St. James', Burton Lazars: Lord Bossom of Maidstone, Bailiff of the Order in England, read the lesson, and the sermon was preached by the Vicar, Canon C. M. S. Clarke; members and their friends were amongst the congregation.

The Order is now governed by a Supreme Council with its seat in Madrid, where His Royal Highness Prince Francis of Bourbon is Grand Master; the administration is still carried out in Paris, under the Duke of Brissac. Bailiwicks exist in America, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa as well as on the Continent of Europe, with independent Commanderies in India, Nigeria and Thailand.

Readers of the Review may be interested to learn more of the ways in which the Objects of the Order can be assisted; the Secretary-General, Mr. E. R. V. Walker of Armstrong Farm, Alderley Edge, Cheshire will gladly supply details.

References: -

(1) Th, Fight against Leprosy, Patrick Feeny, Elek Books, 1964.

(2) VOrdre Militairs et Hospitalier de Sainte - Lazare de Jerusalem, Bertrand de la Grass;;rs, Editions Peyronnet, Paris, 1960.

The Birmingham Association for Members of the Order of St. John

On Sunday, 28th June 1964, a party of 65 Members and Friends left the Birmingham County Headquarters in Lionel Street by Coach and 'Car for their Second Annual Service of Dedication at Temple Balsall Church, Knowle which has been connected with the Order of St. John since the Middle Ages. This Church was taken over by the Order at the time when the Knights Templars were suppressed and it was appropriate that the colours of the Order in Warwickshire and The Brigade in Birmingham should be laid in this Church.

At this service, c<:mducted by its Vicar, The Rev. N. P. F. Brown, the Birmingham Members

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were joined by Members of the Order from Warwickshire and the Association President, Brigadier M. L. Hayne, C.B.E., Kt.St.J., and its Assistant Secretary, Mrs. B. N. Lewis, read the Lessons. The Birmingham Association, believed to be the only one of its kind in the British Isles, was formed in May, 1958, by a dozen Members of the Order so that a life-long friendship could be struck between all Members of the Order who had been awarded the Highest Honour which the Sovereign Head could bestow on them. In the past, contact between members ended when, owing to age or

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should

be in every ambula nce-

Ambulancemen pr ob ably h()ve to deal with more cases requiring artificial respiration than any other branch o f the medic I profession except anaesthetists - and often in circumstances that are far from Ideal . Th ey know both the vi rtues of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and also its aesthetic disadvantages cmd practical difficulties in certain s i tuations. In many emergencies special resuscitatiGn equ ipm ent w oul d be a godsend-and the Ambu is just such equipment

It has bee n chos en on its merits as the standard resuscitation equipment of Nato forces. It i s light, compact and inher ent l y safe It can be used with oxygen when necessary Its complement is the Ambu foot pump for clearing airways of mucus or blood . Betw een them these two pieces of equipment can de I with the most difficu lt cases of resuscitation; yet they are not expensive-each cost ing only about £ 15.

THE BRITISH OXYGEN COMPANY LIMITED

MEDICAL DIVISION HAMMERSMITH HOUSE • LONDON W.

The Late Major-General

J. M. Iurkman, C.B., C.B.E.

Member of the Bri aade will 'ha, -e learned with deep reOTet of the death on the 14th Octob r 1964 of NIajor -Gen e ral J. M. Kirkm an .B. C .B .E. , a former Commi ioner-in-Chi f.

General Kirkm an came to the Br i aade in 1956 as an A i tant Commi ion er -in- hief 1 ut oon after joinin o' wa ca ll ed on at brief notice to become Commi ioner -in -Chief hortl T after the death of Lieut. General ir Otto Lund and fo11o,,ing on that of Bri o'adier D a ly. H e wa ommisioner -in -Chief for nearly LX year until ill -health comp ell ed him to retire' in the ummer of 19 2.

Outw ar dl y he had a rather re en ed di po iti on which tended to cloak hi underlying friendline and in con equence it wa perhap not a lw a ' reali ed how de,-oted he ,,' a to the work of t. John. I n fact he ga, e him elf comp lete ly to th e ta k of leading the Brigade and neyer pared himself in it ervice. He ahvay liked vi iting unit a t home and Q\-ersea, and tra,'elled exten i,-ely in or d er to observe for himself all that wa going on in as many places a po ib le. "\ ' hil t Commision er -i n -Chief Genera l Ki r kman had the atifaction of ee in g the Q\-era ll trength pa th e quarter of a mi lli on mark -a mi le tone in our history. H i bro th er, General ir idney Kirk man was In pector General of Ci il Defence at th time he joined and hi contacts in thi field '\'ere in con equence of con iderable he lp to him in haping th e Briga de Civil D efence policie

General Kirkman had a su cce ful and di ting uish ed career in th e Army an d had been e pecially promin en t in Mili tary Int elligence, mong t the more important a ppointment he held were Chief of Staff in Pal es tin e, Chief of taff L and Forces Far E as t , an d Chief of the Inte lligence Div ision in Germany Latt erly he wa a Colonel Commandant of the R oyal R egiment of Artiller y

st. John Council for Devon

\Ill e r eg r e t to anno unc e th e resignation of M r. Hugh Goodson as Chairm a n of th e St. Joh n Co u nci l for Devon. L ord Roborough, Presid en t of the Council , p a id t ri bute to the work done J y Mr. G oodson during h is five years as Chairman of the Co u nci l. The i ncrease in th e f u nd s was large ly due to M r. Goo d son's abi li ty an d energy . Maj or Gracey, Commiss ioner of the St. J ohn Ambu lanc e Brigad e, a lso than k e d M r. Goo d son for a ll th e 10

h Ip a nd upport h h d g iv -11 during hi t r111 o r offi e. W e are h a pp y to tat that 1th oug h h i r tiring a Chairman, r. oo d on w ill ntinu to erve a a m em b e r of th oun ii. Th e n ew Cha irm an f the t . J ohn D evon is Captain Wi ll iam r nvi ll e has been a memb r of th e ouncil in Peek is a farm er and a m mb er of Ag ricu l tural Asso iatlon.

The Late Major-General Gerald Brunskill, C.B.,M.C. , D L.

, G e_ner a l Brun kill th e Brig a d ommi ion er f o r Kent t ook th e Annu a l Count taff m ee tin g

21:d F e bru a r y 1964 , ith hi u ual effi ien y kll1dlll1 e a nd en e of hum o ur. 0 o n e ,.vo u ld hav e im a gin ed th a t h e w a ju t a bo ut t o ent er ho pi tal.. I t b een th e ea rn e t h o p a nd pr a, er of all hI frI end that a ft er hi r e turn h om e a t East er a nd hi ub e qu ent holida , h e , ould b e

a b le t o re um e hi Brig a d e duti e. But thi wa

n o t t o b e a nd thr o uo-h o ut th lo n o- UITL.'TI er h e , vas o.nly a bl e to v i it Count H eadqu a rt e r o n ce or t WIce. I n Au g u t las t h e d ecid ed t o t end e r hi r e ignati o n f eeling that hi pro lo no' ed ab ence wa p la cin g t o o g r ea t a , tr a in o n othe r. H e died , a g ed 67 , on 26th ept emb er a nd th e funera l e r vi ce Via h e ld o n 1 t O c tob er in th e Parish Chur ch of St L aur en ce H a v khur t a lon g -

sid e hi home, a nd. ' Nh er e for th e p a t eve n , ea r

h e had er ved a l ca r ' a rd en It ' va a tt e nd ed

b y the Commi ion er -in -Chief a nd b r C a endish r epre entin g th e up erinte nd e nt -in -Chief a nd

b y many m emb e r of th e Brig a d e from a ll p a rt of Kent. After the er v ice the bod of Ger a ld Brun -

ski ll , c ov er e d b y th e nion J a ck an d th e Briga d e

F lag, pass e d through th e rank of a Brig ad e Gu a rd of H onour formed up out ide th e church.

Gera ld Brun ki ll er v ed with di tin ction in b o th

V\ orld War ; in th e First ",,-ith th e R o a l Su ex R egim e n t a nd a ft er ward with th e R oyal 1 te r

Rifles From 1942 t o 1945 h e wa Dir ec t o r of

Spe cial W eap o n a nd V ehicl e a t th e a r Offi e

Dramatic Helicopter Dash for Injured Greek Seaman

DRA?-! TIC HELICO P TER DA H tor injured re e k eaman. Geor gios Pyrovolikos) fell from the oan gw ay of a tank e r 10 mil es outh of ewhaven and rec iv e d serious h ead lnJurzes. Th e hore h am coastguards COI/tacted t he R .AY. res cue squadron at Thorney I sland) w ho raced to the res cue. Pi c ture shows th e injured man being transferred from the H elicojJter to a B rigad e Ambulance w h ic h carried him to t h e Prin cess Ali ce H ospital. The F ire B ri g ad e we re al 0 sta n ding by in case of need.

LONDON DISTRICT CAMP, 1964 *

AN ESTABLISHED

ing adet had arri,'ed at the ne'" Farm otland Bay , ,,·hich had been taken OI'er from the ounty of'Buck that morning. Ha,-inoqu u d up for their medical they ,,'ere camperinooff [Q find their home for the next " 'ee k Ridae Tent -0. J. T and their luagage, The day had tarted a[ ,," aterloo ,,·hen train load the airl ar 10.10 a.m. under their Train Commander ,-\ () ::\Ii . -, ::\ lalyan and the Deputy Train ommander 0 C ) ::\ Ir. Y Da,-ie _ and D ff. ::\1 1' 1. mith and the bOl' at 1 L1 0 a.m, under their rain Commander D ·Off. ::\1. Dickin and the D pULl' _ ::\ 1 A , im_ had all piled into

L' THE OCTOBER '"REV IE''' a plzoto!!.raph appeared of Lady Pal12t'la H icks arricing at the London Di,trict Camp in the sle - of -Tright Lady Pamela is scen here on a tOllr of the Camp accompanied by Area Commissioner Dr. I. Fletcher. Tl' e ha;.'c reech'ed se;.'eral letters from Cadets who u.'ish to thank all O fficers and orcrani:::ers u:lzo made the Camp sllch a success particularly as mallY of them ga;.'c up a Li:cck's holiday to do so.

the re erved compa rtm ent, ea h o·roup linkin o· up \ ith their Group L ea d er f r th we kvh o er e wearing o lour ed arm 1 an d. Th bago·ag \Iva handed over to the Offic r-In-Charg -B ago·age D / upt. if. V\1 Bu h who vvith hi 12 as i tant undertook thi major proj t the \,vh Ie operation being Q\ ·ered by an Advance Party con i tino· of D j Off. J N a hand j ?\l E. Holl tt \vho und er th e dire ction of D / ff. J Ak eh1.lr t had left V\1aterloo for Portsm uth at 9.30 a. m.and not a ino le uitca e wa mi laid.

In the Camp book let and on the tra\ · I in trution appeared the follQ\lving o lemn ,,·arnino·: , RE?\IIE:NIBER - durin o· the journey that you are travel li ng in uniform a a member of a Briaad e party. 1iembers of the pul Ii ar inclined to judge a whole organi at ion on the beha\ iour it see from indi\ idual on u ch a journ ey. Y our behaviour mu t therefore be a credit to th Brigade.' nd it ,,·a .

Complex organisation

The organi ation of u ch a laro·e Camp i a comp lex affair: it require many people to carry it out. BrieR the plan Vla a follow : The Commandant, D r. 1. F letcher who \, ·a in omplete charge, had 2 D eputie , D / / 0. J . Nutt and Mi s D , A. Watt, who a Di trict Camp Adviser and D eput were re pon ible for th pre - camp a rr angement. Certain adu lt were directly re pon ib le for the supervi ion and ,·elfare of the Cadet. They were ca ll ed Group L eader and each had an i tant. Genera lhthey were in charge of 3 tent, each ho ldi ng 8 cadets and each tent had one of it occupant appo inted a Tent L eader to whom th e Group L ead er looked for the di cip lin e and tandard of that t ent. The Group were named after di tingu ished people: G loucester, Harvey, P a teur, List er and Fleming for the boy' Mountbatten Cavell, 1 ightingale, Fry, Ander on and Curie for the gi rl s

On Saturday, 22nd Augu t, Lad y Pam e la Hi ck s, District Vice - P resident, vi ited the Camp acco mp an ied by the Comrni ioner , Group - Capt. G. Piri e, the Di strict Superintendent ( ), Mr . D. H oad ley, Di tri ct Staff Officer (C), Mi 1. R ob in son and Di strict Staff Officer Miss M. T e lfer. Crossing on the bridge of the boat from P ortsmouth they were met in R y de b y Dr. Kipping and arrived in bright sunshine to l unch in Camp. After lunch Lad y Pamela toured the camp, talking to many of the campers on her way. It was a specia lly memorable occa ion for tho e concerned with London Di strict Camp from the start; they remembered so well how 7 yea rs ago Lady Mountbatten had tried very hard to visit us at St. Catherine's P oint and t o have her daughter w ith us on this occas ion was a tremendous pl eas ur e

The other hi gh li ghts, w hi ch w ill b e talked abo ut at th e Reuni on and subse qu ent Camp i n the

The State Enrolled Nurse

By CHARLOTTE BENTLEY

(Secretary A sociation of Stale Enrolled III' es )

There mu t be man , - attracted to nur ing and yet for variou rea on - not lea t the tern ac ademic requirement of the three- ear cour e leading to State Regi tration ( .R. l . ) - decide that it a k too much of them They hould know however that it i po ible for them to obtain a tatutory nur ing qualification by taking the twoyear training cour e leading to tate Enrolment ( S.E. )

Thi horter cour e in the practical nur ing skills a lso ha an obviou appea l for tho e planning an early marriage and for old er women perhap unab le to tackle the in ten ive tudie required for State R egi tration.

A further attraction is that the cour e may b e taken on a part -time ba i , when it duratio'n i two years an d nine m onth, it i a requirement, however, th at a ll period during the 24 hour mu t be covered during that time.

The minimum age of entry for both men and ,vomen is 18, and 17i in cotland; there i no upper age limit laid down but orne ho pital v"ill not accept pupil nur es over the age of 45 or thereabou t s.

T h e Enrolled Nurse 's Work

The Enrolled urse undertake all th e ba ic nursing duties essential for the comfort and wellbeing of patients in all age groups. The e includ e bed -m aking, washing, bathing, feeding and general c are Under the upervision of a State Registered Kurse and at her direction, the S.E. al 0 undertakes treatments, dressings and the giving of drugs and medicines.

The present practice of getting patients out of bed as soon as possible g r eatly increases the work of the nursing staff. The Enrolled Jurse is able to make a va luable contribution in these rehabilitative procedures, at the sam e time enabling the State R egistered urse to devote her particular sk ills to those patients who need them mo t.

The Enro ll ed Jurse may also work in hospital departmen t s such as the operating th eatres, outpatients department, cas u a lty, radio-therapy, etc.

Professional Standards

The General ur si n g Council for Eng land an d Wales, the General ur si ng Council for Scotland

Round and About

THE AREA COMMISSIOXER, C M. Shaw Smith, Esq , 1vI.B.Ch.B., D.P.H., talking to AIM Barry Parsons, followed by The R ev. Canon Christopher Perowne T.D., ChajJlain and Sub -Prelate of the Order, on occasion of de.dication of the 147 (East Barnet ) Ambulance DWlSZon's Ambulance. A great deal of very hard w<?rk had been put into repairing and renovating the vehzcle and members of the Di vision must be justly proud of the results of their efforts.

A XEW MBULAl\"CE as handed over to the \fa lvern Division during the slimmer Picture shows(Left to Right): The Count .IS Beaul hamp County President TlIorcestershire, Dr. A. L. Brown, Divisional llrgeoll, Col. D. Cronin, Area Commissioner, l\frs. F.]. 'ewsoll Superintendent, 1vIalvern lIrsing Division Afr.](. H. Smith who conducted the en'ices, "Jr. R. ja unl e)' Ambulance Attendanl and JIll'. ,\1 Pearl, Dril'(/".

THE LORD WAKEH R T, The Lord Prior of the Ord er lakin.!.!. the salute at lhe .111ar c h Pa sl in Worcester of the County Units following a Specie;l Service at Worcester Cathedral on O cto b er 10th. Th e Parad e was under the comman d of L ieut .- Col. C. P. Vaughan, D .S.O., Commissioner. Full report and pi c tures D ecember ( R eview".

;\ll \Jnl R of the Tor})OI11t Ambulan( e and ;,\'lIrsin a DiviiOI/ assl till III resc/II: of a mall who was iniured on tht' cliffs at Whit Wilds on ptcmber 20th.

T h e injured man receivin a First Aid treatment.

19 :'>fAL"RICE ETTER of -"fanchester [;-nited carried off by at. R obin H ill and Cpl. H arr), Lake of the West Ham Ambulance Dirision.

of the Exeter Cit)' Amb lllanc/:" Di,'isioll Cpl. H j. Tllrner and Amblllan c .iH cmbcr A. Pa)'ne holdina coff afttain of the Poole Team aftcr hi era h dllrin" th Exeter (.' Poole pcedi.cay match.

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T. L C TA t. J ohn Ambulan ce Brigade and R ed ross members from 1\I artillique carried out a joint demons /ration of First Aid and relief work in a mock hllrri c anc di a Ier.

(Above ) : PE;-\ .·G FIR T AID CO:.\IPETITIO;-\ The Sational First Aid Competitions of the Brigade) Federation of J\J alaya) were held in K uala Lumpur at the Cochrane R oad chool. Four teams f rom the Penan u Area competed.

l Left : THE l:PERI;-\TE. ·DE;-\T- D.' - CHIEF presented the Brigade flag to the newly formed divisions in the Ra ilways and Harb our Corporation at Takoradi and eeondi) as a result of her last l'isit to Ghana. The flau u; as dedicated at the British eamen)s Chapel at Takoradi. Amon those present were \I r. De Graf Johson) the Distri ct taff Offi ce r C. L. Gibbs and the Rei.'. ]. Dennis.

(Below ): DAR E AL.","A:'\! - TA;-\GA.:YIKA. O['er 200 peopl.e an hour lJ..'alched demonstrations and emere.ency reSUSl"/tatione.it 'en in three lanuuae.es by an .].A..B. Dit:isional Officer at an inspection held at Dar es alaam for a week durin u Jllly.

A HAPPY PICT URE. of sll ccessful b oys and gi rls receiv in a their Pr eliminary C ertificate from, th e 1\Ia)'or of S underland) Ald e rman R TIVilkins on at th e Od on Cin em a.

MAYORESS OF BRADFORD) l\1Irs. W lvI. H ird) m et members of the Bradford ursing Di vision ) w hen she and the L ord NIayor att ended the Ann ual I nspe ction of the B radford C or p s at th e B elle Vue Barr acks) Bradf o rd this year

SEA RESCUE AT PAIG TON

S eventeen year -old NI argaret Greenfie ld de cided to hav e a bathe from H o lli co mbe Beach at P aignton one Sund ay afternoon la t eptemb er he we nt into the water w ith a friend who wa a po?r swi mm er. But it was NIargaret, th e good SW Imm er , who got into diffi cu lti e an d wa swe pt out to sea. H e r friend ran to the ga works nearby w her e she found Ambu lance M ember Mi chae l P aske w ho , with two others ran do w n to th e beach. Th ey saw M argaret 100 ya rd off the shor e Without hesitating P a ke st ripp ed to his underpant s and, grasping th e end of a rope, swam out to her and brought h er to shor e. Although ex h auste d she was conscious' sh e was taken in an ambulance to hospita l where ,sh e was di sc h a rg e d la t er th at even in g. But for P as k e's prompt action th e g irl wo uld h ave undoubtedl y lost her lif e. P as k e has been awar d ed a Meritoriou s S ervi ce Certificate.

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People and Events

EFFIc r :,\T R L" CIT Tl \I rs.

E vans D ivisional ffiar L'aford Dil'isioTl alld lit" SOli for SGl'i n e. a mall's life at Rl5 lwpslollt:

In Au gust t Ills year \I rs E l'ans s son JI il ha d a jUllior master at Ut/ Oll Pla cL c h ool , eaford rescued a mall w h o had got inlo d ifficlilties alld a hL had laken a i'll'S!

Aid Certificate i.uhi le a pupil at Christ' H ospital chool able t o apply Art ificial R espiratioll illllllu/laicly)

w IllIe spectators wenl for medical aid W ilhill a -hort time the dr owned mall had started 10 brealhe aaaill and recol'ered COllsciollsnt,,'ss , B y this tilllt! Jfr s. il'ho was on dllty at the F irsl l id H ut at alts R ecreatIOn Ground arril'ed to treat shol k and knp al/ t')'L' 011 the ca -lIall), IInlil a D octor arriL'cd.

:'IR. LESLIE D )IR. CHRI TOPHER T' TI ', two amhll'(l/Il e mOl from Banb ury) were chosen to represent the ) {therll R egion ill a (Vlltest to find the b est ambulance tint'£'!' and attendant came fourth in the competition hdd at L eicester. The tt:;sl u.as set b y the rational !ssociatioll of Amb ulance O fficers ) and consisted of drivill, Ihroue.h the cily 011 a tesl co urse) b oth theory and practiu, for drit"r and allt:;ndant. I n addition to the dril'illg t st th teams had 10 deal with an accident))) I 0 meJ/ one of which required immediate trt-'atmcnl. Thi s is the first time Ihat a team from Oxfordshire reached lh finals.

MR. D EREK L U:-;' D a member of the B lackburn Amb ulance D ivision) L ay i nstructor and also a member of the i .H. S. R. is seen with some of the pupils and the H eaamaster) lvI.r. K em ball-C ook and l'vIr J. M onks of The Queen Elz zabeth Grammar School during one of hir demonstratwns to the Staff and children in R esuscitation.

LEFT LO R r Can (Bu ck. ): 1Hr ]. J'vl erce r) fr o H arris (; lt and Mr. H ol d ing. (Front ) : lvlr. Rat cliff e) {i ss Ord and Mr. R M erceT- rTl p. mb e rs Of th e St. J o hn Ambulan ce: B ri gad e w h o joined in 19 14. Th ey spent a pl easa nt evenin,£! at Br igade H P.adf]uarters in Bla c kburn talkin g ove r old tim es.

:--: N AL E CORT l'as und ertak e n from B irmina ham H ea d quar t ers 10 ge t 8 1-year-old J\l iss ! Iii W rieht t (.·

Lhe c hur c h on lime t o attelld the eddill a of h r Dist ri ct U1" e .'i i s Jail I afflley.

;,\L t;RICE BAKER a member of the 215 Borou ah of Kin lJsto,n A mbulance Dit:isioll,. was able 10 rei:i.:e one of the children after a ,tragl.c acelden,t) [('!Ien a mock Pirate hip capsI::ed In a chanty ne'er carnit'al.

A FIFTIETH A N IV ERSARY is al ways an occasion for ce l ebration, b ut the c hur c h parade at Z ion Baptist Chur c h w as settin g up a new record in marking th e Golden J u bile e of three di v isions in one co rps. Th ey we re the Gwmdy, JVla esteu C e ntral and Ca e rau Di uis ions of Ih e Ll ynji Vall ey Corps. An impr essive sen}ice w as condu c ted by the R ei'. Al wy n E v ans, at w hi c h the l esson was r ead by th e Pr incipal S ec retary. Th e salute was taken by th e Chief Comm issio n e r for TlVal es (H. G L ewis , Es q ) a cco mpanied b y th e Prin ci jJGl ec re lar y ( C ol. I o hn R. L. Trah erne ) the Commissione r/or Glam organ J Gwynne Mor g an ), the Bn uad e S ecretary for Wal es (J. C Parr y , E sq ), Coun ci llor C. M I ones and ot h e rs Pr esenting the Jubil ee Certifi cat es th e Chief Commissioner said: Th e work of t h e thre e di visio ns had been d one selflessly, c heerfully and skilfully in mining areas where many lives that mig ht o th e r wise hal 'e be en lost had be en res cue d b y train e d handlin a

GOL D EN J UBI L EE - R e druth Nur sing D ivision ce l e brat ed its Golden J ubilee with a dinner and a commemoration Parad e and SeTi ,ire I , ady Mo y ra Bro w n e, g uest o f hono u r for Br igade H. Q., jJr esente d the I u bil ee C er tific ate to D I S Mrs.

Cadets

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T H E F L O A T pictured here was highly commended in the « Q ueen)s)) section of last summer)s H astings Carni v al P rocession: ! he Girls are all from the H astings ursin,!; Cadet D wzszon of the H astings Corps Th e (Queen' is Cadet Pauline H arrow.

COKGR TO ORK HIRE CADET.. At. t. JIJa ry's H os j}ital l"ork) m e mb e rs of th e , 1co mb 'add

Di vis ions put ill a f!,reat mall)' h ours h e lp ill f!. Id 'rl), people with sllc h duli es as s hoppin ,f!, and ot/ltJ outsidt' aids. JJ ar garet BUI' f!,ess ;'(1110 ha s b c( II all..:ardul her pecial eruice hi cld X o n for Ol'tr 00 110 11 IS of l'olunta r), dut), ha s nOi.l' s tarl ed trainin,f! as a ,\ IIrSe at the Ad ila Orth opae di c H ospital, \.ll'kb)'lIloorside.

Whil e a m e mb er of the Di<. 'ision 51/(. also .f!,allll;d P roficienc), Certificates in a /" ide ('a ri et)' of sllbjHts including H ygiene) hild Care) Fir e-fif!,htinf!, alld ·ooktn. iVlIrsinf!, Cadet A.nn R lspi ll of rassingtoll ,\ 'llI'Sill,f! D il Jisiol1 ha s also b c/;,n awarded her p (ial r"lce hidd .Y o. 3.

:llE:"\JJH R. of th e leafard Jlmbulan re Di visio.n who recently attended the L incoln C?unty Cadet Cam!! [llOn tIll HUllt CIII} for thelrf!,eneral /u gh standard In Camp. Ba ck S. Carr ol). P. T omlin, .'vi. Da ubney) .\.

lI 'hilton R. W ood E A skins and C. Arm strong. Front R ow: K. 0 \ edl S Askzns) D zv. Supt. G. f!... Foster) E. Fisher and E. "had /;, Th e old -style forage caps worn by the Cadets In the back row have sznce been r e pla ce d by regulation berets.

ST A [ BUL NCE BR I GADE (Sidmouth ) Cad e t Ambulance D ivision g a ve a striking display of physi c al trainin g during th e Cad e t- P ar en Asso c iatio n 's f e t e in Augus t t h is ye a r. I nterest an d su pp ort h at jJarent s /I, ive t o Ca d et U ni t s is m uc h a pp re c iate d as it n ot OIZ!)' en c ou r ages t h e youngsters ) b u also m ak es a valuable link b etween t h e Br iga d e an d t h e mot h e rs and fath e rs of their ow n members.

1 VE:\ ,\E\\, C. DET 'l't'rC L'lIrolled r e('elltl), ill Bath the 1'01lIl. '(.(t of w h o m H.'as Alan Ba clchollst' C Ollll t)' taff ffiC';r D. ]. H oran i cell /.' raminill g t X i t. Th e o ther ix rccruit: t e phen I1l1th) Pllillp EllIS Palll C ooper Alall H an'e), R o bin W ilk ey ) alld M {l'hael W il so n. Par e nts and friend w at c h e d th e presentatIOn of Pr e liminar), First A id and Ellr o lm e l}/ ere nlOll),. TL 0 memb e r of th e " Fi l'C dOli?)

f o hn Fclstead and j ohn c amm els prol ld e d the mu Ical a cc0 7llpanim e nt o n th e ir !?lIitars.

DR. T. F. BRIGG tleft C ommissioller, Oxfordshire. talkin..; to Amb lllallCt' Cadet Geoffrcy Edmllllds dll.Tlng the' allllual illspection of the Tl"i tn.:y Dii'isioll. III IllS address Dr. Bri oGs COIl!?rallllate d D H. G. BlI sb)' 011 the smart turllOlIt' 'alld he also congratlllated the D icisioll for the increase in m em baship, particlIlarly these days Theil TL'cruitill!? present a1l anlte prJ)blem ill mallY areas. (m'ice J[ edals were presented tv Cpl. j. Cox and A -'1 L. TlIrnt'T. Al so ill the pictllre is D (0 E. W illfield.

n b y B ery H .om an u'/zo also gained a perial en'lce h zel d an d Ce rl lfica e for proficiellcy ill Phrril 01 R ecrealioll.

T il l. y r A R BR f LL IA :\T. :'1 ill ER is vividly recalled in this shawl II .!! fOllr Nu rsing Cade t s of t h e -l altby D iz ' isLVIl I j ohll A mblilancc B rigade enjoying their iL'ld llnder (aI/cas

al lir day to h el p at the H ome, wt:rlt specially inl'i t ed t o th e ope ll ing. (R i'!!.ht to lef ): 'illa mith, reta R ogers \I arl!,aret

PROMPT, SKILLED FIR T AID saves li ve s. lvir. R O)J )if ilton, Station lviaster of Fareham, has received the British Ra ilways' highest commendation for givinu First Aid to a wo man whose legs were trapped by a Di esel Train. H ithin seven minutes of the a cci dent Mr. H ilton had stopped the bleeding and dressed the woman's wounds. For his action he has re ceive d the Certifi ca te of M eritorious First Aid awarded by the South ern R egion Centre of the St. J ohn Ambulan ce Association. Durin g the 50 ye ars Mr. Wilton has served on the Rail ways, he has been a keen First Aider during which period he was a member of the Brigad e for 20 years. Thre e years ago lvir. Hilton was admitted to the Order as a S e rvi ng B rother.

Awards and Presentations

ADlIIIRAL IR GORDO=-: HVBBACK, Area T i ct- -Pr sidt-Ilt presented D 0 Arthur L. Felllla wit h lhe t. J ohn en'ice ;\f e dal. ,\f ro F 111IU, IhL fOllll da IIltlllbu of th, Rill gwoo d Di uision was rcspollsibh for the desi[!11 and mllch of the coni'ut in g ll'ork of I//(O' .1.1 0bih F nst .lid ['nit which the D ii'iJioll jJroudly pOJSCSStS. Th e preselltation l,)aS made durin!! thl.- Dit'isioll's Anllual Parade. Th e da y's 1 n IItS illcludte! all L' L III II.!... __ e nt ertainme nt by pllpils of JJ iss .IJarz& oanes' (hool of Ball et and also co lti sh dall(Cs b) the ell/1I011 tratloll team of the BOllrnelllollth (olfish COlllltry Da ll L Illb.

CO\l::l I! O.·ER DR. 1. \1. D E AR=-: pr ese nt e d j\frs. J TJ ' lI"alkLT, D / Driffield Tta si n g Di visio n T?ith the Di VISion's Gold n J ubilee 'cr lifilGl at th e Dnffi el d ShOlt, Ea st Rid ill.£: }' or k s.

AREA COMMISSIO ER DR R. LATHAM BROWN, handin g a Certificate to Mr. H H obfOn of the Derby Ambulan ce Di vision for 45 years' efficient service with the Br igade. Mr Hob son took his first First Aid examination in 1911, joined the D er b y Ambulance D ivision in 1915 , and finished his service with the Di vision in 196 2 with the rank of Staff Sergeant. 30

lR. JOH N CRONE (second from ri,t; ht ) was awarded the B.E.M. w hi c h h e receiz 'e d from Mr. Fr e d erick Erroll (ce ntre ) H e is S ecre tary of the underLand Cellire

S I A.A. and Sup eri ntend en t o f Ih e Sunderland Corps

SIA.B. Mr. Crone has don e 40 years' service w ith I. John, and is In structor to the ationaL CoaL B oard First Aid teams at W earmou th CoLLiery.

THE HON. R , R. C 13TTT, COllllty President for Ham ps hire presenled Colonel )1'. P. IIrlis '('ith a sih'er ink tand on the occasion of his r e

MR. J; C. N ICHOLSO I presented a S ilver Tr op h y to j\lfr W. lvJ c Call at Easmgton Colliery to perpetuat e the memory of one of the prominent members of the .C.B.) j\1r Charles Ra :nage) was a founder member of the Easmgton Collt e ry D wuwn. Th e pr esentations were mr:de at the Br itis h L egion Club) and the trophy) which wdl b e k nown as Th e Charles R amag e Tr ophy) will b e competed for annually b y St. J ohn Ambulan ce Bri ua d e Cadets.

G. W OOD (right ) recei ves the lvJa ckie Cup from S car s dal e at the Ann ua l Dinn er of t h e Stant on D wuw n s S.].A.B. Mr. W oo d) of th e Or e Pr eparation Plant, co mp ete d against 3 0 o th e r entrants . H e has b een a member of the D ivision since 1960 Th e Finals were J u d ged b y D r. W E S co tt, C .M.O

The Order of St. John and its Foundations at Crawley'S "Leisure and Pleasure" Exhibition

1. he Order of t. John 2. The Ophthalmic H o pital

3. The t. J ohn -\m bulance -\. ocia tion. -to The "- t. J ohn Ambulance Briaade. ociation \\'ith the a i tance of the tore taff _ rea taff Officer and H. D nning and cientific PIa tic Ltd. had on hO\\· all form of ]iterarure and \-1 ual aid that are u ed for teachin a Fir t -\'id and. -ur ing. The tand and able cO\'erin a an area of +.5 feet. \\'ere aih- coyered in \·ello\\· red and black backcloth \ blended the aeneral colour cherne of [he Hall. The L John _-\.mbulance Briaade \\ 'a di\-ided intO three ection, exhibiting photOgraph_ of many Di\·i ion at Public Dutie : etc., throughout [hi country. The Cra\dey Di\'i ional acti\'itie from 1928 to 196+. The Brigade O\'eLea arou_ed a con iderable number of enguirie [he main attraction con i tina of a larae map 8 ft. x + ft., of [he \\·orId in red on a are\" ba kOTound \\'ith a larae in.::ia·nia in tOp left hand corner. The map. mounted on a di_play unit. had leadino' from it to a table. mam ribbons of black and' ,,·hite on \\'hich \\'ere di pla'Y d photOo-raphs mounted on \"ello\\' card.:: depicting t. John a ti\"itie.:: throuah-

(CoJltiJlued 011 page ,L )

Bn gade. Dur i n g the 1914- 18 W ar h e seTl'ed m the R .A.M.C. in alonika and the Balkan s

visional Officer later al the Crawle) exhibilion where they staged an excellent displa}.

H. r. THE Q EE, }.[QTHFR l.'i the O verseas Visitors) nir at th Y W .C 1.

The Y.W.C.A. Meets New Needs Changing World

"Under th e ymboli c blue triangle of the Y.W.C.A. , a profe ional taff of 11 0 00 erve more than 3 000,000 parti cipant and m emb er in ?6 land. " Thi s informati on i given in the o p enmg paragraph of an article "Y. \ Al.C Int ernational Su cce s Story" "\ hi ch a pp eare d in the D ecember 1963 is su e of the ational Geographical Ma gazine The a rticl e dr aw at t entio n to th e Y.W.C.A. wo rld -wide emp h a i on literacy and learning, on h ea lth and nutrition , on v ocation a l tI:ainin g, a nd the rights of wo m en - on servin g g Irl an d wo m e n w ithout distinction of race, nationality or religion. Th e v ivid illu tration hoy,' buildings and grou p s throughout the wo rl dfrom the refugee camp of 40 ,0 00 famili es out ide J eri cho to th e la rg e signs i n both En g E hand Arabic, dr ama ti call y drawing attention to Y.M.C.A. a nd Y .W.C .A. vocation a l trainin g centres; to Kor ea, scarred by th e a ftermath of war, where ther e is a Y.W.C.A ., d e cribed as on e of the mo st ac tiv e associations in th e Ori ent with 20,000 members, 9 different cen tr e, 116 ' Hi gh S chool Y -t e en C l ub s a nd 21 colleg e tud ent g roup .

Mora l an d ' p irjtual d ucation h ociation at th e last Tri nnial 'onfer nee d cid d to one trat e for th e next thr e ea r s on th e mor a l an d spiritu a l e du ca ti on of young p eople in it lu b an d hoste ls. lr eady a sene of x plora t ory m ting, semin ar and conference have b n h ld or planned to con ider current i u in this fa t changing world.

Fiv Y. .C. member went to a oung dult 'onf r nee arranged by the \ Norld y.\A/.C.A. and Y. in Beirut la t ugu t, to di cu the prob l m of our d ay.. ix repre entatives tak n part in the B r iti h 'ouncil_ of 1-' aith and rder Conference at ottmgham m .'eptember. The Y. .C i one of the constitunt bodi of the Briti h Council of Churche , and one of it function to work a a lay interdenominational movement for unity among Chri tian of different tradition. Ecumenical Conference. are being he ld and member are in \\'orking with the Churche tOward thl aIm.

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The Y. \\ '.C.A . i concerned \\'ith the further ducatiol1 of YOUllo- people, and ha our e to help chool lea\'er in the tran ItlOn period bet\,'een chool and \, ork. H oliday cour e ailed ". -e\,' H orizon have included e ion 011 painting heraldry and the country ide. Another u e ful e 'periment wa a erie of conference for Head of D partment and upervi or employina girl ; \\'ith di cu ion on the need to relea e employee for further education cour e . e,'eral youth leader ha\'e been ent for t period to 'pa rt of the Commoll\,'ealth includin a [he tud\· of [he Y outh en'ice in The O\'e r ea '\ -i itor entre at the Centr a l lub in reat Ru ell [reet; London ai\'e ad\·i ory help and arranae cour e in hou eho ld manao-ernent. ho te etIquette. and on ' "Li"il1 a in Brit ain".

ince it earl\- hi ton' the Y \ \ '. ha helped the tra,·e ll er on raih"ay tation. The adrnini tration of International Trm 'e ller' ,-\ id ha returned to the. 'ociation and at the heio-ht of the _ ummel'. the Continental train brin a human problem to [he K io k at Yi ctOria and Li\'erpool (reet. 12,000 people from all the European oUlltrie - come for aid , includin o au pair airl::.

\\ 0 hundred "olunteel - ,,·ith kn o\d edo' of European lanaua o h Ip on a rota of fourhourly hifr.

Y. .c sidelltial 'eek -e nd courses to h elp youllg girls to adjust themseh te

''The JI 'orld of W ork').

N e"\· Nee d O ver ea

T h e work of the iati n for th gi rl a nd men in Her j\/Iaje t r For e a nd f r th ir famili i ",,rell -knO\ n , The Coun i l of \ o lunt ar VV -1fare \ !\Tork of whi h t h e y ,\!\T,C" ,i a on tituer: t organi maintain a 10 r ela tion hip \ "Ith th e Chaplain an d Edu ation Bran .he , , anteen and book hop ar orO'a m ed m C pru Ge rm an ' and th ,K Thwor k at K ahav,ra, in K en ra 10 ed thi 0 tob r \\ 'ith the tran ference of th e ba e. pit e th e ca reful arrangem nt m a d by th e er Ice for briefing fam ili e on cond iti on the are lik el to meet in Comm and abroad and the we ll -planned tr avel tem an d a lth ouo h the parent unit will do it be t to et tl e the b famil r into it a llotted niche they and in particular the yo\mg ma r find li fe tr alwe and often lonely. It 1 unlikel r that the ' O1.ll1 O· v,1 if e wi ll be ab le to ecure em pl o rment over ea and during her huban d ab ence on daily period of duty he wi ll be lef t much on her O\l, ·n

The d a have gone when the provi ion of a " ' arm hut ·with hot drink and bun and a few dart board pack of card and e t of dra1.wht an d wa con id ered an adequate ly club. neyv form of we lfare in properly club adequa t ely taffed to co p e with the pIn tu a l cultural and oci a l need of all the Servicemen ingl e an d married and w ith their w ives an d fami li e i needed. Thi requir e prope rly tr ained and qu a lified taff to undert ake a v,'ork of r ea l national importan ce - for in effe t it a m ount to he lpi ng la rg e number of young peop le to learn the ar t of livin g v,ithin and without the S ervice

These change are being r eflected in Y.VV.C.A. \",ork which now con i t in Germany of three club canteen, four book hop and t 0 mobile . The poli tical changes in Cypru have re ulted in some of the work being clo e d , and other centres opened. The admin istration of the Lady Lampson Club in Akrotiri is now th e respon ibility of the A sociation. The vi it of H.R.H. The Duch ess of Gloucester to the Club in March , 1963, was a great honour. Th e books hop s in Berengaria, Limasso l an d Akrotiri provide important meeting places for the families as \,ve ll as an essential service.

Matters of Publi c Concern

Since its early history, the Y.W .C A. has taken

mark in ludin niLed -ation In In

I CERCI "P IL E-UP" at the W eekend Tralnill!!, Ollrse for the Brigadt. ill ollih TVales 15 uehides were Illi 'olL' d in a resemblin 0 liz \1 1 after a major'" road accident. ixl)' casllaltie 'e re simlilatcd by d elegates to I he 'ours and First Aid 1. as T/, ndcred by members of t ilL Card iff COIIlII y. III tht- photograph aile of lIlt pati IltS is being lift d from an Ol'ertl/rlled (ar to tIn preparc:d sir Iclier for loadin.!!, illto I h e i'aili n g amblliallce. All the injured) were taken 10 the n ear by LeeI llre Hall w h ere the fake injuries alld First Aid trealmenl giuen could be examined.

EXERCISE

"PILE- UP"

be found wh n the first-aiders arrived.

(3) Th D eputy Commi ioner for Glamorgan, Dr. D. Griffith, who lives at Barry, was repon ible for the staging of the incident on part of the car terrace on the promenade. He obtained permi sion from the Barry Council and the Poli ce and enli ted the help of a firm of car breaker to upply 15 "old crock' which were towed and placed in po ition - ome on their ide - all free of charge by thi firm.

(4) The rea Commi ioner for Barry, 1 l r. L. Mot, who made out a chedule of 60 ca e - the injurie each u tained" ith acting note for the ca ualtie. (V/e had decided 60 ca ualtie were ufficient 0 the other 25 volunteer were u ed a acting bv tand r .)

(5) ount taff Officer V. ::\e\ bur;.: of th e Rhondda \ a in charge of the Ca ualty imulation. rom the Ii t up plied by r..1r. :vIote he obtained the material for imulating the e 60 a ualti and upervi ed the 34 make -up arti

(6) The ommi ioner for Cardiff :vIr. R, Da\ ·ie \\·ho \\'a re pon ible for hi team of Fir raider 'arri\'ing in a coach at Barry \\'ith Fir t -aid equipm nt.

d of : r. T, J. - 1. work of (h ppro ' 1-

1. R H a lo

(7) ounty taff Officer "T . J. Thoma. \,'ho i_ al 0 the i\ il efence Officer for Cardiff . H e loaned two Ambulance and Driver and an additional 1 tretcher and 32 blanke

(8) La tIl' the \\Titer of thi article the Trainino- fficer for \ " ale Zoe Druin) \\·ho coordinated all the arranaemenr

Thi \\ 'a (he timetable :-

2.3 0 " hen (h e deleo-are arri\'ed all rho e \\"l10 had \ olunteered a ca. ualtie and make -up iy en an em·elope ai\·ino- them full

parti

ul ar of th e part th y had to p Ia , (th ca ua lti e \\ re o'iven the ir name tor, in ju r : hm" the 1 were to act and re lation hip to oth r in their ar and tho e re pon ibl for imulation

" 'e re told whi h team to report to) ,

3.00 The openino' of th our e fo llow ed by hort talk by the three peak r on differ en t a pect of ca ualty imulation.

4.45 -6.15 Pr eparation of th Ex reise. Th vehicle wer moved into po ition. Th 32 d eleo'ate who had volunteered to h lp \' ith ca ualt , "vel' di\ 'ided into four t am of 8, each \\ ith a competent leader v/orkino under r. N " ' _ bury' dire tion

The team were further ub -divid d into -+ pair. Each pair wa allocated approximately 4 pati nt to 'make -up " a nd in addition ome facial makeup for by tander who had u tained mild ho k. Durino' thi period each ca ual t re iv d a final briefing from Dr. R obert on befor b ino pIa ed in po ition in the' pile up "

6.10 All \ vere in po ition - the coach of fir t

v aitin o' out of ight wa rled am I ulan "" I' a l rt d and u111111ino' up and r 111 rk b - th ur nin- hief a nd Jud ge.

°Teat deal \\ 'a I arnt b\ · judo'. particularly how tili an I ,e riou 1y injur d p Lon r main importan of r a tin ,-' when th 1 pI a c inj ury i, touched rather lhan . guirrnil1o \\ hell all\ other part of the t liml r tIl ba k w .- [ It.

THE ORDER RETURNS TO SOMPTING

Herald e d by trumpeter of the Hou cho ld a \ 'aIry, the Lord Prior Lord "\ akehur t attended an hi toric en-ice la t ummer in th P ariJ1 Church of ompting "\ e t u ex.

After 423 yea r the 1:0 t V enerab le Order of the Ho pi tal of t. John of J eru alem vI'a returned as patron of the benefice v:hich inc e 1540 ha been in private hand The Right of Pre entation to the Benefice wa a gift made to th e Ord er in 1963 by the late1:ajor G. Tri tram' thu the right of nomination of new vicar will no,,' belong to the Knight of St. Joh n who were granted the advowson and revenue of the church in 1321

LEFT TO RIGHT: Mr. C. T. E vans (Secretary-General» The Re v E. A. Brown> Vicar of Somptin g> Sir Gerald Creasy (Almoner» Major-General ]. M. L. Renton (County Vi ce -Presid en t> Sussex » Mrs. G. M. F. Puckert-Mon ey (County Superintendent (N) ), Mr. C H. C. Pirie - Gordon (Ba iliff Grand Cross » Sir H any Luk e (Bailiff of Egle and R egist rar ), H R.H. Prin ce Tomislav of ] ugo-Slavia (D eputy Commissioner) Th e L ord Pri or.

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STATE ENROLLED' NURSF;-continuedjrompage 17

The National Assooiation of State Enrolled Nurses arranges Study Days and Conferences nationally and through its Branches.

A number of Hospital Management Committees also arrange Study Days for the nursing staff in their employ.

Initial Appointments and Prospects

Once qualified the State Enrolled Nurse has a wide choice between various types of hospital, sanatoria, public health services and private employment, including industry.

Promotion, in the hospital service, to posts of added responsibility as "Senior Enrolled Nurse" is open to those suitably qualified.

A developing field of work for nurses is in the occupational or industrial health services. State Enrolled Nurses may be employed in these but should preferably have had good first aid and casualty training as well as experience in ophthalmic and dermatological work. Recommended preparation for this work is the course in Occupational First Aid provided by the British Red Cross Society, St. John Ambulance Association and the St. Andrews Ambulance Association or the special course for Enrolled Nurses at the Birmingham Accident Hospital.

Enrolled Nurses may also be employed in school sanatoria, nursing homes, the Prison Nursing Service, and in private nursing. The qualification is regarded as a valuable one for Matrons of Old People's Homes and similar institutions.

In the hospital and public health services, the salary scales are those agreed by the Whitley Council; elsewhere remuneration is privately arranged. Recommendations as to acceptable rates, conditions of service, etc., are available from the National Association of State Enrolled Nurses. Part-time work is generally available in most fields of nursing.

Overseas

Opportunities, although limited owing to lack of reciprocal recognition of the qualification, are increasing.

S.E.N.s wishing to work abroad are advised to consult the National Association of State Enrolled Nurses, the nursing section of the Women's Migration and Overseas Appointment Society, and the Society for the Overseas .Settlement of British Women.

Enrolled Nurses are not nonnally eligible for appointment as missionaries or as ship's nurses, both kinds of work generally requiring nurses who are S.R.N., S.C.M. and who have had experience of communicable and tropical diseases.

Mental and Mental Deficiency Hospitals

Recent legislation - in 1962 in Scotland and 1964 in England and Wales - permits nursing assistants in psychiatric and mental deficiency hospitals to apply to become Enrolled on the basis of past experience, providing this meets certain requirements which are laid down and application is made within a stated period.

In Scotland the two-year training for Enrolment may now also be undertaken in mental and mental deficiency hospitals. In England and Wales a similar training will also be available.

Professional Organisation

The National Association of State Enrolled Nurses (founded 1943) admits Enrolled Nurses and pupils of either sex to membership. The Association provides for many interests and neecls, arranges conferences, etc., and publishes a quarterly "News Letter". Through affiliation to the Royal College of Nursing it is able to make recommendations for salaries. conditions of work and similar matters. H.R.H. Princes Alexandra became Patron of the Association in 1964.

OPENING or JOINT ST. JOHN IND RED CROSS COUNTY HEADQUARTERS IT IBERYSWYTB

Some two hundred people were present when Dr. William Evans, the well-known cardiac specialist, opened the new County Headquarters which St. John and Red Cross have provided for their Joint use at Aberystwyth, on September 23rd.

The opportunity was taken about two years ago to purchase a disused chapel to convert for this purpose. The interior was completely stripped and rebuilt to provide offices and stores for both organisations and a large lecture room upstairs, a smaller lecture room, rest room, kitchen and cloakrooms downstairs. The cost of the building and conversion was about £8,500, all of which has already been raised jointly by the two services.

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The furnishing has yet to be paid for though a loan has been received from the Priory for "Vales to cover this. Later on, when funds are available, it is intended to build a good sized Hut outside where there is room on the premises.

In addition to training, the Headquarters will provide Club and Welfare facilities for Old People, and the W.V.S. is to use the kitchen as a base for its "Meals on Wheels" Service.

There is a very close liaison between the St. John and Red Cross Organisations in Cardiganshire. Joint classes are a feature as in this rural county separate classes are often small and every effort is made to avoid wasteful duplication of services, particularly in doctors' lecture time.

(Continued from page 36)

Y.W.C.A. women's groups in Ghana. An experienced staff member was also lent to the Y.W.C.A. of In-dia fot five months, to assist in the setting up of the guest house in New Delhi to meet the needs of women who arrive from all parts of the world. Help in the advancement of work of national movements has expanded, along with the growing number of projects serving specific community needs and largely financed by grants secured from outside the Y W.C.A. In addition to funds coming the members, there is increasing assistan ce available from Churches, foundations, and governmental and educational agencies.

The Y.W.C.A. of Great Britain is generously helped in its overseas work by Inter-Church Aid , Oxfam and the Technical Assistance Department. Among projects supported abroad have been the Vocational Training Centre in Sierra Leone, nursery schools in Tangan yika, Fiji and Ken y a, nutrition projects in Uganda and the Philippines, and a working girls' hostel in Korea. The exchange of international volunteers, special

The Order and its Foundations at Crawley's and Pleasure" Exhibition. (Continued from page 33). out the world. Consequently, when the p erson looking at a photograph wanted to know where it 'happened, all he or she had to do was follow the ribbon which led to its corresponding place em the map.

The Order of St. John, which was placed at the entrance to the room, pro ved to be the centre of attraction . The Robes and Regalia of the Knights of the Order were draped over an occasional table on which stood a large globe of the world. The backcloth for this important exhibit was the Flag of the Order. The whole was set on a 9 ft. x 9 ft. red rug surrounded by a white rope guard rail, which, incidentally, was In one corner of the rug stood a farrul y group of St. John members (these bemg shop fitters' models) dressed in full uniform representing Nursing and both Divisions of Cadets

The exhibition was well worth while and provoked a very keen interest to those who attended. Many enquiries were attended to at an information desk regarding First Aid and Nursing lectures from members of the general public. These were diverted to the appropriate Divisional Superintendent who went all out for recruits. From these enquiries it certainly looks as though all Divisions will benefit on the completion of the Crawley Association Centre's forthcoming lectures.

The accommodation for these lectures has been most gene r ously donated by the Principal of the Crawley College, Dr. Siklos and the Board ()f Governors.

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assistance rendered through short term visits of experts, and the arrangement of training p rogrammes for staff and committee members visitin g Britain from other National A sso ciations, h ave definite implications in terms of st a ff time, finan ce and consultative m a chin ery n ee d ed to handl e thi s expanded service.

New Image of Y.W.C.A

During the Y.M.C A.jY W.C .A W ee k of Prayer a nd ,,yorld F ellowship , gro up s in C lubs and Hostels think about m emb ers in a ll o th er National Associations in th e world movem ent. Th ey also raise money throu g h sp ec i a l eve n ts for a chosen project, and som e tim es und ert a k e a lo ngte rm stud y on a parti c ul a r country.

Th e Y.W .C .A. has a n ew im age -a m ovement whi ch has a d a pted its elf to m ee t n ew n eed s in a rapidl y ch a n gin g world , wh il e re ta ini ng th ose basic cha r a c teri stics whi ch h ave enabled i t by means of its "Chri sti a n a im " a nd purpo se, t o m eet the needs of girls and wom en throu gh o ut i ts long history , including t wo W o rld Wars, to t h e p resent day.

FREEDOM O F SOU THGA TE FOR MR. C. W. SKINNER

Mr. C. Willi a m Skinn er, O. B E. , D L. , J. P., President, North er n Area (Pri nce of ' '''a lcs Distri c t) , St.J .A. B ., Ba rri s ter - a t- Law, C h airman of the Edmonto n P e tt y S ess iona l Di visio n (Enfield, Tott enh a m a nd W oo d Gree n C our ts) since 1949, was pres ented in Se pt emb er w ith t he Honorary Freedom of th e Boro u g h of So u thgate, with Casket a nd S cr o ll. Ivlr. Ski n n e r , ,, ho is th e senior surv ivin g M ayor of So uth ga te ( 1942 -43), is a form e r Hi g h Sh e ri ff of Mi ddl esex and member of th e Middl esex Co unt y Co un cil.

DAR\VEN FLOODS POSTSCRI P T

Following our R ep o rt o n t h e D a n Ne n F loods in las t month 's "Rev iew" vve h ave been a d vise d by the D eput y Commiss io n er-in-Chi ef t h at fa ll owing ac tion is to b e ta ke n by th e Comm lsSlO ll Cr-lIlChief :

1. A M eritoriou s Se r vi ce C ertifi ca t e to Ambulance M ember R W a ters.

2 L e tte rs of appr eci a tion to Area Co m mi ssion er Dr. P. R. Stcve n s a nd Are a Sup eri nt end en t ( N) 11rs. M eggi t t ; a lso to th e Dar wen Ambul a n ce a nd Nur sin g Di visions (the letter s will b e se nt to th eir Di vision a l Superintende nt s ) .

3 The issue of a Briga d e Ord cr r efe rrin g to the work done by th es e two Divi si o n s duri ng the floods and stating th a t th ey havc b ee n congratulated by the Commission er-in-Chi ef

Miss B. M. L. GARDINER

It was with a sense of person a l loss that the older Officers and Members of the Bournemouth C orps of th e St. John Ambulance Brigade learnt of th e d ea th of Mi ss B. M. L. Gardiner on Augu s t 8 th, 19 64.

She h a d a n o ut st a nding r eco r d of se rvi ce to th e Br igad e a nd h e r fe ll ow m e n Nli ss G a r din er join ed th e Bourn em o uth Nur sm g D ivision in 1915 a nd as a V.A D. nur sed fir st at C h r istchu r ch a nd la t er a t the A u xi li ary Hos pit al in Bodor gan Road, untIl Af t er t h e fir st World War sh e took a pronune nt part in kee pin g th e Br igad e a liv c in Bo ur nen:o uth a nd was a mcmbe r of t h e fir st t ea m to qu a lIfy t o compete in th e P er r o tt Shi eld Fin a ls in

She was prom o ted to Di vision a l Offi ce r lI1 192 7, Divisiona l Su p erint en d e nt in 1934 a nd C orps S t a ff Officer in 193 7. I n th e sam e year she was awa rd ed t he Coron a t io n m ed a l a nd a dmitt ed to th e Ord er of St. J oh n as a Serv ing Si ste r in 1939

Gar di ner \-vas a n acco mplI sh ed lec t u r e r, an d when Civil D efence a nd Anti-G as training \\'ere nee d ed sh e v,'as one of th e f ew chosen to attend the 'Civi l D efence T ra ining Centre a t \\ 'intcrhourne G u n n er whe r e she ob t a ined a Crade 1 I ns tr uctors' S h e a lso ga in ed the Brigade Lay Lecturers' cer ti fica te in F irst /\ id.

Du rin g t he seco nd vVo rld vVar sh e acte d . as Assistant Comma nd an t a t th e A rm y R ece p tIOn Sta t ion \ \-hieh was ru n by t h e St. J o hn Ambu lance Brigade at "Conifer '', Ta lbo t Ave nu e, Bournemouth.

.\ [ter the \\ 'ar, unti l he r ret ir emen t in 1953, she \\ as in 'harge of the 1fedical Co m forts D epo t. I Ier en ices \\ ere again recognise d by th e O r d er of St. John, and she was p r o mote d to th e r an k of Officer ( Sister) i n 11ar<:h 1953

1 1i5. C;ard in er \\ ·i ll b e c hi efl y r e m em bere d for he r unfai ling ki ndne s an d h elp to a ll th ose \'li th whom sh c came in co n tact, 0 th a t sh e wa love d and respected by liS a ll.

,\' H KEENE

11cmbe rs of the 12 1 (Ri chmo nd ) Amb ul ance Div i. ioll were we ll rep r esen te d a t th e fun e r a l a t 1 10rtl ake C r em a to rium on A u g u st 24 th of Amb ulance 1 1emb er Nill ia m He nry K ee n e, wh o di ed in h osp i ta l a ft e r a n illn ess a t th e age of 3? . . .

1-11'. Keene j oi n ed the Ri chmond DIv IsI.o n III 19-1-5 after servi ce as a ca d e t H e se r ved m th e [o r (';s fro m 1946 to 1948, initi a ll y in th e R A1-1C, hu t lat e r w it h t h e So uth ern C omm a nd L egal A i?

Sect io n at Sa li sbu ry . Bo th b efor e a nd af ter Ius milit a r y se lT i ce h e was a.n ac ti ve memb er of tl: e

Di vision a nd was partI cul a rl y well-knO\',; n. 111

Ricl nno lld fo r hi s a tt end a n ce a t wee k end sp o rtm g fi x tu res. lI e w as a w a rd ed th e se r vice med a l of th e

O r d er i n "1958 , a nd a bar to th e medal in 196 3.

Also prese nt a t his fun er a l ""ere the Ambul a nc e 43

Obituaries

Divi sion's P resi d en t, Mr. Harry Coop er, three ex -memb ers, an d r epresen ta tives of t he 26 an d C19 C a d e t Divisio n s. M r. Keene, who lIve d at 1 T empl e C our t, East Sheen, L ond on, S. W.14, leaves a wi d ow an d tw o d aughters.

JOH N M U CKERSIE

N urs ing m em bers of No. 22N :.'{ursing Di vision r ecord with regret the passmg of J ohn M uck ersi e a f ter a long ill ness, i n a Harrow Nursin g H o m e, a t t he age of 65 . .

A civil servan t in the Post Offices Savmg Bank, he render ed goo d sen-i ce to the Division, and was a lso an ardent -,\'orker wi th the Harrow Blind So cial Cl u b T O M NO RF ORD

I t is w i th m uch reo-ret that ,,-e record the death on S atur d ay, 25th at Hi llingdon Hospital of Am b u lance 1fember Cecil Thomas r\ orford, de\ ·oted husband of Area Superintendent ( N ) Mrs. El sie Norfor d a t the age of 63 years. He died afte r a secon d coronary thrombosis A printer by trade an d an and a \eery popular member of No. 55 ( Southall ) Ambulance Division, he retired earlier in the v eal' a fter a first coronary and was soon to with 11rs. X orford, to a b uno-a lo\\" in ' Vi ltshir e Th e re \vas no funeral or as Tom bequeathed his body to the Schoo l of An:ltomy and his eyes to the R oyal Na tio n a l Institute for the Blind . 11rs. r\orford, his r e lati\'es and friends plan to provide a suitable m emoria l to him at the Southall Di \'is ion 's Headq u arters \\ -h ere he \mrked with uch enthusia m for over 20 vea l' s. All " 'estern Area members have ex te n ded t l1eir heartfelt sympathy to 1frs. Korfo rd.

Mrs. A. SCHRE I BER

T h e d eath occurred on 30th July 1964, of Corps O fficer 11rs Ag n es .r. li ldred

She joi ned a a m ember of the Bngade ill. BIrmin g h am on 3rd J une 1928 and ,,-as S u peri ntendent of Pharmacy Dl\lSIOn in 1936. Sh e \v as a pharmacis t by profes sion, an d durin g th e w a r year lec t u r ed an d m any fo r the Bri ga d e an d wor k ed aSSIdu ou sly f or th e A .R P 11 rs. Schr eiber's d eat h is a g r eat loss to Birm ingham County; l?er fine ?f ser vi ce a nd · he r courage dun ng he r lllnes s \ \'111 r em aJ n a n in p i ration to a ll \\ ho kne w h er.

EDITORIAL ANNOUNUEMENTS

HEATHER

RICHARDS APPOINTED PRESS OFFICER

Mrs. Heather Richards has been appointed Press and Public Relations Officer to the Order of St. John and its Foundations. She succeeds Mr. P. M. T. SheldonWilliams who relinquished the appointment at the end of June. Mrs. Richards joined the Press Office in 1955 as Assistant Press Officer.

SOME NOTES ON THE ORDER, THE ASSOCIATION and THE BRIGADE

The 10th Edition of these notes is now available from the Press Office, IO Grosvenor Crescent, London, S.W.I, at 2/6 per dozen post free. This document is designed to give' brief background. information about the Order's history, the foundatIOn of the St. John Ambulance Association and Brigade, with up-to-date figures of certificates, duties, casualties treated and personnel to assist those who are asked to give a talk on subject. It is also useful to send to the press for reference, together with details of local activities such as an Annual Report. '

INVESTITURE PHOTOGRAPHS

Photographs taken at Investitures have been commissioned by local press, and those who are seen taking these photographs are staff men from London Agencies.

If anyone who is to be invested wishes to have their photograph taken, they should notify the Press Office, at 10 Grosvenor Crescent, S.W.1 (BELgravia 5231) two weeks in advance of the event.

The cost of commissioning a photograph is £ 1. Please give as much notice as possible.

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THE:BIRMINGHAM ASSOCIATION continued from page 8

ill health, they had to retire and resign from active service for the Order, the Association or the Brigade.

Since the inception of this Association, between 40 and 50 visits have been made to sick and infinn Members of the Order in Binningham and by this method contact has been maintained in the true St. John tradition.

Amongst its members are: Sir Charles Burman, Kt.St.J., Mrs. Paul Cadbury (Vice President), Col. J. C. Piggott, Col. F. H. Lawrence (Life Member and past President), Mr. A. E. Dodd (Life Member and late Chief Constable), Brig. M. L. Hayne (President and late Commissioner, S.J.A.B., Birmingham).

The business of this Association is controlled by a committee of active Brothers and Sisters of the Order who meet periodically at the Birmingham County Headquarters to discuss its activities and interests under the Chairmanship of Mr. A. L. Morris. Miss L. K. Jefferson, 85 Hodge Hill Road, Birmingham 34, is Secretary.

TO ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION CENTRES

Your prompt agreement to circulate special Review Subscription Forms to new holders of the First Aid Certificate has been warmly appreciated by the magazine's circulation department.

A large number of new certificate holders have filled these in and have become new readers of the Review. However, we can still supply many more such forms. We hope that Centres will ask for more of the special Review Subscription Forms for new holders of the First Aid Certificate whenever the need is felt.

STORIES

All URGENT St. John news stories should be telephoned through - either to the Press Officer or the Assistant Press Officer at BELgravia 5231, Extension 39, also evenings and weekends Mrs. Heather Richards, WEStern 5761. Where messages are received from individuals (and not County H.Q.), the Press Office undertakes to clear these with the Commissioner and County Superintendent concerned.

Solution to Crossword No. 10.

Across: 1, Rhubarb; 5, Synovia; 9, Buchu; 10, Depressed; II, Lyre; 12, Tabes; 13, Film; 16, Awful; 18, Heartburn; 20, Rami of jaw; 23, Creep; 25, Dogs; 26, Twain; 27, Flap; 31, Aitch-bone; 32, Excel; 33, Essence; 34, Stridor.

Down: I, Rub.ella{ 2, Ulcer; 3, Alum; 4, Bed-bath; 5, Saphena; 6, Need(le); 7, Vestibule; 8, Abd.o.men; 14, Blood; IS, Stick; 17, Fumigates; 19, Er.a; 20, Raaiate; 21, Jawbone; 22, Writer's; 24, Papular; 28, Lucid; 29, Chin; 30, Tear.

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REVIEW CROSSWORD 'No. 11

Compiled by W. A. POTTER

ACROSS

1. Gland first involved in disease sometimes contracted from horses (8).

5. Fissure in the brain (6).

10. Ben is author of Peer Gynt (5).

11. Bony growth in medullary cavity (9).

12. Temporary artificial immunity produced by Insection of antibodies (7).

13. 100 contemporary with us show fortitude (7).

14. You would be wise to do so from an experienced First-Aider (4, 1, 3).

16. Dislikes strongly (5).

J8. Tug back the terriers for a drop in the eye (5).

20. Sew nothing on each side in rod for veneer (8).

23. Aim in training with faked casualties (7).

24. Cautious football official in foetal coyering (7).

25. Kills bacteria (9).

26. Ann gets round the Commanding Officer at the elbow (5).

27. Air and bone conduction are compared in hearing test (6).

28. State of mind or body where physical and mental activity are avoided (8).

DOWN

1. Epidemic influenza spread from France? (6).

2. Next to the head of the nursing staff (9, 6).

3. Metal in need disguised hard tissue (7).

4 Fasten rope through a ring (5).

6. Not according to the facts (7).

7. Assumes responsibility from the First - Aider on arrival at hospital (8, 7).

8. Puss seen in exciting uncertainty (8).

9. For abstract ideas hundred once go to school for nurses (8).

15. Ferment aiding clotting of blood (8).

17. Laxative from sea-weed (4-4)

19. Parent substance of many dyes and antiseptics makes nine all (7).

21. The road to destruction? (3-4)

22. Abundance of ten-ply (6).

24. Bandage f()lf support (5).

News from the Stores

CHRISTMAS CARDS

The St. John Gateway, Clerkenwell, has undergone many changes in the Pfist sixty-four years. It is an ancient monument and because of its exquisite beauty the changes have been recorded for us by Artists, Engravers and Photographers. In the year 1900 Philip Stretton sat with his canvas and paints on the south side of the gate and captured the beauty of the Gateway of the Priory of St. John il?- a painting. This painting is now reproduced in the Christmas card of the Order of St. John. The Illustration sent out from the Stores Department shows the insignia of the Order of St. John, the badges of the St. John Ambulance Association and St. John Ambulance Brigade on the front cover of the card. However, this has now been altered and the badges of the three Foundations of the Order of St. John will be printed inside.

The Christmas card of the St. John Ambulance Brigade is a humorous drawing from a sketch made by the Chief Staff Officer to the Commissioner-inChief. Briefly, Father Christmas has come to grief, but as always the St. John Ambulance Brigade is to hand and help is readily given in this festive season. Christmas offers to all persons connected with- the Order of St. John and its Foundations the opportunity of spreading the message of goodwill. This Christmas may we suggest that you send to everyone that you normally deal with in your work, play or in your homelife a Christmas card of either the Order of St. John or of the St. John Ambulance Brigade.

The Order card is available in packets of six or twelve cards. These cost 6/- and 12/- respectively. The Brigade card also is available in packets of six or twelve cards and cost 3/- and 6/- per packet. Postage is added at the rate equivalent to the number of cards ordered. The cards are complete with envelopes and we would now welcome receiving your orders.

ORDER OF ST. JOHN DIARIES, 1965

Diaries will be available in two sizes and these are invaluable to everyone connected with First Aid. The Regal Diary (3 in. x 4 in.) costs 3/6 ... POSTAGE EXTRA, w.hilst the larger Ruby Diary (5 in. x 3t in.) has two days to a page and costs 5/3 POSTAGE EXTRA. The Diaries contain much useful information concerning The Order of St. John, The St. John Ambulance Association, The St. John Amq,ulance Brigade and The Ophthalmic Hospital in Jerusalem.

New items in Stores which can be used as Christmas presents are :-

1.

3. A pen set containing a Scripto pen and pencil with the Order of St. John Insignia on the side. This set complete costs 7/6. A three-colour biro pen giving a choice of black, blue and red inks. The pen is in a black and white case and costs 3/11. For Cadets there is a white pen with the St. John badge which will cost 1/- and this can be obtained in a wallet containing six pens for those Divisional Superintendents who like to give personal presents to their members.

IMPORTANT NEWS

With the introduction of the Shops, Offices and Railway Premises Act which will be in force later this year and whose full title will be "The Offices, Shop and Railway Premises First Aid Order 1965" many people will need to be trained in Fir t Aid. Naturally all Shops, Offices and Railway Premi es will require First Aid Kits on a scale laid clown in Article 2 of the Order. In this field the Stores Department have been most active in helping to obtain the necessary kits which comply with the Order and an illustrated brochure is being prepared which ,,,,ill be extremely helpful to all Association Centres and units of the St. J 01111 Ambulance Brigade .•There is no doubt that) our advice will be sought on many occasions and from the Stores Department we shall be only too pica eel to back up the advice which you give by supplying kits which meet the standards laid down bv the' :r-.1inistry of Labour.

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For the motorist a modern First Aiel Kit will be available soon and an illustration of this will also be published in the Review in the near future. DO NOT FORGET TO ORDER \'OUR CHRISTMAS CARDS AND DIARIES NO'\', DO NOT LEAVE IT UNTIL DECE:r-.rBER AND BE DISAPPOINTED.

CINEMA COLLECTIONS, 1965

The Rank Organisation have generously agreed to allow a Foyer Collection to be taken in their theatres in aid of District/County funds, commencing the first week of February 1965. Details will be sent to District/County Commissioners and Superintendents (N) when available. Once again, it is emphasised how important it is that all Divisions should take the fullest possible advantage of this opportunity for fund raising. It is essential that all performances are fully covered by a sufficient number of collectors - it has been noted, for instance, that there is a tendency for Sunday performancos to be inadequately manned.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

Advertisements with remittance should be sent to The Advertisement Dept., The Review, 3 Cork Street, London, W.l (to which address replies to Box Numbers should be forwarded). Rate 9d. per word, minimum lOs. Box numbers, 2s. 6d. extra. Trade advertisements Is. per word, minimum 15s.

PERSONAL

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FOR SALE

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S.J.A.B. Badge Wall Shields, 32s. 6d. S.].A.B. Gold cased crested Cuff Links, 52s. 6d. Trophy Shields supplied. Men's White Nylon Gloves, 14s. 6d. Medal ribbon Is. 3d. each ribbon on buckram for sewing on uniforms, Is. 3d. each ribbon if mounted on pin brooch. Medals mounted, miniatures quoted for. Stamp for leaflets.MONTAGUE JEFFERY, Outfitter, St. Giles Street, Northampton.

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ADVERTISING PENCILS, Superb Ballpens, Combs, Brushes, gold-stamped with any name. Raise funds quickly, easily. Fancy Goods, Toys. Details: Northern' Novelties, Bradford, 2.

QUALITY CHRISTMAS CARDS. 12 for 6/-. Special cards, real flowers from the Holy Land 1/- each. Children's cards 12 for 2/-. Bargain pack of 12 at 3/-. Brochure available. Cards post free. Profits to Destitute Children's Fund. War on Want, London, W.5.

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TUITION

FIRST AID COMPETITIONS are won by good Coaching. For winning System write (s.a.e.): R. Jeffery, 38 Beltran Road, London, S.W.6.

PUBLICATIONS

BAILLIERE'S HANDBOOK OF FIRST AID. - A Handbook of first-aid and bandaging which is both an elementary and advanced course of training including all the modern concepts of emergency treatment, including Nuclear Warfare. 13/6 from Bailliere, Tindall & Cox, 7/8 Henrietta Street, London, W.C.2.

GENERAL NURSING APPOINTMENTS AND TRAINING SCHEMES

XL NURSES (AGENCY). Opportunities available for experienced women to undertake light duties in Nursing Homes. Details from Catharine Caulfield, The NUFsing Centre, 39 Wardour Street, London, W.1. REGent 0677.

CRUMPSALL HOSPITAL, Manchester, 8. Complete Training School. There are vacancies for suitably educated girls of 18 years of age and over for 3 years' training in general nursing in the October Preliminary Training School. Candidates accepted for a reduced period of 2 years if already on the supplementary register of the General Nursing Council. Applications to Matron.

CRUMPSALL HOSPITAL, Manchester, 8. Pupil Assistant Nurses required for h-vo years' training, minimum age 18 years. Schools commence in January, April, July and October each year. Applications to Matron.

THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL, QUEEN SQUARE, LONDON, W.C.1

Auxiliary worker required in Operating Theatre to assist Nurses in preparatlon for surgical procedures. Previous hospital or Red Cross and St. John's Ambulance experience an ad\'antage but not essential. Please apply to

NATIONAL TEMPERANCE HOSPITAL Hampstead Road. N.W.1.

PUPIL NURSES required, aged 18 yean;; or over, to train for State Enrolment. Excellent experience in all branches of nursing, including Theatre, Casualty and Out-patients' Department. Forty· four hour week. The course is of two years' duration. Training allowance of f.325 in the first year and £345 in the second year. Apply to Matron for full particulars.

lUore Nursing Appoilltments ol'er/ea/

Start Ophthalmic Nursing at 17 at MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE 1l0SPITAL and at 18 commence an associated General Training in the UNITED MANCHESTER HOSPITALS

Manchester Royal Infirmary

Saint Mary's Hospitals

Manchester Eye Hospital Courses January 1965

Educational requirement G.C.E. 4 "0" Levels one being English Language Apply for particulars to - Matron

Manchester Royal Eye Hospital

A NURSING CAREER WITH THE ROYAL NAVY

Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service

Girls may apply between the ages of 17i and 28. No previous experience of nursing is essential and candidates without G.C.E. may be accepted if they pass a simple test. Selected girls may train for S.R.N. Service will be in Naval hospitals, at Naval Air Stations and Sick Quarters home and overseas.

Further details from the Matron in Chief, Q.A.R.N.N.S. (9/64), Empress -State Building, London, S. W .6.

Sick Berth Branch

Junior Entry for boys from the age of 16. Adult entry from 17i to 28 years. Sick Berth Attendants serve in R.N. Hospitals, R.N. Sick Quarters, the Royal Marine Commandos and at sea in H.M. Ships. Opportunities given to qualify for specialist training in many subjects.

Further details from the Director of Naval Careers Service (9/64), State House, High Holborn, London, W .C.l, or from your nearest R.N. Careers Office.

ASA CAREER

There is a place for you in the Hospital Service in the South West of England if you have trained with the St. John's Ambulance Brigade. Girls and Boys who are interested in becoming nurses and would like advice and information should apply to

The Regional Nursing Officer

South Western Regional Hospital Board

27 Tyndall's Park Road, Bristol, 8

quoting the reference St. J.B. in the letter.

EASTBOURNE GROUP OF HOSPITALS (420 Beds)

STUDENT NURSES

VACANCIES exist for Students, Male and Female, age 18 years or over, for a three year training which commences in a modem well-equipped Preliminary Training School for eight weeks. Post Registration Students accepted for two year training. Block system of education, 44-hour week. Christian

St. Bernard's Psychiatric Hospital

SOUTHALL, MIDDLESEX

There are vacancies for STUDENT NURSES {Male and Female} - Resident or non-resident - Age 18 and above.

Training allowances range from £391 per annum at age of 18 to £505 per annum at age of 21 or over, then rising to £562 per annum (plus London Allowance £15-£40 if non-resident).

On qualification after 3 years training, promotion to Staff Nurse, salary £670-£824 per annum, plus non-resident London Allowance £25-£45.

Vacancies also exist for NURSING ASSISTANTS (untrained staff), Male and Female, resident or non-resident.

Salary (plus London Allowance £15-£40 if nonresident) :

Age 18 - £391 per annum.

Age 19 - £412 per annum.

Age 20 - £433 per annum.

Age 21 or over - £505 rising to £562 per annum.

RESIDENT STAFF: Charge for Board and Lodging £135 per annum (£2.11.9d. per week) if under 21. Over 21 - Student Nurses £172 per annum (£3.6.0d. per week), Nursing Assistants £180 per annum (£3.9.0d. per week).

Apply to MATRON or CHIEF MALE NURSE, St. Bernard's Hospital, Southall, Middlesex who will be pleased to supply any other information

PART-TIME STAFF, trained or untrained, for Nursing Duties will be considered. Write as above, stating hours available.

It has been chosen on its merits as the standard resuscitation equipment of Nato forces. It s light, c ompact and i nher ently

It can be used with oxygen when necessary. Its complement is the Ambu foot pump for clearing airways of mucus or blood. Between them these two pieces of equipment can deal with the most difficult cases of resuscitation; yet they are not expensive-each costing only about £15

Anti-pyretic act on AS A q uic kly r e d uce s bod y temp eratur e to normal and not b el o w, W ri t ng n C li nica l Med i c ne , Ma y 19 64, A A , M i ntz M , D , reported that,: Ac eto p hen et i d n a ppe ared to be on ly ha lf as a s as pi rin in th e reduct i on of el eva ted t e mperatures, Neither phen a cetin no r p ara cet a mo h a s so marked an anti-pyretic effect a s ASA

ON TWO VITAL COUNTS IASPRO ' PROVES MORE EFFECflVE THAN COMPOUND RE MEDIES M e dical studi e s have confirmed that acetylsal c x c acid ( ASA ) is on e of th e most effective safe an,algesl cs known. O n two vital counts straight ASA gi v es significa ntly bett e r effect than oth e r analgesics Anti-inflammatory action ASA redu c es tion which presses on n e rv es to cause_ many body paln.s , thus removi n g pai n at its source , N either n or paracetamol has a nti-inflamm a tory a ction

TRUST ASPRO TO GET YOU BETTER -f A S TER

*Powerful anCl-lnflammatorl aCClon *Hlgh-speed anCl-pvreClc action P ure analgeSIC act on

antiseptic approved by the Order of St. John

Savion Antiseptic liquid and Sa Ion Antiseptic Cream are antiseptics approved for inclusion in First Aid Kits supplied b y t he Stores Dept. of the Order of St. John. You can have the greatest confidence in their effectiveness.

OUR BRITISH COUNCIL

By RUTH GREE

110 t people have heard omething about the Briti h Council but becau e mo t of it acti itie take place out ide Britain e peciall' the more pectacular one it ork i better known abroad than in Britain. 0 \ 'hat does it do?

Perhap you aw report about the Ro "a l hakepeare Company' triumphant tour behind the Iron Curtain, or have met orne one looking for lodging for the over ea tudent at 'o ur local college; or rna ibe a udane e wa attached to the Town Clerk ' office a part of a tud tour. The e are three typical British Council activitie. It work cover a great deal from finding lodging for those student to looking after our ide of the cultural exchange programme with the U .. .R .

The Briti h Council i concerned with Britain ' cultural relation with the rest of the wor ld. It i mainly by P ar liamentar grant i acti e ill nearly 80 countrie , and i thirty year old thi year. Its purpose, as described in it Ro ya l Charter, is to promote a wider knowledge of the nited Kingdom and the Engli h language abroad and to develop cIo er cultural relation between the United Kingdom and other countrie

The Coun cil' main activities are: fo tering contacts between profe sional people (th i include the award of po t -g raduat e cholar hip) promoting the teaching of Engli h, and recruiting Briti h teachers for post overseas; the provision in Britain of welfare erv ices for oversea tudents (there are 64,000 here at present, two third of them from Commonweal th countrie); maintaining over ea libraries of British books and periodicals ; producing specialist publications; selec ting and distributin g specialised fi lms; and organising drama and mu sic tours , and many types of exhibition oversea.

I n addition to this the British Council act as the agent in thi country of both the British Go vernment and international bodies in administering U N. Fell owships, Commonwealth and Colombo P l an scho larships and many other scheme. But let us concentrate on the work the Council do e for itself, or rather for Britain . This i varied enough.

Some i mpre ssiv e fi gur es

Let us begin with some figures, using th e most recently published, which are for the year 1962-63 . I n that year there were courses and summer schoo ls on teaching Eng li sh in 29 countries; 29 specialised courses and study tour in Britain; 24

HERE ARE SOCIAL WO RKERS from Northern igeria) on a Council study tour) at a children s nurs ry in H ampshir

school teach er s an d Iige ri an soc ia l wor ker come every y ear.

Let us consider the wo rk of one ec tion of the British Counci l, the Medical D epartment, who e w ork wi ll be of partic u lar to r eaders of Th e R eview. To begin with, its staff g ive pecialis t advice, when neede d , to the re t of th e Counci l ; about that exh i bition on Blind Welfar e for instance. Three medical course were held in 1962-63, on "Anaesthesia", "Cardiac Surger y" and "Modern Methods in Haematolog y" for p eo pl e already qualified and active in the se fi eld s, w ith the object of bringing them up-to -date w ith the latest British deve lopments and resea rch early 200 of the Counci l's v isitors and over 50 bursars were medica l peop le; and ove r 50 Briti sh Council scho larships were taken up for po stgraduate med ical work. Many of these peo pl e ho ld responsib le posit ions a t home, and they come to meet their oppos i te numbers here, to estab lish valuab le contacts, to mak e a survey of, or to undertake, research into a particular aspect of their work. 10 our J unn

S.J.I.B. MILTI

It givcs me very great pleasure to give publicity to the [allowing m s age we received from the Commission'r-in-Chief, Admiral Royer Dick, on the oc asian o[ Malta's Independellce. We are 1110 t grateful to the Editor of J'he Sunday Times oj Malta for ac ording us extra space in this issue 0 that the Commi sion r-in-Chi f's message could app 'ar in [ull :

"I am writing thi to, nd you and thc Brigade in !vIal ta, on behalf of u. onc and all in the Brigad a. a whol , \'cry be t wishe on the occa ion of J\[alta attaining her ind p nd nec.

"Wall of rour e', f 1 trongly our pecial link \ ith .Malta for the evident rea on that th whol ideal and practi in th Brigad are ba ed all tho [th Knight of St. John, who hom I Ita [or II arly 300 year. vVe have, how('\' r, a mar rent and cloc onnection in the rl'iatioll [the'. 't. john , mbulance Brigad ill I\lalt l with til Brig, d Commonwealth-wid. Thes r latiun ha\T IJ J1 cement d lJy the ('\cr pre cnt hO pitality f . u a ll, whi h has \\de m d man of us from the '.vide t range of 'mm l1\\ealth territorie, in luding the Unite'c.\ Kingdom. \\'. ha\ ala parti ular haIJpiJl , " in r ;tlling th a casions when we h'l\'C I n abl to take part in your celebrations, both at your Fortieth Anniver ary Cel brations in 1q+9 anciour (; ldcn Jubil e in 1959. 11any of h, d th han to cnjoy a mu h aUf fait, and Gozo and the friendline of [org t til kindn 0 oft n r 011 h lid ay in I Ita and ( ;ozo, "I\lay I ther [or u thi a ca ion to t 11 you again f the' gr at [und of O'ood will and fri nd hip \\ in th Brigadc ha\ e for all and end you yet ag in our thank ' for th work you perform, for doing a mu '11 to n ourage the link with you throughout the' Brigad and for th fri nd hip \ ith \ bieb \\ al c all rer iv ed ,>"hen \ vi , it the Islands. add, too

COMMISSIONER'S NOTES

and Nursing 11embers and even some Cadets who came along to help their senior comrades on small tao ks.

An average of 80 members were on duty at each of the three major events: On the night of Sunday / Monday the tour of duty was from 9 p.m. till nearly 2 a.m.; the night was cool and there was not much for u to do, Then followed the Monday morning ceremony when a number of light ca es needed fir t aid attention and one case which had to be taken to hospital.. The s Rally on the 23rd entailed 5 hours of duty on a fairly hot day and there were many ca es that called for help.

Altogether our member 'v\ ere on duty for nearl y 15 hour ; 146 ca es were treated, four of which were taken to ho pital..

The erection of the First Aid Tents along the the po ting of the Ambulance and our general ta k on tho e memorable days, \\'e re made ea . b the kind co -op eration of the 1 falta Police. \ al a feel grateful to the Commis ioner of Police who invited our member to make u e of the Polic Canteen during their tour of publi c dut\'.

w e re particularly pl e as e d to ha ve a v isit last month from Che v ali e r Jos e ph Gal ea a nd t o hear fir s t halld news of our friends and coll eagu es ill t. J o hn in Alalta. - Editor ]

COMPETITION MARKING SHEETS

A i usual, opies of marking heets as u ed at ational Competition organised by the St.. John Ambulance A ociation will again be m "ailable during the year 1965,

Each et can i ts of one team and tv,o individual te ts, being ba ed on the adult manual Fir t Aid' including appendice. DurinO' the ear ome 20 et will be avai labl e and the co t of each et will be 2/- po t fr

To avoid di ' appointment it i uO ge ted that tho e r quiring copie hould place a tandin o ord r for the year a that after each eyent th marking h t "are forwarded automaticall ' Thi practi e i adopted by numerou member and organi a tion

On duty at Floriana Celebrations

In t11 nonnou 'l'owd t11 eel bratiol1 ' a t th 11

Order with the nece ar remittance hould be fOf\\ 'arded to the Competition Se retar' St. John Ambulanc An a iation 10 Gro \ enor ere cent London S.'" .1. The fi1"t et will be ;'lyailable after the Poli National Competition to be held all February 2+th.

The Treasures of St. John's Gate

By John Tanner

(Reproduced by kind permission of the Editor of "The Armorial").

All who are interested in the history of chivalry and orders of knighthood should know of the great treasures that have been assembled together at St. John's Gate, ClerkenweIl, that splendid and most fitting headquarters of the Grand Priory in the British Realm of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem.

In a sense the greatest treasure of the Order is the Gate itself, for these very buildings - and the adjoining church - were in their original form the headquarters of the Order in England until the sequestration and di solution of April 1540. After many vici situdes the Gate returned to the Order in 1874, thereby restoring a link with Clerkenwell and the Ci ty of London that went back to the original grant of five acres near the "Well of the Clerk of the Ci ty", made to the Order in the twelfth century by Jordan de Bricett and his wife. In 1931 the church ollce more became a possession of the Order.

It i remarkable that such hallowed buildings 'hould return to the Grand Priory after three hundred years and more, but equally remarkable is the richne s of the collection of objects connected with the Order now to be seen in Gate and the church. The Grand Priory ,vas revived as recently a 1831, and tarting completely afresh it has built up an unparalleled store of trea ures relating to the past of the Order. The richne s of the collection precludes any po ibility of describing it fully in the pace of thi short article, and mention will be made only of a representative cros -section of item ill the hope that thi will whet the appetite of readers and encourage them to visit Clerkenwell for them ' el\'e, where the Gate and it 11useum are freely open by appointment.

The greatest of the Treasures.

Opinions will naturally vary as to which is the greate t of the treasures, but there can be no doubt that the Weston Triptych, of which only two panels are known to have survived, mu t rank high on any list, for it combines great intrinsic artistic merit and beauty with another fascinating example of the return to the Order of an early possession. This exquisite primitive of the fifteenth century was given to the Church of St. John, Clerkenwell, by the Prior John VVeston in about 1480, and his name and arms appear on the panels. The triptych disappeared after the dissolution of 1540, and the two surviving panels were found in

a Dorset country house in 1915. They were purchased at public auction by the Order and are now once again reposing in the Church of St. John.

A similar story can be told of an equally important and beautiful exhibit, the Missal of Rhodes. This magnificent illuminated manuscript contains twenty-eight complete miniatures and many decorated borders and capitals of superb quality. The Missal was given in 1504 to the Conventual Church of the Order in Rhodes by the Grand Prior of Saint-Gilles in the Tongue of Provence. After many years during which its whereabouts were unknown the Missal was offered for sale and purchased by the Grand Priory.

Henry Vffi's Decree of Destruction.

Equal in interest to the :Nlissal, if not in beauty, are many other manuscripts relating to the Order in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, notable among them being Henry VIII ' s signed decree of 1546 in which he commanded the destruction of the Priory Church of St. John in order that th e materials from it could be used for the repair of the Palace of Westminster. Also dating fr o m these centuries are several acts and papers signed by or relating to everal Grand 1Iasters of th e Order and Grand Priors of England, including Sir Thomas Docwra - as i indeed fitting for he was largely responsible for the rebuilding of th e Gate that took place in 1504. And the ense of historic continuity that permeates the Gat@ given further emphasis by the fact that one of Sir Thomas s descendants is today a prominent member of the Order, and hi tori an of it m a ny found a tion . .

The richne s of the manu cript collection i at least equalled by that of printed books for the library has many item of prime importance. There are too many of note to itemise them here, but all vi itors should see the fir t knovdl printed and illustrated hi tory of the Order, , vith its t\venty charming woodcut dating from 1496. Equally interesting to the hi torian are uch le ' er works as the prayer authorised by Queen Elizabeth for u e in the city and diocese of Norwich in intercession for the deliverance of 1tIalta from the Turks during the Great Siege of 1565. The library has man such fascinating early works but it also boasts a fine collection of later book on orders and heraldry , chi aIry and history.

Missal of Rhodes.

The numismatist is more than well catered for, as the Grand Priory now has a superlative collection of the early coinage struck by the Order in the days of its great and flourishing sovereignty and of the portrait medals and seals of many Grand Priors. The collection of Rhodian and Maltese coins is perhaps the best in existence anywhere and covers a period of over four centuries, including some of the finest and rarest known specimens. The portrait seals and medallions range from a seal depicting the first known Prior of England (c. 1143) up to a medallion of the present Grand Prior , H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester, but quite outstanding is that showing Hugues de Loubens de Verdalle, Grand Master of the Order from 1582 to 1595. This gold medal is unique, and was struck to celebrate the election of the Grand Master to the Cardinalate. Many benefactors have helped the Grand Priory to accumulate the treasures now on display, and it is invidious to single them out, but it is quite impossible to mention the silver yvithout also mentioning Julia, Lad y Inglefield , for she left to the Order an extensive collection that together with the Grand Priory 's similar acquisitions now forms a very splendid display, and one

that offers m.uch to the student of heraldry as it contains some remarkably fine engraved pieces. Perhaps fbe outstanding pieces of silver, howev er, are the sixteenth century silver chalice of Spanish workmanship given in 1910 by Vere, Viscounles s Galway, and an ancient processional cross bequeathed by Lady Lechmere in 1904. The lau er carries a shield bearing the arms of Robert Mallory, Grand Prior of England from 1433 to 1440

There are many other fine exhibit that deserve mention, but space precludes th po . ibilit y. The visitor, how e er ca n he sure of finding mall )' fa sc inating models, rciics fr om 1\lalta, and uit. of armour, insigllia and painting and f ufnishings ane! oth'r itcms lO catch the eye and in pire th e mind. The rehuilt church moreover, has much to offer, and its .implc grand ur i a perfect foil to th Bailiff' , banl1er , the effio'ie , the many reminder. or a great aile! gloriou Chri tian pa t and tradition, well as to the diguified and 1110\ ing OCC;ISIOIIS that take place regularly withil1 it:

The author would like to recortl his gratitude to C. T. Evans, Esq., C.M G., and to 't--.li s fary 't--.[anill B.A • for tht>ir a tallt(' anti tount's)

MEMORIAL SERVICE

Major-General J . M . KIRKMAN , C.B., C.B.E.

A Memorial Service for the late Major-General

]. M. Kirkman, C.B., C.B.E., Commissioner-inChief 1956-62, was held in the Grand Prior y Church of the Order of St. John on Monday, 9th November, 1964.

The Service was conducted by the Rt. Rev. and Rt. Hon. H. C. Montgomery Campbell, P.C ., M.C., D.D. (Officiating Chaplain and Sub-Prelate of the Order). The Lesson was read by the Lord Prior and the Commissioner-in-Chief gave an address.

H.M. Queen Elizabeth, The Qu een Mother, was represented by Lieutenant-Colon el Sir Martin Gilliat; H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon by Major The Hon. Francis L egh and H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, by Major Simon Bland.

Amongst others present or represented were: General Sir Sidney and Lad y Kirkman (brother and sister-in-law) and members of the family.

Great Officers, Executive and Assistant Executive Officers and Memb ers of Chapter-General:

The Lord Prior, Bailiff of Egle, The Lord Bossom, Secretary-General, Receiver-General, DirectorGeneral St. John Ambulance Association, Almoner, The Director and Assistant Director s of Ceremonies , The Commissioner-in-Chief St. John Ambu-

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lance Brigade, Sir Franci Evan (1' pre cIHing Thl Commandery of rd) The urgeoll-ill-Chicf, l. John Ambulance Brigadr ir Ralph Hone; al o present were the Deputy S ('1'etal y-C ;cl1Cl'al ;111t1 the Secretary of the Ord r.

The Dowager COul1les of Be :borou g h, 1) 1111(' Grand Cros and 1\le111/)el' of Cou11cil.

The St. John . mbulance A.sociatioll: The Principal Medical Officer and the 'ecretar).

The Brigade - Headquarter.: Ir, Dick. , ' uperintendent-in -Chi ef, Deputy Superintclldeltt-illChief, The As istant Commissioner. -ill-Chi [ Controller Over eas, Chief Nursing Offlcer, Brigadier A. D. Miller, Miss M. Wat Oil, Mis P. T 1\,lorison, Miss N. de Mierre, Lady Braithwaite, li ss M. Harrison, 1\1rs. K. Huntinglon, [1'. G. \V. Woodhill, Mr. A. F. linn, Ii s Q. La",,!, Miss J North.

Priory for Wale Chief Commi, sioner for Wales.

Commissioners: Buckingham /tire, Cornwall Devonshire, Glouccstershile, Hampshire, Hcrtfordshire, Kent, Shropshire, Suffolk, Sltrrey, Susscx, London (represented), Nottingham (represen ted) Counties (other than Commissioners) : The Hon. .Lad y Gamage (Berkshire), Dorothy, Lady Ellcllborough (Dor<; et), L ady Cumberhatch ( K e Ilt ),

MCljor J. P ·Eames (Birmingham), Mr. R. E. T. Pope (Buckinghamshire), Mrs. G. I? Shaw (Nor folk) , Miss E. F. Bell (Derby) , BrIgadIer L. F. E. Wicl e r and Mr. B. Robin on (S urrey), Mrs. E. 11. E. Stewart-Roherts and Mrs. G. M. F. Puckert-:rvIol1ey (Sus, ex), Mis L. Cooper and Brigadier B. W. Webb-Cartrr (Hamp:hire), Mr. and Mrs. J. F. G. Coles (Oxfordshire), Miss S. G. Sturmer 1fr. R. Rennie (VVi ltshir ), Mrs. T. W. Gracey (Devon).

Tile TrC'(lSllry, Order of St. John: Mr. D. B. R. Swillstead.

Prr , s Office Order of St. J oiln : Mr . H. Richards.

SC'l\ ices Iropital \V rlfare: Ii s P. Downing. '1'11(' i\rn w: Crl1cral. ir Robert l ansergh ter TUI{ncr ) , ir Nevil Brownjohn Sir Frank Simpson Sir Roderick fcLeod, Lieutenant-Genel;lI .' ir Brian Kimrnin 1\fajor General P. B. (;illet Sir Tohn \\ intertoll R. A. Fyffe, K. Bayley, Brig<ltiiers'R. C, Lemprirl'C Rohin of lnl el li gencc ), T. E. D. Kelly (R , . Dlrec-

torate), Lieutenant-Colonel A, J. Batten (R.H.A . Association), and other senior officers of the Ro ya l Artillery.

The Bri tish Red Cross Society: Dame Beryl Oliver, 11ajor-General Brian Daunt.

The Sovereign Military Order of Malta: Viscount Fume s.

The Worshipful Company of Coacllmakers and Hames Makers: Lord Kenilworth.

The Vv.V.S. : Mrs. Clode.

British Aircraft Corporation: Sir Geoffrey Tuttle.

Army and Navy Club: Colonel V\'. L. R. Benyol;. Club: Lieutenant-Colonel J. MastertonSmith.

The Or o- ani t "va v\'. H. Gabb of the Chapel Roval :1nd t\\'o trumpeter of the Kings Troop R.B.. . ounded Last Post and Reveille. Officers from London Di s trict of the Brigade acted as 'Ch r .

RECEPTION AND INVE STITURE OF KNIGHTS

The following Knight of Justice and of Grace were received and inve ted by HIS Royal Highness The Grand Prior on October 21st at St. James 's Palace

( oj \\ lin h a r c ( -i , cd th e \t( nlade of the Realm alld arc \Icrnb r s of C.haptcr- ,cllcral: , rR JOHN CeCIL R\NK£N BUClI --:A .' , K.C \I r.

( u 1 ho \\ ho h a e not rct Cl\ cd the [ ( c olade of the Realm and arc :\1emhcrs of Chapter- General: ;U'IOIH Lr o --: \RD :\{AJOR THE Iro CLl [. ( OLF"SO COl :-1S0- Bo JONrs

(I) Thosc \\ hn h a \ rCl ci\ cd the cc oladc 01 thc Realm and arc nn[ rs of Chaptcr-General

, lR OSWALD R,\YNOR lR KF1'> ETH PHIP ON : \RTIrUR, K.C.\!. G ., :\IADDOCK K.C.:'LG., C v O K.C.V.O.

\I R MARSHAL SIR JOliN IR RALPH ED G AR EUST CE RTl!UR PI RRl TO Bt.

B [)"'I:-1, K.R l., C,B D.S.O.

lR JOHN CHARLFS

BURM

SIR lIAROLD A TllONY CACCIA, G.C ,\I.C C C.V.O.

THE VISCOU T COSIIA

K C., G.C.M.G., T.D.

SIR EDWARD CHARLES

DODDS, Bt., M.V.O.

SIR TUART COLDWELL

GOODWIN

STR .LEl\!F.NT ]:ums

HARl\IAN, G.B.E., T.D.

MAJOR-GE ERAL SIR ROBERT EDWARD

LAYCOCK, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O.

REAR-ADMIRAL SIR ROWLAND

CHRISTOPHER JERRAl\I, K.B.E., D,S.O.

IR JAMES WIL 0:--; ROBERTSON G C.M.G

COLONEL AL 1" VDlCE:-;T SIR JOHN ARcmBALD GA:-IDAR DOWER , T.D. RUGGLES-BRISE, BL, COLO , EL \\ ILLlA\I PATRICK STEWART CURTIS

JOHN H E NRY HARRIS DAVIS

BRIGADIER SIR HENRY ROBERT KINCAID FLOYD, Bt., C.B., C.B.E. THE Ho '. WILLIAM FRASER, O.B.E., T.D. l-.fAJOR DAVID GEORGE IAN ALEXANDER GORDON, C.B.E.

HERBERT JOSEPH GREEX

C.APTAIN J OH, HEXT

LEWES, O.B.E., R.N.

BRIGADIER J OH 'VILLIA 1\! HINCHCLIFFE D S.O.

ELWY CLIFTON 't--.fARSHALL HUGHES

BRIGADIER l\.IAURICE

LESLIE HAY 'E, C.B.E.

THOMAS HAROLD JENKIN

C.B. O.B.E., T.D. COLONEL VER."\'O); FA);SHAWE ROYLE, E.R.D. GWYX ROCYX-JOXES

PROFESSOR 'VILLLUI REES THE Ho);. DAVID S:'>UTH C.B.E.

ROBERT JOHN ,,'ILSOX STRUTHERS

PATRICK TOBL-\S

TELFER-S:'>IOLLETT, :'>1.C. DAVID CECIL "'ILLIAMS JAMES WATT

E;\IRYS ].-\:'>IES

DOUGLAS \VELLIXGTO).( r.fO:\'TGO:'>fERY

FREDERICK R,,- VEN " ; ILLlAM BRYNl\IORE DA\TES

GEORGE SWAPP D.C.M., :'>1.1\1.

BRIGADIER COLIN EDWARD

ARROT BROWNING, C B E., M.C.

G,C. v.O. K.B.E. IR PATRICK fUIR RE ION, G.C.l\1.G THE LORD T\ I:-IING, G.C. ['G. l\LB.E V1CE-AD;\llRAL SIR JOB r.fICHAEL VILLlERS, K C B. O B.E, rR DANIEL THOMAS VVILLIAM , O.B.E. LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR JOR DA E '''' OODALL, K.B.E., C.B., 1.C. SrR ALEXANDER BOYNE KING, C.B.E. BRIGADIER SIR JOHN ASHWORTH BARRACLOUGH, C.l\I.G., D.S.O" O.B.E., M.C. 15 (d ) Th o se \\'ho ha\ e not rec ei\ ed the A cco lade of the Realm and are not 1--fembers of Chapter-General: COLO:-1EL THE EARL OF LIEL'T.-COLO,;-EL HAROLD LBEMARLE, :'>r.c. ESSEX LEWIS, THO:'IAS FIELDEN T D. BRIGGS, O.B.E., T.D. COLI:' L,-\VL'i ClIFFORD ARTHL'R THE OF BENGE :'>1.B.E. PERCY VERE COLLL--:GS J OH); PRE:-'lICE

CARE AND RESUSCITATION ·OF MODELS

By A. A. W. Weston, Training Adviser to S.J.A.A., County of London District Staff Officer, No. 1 London District

Re usci-Annes ha\ e been in tIli' country for about 2 years but vve have no idea how lono' her span of life . will be, although we have learnt th a t lIke human beings if not cared for th ey S0011 go but unlike human \ vho hav e had theIr troubles for thousand of year, '>\'e h a ve to \Nait for Anne to develop her trouble before \\ 'e can prescribe the treatment. After tv. o years \\'e can at least now see her , \leak points and parts are being made, so that today if she you trouble it is not hard to rectify, There IS no doubt, however, that much of the trouble would not Occur if she \\'as handled as women should be , \<vi th care, al though ag'ain, lIke women, she will stand up to a certain amount of rough handling) but not too much, You may be wondering ,,'hy) if I think so much of Anne, I should produce her brother Andv for the demonstr a tion and the answer i that {",hen I undo his sh irt, I can hO\-\ , you more easily the process of cleansmg the model, a task that occupies quite a bit of time.

My plan is to t ake an R,A, th at has been u se d g o through the process of cl ea ning ) then another one and show you the lik e l y troubles and hO\ v to rectify them and the co t.

Off with its head

First, then) off with th e he a d an d the instru ctions show us th a t a funnel is pla ce d in the,n: outh and) with the head in the fully extended pO sitlOn , water or antiseptic is poured through) and as can be seen we get a good flu h through th e throat but a poor trickle of water Over the te e th and lip s and this) as far as I am concerned - and I am very much concerned as I am blowing in to her week after wee k - is not good enough, for to m y way of thinking it is the germs at this e nd that WIll affec t) or shall I say infect, me and so I am co ncerned with giving the mouth end of the Respirator y Tract more attention than the throat end, I ha:re developed my own techniqu e of doing the flushmg backwards and this subjects the teeth, nose a.r: d mouth to the full force as opposed to th e trIckle, I nor,mally give it a kettleful of boiling wa t er b y holdmg the head and pouring in.

Having washed out the tract I then wash th e face with so a p and water; this cleans it fairly well bl!t whenever it look s dirty I clean the facepiec e WIth Tech ar:d this really does get the dirt off, but It looks a bIt too sterile so I wash it with soap and water to get a more natural colour but certainly it n ee d s a good "skin cleanser" noV: and

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agai.n. Before you fe el joyful aL thc thouglll of gettmg Anne's no e dean I must trll ,ou that it doc not dean the 110 e aJld 1 know of nothing th a t will clean th no e. Eth r T cll will dcan dirt ofT the plastic but the dirt 011 th e nosc is I the pIa ti c and I know of 110thin o that \.vill removc it. The answer is to ee that it doc Jl't ge t on thrre in the fir t place. If a llY of you kn ow th r tlns\\ ('1' to getting it out pIcas tell m .

Having flu h e d it throu g h and \\ '(Is hed th e fetc I nov fill the tract with a n an ti .-c pti c - \\ hicll o n you u e appear to hap 1' -o nal c hoic e - a dol l from Stor e i \ 'C ry popular - lo o k: 11ice m nice. Having filled til e tract yO ll scc that it nlll out of the corner o[ th e mouth ane! the tertll a ne! lip s ' th e p art that worry me get littl e' allu so my ULu a l procedurr is t o le<.l\' e thi a it i, for a whil e and get 011 \\ ith cleaning th e lun g and the'll co m e back to tbi , and car r \, out '\ bit more of my OVI'l1 tec hniqu e'. I take' a l)iecr of gdllZe', fold it, place it in th e m out h pinch thr )\0::' turn tile h ea d o\'('r and let th e <l llti ::'C'jJtic run o nt o th e' gauze and into th e 110 e and b\ ex tcud in g th e head orne run out the throat and I {rei th at til e \\ hol(' of the r e tract ha I> ee n ill contact \\itll thr antisep tic

The pad no\\ 'oa ked cl llU 1 mould it to the 'hap e of the mouth a nd <1I1e! after moppillg up any surplu. I put th e hrad a ' ide as fllli:lIed. I h ave th e oaked pad ill cOlltact \\'ith the part. that m y lip " ill come ill cOlltact \\ ith tlnd thi s (Ieti J1 will go on until I am ready to us it a lld \\'h n I ge t it out of th e case it looks as if lI <ls t ake n place.

Tips on dismantling

Now to the re t of the Iwd). You lellll)\ e the pill that hold the lun g' Lo til e tube on th e sh o uld('\' part an d gent ly ea e it ofT. It can I) e stin' a nd twi tin g can brea k the pir ce ofT bu t 1' ll d ea l \\ ,i til that later.

H av ing rfmoved th lUll gS, \\'asll th e m out under th e hot tap and Lurn them up to dry. Now remove th e should er and from the : houlder t a k e ou t th e thro a t va lve , wa, b it through under the tap and put to dry.

Th e s houlder part is 11 ushcd thr o u g h alld dried, a nd th at com pl etcs the h ea d a nd lUll gS, alld a ll W( hav e to c lr an now is her h a nd s, a lld the se are washed with soap and waLC'L This is import a nt beca use you find that th e p erSO ll wai tin g ill line to practise inv;).riably pick s up th e h a nds to study them a nd if the hands arc dirt y tb e n the y wonder if th e mod e l ever ge ts cl ea n e d.

Now let' ,' look at the troubles that OWller of R .A. can expect. The biggest trouble is leaking body, and thi ,' can occur at any time - it 's a common fault in all moulded scams and of course rough handling speeds it up. The comm.on site of troublr i u11der th cru tch but any cam JS uspect. Puncture can ocrur in th pIa ti c but scams arc the problem and the treatment i the same, repairs are carried out with th e Repair Outfit, prir e 2/6d., wh ich includes 2 pi ece: of blue pI a ti c and a tub e of aclhesi , lthough thi stufT doe s not just ti ck 011(' pJe(' to th oth r, it f u s olle pi ece to the other amI if too much is It :e d you will find that th picce of pia tic a nd the ad he i e b comC" olle u piec of "goo" an d yo u will n ee d to star t agdlIl.

Patience required I a m not go in g to h c)\\. )- ou h o\\' to do it bec a usc it': a r ea l 111e :) job a nd it' a heck of a job t.a. g thr bill on ' fing. r :- This i a j,o.b r e quIrIn g plent) of p a tIel1 ce a nd J a ca:e of lf dt yOU d on't . ur . cd, then tr: try e tc. If h a \ ' ing t ri d \'\ ith oll t . lICC or if the damage i too g r ea t then don't d pair, )- ou ha\ en' t got to buy :111 \\ ' R \. , yOU on h ha\'C' to buy what i d cribed <I. Bod \ \\"itl;out at :CG 10:. Dd. Thi L really mean s h o d\ with out h and: or [ect for it i in fact the \\ h o lr th e hlue pla , ti c and LO u e it you cut til h Ind. a nd fret from , our o ld R .. an d in ' ert thrlll int o th limb Oil the n ev\/ body makin g- ertain th a t, all put the ri ght foot int o thr ri g ht leg, etr. Th e bod) i. a lr eady. ea led 0 that Oil do not ha\ r t o rely upon you r 0\\'11 joining to mc1ke i ai rti gh t. All)- ou do i: to u e th e adhei\ r to hold the hcUld ;1I1d feet into the limb hut if " Oll filld this too much trouhle then \OU can buy the. c rnplcte h och \\ ith h ands tll;d f et fo r £B 3.. 6d.

That, th e'll, lo o ks aftn pun ture and le ak: ill th e bod\ :\ Ow to thc nrxt ntlnerahlr hit, the lun gs. 1"[ yo u !?;e t it gi \ in g \\ 'ay \\'h ere th e hlue i \\ c ld d to the pink the\'( is lIot mu ch you can do. ) 'ou can trv 0 111e adhe i\ but if that [ail, the n \\ IUll gs arr £15 ' Od.

Conll rting the lun gs to the houlder i a tube which tore h as de ignated a \\,indpipe , and a I mention d earlier thi s is o ft en broken off b\' twi tin g a nd turnin g o f th lung wh e n th e m also when packing or liftin g out by holdin g th e lung" Thi: i. easily repaired by the u c \Vindpip replac e ment at 5s. 1d. All you do J c ut or fil the broken end down flat to the houlder, pl ace th e repl ace ment into position match the hole make a hole , crew th e pie ce ill to PO'1 tion and wh e n \,ou are La ti fied th a t it is fitting co rrectl y, remo\'(' it and coat the shoulder and the piece with adhe Live and fit and screw firmly into po ition and leav to dry - the adhesive nlakes the join airtight. In the top of the shoulder i found the valv de cribed as the throat valve) 1 /9 d. and airvake

with ca p, 7 /6 d. All R .A. s h aw a va lve and I hav e no doubt th at the valve a t 1 ; 9d. wi ll IJ e ill demand.

Also available, th e comp lete shou ld er at £3 6s. 8d.

Fin a ll y, the head. Somehow people manage to tear th e mouths of R.A. , that wou ld be a rea on for bu yin g a new Facf Skill at £5 17s. 6d , but I suppo e th e most common reason for buying a ne\," kin wo uld be that it got so illgrained with dirt that it became rfpul ' i\'c to usc) but if the model i look e d after this shou ld never occur and it i only neglect.

On the Cjue tion o[ repair, I fe el that you would be well advi ed to leave the e j'Jb to the hu band and if he cannot do it then return the part to Stores, \\ ,here it will be put right and at a \'ery rea onable co t. I can a ' ure YOU that Store are \ erv much concerned with the maintenance of the e model and now ha\'e a full range of rep lacement part and they will go to great length to er i\ 'C yo u good ervice) but I mu t repeat that a lot of the e replacements would not be r e quired if the modei \\'a handled \\ i th rea onable care and \\'a cleaned properly,

Among other thing uppli e d by th e mould for formin er face ma k at £2 each \\"ith pIa tic di.1! at 4 - per 100 or if you don' t lik e th m - and I don't - th e n you can get Dental , but I am orry to ay that those supplied 110\\' at £ 1 2 Gd. are de cribed a 1fa slinn non\\'oven fabric \\ ,hich to me e e m \ ery much lik e paper, half the price of gauze n a pkin ' and \\,hich di.integrate \\ hen \, ·e t. I am Lorry about thi fact, rememl ering that a may lic e only 30 I fee l , ure that the extra co t, about 6d. , i well \\'orth it.

Lo ohtainahle a from this \\ 'eek i , th e e\\ ThorCLx Cuta\\ ay for the teaching and trainin er of External Cardiac :\' 0\\' not onl\, can you app ly the ure hut you can ee " hat' happell to the heart and the blood \\ ,hen you do , 0. Obtainable in a fe\\ day: \\,ill b e the eye pieceLhowin a normal and dilated pupil.: thi u ed ill the Admiralty Training Film Emererency R e u cit ation.

NEW EDITION OF FIRST AID COMPETITIONS MANUAL

The }'1anu a l First Aid Competitions and Cas llnIt)' \1 akc - 1l p ha L been ued in a Second Edition. I t been hrgeh ' re-\\'ri tten, by a aroup appointed by the t. J ohn. mbulance :\, sociation including the Brigtlde and the A Lsociatioll it-elf, to take account of til ,, ' idcly C'xpre " ed \\ ,i h to make Fir, t Aid Competition more, ti with out doiner a way \\ ·ith th ir g'eneral intere Lt a nd their objecti\'e of and maintainina enthu , ia m.

The }.fanu a l price + 6d. extra), can be obtained from the St ores at t. J Gate.

17

GAS INDUSTRY NATIONAL FIRST AID COMPETITIONS (MEN)

Friends House, London, N.W.I.

26th September, 1963.

TEAM TEST

Card

You are passing a house when a rather hysterical woman rushes out and asks for help. Accompany her into the house and deal with the situation. Time allowed 15 minutes.

Setting

A narrow bathroom, foot of bath towards door . which opens on to a landing with a door leading into a bedroom which has the usual furniture, with bed and bedclothes. Towels in bathroom. Casualty was working in the bathroom and collapsed. His wife heard a clatter and investigated and imrnedia tel y sough t help.

First aid haversack is with the team; other necessary items, including a telephone, available in the house. Doctor not available: ambulance 8 minutes after correct message received; hospital one mile.

Injuries

Cerebral haemorrhage (apoplexy), deep coma, dislocated left shoulder, fracture of left femur.

Quick response to call

Reassurance of woman: state first aiders

Take charge of case: appreciation of situation

Ask what has happened (as above)

casualty where in pain (no reply)

Note casualty's stertorous breathing

Quickly examine for bleeding under and over casualty (none) , , , , ,

Realise impossible to treat casualty in confined area

Examine spine before moving casualty , , , , , ,

Note eversion of left foot '"

Temporarily tie lower limbs together ,

Gently and evenly remove casualty from bathroom

Care of unexamined limbs

Lay casualty on his back... '" ... .., ,

On to a blanket placed in position .,' " , , ,

Note character of pulse (if taken correctly) slow: full .. face is flushed temperature of body raised '"

Examine head for injury - front, sides, back ears, eyes, nose, mouth for blood, etc,

Ensure no obstruction to air passages , no false teeth .. .. ' .. ,

Note pupils of eyes unequal '" reflexes absent '" , , , ,

Examine shoulder girdles: right left

Note swelling left shoulder joint deformity present " , " fixity of the joint '" '" ,

Ensure no further injury to left upper limb '"

Diagnose suspected dislocation present '" " ,

Continued support to limb

Examine right upper limb

chest ... ......

abdomen and pelvis '" lower limbs: right left Carried

Note swelling of left thigh

deformity present shortening present (after comparing with other limb)

taken of position of foot before moving",

Diagnose fracture of femur present

Continued support to limb

Test for possible paralysis

Note approximate age of ca ualty ,,'

Diagnose apoplexy pre ent (trokc)

TREATMENT-

Ask for blankets, pillows, etc, ' "

Ask wife to telephone own doctor (out ) ,,' for ambulance (8 minutes)

Efficiency and clarity of instruction

APOPLEXY-

Slightly rai e and support head and houlder

Keep head turned to one ide

Loosen clothing neck, chest, wai t

Open windows and door: en ure frC h air

DISLOCATED SHOULDER -

Give upport to limb in po ilion found . ,

Using adequate padding where ncce ary to Ie , ell

jolting during tran port

Care and gentlenc ' in handling injured limb

LEFT LOWER LI IE -

Enquire how far to ho pital (onc mile )

Place adequate padding betwecn ankle 2 knees 2

Tie feet together I knees together 1

laintain position: no further mo\'ement 3

Correct application and ten iOIl of bandagc 4

Care and gentlene s in handling injured limb throughout 4

TRANSPORT -

Test and blanket stret cher 2

Loading casualty on to tretch r .,. J In view of carrying stretcher down tair ellure

casualty s position on tret c her afe 4

Carrying stretcher downstairs '. 4 stretcher to ambulance ., 2

Loading ambulance , ,' 2

Evenness and gentlene s of all movenlellts 4

Information to ambulance attendant 2

Telephone to hospital: all details '" :2

Male casualty '" 1

Apoplexy (stroke) , 2

Deep coma: stertorous breathing 2

Dislocation of left houlder joint

Simple fracture of left femur, ., 2

GENERALKeep casualty covered: do !lot overhcat

Check casualty s condition: Colour 2 breathing pulse ' , 3

Ensure bandages not becoming too tight: still in position .., , , 4

Firm but kindly handling of wife who tends to become hysterical unless she receives attention ,,' 4

Again reassure her: allay anxiety", 2

General efficiency and grasp of case 5

TOTAL: 200

DEDUCTIONS (if any)For unnecessary questions other items

NURSING IN THE MALAYAN JUNGLE

B Jean Wood, .R. ! . S.C.M., H. . Certificate. -'fn. TI·oods. u.,hoSG article is rr>jJrodliced h('J'(;' b) l.ind pcnnzsszon of the «Nursing .Hi,.ror". Izas recclltly rr/llr7l((l/ro7n JIala)a ",-hae size l(,lorked as a visitor. 11/ l 'ritill:!, to liS she expressed her jJ/easure that z.t:.,(;, s/zould want her artIcle to ajJPear in "The Rl'l 'i( w", She i('lIs Ib that she lIlet seL'erai St. John Xurscs while she was lIUrsill!Z ill .1Hala)a alld "(f(hnirerl the difficult u..orl: they did-in fact they laid the fOlllldatiolls /01' tIle {('II/ote in/ant [cel/au. clillics ,t(!at are being rlln todai', .1:!rs. 1l'(JudJ c!(/ims that they introduecd tlu "clll/lC habit to \f alayoll mothers.-Edztor.

of people approaching along the wooden path. r took no notice until they tarted to climb the step to the clinic when I turned round and saw that th y were upporting a little hine e boy of about even or eight year old, t fir t I thought that he \va paraly ed and that he had been brought to me to ee if I could help him, Then I aw that he wa covered in blood and dirt. By thi time, the room \\'a full of people each trying in their own language to tell me what had happened. It eemed that there \,'ere 20 patient not just one mall boy. pparently the bo ' had been attacked by dog, th n had fallen off the path on to the ea bed ten fe t below, Before \\'e could tart to look at the litt l f ll ow I had to pu h the crowd outside and good-naturedly but reluctantly, they e\'e?tually \\ 'ent. I t \\ 'a fonunate that I had Wlth me, for he \\'a abl to clean off orne of din \\ 'hile I prepared ome morphia, '\ " hen the dirt had been \\ a h d m\'a\ \\'e could ee that he had been badly bitten on h{ ankle elbO\ ' and the back of hi head,

'\ " e bandaO'ed the \\'ound \\ 'ith terile dre and hop d that he \\'ouldn t O'et any further infection, \\ e \\'orked in complete ilence (a nur e u ually do \\'h n completely ab orbed) and the jabb ring out ide \\ a reduced to har h \\ hi per, '\ " hen the 1iule boy \\ a clean bandaO'ed and mercifully under the effect of morphia I laid him on

THE )['\.!.' :TRrET ill Pasir Hi/am.

a clean ru h mat on the floor. I a ked the radio operator to contact the neare t big to 'wn and a k for an ambu lan e to meet u at Ku l a Trong. I then a ked for the fa t police patro l boat to take u back. The bo T father brought a ll hi po eion wrapped up in a handk er hief and we put the bo - on a home-made tr et her and tarted off. Fir t in the proce ion ",,rere the hildren running a head to pread the exciting new ca llin g out ",,-hole familie from th e depth of dark vvindowle hou e to v,Tell the throng following the litt le uncon cious bo with hi head in bandage, long the path v"hich v,ra on tilt we w nt, pa thou e with net hanging from the roof to dr 1 and even through one hou e which had a bamboo latted floor a thatched attap roof - but no wa ll. One ide of the building wa partitioned off to hou e the pig dried fi h wa hanging from the roof and prawn and shrimp were dr ying on the floor - the w hole unbelievable cene lookin o- lik e a cro betvveen a boathou e and Billing gate iark e t. "'\ e emerge d from und er the roof on to a pi er above a land ing tage. H ere the tr e tcher wa put thi mornino-

MY VISIT TO THE SOVIET UNION

By MARY BRUNT, Superintendent , Whitchurch Nursing Divi ion --Priory for \Vale

During J une of thi year I Via v er - fortunate to be se lec t e d as a member of a Briti h Youth D elegation to visi t th e ovi et Union. Thi vi it organised b y the "\lorking Group on Youth Ex ch ange with the S.S. R ., con i ted of two lead er, two interpre t ers and twenty -four yo ung people from va rious y outh organisation throughout Great Britain. The purpose was to tud y an d learn a bout the R ussian way of life, and to find out a bout yo ung people and their intere t .

We made our voyage from Tilbur y Docks in the Soviet ship" adejda Krup kaj a", which tran sl ated means "The W ife of L enin . Our journey le d us down th e Thames estuary into a calm orth Sea, through the Skagerrak an d up a long th e Danish coast to our first port of call, Copenhagen. After staying in th e capita l of D enmark for 6 hours, our jour n ey continued aero the Ba lti c Sea callin g at Stockholm an d H el inki. Then up the Gulf of Finland into L eningr a d. Our stay in the Soviet Union lasted 15 days v isi ting an d touring Lenin grad, Iovg orod , Kalinin and finall y Moscow.

I was delighted to find the p eo ple, the yo ung people especiall y, very hospitabl e an d friendly. They took pride in showing u s th eir g r eat a nd magnificent museums and beautiful ancient buildings. Their modern metro, or underground stations, with their marble pillars and illumin ated chandeliers left us spell bound.

Whil e in ovg orod, th e old est city in the U.S.S.R., we vis ite d a Ru ss i an Orthod ox Church. Although unable to atten d a service, it was interes ting to note that th ey were conducted thre e 20

VV e toured four mod rn [a tori and two 1lecti e farm. n[ortunat 1 · we w r un J 1 to ee the interior of the co Il ctiy [arm 1 ut I think it i true to ay that farmin tandard ar mu h lower than in England and living ondi ti on tain ly are.

itu a te d near th farm V ,! re Pi on r These camps are att nded b hildr n b t, - n the age of ev nand fiIt n, h r th an p nd their holidays. The chi ldr -n gave u a tr m ndou we lcom e

Th e food wa very diff r n t from our own, and without much variety, a l thoug h a i a r and Ru ian t ea are very good.

The weather was very hot and th journ e home a rough one, but it was a wonderful trip and an experience which I shall never forget.

1ohanoiter -Uofall- Hilfe visits Esher & Ditton S.I.11.B.

rela:- d and confident in readine for the a ualtie nion ompetition next day. 11r. "'\ ilk in on • rea Pre ident donated on behalf of the Divi ion a cup to be hared by .the t:\-O team in the (unlikely) event of therr bemaunlu k ' in the ompetition ne.'<t day. In fact the Bavarian team came econd m the International BLL'Cton Team te t beinab at n by 30 point by the .la a-O\:- ity P oli team. The Berlin terun bed \\"1th the I tropolitan P oli e F i, -i ion for the iao-no b oph T

WAS KEEN CO:\IPETITIO::\ for the Elliott Trophy whzch was won by the 1'v1arket Harborouuh Ambulance Division with a total of 330 marks. Pictu:e shows Sergeant G. Cain and Police Constable R. Newton of the County Police (Coalville Division) ambulance team who took part in the competition.

PEOPLE ' and EVENTS

G. WORTH, Deputy Commissioner, Wiltshire, znspected the Pressed Steel units of the Brigade at the factory. He is seen talkin.p, to DIO Jfrs. A. Bassett and DIS N.

GROUP CAPT.\I.· GORDO. PIRII. COllllllls.}iull£r, .Yo. I IJol/don. District, reeeli'ill£: the key, of the lIel..,' h(;ad(jllartas u.:llleh he opened in October thzr; 1'l.'ar. The RC1'. H. A. Pink, Rector of Hacklltr, ptri J,.,;ltd the dtduatiull COtmall)'. The cercmollJ lUI attended b.i mallY C1l1e.}ts, amongst whom tht ,\fa)r)r and .\faJore of Ha(klleJ, Area Co!nmJssiol/t'r R T. Bax, .\faJur alld Jfayoress of Stoke .\eLL'llZgtoll alld .l/r. Ptrcy Holman, '\f.P. h r Bt!tlzllal Grt't'/! al/d .\fr. P. W. [{IIr)t!, nil'. 'uP"

";1 I'GI A.·T J. \\' \RK\\'RH;HT, .-lmblllall( e Dil is/oll, 111 (nbcd tIll R 11/ If H,l1l01lr i.l'hirh took him 336 hours to (O;njlletL. Tht Roll a as dedicatt'd b) tIl T't:T) Rd '. Robillson, Propost of Bla( kburn and it ommemoratd members of the Blatkburn Corps 1(hv haL'c rlitd ill Brl!;ade sen_ice 1qon.

LITTLL ;'IlARIA. LOG.\., a IIStll/1l1 r at the St. fohn and Red. Cross sale of work III Belfast rld,i/iro the Chnstmas table decoratiolls. All the iL'ork on sale was carned out by e.r-Serl'icemen and women of bOlh l.(}orld wars, and was organISed b)' the j01ll1 committee of the Order of St .John and British Red Cross Swiety c\Sermces War Dtsabled Hell) Departmcnt. Picture also shows lI-frs. Jvfargaret Patterson Ileft and AIrs. Crawford Browne (centre) 110110rar) organiseI' of handi( rafts,

I'R·\l\(ll. GH\\I CADfT D1\ ISla.' WOII sf(ond pn:.t, evith this float at a loca! {anll,·a!. Tht' float depicted "beatniks I.'{'rslls Ser,'it c to ,\Jallkind".

THE -l."PERI. ·TE. ·DE. ·T-I. -CHIEF visited Jersey tIllS year to inspect the Annual Review. Pictllre shf)xS Lady BrecknoGk at the Island's Headquarters during the 25th An1li. ersary celebratIOn oj the formation of the Island's two Xursln 6 Dr !Slons. Picturt, ShOiLS left to ri:zht stand1Tl:;: -'frs. P. Dau:son, Ass. COllnty Superintendtlzt .\' , .\JZH '\f. Fontaine> Di;,. Supt., Lad} Brecknock, .llrs .llalet De Carteret, COllnt} Superintendent ,\ , H.R.S. Pocock, Commissioner, lHrs. C. Ahier, Die isional Superintendent. SITTI.·G: Divisif)nal Officer Miss .H Martret and Dh'isional Officer Jliss D. Foot. The Superintendent-in-Chief aiso sal.( a demonstratIOn sta!!,ed bi' members illustratin a the- ma;ims )/ the Cross of St. John. :\ CELEBRATIO. Dl.·.·ER ht!d III Bdfast to 'lG·k ,he sih'C/' jllbilt'C 01 tlze Windsor DI"isioTl. ,LLjt to right: Cololld Geor!:c Greg!'" Commissioner 0 St. John Ambulance Bri.!!ad<', .\'orthern Irelalld Distric, .\fr. Wilham -,jargon, Jfillister of Labour alld Xational Insurallc£.The Lord '\Ioyor, COlll/cillor WilliG/1 Jenkins; Jfrs. Xeill, District llpcrintt'ndo1t .Hr. James T'·./S011, Di,'. Supt., and to mark his )'Iars as Di,'is;ono pc'rI1Itcndolt a prt'se7ltotlO1l =cas mad t to .1.Hr. rl'dsoll by Count illor rrilliam KO/7I< dy, PrtSidt lit of tht' Di, isirJl.

CO GRAT U LATIO NS to Cad et Il ene

Pr ies tl ey (w h o was a mem b e r of the P olze ath u rsing Cad et D ivision and s tart e d tr ai n i n g at S t. La wr a nce H ospital) B o dm i n ) fo r win n ing t h e

Matr o n )s C up f o r h e b est Pr o ba tioner Cad e t

A GREAT O CCASION f01' !'lu1'Sing Cadet Mary P hilip s, Ch el tenh am No. 1 NU1'Szng Cadet D i v ision w h en sh e received t h e for the best Cadet for th e year from County Sup erzntendent (N) Mrs D Willi ams

CADET C P L. DO ALD r C 'LLOCIf a membe r of the ewfoundpool mbulance Cadet D ivision) won the H I v an J enks Trophy at a First Aid co m p etition h el d at B rig ad H adqua r ters ) R egent R oad Lei ces ter. Cpl. M cCulloch gained 39 marks.

ar a go

RED CROSS and ST. JOHN

J I n t in T R E LI F COM M I SiS 110

TO CYPRUS

o IC 0 THE COMMISSIONER P O BO X 1711 ,:' COSI

pru hit th h adlin e and brou gh t t og t h er an u niq ue a roup of of t h Or d er of t. J ohn and ar Liquid at ion Fund a nd d i d a good job u n d er the leader hip - op r ati on of b ot h G o r nm nt official and U. . Force

Members of the Red Cross and St. John

Joint Relief Commission to Cyprus

Erne t Turner. 15. Anne M pham.

Michael J one 16 Robert P rei al.

" Mac ' Cole

Brian Boardman.

Fred Nock.

Helen Wood.

Jo Be t.

Theo Wainwright.

Joyce Kirkham.

17. John Col

18. Joan Smith.

1 9 Iren Ch kle

2 0 Audre Pool.

21. 'Maggie Robin on.

22 . Frank and Eil n Curteen.

Margaret Head. " - .) Sheelagh Patt ron.

Heather Richard 2i , Luc Cra .

Tean Mackenzie. ,_J Toan Wiggal.

Tean McGill. 26. Fred Cou in

Will Spratt.

, 'D) Deputy Director-General S.].A.A.) rec nil)' toured the Far East. Picture shows General Drummond) 1\£ r. afdar Ali Khan) ecrdary- ell ral of the t. John mbulance Association) Karachi (Pakistan ) and other members of the staff.

shows the first .Y ursing Cadet Division) which has just been formed in _ { auritius. I t was taken at the «Pilorimage of the ick» a ceremony at which the Cadets helped. JI iss Ohis (extreme right) is in charge of the Di'ision. H er mother and father are seen in the centre of the picture. Thanks to '\I r. Ohis keenness and enthusiasm the Brioade is making rapid strides in JI ouritius. H e has recently been promoted to Acting District toff Officer. We hope to report the formation of t.t O Ambulance DiL'isiolls ill the Ileor future.

PICTl.'RE

P rades and Inspections

CHIE;F OFFICER lvli ss Lucy Duff-Grant, accompanted by Area Superintendent (N) Miss N. L. Moore, insjJecting members of the nursin g at Itford.

·\R.i.\ O. 1 \R F. DilLf 1 an( ast, r's Di,llric/ ,\fr a. /'. t, ph, I/S illS/IN ling lht RIal kUlIrll E ,III (' Amblllallce Dinsioll. H, ' 1, (!J

a (olll/Jallied b)' tIll Chief COl/stab/,' of Blackburn Jfr. R. R lJibb, D Inn!... 1111 il/spe( lion, 11 ',I lilt II/bl ;s, ujJlnlltclI(iLnl R oberl .I I 1lI!c 1':011, H.B .E , alld Chicf I n (/It'( lor Johll Hold, 'I :ccre /JlI'SLTllu/ ,,'ilh 1111 Ihird Rar 10 thllir S( n'lI c ,\1 , dal

THI DI Pl'TY SIO:·'·H-1. -CIIlI.F.

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b J' h ( C h II f . 'II rJ 11/'£: 0 III, l r, J!i.u

DlIli-CTra 111 • illsjJc( II d a jJaradl of II, arl) 800 1/1, IIlbcr, of L Ulldun

Dlslr/( I Easlern Area al Gordoll Fi, Ids, I1fnrd alld e £I 1111 III "/1 tIll Ir (illt; Tl (ord of .ICT1'l(,. PlllzlI', shOl('.l R,ar-Adl'liral R il', lib) la/kin.:. 10 SOIl/, IJI th OUlf as )II /Jarad, .I" also below lefl

\\1 II{, I)f Illl tVlIlll ,/lll/ the Ga' I nc/lIlr) SlIlwllal Firs! .11t! C IIlj)e/lllulI U tIlt team from 'olltht nl Cas noard. 7'e'1111 1/1('mbal art: A 1. H ibberd, '. ll. SLntt, 1'. C. ,\1. B . .IIartlll alld j. S(i)tt

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AWARDS A D PRESE TATI NS

Af{EA JIrs. f T. L ee -W oo d ill sjJ u Sheffield CorjJs. Nursi1lg Di l· lsiol1s. Ther e were 400 m embers of the Bri g adc o n jJarac/e alld among st lh e awards made were t o Palll Birds of the H e1l1sworlh

Cad et Di v isio 77, who r ece il le d his Dukc o f Edznburgh Gold Al e dal, and fi l'e Nur sin g Cadets fr om the E c cl es all Cad e Di i'is io n gained Ih ei r Crand

Prior Bad ges CorjJ s Offic e r G. H ewitt was jJr(' s(' nl e d wi th his fifth bar, +0 )leal's' service.

.\no \1 flR r \10 FI..\L";. II "i'lllcr, th 111<'11 st'Ctioll llf tIll Ga IlIdllstr) Saliollal Fnst Iid COllljJ£fltiUltS c,'tl, the ttall! fr 1111 tht. /l"c)/ J/ldlands C;a /Joard. iJi [Ill', IIltl,u!t, '. t'l r. r. Cllfl. F. X, Z HZ, D. Baker, D. R.Ol ley alld 1 I At Captail' a'lllt flI, CltOlr11lall If tIl Gal' C 1/1 III H tllry 11)110, -'1.n.I:'.

LORD CHE. heid all IlI,- eJtztllTt? at Tran:fJOrt H o liSt, LOlld71I, at Lt hieh I'e prescnted Jlr. r. Fllltlzorp" ,-Lllh IllS B E.'\I. '\Ir. FlIlth np(; , a/I a,S/staTZI stort kc:<per at r-i(kenhip Buzld( rS H Chief oj the Works Anlblllallu Corps. alld a mcmbLf oj til< jarr I,-i _lmbll1alll' Diz.i 111 C) DllTlzam.

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11.\PPY PIC1TlUo of a jJrtS,'I/CQlivll I,' '\fr. ilild .Urs. J\ [iller 01/ ifr J/iller'" relnt 11/, lit a.1 Prcsid, III of Ih,' H odtlcsdoll Di l'isioll. lile IlIrt' Sh,l:t,i (l<'il III rl!.htl: 1r,a COI/I/ll/SS/OI/, 1 \h AjJ/J/clon. J[/. and .I Irs. H '"I!,')" all,! Dh'. SII/it. R. 1. Jf Ollll,

ASSISTA::\T DISTRICT CO::lDIISSIO:\ER, ::IIAJOR \V. \\/ALKER, presenting the lvleritorious S en'ice Certi(uate to Cor/Joral W. Kay of the Exchange Di i.'ision, Lillerpool Corporal Ka y saved a man.'s Life by applying mouth -to-mollth artificial respiration after hai'ing risked his tife to reSCll e the vict im, w h o had fallen b etween a s h ijJ and the quay at I .ii'e rp ool docks. Also in the jJicture is Lt. Col. L ysterTodd, O.B.E., Area C07nmissioner /" 0. 5 Area, Dllke of Lancashire District.

CORPS. SUPERIKTE1':DENT W. H. LAMBERT pre se nting tIle

Ser v i ce Medal to Dr. I. Poli at the Hull Civil Defen ce headquarters. Civil Defence Officer Mr. A H. Glen vi ll e is seen in the ce ntre of the picture. Dr. Po Ii is Di vis ional Surgeon to the Re c kitt and Colman's Ambulance Division and is also a le c turer to the Hull Civil Defe n ce Dzvision.

PlU. F:\TATlO:\ OF FIRST \10\\\ ARD br th( Britllh RailiL'ays Ambulance C<-lItr(, 't .lth IlIclds. FllurtcclI-YULTold Kathle ell Burnell shoil.( hu' Prdll1l1l1ar)" CI rtifi((/tl to -'fr. E. H. WIIlPP, <vllo ,cas her Illstnlt·tor. Al jiJ III the picturc arc Jfrs \ R 1. Patoll and ,\fr. J/. Atld), RC!.!,iollal Ambulall(t St.l rdory.

PRESTDI-. T "frs. T. Ur'll/Ilart jJl"lSclltl d .\fl. Charlt \ Day ,-vith a Gift Tokcn and a TraTIJIstor Radio 011 111 utircmcnt from th Bri!.!,ade All IIltlllbl/"J fltlllL lit, Brigade, ill the area, had sl/b.iuived 10 Ihot!.!,lfl .l. J/r. Day has had 35 years' sen'in alld rOJ(' to VI 1/ (/ COII/II11SSioll('T, Celltral Area, Blit kil1!.!.halllfhilt.

IR. R. \'. Hn;U1. .·. D[\tu II l'a ha7lljJt Ill, prt-lllllld ,\fr 1IvUI./ollcs ' /(ftl with a gold wrist llat£.ll III rtlo E!,lIillUlL 0/ his +5 J(f/IJ Oll the Trllli('aYL .\lr ./ ulles i5 ('luall), jJr.ilId ilf hi. +0 Ylan' unill uith IhL SI ./ ohn AlIlblllal/ ( ( Bri !.!,adl'. (,UllH-. JllHlll of tIll T'iltOlla \IIT SIII!., D iLl iOll, l. ceds Co rp /'llllIrt' IIOLLS (,'Oll11ly 'Il/JI \ .\I n. G. 11'. /1'1 t RidlTlI" , l' ork I jJr tltt.- f ublhe CLTtz(llale to D ir'. SU/1t. \Ir s. S. I. "I ovd) ltho al50 rt h'ed the f IIlrtlt nm tl) liT S,d II e \luial. Pillur e sllmcs {I ft 10 ri(/II : \l i .1. Hat/ li lli, Dr. C. Thompsnn Ir({l Cn/lt1//1.iSI0111 r , J\l15. n. '/ all r, ,\In. "loudy, .\Ir!; 1'1/011.111'[17/ Art a {'rrsui, 111 } J\/I"I. 1.0 rl.!.!,l' , Dr. H. 1 aJlor Dli 1IOl/al III!,t O il •\fn. II' /{/l otl ( f)i l'lSloTl al T'u(;'-I'rr zeit III allti '\fr. R. H /{Il v/l VI trit t "urt tar)

D\\'JD CHllCOTT uf the Svllltrsct D ills/nn LC'l 1l the "Tom Da "ey" proficienc) CllP.

dutIes l1li O/Y'/II!.!. 135 /zolIT r alld 28 cases and ::!O 1t0;lTS 'Jj IJllbln duty.

PICTURE s h ows members of th e North/ealli alld Distnct w mbined Ambulance arid Nursing Di vis ion w h o were awarded th e c up for th e m()Jt efficie nt Dillisioll in Gloucestershire.

c. r. G. CARTER. Chief COllstabl,

INVESTITURE IT THE GRAND PRIORY CHURCH

PRINCESS CHULA CHAKRABONGSE, County uperinten d ent () Cornwall) re ceiv ing her insignia as Dam e of the Ord er of t. J ohn from the L ord Pri or) L ord Wakehurst.

INVESTITURE AND RECEPTION OF KNIGHTS AT ST. JAMES'S PALACE

THE LESSON PLAN

Th(' writer claim: 110 origillality at all for the Le Oil Plan. Similar plans have been and are IJ ing u ed by the Arm d Force and oth l' orgalli ation . during ch duled cour es 1'01' In tructors.

I have often be 11 di appointed with the attitude of .ome St. JOh11 Amlldance per. onnel to Ie turing \,\ h 11 they pre nt them clve for the La y III tructor' Certificate.

It ha h 11 mO. t app,rellt that the fault lay entir ly with thoe IT. pan ihl for preparing tlte candidat for tIl(' rxaminatiol1.

At \VorcJ cl1 Barn C.D. (,!ltl" wh r and \\Ol11cn ar trained for til 111 tructor' :ertifj atr thC') h,\\(' I) n most fortul1at in ha\ ing the help of a \ ry ('xpcrieJ) 'c d x-.\rmv r n:tnl tor.

Sprcial rl1lpha i i. placed 'o n the' L s. all Plan' d mi ng the cou r e uf in. trurt iOll. Fi r t the I>la nk Pltlll' i. (')."plail1('d ill c1rtail (fig. 1) th 11 the' c Ia i :ho\\'n how to fill in til plan aIlcJ .0 builcJ lip the Irctur (ncr. 2).

ft r . c\'CraJ d mOll . lr,llion . th cia: .' ar a llowed t put the ir ",n thought: and icl a. clown and :0 hv cl gr ('. huild lip 'j ICelUI" Thr Format mu:t he fc\i .r d modified and ventually \Vh n the ' arc. ati ned, pIT ellt d to th 'cUllin r b for' tl1r\ cieli\·cf' their lecture.

Thr Do , tor ran 110\\ fall \\" th lecture more do 'ch ' , corre tillg mi lakc ., oO'ering sugge tiom, \\ ' hieh ran be p llcill d ill the margin. In thi \\ <IV thc )'"<llllin r t lke a hr grn.t r int re:t 111 tit lcctlll'cr and til substance the Ie 'lure.

LE ON PLA 1 T

1 S BJECT: The difference bel\\c Il a 10 ed alit.! Open fra lure.

2. TYPE OF CLA S PL NNED FOR: Bc g illllers.

3. TYPE OF PERIOD: "facts' lecturc.

+. REF£RE CE Page 72, Fir t Aid Manual.

5 LENGTH OF PERIOD: 30 minut '.

6 IN TRVCTION LIDS: imulated fracturcs .

7. TORES / E VIP IE T: Blackboard, chalk alld chart.

8. PLACE OF WORK: L luI' room al Wordell Bam.

9. DE110NSTR 1'10 S (if required): 10dd limb howing fra lure

10. TVDE TS'DRE : Informal.

BRIG. C. E A. BRo\V)." !)." G, until recently County Direct o r of the St. John Ambulance Association) Devon) w(!s invested as a Knight of the Order. 'With him in the picture is lvIrs. Browning. For full list see page 15.

I::\VESTITlJRL A)'"D RECLPTlO)'" OF K(\JGHTS by Ills Ra;yal Hlghness the Grand Prior. HIs Rayal Highl/ess the Duke of Gloucester held a reception and Investiture 0/ Knights at St. lames's Palace 071 Wednesday, 21ft October. Seen III th e pictllre are: The Ear/ 0/ Guild/ord (fl. ), Lord Bos.w 71l and the HOIl. Clil'e Bassa III slallding olllsi(/t Sf ]mne,'s Po/at e {tIler lite CeremollY.

Beginning of Le on (Promoting Intere t) Time Content Note H; min. PRELIMINARIES V ual greetings. approx. Introduce m elf lo cia Class omfort. etc. ad lib.

I ! mins. REVISION Mr. Port Ie on on fracture of the forearm.

P. J. J. WREN

Area Surgeol1) TO. 6 Area, Duke of Lancaster's District

TRODUCTIO 1 () dt' crilJc lh e tremendous - AIM difTerence between a closed and open fra clu re. REASO. WHY The care and attention needed in the handling of casualties with fractures.

I TCEN TIYE F o r the First Aider to proceed with confidence.

Middle of Le on (Teaching the Subject Matter) Time Content Notes

2+ mill approx.

] AGES alld 1. lETHOD OF OPER PRESENTATIO_ OF of each tage EACH STAGE. 2. LAYOUT OF CL.\SS eatillg, formatioll, CLO ED FR\C'l GRE C. BE COMPLICATED TYPE OF CLO ED FR. CTCRE Comminuted 7re n ·tick Impacted Depr e ed OPEN FR. CTVRE

Time

35 By Dr.

End of Le on Content Q E TIO FR011 CL. TE T 0 1 WHOLE LE SO T V RY etc.)

3. L" E OF AIDS. +. CL SS ACTIVITY. Wh ell no wound is leading dO\vn to the broken bone. " 'hen a ociated -ith an injury to some important trllctllre, eg.Bra1l1 pinal Cord X erye Lung Liver pleen Kidne y or A Di location. \\'hcll there i a \\'oul1d leading down to the fracture. f unnece ary movement. Entry of germ which damage the ti ue. E cape of blood.

(Final Confirmation) Note .-\lIow time and remember to give cia opportunity to a k final que tion

3 min LOOK eein a more imulated FORWARD Wound in future lecture. ow we ha,'e 11is Lawton, demon trating an elbo\\" fra ture, care of, etc.

IN TRUCTOR'S PERSONAL NOTE.

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* * IW ARDS * * * *

Meritorious Service Certificate have been a'vvarded to A/ :Nr Maurice Baker, Royal Borough of Kingston-upon- Than1es Ambulance Division, No.1 London and to N 1M Miss Pauline Rowlands, Kirkby Ambulance and Nursing Division, Duke of Lancaster's District.

In the November issue of The Review reader may remember the report on the mock pirate galleon which capsized during a carnival on the Thames and that A I M member Maurice Baker successfully rescued and resuscitated one of the children who \,vas trapped in the float. It is interesting to note that Mr. Baker has been a member of the Brigade for only eighteen month.

Miss Rowlands, age 16, received her award for giving First Aid to the victims of a road accident. Two vehicles were involved, one containing three occupants and the other five. All eight passengers in the car were injured, five of them seriously,

To quote the Chief Constable's letter: "I feel that having regard to her age and experience the action of Miss Rowlands is worthy of the very highest praise, and I should be obliged if you \-vould COI1vey my thanks to her for her public spirited action. The Chief Constable in his letter also drew atten60n to the fact that in addition to rendering prompt and efficient First Aid, she was also in some danger from petrol fumes as the petrol tank of one of the vehicles was fractured."

Mrs. Ethel Minnie Evans, Treasurer of the Haverfordwest Nursing Division, has been a\varded the Royal Humane Society's Testimonial on Parchment in recognition of her action in rescuing an eleven year-old boy who had fallen 50 feet to the bottom of a cliff in South Pembrokeshire. Mrs. Evans descended the steep cliff face with a First Aid kit and attended to the boy who was suffering from injuries to the head, ribs and leg.

Mrs. M. C. Munt, the Superintendent of the Haverfordwest Nursing Division, was presented with a Guide's "Thank You" badge at a recent Rallv of the Pembrokeshire Girl Guides Association' in recognition of her services to the Girl Guides over the past twelve years. During that time Mrs. Munt has been instructing the Haverfordwest Girl Guides in First Aid and Home Nursing.

Tony Scigliano (12), a member of the Hanley Ambulance Cadet Division, dived fully clothed into Hanley Park boating lake to rescue eight year: old Lynne Rigby, a non-swimmer, who fell into the lake.

Tony was riding by on his cycle when he heard her cries for help. By his quick action Lynne was able to go back to school two days later none the worse for her unpleasant experience. Unfortun-

ately, Tony had kicked off hi shoes and ('ut his foot 011 a piece of gla s.

A pupil at the Archbishop McIntyre R.C. Secondary School, Birches Head, Tony i " a proficient swimmer and hold a certificate for life-saving.

The Commissioner-in-Chief has sent him a Letter of Commendation.

Letter of Commendation [or Cadet Corporal 1\ [artin Harvey from the Commi. 'ioner-in-Chief for an excellent piece of Fir ' t Aid.

11artin attended to a boy who had fallen from a tree 011 to some iron raili;lg The first xamination howed no appal' nt injury. He in . ist d ho\\,c\ 'er; that the hoy should lie down. A few minute : later a swelling appeared belo\\' tll \ ·ictim's rib cage, and 1artin then insi .· ted that th boy he taken immediately to a doctor. The doctor diagno ,e d a ruptured . pleen, and the boy \\'a. taken to ho pital for an emergency operation. I lad thr boy beell allowed to go home, a he wi.'hed, he might \\ 'e ll hm 'c died from his injury.

III his letter to the Commissiollcr Admiral Dick said: "I would jw:t like to cmpi1a,ize that norIllalh' a Letter of Commendation is reserved for ca'e where there ha: not only been outstanding first aid but condition.' of hare1. hip or e\'('n danger inv()h-ed. Howe\ er I do agrec with \ OU that thi ca.e is One ",;hich is exceptional, particular! , gi\ en the fact that the individual concerned was still ill a Cadet Di\·isiol1. I only make tili , point ill ca:c vou feel you would like to emphasize it.

"I have aLo said ill tile Letter of Commcndation that it reflect credi t 011 tho. e \\ ho trainrd thi . Cadet becau . e I think \\'C arc. ometime inclincd to forget, \\·he n the e thin g. 0 cur, ho\\' much i prohahly m\'ed to the leader hip of tho. e ill chargr. So , I \ ould like to add my apprcciation to fro 1. R. Andrews the Divi ional upcrintelldellt."

His letter to 1\1artin end - "I . cnd ) ou tlli Letter of Commendation ill apprC:'ciation of the admirable maJlll e r in \\'hich you dealt \ ith the casualty aJld thus, ill all probahility Cl\'Cd hi life,"

GENERAL ELECTION DUTIES

Two important duties were carried out hy London District on the night of the Gelleral Election and 011 the day that followed.

At the request of I.T.N. two First Aid Po ts were manned at Television Hou e, Kingsway, from 8 p.m. on October 15th until 8 p.m. on the 16th, during which period only thirteen minor ca es were treated.

In Trafalgar Square, where thou. ands watchcd the results on two large screens - Olle provided by the B.B.C. and the other by the Daily Mail - two ambulances with ten men and nurses were on duty until four on the Friday morning. They treated fifteen cases, seven of which were taken to hospital.

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BRITISH RAILWAYS AMBULANCE CENTRE-NORTH EASTERN REGION

Training c01.lr. c and confrrC'ncr held in thr "Littlewood Hall", (;rllcral I nflrrnary, Great (;corgr Street, Leeds, I. 11th Octoher 1964.

Tilc one-da) training course and ccmfcreJlc(' organisrd I), thr British Railways Arnl)ulaucC' Centrc To rth Eastern Regic)]), York at tllr Lred Infirmary was attC'l1ded by 12(J drlegatr s from 6 district ill the soutilcl'J) half of the RegioJl.

Dr. C. E. Phillip L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S. L.R.F.P.S., n.p.lI. Area lediccd OfFiccr, Briti ll R ai lway , Leed Chairmall for tilc morning es.'ioll introduccd :-'1r. A. lkall (;(,Ileral 'lvlanagcr,' Briti 11 Rail \\ a ys l'\ orth Eastr!'ll R eg ion. \\ ho \\ elcoll1ed the del gates.

The cOllferCIl( C' opcllrd \\ ith d hOt t ,'cn'ie e conducted h\ the H v. D. (;\\')11 Jone 13.:\.11011. e.F.

Professor R. E. Tlll1llrid gc, O.B.E., .f.P r.I.D .

c. I'-. R.C.P. , Pro[('-..sor of '0.1edi cille ,It th e ,£;<1\ (' a Icc tUIl' 011 "Dis a e. of th e 11("lrt". Th e(ond Iccture P ar kim on', Di ea.c·' \\ i th arc OIllpaIl\ iIlg colour film - \\ asrri\en by 1'.11'. (;ilJ"Ol1 1\1.. c, F R ,C., ., of the :-\ uro- urgic,tl drpdrtIlH:'llt , Lceds (;e11eral I nfirmaI'\'.

'Dr. .\ .. \mi>('l'\ .'l11ith, )'I.D. ).1.R.C:.O.G. , of (he Pathological clep<lltm Ilt g<l\ C ,I Ie lure (,Ilti tire! "Blood '1'r<ll1l.,[ u iOIl " , The :o llfeITncc' clld d \\ itll the 111m "El11crgCIln Re:ll citatioll" \ \otr of th'lIlk to all COile \\cl'- thell gi\('n :\fr. , J. Jud son Chairman of till Bl iti b R"ih,a\ \llllntlcu lCc Centre :\ orth Ea s tern Rcgiull.

BEITLE MANIA IN CANADA

It \\clS interesting to rcad in the ep(cmiler issue of the 't .fohn Xl il'S that our colleague. ill Canada \\ re fightillg B ea tle "1\Iania , too III r.lontre a l hundred t. Joh11 m embe r stoo I h\ \\'ith fi\ 'e <lI1liJulance am1 radio equipmcnt :,1l1d the report soul1cL a little di:appoilltecl it steltC: that thcre \-vas Ilothin()' more .nious to deal "ith thall something like more thall t\\ o hundred ca:e of h st ria. In Toronto , hO\\ 'e \'Cr, the ' (On \\as 0111Cwhat din rent, a: a numiJer of (a bout 25) tee nag e girls were injured, and e\ ' eral collapsed fr011l hunger.

The worst crowds of the Beatle's Call,ldian Tour \\ CTC at \'(1 IlCOU\'C'r, \\ here the 'hoocllul11" ricnH'llt \\'llicl1 Hooded the tadiulll tTl/shed and trampl d hundreds of failS and th fort -four t. John members on dut treated nearly (\\0 hundred injured including a St. John Ambulance Officer, who v\ 'as injured while trying to rc cue the injured and was taken to hospital.

FRAMLINGHAM & DISTRICT CADET DIVISION

Tllr St. John Frte , held in t1w garden of "Dunelm", Fralllljll g ham , ,,\'as ope1led by Deputy COUllty Commjssioller C. \V. Lev erett, O.B.E. /\. wtal of £. 120 was raise-d, \vhich \'\'ill be ued to help furni sh a new Hcadqu arter in the town. Amollg t tho se at tending the fete were ;"11r.·. C. \'Y. LC'\ 'c rrtt, Count y Cadet Officer (A ) C. "I.fy'. .Ma y hc\\' and 1\.11' . )"1 ay h e\'\', County Superintendpnt r.1rs. H afV\ood, Mr. and 'NIr . H. V\'. HillklC'\ a nd the Pre id ent and Vice-Pre ident of the' Adult and Cadet Di\·i ion '. Prior Badges \\'e rp pre entf'd to Jo. ephinp Bunting, Kni ghL and )"1ichel e Puckett by thf' Commi ion e r-in-Chief, Rear-.\dmiral Royer Di ck, at P ark, lp \\ ich at the .-\nnual Ill . pCClioll of th e outh and \\ e t Area of uffolk 011 Jul y 19th, 1964. Thi bring ' the tot a l in the Dj\ i iOIl Lhi. \ car to ix. \\'h en "1\11' : Larter, of R ookery Farm ; F1'am1in crham cut her foot se"'ereh- with a rota ry la\\'n 11l0\\er; her d a ught e r Cat11erin e , aged 12,' of the FraI1l1im;hal11 C adet Di\ i ion took the matter in hand. ,'hr took her mother indo or bathed and dre .sed h e r foot, thu. controlling the t; leeding. then phol1rd h e l llll t. Di\ i -ional Officer )'l i I. Larter, who took )'lL. L a rt er to the doctor) \\·ho titch ed her fo ot. Catllf'rin e took charge a t home. comforting her :111a ll brother an d iter and on hel t1lotllcr' r("turn. put her to b e d \\ith an imprm-i:ed cradle o\'('r h er foot . Catherine. \\'ho took her P.F ... ill ).farch, kept c,tlm and efficient thr oughout. and did a fine job of fir:t aiel.

FIRST AID RECORDINGS ON TAPE AND DISC

Th e Cullege of Jeneral Practiti one r: ha. a of talk recorded on tape and di_c, \\'hich include a seri(': of fir:t aid talk. Th e::e are not for ale hUL ma\ h e b01TO\\'ed b\ am' doctor, am where in th e \ \'odd. ..

Principle of Fir t Aid, b\· )'1 r. P. London: First Aid for Seriou Injurie ; )'1r P. London: Teaching :Fir t Aid, by )'1r. P. S. London: Fir t Aid for 2\finor Injurie Iw Henry P roctor: First .-\id Rc u citation bY Dr. Eri c Di a ter Fir t \id, hy '0,11'. En:lh']1 Lc\\ i · Shock, b\ )'1r \' -. J Do\\ni e (a ll tape oniy ).' , Th e -e talk , may be bOlTo"'ed from Drs. John and \, ' a leri e 1 rm "e. , The Colleo'e of General Pr act i tioners, i-.1edi ca l R ecordin rr en·ice. K i tL Croft, \Vrittlc , Chclm:ford, E$ ex, \\ ho \\ill send further p lrtirlllar: of the scn-icc request.

N.B. Please note that the e recording are for u e by doctors only, and not ayailable for general loan. All Brigade reque t should go, therefore, through your County I Di t. 1Area or Diyisiollal Surgeon.

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OUR BRITISH COUNCIL

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is the tour of Latin American countries made by Dr. F. Avery Jones, the gastroenterologist.

One visit, to or from Britain, can stimulate a great deal of interchange. Sometimes these visits a re themselves the result of previous British Council activities.

All this means co-operation between many individuals and organisations . When a visit to Britain is decided on Medical Department advises on the best contacts for the visitor. Then the programme has to be arranged. People are very generous in giving their time, and organisations go to a great deal of trouble when the British Council asks them to take an overseas visitor on attachment for a few days, or weeks. Without their help the Council could not do this part of its work.

Medical Department Library is one of seven specialised libraries which the Council maintains. It is basically a reference library of British books, periodicals and other material of interest to research workers and public health administrators overseas. In response to requests made through the British Council ov erseas it provides bibliographies and information on specific subjects and supplies reprints, or when n e cessa ry photo c opies, of medical p a pers b y the thousand .

4,000 Reprints in one year

To give some idea of the a mount of wo rk don e , without charge, by the Medical Library h e r e ar e the 1962-63 figures: over 4,000 reprints, etc. , nearly 400 bibliographies and information on nearly 500 subjects were sent all o ver th e w orld. This can really be described as "popul a r d e m a nd ", e v en though it is a service for experts

Some of the British Council 's publication s a re issued by Medical Department. The "British Medical Book List", compiled b y the Library, is a monthly list of new books, including government publications a nd the reports of research ins titutions, and has a worldwide publication Th e "S€lect List of British Medical Periodicals " is an annotated guide for overseas readers, booksellers and librarians. And the "British Medical Bulletin " , published three times a year, is unique among British medical publications. It is a symposium of papers by experts on our national a c hie vements in a single sphere of medical research.

A number of British Council publication s ar e regular yearly or monthly editions. They includ e guides to British education and research, surveys of the arts, up-to-date handbooks for overseas students (such as "Higher Education in the United Kingdom" and "How to Live in Britain"), and the "Writers and Their Work" series This now has over 170 titles, each one being a critical appreciation with bibliography of the work of an eminent British author, past or present. It has proved invaluable to students, and to the general reader

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Offi c ers to g iv e h

lp a nd a dvi

u es, textbook s, a nd teac h i n g a id. A ll thi s is a dditi o n a l to th e Eng li sh co urses th e Co u nc il r un in its own C e ntr es. Th e n th e r e a r e t h e co ur c r un for tcac he r s in Brita in a nd a broa d , i ncludin g th ca rl y

teac h er s' re fr e h er co u r e ' h c ld in A fri ca du r in g th e summ e r vacat io n , w h ic h t h e CO llIl ci l s ta fT s

with Briti sh sc h oo lt eac h ers

A n importa n t f ea tur e o f i t , r clu ("lt iona l \\' r k is

t h e British C o un cil 's Eng li II T ach in g I n forn1cl-

tion Ce ntr e T h ere a ll th e latc t inf o rm a tioll 011 th e s ubj ec t, in cl udin g n cw tcadun g tec hni q u c } is

ava il a bl e to th o c p ro fe iona ll y int cre t d. This se rvi ce is v;i d e ly a nd in c r a in g l y u e d in bot h

E urop ea n a nd Co mm o n wea lth co u n tri cs.

Anoth e r asp ec t of th e Briti h Co un c il wo r k i ll

e du ca tion is its co n cern f or t h e we lf are o f ove r a.

tud e nt s i n Br it a in Vie a ll wa n t th cm to get t h e m ax imum p rofi t an d en j oym e n t from th c ir s tay

h e r e, for both th e ir sa kes a nd o ur s. M a n y w ill go

h om e to h o ld im po rt ant p o ili o n i ll t h rir ow n co unt r ies; th e futur e i i n th cir h a nd s - a nd

ou rs So l c t u s ta ke a goo d lo ok a t tlli as p c t o f th e Coun cil 's wor k, mu c h of whi c h is d o n e ill co-

op e r a tion w ith loca l vo lunt ary orga ni a tion s

It is a l arge p a rt of th e w ork of th e 20 Bri tis h

Coun cil ce ntr es w h ic h are eac h re p o n si b le f or an a r ea of the U n i te d Kin g d om, an d r e inforccd by a g r ow in g numb er of sm a ll e r ce ntres Fo r m a n y of th e 6 4 ,0 0 0 full-tim e o ve r ea tud e nts a nd t ra iner th e offe r of thi s so c ia l h elp i th e Co un cil 's o ul y link with th e m , whil e oth ers are m o re closel y C0 11n ec ted throu g h Coun cil sc h o la r hip s, o r thr o ug h th e Coun cil 's r espo ns ibilit y for th e a dmini st ra tion of th ei r awa rd s from oth er so u rces

24-hour service for students

Let us follow a s tud e nt f ro m hi s fi rs t a rriva l in this coun try. Wh e n h e re a c h es th e seaport, or airport or r a il termin a l, h e is lik e ly to b e met b y someone from th e Briti sh Coun cil who will look after him and arrang e his fir s t night 's a ccommodation This 24-hour se r vice is g iv e n to students for whom the Coun c il is speci a ll y r es ponsible, to

s tllcl r nt from til(' m a jorit y of C ommollwr a lLh

co untri es, a nd to tho se o th e rs w h ose

h ave as ke d th e Coun c il to pr o vid e it. Th e B r iti sh C oun cil m e t n earl y 10,000 s tud e nt s in 196 2-63 . Th e C oun cil thrn h r lp s him , o r h e r , to find

sa ti sf ac to r y p c rm a n e nt acco mm o d a ti o n . Life in a

t ra nge co unt ry ca n b e bew ild e rin g to a n ewcom e r, so th e s tud e nt may n ex t a tt e nd on e o f th e " I n tr o-

d u c ti o n to Eve r yd ay Lif e in B r ita i n" co urses ru n

h y th e Co u llc il e ith ('r a lo n c o r il1 assoc i a ti o n with

h is pl a.ce' o f s tucl y. Tl w ll h av in g, we h op e, se ttl f d

d o wn h e v ill j o in a B r iti sh Co un c il e ntr e.

TI1 (' CC lltr r is a pl ace w h e re s tucl e nts o f a ll

l la ti o ll a liti es (yO ll llg Br iti h p ro pl c an' we lco m e)

ca n frel th e111 t' k cs a t h o m e', a nd ta ke p ar t il l

soc ia l ami m o r t' sr ri o ll ' ac ti vi tie:. T h e B riti s h

Counc il s ta fT an' a lways ava il a bl e to h e lp w ith

s p ecia l pro l)lcm · for ins t a n ce, tu cl el1l: who arc k nowll to 1)(' i ll arC' v ii te cl in h o pit a !. an d l odg in g

111 T,0 ncIoll \ \ h e r mo re th a n h a lf of t he 64,000 0 \ nsca t1.1drl1ts a r . t ucl} in g, a new ce n tre

jJc('i. dl y de ig n r cl fo r it s pur p o \ \ a opPlIe cl hy th r I uk r of a )'ra r ago.

Meeting the local people

Ex t ra-curricu la r a n i\ i t i('" (. re an impo l tall t part of J. '>tudClll' li(e !oO for ho lida ancl \\cek n cl , the COllllci l course: that h ow t h ' m a B ri tain the) lllie; h t nOt o t he l \\ i,'r know x i ted. Techn ica l tuclcl1 t · fr om ill dustria l tow n , tucle nt do tors, la \\ \ ('l"S an d (' O ll Olllisls pe nd a , vee k i n t11 La k I )i t rin, t h e \ Vc t Country or th Hi a hl a n d.

TI ll're t hey .ec a new cou'ntry:icIe, lram a h out loca l h i"to;,\· and tracli tion , anel 1110: t impor ta n t of a ll. mel't local p('opk , SomC'time,' they tal' ill loc ,tl hOlllC','

i or t of u no ffi c ia l a m ba sa d or - which she ha d been in h er own home - create more goodw ill for Bri ta i n than many a more spectacular ac ti vity, and crea tes hu man happ i nes on both :ide. too.

I n a ll th i the Bri tis h Counc il ha t\,,-O guiding ru le. One i t he im po r tance of the in d ividual. The o t h r i n e\ 'er to d o any t h ing that is not act in' l), de ire d by the other country concerned , never to force our e lve on them. B oth they and we mu t gain from any thing the Counci l ' doe ; thi he lp to en u re a firm founda tion for aoodwill and understand ing

POLICE FIRST AlDERS SAVE LIVES IN NIGERI!

R c r ntl J i n Tk lclan C'\ jg r ia ) a ma lc coo kstc' \\ anJ amI hi · fa m ily (h i w i fe a ix -da o ld ha l)\ a ix-) car o ld .011, and a thr ee - yea r o ld da ugh t 1') we nt to he d i n hi ina le roo m. He h ad th e doo r and windo\\" aaa in t the co ld of t h nig ht , a n cl as h i \\ if, \\' a f e li ng i ll h l i t a charcoa l h I' to war m th r room.

A t 9 o'c loc k th e n C' xt m o rn in g a n e ig h bo ur , no ti c in g th e f a rn il )' we r e n o t u p as 1.1 u a l kn o k e d at th e d oor. A h e h ea rd n o o und a ft e r r p ea t e cl kn oc kin g, h e c !c le d to th n ca re t p o li ce ta ti o n a nd m ade a repo rt. A po li ce p a tr ol ca r co mma nd cl b y Co rp o r a l O lam be arri \ e d a t th e c n E'

;) t 9.30 a.m. a nd fo und th c \\'h o l f a mil y " d ea d "

in id th e h o t a nd luff " r oo m . T h e w a

th 11 r e p o rt e d to th e Room.

On r ece ivin g th e re p o rt , In p ee tor 0 a i ord e r ed

th a t th e v ic tim h r ca rri e d o ut into th e o p e n a nd f o llo we d qui c kl to th e. ce n e with two c on ta bl e,

On a rri va l h e n o ti er cl th a t a ll fi ve w e r e un c on sc i ou s with o nl y th e yo un ge. t sh o win g a n y sig n o f life.

Bo th hu sb a nd (l nd w if e \ e re d e c rib e d a a lr ea d y

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feeli n a , tiff a nd ri ai d t o the tou c h.

In pe tor 0 ai af ter a \ 'ery brief demon , trat ion \\'i lh t he four po licemen tarted 'Holger -i I on" metho d of emergency re u citation.

A f te r abou t 15 mi nu te ' , t he t\ vO chi l dr en r eco \' ere d A f te r abo u t 30 minute t he hlLb a n d' ho d y bega n t o 100 e n up an d , \\,ith continu ed ar tifi c ia l r e' pi ra tion h i eye ope n e d and th e re w a om e b ody m o\ e m e nt. Some minute , la te r , h e t a rt e d t o p ea k a nd \\' a wrap p ed up and ca rri ed t o a w a itin a p oli ce \ ·e hi cle T h e 1I1 spe t o r th en w e nt to th e w oman, \\"ho was _ till u nco n c io u a nd t a r te d ar ti fic i al re piration o n h er. T h e whol e fam il y were ta k en to hos p ita l a ft e r a d oc t o r' a tt e nti o n . E x ce p t fo r the moth e r a nd th e in fa nt , who w e r e d e ta in e d for t h ree d ay " th e r e t of th e fa mil y \\ r e di c h a r o'ed after tr ea tm e nt. Thi \V a a c n. e of a phyxi a by c h a r coa l gas p o i o nin g a nd In. p ec t o r O ssa i mu s t be p raise d for hi , a c ti o n , o n ce aga in h o win g th a t skill ed aid sm'e , lif e.

Mrs. A. R. FITZPATRICK

I t is vi tIl grea t regret tha t we anllounce the death of lV[rs. A. R. Fitzpatrick, County Pre ident, St. John Ambulance Brigade, Cambridgeshire. Her loss will be felt deeply by the Brigade, and by many other organisations in which she not only took a great interest, but al 0 an active part.

NIl' . Fitzpatrick gm'e unsparingly of hers elf and her generosity, particul a rly to the Brigade, wa limitless . Among her many benefactions to St. John \\'as the gift of "Fitzp atric k Hou e" as their County H eadquarte rs. She \Ivas a founder member of the Royal College of Nursing and throughout her life remained an active member of the Cambridge Br anch, of which she v"a at one tim e Chairman, a nd latecYice-Pre ident. She also contributed generous ly and devoted much time to the welfare of elderly nurses.

W. FROST

vVe regret to anno unce the udden d eath of :Mr. Walter Frost of Amhleside St. John Ambulance Division in which he h ad en'ed for 41 years.

:Mr. Frost was Superintendent of the Di\'i ion from 1949 until he retired in 1964. He was admitted a SelTing Brother of the Order of St.] ohn ill July la st year. He will be very great ly mi ed by his many friend and colleague throughout the district.

Dr. A. E. GLANVILL, M.C.

vVe regret to announce the death of Dr. Albert Edward Glanvill, M.C., vvho was a lecturer and exam in er for the Association to the Briti h Railways Ambulance class and a lso for a time Divisiona l Surgeon, Chard Ambulance Division.

Durin g the First \J\forld War he served in the Ro ya l Garrison Artillery and was severe ly wounded in France. He not only received the Military Cross but was also Mentioned in Dispatche . Dr. Glanvill was a keen sportsman, a governor of Chard school, an d during his time as Mayor ( 1947-1949) organized many events to raise fund: for local charities .

His lo,s w ill be keenly felt not only by St. John , but by th e many who have cause to remember him for his d evoted service to the commun ity.

Miss HILDA HUTCHINSON (P resident)

I t is with regret that the Victoria Nursing Division (L ee d s) report th e d eath on October 8th of th eir President, Miss Hilda Hutchinson. Miss Hutchinson was Vice-President from 9th November 1956 to 1st September 1960. She was also a Nursing Member of this Division from 18th May 1938 to 14th May 1942.

Miss Hutchin son will be sa dl y missed by h er many friends, espec ia ll y the members of the Victoria Nursing Division.

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Obituaries

J. J. THOMPSON

The d ea th occurred 011 7th A U g ll t 196+ or Divi iOllal Superintendellt J. J. TllOmp on, SB.St.J. of A ' ton LJv1.S. Divi ion , Birmin g ham County. 1\11'. Thompson joint"d the Briaade jJl 19 32 and \\ 'as promoted to up e rint nclrnt in 19+1. He was Cl 10 :1 1 m em\) r of th County ane! trained many team in CompetitioJl work.

Although <1 very irk man Il alway , fulfllied his obligation 8 , a Superint ndrnt until hi: admitt(llle e t o ]1 0. pital artier in th yrar. 1\lr . Thomp-

SOI1 will be . aclh · missed hy hi . Di\ 'i:inJl and the memhers of Birmin gi'1::1 1l1 C()unty Frit'ncJh L eague.

Mrs. LUCY THOMPSON

It i: \\ 'ith deep . orro\\' that the l\Iitllantl Arn, Leeds Corp repons th e sudden drath of Irs. Lucy Thompson. She joined th BrigClcJe in 193.1 Before her appoin tlll nt in 1957 to the Corp: <.1-; Superintendent ( ) . he was Di\'isiol1al Superintendent of the Burley and Kirk ·tall Sur ing Di\ ision. 11'. . Thomp.'on \\ 110 "'em on to tile retiree!

Ii t i11 1963 will he adh mi eel h\ <II I llC'r co lIf'agues alld frieJlds jn tlH' LrccJ . Corps.

CYRIL

It i. \\ 'ith e1 eep [rg r et that we r cord thr udclrn death of Cyril Timms on Octo her 15th. Cyril had heen on duty at th I Icadquarter. during 'the mOflling and left to record his vote abo ut 2 p.m, when he co ll ap 'cd outslch' th ' polling stat iol\.

Thirty-four years of hi s life had been dvoted to St. J ohn and he was rew(lrded by th e Order when lI e was ad mitt ed a Serving Brother of the Order ill 1961. H e rf'tired at 65, til ree years ago Inlt nothing could keep hi : interest [rom the Brigade where hi s vast knowl edge of competi tioll work was passed to m any of th e division s ursing or Cadets which were prepar in g [or th e future. H was <1 very well-known personality - he was a p as rnge l' g u a rd and latf'r an in specto r on th e W este rn

Section of British Railwa ys, a nd also a member of thei r competi tion team until his retir mrnt. "Timo" to all in the divi sion , he will be sadly missed and especially so b y hi s l)osom pal and Broth er Offic(>r R rgg ie "Voollard Ma y hr rrsl ill }1(, <1('e.

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REVIEW CROSSWORD No. 12

Compiled by W. A. Potter

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SoJulion 10 C.·ossword No. 11.

Across: 1 Gland.er; 5, Sulcu 10 Ib en: 11 , Eno to i; 12, Passive; 13, .o ur.age ; 14 , Take a tip; 16 , Hatest' 18, Gut.ta; 20, R .o. ew.ood; 23, Reali m 24, Ca.re .ul; 25, Germicide; 26, An.co.n; 27, Rinne' ; '2 LetJ1argy.

Down: I, Grippe ; 2 , Assi tant Matron; 3, Dcn,tin .e: 4, Reeve; 6, Untruth; 7, asually Officer; 8, Suspen e.: 9, C.once.p.t.s; 15, Thrombin; 17 , Agar-agar; 19, Aniline; 21,War-path; 22, Plenty ; 24, rerc

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ACROSS

ickne for w hich one would ob\ iou Iy go to bed (8).

rnjured girl get round me (6).

Igerian army i , it appears, in the desert (5). Finery which cannot, it i aid , be made from the pig (4, 5).

Sound f r a break (3-4)

Un trir vegetables (7)

Fuel gi\ en to a borb poison from the inte cinal tract ( ).

Pre ent in urine in diabete (5) [u cular inco-ordination (5).

Treatment to correct quint u e P ,O. hot air (8) , raK\; a \\ay orne of the credit (7).

Firework f r breakfast ? (7)

Hunch-back (9).

I'olourful ickness f anaemic Victorian girls (.:-)

Re t i di tmbed for nurse (6)

Be om ill again (8).

DOWN

I, Cut S O.S. for b oys usually efficient in Fir t Aid (6).

2. Through which air, or infection, can pa to middle car (10. 5).

3. Founder f inununology (7).

4. Ian' diff rent speech during attack of coryza (5)

6. Current units (7).

7. Early indi po ition of pregnancy (7 8),

8. Surgeon' a i tants back tage ? (8).

9. Cell aiding natural arre t of haemorrhage (8).

15 Peg on axis (8).

17 Found in pock t of dre ing-gown? (8).

19 Old fa hioned - but but thi de cription hyperbolic (4. 3).

21. N thing initiates earache (7).

22. Not to be given to casualty who may require an arly anae thetic (6).

24. Food pa ing int the du ode num (5).

I.R.F.A.I. CONFERENCE IN MIAMI

In August, 500 delegates from Canada and the United States attended the 17th annual conference of the International R seue and First Aid Association (I.R.F .A.A.) in l\1iami, Florida.

Many of the delegates also attended a three-day pre-conference workshop co-sponsored by the U niversit of Miami School of :ivledicine and the Dade County :ivledical As ociation.

St. John Ambulance National Headquarters was represented by Chief Training Officer W. E. Goddard. The St. John Council for Ontario sent a party headed by Training Officer Lloyd John 011, who also acted a chief Canadian judge in the international fir t aid competitions held during the conference.

I.R.F.A.A. promotes organized rescue and fir t aid work throughout the world; helps establish and tram active rescue and first aid units; and encourages education, research, and mutual assistance among similarly interested groups.

St. John Ambulance Brigades and A ociation in Australia and New Zealand are represented in the International Rescue and First Aid Association and St. John Councils in Quebec and Ontario have been active members for many ears.

One of the most surprising revelations of th e conference was the extent to which the volunteer first aid squads in some states operate. In New Jersey, Monmouth County alone has more than 51 volunteer first aid squads which, in 1963 , answered a total of 27,769 calls; travelled more than 52,000 mile; and spent 47,000 man hour in public service.

Each squad has at least one ambulance and many also have well equipped rescue trucks. Th ey are financially supported by the community and through their own resources, and have the cooperation of the medical profession. Many of these squads, and their State organizations, take an active part in I.R.F .A.A.

Chief Training Officer Goddard says that after reviewing the work being done in the U.S.A., h e cannot help but feel that St. John in Canada has the potential for filling a much larger role in the Canadian community at large than it now does.

(Reprinted from St. John News) Canada, Sept. 1964.)

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Your prompt agreement to circulate special Review Subscription Forms to new holders of the First Aid Certificate has been warmly appreciated by the magazine's circulation department.

A large number of new certificate holders have filled these in and have become new readers of the Review. However, we can still supply many more such forms. We hope that Centres will ask for more of the special Review Subscription Forms for new holders of the First Aid Certificate whenever the need is felt.

New Ambulances

TO :MARK THE Dr 1O:\,D JUBILEE of the St. J ohn Ambulance Brigade in Eire, Guinness Chairman, Lord Elveden, recently presented an ambulance to the Brigade on behalf of his Company.

Picture shows Lord Elveden officially handing o er the keys of the ambulance to .Wr. Douglas Montgomery, Commissioner of the St. John mbulance Brigade, Eire.

THE BI HOP OF DERBY the Rt. ReI.. Geoffrey Allen, dedicated the ambulance presented by R olls- R oyce Ltd. to the Derby Transport Ambulance and i\ ursing Division. The presentation was made by ir Denning Pearson, chief executive and deputy chairman, R olls -R oyce Ltd., to Air r ice- H arshal ir R obert Georue who received it on behalf of the Order of l. J ohn. This is the first ambulance to be presented to the B rigade in Derby for 0 er 30 years. The ceremony was attended by the JI a)'or and I ayoress of Derby, Councillor and I rs. John Dilworth. ir D enninu Pearson is President of the Derby and D Istrict Corps. of the B rigade. There are trained first aiders in the R olls -R oyce company of whom 80 are members of the B ri uade. T

i\fajor G

eral ir J ohn W interton, r tired hairman of the t. J ohn OUllcil for B erkshire h anded ou r tlz ne Ambulance to the ommlss lon r Ia jor P ]. old. Th Ambulanc oil! op rat e from County H eadquarters an d will co' er R a din u. P ic t ur shows t h e R t . R ev. E ri c H E n l! h

rform d th d dication c remony.

HISTORIC SERVICE AND PARADE IN WORCESTER

ter :::vrobil e Tnit, of which the are 1 rought up the r ear of the parade

glorious Fanfare, magnificently ounded by the Trumpeters from the borfield Depot of the Ro yal Electrical and Mechanical Engineer und er their Director of Mu ic Capt. Ha e , L.R. .lVI. , P.S.M., heralded the entrance of the Proce ion on the occasion of the Order of t. John peci a l Service in vVorcester Cathedral on unda , October 11 th, and whi le the Hymn "Prai e to the Lord ' was sung by the large congregation (including over one thousand adu lt and cadet member of th e Brigade). The Lord Prior, The Lord Bi hop of vVorcester, the Dean of Y\Torce ter Cathedral and High Officer of the Order, moved up the K a e t o their places.

Then the Cro s, the Sword and Standard of th e Order, and the Colour of the Brigade were received at the Altar. The D ean gave a moving address of welcome to the Order with a special mes age to the yo ung people in the congregation,

NURSING CADETS ON PARADE

THE 0 :-' ER-l:\-CH EF, R ear -A dmiral R oyer Dick, presentin o Grand Prior s B adoes to tu'O of the Y ursin<; Cadets. H e is accompanied by the llperintendent -inChief, Lady Brecknock and Lt .- Col. C. P. r aughan, Commissioner, lI ·or(estershire.

(T oP ) : LORD WAKEHURST, the Lord Prior, accompanied by the L o rd Li eutenant and the Mayor of Worcester at the saluting base.

(Right ) : Trumpeters from the Arborfield Depot leading the pro cess ion out of the Cathedral.

Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen

"They Preach the Word and Heal the Sick"

Who w ou ld im agine th a t a impl e enquir , " D on ' t y ou think ome thing mi g ht b e done for ou r fisherm en in th e North S ea?' wo u ld la ter prove t o be th e b eginni ng of a pring tid e of me di cal oci a l a nd spiritu a l ervice t o fi sh erm en a nd th eir f amili e

Until th e time of th e enqui ry in 188 1 i r. E. J. M a th er , a wo rk er in th e Th ame C hurch Mi i on , h a d no n otio n of the fl oa tin g p opul a ti on, n umb ering up ward of twe l e tho u an d fi h ermen, t o be f ound year in year out, t o ing up on th e wild N orth S ea, to o f ar fr om l an d to ru n for sh elter a nd comp ell ed t o rid e out th e h eavie t gale or f ounder; b ut intensely p a in ed an d hocked a t the co nditi on of thi ng revealed an d eager t o a ce rt a in by p er sonal in ve tiga ti on wh ethe r om e thing co uld be do ne, he ou g h t p a sage on a "car r ier' boa t fe rr , in g to an d f rom t he fi hing fl eet.

ith th establi hm nt of the Mission 's work a ho r and the do e p roximity of doctors, there is no l ong r a ne d to inclu d e qualified practitioners wit h in th rank, yet because of the countless num l r of minor accidents, each uperintendent i train d and equipped to render first aid. First aid i a vital factor in the curriculum of a trainee and we are ind bted to member of he Order of t J ohn and the Briti h R ed ro who 0 readily and efficiently undertake thi re pon ibility.

I n c rtain fi hing port we have an outside first aid room or hut ituated on or near the fish dock and at a ll centre there are delightfull y comfortable facilities where ca e not quite seriou enough to arrant admi ion to ho pital may stay and be car d for and the doctor attend without interruption.

" t L rwick in the hetland our 'patien » include candinavian Ru ian and cotti h fi herm n and at _ e lyn near Penzance it i the Con tinnta l and orni h fi hermen who make their way to the R o al ational 'Yfi ion to Deep ea Fi herm n when m di al attention i de ired.

In tance of parallel need are daily met at all R. _ T. f.D ..F. centre around our coa t .

THAT BLUE PAPER

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Dear Editor, I hould like to congratulate vou on the high tandard mainin Th e R eview, which alway intere ring informati, e and helpful. Howe"er the innO\ ation of printing part of the journal on blue paper not \ ery kind ro the eye, a the contra i very can iderabl reduced When ay that we ee" a black letter printed on white paper we do not a ct ually ee the letter but the pace in and around it. The white paper reflect (he lio-ht inro the eye. \" ith all good wi he Your in erel " E laude D upont Lt. - 01. ( phthalmic Optician) Colouel Dupout' riti i m of the 1 -page blue tinted e tion in the ovember i ue of 'The Revie\y" i hared by a uumber of readers It o happen that the de " iou to use thi - part icular tint wa aken early on in tbe year and when I as umed tbe edito hip of "The Review " our printer- bad already "bou ght iu" the paper. do not, however. th in k that the arne trouble will 0 ur with the ther tint which we " hall be using. Tiles are of a light hue and do not d azzle th ey a \\ hite oated papers ometime do olonel Dupont' intere prompt me ta te tbat we welcome omrnent from r aders about " The R view"; only in thi way :ill we be made aware that we are - or we ar not - ding a u eful job .ditor.

prRI:\TLDE.. T is trained and equipped to render first aid.

It happened at Evesham

Thre e dramati accident at th race held at E hire. The bo ttom pictur Tran port Offi er J. Vob and poral Edward dealin · with injured rider. how orth

Midwifery a Great Profession

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Briti h R ed Cro Soci ety - Price 7 / 6d .

. Thi public a ti on of th e Briti h R ed Cro ociety

1 a n excell ent on e . Tot onl y i it a ttr a ctive l p rodu ced w ith cl ear diag r am an d impl e di rec ti on ou kno ho v) of th e u se to which ever d ay ltem can be put t o help th e h a ndi capp ed t o be i nd ep endent, it cover a , id e fi eld from aid for d r es ing, in th e bath room, the kitchen, di ning room a nd for lei ur e h our , i .e. a id to read ing, pl aying card m oki ng an d for the gar d ener, a w h ee l-b a rr ow h arn e. Further d etail fr om: British R ed Cro S ociety cti iti es H om e D epartn1ent, 14 G r o enor Cre ce nt, .W .I. BEL ara ia 54 54.

CHRISTIANITY AND NURSING TODAY

The re p or t of a W or king -P arty (1963 / 64) a ppointed b y the u rses' Christi an m ovement to stud y Christi an wo rk among t N urses, publi hed by th e Ep worth P ress - Price 3/6.

Th e For eword t o thi s re port i by the C hairman, M iss J . Elis e Go rd on , who ma n y rea d ers wi ll r ememb er as th e editor of T he u rsing M irror until a short time ago. She i a mem ber of the Order a nd has al ways t a k en a gr ea t in t er es t in the w or k a nd its Found a t ions

HOME NURSING BOOK-IN BRAILLE

T h e St Jo h n Ambul a n ce A ssoci a t ion' P reliminary Home Tur sing Book i s now a vil ab le in Br ai lle . C a t a log u e No. 248 10, pri ce 16 /-.

A con cession ary pri ce of 2 / -p er co py is avai la ble to th e follo wi n g ca t ego ri es -

(a) Blind individu a ls ordinar ily resi d en t in Gr ea t Britain a nd North ern Irel a nd ;

(b ) L oca l Volunt ary So cieti es fo r th e Bli n d when providing Br aill e Book s out of vo lunta ry fund s;

(c) Local Volunta ry So ci eti es or statut ory authoriti es when ord erin g as age nt s o n behalf of blind people;

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d ) Business firms o rd ering Br a ill e Book s for u se of blind emplo y ees ;

( e ) Sighted individual s undertakin g volunt a r y w ork for the blind or buying Br aill e Book s for prese ntation to blind peopl e.

Preliminary Child Care has al so bee n tra nslated into Braille ( Catalogue No . 24995 ) pri ces as abov e . Tho se wishing to order this book a r e asked to do so a s soon as possible a s th e numb er of copies printed wi ll d epend on th e ad v ance ord er s

First Aid-a Record?

Easington L a ne Bra nch (Co Durha m ) S J. A.A. hav e held A ss ociatio n classes for 55 cons ecutive year s. W e w ould lik e to h ear from a n y other b r a nch wh e th er th ey can equ al thi s r ecord.

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Brigade Camp, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex

D ar Edito r,

£ter taki ng a part of the Bexhill a mp I fee l u r that it broug ht to th e no ti ce of Br ioa d h ar d work that H. t ff :ffi. er r. h er t aff are d oina for mbu lan e and ur ing Cad et thro ugh their ell nt organi tion and n e er fa ili ng n rg da and night runnina the Camp an d i t a ti itie

I t wa m fir t e ' peri n e of a t. J ohn amp, and I foun d it to be an e 11 nt opportunit for cad et to me t fellm ad t from a ll 0 er the co u n t r and broaden their ope of Brigade work, and make man nev fri nd

The amp i run in th the O rder of t. J ohn in di cientl reI ed in th right ar to make th amp a er happ ' ho li da v here offi r and cad t have an opportunit T of reI ommunal atmo p here.

far am ' own Di i ion i are a h"ead a ina and l ooking fon ard to n [ 'ear ,hen e again hope to att nd amp and of cour e renew the friend hip we a ll m d thi year.

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EASY-TO-MAKE SOFT DRINKS

L EM O

MethodQU H

In g redient s 4 Lemons.

1 oz. Citric cid.

2 lbs. Castor ugar. t oz. Tartaric cid.

2 Pints of boiling ater.

P ut sugar, citric and tartaric acids into large bowL

A dd g r ated rind and strained juice of the lemons. Pour on boiling water and stir until all sugar dissolved. Leave to coo l. train and bott le.

To use. D ilute to taste with hot or cold water as d esire d

Note - Oranges or g rapefruit can be sub tituted for the lemons.

C A TO L EM O ! AD E M eth o d -

I ngredients

1 lb. Castor S ugar.

8 flui d ozs. lemon juice. 1 pint water. t teaspoon G round Ginger.

Boi l sugar , ginge r an d water to a syrup dd lemon juice. L eave to coo l. Bottle.

T o use. A d d two tablespoons to a tumbler of hot or co ld w at er as d esi r ed.

T his is an exce ll ent co ld d rink served with ice in hot

wea th er S er ved with boiling water it is useful as a war m i ng dri nk in very co ld weather and fo r troublesome co u g h s.

ROYAL PREVIEW OF "HIGH SPIRITS"

IN AID OF S·I·A.B.

TWO RY S cc · F L P RT E we re h eld in co nn ec tion

w ith th e R oy al Pr eview of " H ig h pirit sJ) at the a v oy

Th atr c o n 2 nd ove mb er ady Br oc kl ebank Chairman

o f th e pr ev i ew co mmitt ee w as h os t ess at th e first and the H O I! Lad y a ma ge at th e sec ond. T o p ph o to g raph

sh ows (le ft t o rig ht ) Lad y Br oc kl ebank> th e H o n. Lady ama gc and Lad y Br ec kn oc k; b elow> Lady Braith w aite

M iss La v ini a Baird and Mr s E. H. E

PETS IN PERIL

an we ap pl y the sam e princip les of First Aid to dogs an d cats as we do to human beings? e on ul t d th e R oyal ociety for the P revention of rue lty to nimals.

e soon fo u nd similarities between First Aid tr atment for animals an d that we have learned to ap pl y to human beings.

cc ttend to evere haemorrhage first, whatever the other in j uries are" they te ll us. "Try to get the patient in a re tIul po ition. You will then have a better chance of han dl ing it, and you wil l avoid the ri k of in juring the animal more.

he animal First id for bleeding is, apparently, somewhat easier than with humans, because we are to ld that "most cases of b leeding are easily contro ll ed. I t i very rare for l arge arteries or veins to be opened Mo t wounds occur about the limb, which i fortunate, for nearly a ll bleeding can be controll ed if a bandage can be applied to the l imb."

Practical poin include the nece sity of covering the ho le limb in the case of mall animals, or an ar a at lea t ix inche abo e an d belm the" ound in a large anima l, using a l aye r of cotton wool fir t and then a bandage 0 eral l. D o not be alarmed, we are to l d at blood eeping through. It will clot and make a firm plug in the , ound and a casing round it.

ourniquet contro er ial a the are in human Fir t id practice, are recommended "\ hen dealing , ith anima l hen it i nece ary to check the bl eding "'lhil e the bandage i being fixed. But, e ar gi en orne \ arning about not leaving the tourniquet in po ition too long a it may endanger the limb.

1 0 t of the normal Fir t id procedure apply, u h a lean li ne quiet and warmth.

Then we are in tructed to allm the animal p len or room an d air and be a pee d as is ompatibl e "ith afe . I f a aging the limb and bod induce cir u lation and hould be emp loyed where po ibl e."

But later on e began to learn, here the differn e li e: , h n d ealing with burn and cal ds, "it ho ul d fir t be con i d ered hether the injurie are t oo e re to ju t if treatment in , hich ca e the an imal hou ld be d e tro ed a oon a po ible."

(I magin e ir t-a id er bein a ta u aht eu thana ia !) u rg on.

T h is a rticl is r printed by court y of The mb1.llance B ull tin.

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G ENERAL NURSING APPO I NTMENTS AND TRA I NING SCHEMES

XL URSES (AGENC Opportunities available for experienced women to undertake light duties in ursing Homes Details from Catharine Cau lfield, The Nursing Centre, 39 ardour Street, L ondon, W 1. REGent 0677

C RUMPSALL HOSPITAL, Manchester, 8. Complete Training School. There are vacancies for suitab ly e du cated girls of 18 years of age and over for 3 years' training in general nursing in the 0 tober Preliminary Training School. Candidates accepted for a redu ce d period of 2 years if already on the supplementary regi ter of the General Tursin g Council. Applications to Matron.

C R UM PSALL HOSPI T L, fanchester, 8. Pupil ssistant urses requi red for two years' training, minimum age 18 years S chool s commence in January, pril, J uly and O ctober each year. Applications to Matron.

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P UPIL URSES required, aged 18 years or over, to train for Slate Enrolmen Excellent experience in all branches of nursi ng, incl uding Thea tre, Casualty and Out-patients' Department. Fortyfo ur hour week. The course is of two year' duration. Training allowance of i325 in tbe first year and £345 in the sec ond year. Apply to Matron for full particulars.

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VACANCIES exist for Students Male and Fema le , age 18 years or over, for a tbree year training which comme nces in a modern well-equipped Prel iminary Tra ining SchOOl for eight weeks. P os t Regi st ration Students accepted for two year training Block sys tem of education, 44-bour w eek. Chri stian fello wsh ir;> for all denominations. Recreational facilities include tennis , table tennis, T elevision; bea ch huts and chalets are provided at this attractive South Coast res ort, conveniently accessible to London. Apply to Matron, Princess Alice Hospital, Eastbourne, from whom illustrated brochure may be obtained

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O n qualification after 3 years training, promotion to St aff Nurse, salary 670- 824 per annum, plus non-resident London llowance £25-£45. Vacanci es also exist for URSI G AS ISTANTS (untrained staff), Male and Female, resident or non-resident.

Salary (plus London llowan ce £15-£40 if nonresident ) :

ge 18 - £391 per annum

Age 19 - £412 per annum

Age 20 - £433 per annum.

ge 21 Or 0 er - 505 rising to £562 per annum.

RESIDE T T FF: Charge f or Board and Lodging £135 per annum ( 2.11.9d. per week) if under 21. v r 2 1 - tudent urses £172 per annum ( 3.6.0d. per week), ursing ssistants 180 per annum ( £3 .9. 0d. per week).

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On Christmas Da)' as on all other days our fight co ntinues 1I'i[/1 its viCTories of the sick made 11'hole and the hungry fed . B ut even that joyous day ee traaic set -back 1\ 'ith needle s IIjJeriJw through lack of d/'Lws, equipment or upplie

He 11 110 e birth we celebrate came to brin a 1iah! to tho e lI'ho d)l 'e l1 il[ darA7 1ess B ut 11'hile \l'e rejoice hwwer and ujJeriJ7a till darken the live of million . t thi time of aladne sand aenerOLi givil1 a 1\ 'hat better gift can lI'e ojJer than one that will bril7 a hope and joy to tho e 1\'ho lire i71 the l/Odo\\' of ignorance P01 ert) and de pair?

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