Mexborough & Swinton Times, July 26 1935
Lucky Denaby.
A Hospital On Their Doorstep.
Annual Demonstration.
‘You are in rather a favourable position in Denaby so far as your hospital is concerned. If you took a census of the people of the country you would find that very few people have a hospital on their doorstep as you have,’ said Mr. Wilfred Paling, M.P. for Wentworth, the chief speaker at Denaby Mains annual hospital demonstration, held on the Denaby United football ground on Sunday.
All over the country, said Mr. Paling people were taking more and more interest in the question of health. In the House of Commons the question was always being discussed in some form, and he thought that more questions were put to the Minister of Health than to any other Minister. The progress that had been made was amazing, and no small part was being played by the hospitals. There were two sides to the question: the curative and the preventive. They had made great steps on the the preventive side. Everyone was seeking information upon health, and the desire for knowledge was resulting in longer life and better health.
Appealing for the continued support of the local hospital workers, Mr. Paling said they were doing much better than a great many of the hospitals in the country, but he did not think they had got as far as they could.
One of their duties was to bequeath a better heritage to the coming generation. It was a great thing to do, and they ought to be proud of the progress they were making.
In the chair was County Councillor W. E. Jones, of Rossington, who was supported by a large number of district councillors including the chairman of the Conisboro’ Council, Mr. R. H. Shephard. Addresses were given by Pastor A. E. Gibby (Epworth Methodist Hall), who spoke to the children in a delightful manner, and the Rev. M. Featherstone (Mexborough).
Mr. S. G. Padgham, lay reader at Denaby Parish Church, deputised for the Vicar of Denaby (the Rev. S. Powley), and offered prayers, and specials music was sung by the Epworth Hall choir and Sunday school.
The annual report of the Fullerton Hospital was read by the secretary, Mr. S. R. Johnson, who, on behalf of the Board, conveyed their thanks to Coun. A. Robinson and the Demonstration Committee for what they had done in past years.
Mr. Johnson reported that the hospital income last year was £6,175 14s. 4d., and expenditure £5,643 13s. 8d. They had 398 in-patients, 2,260 out-patients, 972 X-ray cases, and 129 massage cases.
A procession of children and adult workers paraded the village for nearly 1½ hours. In the procession were a number of tableaux very effectively displayed.
The procession consisted of children from St. Alban’s Church, Epworth Hall, the Methodist (ex P.P.) Church, and the Salvation Army, members of the Denaby C.L.B., the local fire brigades with the Mexborough Fire Engine, the Conisborough and Denaby Scouts, the Denaby Ambulance Corps and Band, the local Nursing Division, and representatives of Trades Organisations, Collections, were taken en route.