| Description | Correspondence primarily regarding financial assistance and committee meetings between Leonard Elmhirst and hospitals and medical association in Devon including: Devon and Exeter Association for Mental Health; Moorhaven Hospital; Nursing Service Association; Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital; Plymouth and Totnes Voluntary Hospitals; The Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Hospital, Exeter; The Prince of Wales Hospital; The St John Ambulance Brigade, Totnes and Torquay District Hospital, Broombrough Hospital.
This folder also contains correspondence regarding Totnes District Cottage Hospital (1930-1948); primarily concerning financial assistance and raising money for radium between Leonard Elmhirst and: James Palmer, the Mayor of Totnes including 'Report and Recommendations of Sub-Committee re radium' and press cuttings (1930); Sir Walter Morley Fletcher, Secretary of the Medical Research Council including a copy of his speech given at a meeting held in Mansion House in support of the Marie Curie Hospital (1930); Dr Jeffries; George Turner; Dr Varian; and R H Samuels, physiotherapist. |