Appeal on behalf of The Golden Square Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, by Miss Gracie Fields

The Golden Square Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, which forms the subject of this week's Good Cause, was founded by Sir Morell Mackenzie in 1862. The Hospital has achieved a world-wide reputation, and is now the largest of its kind in Great Britain. It has ninety-five beds, which are fully occupied, and there are 1,500 patients waiting for admission. The Out-patients number more than 60,000 annually.
The throat has been called 'the Gateway of Disease,' and the importance of keeping it healthy cannot be overestimated. At Golden Square every conceivable form of ailment of the throat is dealt with, from the comparatively simple enlarged tonsils (of which many thousands are removed annually), to the very distressing diseases, such as cancer of the larynx, etc. Having regard to its reputation and importance, the Hospital is very badly supported by the charitable public. Only £750 is received in annual subscriptions, although £15,000 is required annually to maintain the Hospital. The capital has had to be seriously depleted during recent years, and there is now very little in reserve. In former years legacies were the mainstay of the Hospital, but no legacy has been received now for more than two years.
Donations should be addressed to [address removed]
(London only)

8.45-8.50 (Daventry only)
Organ Voluntary relayed from St. Martin-in-the-Fields