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The Week's Good Cause

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An Appeal on behalf of Guy's HOSPITAL by Major JOHN HAY BEITH ,
C.B.E., M.C. (Ian Hay)
Contributions will be gratefully acknowledged and should be addressed to [address removed]. Guy's Hospital is one of the oldest of the London hospitals, having been opened for the reception of patients on January 6, 1726. From that day to this it has never been closed, and its work increases from year to year.
Though well known throughout the world, it is not very well known by sight to the majority of Londoners, as it is tucked away in a side street just on the south side of London Bridge within a mile of the spot where Thomas Guy , the founder, was born. It is one of the few hospitals in the world which is called after its founder and not after some patron saint. Thomas Guy lies buried in the crypt under the hospital chapel, in accordance with his wishes as expressed in his will.
Guy's Hospital has one of the largest medical and dental schools in England, and it is a well-known training-ground for nurses. Like many other hospitals, it finds its financial needs outstripping its income, owing to the increase in the cost of diagnosis and treatment, and Major Beith will be urging its claims for increased public recognition and support.

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Major John Hay Beith
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Thomas Guy
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Thomas Guy

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