Local Red Cross and Junior Chapter Notes Shared
Meeting covered water safety training needs for rural youths and recruiting college students as water safety instructors. Highlights from the Detroit national Junior Red Cross convention were presented by Mrs. L. H. Howpt with delegates Wilma Cole Joyce Heinlen Carolyn Freeman.
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Red Cross
L. H. Howpt
Detroit
Wilma Cole
Carey
Joyce
Heinlen
Nevada
Carolyn . Freeman
Upper -Sandusky
Wilma
Mike Joyce
United States
Insular
Carolyn
Jurior ‘Red Cross
Wyandot
Ocal
Canadian Red ‘Cross
Windsor
Spelling shift: inflammable becomes flam mable in law
The NFPA notes official sanction of flam mable replacing inflammable in public law and regulatory texts. Congress 1948 Public Law 1772 Section 835 and Civil Aeronautics Board rules show the transition. Standards bodies and agencies adopted flam mable for easily ignited materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Fire Protection ‘Association
NFIPA
Congress of the
United States
NMHPA
Public Law
Interstate ‘Commerfce ‘Commission
Civil Aeronautics Board
Hospital Costs Rise as Patient Load Advances in 1949
Chicago report from the American Hospital Association notes about 18 million patients treated in 6,000 hospitals during 1949. Average cost to care for one general hospital patient reached 14.33 dollars per day, up from 13.09 in 1948 and 11.09 in 1947, while overall hospital income improved but still lagged costs.
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Chicago
American Hospital Association
Hospital costs and deficits rise in 1948 survey report
The survey shows hospitals paid 1 38 129 000 less than expenses, creating a deficit of 1.56 per patient day. Endowments, contributions and government payments funded the shortfall. Expenditures reach 3 500 000 000 amid a 500 000 000 increase since 1948.
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Association
Avera Np
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