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ADVERTISEMENTS 



Team work " 



A GREAT STORY 



THE Story of turning helpless cripples into 

 useful citizens, of giving the joy of move- 

 ment to children suffering from deformities of 

 birth ; of helping the afflicted and maimed in 

 all parts of the Country, is the Story of the 

 great team work and aim of the Royal Surgical 

 Aid Society — carried on quietly and unosten- 

 tatiously, giving help to those who cannot help 

 themselves. 



Just think — you who are enjoying the benefits 

 of perfect limbs and freedom of movement — 

 of what it must mean to be crippled ; of the 

 joys denied those unfortunate children whose 

 deformities deprive them of the birthright of 

 romp and game — of the hardships of the victims 

 of accident and their families. Think — and 

 you must realise that a work which has for 

 its aim the amelioration of suffering, the re- 

 making of useful citizens, the means of giving 

 joy and happiness to children deserves your 

 warmest sympathy and support. 



Founded as far back as 1862, the Royal 

 Surgical Aid Society has supplied over 

 1,000,000 surgical appliances, and the number 

 of patients treated weekly has grown from 59 

 to 500 ; amounting during the year to 18,979. 



This great humane work is seriously handi- 

 capped from two causes — the enormous rise in 

 the price of materials and a disastrous fire 

 at its headquarters, which destroyed not only 

 the Surgeons' rooms, patients' fitting rooms and 

 stock rooms, but the whole of No. 3 Dorset 



Buildings. Yet it has been bravely carried on 

 despite all these difficulties and serious set- 

 backs. 



Funds for the replacement of the destroyed 

 buildings and for carrying on the work are 

 urgently needed novir, and unless a con- 

 siderable sum is immediately forthcoming the 

 Society will be placed in a serious position, and 

 its work hampered. 



The Societ)''s work is National, and it there- 

 fore appeals with confidence to all classes 

 throughout the Empire ; for its work is also 

 Empire Work. The Society is strictly un- 

 denominational. Need for help in distress is 

 the only recommendation required for deserving 

 cases. 



Every little helps, but the more you can spare 

 the greater the measure of good effected. 



Will you kindly send something to help 

 lighten the hardships of those who are the 

 victims of misfortune and accident through no 

 fault of their own ? 



Please address all remittances and com- 

 munications to the Appeal Director of the 

 Royal Surgical Aid Society, 26 Gt. Ormond 

 Street, London, W.i. If you would like to 

 have a copy of the Society's latest printed 

 report it will be gladly sent to you upon re- 

 quest. 



Printed official receipt sent for every amount 

 received. Please cross all cheques. P.O's, etc., 

 thus : Royal Surgical .Aid Society, a c payee. 



