Requirements for Co-Operation Between Hospitals and Funeral Directors

1926. General wear. Minor penciling.. This booklet contains a speech that was first delivered by Arthur H. Chandler at the New England Hospital Association Conference in May 1925. This speech gave a fictional telling of the death of Mr. Bank's niece and the subsequent miscommunications between the hospital and funeral home in regards to the care of her body, and ultimate dissatisfaction due to this that Mr. Banks had in regards to the resulting look of his niece. This story was used as a means of exemplifying the issues funeral directors were having in preparing bodies for viewing after an autopsy had been performed. After his speech, is a recording of the discussion which followed by a panel of members of the association. After there is a report of the committee regarding the issue, possible solutions, as well as examples of possible autopsy consent forms and a proposal for a standardization of autopsy methods. In addition to the text there is a simple illustration of the human body detailing the proposed incision locations. This speech, discussion and report was later published in the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal Vol. 194, No. 16, in April of 1926. This item is a reprinting of that article. There is no information regarding the publication date or time of this particular edition. 22 pps. Green wrappers. Staple binding. Measures 9" x 6