baɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv, skˈɑːtwˈælfɚdz hˈɛlθ wʌz dɪtˈiəɹɪɹˌeɪɾɪŋ dˈuː tə ðə pɹˈɛʃɚ, ænd ɪn ðæt jˈɪɹ ɐ lˈɛɾɚ tə ðə dᵻɹˈɛktɚz wʌz pˈʌblɪʃt ɪnðə lˈoʊkəl pɹˈɛs ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː stɹˈɛst ðæt hiː wʌz ʌnˈeɪbəl tə kˈoʊp wɪððə faɪnˈænʃəl ænd ˈʌðɚ pɹˈɛʃɚz ʌnlˈɛs θˈɪŋz tʃˈeɪndʒd.
By 1912, Scott-Walford's health was deteriorating due to the pressure, and in that year a letter to the directors was published in the local press in which he stressed that he was unable to cope with the financial and other pressures unless things changed.