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.
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.