HOSPITAL BOARD.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3570, 3 October 1916, Page 7

HOSPITAL BOARD.

* MONTHLY MEETING.

Tho monthly mooting of the Ashbiirton Hospital and Charitable Aid Board was held yesterday. Present—Messrs Hugo Fricdkmdcr (chairman), C. .RoidJ C. J. Harper, J. Cairns, F. Watt, H. Davis, and W. J. Dickie, M.P. 1 Tho chairman welcomed Mr H. ' Davis, the newly-elected member, to ft seat on the board. Tlu; treasurer reported a credit balance at the Bank of New Zealand'

[amounting to £1693 16s licL Tho I rcvcnuo rccoivcd since last mating had .amounted "to £070 14s od, including tho following items:—Ashbiirton Coun, tv Council £190 3s 6d, Ashbiirton Borourli Coiinoil £8, 18a "Scl, Hampstoad Town Board £.') '6s lo<3 3 Troasury £3fi.? 3s sd. patients' fees £101 7s. '

Chairman's Report. Tho .chairman's monthly report rend as follows:— ''Since my last report, tho outbreak of scarlet fever appears to have been chocked, as only two cases have been reported—ope""within the 'Borough aiul ono from Marawiti. Isolated cake's of diphtheria continue,' and seven'cases' 1 have been 'dealt with, located ns under:—Bampstoad two, Lyndhursfc one, Baling one, Ashburton- Borough one, j Seafieid Road two. There were no; serious cases. One patient at the hos- j pital proved to vbo suffering from> phthisis. He had not long been' in this district, and has returned to his own hospital district for sanatorium treatment. This case has already had a' course of treatment at Pleasant Valley Sanatorium. At, the time of writing this report, no word has been received as to whether tho plans submitted for the fever ward have been approved hv the Public Health- Department.. The contractor has made pood progress with the new office building, and should complete the work within the contract time. A progress payment has been made:' The matron (Miss Davis), has returned from her short holiday. During her absence, the %ctjnc;-matron (Bliss Sawtell) . carried out her duties very satisfactorily. J found the institution as a whole well cared for. Correspondence between Dr. Chesson and myself will come iip for consideration. Dr. Chesson will attend a meeting of the board at. 2 ■o'clock this afternoon." —The report was adopted. .

. Otttei Reports. The Medical Superintendent reportoil that there had been 13 males and nine females iv the hospital on August 31. During September,'2l males and 13 females had been admitted, while 20 males and 11 females had boon discharged. Three male had died during the mont.h. Thero were Hi males and 11 females in the institution ,at the end of September. Six opeivrtibris,'. including three major ■ and three mm or, ' had been performed. Thero had been a recrudescence of the; diphtheria '■■outbreak, and ;on one occasion ho had-seven cases in hospital.— J

Tho report was adopted. . . ! ' The Matron ' reported that Sister i Gatos, who was on leave, continued to 1 improve in health, and hoped to be fit tm duty at the end of her leave Tho lack or accommodation at tho hospital tor infectious diseases cases was making the'work of the staff doubly hard. Tho shelters w<»r* most unsuitable ioi amito cibos Tho remainder of the jp-j poit, which was adopted, do.lt. with 1 the voik of iho nurses and doincMii" 1 "tjff

rJ']c MoMt'i Trispcctoi lopoi (.rd hivjii~ moiM'd notification of two scailel itver casob. mx diphtheria, and one tubcirulosis during tho month On September 4 he inspected Mr Hadloj's .boilinc-down works, "and. had found improvements in progiess in connection with the drainage anangements. Jfe pioposes to dispose of the drainage by I irrigation oi pioparod plots, which system should "be quite satisfactory il pioperly attended to. He found fencing had been erected to keep pigs out oi: the water-rare. There was a quanhtv of bonep scattered about the place, and MP'Hadley had been instructed to collect these and have them pioporly stored 11i*» boiling-house, v.hen tho inspection •nas made, was clean, md ttith daily attention should be kept in a «vatisf.ictoiy slate. On September 6 he had iusperted the drainage arrangements at tho abattoirs and had lound ,i number oi suit ice drains had been t.rovidod to spread the liquids over the piddocKs He was of the opinion thai if the available strips oi laud on <\ieh side of tho main eonciete ehannol wero propcilj mi rowed and giaded the dr.'iinago coiild be propeilv tieated without causing a nuisanco. He nndci stood nnpiovements had been made winch no doubt will ireat the drainage without iiuKnnee H* 1 would inspect tho abattoir-, rind boilmg-down woiksl iicm time to time, and repoi t thereon I — l lie ifrwt was adopted I Correspondence. " {

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