CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 38, 14 February 1905, Page 3

CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

TJie fortnightly meeting of the Anc&lanti Hospital and CHaritanie Aid Board was held tills afternoon. Present: Messrs John McLw.l (chairman). A. H. Harris G. J. Garland, W H. Bloomfield, 21. Casey. John Bollard. M.H.R.. L. J. S C Brown. E. E. Davis, and A Bn£e Dispensary. -Dr. Hooper, medical officer d-,ri, O t X !iWDsary ' reported 30 new .rases t?&1, c m °oth, no deaths, cases prineipJly rheumatism, consumption, and chronic diseases of elderly people a case that was submitted r o tin* Royal Bnrywe Paupers.—Rev. E c Lnei niPJJ" ha , a hee " carried out. He arranged to be there at a certain hour bit X;PPc,, c , ett(it ; wu * to the i.osriey n«j m .. Committee. "*Kre smstk *"."" , it would pta* e the Uμf W n ' !rtia - ors h> " peculiar po«----inr^.rm V F" 8 !" ,1 " , " 5 ' report that a third Jnnioi medical officer would reouir- to bo appomed. there*™ they ap^int should n b3 rj -,, t a h S " a n\n Said tbe er lie moved that] the Latter the Hos-piUl Committee with powe r to art. Tms agreed to R ;P° r t--The Hospital Committee report adv lsed that the recommendation of the Hon. aledlcal Staff, re placing thlsmcal cases in tents, as a temporary re^ as ur». be pureed to. Tbe chalnaan said thuT rras only to be n<iopvd in case of I an increase of cases, lie notiwii That for t-n-o moDTjis th&TB had only been one scch rase Lift at the Hospital—The Hospital Com- , mi,tee recfvmmpnflod that Mr Bartler by ir.stn !( -r.prt to prepare pL-ins and speeifi-.•at-r,n S for n lift nr rh f institution. Mr ..Jtrtley snjjrse<»t<M that tho lift piact-d at the snath end. and driven fey an oil fiiu'ms. T!ip pjiisdJ esritnstP of rbo .-ost was 5383. Mr Bollard said no P <-t.e ra »» shonj.i he a.toptfHi witbont ttrst sahmittias rvlans to Dr. MpGrwtor. Thr chafrman said that ■.vo«!,1 Iμ. ,i O ue Ti j e recomaiendarion waa ad<^p-ed. A Question of Kr.i.jm'tuv -A letter w a! < re::d from Dr. Sharman statins that he sem a womau in tUn hoapitiiU and as she the EwiUtint FhysWlan wonTii-IS's hhn'np! he wonld v.-ry glad t.i sv,> him an the iisffH-rnnrion in b!s poMiousiofi. b<> -was nine- ;!p h y tlip porter, who risked for th.» ntj.psnarr Infucmaltion. Be was told ih*» rpsidpp.r laediral men w<t<» too busy t,i ring him up. HK Srst impulse was not to -!vg the in/onn.ition t.» a fciyaj.nn. ont in tht- i>ittr;-vs!_s of thi- patient he. pave nonie particular?, und Bidd If rae Resident Medi'-nl (iffi.pr raßp him cp hiter ou he wotiid tHI r«rtt«?r d«taii.i. iv ,i man. be sTroii-'y objected t<. sriving parn.ntinrs to a porter. Tfte iPtterwas referred t« rbv ilouae Cimmltten. An Espliination.—Thi> Hospital Commit- ;" "-portoil re tne complaint of Mr Jnir.es )>nnr.an iwbii-h appfured the press) rejrjirdiajr fh,- rreatmfnt of hi.« son at the huspital. that t)u-y c.-.n5;,1.Te.l Uih patlpnT w;s, s p en i:ni)iAdiat»l.v uftcr admlseinn to rbf bnsplbil. ami nttPiwled hr !>r. Walsh Tlip rhairnuui exptainad thar" the <-otnniUtw bad rnadr ciirrfiil inquiry into th° nun-pi.-Ur.t. Tin- patient was seen in the raj) l»v Dr. VValsh immediate!- upon arriraj at the hospitiil. aw! ai the kneo looked s*pr-<-. the i-a«e «r*s placed in nn« of th»ro:>ms fc- ohei'rvatJon. r>r. VTaish i lie n went tn tho ("ostler wards, intending to rvttirn and rliosnnse the <- : i»e later on Mr rWiuian obj~-;.-rt to his «on hein-'----p!ac=.) vi snt-h ;i pi-..,,, ;ir , f] tno! . !!trn rway . .* rf'pnrt read from Dr. Walsh hesris:* "nt U'.e statement. Tht' patie-nt α-hs ..nJy tr. uh pi :l r-,.d ; n rfr« bawtuent r-"-"«tinf.- nbscrTarioii. lie sfterwar.ls rhst the fatb-r had tak.-n nis son awsy. sayinjt he would not ninre n in sucb a rm-iii. ifr Blooroneld" said It was rtnivr plain tlip patient wns only to h>. placed in that room temnoniriiy. Ttie chairman .-onsider-i! t!w> staff was esonerated f7*OTH any in the matter. !!*• Ki-nit reported that the proper co.irse htiii i>iHTi adopted. naTuely isolating a septic [■a?e. Tho report was aduptptL