HOSPITAL BOARD. MONTHLY MEETING.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16148, 28 February 1918, Page 3

HOSPITAL BOARD. MONTHLY MEETING.

The Hospital and Charitable Aid Board met yesterday. Present —Messrs F. Horrell (chairman), H. 13. Snrensen, H. J. Otley, W. McMillan, W. li. Cooper, Wm, Nicholls, S. Androw, I. Andrew, W. J. Walter, li. Evans, J. Paterson, F. G. Norton, M. Bethell, O. Bradley, Hon. li. Moore, Mesdames Wilson, Green, and Christie. Mr M. Bothell was welcomed as tlio representative of tho Amuri County. On the motion of Mr Walter, it was agreed that a return be presented showing the salaries and -wages of all employees of the Board. The Minister wrote agreeing to continue tho grant to the iSocial HygieneAssociation until the regulations under the .Social Hygiene Act are gazetted. "• Tho Hospital Committoo reported that tho bulk of the new plant lor the Xray department had arrived, and that it 'had been determined to transfer tho i massage department to the old bacteri- | ological laboratory. Tho Board was re- j

"""tJ commended to sot up a committee M three of its members each month I visit the hospital and 1 other institi Q tions, and thus givo all members an 01 | portunity of becoming acquainted wii | the work in the various departments. 8 The last-mentioned clause a bene I j ed to provide that the various conimii k I tees .should appoint small sub-commii n teos monthly to visit the institution r under their control. The report was adopted. The Public Health Committee's re port stated that the health inspector enquired, during the month of January I iiito 27 cases or scarlet fever, 40 o a diphthoria, o of enteric l'ever, 23 o a j tuberculosis, 1 of erysipelas, and 2 o || puerperal septicaemia. Tlioro were als< IHI °^ ier inspections or enquiries made There wore patients in the infoctiou; diseases hospital rfii\February ]Qth. The report was adopted. The Institutions Committee reported that matters were satisfactory. It was recommended that the Female Refuge, Linwood, be known in future as the Essex ITo7iio. —Adopted. The Finance Committee reported that plans for the new morgue, estimated to cost £2000, iiad ' been considered,'and had be*n approved by the' City Council, which had agreed to pay one-third of SB cost; a copy of the plans had been 5 forwarded for Ministerial approval — I Adopted. sbO