ASHBURTON HOSPITAL BOARD.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17117, 12 April 1921, Page 5

ASHBURTON HOSPITAL BOARD.

The monthly meeting of the Aehburton Hospital Bsird was held yesterday. Present —Messrs C. Beid (chairman), F. w; Watt, W. H. Bobinson, W. Lochead, A. Horsey, J. Bruce, and W, T. lill. The treasurer reported a credit balance of £1377 26.' ■'%'',' A circular letter was read from Dr. Valrntine, Director-General of Health, stating that for. the present it had been decided that the Health 'Department -would bear the cost of the admission<of crippled children to military hospitals for. treatment, and for which it paid the Defence; Department.£2 2s per head per week, ■ and recovered such portions thereof as the circumstances of the cases warranted irom the parents ox guardians. Mesdames\E; Bnddock'and B. Galbraith "were appointed lady visitors fox the month, and Messrs W. H. Bbbineon and "W. J. Dickie were appointed on the -vioiting committee.- .. ~;,.■;...'■,.. i •; ■; r ■ •"■ letter was read -from' Messrs England Bros, 'giving' reasons' fox the 'causes of the delay in the completion, of the additions to the nurses' home. • The Board went into committee to deal with; applications. for .increases in 'the matron's'and' the district nurses' salaries, and" a, report'' which had been ■ received from the■ Health Department on the establishment ■of [ maternity homes at Ashbuxtbn, Bokaia, and i Methven. ' -'' y ■■?■■':'.■■