HOSPITAL CONTROL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1520, 16 August 1912, Page 2

HOSPITAL CONTROL.

A racting of the Hospital Committee was held yesterday afternoon, Mr. It. C: Kirk presiding. Other members present were: Messrs. G. Nash, H. Baldwin, B. H. Gardener, J. Godber, I'. T. Moore, AY. Thompiftt, and J. Trevor. The House, and Finance Committee recommended the purchase of an electrically driven vacuum cleaner, at a cost of .£2.5— Agreed to. Tho committee also reported that tho additional rooms for tho resident house surgeons had almost been completed. It was decided that maids who havo six months' or more seivico shall havo their wages increased to 17s. per week. The resignations of Nurses J. Gilmer, I. Monro, and K. Chisholm, on tho nursing staff, wero accepted with regret. Nurse A. 1\ Faram has been appointed charge nurse at the Victoria Hospital, and Nurse E. Hobb's has been appointed permanent night charge Sister. It was resolved that a letter of appreciation he posted in tho Nurses' Home, at the slicccss attained by the nurses in tho recent State examinations—Nurse J. Gilmer being first, and Nurse G. Meddins third on the list, for the Dominion. Tho tender .of Messrs. Bulford and Drewitt was accented for installing outside electric light at tho Infectious Diseases Hospital. ■ Tho amount of the ten-' der was <£7 as. It was decided that Dr. Hardwicke Smith, medical superintendent, ho-granted leave of absence, for six months, early next year,' to enablo him to visit England. During his absence he will receiro three months' full salary. The following is the fortnightly return (July 23 to August 5) of tho patients of the hospital (last year's figures during the same period aro given for comparison in parentheses):—Admitted, 127 (107); discharged, 113 (OS); still in hospital, 301 (202). Tho total number of males and females in tho various buildings are:— Males 105, and females 13G. It was decided to carry out various improyements at the Victoria Hospital. Otaki Sub-Committee. The Otaki Sub-Committee reported.that the statistics for the month of July, for tho hospital and sanatorium were as follows—Hospital: Admitted, 13; discharged, It; under treatment, 8 males and 5 females. Sanatorium: Admitted, a; discharged, Ii; under treatment, H males and no females. i

The lender of J. f\ Polo was accepted for (lie erection of a cottago for tho gardener. The amount of the tender was .£2Ol 10s. , Tho committee- recommended that the medical superintendent (Dr. Hnrwicke Smith) should represent- tho board at the conference with the officers of the Department; of Public Health, Hospitals, ami Charitable Aid, in connection with conducting a campaign on uniform lines against consumption. Tho committe reported tliat they were in sj'mpathy with tho movement.