HOSPITAL BOARD.
,-.- MONTHLY MEETING.- ' 1 - The imontUy'meeting o£ ; the Wellington Hospital nnd Charitable Aid Bowl >as held yesterday, Mr. : James Trevor presiding.' Messrs. M'Ewan, Robertson, Baldivin, Nash, Smith, Qodbcr, Gardiner, M'Keizie, and Dr. W'oodhouse were also 'present. ' ■■'■■'.'•.--■' y;\ ..-.':- .'- ■■.-■■ :■.■'■■ A clause in'tia. Hospital Committee s report was discussed. '.The clauso read as follows: "That the gardener and overseer's report that the poor yields of milk supplied ,from tho herd at Otaki is due to the'purchase of inferior stock is substantially bbnlo out." : - Mr. Gardiner/'begged to differ. The herd (12 cowp),was capablo of yielding a • reasonable anlount of milk and lie quoted figures, supplied .by; two farmers of.'ffl. years' experience.. /.'.Jhe/Otaki;.Committee is to. make Inquiry 'into the matter.';■■.'," ~ ./An offer from; the Foresters Lodgo ' (Wellington. district) for the endowment of a .cot in the Children's Hospital was,, discussed. ;' ■' \; ~ '•' , A member mentioned that tho.cost of a, cot in the Children's hospital is X 250- ■' ', .- Besides their„offer ,p£. the'.lodgo stated thati'iti'W \yffljtiff''to. co<(t of '.the equipment-of the eot. ■ .Some mombers / DSP'essed ...the opinion that the lodge" should, be required to pay the : full amount'W2so)..'' Others expressed. theopinion that tie Foresters' offershottld bo aoceptedas it stood., , : 'i",~ • After fnrtlie'r discussion It waa decided to Accept the offer, mado by the lodgo. < ... A letter - was received, from ,the,Horowhenua County. Council stating ■ that the Wirokino vidingvand tho Levin; boroii gh (parts, -.of (f the- Wellington -Hospital - : district)' desired,to secedo.and join the Pal-' merston North district..; In pursuance of this aim a.deputation consisting of members of-the Horowlienua and Levin Councils was to wait on the board,! to- ask, its consent to the change before approaching tho Government; ~ ''. ' . .'-. >• , ,-; The board decided to receive the depu-, ,-tatioh on a- date to. bo fixed.
, Mr. P. T. Moore .'was appointed chairman of the Otaki sub-committee.
The following-is the fortnightly .return (from January 21. to. February 3) of patients in tho Wellington Public Hospital. ;Tho figures for the same' period last year ore given in parentheses:—Number of patients in to January 20, 312 (253) j admit-' ted, 173 '(124) ;■ discharged, 203 ; (125); still in hospital, .237 (252). . ' , . •.
The statistics of tho Otaki Hospital and Sanatorium for the month of January are as follow:—Hospital—Admitted. 19; discharged, Wi under treatment, 14; Sanatorium: Admitted, 6; discharged, 2; under treatment/, 30. ' '■ ■ i,The appointment of iMr. C. M'Kirdy as junior practical engineer for the hospital was "held.over. . : •' ' : 'The returns for Hospital Saturday and' Sunday ■ feere read.' These appear else'.ivhere. ".'■' ':■'.'■' ■'
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1678, 19 February 1913, Page 9
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