THE CHILDREN'S WARD

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2853, 18 August 1916, Page 6

THE CHILDREN'S WARD

AND OPHTHALMIC CASES. '

The question of the use of the Children's Hospital came before the Wellington Hospital Board again yesterday. The Rev. H. Van Staveren moved to have the upper .ward of tho Children's Hospital put in order forthwith. He contended that this upper ward should be used for children. It would hold thirty-five children, and the lower ward would hold forty. The upper ward was empty,, and the lower ward held fiftythree —thirteen more than there was room for. Further, there were other children in the general wards. ! ,The motion was carried. Dr. Valintine, Inspector-General of Hospitaler wrote that he had carefully considered the proposal to erect; an ophthalmic ward in connection with the Wellington Hospital,' and he was of opinion that at the present time tho expense involved in erecting such a ward was neither opnortuno nor necessary. He forwarded a report lie had received from Dr. Frengley, and said he quite agreed with Dr. Frengley that the present difficulties would be overcome by making arrangement whereby tho unused ward in the Children's Hospital could bo used for female cases up to the ago of twenty-one years; such arrangements to continue only until tho end of the war. -