WAIRARAPA HOSPITAL BOARD

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3027, 14 March 1917, Page 3

WAIRARAPA HOSPITAL BOARD

'CENTRAL COMMITTEE. (From Our Special Correspondent.) / . Carterton, March !•')• The monthly meeting of the Central Committee of the Wairarapa, Hospital and Charitable Aid Board was held at Masterton yesterday. Mr.'W. lusher (chairman) presided. Tho ma Iron's reports -wore road as under:—Masterton, 39 patients admitted, 33 discharged, 1 died, 3-1 remaining in hospital; Greytown. VI admitted, 12 discharged, 1.2 remaining; Pahiatua, 13 admitted, 8 discharged, 13 remaining. It. was resolved to request the hoard's I inspectors to report on all cases in which 'charitable aid is dispensed, so that they may bo reviewed by the board.

Tho committee, decided In visit all tho. institutions under their control during the. first week in April, with the object of framing tho estimates for tho ensuing year.

A Rub-coinmittco was sot up to meet Dr. Frongley, to go into the matter of providing increased accommodation for tho nursing staff at the Masterlon Hospital. It is proposed to add an additional story to the existing building. Tho board has been informed by the Inspector-General that ho refuses to sanction tho permanent/ closing of tlui isolation ward at the Pahiatua Hospital, though ho has no objection to the building lining-used for supplying temporary accommodation for the nursing staff.

The Inspector-General of TlospiUls wrote that'as tho result of an investigation of the latest; census figures and j tho latest valuations, it'was foinirl tliat the Mnstorton County Council iv:is now only entitled to three representiitives on tho Hospital Board,'instead of four, and the Kcatherston County Council to three, instead of two. Tho meeting decided to bring about tho alteration as suggested. ' It was reported that fiomo local bodies wove paying out casli to recipients of charitable aid, instead of supplying them with orders for Roods 10quirod. It was pointed out by tho meeting that the system of paying out cash lends itself to abuse, and is strongly depreciated by the board. During tho nj6nth, £lnll Is. 3d. was received bv -way of levies from loenl bodies. ' Tho fees from tho various hospitals wore as follows:—Jfastprton. military £128 145.. civilian £132 7s! 6(1.; Oreytown, military £272, civilian £35 145.; Pahiatua. military £27 18s.', civilian £31 2s. Accounts amounting to £1508 were passed for payment.