HOSPITAL BOARD

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 180, 25 April 1919, Page 5

HOSPITAL BOARD

]?'P/rORTS TO YESTERDAY'S MEETING. . ■. The Wellington Hospital anil Charitable Aid Board wot; yesterday afternoon. Mr. 11. Baldwin presided, and there were .present: Messrs. A. .1.. M'Clirdy,, l'\ T. Moore C. M. Luke, P. Castle, BI (1. 1). Burn, ,T, Smith, W. .T. Thompson, I>. Campbell, and Uev. 11. vail .fjlaveren, Dr. J. K. Elliott, and Mrs. MTiear. The influenza sub-committee presented a report (already published) covering arrangements tnade to cope with a new outbreak of the epidemic should one occur. The Hospital Committee reported that Mr. ,r. Green had tendered lis resignation as an assistant in the dispensary, and Miss L. Naylor had been appointed a photographic developer in the X-ray department. The committeo lecommende<l that the board join with tho North Canterbury Board in the matter of securing some returning • nurses _ for senior positions in civilian hospitals. The Auckland. Christchurcli. nud Dunedin boards had been asked lo ' co-operate' with .tho Wellington Board in endeavouring to have Australian ports declared infected. The report was adopted. The return of patients showed ■ that during March there were !Mi9 admissions, Xifi discharges, and 2!) deaths. The number remaining in hospital on March 31 was m The Charitable Aid Committee reported that the daily average number of persons in receipt of relief during March was:—Outdoor, 272; indoor, !)3.' Tho Social Welfare Committee reported having assisted US widows, two widowers, and 25S children. The amount of ita grants for the four weeks ended March 23 was .£7lO.

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