HOSPITAL BOARD

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 204, 23 May 1919, Page 2

HOSPITAL BOARD

" EPIDEMIC KEQUIKEMENTS;\ The Wellington Hospital 'and■'Charitable Aid-Board met yestprdny, ivlipn thore were present Messrs. F. Castle (in tho-■chair), . .J. Eutcliison. J, .W. Jl'Ewan, Ct. ,T. Petheric'k; J. Sinith, V. T. Moore, a H'.' Chnmnnn, W'. J. Thomson, lievs. Dr. ..Elliott, and 11.. van Stavercn, Mesdnmes Aitken, Beck, M'Viear, anri .Snow. r ■ • The Hospital Conimjtteo.reported'that the Minister (of Pu'Mic Health .' had ■written^that i'ef|uiremoiits..'jrthe event of influenza recurring should i.ot lje .purchased, buteariniU'ked. A reply had been fient to tho effect that this was *int. possible -.villi . nil articles, and that «1rendy about:.£2oM-.-liad l)een epent. A. subsidy of .E ..for ,-E .had been nsked- for on account of such Qxpenditu'rc.

.'•The vouo.r.t was, adopted.,, Tlie board wns,informed !■ that".'.-Sister Hooker. who was in charge ol' Hie Nnrecs' Home, had forwarded her'.-i'esig-natkm.v ;Tho .'Hospital "Committee .recommended 'thai the resignation be'accepted, with regret, and . that Sister Hooker ho thanked for her past eervices. : . . •• '

On the motion of Mr. "Hutchison, seconded by Dr. Elliott, it was decided to ask Sister Hooker : for' her 'easons for rcsii*hjnp:' hpi , .. posf. i '." ■••The Finance,.. Property, and Policy Comriiittee reported that.the I'Oiisont of the Minister of Public "Health' hnd boon received to tho alterations to Hie", , old Fever, Hospital.

Accounts amounting to 83. Id..were, .passed; for pay/.jent. With respect to.the legacy of the We■jr.- J. '.Toll of &M, 'now in Ihe .bands or the Piiblip. TrustPP,. the. board'■ resolved'aiot to-accept. the responsibility, of founding a Home'for "t he Blind in Wol- • linjrton. but resolved thsit.it would accept the trnst if permission was gisuited to lisp.-it for thn. rtiiintennnco 'of the blind who . were now .'being paid" for by the board. ..'"'' • , •