SWIMMING POOL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 125, 28 May 1937, Page 4

SWIMMING POOL

FOR CHILDREN'S WARD Formal approval of the proposal to erect a pool and sun room in the children's department at the Wellington Hospital for the treatment of infantile paralysis patients was forthcoming at last night's meeting of the Hospital Board. There was some criticism of the estimated cost. The medical superintendent (Dr. A. R. Thorne) said that it was proposed to have a pool 9ft 6in by 15ft, and from 2ft 6in to 3ft deep, made in concrete and surrounded by concrete. There would be glass walls in order to admit as much sunlight as possible. The estimated cost was between £700 and £750. The pool could be used for many years by out-patients in the orthopaedic department. Dr. T. L. Parr questioned the need for such a big affair. He considered thut the indoor aerated tanks used m the previous epidemic had proved adequate. He thought the estimated cost was ridiculous. The Chairman (Mr. J. Glover): 1 admit it is high, but there is more to it than one thinks. Mrs. S. Snow: We should push on with this pool as'quickly as possible, no matter what the cost. I Would be prepared to give the committee a free hand to get the job done. Mr A. H. Carman, chairman of the committee, said that the architect was to attend the next meeting of the committee and explain the proposal before anything was done. Dr. Parr said he did not see any need for a "flash" building. The board should concentrate on the essential need for warm water, aerated if necessary to give support to the limbs. "If attention is directed towards something expensive, it might prejudice the quick acquisition of the treatment." said Dr. Parr. , It was suggested by Mr. G. V. Berry that particulars of this treatment and its cost should be obtained from Christchurch. ____________„_