HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1479, 12 November 1878, Page 3

HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Monday, November 11. The usual weekly meeting of this body was h«ld at. the Hospital at 3 o’clock. Present: His Worship the Mayor (chairman), and Messts G. Booth, John Evans Brown, and j Dr, Tuinbull. : The thahman read a letter from Mr W. ) Montgomeiy, apologising for his absence. Ho also reported that Mr Chiltern had arrived j and had taken charge as house surgeon of the Hospital. He lu-d received a copy of the rub s and regulations, in which his duties were , defined. Ho bad not formally signed any ; document, but he had verbally accepted the j position. ] Mr Brown thought a letter from Mr Chil- , tern, accepting the appointment, would be j considered sufficient to bind the engagement. ( Dr. Turnbull hoped that his duties would , be clearly defined to him by the chairman. A letter was read from the Government, regretting that it was too late to give effect to ■ a resolution passed by the Board asking the Government to place a sum of £SOO upon the supplementary estimates for the support of the aged and infirm. A letter was read from the Ministers’ Association, stating that for years past ministers had attended at the Hospital and held services, and would continue to do so regularly, in the convalescent ward. Mr Brown said that the Catholic min'sters had quite as much right to hold services in the Hospital as the Protestants. They must be careful that the association did nob monopolise the whole of the lime, and they also had to guard against proselyting. He did n t see what good the Young Mon’* or the Young Women’s Christian Association could do. As a rule they did more harm than good outside their own rooms. For his own part he should object to the Young Men’s Christian Association visiting the Hospital. _ hie did nob believe in handing over the spiritual ministration to the young men or young women of any societies. He thought it would bo quite sufficient if they admitted all denominations of clergymen. Mr Booth thought the members of these societies might be of great service to the medical staff by soothing the minds of the patients. It was resolved —" That the house steward be requested to assist in arranging a weekly service, under the auspices of the Young Women’s Christian Association, for the benefit of the patients.” . It was also resolved that the Ministers Association have power to confer with the steward with a view of holding services in the men’s convalescent ward. It was resolved to reply to the Young Men’s Christian Association that the religious services for the men had been arranged with the Ministers’ Association. A report on the subject of the cesspools was read. It recommended the use of two pans for each closet. Dr Powell had insisted upon the cesspool being emptied and all traces of it obliterated. 1 The report was adopted. 1 The following report was read : Christchurch, 11th November, 18(8. ‘' Sir, —On ; of the questions submitted to the i Bo tI lor consideration at the conference with the Hon. the e’denial t-ccrc ary is the followi ing : —The estimated expenditure of hospitals ■ tor the current year allowin ' contributions tx- , pent dto be derived fr m patients. , 1 have accordingly prepared re'nrns, showing the actual expenditure for the four months end- ’ ing October 31st, 1878 and find it as follows: 5 Christ,eh’-rch Hospital ... ... £1562 8 5 * Akaroa Hospital cottage ... 20117 0 3 Caaiul Ward, Lyttelton ... 66 4 0 3 f Total £1833 10 2 Or at the rate of £5500 per annum.

'1 li receipts on a.mount of the Hospital for the same period have been as follows : Paid at the Hospital ... ••• £lO3 16 0 Paid at the Charitable Aid Office 124 12 0 Total -£228 8 The re eipts at the Ghar.tablo Aid office are chiefly a reaiS for maintenance, prior to the Ist July, 1878. The expenditure at the Orphan Asvlum for the four mont s e,n ling October3lst, is £653 12s sd. ’’ he receipts on account of the Orp: an ;ge for the same period have hsen £l6l 7s. The tot d amount expended on charitable aid fo M the lour mouths ending October 3.st, was £2940, or at the rate of £BB2O per annum. I h.tve, &c., J. E. March. It was resolved that the Board should have a special meeting to consider the whole matter. Two applications were received for the appointment of collector. Mr Owen Doran was appointed, it being understood that ho should furnish a bond for £IOO. Authority was given to the steward to obtain certain articles for the house surgeon. Mr March brought under the notice of the Board the case of two children, aged two and a-half years, and five years, whose mother had died on board the ship Hydaspes on her way out from England, and whose father was now in the hospital. The children were in the depot, and it would be necessary to remove them to the Orphanage. Dr. Chiltern said the man was very ill, and had all the symptoms of fever. It was resolved that the children should bo sent to the Orphanage. An Orphanage return showed there were ninety-eight boys and girls at the Orphanage. An application was made for two boys to be apprenticed to Mr Lee, of Auckland, cooper. It was resolved not to grant the application, the reason being the distance to which the lads would have to be removed. The thanks of the Board were passed to the Ellesmere fishermen for the gift of a case of fish. The question of a person who wanted to obtain admission while suffering from delirium tremens was brought up. The surgeon said he had hardly known what to do in the mutter. He was instructed not to admit cases of delirium tremens. The surgeon’s report showed that the admissions during the week had been eight, and the discharges eight. It was resolved that Dr. Symes should be gazetted as visiting surgeon, and Mr Chiltern as house surgeon. The Board then adjourned until seven o’clock on the following evening.