RECORD REVENUE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 64, 2 April 1937, Page 3

RECORD REVENUE

Our Own Correspondent. 1 •

Waipawa Hospital Board's Fees for the Year INTERESTING FIGURES

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WAIPUKURAU, Last Night. The Waipawa Hospital Board 's revenue from'patients* fees for the year ending March 31, 1937, conatitutes a record for all institutions, the total being £24,540 4/3, against £21,328 6/7 last year. The Waipukurau Hospital shows a revenue of £82 per occupied bed, against £72. Twice during the past three years the Waipukurau Hospital 's revenue from patients * fees has been the highest in New Zealand, and for the year ending March 31, 1936, it was third highest with a revenue of £72 per occugied bed. This year, with an increase of £10 per occupied bed, the institution ia Jikely to be well up in«the list again. The total hospital and maternity home fees for the yeax ended March 31, 1937, are £6,039 12/2, against £5,569 14/5 for last year. The Pukeora Sanatorium fees for 1937 total £18,500 12/1, against £15,758 12/2, the large increase being partly due to the increased number of patientsu Record Number of Babies Bonu The total expenditure of the board for the year 1936-37 was £58,564 13/1, representing £43,064 16/10 maintenance expenditure and £15,499 16/3 capital expenditure. Some of the eources of the revenue which help to meet .tthds huge sum are as follow; — ■ £ Contribution by other boaxds to' the Pukeora Sanatorium. . . . . ' 18,500 Loan money 14,000 Government subsriies ........ 6., 000 Hospital and maternity home 6,000 ■ Farm revenue 17,000 Patangata county ............. 3,450 Waipawa county 2,400 Waipukurau county 720. Waipukurau borough. 366 Waipawa borough 214 The number of patients treated at the Waipukurau Hospital for the yeair Shd the number of babies born at' the Eathbone -Maternity Home, also' constitute records. The number of patients was 1199, 13 more than the previous year, and 114 babies were born at the Eathbone Maternity Home. Last year the number Was 85.