A “SWELLED HEAD.”

Hokitika Guardian, 21 December 1923, Page 4

A “SWELLED HEAD.”

HOKITIKA HOSPITAL BIAS. ( Grey Star ) Hokitika is suffering from a swfiled head on account of that Inhibition down there!’’ declared Air ,1. Brisbane, at to-day’s meeting of the Grey Hospital Board, commenting on ‘he refusal of the Westland Hospital Board to co-operate with the Grey Hospital Board's proposal to establish a bacteriological laboratory at the hospital. In the proposal to establish a bacteriological laboratory at Greymouth the Board sought the co-operation of other boards, and sent out letters to that effect. The Westland Hospital Board replied stating that it was unable to co-operate with the Board in this matter. The Inniigahua Board, however, stated that it would be pleased to support the Board’s application for the establishment of a laboratory. The Chairman (Mr J. W. Hannan 'i said that when the proposal was first mooted by the Board .each of the medical officers in the different West Coast hospital districts, including Westland, were consulted, and they expressed their approval of the scheme. A letter each was then forwarded to the Puller, Inhntigahv.a and Westland Boards, and the only one to reject, the proposal was the Westland Board. They stated, according to the discussion published in the Grey ••.Star,” that they wore quite satisfied to deal with the Christchurch laboratory. Air Brisbane stated that the (jUOstion of the establishment of the laboratory v. a- merely not purely a matter of advantage to Greymouth. It was for the benefit of suffering humanity. Air W. 11. Parlitt said that it •. ;.s

regrettable that the Westland Born l bail seen lit to take up such an altitude. It displayed a rather parochial

spirit. The Chairman said that the. povtu u wa.-> that unless they had Hie c.,-.., i ■ rtion of all the Boards, the Board ttnld not alford to go on with the pi >| .-id. Nevertheless, a laboratory IVr the West Coast was necessary, tml he moved that the Department's assistance be asked for. What they loqnit" ed was a qualified full-time bacteriologist to carry on the work for the four hospitals The motion was seconded by -Mr -T. Irvine and carried.