WESTLAND HOSPITAL BOARD

Hokitika Guardian, 13 September 1927, Page 4

WESTLAND HOSPITAL BOARD

A Y,' 4 §EPT.. - lat n

The Board met at 8.5 p.m. Present: Messrs J. : J. Breeze (Chairmaii), G. Davidson, Heinz, 1!. Aleliarry, W* Jeffries, E. A. Wells, AI. Keenan, T. W: Duff and A. B. .Spiers. Leave of absence was granted to Mr Morel for .three months. The minutes were confirmed and outward correspondence approved. ,SQIIdN'.OF ; |iprPATHY. The, C hairman moved, .that the Board convey to ,>ir. R. , Meharry its deep sympathy, in ,thc 1 oss_ he, had sustained by’ the death of, his’ brqther.— Carried in silence, members standing. From National Provident Fund in reference to pension for an.. applicant for pension .—Received. From .Canterbury,‘.Board in reference to vacant shelters.—Received. From same, in reference to laboratory cha rges.—Recei ved. From] Taua'anga County Council, asking for statistics.-yßeceived; already supplied. . From, Palmerston, North Board supplying information of new ambulance That c-ost LIQSo.-j-,Received. From Waikato,. Hospital. Board . asking for information.—Received; to he

supplied. From. G. Bannister, Bruce Bay in reference to the removal of the horse ambulance from A\ aiho to Bruce Bay. —Received ; referred to, Mr Jeffries to inspect ambulance when, in, Waih.o next month, and to report. REPORTS.

From Surgeon-Superintendent. West-

land Hospital, reporting ,the re were 37 patients in hospital on Ist. Aug. Admitted during August 14 males, 10 females—24, Total treated, 37 males, ; .24 females—6l. Discharged (cured) 8 males. 12 females; relieved 2 males; died, 1 male 1 female—total discharged 11 males'. 13 - females—24. Remaining in hospital on 31st. August 26 males 11 females—37. In hospital for two months 10 males, 7 females—l7.—Re- ? ceived. t The Chairman of the House Com- . niittc? (Mr Davidson) reported every- . thing was satisfactory at the hospital and there were no requirements.—Re- ; ceived as highly satisfactory. . The Treasurer reported receipts , £1)61 Os 3d, payments £867 Is 4d debit balance .£826 Is Ll.—Received. The accounts were rof or red to the Finance Committee' f r payment "hen

approved. PitnrO^ED, HOSPITAL DAY. Ms- Jeffries paid a tribute to the work of .Mr Davidson in the hospital gr muds, which any visit: ;- would ap-pr-ciatc, but one not visiting the institution regularly would not know t':e great i’.u runt of work Mr Davidson was doing. With a view to raisirg a .sufficient sum to complete the work in the grounds, and carry out nec -••isary capital expenditure he sog-

g ,itrd the holding of a, Hospital Day with a view to raising the sum of fk-OT which with the st-.bsidv would complete He .outside work in its entirety, and prove of great assistance to the Hoard i-i its work of providing a full supply milk, butter, cheese. pork and poul-t-v f-r the institution, ns thev were ('■•in . c.t the present time. If this sv:n v as not raised they wo-ld have to ask the local ! -dies nerd vra- to iacr-nse t:\r.r ( -ntribution and that wan’d wan an inereroe cf the rates. AR Duff endorsed All- Jeffries’ rcroarl.s as to the wonderful results r,•hievwl hv Alt- Davidson at the hospital. His methods were exceedingly good and were hearing good fruit. The suggestion for a hospital day also.had his ;■ .proviil and should he ;;.;:iod.

out. He thought the public would take very kindly to the proposal, nml if carried biifc properly a very large siiiin’ should he. ra.ised. The CTuiirinan supported tie sugges-. tion as a very desirable one, and every effort should he rn.ade to carry it . out. Tf the members of flie ,Board nut as much energy into the proposal as the ladies had into the recent ball then a ■great success would he assured. After further discussion Hospital Duv was fixed for Saturday. 3rd. Dec. i and Sunday -fill. Dec. MATERNITY lIQME.

The Committee of the .Board (Messrs .Breeze. Duff and Jeffries) reported : We examined the Home thoroughly and in our opinion it is without any doubt right up-to-date. Nevertheless tho Health authorities are not satisfied, and require further improvements made in the Heme, which Airs Halliday does not feel it incumbent upon her to carry out. She definitely states she is relinquishing the place as a Aluternity Home and makes the offer -to the Board to rent the premises furnished as they now obtain for £4 4s per week with the alternatire of selling her place to the Hoard—no price stated. AVe now .submit this important matter to the consideration of the-Board. —Received. Following a discussion that took place previously at the Finance Committee meeting, further consideration was deferred to next meeting. The Board then resolved into Finance Committee to-pass accounts, and after doing so adjourned.

,DC)GGED ( BY.J'AyE. LONDON, Aug. 28. A long chapter of accidents, ending in the death of one person and injuries to 11 others, attended an excursion party’s attempt to reach Alargate from London by motor coach. The last and fatal accident was caused bv a rabbit running across the road.

The party started from Luna Park in u motor conch at 9.45 n.m. yesterday, an drenched’ Kingsdown, 22 miles away where the connecting-rod fell through the crank-case, entailing a three hours' delay. Transferring to a fresh coach they arrived at 6.30 p.m. at Canterbury, where a breakdown delayed them an hour. They transferred to a third coach, determined to return to London. They had travelled 30 miles when they broke down again.

A member of .the party telephoned to London and secured a. fourth motor coach, to which they transferred half-aii-hour after midnight. They travelled a quarter of an hour in the darkness to Highcroft Hill, where two motor cyclists, endeavouring to avoid a rabbit, swerved in front of the coach. One was thrown off., and the coach driver, swerving to avoid him, lost control of the coach, which, overturned, pinning the occupants beneath the vehicle. One was killed and. 11 injured. Among the wreckage on the roadside was a picture, postcard marked. ‘‘.Good. luck, from . Aim-gate.”