Wanganui Hospital.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 60, 12 February 1885, Page 2

Wanganui Hospital.

lllerald] The quarterly meeting of the Wanganui Hospital Committee was held yesterday, when thero were present — The Mayor (m tho chair,), Crs Carson, Manson, and Neil), Mr S)»«rwill, Mayor of Feilding, Mr Wilsmi, Mr Macarthur, M. 11. R., ami Mr Thatcher were also pros ent. Tho minutes of the previous meeting were road and confirmed. A letter was hauded m l>y Mr Slicrwill from Mr Thompson, Feilding, containing a complaint made l>y a returned patient named Gray as to the dint nud want of night attendance. Dr Earlo said tiiat as to diet there wtro various scales, but if any man could get through the heaps of food which was presented to. them, he must be very hungry. As to night attendanccj there were generally one or two convalescents who were expected to do something, and tliisduty fell to them, and ho had hoard no complaints. Whenever a chango of diet was asked ho or? dere.l it Tho man Gray had expressed himself, during his stny al the Hospital, as very thankful for the trentment received. He had special luxuries granted to him. Mr Shenvill was satisfied with the explanations from Dr Earle. With regard to the rejection of the Pair merston case of erysipelas, the chairman stated the facts, and Dr Earlo explained the dangerous nature of the disease when it got a hold m a hospital. Dr Earle had himself treated plenty of erysipelas patients as out-door patients, ratlu-r than allow them m the hospital. Mr Wilson was glad that this explanation had been made. Mr Macarthur thought a resolution should be passed dealing with auch cases, and thereby con fi rming the Mayor's action.