HOSPITAL BOARD.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3393, 26 January 1920, Page 3

HOSPITAL BOARD.

—.—---o—.._. MONTHLY MEETING. The usual monthly Jnpemlg. of the Wanganui Hospital and Cll-nimble AM Board was h.<)].d on Wednesday, My 'l‘, Bassett prcsidillg. TllP.l'O WC“, .1130 pl'cSOllt: Mrs‘. Comvns, ML-551-s_ Brown Simpson, Fletch:-I', Sly-al-P, tudridge Pilkington, Svonson, anti Him. J Tcndel's.———'l‘ho following 1(,n(1e1~_; were accepted: Mllk and cream. E G_ Kiddle; bread, I’. C. Hanlilton- VOO-0- . _ ’ 'c> tables, J. N. Bing; batten.‘ R C Hamilton; nioat‘, Bristol and Caddy_ Taihapve Hospital. ~ Th‘; Medical Superintendent I'CpOrled_ “mt the num_ ber of patients in the hospital in the boglniiing of the month was 17‘ the liunibor admitted during l)o<3on1bo1' 27, the number «lischarged 29, and there w«:-1'9 roniaining in the in.~'.titution at the end of the montll 14.

Fco.——The Returned Soldim-s‘ .~\Ssooiation wrote in I'ofol'oneo to an :w,co-ullt, for one of". its nlembvrs. who had been an inmat9 of ‘rho insfitution, and had been cllal-gm‘. for his 11-c«.'Ltnlent. It \\\_,lS 'l'opol'tod by the <soe§'c’.ral'_y that -the member was zuhnitifod for a g]‘lg}lt opemation. The :maos‘r.hot'ic brought on a I'e’.rul‘n of gas, and the soldier had to receive further iroatxncnf at the hospital. The account. had been fol'\'\'al‘(l- - on to .*.}‘..-_= Defnmzo Dpoartmont for paymcnt, but if was declined becV:luso it Wllß not :1 nlzlH'or mixing out of his war servicos.——lt was decided 10 make a. fln'rher oxplail9.t’i<)ll to HlO I)nl:'mlce Department. .

Nul'So’s Horne.—l\lrs Comyns spoke upon what she considered the lack of conveniences at the nurses’ home. She said that the kitchen was too small, and the fittings were so inconvenientthat the staff say they would have to resign unless morn ’r':leilities were made. She said that (L motion was ‘,).'-issed three years 32:0 to have these matters at'ended tn. but it was not cnrrieal out. There we."e 41 nurses in the home.—'l‘he (‘hair-man said the home was too smaT-11, and ad>ditions would have to be made. but it was a matter of firmancles \ Int'eet.ieug ‘Diseases. —— Inspector Swindells.repol"led that the number of infectious diseases reported from the Main Trunk district during” the year -Was as t'ollows:~Se.a.rlet fever 1, diphtheria 29. enterie 5, tuberculosis 2, influenza. 24, pneunmniu S. men-Sles 1, hydatids .1, ]eth:n',<:ie eneephalitis 2.