HOSPITAL BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 321, 21 January 1908, Page 3

HOSPITAL BOARD.

The Hospital ami Charitable Aid | Hoard met yesterday. Present—Messrs j K. ttellrinp»r (in the chair), Browne, , Iturges*. Andrews, Hill, Brown, O'SulliI van, and McDonald. I THE MUSKS' 110.MK. j The Hoiuw Committee n-commended I that the suggestions of Drs. Valentine | and tor the enlargement <>■' \ the Nurses' Home by the erection ot ar , I additional storey should l>e giveu ell'e.-t | j 10. Plans were submit (od to Iho Board ; providing for nine extra room* 1 bedroom* and one sitting room). The recommendation of the committee was adopted, and tenders will le called. MEDICAL KEPOKT. J)r. Leatham reported that the number o: patients admitted to the UospM during Dei-ember was 37: discharged. 40: ■ I. X: remaining in Hospital, 34. Four- | ten operation- had been performed durthe month. OLD PEOPLE'S HOME.

I lie manager, Mr A. Farrar, rcpori-'d that there hail lieen one admission dur-

ing the month. The general health oi the inmates hail been good. The initiates desired to tender their thanks to the chairman, members anil secretary of the Hoard, and citizens of Xeiv Plymouth, for Christinas t-lieer. IN KANT LIKE PIiOTF.CTII IN.

The Secretary for Education wrote that all business connected with the Infant Life Protection Act would after the end of 11)07 be conducted by the Education Department. The law relating 'o the receiving ami maintaining of infants apart from their parents had been altered in several important respects, and 't was therefore very necessary that all persons holding licenses under the Act should make themselves acquainted with these changes. The licenses now held by infant home keepers would remain in force for the present. PROPOSED CONFERENCE. The Hospitals and Charitable Aid Department wrote that, in accordnn«c with the expressed wisli of the Counties Conference held in Inly last at Wellington. the lion, the Minister in charge of Hosiptals and Charitable Aid had decided to convene a meeting of Hospital and Charitable Aid Hoards, including separate under the Act, for the purpose of discussing the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act Amending Hill, which was to lie introduced nest session. The conference would be held in Wellington in the first week of dune.

CEXERAL. Accounts aniountiug to t."i"2 Ss 8d were passed for payment.

The Treasury notified that the sum of Cilll 15s Id bad been placed to the credit of the Board by subsidies on amounts raised.

The names of Misses W. ftrailsforrl and Tolme were placed on the probationers' list.