HOSPITAL BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 50, 18 February 1908, Page 4

HOSPITAL BOARD.

The Tamiaki Hospital and Charitable Aid Hoard met yesterday. There we,e present: Messrs F. (chairman I, (i. W, Browne, .his. limgcss. Andrews, .1. li. Hill, ,|os. Hrown, C. O'Kullivan, ami D. H. McDonald. MKDICAL Rlvl'l H!T. Dr. Loatham reported that during ■tanuary ;U patients were admitted to the Hospital, 33 wore discharged, font' died, and there were 30 in the institution, OLD PKOI'LE'S lUI.MK, Mr. A. E. Farrar, manager, ropurteil that there had been two deaths at the Home during the month, and there had lieen two new admissions. The general health was good, and discipline got,!. There were now 25 inmates (21 men and 4 women). THE ISOLATION WARD.

l)r. Frengley, District Health Ollicer. reported having inspected the accommoution provided at Xew Plymouth fur tlio reception and treatment of infectious diseases, and considered the acriiiniuoda.tion was unsatisfactory, consisting only Of two wards, with scullery and hath and lavatory accommodation. The word "isolation" could not he properly applied. for the following redone— Tliou wards are too near the general hospital; they are too near the general laundrv and the cottage for the preliminary reception of cases of mental diseases, including those due to alcoholism; there are no available means to prevent tli.' infccte4 persons coming in contact with outsiders, ami at the same time to allow -uch persons when convalescing op portunities for exercise in the open-air; and. p»>haps the worst feature, the cottage at the hack of these wards, in tended originally for use hv nurses in isolation, is now occupied by nurses i ngaged in the general ward-.

The only ell'ective remedy, in Ih opinion of the Health tlflicer, was i. erect truly isolation wards - an wil-iiiui hospital—and the best position was on the knoll beyond the gully at the retr of the main building, lie would not recommend any great expense in altering the 'existing building, because at best it could only lw regarded as temporary accommodation. It would be much better to conserve all moneys possible in the direction of providing an isolation hospital on a site ami of an up-to-date character to which no exception could be taken, lie supported Dr. Uathani's suggestions for improvemen l . The suggestions are now lieing put into effect. HOSPITAL COLLECTION'S.

-Mr. 0. I'. Stokes, secretary to tliladies' committee, forwarded CloT the result ot the Hospital Saturday an! Sunday collection*.

The secretary said lie hoped the amount would lie increased to UlllO.

<r. Andrew, thought that a box at Okato would have lieen libcrallv treat ed, ami C'r. Ilili suggested that in future the dairy factories should be li-iled.

Mr. liurgess was of opinion that thai course would not have been pnniuctiv. of milch cash for boys look mo>l of tinlhiik to the factories. Canvassing dairy farmers themselves would ha.e been better.

The chairman said that the-e and several other suggestions would he noted for future cll'orts.

On the motion of .Air. liiugc.is hearty votes of thanks were accorded to ail who had assisted. NEW HOSPITAL LEGISLATION.

The Board reeeivc.l a lengthy list of resolutions passed at the conference of delegates from the Stratford, Hawera. and New Plymouth Hoards to deal "with the new Hospital and Charitable Institutions' Act.

The chairman thought that it might l»e as well to have another conference. liemits had to be in fox the genera! conference by March 21, He thought th.it in any future conference this Board should have one of its country mcmlieras a delegate. Mr. .1. Brown yr. It elect I'll to act with the chairman st> the next conference at Stratford. It was decide! to fully con-idcr I lie Bill and the conference recommend ttions at the March meeting. TEXDEIiS. Mr. !• rank Messenger, architect, reported having received Hie following tenders:—For the addition to the Xurscs' Home: li. W. Bond t; 1 (l(li>; .1. Sail, ClOl7 los: Coleman and Son. CIISU ss; A. Cl'iir, tll!l» IN. For the D.T. cell: Smart Bro-. C7."i l.'is till • A.'L-liir, JCB.» 1,35; 1!. \Y. Bond CB7.

The tender of 1!. W. Bon.l was accepted foC tile Nurses' llome contract, and the others will lie sent on to the Inspector (lenoral of Hospitals. I;K.\ki:AL The name of Mi-,s M, Taylor, of Xelj son, wa- placed upon the probationers' i li-t. ' Tile Treasuiv nntilicd thai C.'!l7 Sd J had I wen remitted to the Hoard'-, a - : count, as rOlbsidies. i Accounts were pa-spd f,, r pa.uneii! as ■ follow-:--Hospital, tiny n, 7,1. (-li.trj itable aid. ioli lis Id. I =—