HOSPITAL BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 174, 22 January 1914, Page 6

HOSPITAL BOARD.

MONTIIIA' M ICKTINIi. At l!i« monthly meeting of Ike Tara liaki mill tharitablc Aid P.oan yesterday there were prrscnt: Messrs I'. ('. .1. Ilclhiiijicr. (in tlir I'lurii. E Maxwell. (I. W. lirowne, M. ,1. Mclley null!-. I). .MeAiluiii, .1. li. Ilill, -I. Ilrmvn !!. V. Tale. D. il. McDonald. nml Mrs. K I )oL-l<vi; 1. IIKAI.TII INSPECTOR'S IiEI'OKT. The Health Inspector (Mr. K. Sin Hair) reported that (luring tin' moiill 111' liml visited the bakeries. restaurant.and hotels in New Plymouth, mid foam all ill t'a'rlv good order and clean. Twi cases uf chicken-pox had ln'i'ii reportci in tin' west. end of Di'viin street, am all precautions liail lieen taken. Twi cases of septii-iiemi;i hail been notiliei from the eonntry, and both the sull'eren were now inmates of the Xew Plymoutl lluspilal. lie had visited both places and thoroughly disinfected the houses A ease of typhoid fever had been report ed at Waitara. lie had also disinfect ed tlie bouse of this patient, and bai sent full particulars to the Health Offi eer ill Wellington. HOSPITAL REPORT. Dr. Walker, medical superintendent o! the Hospital, reported that the niimbel of palienls ad.nitted during the month had been liS. Kfty-livu had been dis churned and nine had died. There were now in the hospital 48 patients. Oi.l) PEOPLE'S HOME. Mr*, liaylv. matron of t'.'.o Old People's Home, reported that everything had been very satisfactory during the past month. The discipline had been good. There had been two udniiss'oiis ' and three departures. STABLES CONDEMNED. l)r. Chesson. District Health Officer, wrote that lie had received a letter from the town clerk of New Plymouth, stating that nolice would be served on the owner of the Criterion Stables at New Plymouth requiring him to demolish them within three calendar months, lie was sorry that any extension of time had been allowed the owner, but would ask the Hoard to have its inspector keep an eye on the matter iinil inform him when the place was pulled down, and if it were not pulled down within the time spccilied lo immediately report to him. GENEKAL. The Treasury notified that subsidy amounting to £.38:) Us Id hud been paid to the Board's account. The lnglewood iloroitgh Council wrote asking that payment of its levy towards the cost of the New. Plymouth Hospital he allowed to extend over a period ot live years.—The Council will be informed tii.it the same conditions will apply > to them as to other local bodies. l)r. Yaliiitine wrote that ■ lie would do all in his power to obtain conces- ; sions for nurses travelling on the railI way to examination centres. With regard to making' New Plymouth an examination centre, that would depend on the number of candidates who would come forward here. Accounts amounting to .C6IS 2s Sd ' were passed for payment.