OUR HOSPITALS AT HOME

Taranaki Daily News, 29 December 1917, Page 5

OUR HOSPITALS AT HOME

AN INTERESTING SURVEY, (From Our Own Correspondent). Wellington, Dec. 2& An official report that has nacbefiKM Prime Minister gives an interesting *RM vey of the New Zealand hospital* *tM convalescent homes in the United XQUuh dom. Th? main institutions ara 0#( New Zealand General Hospital at Brocks enhurst, Hants; the No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital at W9riton-on:T)ttiimfr Surrey; the No. 3 New ZealftndGeaewJfc Hospital at Codford, Wilts; and theconvalescent hospital at Hornchurch, OWBX. The three general hospitals deal with *ll acute cases. There are, in addition, Hm, Zealand hospitals for cases requires fecial treatment, and also convakaMtfe homes for officers. A general hospitals required to have 1040 beds, matter of fact, the Nejv Zeaitad hot? pitals have grown until they can tali each from 1400 to 1600 soHlerg. Tlie special branches in connection with these hospitals are many. A neurological section has been established at Bmktihurst for nerve cases, which are trans* .ferred from the other hospitals. Brock•enhurst is also the centre for ortihopoedie work, which deals with deformities arising from wounds. A curative workahun 'for restoring the functions of disabled limbs has proved very successful. Tina 'the Walton-on-Thamea Hospital include* «a section for the accommodation of limbless soldiers during the suigjcal paration for the fitting of artiftgM limbs. Two workshops have been ftttat 'in order thKt the lknhless men may lie; ■"trained in. various arts and crafts. | A centre cfjur the treatments face *sd J jaw injurieaMias been csUMiibad at iKb. \ *Selix, which Sa.a hranch of the ion-Thames Hospital. The cacvaleaasit hospital at iHorndmrch has accommdte- { rtion for WftO men, and one of its fiat- 1 Urea is an electric massage departunot, / "with a stoflfrof twenty masseuses. |tar | At hand ia. a department of meehsniK I therapy, whwo men may be given gn»dß» ] sated exercises under medical supeivbion. It is the policy of the headqusa** i staff-to- provide for New Zealand "wand* J ><xl a» far as possible in New Zealand, hos- ' v iritals, and expedience has amply iuOml j the soundness of' this »pract ice. Pu»oml J supervision ensures either return to fety 1 At the earliest possible moment or eae the protapt evacuation of the unftMn Si New Zealand. The medical staffs inetacte t the best talott, medical and awgtoft, that New Zealand could pixaride, tad the hospitafe. are stated to hare reached * high standard! of effideoey. > .