THAMES NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10357, 4 May 1911, Page 4

THAMES NEWS.

THAMES HOSPITAL

MONTHLY MEETING OF THE

BOABB>.-

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Thames Hospital and Charitable

. Aid Board Was heldl in the Boardfs office layt night whlen the following mleanibtecra wterte present: Messrs T. ' Killgour (chairman), W. Bakeo.-, J. Sowe, Strange, Lloyd, S. Laughlin, O. Franklin, and J. M McfLairen. • —Minutes, Eta— Tlie minutes of the previous meeting wiere read, and Confirmed, and the outward coitespondiencei approved, ' —Hjouse Sturgeon's .Repoi*.— The folloiwing ia the monthly, return Iby the resident Burgeon Walshe): Nlum'ber of patients in the Wardia at last return, males 20, femalea 15; admitted since, .males 43, femalea 12; deatihsl, males 4, females I 1; patients discharged, males 30, femalea 17; remaining at d!ate, malea 32, females 10; out-paitiemts, males 25, females 9; attendances, males 189, femalea 32; opei^ations, maka 13, females 9. -

The" report wtaa recieived and adapted!. —-lietava of Albkemcie.— A certificiate watei received from 3>r. Walshe to the dSetefc that the superintendent of the Hpmefii (Mi- K. H. Chapman), who met with a nasty accident some weeks ago, would'not Ite capable of discharging his duties for some time, and rtecommeudeti! that ho be gTanteldi on© -month's leave of absence td €tn;aibl© him to reciowr. • The Bbiardi unanimously d-eeided t<J grant tha nectessairy leave.' —Concrete Wall.— The Bbard dlecid'ed to accept Mr J. Praitt'a tender (per amended specifidatioms) f oV the ctonstruction of a ooncretie protective wall at the District Homes. The price: tendered was £186. —New Wards.—• Mr E. B. Gillman, airchiteot, was in attendlanoe iwfith pencil plans of the proposed! rew Wardl for the hospital. After dismissing one or two points tha BWard ciecided tot refer the plana to 1 the resident surgeon and the mlatron, and to further discuss the whole qutefeition at a* future meeting. —Account A — Accounts amounting! to .£302 18s ]0d were passed 1 for 4 paiyment. —Visiting- Committees.—■ The follo^ng visiting oommitteeg wiera arranged ' Hospital, Messrs Lloyd and Franklin. District Homes, Messrs Sltrianga and Balksr. —Ekpreission of Sympathy.—■ At the clondusaon of the businesls 'the Oiairman, thoughtfully proposed that the members pasa a. vote of sympathy with the- sletoretniy (Mr Banlcs) in hia irreparable loss oicciasioned 'by the death, of Mrs Blanks.

The trlote of sympathy Wais earned in sileinoe, the members all standing. Mkr Baniks quietly tlianlkied! the riieintfeirs of the Bolsvrd; for theair 'kindly cixpi^teion of sympathy.