HOSPITAL REPORTS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 February 1941, Page 4

HOSPITAL REPORTS

i i MEETING OF WAIRARAPA BOARD i — l STATEMENT ON FINANCES. v MAINTENANCE EXPENDITURE. At a meeting of the Wairarapa HosI pital Board, held today, the managingi secretary, Mr Norman Lee, reported:— { "For the period April 1, 1940 to {January 31. 1941, maintenance expen- > diture is in excess of receipts by the {sum of £2.741 12s lid. On capital ac- { count there is a credit balance of I £B6l. Bank pass book shows an over- ; draft of £1,041 and cheques outstimdi ing total £741. Local contributing au- ' thoriiies levies for maintenance and ! Government subsidy thereon received I to January 31. 1941, total £35.464. The proportional amount due to this date is { £39.397. leaving an amount of £3,933 j due on January 31. Government subI sidy amounting to .£2.972 outstanding jon April 1, 1940, has been received in I full. The last quarterly instalments ot j levies for the year ending March 31. | 1941. are due <>n February 28, 1041, and ( accounts have been rendered accord- } iiißlyFees collected from April 1 to January 31, 1941, wore:—Masterton ; Hospital, £12.436; Greytown Hospital. ! £6.678; Pahiatua Hospital, £2.223: {other hospitals. £123. District nurses: (Masterton. £22; Eketuhuna, £18; total. ! £21,500. "'Die aggregate collections for ; the period under review were greater iby the sum of £3.927 than for the I same period last year and further the . total collections are in excess of the I proportional estimate for the period. With reference to maintenance expenditure it will be observed that practically al! items of expenditure are within the proportional estimate for the period. The Medical Superintendent. Dr. T. 1... Parr, reported that m December occupied beds varied from 72 to 112 and the daily average was 93 23. In January occupied beds varied from 79 to 100 and the daily average was 89 42. The Matron of Greytown Hospital. Miss I. Higginson, reported that in December. 47 patients were admitted and 47 discharged, leaving a total of 26 remaining at ’.lie end of the month. The hospital had been very bu.-y. Miss Higgm.-am reported, during both De-cx-moer and January In January 78 patients werx- aiimitled and 76 dis-eF.arg<-d leaving 28 on January 31. At Pahiatua Hospital, the total number of jj.itie.’its treated was 69 and average of occupied beds was 20.7. the Ma’ron. Miss N. Ockenden. reported. In January 70 patients were treated and occupied beds averaged 23 1