MASTERTON HOSPITAL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4492, 9 August 1893, Page 3

MASTERTON HOSPITAL

Monthly Meeting, The regular monthly meeting of the Masterlon Hospital Trustees was held yesterday afternoon, in the Borough Chambers. Present: Messis J. C. Boddington (chairman), G. S. W. DBlrymple, J. B. Keith, and B, P, Perry. .. . MKWTES. Th? minutes; of the last meeting weia read end confirmed.' treasurer's bepobt. The Treasmer's report read at the meeting showeu a credit balance at date of £825 10s, *ith liabilities amounting t0,£8716s Dd. SIBOIOAL OFFICER, Dr W. H Hosking wrote, asking from foui> o six months leave of abseuco, as 13 is about to make a trip to tbe Old C juntry on urgent family «nd profess >nal business, He also offered to (irehase instruments for tbe Hospita if tbo Trustees were agreeable, It was dei ded to grant tho leave of absence as r guested, and to agtte to tbo propesi on of Dr Hnsking ro instruments

HE MEASLES. / A latter ros received from the / Masterton Tkn Clerk to the Secretary with refjrence to the man Solo* Dions,' the Jseyrinn hawker, whose case has beenn-eported in our columns, IThe Chaimrnu explained that as the matter required attention and threw respon ibility on tho Trustees, he had called together the Trustees, and referred to Dr, Hosking for his Dr. Hoskini's reply was read to the meeting, declining to take tho responsibility pf recommending the man's admission to the Hospital on the ground tbat'he was suffering from measles, which Is an infectious disease. Tho Chairman said that on receipt of Dr, Hosking'a letter Messrs Keith, Dalrymple and himself had met, and after consideration had decided to forward the man to the Hospital, and instruct Mr William?, the Custodian, to isolate him in the fever ward, aDil to employ a special attendant, to prevent any danger of the disease bsing communicated to tho other patients, This conrse had been adopted and an extra assistant engaged at 10a per day. Ho had visited the Hospital, find found that matters had been arranged in a thoroughly satisfactory manner. Ho would now ask the meeting to confirm the action of the Trustees. Mr Dalrymple moved and Mr Ferry seconded that the action be confirmed,—Carried, ACCOUNTS. The following accounts were passed for payment :-W,F,C,A., £ll Os 2djH.Beale,l7s; J. Wickens, £2 7s Bd,H. Jones, £ll6s IOdjR.F. ' Templo & Co,, jE7Bsßd;o. Hughes, i 4 6s7d. patients' report. The number of patients in tho in- - stitntion. at tho beginning of the month was eleven, six were admitted during the month, and nine discharged, ' ANNUAL BBPORT. The annual report was read by (he Secretary, and adopted, PBISIWO, Estimates were received from the Haßterton printing establishments, for griming the annual report and list of subscribers. ' The Chairman said lie considered [ &epricesaßked werotoo high, / the mattor HjHfiDe Chairoiffi declined to accept responsibility, Mr Dalrymple considered the print- ■ ing of tho report and subscription list W. a waste of money. m It was finally decided that the H matter be ]eft in the'hands of a subBT, committee consisting of Messrs Bod" W dington, Dalrymple and Keith, ■ patients' accounts. ■ The meeting then went into com ■ mittee to consider tho patients