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SESS. 11.—1891. NEW ZEALAND.

HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS IN THE COLONY (REPORT ON), BY THE INSPECTOR OF HOSPITALS.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

HOSPITALS. AKAEOA HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1890 ... ... ... 1 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 16 Total under treatment ... ... ... 17 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 Died ... ... ... ... ... Eemaining on 31st March, 1891 ... ... ... ... 4 Sea;. —13 males, 4 females. Locality from which Patients came. —Akaroa. Country. —New Zealand, 5 ; England, 3 ; Ireland, 3 ; France, 3 ; India, 3. Religion. —Eoman Catholic, 9; Church of England, 8. The total collective number of hospital-days was 938 ; individual average days' stay, 55-18. Daily average cost per head, 7s. OJd. Outdoor Patients, 9; attendances, 27. Ebvence and Expendituee. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 165 2 0 Eations ... ... ... 89 10 7 Derived from North Canterbury Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 1 15 0 Hospital Board, of which it is a Surgery and dispensary ... ... 2190 branch hospital ... ... 165 111 Fuel and light ... ... ... 27 10 6 Salaries and wages ... ... 150 0 0 Other expenses... ... ... 39 18 10 Total ... ... £330 3 11 Total ... ... £330 3 11 I inspected this Hospital on the sth January, 1891. It is conducted as a branch of the Christchurch Hospital, with a local medical man, who receives £50 salary, and a married warder—Mr. Penrose —who receives a salary of £100. The building is well designed for a small cottage hospital of eight beds, is well furnished, and very neatly kept, both outside and in. The total number treated during the year was seventeen. There was only one patient, a chronic case of many years' standing, on the day of my visit.

AEEOWTOWN HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1890 ... ... ... 1 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 58 Total under treatment ... ... ... 59 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 54 Died ... ... .... ... ... ... 4 Eemaining on 31st March, 1891 ... ... ... ... 1 Sex. —49 males, 10 females. I—H. 7.