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INVEECAEGILL HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1890 ... ... ... 24 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 189 Total under treatment ... ... ... 213 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 173 Died ... . . ... ... ... ... ... 21 Eemaining on 31st March, 1891 ... ... ... ... 19 Sex. —169 males, 44 females. Locality from ivhich Patients came. —Southland. Country.— England, 49; Scotland, 48; Ireland, 26; New Zealand, 75; Isle of Man, 1; Jersey, 1; Canada, 1; Victoria, 2 ; Denmark, 1; Germany, 1; Austria, 1; China, 1; India, 1; Japan, 2 ; Sweden, 2 ; Finland, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 68 ; Presbyterian, 81; Eornan Catholic, 31; Wesleyan, 9 ; Primitive Methodist, 4; Lutheran, 2 ; Congregational, 1; Baptist, 2 ; Confucian, 2 ; Unitarian, 1; not defined, 12. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 5,633; individual average days' stay, 26-45. Daily average cost per head, 75.; less patients' payments, 6s. sd. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 791; attendances, 1,702. Eevenub and Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d From Government ... ... 733 16 6 Eations, wines, &c. ... ... 225 18 9 Local bodies ... ... ... 674 2 5 Surgery and dispensary ... 140 10 3 Subscriptions and donations ... 32 11 6 Fuel and light ... ... 180 3 6 Eents and endowment ... 27 15 8 Bedding and clothing ... ... 67 17 8 Patients' payments ... ... 164 11 7 Salaries and wages ... ... 879 12 5 Other sources ... ... 50 0 0 Funerals ... ... ... 44 5 6 Eepairs ... ... ... 9 16 3 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 57 10 9 Interest ... ... ... 19 9 10 Other expenses ... ... 346 14 5 Total £1,682 17 8 Total £1,971 19 4 This Hospital is a small, badly designed, and, I am afraid, practically insanitary hospital — i.e., saturated with germs of disease. The imposing appearance it presents is due mainly to its adjuncts— a fine large doctor's residence and a central administrative block—while the hospital proper is old, badly arranged, and, though much improved of late in this respect, is still badly ventilated. It is, in short, a miserable hospital with splendid appendages. Like the trustees of the Dunedin Hospital, those of Invercargill have spent on costly accessories what would have gone some distance to provide a suitable hospital, and have done so in such a way as to make it now difficult, if not impossible, to make the best use of the site for hospital purposes proper. "With these drawbacks, the Hospital is, I believe, now well managed, though at the time of my visit I found matters very unsatisfactory in the steward's department, and of this fact I informed the Chairman. The medical care of the Hospital is quite satisfactory. Dr. McLeod is careful and energetic, and is well supported by the local members of the profession.

KUMAEA HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1890 ... ... ... 3 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 50 Total under treatment ... ... ... 53 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 33 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 Eemaining on 31st March, 1891 ... ... ... ... 12 Sex. —so males, 3 females. Localities from which Patients come. —Kumara, 39; Grey District, 7 ; Hokitika, 4; Eeefton, 1 ; Charleston, 1; Wanganui, 1. Nationality. —English, 6; Scotch, 6; Irish, 25; Colonials, 11; American, 1; Dane, 1; Portuguese, 1; Italian, 1; Chinese, 1. Religion. —No record. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 3,283 ; individual average days' stay, 61-94. Daily average cost per head, 4s. 7|-d.; less patients' payments, 4s. ojd. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 37 ; attendances, 177.