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Eeceipts and Expenditure. Beceipts. £ s. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 4,497 5 1 Eations ... ... ... 2,802 2 3 Local bodies... ... ... 4,497 5 1 Nurses' Home, maintenance ... 1,221 14 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 52 3 8 Wines, spirits, ale, and porter ... 178 4 1 Bequests ... ... ... 60 3 7 Surgery and dispensary ... 1,642 19 2 Bents of endowments ... ... 112 13 11 Fuel and light ... ... 922 1 1 Patients'payments ... ... 3,19119 11 Bedding and clothing ... ... 469 10 6 Furniture and earthenware ... 316 3 10 Washing and laundry ... ... 441 12 6 Salaries and wages ... ... 3,131 6 2 Water-supply ... ... 177 0 0 Funerals ... ... ... 36 4 0 Maintenance of grounds ... 140 9 4 Eepairs ... ... ... 366 11 1 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 127 18 10 Legal expenses ... ... 36 14 9 Insurance ... ... ... 35 16 3 Proportion of office expenses ... 324 13 8 Other expenses ... ... 40 9 3 Total ... ...£12,411 11 3 Total ... ...£12,411 11 3 Visited 14th November and 7th February.—Dr. Collins has been appointed Medical Superintendent. The basement of this hospital has had a much needed clearing-out. Lavatories and bath-rooms are clean and tidy, and the wards fresh and airy. On the day of visit the male ward was overcrowded, and it is evident the work is increasing. The nursing-staff, forty-five in number, have better accomodation than at any other hospital.

BLENHEIM HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1901 ... ... ... 13 Admitted during the year... ... ... ... ... 155 Total under treatment ... ... ... 168 Discharged ... ... ... ... •■• ••• 144 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ••• 13 Eemaining on 31st March, 1902 ... ... 11 Sex. —125 males, 43 females. Locality from which Patients came. —Marlborough. Country.— England, 26; Scotland, 17; New Zealand, 95; Ireland, 13; Australia, 2; Portugal, 1 ; France, 1. Beligion— Church of England, 64; Eoman Catholic, 45 ; Presbyterian, 35; Wesleyan, 5 ; Salvationist, 2; Congregational, 1; Christadelphian, 2; Baptist, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 5,611; individual average days' stay, 33-40. Daily average cost per head, 9s. 7fd.; less patients' payments, 8s 3fd. Eeceipts and Expenditure. Beceipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 1,200 810 Eations . . ... ... 547 19 11 Local bodies... ... ... 1,117 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 55 9 2 Subscriptions and donations ... 43 6 0 Surgery and dispensary ... 160 8 3 Eents ... ... ... 33 0 0 Fuel and light ... ... 124 17 6 Patients' payments ... ... 376 2 0 Bedding, clothing, furniture, and Other sources ... ... 28 1 6 earthenware ... ... 230 17 7 Balance from last year ... 8 3 2 Salaries and wages ... ... 766 14 2 Water-supply ... ... 100 11 11 Funerals ... ... ... 7 8 6 Eepairs ... ... ... 52 3 0 Additions to buildings and new buildings ... ... ... 605 10 8 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 40 17 9 Interest and insurance ... 50 0 6 Commission ... ... ... 53 17 7 Other expenses ... ... 580 2 3 Total ... . . £2,806 1 6 Total ... ... £3,376 18 9 I "" ~ " ' ' \mmMmmmi\

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