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MERCURY BAY HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1905 ... ... ... 0 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 33 Total under treatment ... ... ... 33 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... 28 Died ... 4 Remaining on 31st March, 1906 .. ... 1 Sex. —2B males, 5 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Kuaotunu, Whitianga, Tairua, and Gumtown Nationality. —British, Maori, Swedish, Portuguese. Religion. —No record. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 823; individual average days' stay, 2494. Daily average cost per head, £1 os. lljd.; less patients' payments, 19s. 9fd. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 1,796. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ..? 348 7 8 Rations ... ... ... 104 13 4 Subscriptions and donations ... 267 17 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 611 0 Rents * ... ... .... 7180 Surgery and dispensary ... 86 13 0 Patients' payments ... ... 5644 Fuel and light ... 1902 Other sources ... ... 30 5 6 Bedding and clothing ... ... 10 7 0 Balance from last year ... 316 3 9 Furniture and earthenware ... 717 4 Washing and laundry ... ... 838 Salaries and wages ... ... 508 3 0 Funerals ... ... 7 10 0 Repairs ... ... ... 45 14 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... 6 18 7 Insurance ... ... 10 9 9 Other expenses ... 39 18 10 Total ... ... £1,026 16 3 Total ... ... £861 19 8 Visited 31st October, 1905. —There were no patients in this Hospital when visited. Sinks, &c, are not trapped. Attention was drawn to this, and also to the need of a steriliser. NAPIER HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1905 ... ... 47 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 589 Total under treatment ... ... ... 636 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 547 Died ... 46 Remaining on 31st March, 1906 ... ... 43 Sex. —39s males, 241 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Hawke's Bay and adjoining districts. Country. — New Zealand, 355 ; England, 143; Ireland, 70; Scotland, 27 ; Australia, 13; Norway, 5 ; Russia, 1; Sweden, 3 ; America, 3 ; Germany, 4 ; Denmark, 4; Italy, 1 ; Jersey, 1; China, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 366; Roman Catholic, 166 ; Presbyterian, 62 ; Wesleyan, 11; Salvation Army, 9; Congregational, 4 ; Lutheran, 11 ; Plymouth Brethren, 4 ; Seventh Day Adventists, 2 ; Baptist, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 15,788; individual average days' stay, 24-82. Daily average cost per head, 6s. 2d.; less patients' payments, ss. 9d. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 325 ; attendances, 1,143.