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MERCUEY BAY HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1906 ... ... ... 2 Admitted during the year ... ... ■ ■ ■ • • ■ 66 Total under treatment ... ... . . 68 Discharged ... ... ... ••• ■•• •■■ 60 Died ... ... ... ... •■• ■■• 4 Eemaining on 31st March, 1907 ... ... 4 Sex. —so males, 18 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Kuaotunu, Mercury Bay, Tairua, and Gumtown. Nationality.—British, 59 ; Maori, 3 ; Swedish, 1; Austrian, 1; Norwegian, 1; Italian, 1; Jamaica, 2. Beligion. —No record. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 1,543; individual average days' stay, 23-5. Daily average cost per head, 15s. 10d.; less patients' payments, 12s. 7Jd. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 430; attendances, 1,135. - Receipts and Expbnditube. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 407 9 7 Rations ... ... ... 126191 Subscriptions and donations ... 529 8 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 3116 Rents " ... ... ... 22 12 0 Surgery and dispensary ... 139 6 10 Patients'payments ... ... 75 14 11 Fuel and light ... ... 23 11 6 Other sources ... ... 8 1 6 Bedding and clothing ... ... 19 13 4 Balance from last year ... 164 16 7 ■ Furniture and earthenware ... 27 18 7 Washing and laundry ... ... 792 Salaries and wages ... ... 627 5 7 Additions to buildings... .. 118 3 11 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... 10 7 11 Insurance ... ... ... 481 Other expenses ... ... 59 10 1 Total £1,207 17 7 Total £1,168 5 7 NAPIER HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1906 ...* ... 43 Admitted during the year ... ... ... • • • 553 Total under treatment ... ... ... 596 Discharged ... ... ••• ••• ••• ■•■ 515 Died 40 Remaining on 31st March, 1907 ... ... 41 Sex. —410 males, 186 females. Localities from which Patients came.— Hawke's Bay and adjoining districts. Country. "— New Zealand, 350 ; England, 112; Ireland, 49; Scotland, 48 ; Australia, 20; Norway, 4 ; Sweden, 2 ; America, 4 ; Germany, 2 ; Denmark, 2 ; Jersey, 1; China, 1; France, 1. Beligion. Church of England, 344 ; Roman Catholic, 146; Presbyterian, 70 ; Wesleyan, 15 ; Salvation Army, 3 ; Congregational, 8 ; Lutheran, 6 ; Plymouth Brethren, 1; Seventh Day Adventists, 3. • Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 15,132; individual average days stay, 25. Daily average cost per head, 6s. 3d.; less patients' payments, 6s. Id. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 440.