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1909. NEW ZEALAND.

HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE AID IN THE DOMINION (REPORT THEREON BY THE INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS).

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

CONTENTS.

Inspector-General to Minister— page Hospitals generally .. .. .. 2 District Nurse .. .. .. .. 5 St. Helens Hospitals .. .. .. 7 Charitable Aid .. .. .. .. 7 Assistant Inspector to Inspector-General— Nurses Registration Act .. .. .. 9 Mental Nurses .. .. .. .. 9 Maori Nurses .. .. .. 10 Midwives Act .. .. .. .. 10 St. Helens Hospital, Wellington .. 11, 48 Dunedin .. 11,48 ~ Auckland .. 11, 47 Christchurch .. 12, 48 Medical School Maternity Home .. 12, 49 Charitable Maternity Homes .. .. 13 Private Hospitals Act .. .. 14 Statistical Report on St. Helens Hospitals .. 15 Reports on Individual Hospitals— Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. 44 Arrowtown .. .. .. .. 41 Ashburton .. .. .. ..33 Auckland .. .. .. .. 18 Blenheim (see Wairau). Charleston .. .. .. 36 Christchurch .. .. .. .. 20 Coromandel .. .. .. .. 42 Cromwell .. .. .. .. .. 42 Dannevirke .. .. .. 34 Dunedin .. .. .. .. 19 Dunstan .. .. .. .. .. 43 Gisborne .. .. .. .. ..28 Greytown (see South Wairarapa). Greymouth .. .. .. 22 Hamilton (see Waikato). Havelock .. .. .. .. 45 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. 34 Hokitika (see Westland). Invercargill (see Southland). Kaitangata .. .. .. 46 Kumara .. .. .. .. 28 Lawrence (see Tuapeka). Masterton.. ... .. .. 30 Mangonui .. .. .. .. 44 Mercury Bay .. .. .. .. 41 -r Napier .. .. .. .. .. 24 Naseby .. .. .. .. ..39 Nelson .. .. .. .. 24 New Plymouth .. .. .. .. 27 Northern Wairoa .. .. .. .. 40 Oamaru .. .. .. .. 33 Otaki and Sanatorium .. .. 35, 46 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. 38 Palmerston North .. .. .. .. 26 Patea .. .. .. • .. .. 40 Picton .. .. .. .. .. 35 Queenstown (see Wakatipu). Rawene .. .. .. .. .. 45 Roefton .. .. .. .. .. 30 Riverton (see Wallace and Piord). Ross .. .. .. .. .. 30 I—H. 22.

Reports on Individual Hospitals— continued. PAQE Southland .. .. .. 23 South Wairarapa .. .. .. .. 38 Stratford .. .. .. ~ .. 37 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. 45 Te Puia (see Waiapu). Thames .. .. .. .. 25 Timaru .. .. .. ~ .. 26 Tuapeka .. .. .. .. .. 38 Waiapu .. .. .. ~ 42 Waihi .. .. .. .. 28 Waikato .. .. .. .. 22 Waimate .. .. .. .. .. 31 Waipawa .. .. .. .. 29 Wairau .. .. .. ~ .. 31 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. 43 Wakatipu .. .. .. 41 Wallaco and Fiord .. .. .. .. 32 Wanganui .. .. .. 21 «*. Wellington .. .. .. .. 18 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 25 Westport .. .. .. .. 32 Whangarei .. .. .. .. 36 Reports on Charitable Institutions— Door of Hope .. .. .. .. 13 Costley Home .. .. .. .. 50 Alexandra Home, Wellington .. .. 13 Samaritan Home .. .. .. 13 50 Lin wood Refuge .. .. .. ..13 Lome Farm .. .. .. ..50 Bethany Home .. .. .. ..13 Old People's Home, Hamilton, New Plymouth, and Wellington .. .. .. .. 50 St. Mary's, Otahuhu .. .. .! 13 Caversham Benevolent Institution .. .. 50 Salvation Army Homes .. .. .. 13 Old People's Home, Timaru .. .. 50 Victoria Home, Invercargill .. .. .. 13 Table I. Hospital Statistics .. .. .. 51 „ 11. Hospital Receipts .. .. .. 53 ~ 111. Hospital Expenditure .. .. 54 „ lIIa. Details of Table 111.. .. ..55 ~ IV. Hospital Expenditure for Past Twelve Years .. .. .. .. 57 „ V. Charitable - aid Receipts and Expenditure .. .. .. .. 58 ~ VI. Children's Portion of Charitable-aid Expenditure .. .. .. 59 „ VII. Charitable Institutions, Statistical .. 60 ~ VIII. Charitable Institutions Expenditure .. 61 „ IX. Charitable - aid Expenditure for Past Twelve Years .. .. 62 „ X. Hospital and Charitable - aid Expenditure and Cost per Head of Population 62 ~ XL Constitution of District Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards .. 63 ~ XII. Constitution of Boards of Separate Institutions .. .. 71 Appendix—Showing Form of Table 111 intended to be adopted Next Year .. .. 72-74