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1911-12. 1910-11. Institutions directly controlled by Government— Maternity hospitals . . . . .. . . . . .. .. 4 4 Consumptive sanatorium . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 1 Total .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 Total number of institutions . . . . . . .. . . 101 97 Number of hospital patients treated during year — In Boards'institutions .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,173 23,815 In separate institutions .. .. .. .. .. .. 331 359 In Government institutions .. . . .. .. .. 1,056 947 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26.560 25,121 Average number of hospital patients under treatment daily In Boards'institutions .. .. .. .. .. ..1,997 1,938 In separate institutions .. , . .. . . .. .. 20 26 In Government institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 61 Total .. .. .. ' .. .. .. .. 2,078 2,025 Average number of beds per 1,000 of the population . . .. .. 3-3 3-2 Average number of beds occupied daily per 1,000 of the population .. . . 2'o 2-0 General hospitals— Number of beds available .. . . . . . . . . . . 3,057 2,863 Number of patients treated .. .. .. .. .. ..24,681 23,584 Average number of patients per diem .. .. .. .. 1,900 1,839 Average mortality per cent, of patients treated .. .. .. 7-6 7-2 Average days' stay (including hospitals used also as old men's homes) . . 28 28 Average cost of maintenance per occupied bed .. .. . . .. £106-3 £97 Patients'payments per occupied bed .. .. .. .. .. £21 '6 £20-9 Number of trained nurses .. .. .. .. .. .. 249 234 Number of probationers .. .. .. .. .. .. 528 503 Average number of occupied beds to each, member of nursing staff . . 2-5 2-3 Average number of occupied beds to each member of domestic staff . . 36 4-2 St. Helens Hospitals— Indoor — Number of confinements .. . . . . .. .. .. 886 871 I )eaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 Number of babies born alive .. .. .. .. .. 847 827 Number of babies stillborn .. .. .. .. .. 31 16 Number of babies died .. .. . . .. .. . . 17 7 Outdoor— Number of out-patients confined .. .. .. .. .. 460 363 Deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Number of babies born alive .. .. .. .. . . 456 334 Number of babies stillborn .. .. .. .. .. 1-1 15 Number of babies died .. .. .. . . . . . . 5 6 Old people's homes under control of Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards — Number of beds .. .. .. ..... .. .. 1,521 1,545 Average number of inmates daily.. .. .. .. .. .. 1,139 1,115 Number of inmates during year .. . . . . . . , . 2,068 2,150 Average daily cost of maintenance and administration .. . ." .Is. Is. 7-fd. T. H. A. Valintine, Inspector-General of Hospitals and Chief Health Officer.