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SECTION 5.—STATISTICS OF PATIENTS FOR THE YEARS 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926.

By Authority : W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1926.

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« _ King George V. Hospital. Queen Mary Hospital. j Otaki Hospital. ! Otaki Sanatorium. ! Pukeora Sanatorium. ! 1923. 1924. 1925. j 1926. 1923. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1923. 1924. 1925. 1926. j 1923. 1924. 1925. 1926. | 1923. 1924. 1925. 1926. Number of patients in hospital at commencement of 180 150 93 110 82 102 66 93 9 4 9 5 36 40 31 41 144 119 107 j 124 year Number of patients admitted during year .. .. 598 524 838 1,021 379 463 453 297 169 169 145 156 76 80 82 67 273 264 226 1 207 Total admitted .. .. .. 778_ 674 931 1,131 461 565 519 390 178 173 154 161 112 120 113 108 417 383 333 331. Patients discharged cured .. .. .. j 177 225 461 567 136 152 144 96 124 118 91 79 .. 45 51 37* 9 15 101 60* Patients discharged relieved .. .. .. 349 301 270 315 202 269 238 173 23 22 48 48 57 27 9 19 30 18 70 138 Patients discharged unrelieved .. .. .. I 73 34 56 77 14 14 30 23 16 18 4 17 15 8 5 9 240 234 26 20 Patients who died .. .. .. .. I 29 21 34 41 3 3 2 11 6 6 9 2 1 1 19 20 13 7 Patients transferred to other hospitals .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 22 11 10 .. .. .. .. .. 7* 6* 1 Patients remaining in hospital at end of year .. 150 .. 110 131 102 .. 93 86 4 9 5 8 40 31 41 41 119 96 123 * 106 Total patients treated .. .. 778 674 931 1,131 461 565 519 390 178 173 154 161 112 120 113 108 417 383 333 331 Average daily number of patients treated .. .. 196 122 108 109 90 95 95 65 7-5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 139 120 121 ! 114 Average mean residence (d — days; m = months) .. 73 d. 104<2. 54d. 74(2. 54 d. 61 d. 67 d. 83 d. 15-3<J. .. .. .. 6|m. 147<Z. 217.<£. 189(2. 118-4;/. 117-75(2. 192-33(2. 204-4(2. Total number of deaths within 24 hours of admission 4 4 4 3 Nil Nil Nil Nil 3 2 11 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Rate of mortality per cent, over total cases under 3-21 2-52 3-22 3-30 .. .. .. .. 6-1 1-2 4-0 5-5 .. 6-09 3 03 0-04 0-19 0-25 2-11 treatment ' Total number of operations performed .. .. 369 345 424 565 Nil Nil Nil Nil 28 4 42 55 .. .. .. Nil Nil Nil Nil Kate of mortality per cent, of operations .. .. Nil Nil 0-23 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 3-5 3-65 Nil Nil .. .. .. .. Nil Nil Nil Nil * Readmissions after temporary discharge.