H.—7.

Table No. 1, which includes voluntary boarders as well as committed patients, discloses that 807, or 774 per cent., calculated upon the number admitted for the first time, wore discharged during the year, and of that number 451, or 43-2 per cent., had recovered. In the same class, the ratio to population of the admissions, including Maoris, was 8-27 (males 8-15, females 8-39) per 10,000 mean population, and of first admissions 6-40 (males 6-47, females 6-34), so that 1,219 persons in the general population contributed one patient, and 1,574 contributed a patient admitted for the first time. The congenitally defective, whose movements are shown in Table No. 2, do not recover, but 108 were able to be discharged to the care of friends and a number are capable of remunerative employment.

Voluntary Boarders.

Alterations, Additions, and Improvements. Capital expenditure incurred upon new buildings, additions, and improvements during the year amounted to £175,426, and the following summary shows the major items making up the total: Auckland (£7,118). Additions have been made to the Nurses' Home. A store-room for occupational therapy work has been erected. A new hairdressing-saloon has been built. Improved bathing-facilities have been provided in F. 7 Ward. Kingseat (£62,896). The Nurses' Home will be completed at an early date. The workshops block and departmental garages have been completed. Six villas have been renovated and painted during the year. Necessary roading, water-supply, and telephone services have been extended. Two male villas have been completed. Tokanui (£9,922). The now villa for male patients will be completed at an early date. A new slaughterhouse and yards have been crected. Additional separate kitchens have been provided. The general roading has been improved during the year. Porirua (£10,894). The new bakehouse and butcher's shop are now in occupation. Most of the equipment for the new boilerhouse and workshops block has been installed. A start has been made with an improved sewerage system. Nelson and Ngawhatu (£39,469). A new fire-service main has been installed at Nelson. The Nurses' Home is now in occupation. Three new male villas are nearing completion. A water-softening plant has been installed. Extensive roading-work has been carried out.

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Vm , ' First Not First ' Total ™ , ™ , Bemaining Admission. Admission. | Admissions. Discharged. on of Patients. J 31st December. M. If. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. 1912 .. .. 6 17 23 0 0 0 6 17 23 1 3 4 0 0 0 4 3 7 I 11 12 1913 .. .. 18 19 37 0 2 2 18 21 39 2 5 7 0 1 1 12 12 24 5 1+ 1!) 1914 .. .. 17 19 36 3 2 5 20 21 41 7 5 12 1 1 2 11 15 20 0 14 20 1915 .. .. 15 17 32 1 2 3 10 19 35 3 4 7 0 1 1 8 14 22 11 14 25 1910 .. ..13 23 30 5 8 13 18 31 49 4 4 8 1 2 3 14 14 28 10 15 25 1917 .. .. 14 21 35 1 13 14 15 34 49 0 6 12 0 1 1 10 23 33 9 19 28 1918 .. .. 23 38 01 5 11 10 28 49 77 1 4 5 2 2 4 15 30 45 19 32 51 1919 .. ..31 39 70 5 19 24 30 58 94 3 3 0 0 2 2 20 42 08 20 43 69 1920 .. .. 20 38 64 16 12 28 42 50 92 3 4 7 1 2 3 33 33 06 31 54 85 1921 .. .. 39 39 78 11 15 26 50 54 104 2 3 5 5 1 0 38 41 79 30 63 99 1922 .. .. 47 38 85 10 10 26 57 54 111 6 5 11 4 4 8 40 48 88 43 60 103 1923 .. .. 44 50 94 15 21 36 59 71 130 3 6 9 3 3 6 47 47 94 49 75 124 1924 .. .. 38 44 82 16 20 30 54 04 118 4 8 12 6 3 9 39 48 87 54 80 134 1925 .. .. 64 59 123 15 34 49 79 93 172 10 15 25 6 3 9 60 63 123 57 92 149 1926 .. ..71 60 131 11 29 40 82 89 171 10 11 21 7 2 9 49 71120 73 97 170 1927 .. ..70 70 140 25 32 57 95 102 197 8 6 14 5 12 17 75 58 133 80 123 203 1928 .. ..120 94 214 37 39 70 157 133 290 8 10 18 10 8 18 102 97 199 117 141258 1929 .. ..102 03 105 50 43 93 152 100 258 11 3 14 9 9 18 119 110 229 130 125 255 1930 .. .. 152 84 236 41 35 70 193 119 312 15 9 24 8 6 14 130 79 209 170 150 320 1931 .. .. 166 9S 264 43 36 79 209 134 343 11 14 25 11 7 18 159 102 201 198 161 359 1932 .. .. 150 85 235 50 40 90 200 125 325 24 32 56 14 5 19 190 108 298 170 141 311 1933 .. .. 112 109 221 53 32 85 165 141306 11 14 25 5 4 9 121107 228 198 157 355 1934 .. ..132 90 221 50 33 89 188 123 311 7 11 18 10 6 16 152 99 251 217 164 381 1935 .. ..130 87 217 40 55 95 170 142 312 18 20 38 19 10 29 151116 267 199 160359 1936 .. ..98 99 197 62 44 106 160 143 303 21 20 41 7 10 17 137 111 248 194 102 350 1937 .. .. 103 91 194 64 45 109 167 130 303 14 7 21 6 10 16 163 122 285 178 159 337 1938 .. .. 111 105 216 60 53 113 171 158 329 11 15 26 11 8 19 144 125 269 183 169 352 1939 .. .. 131103 234 03 72 135 194 175 309 22 21 43 10 15 31 157130 287 182 178 360