TREATMENT OF INCURABLES

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7813, 4 June 1909, Page 2

TREATMENT OF INCURABLES

: At the meeting of the Hospital.Committee this morning reference was made to two cases of incurable disease now m the. Hospital. The chairman stated- that steps had been taken to hare the cases transferred to the Old Men's Home, but, so far, that had not been done. Ho pointed out that the presence of the two cases m the hospital disturbed other patients, and it was very necessary that they should be removed to the Old Men's Home. He understood that there were quite a number of vacant beds m the Tuarangi Home. „; , ■ " , '■■ The following letters bearing on the matter were read: ; . -"The chairman of Tuarangi. CommittcjJß.r? ;Sir, —I', have the. honour to acknowledge the receipt of the Ashburton Hospital Board's communication forwarded to me by you. I beg to inform you that E. C. Shoard was admitted as an inmate of this Home on your order dated loth March, 1909, and was ordered back to the Ashburton Hospital by Df Maude, as he was really too ill to remain here. Dr Maude said it was not a fit case for here, as Shoard requires night attendance, and at the present time my staff is insufficient to permit of that necessity being available. Attendant Luxmora had his rest' disturbed by this man on several occasions, and it is hardly fair to expect this attendant to do his usual day duties and half his night's rest is put m m attending to the likes of this case. Of course, if the Charitable Aid Board are prepared to sun ly a night attendant earlier than when the Chronic! Hospital is opened I shall at onco comply with your request, which,' of course, Dr Maude would approve of.—l have the honour, etc., Frank H. Knight, master of Tuarangi Homo." Mr 0. J. Harper also wrote on the same subject as follows: "Replying to your letter of the 11th instant, I forward you the renort of the Master of Tuarangi Home, which speaks for itself. The new portion of the building is not yet fit for incurables, neither have we the staff to attend to them. I hope to be ablo to tako m ■ patients about August." Mr Lambie said that lie would do his best to bring about the. transfer of the cases. Tt was decided to again make application to the Charitable Aid Board to ficeommodate two incurable cesos now at the hospital.