BACTERIOLOGICAL WORK.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 102, 30 April 1913, Page 11

BACTERIOLOGICAL WORK.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Tuesday. •At a, special meeting of the Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, called by the Inspector-General of Hospitals (Dr. Valintine) to-day, an important proposal was made by the Health Department in regard to the decision of the Board to engage a bacteriologist for the hospital. Dr. Valintine said the matter he proposed to put before the Board was an important one. He believed the medical superintendent (Dr. Hard wick Smith) had instructed to engage a bacteriologist in London. The proposal which he had to make was that Dr. Hurley (Government Bacteriologist at Wellington) should be appointed bacteriologist to the Hospital Board, together with his staff. The total salries of the bacteriological staff would amount to £1,150 per annum, half of which would be paid by Government and half by the Hospital Board. The Board would retain all fees, which would amount to about £200. The Department would hand over its present equipment, so that, instead of having two laboratories, there would be one, which would be thoroughly up to date in every respect. If this arangement were agreed upon a similar arrangement would be made with other centres." Tl ie Department would have the use of the pathological block at the hospital, and the Board would be able to call in the services of the Government Pathologist. The Government would require to occupy only about two days per month for the manufacture of the vaccines.