HOSPITAL BOARD.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 276, 19 November 1913, Page 9

HOSPITAL BOARD.

DISTRICT NTTRS-5 FOR WAKKWOBTH, THE CONSTJMJPTTVD HOME QTJESTION". The ordinary meeting of the Auckland Hospital Board, held yesterday evening, was attended hy Messrs. J. -M. Mennie Ichalrn-anj, F. Dye, M. J. Coyie, L. J. -Jagnall, J. Kowe, _. J. Nerheny, W. Wallace, 1). Teed, S. J. llarbutt, I*. M_ Mackay, J. U. Rutherford, and Dr. Florence Keller. Hon. Emergency Surgeon.—-linere were six applications for the position of additional honorary surgeon at the hospital, and they were forwarded to the honorary consulting stall for report prior to selection by tne Hoard. Warkworth's Needs. —The Warkworth Town board drew attention to the necessity for a cottage hospital in that districu The only qualified maternity nurse that had been in the district had recently left, leaving the district unprovided in tnat respect, when there was work for three nurses. Mr. Mennie stated ttiut Cue needs of Warkworth had not beeu overlooked, and a resolution was to come before the Board later proposing to set up a sub-committee to visit the district and report. Mr. Dye moved that meantime the Board subsidise a trained nurse, qualified to do maternitywork, and that the matter of finding a nurse prepared to go to the district he left to the iuauce Committee for report. The j motn,. . us seconded by Mr. Mackay, and i Bacteriological Laboratory.—Dr. Frost wrote to the Board, pointing, out that during her eleven years as hou. pathologist she had devoted a great deal of time and I work to stocking the" hospital bacteriological laboratory with culture media and other I necessary equipment, which was usually purchased at other hospitals, and which she I estimated to cost over _-",000. That amount ; had been saved to the Board, and the writer ; suggested that the Board might recognise the work. The Chairman stated that Dr. ■ Pahst, chairman of the hon. medical stall, i strongly commended the work done h.v Dr. j Frost, and corroborated the statement as ■to the saving it had been to the Board. The matter was referred to the Finance Committee for reportStanley Street Ueserve. —The sub-com-mittee set up to consider the question , recommeuded that the JSia-niey StreeL reserve be not sold, aud the Board adopted the' recommendation. Finance Committee's Report.- The cnimJttee reported having authorised payment of -"-IS 15/ d for buildings at Point I'heva- , lier, and applied to the Health Department for a refund; also having passed accounts amounting to £5._13 _-*/5 for payment. The , Board unanimously decided to defer the ; payment of the account for buildings nt ; Point Chevalier till next meeting, nnd meantime to protest to the Government against the amount being charged against the Hoard, which considered the buildings unnecessary, Srhnol for Nurses.—The Hospital Committee reported on tbe proposals re a school for nurses at the hospital:—(a) That lecturers be appointed in tbe various subjects, io hold otlke for three years; ibi that lecturers be sele-ted from past and , present visiting and consulting staff let thut i there he two examiners in each subject - | the lecturer and another appointed by the I Board: id) that lecturers receive an honorarium of a guinea for each lecture, and ' the honoraria of the examiners be fixed three months hence; (o) tLat instruction to ' nurses iv office routine be not undertaken. ! Tbe Board amended clause A to make ibe i lecrnrer's term two years instead of three, | and adopted the recommendations with this j amendment. I Home for Consumptives.—A motion by ] Mr. J. M. Mennie that the medical stuff (be requested to repert as to whether a surgical ward or a tubercular ward is the i more nrgent need of the hospital at preI sent did not receive srrong support from I rat* Board. Mr. D. Teed moved as an i amendment that the Chairman. Dr. Keller. ' and Messrs. llarbutt, Coyle, and Wallace jbe a committee to Inqu.re re the questions !of site and necessity for a tubercular hou_ j and report to the Board. The amendment I was generally approved, and was carried by I a large majority. r ~ _■■