TAURANGA HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XVII, Issue 7150, 9 April 1919, Page 3

TAURANGA HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD

Monthly Meeting.

The ordinary monthly mot ting of i the Tauranga Ho-ipital and Ch.idrabk:

* id Board was held in the HoronatioD Hall on Friday last Present : Messrs , Fi. Southey (Chairman), Colin Me- ' Naughton, C. Lally, .). C. <^-c-n, E Carr, M. Spen.;e. (: V Stewart J A ; Ball. ]{. Tec?, aud H. IL McCar'thy : (Secretary). ; Returuiug Curses. ! The North Cantetbury Hospital and | Charitable Aid Board wrote expressj ing a hops that the Tauranga Board will join in representations to the Defence authorities asking that, some of ; the returning nurses shall be released | from militury serviou so that there may bo a .sufficient supply available . for senior posicions in civilian lies ] pitals. It wi« decided to support the f renufst. i A" Election (Question. i

The Secretary read copy of a letter forwarded by him to the Clerk of the To Puke Town Board us follows: "• J beg to inform you that as vet 1 have received no notification of the election

of a member from your contributing body to my Board at the recent election, as: provided in Section 1(.i % of the Hospitals Act. I would suggest that steps be taken under Section ];, to have the present silling member dulv appointed a? your representative," Venereal Disease, The Secretary of the- Social Hygiene Society, (jhiibtchurch, forwarded copies of a leaflet dealing with a scheme of modified notification of venereal disease,—Received.

j Influenza Epidemic Matters. j ilou C. W. Russell, Minister of ' Public Ifcalthj forwarded communica.' ! tioii expressing the th.uika of the j Government m the governing bodies \ and the people oi: iho distiict for the, j assistance rendered during tho recent

| epidemic

Another circular was also received:; setting out that the importance of cities, towns and residential areas being cleaued up U emphasised by the possibility of a recrudescence uf the epie'emic of last November and

December. Mr Laity movo.l and Mr Gteen seconded —That the Taurauga and Te Puke Executive Committees and the Katikati Committee be asked to be prepared to take steps to deal immediately with any epidemic that may occur in the future. — Cai';ied The North Canterbury Hospital Bonrd -i'lrwardt'd couiiiiiuiieation to the ellecfc that it is of opinion that the administration of the epidemic pensions should properly devolve upon the Pensions Department ; also tint the Board is opposed to the Minister's proposal to set up special committees. calling iu the assistance of persons oMier than members of the.Hoard. The Tauranga Board's opinion regarding tlnse matters was as-.ked. It was decided to reply agreeing with tiie opinions ot tho .North Canterbury Board. The*Departtuent of Public Health forwarded circular urging that Hospital Boards should ta*e over all supplies of a nou-consuuiable nature, purchased during the recent influenza epidemic, and hold same as an emergency supply to meet future epidemics. The Secretary reported that a quantity of non-consumable goods purchased in connection with the recent epidemic at Te Puke had not been accounted for. Mr Tees said the question was being looked into, •j-he Secretary reported that the Department of Public Health had

paid a number of accounts in connection with the iniluenza epidemic, but had deducted discounts oil same, to which tradespeople were objecting, Te Puke Hospital Matters Dr. Valintico, Inspector-General oi Hospitals, wrote acknowledging receipt of communication regarding the question of site* for a new hospital at Te Puke and slid he will arrange for an officer of tin Department to visit^ Te Puke as soon as possible.. Dr. Valintine further stated: "In the moantime, as the matron lias resigned, and a8 there hive beai no appli^'i ~ns from nurses to Jiil tbut position and there will probably bo great diilioulty m ■securing a matron and nurse to cirry oc the hospital under the present conditions, I wtiuld aiviso the *Bot rd to consider closing the hospital Mintil the new building is ready." " It was resolved to reply expressing surprise at the suggestion to dose the hospital, the Bird's opinion being that it must be kept open until another building is ready. Accommodation for Nurses. : The Inspector-General of Hospitals Hvrote advising that the Department is ! ■quite in sympathy with the proposal ii'pf the Board to erect additional quart- • eis for nurses at the Tauranga Hosispital, and shall be g^ad if the Board Cill submit plans of the porposod new together with suggestions for ifhc utilization of tlio nccommodation Low beiog occupied by the nurses. _ f? It was agreed that pl.-ms aaa speci- j f-ficationsbcT propped. I' In reply to a question, air .tlcLanay hald the building would require to have j i- about nine rooms. I I Tauranga Hospital Vurse Soppott, Acting Matron of the 1 Tauranga Hospital, forwarded report for month of March, giving following [ particulars : Number of patients in : hospital on April 1, o; number of ad- " missions. i>: number discharged, 1-1 ; ; three cases of influent during trie month. {Probationer L. Newsham I reported for duty. Miss Mason is \ expected back on April 0, j Native Nurse's Report Miss Crawford, nativeWse, forwarded report furnishing details or illness amongst natives. A clause m the report stated that the Maoris of the I district have been holding very arge 'taneis and huias during the whole of i March and a groat many cases of Sickness are coming to light as a resu-u Ti-e Chairman moved -■ Imit Use Nativa Minibtu- bo iulonii^i that u number of vny serious cases ot mcU- ■ nees of an infectious nature are agaiu j prevalent in numerous native pas I within tins district and that they arc ! dir-vtly attrilmtod, aeixriling to tliti roport-i of mif native nnrso, to Ilia i native habit of holding tangia? we i«., !!l !d'hercforcrcqiK-;tt!iait»iohoia-

ins? of thene tangis should be prohibited. — S-conded by Mr Carr &nd carried. To Puke Maternity Hospital Miss Campbell, Acting Matron of the Te Puke Materrity Hospital, forwarded report, statin? that Nurse Nock hail resigned. Probationer Nurse Anderson" reported for duty on April 1. Helo for domestic duties commenced • work on \pril 1. Three patients were j admitted during the mouth, and two were discharged. Mis3 0. Nock, assistant nurse in the Te Puke Maternity Hospital, wrote under date March 29, tendering her resignation,—AcceptFt!. I Secretary's Salary The Secretary asked the Board to | consider the question of increasing: hi3 salary, owing to the large, amount of | time "he had to devote to hospital 1 business. : it was agreed to defer consideration ': uutii uiwt meeting.