CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Press, Volume XXXI, Issue 4291, 1 May 1879, Page 3

CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

WxDinUEBAX,AkUZ. 30. The usual meeting of the Charitable Aid Board wae held at 4 p.m. Presents-Messrs H. Thomson (chairman), Mbntgomerv, Brown, and the; Mayors of and Sydenham. "'—* s * hwpitai.. ;c6Hkcn3B. : The report of the.Loipital committee was dealing with >he complaints against the mafcrftn.- *, _£ \ y"7Y,."';" -" .' .': ~ '; •. ". ; Dr. TurnbulT moved the adoption of the report. .-,* «■-.:•. : The Mayor off Jyfleaham seconded the motion. ~ ""„.. ...1 ' Mr Brown would lfte/Jbefore the report was adopted, to read the evidence which had *o»3tdfoAjM3rWT r >i f "•* i. ■ ' The Mayori-*taljyttllton Hhtougbi that, having remitted the matter to a committee, | they should take their report. j : Mr Montgnaery wonldv desiretg point out that Mr Br&wn cmLd thai the. consideration. of Stitoi »p*alt be adjourned; until the had read by him. -'•- ■' "- i Mr Brown thought that as the report was a very strong one, the members should have Vα. opportunity the evidence before accepting the responsibility of -passinu it. The members of the Board outeidejhe committee had not even a knosriedge'el what the charges were. ._...'._ ! The Chairman sjad.'that the charges were merely as regarded manner, which waa a mere saitazgofiopinion. '; Dr. Turnbffl(|KSniHtiit very hard on the matron to nave this matter hanging over. I # '] i w> Brown would pnfeXL.touJKe the whole' matter adjourned. _He would more that the dsbrtfe be *' f • -'„•••■ - • ;■ I)rV "Tttt?»nll J %oi4A W Jor,. ad-' lonrnment." '' •'»v'-•" > The consideration of tb«[ report' wae then : The Chairmau>ealdthiie it-had"been decided to defer the question of the . pricej paid for, plrugs until they had consulted the| diemists In Chriitchurch, and found the prloes ahout . r sirs'* r~~* r>~j !Hxe^reporti , ot the^uOtts^* i urgeozrwas^ ehowing that there had been tnirty-ionr.ad-' imitsions tie pjisf TortnTght..? '■■ Ji •' ■ Dr. Tarnbull suggtsted that in future the report of the house. tnrgeon should be snbJnitted- to -the hospital committee before the Board met, in order that all questions of de-. tail might be ascertained! b-y the committee land reported to the Bom*tfr them. ffiai'tliewr w*s a patient in the hospital }aplii*ly: paralyzed, who waa ejtdji had ;»ihosband and home. An immigrant was in the hotpiialOWßo iHi Buffering from eonsump. lion. At the time of his leaving home |ie was told by the surgeon that be was puffering f £Kmiis»e!eeme(i t , bntdespite this, He Was shipped to the colony. Hβ desired to know whether the magistrates had power to sign orders of adminion to, the hospital, and tJsoif th» towards the fund for purcEise of new books forth* lihrary; oTh» BWienti* Fand liad given the library £20, and he tow asked the Board to contribute a farther sum. J Mr Montgomery - woifid : like tto hee the parts pf the report referring to the paralytic patient and til* library referred to the eciinmittee. ; As regarded the right of magistrates to send in p&tieat*, i-, -i J) r l»- »-; : The Chairman said that it was clear that inafietrates had no power to send patients to k hospital kept up by municipalities and Boad ~Hx~ Montoomery suet t£at~ flicir rnlet ctriotly prohibited anyone sending persons to the Hospital, for admission!.; .The house surgeon, acting under the-orders of the Board, was the only one who could admit patients tb the Hospital- :'■'.': : : /-■_- ' The Mayor of Lyttelton—Then I understand that tb* hbtie* surgeon is the only one who can admit to the Hospital. ; The Chairman—Certainly. i The Mayor of TiHtelton—Then I think it is ne_eessary it' should "be altered.. '',' I Mr Brown said that he thought that the secretary should communicate with the magis-. trates, pointing out that the house surgeon was the only one empowered to admit to the Hospital, and he only, as be was responsible to the Board for the admissions sanctioned by ftiin- „ i *. _ ....-/ .•."*.:•'■■ ; " «; ,', Mr Brown moved —" That the report, except the clause referring to the power of magistrates to admit,- be referred to the Hospital committee," which was carried. : Mr Brown That the secretary be instraefced to forward a copy of the rule governing the admission of patients into the Hospital to the resident magistrates of Chnstchurch, Ashburton, and KaiapoL" ' \ The Mayor of seconded the resolution. — : Dr. Turabull suggested that the first clause of rule 87, viz.—" That no insane persons or lying-in females shall be admitted to the Hospital as in patients," should be also lent to the resident magistrates. The Mayor of Lvttelton thought that power should be given to the Resident Magia» trate, under medical advice, to send s> patient to the hospital who was in poor circumstances. It esemed to him that they were making the hospital a Christcharch one, and not one for the whole district. Mr Montgomery pointed ont that if they admitted without reserve all patients sent by medical men they would have to build four tames the buildings they had now got. After some further discussion, Mr Brown accepted Dr. TurnbuH's suggestion as to putting in the first clause of rule 87, and the motion, as amended, was agreed to. l '—.';-•■ ; - --■■■-'-■ -,-"■ " THB HOBPITAI OTAIT. The resignation of J)t* Mark was received, the reason assigned being the opposition to him of the house Burgeon. _ _ The Chairman said he thought Dr. Mark shonld hare demanded an enquiry. As it was he had made a charge against an officer of the Board, and-had not asked for an enquiry, but simply left it at that. He saw that one of the evening papers had said that Dr. Mark had demanded an enquiry, but all he (the chairman) conleT say was that he knew nothing of it. Be did not think that it was fair either to Dr. Mark or the house surgeon that the former should hare resigned without an enqnEry.'- ■■' ■' " "'" ~~' " " ' , , . Dr. Chilton was called in, and the letter of Dr. Mark read a. follow, Dear Sir,—Finding that Mr ChiUfOn estobUshed deliberate opposifion to mc at the hospital, in every am ebUged to tender ! herewith tothe Hospital and Charitable Aid Board my lesignation as a member pi, tbe hospital staff. I am happy to state lhat those patienta who were hitherto under my care are progressing favorably, and most of them eon. valeseent. I SID, mC.f Mobitz Mabk,MD. Chairman *£ tise Hoepitsi and Charitable Aid ■ ' ' ' Tie Ghsienan— Yon. i Jjet* heard the letter of. Dr. Mark. Have you any statement to make? Dr. Chaton—l mpy s»y that I regret very much that Dr. Mari should hare made such a charge, as so far from opposing him I have always treated & witherery oonrteiy and consideration—more indeed than the other members of the steff, on aeconnt ofj hu being a foreigner. Jfrom the time of Dr. Mari coming here hx> appeared to be under a misapprehension as to ray true position, which he seemed to think was only that of head dispenser, to make up medicines, &s. I told him tbtb toy position was that of boose surgeon, that I was a qualified man, and considered that X was responsible to the Government and the Board for Uie proper care pf the patient*. When he wished to introduce ■homeopathic and hydropathic treatment —as he had s perfect right to do if he thought proper--I pointad out to him that we had no appliance* for such treatment, and also again urged upon him the mistake heiraeiaboring nnder as regarded my position in the hospital. -I also told Mr Prins and the other members of the slaff that I could not for one moment think of occupying the position which Dr Mark seemed to coneider I should, viz, lhat of head dispenser,

Mr Brown moved —" That the report, except the clause referring to the power of magistrates to admit,- be referred to the Hospital committee," which was carried. : Mr Brown That the secretary be instraefced to forward a copy of the rule governing the admission of patients into the Hospital to the resident magistrates of Chnstchurch, Ashburton, and KaiapoL" ' \ The Mayor of seconded the resolution. —

hat that I mutt assert my righMo.tb* general control of tbe institution,! anthcwity' OTep nurses, &c. It was all settled, as I -understood, Dr Mark expressing his i egret that he had misunderstood my position. After this a little misunderstanding—there wee a*'man brought in with a fractured spine, and I took Mr Prim, who was the surgeon of the week, up to the bed to see the patient. I then asked Dr Campbell to come into my room to see some fishing tackle I had out from England, and the other members of the staff also came into my room. Dr Mark, it seems, appeared to think that he had been treated discourteously, but I hare always treated him with the greatest courtesy. The Chairman —Has .Dr Mark ever said that job altered his prescriptions ? Dr Chaton—Never. I hare been most scrupulous in never touching or interfering with his prescriptions in any way. I was the more careful in this matter, as Dr Mack ia a foreigner and treats cases differently from English doctors. From the first Dr. Mark took a very high hand, and treated mc as a "sort of dispenser, whereas 1 have always considered it my duty to . treat patients brought into. tibia Hospital unlif ' they are seen by the surgeon of the staff for the week.. In every ease I have, always from the staff their concurrence in my treatment of the cases prior to their seeing them. IJ bare treated Dr. Mark with th* utmost icqurfiMy on all occasions, and have never "in'the slightest manner op. posed into. T/' .-.' *f' -"'. * - ■="";■ ' ' Dr. tJhilton having retired. „ \J 4..1 Mr Montgomery said he thought it was necessary for them to hold an enquiry into thismatter, a» it waea very, important matter. The Board should $t* this posi- . tion— that they shonld inform him they.'were; prepared to hold an enquiry if he xequire<J:i£ and if not, then they would consider that the charges so made were not substantiated. He would r Mark be informed that the Board: have' had an interview with ifr Chilton, and he: denies having shown any deliberate opjioeitidn or discourtesy. The Board, deslres'to be informed if Dr. Mark wishes an enquiry. -The Board would be glad to hold the enquiry If Dr. Mark will be prepared to establish the charge," ;.rrr [iTO"A : Dri the ; motion, which wascarried. ' " '' ''" ''' '" f, sf A XOST iffITCTB-BOOE. The following letter read from the Secretary of the Medical St.S : — :: > . .: r >'- Apff!3othi \ : Dear Bir,—When the present staff catee into? office they found that the minute-book had been" removed fey their predecessors. I wrote to Drt < Tnrobull, asking him to return the book. I rer ceived a reply from Dr. Svmes, Btating that the late staff intended to/keep it.; I replied,'informing him that "if "the bool: was not returned by the 29th inetant I fihould lay the matter before' the Board. In reply Dr. Symes informed mc that" it-lwae purchased by the members of the late staff and nof paid for oat of hospital funds. As regards yourthrefct to' haul us un before the Hospital to seethe point of It.? , I need hardly point out the gross impropriety o£,aUowing the special records of the staff to become private property. , ~ ~ ... At a meeting of the staff held on the- 21st, all the members present, Dr. Chilton read » report en the nursinpr in the Hospital. The etaff highly approved of the report, and instructed mc to j ,wrtUt to your Board, strongly urging the adop- ! tion-of the |e|ort, mprie especially the suggestions relating, to the-appointment of a lady superintendent and the alteration in the payment of the nurses. -• 'rz'itevei'&t., '■/.';■, . , ~ ." 'a .i ~ '■- -•■ •-- S.A. Patbick. - -""" _ „.. ... Secretary Hospital Staff. _ w Dr. Turabuli pointed ont that the copgaltai tion,hook a»d operating book.,.were in. ,tJh# possession of the Board;.. These were trie only official books connected' with the medical .steffl' . ■-•■ . ■■; ".• ' -.- " "'' ■: ■■ : ; ' Some further discussion took place, and ultimately ...-,.<;;' '": :.. ■' . •": ::. '. -■:■:.-.■■ Mr Montgomery moved—'.'That the matter of the minute book be referred to the hospital committee to enquire into, aleo the report of Dr.Cbiltbn." Mr Brown seconded the motion, which was agreed to. -' ' : " '' ''; ■. .'" : -; : ; }'\ ■' "■■■■''•'' ; ■ . SPICIaXi HKBXJ.HCt. . '. ',. t It was decided that a special meeting should be held on Wednesday, May 7tbv- > r - : * HOWBH- STBWABD'e' BBPOBT; "The report of the house steward was read. He reported' that there had been twenty-one diicharges and four deaths during the fortS nighty There were-now eighty-nine patients in thVhoipital.' '/ ' ~ ' Th«i Board then adjotiriied. ,' ' *, ', .