HOSPITAL BOARD.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9815, 26 August 1897, Page 2

HOSPITAL BOARD.

The Hospital Board met yesterday. Present—Messrs JR. D. Thomas (Chairman), H. W. Peryman, J. Hamilton, G. Wallace, W. Dunlop, C. M. Gray, J. A. CaygiU, J. Dobson, Drs. Hunt and Stewart. Apologies were received for the absence of Messrs Murray, Moore and Westenra. The receipts for July were—St. Albans £12 Is 7d, Akaroa £25 6a 2d, Kowai £34 4s 3d, Kaikoura £7 Iβ 4d, Arauri £14 Bs, Eyreton £26 8s 3d, Akaroa £25 6s 2d, Linweod £9 15s 7d, West Eyreton £13 5s 9cL Ashley £13 10s, St: Albans £12 Is 7d, Kaikoura £7 Is 4(1; patients fees, &c, £111 4sj total £311145. The receipts for the current; month were— Akaroa £25 6s 2d, Amari £14 Bs, Linwood £9 15s 7d, Christchurch £73 18s Id, Selwyn £279 7s 2d, Kaiapoi £U 2s 6d, Ashley £6 15e, Mandeville £40 3e 6d. The expenditure for July was £780 18a 9d; Marks Ward,, Bowen £600, Dutton £14, Gapea £43— £657 ; total £1437 18s 9d. CCheOomouttee Diamond

has resigned his position as physician onthl I honorary staff owing to pressure of private , practice. Applications for a successor were invited, and three were received. (2j A letter from the management of the* Samaritan Home has been received inviting the Board to appoint a member U act on a Committee to consider the matter appertaining to the treatment? of contagious diseases. (3) Iα aocordance with your Committee's report presented t( the Board at its last meeting, the approved designs of the proposed water towor, with plans and specifications, were, as submitted to Professor Scott, who prepared a full report recommending very material alterations; these, it is anticipated, will greatly increase the cost of the structure. Your Committee, therefore, recommend* $

that the architect be requested to prepare! new plans and specifications in accordance with Professor Scott's reoommendations and call fresh tenders. (4) The work at the Hyman Mark's Ward is progressing, the plastering of the upper floor being nearly 1 finished.

A ballot was taken for the election of a physician on the honorary staff, and Pi\ Bolger was selected. . Mr C. M. Gray was appointed to represent the Board on the Committee to con* sider the question of the treatment of contagious diseases. The rest of the report was adopted. The House Surgeon reported:—During July 106 patients were admitted, 10b dis* charged, 10 died, leaving 90 remainingori the 31st. The causes of death were:—l, pneumonia; 2, meningitis ; 3, meningitis; 4, cancer mouth ;5, diabetes; 6, cerrhosis of liver; 7, burns; 8, cardiac disease; 9, cancer of stomach; 10, pneumonia. 344 patients wore attended iv tho out , patient department, 36 operations Wepe par* formed under anaesthetics. Owing , to the fact that a large number of extremely severe cases have been admitted the work of the hospital has been very arduous for some time past, but favourable results havq ropaid the extra labour that has been thrown upon all the staffs. The Auditor-General returned the aooottnti of the Board for last year duly audited and certified. S The Board then rose. ■■■■''