HOSPITAL BOARD.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19480, 29 November 1928, Page 6

HOSPITAL BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the North Canterbury Hospital Board was held yesterday morning, and was attended by Messrs H. J. Otley (chairman), H. T. Armstrong, M.P., J. E. Archer, Clyde Carr, M.P. Jan. Boyd, H. JR. Davison, L. B. Evanß, H. H. Holland, F. Horrell, D. McMillan, P. G. Norton, P. Rowell, A. T. Smith, W. P. Spencer, W. J. Walter, Dr. H. T. D. Acland, Mrs T. Green, Mrs A. E. Herbert, and Mrs E. R. McCombs. Mrs McCombs moved that the doctor in charge of the children's ward should supply a dally written report so that full information could be supplied to parents, The motion provokod some discussion, and finally an amendment by Mr H. H. Holland that the matter be referred to the Hospital Committee was carried. The Medical Superintendent reported that there were 368 patients remaining from the previous Month. During the month 585 patients were admitted, 875 were discharged, and 33 died. There were 345 patients in Hospital on November Ist. On the motion of Mr Clyde Carr it was decided that in view'of the conflicting reports of the doctors concerned as to the climatic and general health condition! at the site of th» Goronatloa Hospital, the

matter of extensions to the 9 ' *° » fewed back to the Finance Committee. Infections Diseases. The following is a H.t of the »£*« of infectious diseases ,, d a ur ' n 0 g . r f , roffl the of October, received by *• 9?f few 189, Department of Health :--Scarlet fever , diphtheria 5 tuberculosis 32 ' ..Portion 27, puerperal septicaemia 1, "P." 0 12 , 2, eclampsia 1, pneumonic j nflu |f \ m \ ophthalmic neonatorum 2, W««« «. sipelas 18, poliomyelitis 1, total *»*. The return shows ««'»«£" The ecarcoses as compared with ?W e ™° eT -. 68i BTl d let fever shows an '»««; jj" \f pneumonic influenza showa a decreasa six. Maternity Hospite Ut LyttelMn. . The Finance Committee reported that it had paid a visit to Lyttelton with a■ « 9 » ~ finding a suitable site J« *• hVd pital. The house of Mr 3. . T.Norton been under offer to the ?°* ml " e n V; e „ t j 0 n, time, and was given very full con6,a "°' no £ but the committee deeded that it, »» * suitable for maternity hospitall PJfJ o™'the 0 ™' the There was another «»« ™°X\o And a Board, but efforts would be »»« more suitable one in the near future.