PATIENTS UPSET
Senile Cases At Hospitals Long-stay patients with senile brain-degeneration were upsetting other patients in the general hospitals of the North Canterbury Hospital T oard. the medical superintendent-in-chief (Dr T Morton) said at the board's meeting yesterday Some were very noisy, and many had unseemly habits he said For this reason, a survey was in progress to see what could be done towards providing cubicles for such pa’ients Fortunately, there were relatively few of such patients. out when they came they often stayed for a very long time Asked by the chairman (Professor A J Danks’ whether the provision of cubicles might reduce the number of beds available. Dr Morton said that, unfortunately. it would.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29830, 24 May 1962, Page 11
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