WELLINGTON HOSPITAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 951, 19 October 1910, Page 10

WELLINGTON HOSPITAL.

HINTS Edit THE BOARD OF . MANAGERS. ■

'.' Tho annual'rcport on the hospitals of the'l)bminion referring;.to Wellington Hospital, - says: — Localities,, broadly, from which patients caino w,ere: ; Wel'lington City, 1902; Wellington suburbs, 303; Potone, 176; ships. in. port,. 82; Hutfc, 78; sundry 'small places in district, 59; "Upper Huit,'-3(S;' 'Wairarapa,: 26; Levin, IV;' Palmerston North, 14; Otalci, 13;. Wairau, Iβ; Hawke's Bay, 12; -North Canterbury, -1.2; not stated, 9; West-port, 6; O.tago, 6; Porirua, 5; Rangitikei, 5; Taranaki, 5; Wanganui, 5; Auckland, i; Grey, 3; Nelson, 3; and Bullor,'2. . ;- .. f• i ■/. ;-: - ] ; Tho hospital was visited, several times during the year. On each occasion: tho wards .were found full, and, : with one exception, in good order, but the sanitary annexes" and ward kitchen, need to, be brought up to modern ;requiremenfs; There , is.room for. improvement in the manner in. which' meals are served, better measures/being needed to keep; the. fdodjlibt during dts.distribution; - and this .is , ' recognised by those ■ in" authority. ;: As regards ;. tlio staffj■would' ; .teiid'.'.' to increase \. y . its . efficiency .if the board . would-, but; decide, "to;-.-.promote-;, no' nlirse to - the position-- of'-.sister ■untiT;.. she . has served., for "one year on; the-staff afteri; obtaining'; her \ certificate, '■ and', it would, also;'.'be''to-.the" advantage, of -the. hospital, if. two."or-' niore. sisters; could 'be appointed ; to- the ;staff wlio:.had'., been trained; in'other-nursing-.schools..-, 'In fact, , , an occasional draft' of nurses from other, training schools -'wouldrbe.an advantage to all our.'hospitals./' [■.'.:■ ;■.'■) : ;