HOSPITAL BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1129, 17 May 1911, Page 2

HOSPITAL BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Wellington Hospital-and Charitable Aid Board was hold yesterday, there being present: Tho chairman (Kev. W. A. Evans), Miss Richmond, and Messrs. D. Robertson, J. E. Fitzgerald, G. London, G. Nash, R. C. Kirk, J. Smith, 1). M'kiren, W. Galloway, James Godber, 11. Baldwin, J. H. M'Ewan, B. R. Gardener, R. Fletcher, and A. 11. Hindniarsh. Dr. Young,' of Ihe honorary slaff, was granted six months' leave of absence, and it was also agreed that the position of lion, surgeon (locum tenons) be offered to Dr. M'Lean. Provision was authorised to bo made for a tenuis court for tho use of tho nursing staff, in lieu of that taken for tho site of tho Children's Hospital. The renovation of the shop corner, Hos-pital-Adelaide Road, was left in tho hands of Mr. Trevor and tho house steward to deal with. According to the April statistical report for the Olaki Hospital and Sanatorium, the figures showed that during the month six patients had been admit•ted to the hospital, three discharged, while one had died, there being now ih the institution 0 male and 2 fomnlo patients; ■! poticnls had been admitted to tho sanatorium, and a discharged, llicro being now 12 male and It female patients under treatment at the institution. The statistics for the Wellington City Hospital showed that there were at present 281 patients under treatment .(tho number for the correspondingperiod of the previous year was 2M). liore were 38 in the Victoria Hospitil; IS m the Seddon Hospital; 38 in the In retions I)is- • eases Hospital; 11 in the Children s Hospital; and ITS in the General Hospital. On the recommendation of (he Charitable Aid Oommitlco, Hie I™''"' of Me«rs. T. Rillingcr ami Co.. at .£l2 Lis., was accepted for the provision and erection of two fiOO-allon wafer tanl.* at tho Ohiro Home. The Master of the Home wis authorised, to procure the necessary material for renairinsr the approaches to |ho building, ami to proceed, as o-or-(„„ilv .offered, with the completion of Die concrete rctainimr v.nll at the south end of the main building. The administrative expenses of the head office, amounting to .CMS 2. were tipDortioned amount the institutions as follow :-Welliiillo" Hospital. J5 per XT: Charitable Aid. 3(1 per eon I.: Oliiro Home, 10 per cent.: Ol.ilci Sanatorium, 10 per cent.; Olaki Hospital, 5 per cent.