WELLINGTON HOSPITALS AND HOMES.
OFFICIAL REPORTS.
Some interesting remarks on the Wellington Hospital uud other similar institutions in me. aisincl, and on our local fctouies are uiauo t»y Airs. Grace Neill, ksmaunt inspector, in her annual report. Ui iuo \\ ;i,uiyton Hospital she reI.oi.m— "A \ery urge number oi paUtiiua pass through this hospital, and its unrd» vie lernbiy overcrowded. Stretchers, uowu the centre of a ward afc night should not be pel rait ltd; The elaborate operating room has been completed, and - is now in iutt. Removal oi the okn.Lteu iiom thu main building to the main wards is a, right step. Excavation for thu proposed nurses' homo is progressing and iv completion will mean greater .space for pauents. Dr. Ewart and lui«s Payne are successful in their c»denvours to make tin* hospital and iU staff thoroughly efficient." The Cottage Hospital at Otaki isthua referred to s — "Visited 19th June. Tha cost of maintenance of a small hospital like this is out of proportion to its .i+ilifcy. Tho same nursing »taff would be sulficient for several more beds ; and, having so little room ut disposal, accident and urgcut cases, from the' district have to ( be lolused or sent on to Wellington. Miss Seoley U an excellent nurse and capable matron."
The following briof but significant words suffice for tie Masterton Hospital : — "The evils of this hospital become accentuated year by year. The wards are small and sunless, the drainage defective, the site damp." Mrs. Ntil} a more favourably impressed with pur various Homes, The management of tho Ohiro Home, Wellington, is described as- "thoroughly satisfactory." The food, she says, is abundant ana of good quality, and the same may be said of the clothing., The Home is clean and well kept throughout. Mr. and Mrs. Purvis manage ft admirably. St. Mary's Home, Karori, is reported to be doing good work in taking girls from evil surroundings, and training them to be useful members of society. The Convalescent Home, Wellington, Mrs. Neill proceeds, continues to be admirably and economically managed by its capable matron, Mrs. Ritter. The Home for the Aged Needy is a comfortable refuge for old folk, under the kindly care of Mr. and Mrs. Mackenzie. Improvements have been made at the Alexandra Home. The Levin Memorial Home for girls is working very satisfactorily; the matron. Miss Ockenden, has the art of "mothering" her big family, and this is really a "home" for the children, and not merely a charitable institution. "It would be well," she remarks in conclusion, "if wo had more such cottage homes in New Zealand."
WELLINGTON HOSPITALS AND HOMES.
Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue 47, 23 August 1902, Page 5
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