COOK HOSPITAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 10565, 19 April 1928, Page 6

COOK HOSPITAL.

.MEETING OF THE BOARD The Cook County Council’s monthly meeting was held yesterday. The chairman. Mr W. G. Sherratt, presided over the following members: Mrs A. Scott, and Messrs D. W. Coleman AI. T. Trafford, J. E, Benson, C. i-J. Bridge, C. G. Bayliss. H. Kenwpy, G. B. Oman, H. .J. F. Tomhloson and AT. IV. Craig.

The Hospital Boards Association re commended that hoards sending sisters from their institutions to undergo the post graduate course of training should make them a grant of £BO, the nurse to enter into a. bond of n similar amount to remain in the board’s service for two years after completion of the course.—-The hoard decided to affirm the principle. Tlie question of families of hoard employees being given free treatment was mentioned hv the ,\.Z. Hospital Boards- Association. who stated that in two instances where treatment had been given, the Audit Department had objected to it. Tlie matter, however, would be discussed at the next executive meeting.—The letter was received.. Th treasurer, in his report for Allareh, showed that the hank halance at the beginning of the month was £1074 18s" Id. the total receipts for the period being £11,007 4s ]fid. The expenditure for the month totalled £5075 5s 2d. Alter accounts amounting to £3737 7s 6d were paid the hoard’s credit ha lance would be £6017 6s 3d. The fees charged during the month totalled £8220 -1s let. The Medical Superintendent (Dr. IE B. Hall) reported that on March I. 103 patients were in the wards. 151 had since been admitted, eight deaths had occurred. 105 had been discharged, leaving 130 in the hospital at. the end. of the month.

Tim matron’s report staged: The Army Band gave a performance at the hospital during the month. Gifts were received from the following; MV Peter Grierska, Mr Atkins, Mr Pomana, Mr Bell, Mr \y. G. Slier-, rati, MV Gave, Mr Langridge.

The -district nurses’ report stated: Nurse E. Pritchard. Mntawai. at. tended and advised 42 cases during the month ■ Nurse it. Turner, Tibia raka. attended and advised 34 rases (luring the month and visited five Maori pahs.

The custodian of the Memorial Home reported there acre now forty men and eight women in the institution. Vegetables to the value of £'S Ms had been' supplied to the Hospital this month. Gifts had been donated, to the Home during the month, from Mrs Cranny, Canon Parke, St. David’s P.C. Ladies’ Guild. Wellington Bible and Tract Depot, anonymous. Visits from the Depot, anonymous. Visits from the Endeavour Societies.' were paid to the inmates, much to their appreciation.

The financial statement of the hospital farm’s operations during March showed that the receipts totalled £ I.SI Lis lUd and the expenditure amounted to £77 19.’. J.ld, the excess of receipts over expenditure, being £lO3 14s lid.

In the quarterly report on the. farm for the neoiod ended March 31, the manager (Mr A. 11. Marsh), stated: “With the good rains after the dry spell the farm is looking well. The cows for winter supply are com ing in well and with the abundance of feed, milk and cream are well assured. Surplus cream is still being sent to the factory. The pigs contimute do well and are a good side-line. Twelve acres ot oats have been planted for green feed. After six months’ service the electrical milking plant is working well and proves most economical. Seasonal work is well advanced.’ . The supervising engineer in his report stated that the new electric installation in the landrv had reduced the working costs by £260 a year, compared with generating the board’s own supply, and the saving in running costs will pay for the installation in seven months. Reference was also made in the report to improvements in the Nurses’ Home, Memorial Home, and Hospital Enrrn Reporting on the Tolag.a Bay Hospital, the sister in charge stated that during the month, nine patients had been admitted and thirteen had been discharged, whilst there had also been four births. Gifts were acknowledged with thanks from Mesdames James Thornton, Scanned, Matinzzi. and Boland, and also fromthe school, sale. The reports were adopted.