COOK HOSPITAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11592, 18 March 1932, Page 3

COOK HOSPITAL

BOARD’S MONTHLY MEETING

Cook. Hospital mat-tors wero, attended to ill tlie ninnthlv meeting M Hie hoard yesterday. when The •chairon an. ('ATr. AT. T. TcafTnrd)- presided over Hie following: Airs., floor, MoW IT. Adair, G. G. Rayliss, J. F.. Ronton, H. Kcnwnv. F. C: '3'! • AV. ('rail? and Dr. J. 0. CoMins._ Aoonunts ainousding to £3opn 13s 3d were appoved fir payment. The Director-General of Tloalth advised that, in future, where a patient was indisputably able to pay for a bacteriological examination . lie should .Tip .eliurged on the , sen. I .e forwarded, the finest ion of whether or not. a charge is made to be tell, to the medical practitioner forwarding the specimen.—The matter was left in the hands of the chairman, Dr. Coll ink and the medical superintendent, with, power to act. The Director-General of Health advised 1 hat, the' sum of C 1 OCX) had boon advanced to the hoard on .account, of subsifl>• which may 'become due in the nevt financial-year. Solicitors iiv the estate of the late Mr. Frederick Jeune advised that a small, legacy had boon lo't to Iho hespital to provide a cot for female child patients.—-The legacy wa«- accented Vvith thanks .and it was decided to obtain the cot suggested. SFCBFTAB Y’S RETORT. The report of the secretary, Mr. C. Arthur Harries, included' tiro fol-lo"-ing parnaranhs ; '“Memorial Home.—Durino- the recent. heavy rains, leaks in the roof* have caused damage to the ceilings nf several r’oins. Tt has heen louik neeessarv to renlaee a number ot tiles on the roof. The painting ol some of the codingy will be necessary in the next financial venr. . “Tolaga Bay.—Blinds for the s-tt-ingroom ni-e the onlv reouireinenls, nnd ; these are being attended to. - > “District Nnrseis.—The Alatawat cot t”' v e suffered slight: damage hy fire mi Alnrch-I. The d-mage, was confined tc tlm kitchen, the outbreak boine- onelled hv tlio efforts of nearht '■emdenis. who rendered assistance Sister Bure-ess. of To Karaka. will eomiimuce her leave on 'Marcli 23. Tim Department are not supplying a relic'- : ng nurse during her abeeiieo. “Underwear for Children; Mater;.,l lor the making of underwear for children has been despatched to the Bev. Fall, who is arranging for the material to he made nn. The ment's. when made, will he distributed through Airs. A. F.. Beer, who has consented to deal with applications. “Distress at B- 1 rtlett’s —-Bulk supplies have row bc-pi sent • t" Ba ’’tlett’s and will he distributed hy the eonnnittee there. Applications and records of all allowances, are being received and kept at the offices of the board. This arrangement is the resell of a ' v'dt liv tlm chairman, Members H. Adair and At. AY. Craig. end the secretary to the. camp on Afa-nb S. • “Voluntary Contributions. A clnnt(irv eonl rihntions were received fmm Air'. J. F. Graham. :C 1 Is. and the estate of F. Jeune, (tec-eased, .-Co. Prices are now being obtained bn- a cot suitable for requirements. Siulsidv will be claimed on the donations “Grounds.—The frontage to the T.B. Black, which had been prevßusly cleared, is non- being prepared for sowing in graws.” The secretary’s report also included comparisons of stores, etc., issued to wards during the eleven months Anril-Fehruarv. The average number of occupied beds for the period endin-v last month was 105, compared with 118 twelve nwntlis ago. the cost per occupied bed for the period was £lo Ids' 9d this year compared with £l6 Its 9d and the cost per week tier o"cnived bed was 6- Gd in each case. Stores supplied during the ]1 months ended this vear, with the figures for the previous corresponding period in parentheses, were a'- follows:—Bread £157 -Js 4d (£172 12s od). milk £-108 l-»s (£470 7s ddT, cream £Bf) 6s 8d (.-COG 19s lid), butter £165 fi-. 3d (£2lB 2s ltd)- eggs £144 4s nd (£SB 8s 3d), lemons £-16 As (£39 2s 2d), oranges £l9 H s -Id (£2O IDs Sdb tea £J3 12s 3d (£53 -Is Gd>. sugar £33 17c 9d (£-H. Is 3d), ale and si.-iil £3l 18s VI d '£29 As 6d). jam £37 S=_sd (£56 10s Sd). other provisions £228 os 5d (£225 17s ltd), drv stores £243 18s Gd (£286 9s Id), total £1652 Us 9.1 (£IB9B 11s 7<D.

Similar returns regarding issues to the nurses' home showed flint the avorago numher of the stnfF hoarded per day was 08, eonipared wdh ~>7. the cost per head-per period was £lO Gs fid compared with L-- Op Od Mini the eo-t per head per day was Is 2d compared with Is -Id. The report was adopted. G KXFR AL REPORTS. The farm committee reported that it had been agreed to purchase a mowing machine at £2B, and that tliis amount should he provided on the estimates. After perusal of the documents, it was agreed that the matter of water supply for the far,.. and fencing round the reservoir be referred bade to the council before completion of the agreement. The report of the finance committee included the following: f ‘Tt was agreed that, out of the £25 authorised for the purpose, material he purchased .suitable for the mnkiim- of shirts and undervests for children, the material to be supplied to organisations prepared to undertake the rdf: king of garments, that made-up garments lie purchased where necessary for older children, and than Member A. fleer, having agreed, undertakes to distribute the made-up articles. 'The terms of the draft lodge agreement as set out hv the special committee were approved of and it was agreed that the lodges he furnished with the terms of the proposed agreement, the agreement to come into force at a date to be agreed upon following confirmation by lodgers and the Department of Ileal til. ft wars agreed that pipes he laid across the road fronting the Nurses’ Home to dear the storm water, at nn approximate cost of £lO. It was further agreed that the plans submitted by flic Health Department be iipproved as a suitable cottage for the district nurse at Mntawm, that plans and specifications ho obtained from the Department, and that the Public Works Department he asked to supervise the construction of the cottage.” , Sister Pritchard. District Nurse, Matnwai, reported haying treated and advised'27 eases during the month. She paid 29 visits and convoyed one patient by ear to Cook Hospital, Sister * Burgess, Native District Nurse, To -Karaka,. reported having attended and advised 11.9 casci,; during the month. .She visited seven Maori pas and six schools and gave 48 Maoris typhoid inoculations. .'flic custodian of the Memorial Homo reported that during the .moitfli of February, one man was admitted, two men 'wore discharged, one Ilian was discharged for hospital and three men died, leaving the number of inmates in the home 55, 11 women and Id men. Vegetables to the amount of £0 Is 4d, and.eggs £3 4,y6d were supplied to the Cook Hospital during tlie month of February. The Salvation Army Band and the various denominations held their meetings during the month. On Sunday, February 14, the City Band gave a musical programme, the inmates greatly appreciating the kindness cf those who visited the home during the month. A gift of a parcel of Aus-

trail mi papers was received from Mrs D. Blair. The engineer, Mr. D. McNab, reported ns follows; , “Earthquake Damage.-—All the plaster work that wais damaged hm? been repaired in all the wards, corridors, ; .offices, etc. Painting.—Ward .3 was painted while empty, and the, kitchen, annexe and sanitary blocks were renovated. The repaired plaster work throughout the building was ’painted, and with the exception m several rooms of the main building, Is in good repair. Repairs have ,bec..< made to the roof tilths of Ward i. Some of the tiles have become porous, and these have been replaced with new tiles. Repairs were ai s ° made to the roof of . the Memorial Home, and further .repairs are m hand at the Hospital and Memorial, Home. New cisterns , were, fitted a-t the isolation and domestic quarre,Repairs have been made to the steam, wafer, and sanitary services where necessary, also t'o the buildings , and equipment. Repairs to the plaster work at the Nurses' Home ary m liand,” The visiting committee reported having visited the Memorial'• Homo, where they found that the ceilings in most; of the rooms were in need of ealcimining. It , was recommonded that one or two of the rooms be taken in hand immediately. The grounds and gardens were in a very satisfactory state. In the hospital .and Nurses’ .Home, everything was fouiid in order. ; , The reports 'were adopted.