COOK HOSPITAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12609, 19 July 1935, Page 3

COOK HOSPITAL

BOARD'S MONTHLY MEETING Cock Hospital affairs were dealt with at the monthly meetlm, of the hoard yesterday. wlicnMr .M. T. Truffe ri I presided over the following:— Mrs A- E. Beer, Messrs I). W. Coleman. M.P.. .1. Tcmb’eson, 41. Adair E. (\ Leggett., it. Kenway, B. T. jCiniy, C. G. Payliss. 11. .1. E. Tomhlcson, Drs. ,]. C. Collins anfl H. Gouldimr pice. Accounts amountii’.g in £3912 10s cd iwer e passed for payment. Tile Waipawa Hospital Roa-rd advised that fees at l’ukoera Saniior. ium had been reduced from 11s t‘> IQs per day and that a specialist Dr. Short., lat 0 of Wellington. had been added io tire staff, (bus providing two fully-qualified officers at the institution.—The letter was received.

A request for information views on asset s created under No 5 scheme from the Unemployment Board, was referred to the chairman and managing-secretary (Mr. C. A. llarn'cs) for attention. Tin, Director-General of Health f ol ‘- warded notice of approval of (ho hoard’s estimates for 1935-36.—’The letter wa s received.

On the recommendation of the finance committee, if. .was decided I" place orders immediately for certain gas--ooking and heating equipment required in the main kitchen, nurses’ homo and Memorial Home. The principal item is a gas-heated hot closet, and carving table, to cost £lO7. The total cost, of the equipment- will be. £278, :»s against the sum of £370 provided on the capital estimates.

Sister Pritchard, District Nurse, Matawai, reported 1 having treated and advised 41 patients, paid So visit®, visited one school and conveyed Kv° patients to hospital by ''ay. Sister Burgess, Native District. Nurse, T c Karnka, reported: having treated and advised 17 Europeans and 77 Maoris during Juno. She visited four Maori pas and six schools, and gave weekly lectures on first aid (o th e To Karaka ItangeTS. During Urn month she paid eight home visits