HOSPITAL BOARD.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 20 May 1915, Page 7

HOSPITAL BOARD.

This afternoon, the Board was at the I liospital on a visit of inspection. After ! looking round the ground and discuss-1 ing various aspects of the work with ' the architect, it was resolved that, j •subject to the approval of the Jnspec- ', tor-General, the operating theatre, ; -dispensary, anesthetic corridor, and necessary rooms attached, and also a Tpart of the nurses' home, with the office, as part of a general I scheme for the whole building, be put! in hand. The nurses' home, which, : "when completed finally, will aceommo- i ■■date twenty-five nurses, will he behind ! the present buildings, while the operating theatre, etc., will join on the j women's and children's ward. i On resuming at the secretary's office, ! ~ihe Health Inspector's report was read ' a»d duly received. There was one case ■ of scarlet 'fever, one of phthisis, one' of septisaemia, and one of enteric I fttver reported from Hawera. two cawe-,! •of scarlet fever from Eltham, and one I ■case from Hawera County. Inspection j •of drainage and plumbing in 1-jawera.] in Normanby, and of meat, tnv;nJ..! fruit shops in Hawera, Elthain, and! Normanby had been carried out. and ! pvoves that all are in a satisfactory | ■condition. j The question of patients lea\ iue j 'liospital without notice was brought! up/ I* was generally acknowledge! ' that this was a, difficult matter to lUwii j -with. The removal of the secret:*i-y;s • ►office to the hospital will, it is <>\ j ;<•':■!.-j -ed, ease the difficulty. . [ The,report on the gas supply and • -eoiisuihption had been received ami u-;i^ ■ satissfactory. I The chairman said that it was. •::; ■■>['-\ fying to have the- result of the n-jiovi. ' As thoi'p vva-s nr- opportunity !■.■;)' thoroughly into the matter, it v, ;•- ;■■- -solved, on the chairman's motion. ;:. •defer consideration until next' nu-t \ •;•■.! Messrs Meldon and Linn svw ;ip-; pointed a visiting committee. j Accounts as listed were passe ! inpayment. The Board thei rose.