HOSPITAL BOARD

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 53, Issue 32429, 10 May 1944, Page 5

HOSPITAL BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING AT THAMES ALL INSTITUTIONS BUSY The monthly meeting of the Thames Hospital Board was> held at Thames on Tuesday, the chairman, IMr P. E. Brenan, presiding. Others present were Messrs C. Kennedy, A. G. Davis, J. Cornes, A. H. Sutton, C. W. Parfitt, C. W. Winder, S. H. Brown, W. Madgwick, J. W. Danby and the secretary, Mr A. L. Neighbour. The following statistics from the various hospitals were brought before the meeting. Thames Hospital.—Number of patients in wards at last return, 4'9 males, 44 females; admitted, 59 males, 48 females; deaths, 4 males, 3 females; discharged, 59 males, 56 females; remaining, 55 males, 53 females; out-patients, 40 males, 55 females; attendances, 6'B males, 53 females; operations, 18 males, 13 females.

Waihi Hospital.—Number of patients in wards 1 at last-return, 14 males, 16 females; admitted, 23 males, 26 females; deaths, 1 male, 0 ! females; discharged, 19 males, 26 females; remaining, 18 males, 15 females; outpatients, 6 males, 11 females; operations, 4 males, 7 females. Coromandel Hospital.—Number of patients in wards at last return, 3 males, 8 females; admitted, 11 males, 9 females; outpatients 1 , 79; attendances, 161; births, 2; operations 0. Mercury Bay Hospital.—Number of patients in wards at last return, 2 males, 1 female; admitted, 5 males, 6 females; discharged, 6 males, 4 females; remaining, 3 males, 2 females; outpatients, 38 males, 48 females.

Paeroa Hospital.—Number of patients in wards at last return, 0 males, 5 females; admitted, 3 males, 9 females; deaths, nil; discharged, 1 male, 11 females; remaining, 2 males, 3 females; operations, '1 male. Farm.—Delivered' to hospital: 413 gallons of milk, 14 dozen lemons. Delivered to homes: 369 gallons of milk, 8 dozen eggs.