HOSPITAL AFFAIRS

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 54, Issue 32596, 13 July 1945, Page 3

HOSPITAL AFFAIRS

MEETING OF THE BOARD

ACTIVITIES AT INSTITUTIONS

The July meeting of the Thames Hospital Board was held on Tuesday, the chairman, Mr J. W. Danby, presiding. Others present were Messrs W., Hamilton (Coromandel county), W. iC. Kennedy and G. A. Avery (Ohinemuri County), C. W. Parfitt, A. H. Sutton, J. W. Neate (Hauraki Plains County), Edwin Edwards (Paeroa Borough), Mi’s. Williams and Mr S. H. Brown (Waihi Borough), W. Madgwick (Thames Borough)’ and the secretary, Mr A. L. Neighbour. Apologies for absence were received from Mr E. J. O’Loughlin. The following reports were received from institutions under the board’s control:—

Mercury Bay Hospital.—Number of patients .in ward as at last return, 2 males, 1 female; admitted, 3 males, 4 females'; discharged, 3 males, 2 females; deaths, 1 male, 0 females; remaining, 1 male, 3 females; outpatients, 301 males, 37 females. Coromandel Hospital.—Number of patients in wards at last return, 9 males, 9 females; admitted, 10 males 14 females; deaths, 1 male, 0 females; discharged, 13 males, 12 females; remaining, 0 males, 11 females; outpatients, 60 males, 13 females; births, 1 male, 0 females; operations, 3 males, 6 females.

Thames Hospital.—'Number of patients in wards at last return, 20' males, 11 females; admitted, 23 males, 26 females; deaths, 2 males, 1 female; discharged 27 males, 26 females; remaining, 15 males, 10 females; outpatients, 19 males, 18 females; attendances, 50 males, 33 females; operations, 11 males, 13 females. Paeroa Hospital.—Number of patients in wards at last return, 0 males, 11 females; admitted, 2 males, 12 females; deaths, nil; discharged, 1 male, 20 females; remaining, 1 male, 3 females; outpatients, nil; operations, no males, 1 female.