HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD

Nelson Evening Mail, 6 July 1916, Page 3

HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING. The following' additional business was transacted' at yesterday's meeting of the Nelson- ■ Hospital and 'Charitable Aid Board: — HEALTH INSPECTOR'S. REPORT, The Her. Ith/ Inspector (Mr H. Goltman) reported : Infectious diseases, nine cases of scarlet fever have .been reported, in ■the city; three at Atawhai; one fatal case of infantile .paralysis at Motueka; two cases of scarlet fever at Upper Mataki; two cases of scarlet fever and three cases of diphtheria at Takaka ; nine cases of scai-let fever at U'.iMikuri. Sale of Food and Drugs Act; Samples of milk were obtained at Nelson and forwai*ded to Wellington) for analysis and' samples oJ bread were purchased and other quantities of bread were- we ghed, particulars being iforwarded to the District Health Officer. HOSPITAL RETURNS. The Hospital, returns showed) that there were 66 patients in. the institution, on June 30th. Du.iing the month 52 ■patients were admitted, -54 were dis- - charged, and there were four deaths. OORESPONDENCE. Corresipoaidien'ce (was .dealt with as follows: 1 . _ v,j From the Minister of Hospitals stating that many hospital boards, with, a view of assisting recruiting, Jiad been ■good enough; to grant free treatment for minor defects or ailments, and asking if the Nelson Board would l do the same. Resolved that the Nelson Board grant free treatment, in these cases. From Hon. G- W. Russell, acknowledging rece"pt- of. Board's letter affirm,,- : trig the. desirability of -providing State •farms,, industrial homes, or other places of' restraint for the detentioYi) and enforced' labour of confirmed drunkard. 1 ;, etc., and 'stat'ng that while .-..generallyof the principles of the resolu- ; tion, as the .present session -was a war session, he was unable to hold!..out any •promise of the matter -being, dealt with, during the, present year. -. ,; iFrom the Bulter Hospital-and Char:-; table Aid Board 1 stating, re treatment t -of patients suffering from .phthisis and erection of. sanatorium, \ that the B.uller Board could nqt- do anything in the matter at present, a-s it iwas still the subject of correspondence between* the Buller and- Canterbury Boards -Fvomi J. "Wood and Son, Ltd., stating that the! firm' never had a , chance to quote -for or supply articles such ;is i household' ironmongery, crockery, cut- , lery etc.and! asking for a share of. the Board's custom. —Resolved ..that- the" matron of the 'Hospital!. a;pd "onaster 'of the Home be instructed to give the firm ; a share. . ... ■ The resolutions passed! by the local 'bodies' coiiferehce. the previous.day were re-ceived, and it, was resolved to consider, them at the.-next meeting. . . . .