CASHMERE SANATORIUM

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 28 October 1926, Page 5

CASHMERE SANATORIUM

MANY PATIENTS AWAITING ADMISSION By (telegraph.—Special to "The Mail.’’) CHRISTCHURCH, 27th Oct, The number of people, waiting for admission to the Cashmere Sanatorium was commented on at to-day’s meeting of the North Canterbury Hospital Board and it was decided, that a comprelien. sive report on the position be made. The Public .Health Committee re» ported that an application bad been made for admission to the sanatorium of a young woman who landed hi New Zealand on September 30th from Aus Iralia, where sliei bad been .since last April. Representations were being made to the Health Department with regard to Ibis case. Mr W. E. I.cadley remarked that tbi' ease showed that there should be strict conditions regarding the coming into New Zealand of pcnplq suffering from disease.

]n tin course of Ins report to Ihe Board Dr. Blarkinore, medical director of tuberculosis institutions, said that, seven women were waiting for admission to the sanatorium; eight were waiting lor admission to the Coronation Hospital ; and four buys and * throe girls were waiting for admission to llm Fresh Air Home. Twenty new eases inul linui notified at the iuherculosis dispensary ■ n the past month. The Rev. Clyde Carr asked if the Board was doing all that it could )o cope with t be disease. Mr Lead lev said Hint throughout tne North Island. Christchurch was becoming .recognised as the centre, of me dominion lor the treatment of the disease and the result was Llmi people, were coining from other parts of tlie country to iceeive treatment in Christchurch. lie protested that) the board was paying more than its lair share of the cost- of coping with the disease. II was pointed out that there was now a three month’s residential qualification lor admission In (lie Sanatorium instead of twelve months as previously. The I'olli wing motion was earned ; That, the Public Health Commit lee he asked lo firing down a .comprehensive report (livelong the whole position regarding the Sana!oi'iuin.