Mangonui Hospital Board

Northland Age, Volume 1, Issue 9, 4 December 1931, Page 7

Mangonui Hospital Board

A meeting of the Mangonui Hospital Board was held at Mangonui on Thursday morning, 19th, when there were present Messrs. Houston (chairman), Matthews, Berghan, Hoskin and Barriball. Apologies were received from Messrs. Evans, Wi Kaitaia and Mclntosh. Water Supply The secretary was authorised to obtain a quotation for the re-cement-ing of joints of the present Kaitaia water supply system from downpipes to the storage tank and to arrange for the work if satisfactory. Patients’ Fees A sub-committee consisting of Messrs. Houston, Hoskin and McIntosh was appointed to consider the question of patients’ fees and prepare a list of fees to be written off. Clearing Grounds Dr. Rule was authorised to engage a man under the 4a unemployment scheme for clearing scrub at the Mangonui hospital grounds, and to arrange for the necessary repairs to the hospital buggy. Accounts Accounts totalling £299 11/3 were passed for payment. TEN RULES FOR KEEPING COOL Dr. Shirley W. Wynne, New York health commissioner, gives ten rules for keeping cool, and some of them are applicable to our climate : Keep your eye on your work, not the thermometer ; dress lightly; keep in the shade ; eat lightly and avoid rich foods ; drink water freely ; do not worry; move about as little as possible ; keep windows . closed and shades drawn during day, but wide open at night; if possible, get an electric fan to keep air in motion ; avoid crowds.