HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13798, 7 February 1917, Page 7

HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Wnitaki Hospital and Charitable Aid Board was held jcrteidaj Present: Messrs A, Fiaser (chauman), J, Mahonej, J. G. Finch, and J. H. Milhgan, An apolog) wa3 received fo; the absence of M{ Kininniout, , The Otago Board wrote acknowledging leceipt of a cheque for £62 15s in payment of several accounts The Wellington Board foiwaided iemits with amendments which were cai ; ricd at the conference which, recently sat in Wellington, These, it was'imderstood, would require the confirmation of the WaiUki Board, which was asked to advise when 'this' procedure had been . carried out.—Received. _ ; ' The'proposals, of the committee set up to go into the question of purcliaS: ing hospital supplies .was. also for- . warded, •' '. •'' ~ Massey Harris and Co. forwarded a donatiou;of £1 Hospital .Fund. The Otago Hospital Board 'wrote Cn- , closing cheque for' £8 8s lid U payment for treatment of .'.patient's; .1l ' • The South' Canterbury Board'"wrote stating that it had enteredinto procal agreement-with the" majority'of the hospital hoards an New'iJealandnot to charge for hospital patient? Ip each other's districts.' 'lt was'''suggested that the 'Waitaki 'Bdard- shbuld 'enter into a similar arrangement, thus avoiding a considerable .amo'unt' : of' correspondence and investigation work.''', The South Canterbury ■ Board ' -recognised that it would be necessary for. them to pay for cases from-Hakatara)ne'a' which would naturally ''drift' into'' 'Oamaru.— Received. '■• ■''' ; ."••;:;;.'.' The Inspector-General' r w'rote ■stating' that no subsidy, could be paid oh Christmas gifts to Hospital Board's.•'" ' ; The matron reported 'that' tlie-month started with 31 inmatesj and since'then two had, been 'admitted and' 'two- discharged, The health ,p'f the. inmates was fair, with one exception- 'Generally, the, home was going ,on •• satisfac: torily. The new general man.had commenced his duties on- JamiaTvlS>th. Ih« creases'in the cook's and housemaids' salaries were recommended, The Health Officer reported, that three cases of scarlet fever had-occur-red during January. One new ease of tuberculosis had been reported, and one other case previously reported had died, Of the scarlet fever cases two ' were from Alma and one from Hillgrove. One case • was contracted" at Mount Somers, The tuberculosis case was from Moeraki. The following gifts for January were acknowledged:—Papers, Lady Miller and Mrs Hjorring; preserves. Mrs Peter Williams; vegetables <and rhubar,b. a friend; cakes ami sandwiches, Church of Christ; trout, Mr W. Perks; eels. Mr Sumpter; provisions, Colnmba Church. Accounts totalling £224 0s 2d were passed for payment.