AUCKLAND DISPENSARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 687, 26 January 1866, Page 6

AUCKLAND DISPENSARY.

Tiib annual meeting of the subscribers to this institution was held yesterday, at the Mechanics' Institute. Mr. William Rattray in the cliair. Mr. Buchanan, lion. Secretary, read t,ho minutes of the last meeting, which were confirmed. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEU. Mr. Buchanan- read the following roport of the committee :■— " Report of the Comniittoe for tho year onding 3lst December, 1885, presented to tho subscribers at the annual general meeting, hold on the 25th January, IS6G. "Jn presenting to the subscribers th> ir report for tho past- year, tlic Committee of the Auckland Dispensary havo ng:iin to call attention to tho great benefits nnd advantages which Iho institution continues to afford to the sick and destitute poor, tho number of applicants for relief during tho last twelve months beinc; in excess of nny previous year. " To meet the increasing requirements of the Dispensary, your Committee made application to the Provincial Government for a further contribution towards tho funds of the institution, ani they havo much pleasure in being able to state thai in answer to that appeal an additional sum of £50 was placed upon ' the estimates by his Lfonor the (then) Superintendent, and voted hv the Provincial Council. " Your Committee havo also the pleasure to state that owing to the strenuous exertions of the Hon, Treasurer and Hon. Secretary tho list of subscriptions has boen largely increased, and they tru=t that during the ensuing twelve months the liberality of tho public will grant them a still greater amount of support. " J'n accordance with a resolution pissed at tho last annual g.neral meeting, your Commit'ee havo to report that they have made an addition of £50 pei annum to the remuneration of the medical oflicer, and vour Committee have further to roport that in consequence of tho increaso in the number of prescriptions they havo also mado an addition of twenty guineas per annum to tho salary of the dispenser. " From tho accompanying veport of your medical oflicer, it will be seen that his duties, as well as those devolving on ISTr. Welsman, the compounder of the medicines, "re daily becoming" more o:ierous. "The financial statement of your Hon. Treasurer, which will be hlid rehire you, shows that these necessary expenses Inve been met. without entirely exhausting tho funds of the institution. '•In conclusion, your Committee havo fheplecnirc t.■> sta'.e that at. the 1 '--t annual meeting your u: dicn] officer (Dr. Keuder.iine) was c-. mimously re-elected for a furth- r period of four years. ' John Buchanan, " Honorary Secretary " Tho following balance sheet was road by Mr. W Tf.ins, tlio Treasurer:— Tire AJCKIiASD Pispkxsauy in account with th< Honorary Treasurer, for t!ie year ending December 21, 18G-3 : Dr. ISHS. x s. c Jan. 31 —To subscriptions, as per list ... .. IS-. ft ' Ilonaii.Mi-* uti.U-r lo* .as j«r list .. 4 3 ! 30 —I'roviucial Government itrant in aiil ... ISO 0 I £:>:!" 8 ! 7SM. •lan. I—To1 —To hnlanees bro'irrM down — Due the Auckland llispens-iry ... £.I*2 10 1 Ck. lSti'i. I—Kyhshnice Ftmn December :il, 1 Si,l, due the I'onnrjiry treasurer .. .. 'J"> .'I Jlurch 31—Dr. Keudenlinc : three months' snl.irv '13 35 Mr. Wel-uun : nrlicine -1 0 " Southern Crn.-.-:" ;i,iv»-rtt<ms, &c. .. -'t ' '* New-Zcalau.ler;" ilit to .. -1 r> i Xew/k.m.ani) 11 'liito .. 0 12 I June CO—l)r. K.-udcrdine. thre<> mouths' s:dnry *1:1 15 i .Mr. Wel-mnn : three months'mediciiio 21 0 " ... 1 i; '• Southern I'n»s;'" advcrM-itur ... 17 Sept. 30—Dr. Kemlenline . three months' salary 43 15 i Mr. Wctsnian : three months' medicine. '.M r, i XEwZfAt.ASII lh:nAt,e: aclvcrtisin S I <; Dec. 30—IV. Kenderdine : three months' s.ilary -13 ];> Mr. Weinman ; months' medicine n 15:ilaiicn carried down .. .. .. :v>! 10 I .L'33B S : (!•',. Sc O. F.) TTaitkr Hon. Treasurer. Auckland, January 22, 18(ifi. Wo havo this day examined fho above account and compared it with the vouchers, and havo fount it correct, and properly vou'-imJ. Danif.t, Pollen, Koiikih' IjITSK. Dr. Ivkn'.dehdtxi:, tho medical officer, read the fol lowing report:— " Report of the Mcdienl Oliicer of fho Aucklanc "Dispensary, for the year ending December 31 " 18U5. "To the Committee of the Auckland Dispensary " Gentl.-me i, —Dining the past year thcrs hns h.-er a still further increase in th 3 already lurgc numhei of applicants for relief at the Dispensary. This hai been caused partly by the arrival of largo number: and partly by the scarcity of employment which lias existed 1 it-oly, wherebv many whe HP' usually W")i able to pay for medical attendanci have been deprived of the means of doing so, anr have; consequently obliged to apply us patient: at the Dispensary; and in this way, no doubt, alargf amount of distress litis been obviated, which would otherwise iiavo been felt severely by this class ol persons. There has been no severe outbreak of any epidemic disease during the p<ist year, although then havo been several eases of typhoid fever. Dysentery has been common, and diseases of the mucous membrane, as bronchitis and diarrhoea* have been very prevalent. At the e irly part or' thy year diarrb(Ot of a most severe character prevailed, chiefly amor.gsl children recently arrived in this country, the disease having in many c»si s originated on board ship,attri bufable. no doubt, to want of proper ventilation anc the use of improper diet. The other diseases whicl have come under tr-atment havo been of the usua' character, and require no particular mention. The nu'i ber of pi'ients admitted has been 694.: mifcib .-r of visits at houses of patients, 1,611 ; number of prescriptions compounded, 4018; number oi deaths, 22—-as follow: — "M.A.R., ao:ed 1 years, mnrasnuu ; W.P , 17 months, diarrhoea ; R.R., 4 months, diarrhea ; E.E. ye irs, diarrho-a ; K. 8., 14 months, diprrhcoa ; k! L., •> months, diarrhoea ; C.C., 17 months, dysentery; H. 8., 13 months, dysentery; G.L,, .13 years, dysentery (a very intemperate subject); M.M., 22 dysentery and inflammation of bowels ; W."N". 22 years, typlioid fever; S.N., 17 years, tvplioid fever ; Mrs. M., 22 years, typhoid fever; ' .'.W., 00 years' heart disease (an incurable ense) ; Mrs. H., ■}!> years pulmonary consumption ; J.R., 19 years, pulmonary Consumption ; J.C., f!3 years, pulmonary consumption ; J.K., 22 years, pulmonary consnmntion ; Mrs. C , 35 years, disease of tho brain; M. JC., GO 'yearsj chronic bronchitis and general debility ; M'.'R., 2 years, croup; R.N., 1 year, inflammation of the I lungs. " I have, &c., " Thos. B. Kendt^rdise, " Medical Oflicer." The above reports were severally adopted, and a resolution passsd that they be priutod in the form of a circular, for distribution amongst the subscribers, arid that tliQ prop ic-torß of the Auckland newspapers be requested to :VO them publicity. ELK'n'ION OF Ol'l'lCElts, His Honor the S-iperintendent was elected Char'man of the institution, vice Kobert Graham Esn John Williamson, Esq... M.H.Ii., was re-elected Vico-Ohairmrin. J -J i, I ' RlK 'S an was re " e l ef; tod Hon. Secretary, and Mr. WaUor Ewen, Jlon. Treasurer. Tho following members were elected members of the committee:—Mensra. hoberton, P. Darby (! Canning, G-. V. Pierce, R. Hidings, E." J. Cox ' W." Rattray, J. "Wisoman, Halydav, D. Caloy jp Bin-nan Gr. Webster. " ' " 0 ' A vote of thanks wa ß pasged to tho Chnirman, to the Hon. .secretary and Treasurer, and tho Modical OfScer, and the procee ings terminated.