THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12609, 25 June 1904, Page 4

THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL.

taA BMLf a ffl&AftrttiKfflr AfCD ■ " HOSPITAL BOARD" * • ''] Soil matters in regard to the infectious dii V ' ; eases hospital cams before the special mat- :< ; •/ ing of the Auckland Hospital Board lilt < ; .;f| etsning. A letter was read frcm fir. Frengley, Bt**ing that a sura of SSU wis due by the Board to the Health pertinent in connect k>»; "Wl with the Board's r.jSdmr.tiea of the coniial '.J of the infectious diseases hospital. J The Chairman nUt;ed that it would 1m 6$ necessary id levy on ihe local bodies for tarrying on tfie ir factious diseases hoftpiai .: " hut no money would be required fro* tlie ;\ local bodies Until September ti October.'"'•<* Mr. J. A. Beak &aid that the local hod»ta „ :,'■ would not in future have to pay • fcF W;|l||l «•»«• sent la to "tlid hospital from their rs-V''"? spaotive districts, and that they were there- -.- fore not likely to obiMt to the payment of a rate for the iufertifcdi) diseases hospital. : v ; • A letter was alsc< received from br.i'reorlej, Stating thai ho" hitd *,cut circulars to nil ■ ■ lU medical tain & tii&m&M'^t&m alt? of certificate* being- obtained i fro*' J the >£••-#; Health Department before sending cats* to .v; the infectious disease* hospital. ! fir. Colli aa stated that he had been noli. fied by fir. Frengler that be would not ' IaTV >;•; future recognise lily iMponiibility lit ttg'tMl mWI id eases admitted i.hto'the infectious iitisaasiw ' ;! j hospital m his (Dr. Collins') certificate. A . ',1 greah difficulty, hci Mated, existed in =■;{ to cases of supposed infectious diseases being ''.'■] admitted to the in&tidus diseases hospital * ■■ !■ when lift prdf«*s;, C :»s.l diagnosis, hid beua ; I made. A number of such instances hid oe- ■ 1 Curred, and it would Rave much trouble sal expense in future if the district health officer •■:;! I would Satisfy himself that cases presented u ' .. I i oases of infectious dioases were such befOito allowing them to la scut to the hospital.'Ha ■" I also referred to tunes in which persona suffer- . < ing from scarlet fever had not disclosed the ''•"'•; J fact. .Such personal, ha thought,'' should be just- as liable to be fined as rabdrivers vera '• for driving persons Suffering from infectious -'■■] diseases. ■ , I After some discission, the matters brought ■ ~, .;■; up by Dr. Collins were referred to, the ! Finance Committee for consideration.. ■■'::■■/. '.-i The report upon the management of. tin hospital, whish was submitted to the Boaaii • - at its meeting on Monday last by Dr. Col- , '! lins, Senior Medical officer, was postponed -1 until the next ordinary meeting. 'A