HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13455, 4 June 1907, Page 3

HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

t ' V,■*-....,. .-, > , , , .;.,..\ ■ ..; 1 A meeting of the Auckland Hospital and 1 Charitable Aid Board was held last evening, * there being present: Messrs. L. J. Bagnall 1 (chairman), J. Fitt, J. G. Rutherford, '■ P. ' M. McKay, and A. Sturges. : * Dispensary Report: '■ The • report of the dispensary officer (Dr. Hooper) for May t stated that 26 new cases . were under treat- , ment during the month, the principal ail- }. ments being rheumatism, bronchial troubles, . and* measles. There were no deaths, and , on the whole the month was a healthy one. The number of prescriptions made up was " 281. ■-■■\;"\..- ; ' : : : .;'.,,-;. v .^V' : ''',-.-.:' % , Alexandra Convalescent Home: A letter ' was read from the Inspector-General of Hos- [ pitals (Dr. Valintine), asking for particulars I of the expenditure in connection ■ with the I Alexandra Home for Convalescents at Eller- » slje. It was stated that the information 3 was being supplied. The Chairman said that j the ..Government proposed to; amend , the Act, so as to enable subsidy to be paid on the cost of the home.; . ■;■. .", 1 Hospital Extensions: Writing regard } to the plans and specifications of the proi posed extensions to the Costley Wards, prei pared by the Board's architect (Mr. Allsop), - the Inspector-General of Hospitals (Dr. j Valintine) . stated' that the plans- were in strict accord with accepted ideas as to cubic ■ floor and wall space per patient, and also in regard to window area. " Ho would rather * have seen the sanitary block carried out 3 from the centre of each ward, or from the i southern rather than from the northern end 3 (where the aspect was naturally the sunniest ; and most cheerful), but he supposed there 3 were architectural difficulties in the way. , Ho also thought it a pity, in the event of it * being considered necessary, to place the ' sanitary towers at the northern aspect, that s they should he cross-ventilated on to the 1 balconies. Ho knew that this practice was i being carried out at Home,, but the bal- , conies on the hospitals there wore not used f to such an extent as was the case with Now 3 Zealand hospitals, and, although the objec- „ tion was a minor one, he hoped the altera- , tion would be made. With the above exception, he had nothing but praise to say 3 of the plans and details submitted. It was r resolved to obtain a report on the subject from the architect, the Chairman remarking i that there were difficulties to be considered f in adding to an existing structure. ..."■ r Hospital Report: The : fortnightly , hosl pital report stated that the , ordinary patients treated numbered "121 males and 55 ' females. The infectious' cases consisted of " six males and 11 females. ■ f Proposed Laundry: The Buildings Comt mittee" submitted a report on a proposed . laundry building and installation of ma- » chinery, the total estimated cost- of the plant being £80*. It was recommended that - the Inspector-General bo asked for his [ opinion regarding the matter, and also that ; the make, installation, and position of . the " toiler to supply the laundry bo referred to 3 an expert. -The report was.adopted. 3 Tenders: It was resolved that the ten--1 dors for supplies be opened by the Finance > Committee this afternoon. - " '