AUCKLAND HOSPITAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16459, 8 February 1917, Page 9

AUCKLAND HOSPITAL.

«» \. MEETING OF THE BOARD. The Auckland Hospital arid Charitable Aid Board met last night at the hospital, tie chairman, Mr.<M* J. Cbyle, presiding. There ■ were also present: / Messrs. F. Dye,. J. G. Rutherford,' S. J. Harbutt, J. Rowe, W. Wallace, P., J. ■■ Nerheny, y . and U. t Knight. ..,/' , /,- f;,\ I j The Inspector-General of Hospitals | wrote declining to allow a subsidy on col- , lections 1 for Christmas toys. Notification - : was received also from the Treasury that, •■*■ subsidyf of ' £66 . paid to the board last i year l in '-\ respect of such - gifts would be , deducted in , this year's accounts. ; ?A< donation of £15 9s Id '■ towards the Warkworth Hospital -, was received from the r Auckland f Commercial Travellers and Warehousemen's Association. ; It was decided to thank the donors.->' The medical superintendent reported for the past fortnight as follows :—Admis-, sions. 246; deaths, 24; discharged, 233; remaining at date, ,358, The house manager reported that the average number of patients in the institution during the past nine months was 431. '/■'. A report of the work done at the dental hospital; for the quarter ending December 31 last; was as follow :-~Attehdances, 848 fillings, 481• vulcanite dentures,* 64; repairs -to dentures, 4; teeth extracted, 634; : ■ porcelain crowns, 6- f "fees' collected, ,£67, & 6d. -' s i-' " ; '•' , I 1 'It was decided to call for tenders for a steam disinfecting apparatus similar to the i one in use at the Wellington Hospital. I