WELLINGTON HOSPITAL.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1266, 4 June 1896, Page 33

WELLINGTON HOSPITAL.

The number of pat ients admitted to the Wellington Hospital f"r (he year ending 31st .March was 1.3U5, the total number under treatment, was I Pi I (M(i males and (>I -*s females), tho nuiubei of death.; w,\.i 113; totals) Icelive day'.;.,lay in Hospital, .">('>,! 'ii : individual aveiago day'.; :,lny, 38"51 ; daily average cost, 3s 701; individual fa e.s (o-if-pa) ii nl.-), ;,ie.'i; attendance (out-palimil: ), I 1,221. At the end of Mash of la. t year there were 101 l patients in the in titution; at tho end of March ef thr, year the,-,, were Hid. Tho nationality of the patients was as follows: - New Zealand, 070; England, •11Uj Ireland, 151; Scotland, Jol ; Australia, 2'.i; Germany, 15; Norway and Sweden, 12 each; China, !) ; Assyria and Denmark, 7 each; America, 0; Wales, 5; Italy and France, 1 each; Austria, Russia and India, 3 each ; South Africa, 2; Tasmania and Portugal, 1 each. Localities from which tiiey came: Wellington, 1030; suburbs, 91; Hutt (Upper and Power), 41; ships, 30 ; Pelone, 30; Masterton, 19; Palmerston North, 17; Otakiand Pahiatua, 15 each; Shannon, 11. Religions to which the patients belonged:—Church of England, 700; Roman Catholic, 330 ; Presbyterian, 185 ; Wesleyan, 109 j Salvation Army, 28; Primitive Methodist, 20; Baptist, 15; Lutheran, 11 ; Brethren, 12; Church of Christ, 10; Confucian, 8 ; Methodist, G ; Congregational, 5; Hebrew, 1; Seventh Day Advenfete and

Bible Christians, two each ; Nonconformist j and Dissenter, one each ; no religion at all, i 12. The receipts for the year amounted to j £11,525 Os Id, including a balance of £llOs Ills 7d from last year. Tho principal items were:—-Amount contributed by Government, £3718 13s lid: amount con-I tribute,! by Hospital Board and local j authorities, £3009 10s; rents, £1535 15s 2-1; received from patients, £'1333 Pis <ld. j The expenditure amounted to £11,031 lis! 2d, tlie largest items being:-—Rations or provisions, £'3351 8s Sd; salaries audi wages, £2025. lis 8d ; surgery and dis-| pensary, £1270 5s 2d; fuel and light, £lOll lis sd.