HOSPITAL BOARD

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16776, 18 August 1916, Page 8

HOSPITAL BOARD

The regular meciing of tho Otago Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, held last evening, was attended bv Mr J. 11. Walker (cha.nnau), MCt-dames Feiguson, Jackson, and (Jouion, Messis Templrion. Begg, i\ G. Cnmming, Stun, Ivjiight, Talboys, and Dm cl

It was resolved to convey to Miss Valentine. nurse in the tubeiculobis dispensary, tho board's sympathy with h n r in tho loss she had sustained in the death of her mother The Auckland, Taranaki, Wnikato. Waihi, Ashbuiton, Wellington, Stratford, Palmfcr stori Xoith, Thames, and Southland Boards wiote endorsing the protest against tho amended regulations under the Nurses Registration Act. —Received Tho Minister of Pub'ic Health wrote as to tho Niuses Registiation Act. that ho regretted the board taw lit to object to the amendments made and gazetted. The amendment specially objected to was infolded simply to emphis'so and strengthen the b\-la\. which existed in most wellgovvned hospitals, and was not specially intioduced on account of the recent action of the boTd. On tho contrary tho need of the regulation arose out of tho acts of f-eveial boards. The elimination of outride influence in the selection of suitable women for tia'ning as nurses would tend to uphold the high st mdard now existent, and would encHngered if the mptron*, who were primarlv responsible for tho training of nurses, and who were best qualified to judsre as to snitabilitv, were not entniGted with the now or of selection. As a probationer \wthin the peiiod of three months' trial could scarcely come under the heading of "stair." the members of boards could noi 1>? exnected to have individual knowledge of their characters and canabiTHcs lie saw no occasion to have an amendment made bv deleting the latter part of clause 2.--Rcerived. < Tho St. John Ambulance Association wrote applying for a grant.—A giant of £25 was made.

The Iriqur* v Officer wrote reporting a donation of £12 Us 3d fiom tha' Kaikorai Ou-rlrillc Assembly.—Acknowledged witn think s . Th" Medical Director at the Pleasant Valley Rlanatoi ium, as to a pri posal to provide ad 'it'onal aeoommodption for male pitient* that tli" total ruinber of cases admitted which had aiiien from the war or came under ohseivation through the war up to July 31 last wa.s '1 while thiee cases were on the waiting list. Dming the present year the soldiers had contributed 37 per cent of the total number ot male patients admitted. Tn addition there were 12 soldi n rs who had come under his observation, and who had not parsed thiou<rh the sanatorium At least three ex-natients of the sanatorium had enlisted and had mn very grave lisks of a return of their disease in consequence. T'p to the presort onlv a small portion of the E>:poditionarv Foiee had been invalided hom« 1o New Zealand, and it was impossible to estimate tV number of consumptives who would be found in the main bodv on it.s return All his infoimation pointed lo a large number of such cases being discovered. —Received.

The committee appointed to report on the Pine ITilI property stated that if had artanged with Mr Ford to nav £40 a year on ceitain condition.®—The leport was adopted

The reports of the other committees were adopted.