HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17158, 10 November 1917, Page 10

HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

The following is a summary of the committeo reports to be presented at tho meeting of the Ofcago Hospital and Charitable Aid Board on Thursday evening:— The Benevolent Committee reports haVr mg dealt with 44 cases for relief at a weeddy cost of £17 18s 6d. Casual oases for relief amounting to £167 183 9d have been approved. During the past four -weeks 47 persona havo been admitted to, 14 discharged from, and 8 deaths have_ occurred at the Ota go Benevolent Institution. At presenj; 181 inmates remain. Pay-sheets am! accounts amounting to £1145 lls 8d have been passed for payment. ■ .. '. The Sanatorium Committee's report ststea that the medical director reports that: h<9 has now three permanent nurses at '■ the Sanatprium, a senior nurse and two {jrobationcrs, and that there are no candidates approved for positions of probationers. Paysheets and accounts amounting to £W6'sa 5d have been passed for payment; Tho Hospital Committee recommends that the tender of Mr J. M. .Armourfor the proposed ward kitchen in the old nurses' home be accepted. Pay-sh,eets arid accounts been passed for payment amounting to: General account £2948 ,8s 3d, Campbell ;ia-' terost account £55 Is 4d. The monthly meeting of the Green Island School Committee was held on Thursday evening. Mr D. Taylor (chairman) presided The acting headmaster' (Mr Turner) reported that the average weekly attendance for the past four weeks was 322, and_ the present roll number 350. _An epidemic of influenza and colds in the infant rooms was largely responsible for the decreased, attendance, an absence of from 35 to 40 children being not infrequent. Kepairs to windows and drains , had' been carried out during the month, and everything was now in good order. It was resolved to give prizes for merit and attendance, and also a prize to each scholar in the school in commemoration of the war, at the annual break-up next month, the headmaster "and staff to be asked to arrange a prosrraxnme.of items to be given by the children at'the break-up. Several accounts were passed for payment..