HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17503, 20 December 1918, Page 3

HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Tho monthly mooting of the Otago Hospital and Charitable Aid Board was held last Might. Tho chairman (Mr W. E. S. iinight) presided, and there were also present Mesdaines Ferguson, Jackson, Gordon, M'rarlane, Mcesra Queloh, Talboys, F. G. Cuuv mang, Begg, J. dimming, Driver, arid Dr Roberts.

Tho board passed a resolution of sympathy and condolence with the chairman IMr ivmgh*) and Mrs Knight in the severe loss they had sustained by the death of a daaig-hter.

Iho Cliairman made suitable reference to tJiOj deaths of Nurse Macßac. Miss E E. Mliott (V.A.D. worker, Dunedin Hospital), Mrs Jas. Logon, and Miss Noraan (V.A.D. workers. Owaka).— Mr Talboys urged that tho Government should issue medals to \ .A.D. workors who had assisted voluntarly in fighting tho epidemic, and Mrs Ferguson added a word of praiso for tho masseuses and medical .students.—A motion of condolence with tho. relatives was carried. tt A i i CttOr from tlle Minister of Public Health, requesting the board to appoint a committeo to consider matters, affecting matornity and child welfare was"reforred to tlie Hospital Committee. Tho Minister of Defence wrote stating that he was agreeable to the board's resolution -with referenco to the new soldiers' ward—that tho board should pay 203 in the £ and tho Defence Department 245; the department to bear the cost of equipment— ■Received.

Ihe Secretary of tho University Council applied for tho usual yearly gpuit for the Dental Hospital.—Several members expressed tho ppinion that tho board should bo given some, idea as to tho way in which the grant was expended, and tho application was referred to the Finance ComnHtteo for a report.

Iho board authorised the remission of maintenance accounts amounting to £302 14s.

A report was received from tho medical superintendent (Dγ Falconer) detailing the precautionary measures adopted in connection with the influenza epidemic The reports of the Benevolent, Sanatorium, Hospital, and Finance Committees wero adopted. Mr Gumming said ho understood that tho nurses who had been on duty during the whole of the epidemic wero being granted only seven days' leave. Ho urged that the board's wish that they should be given 14 days should be followed if it was in any way possible, and that nurses should be given 24 hours' notice of the fact The Chairman 'thanked members for their support and services during a year of strenuous work; and regretted that the rejoicing over tho end of the war had been eclipsed by the coming of the influenza epidemic, -which had made a heavy call on the board's staffs. Ho also extended the board's thanto to its honorary and paid staffs, all the members of yhich had worked very hard, especially during , the last few -weeks.

A vote of thanks was accorded to the chairman on the motion of Mr Quelch, who referred to tho time and care that ho devoted to the execution of duties which wore heavier than most people conceived them to be. ,