OTAGO HOSPITAL BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 3714, 19 May 1925, Page 52

OTAGO HOSPITAL BOARD.

A meeting of the Otago Hospital Board was held on Friday morning, and was attended by Mr W. E. S. Knight (chairman), Mesdames Macdonald and Jackson; Messrs Quelch, Scurr. Morgan, Hancock, Dove, and Dr Newlands. The Chairman’s honorarium was fixed at £2OO per annum. The Town Clerk wrote regarding paving the streets round the Dunedin Hospital. He stated that the matter would be considered when the allocations for the year were being dealt with.—Received. The New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition Company forwarded a copy of a letter sent to the medical officer of health as to the use of the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Logan Park for housing the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders’ Band, and asked for an opinion and advice whether there would be any clanger of infection if the bandsmen occupied the building.—The letter was received. Dr Inglis wrote that he had tested a cylinder of nitrous oxide. It was quite free from chlorine and from nitric oxide. It contained a small amount of oxygen (about 1 per cent.), but was certainly mainly good nitrous oxide. With the apparatus available lie had not been able to make an exact estimation of the percentage of nitrous oxide, but it appeared to be well over 50 per cent. He was* therefore of opinion that the gas was well suited for amesthetic purposes.—Received.

The following committees were set up:— Benevolent Committee.—All members ot the board; Mr J. W. Scurr, chairman. Sanatorium Committee.—All members of the board; Mr W. B. Morgan, chairman; co-optative member, Mr Roht. Templeton. Hospital Committee.— All members of the board; Mr W. E .S. Knight, chairman; co-optative members—Drs D. W. Camialt Jones (representative of the honorary' Medical Staff) and a representative of the Otago University Council. Finance Committee.— All members of the board; Mr A. F. Quelch, chairman. Ladies’ Benevolent Advisory Committee. Miss Runciman, Miss Stewart, Mesdames Cunninghame, Gallan, and M‘George,.and Sisters Laura and Elizabeth. Port Chalmers Hospital Committee.—Messrs Knight and Morgan; co-opta-tive members—Mrs Cunninghame, Miss Mill, Mr T. Anderson (Mayor), Messrs D. L. K. Walker, W. J. Johnston, R. Young, W. M‘Ewan, J. Tait, and one representative of the Friendly Society, one of the waterside workers, one of tne allied trades and metal workers, and one of the Borough Council. Tapanui Hospital.— Messrs Knight and Rodger; co-optative members—Messrs Edgar, M‘Auley, Ilowat, Lusk. Thomson, R. W. Quin (Mayor), and Mrs Thomson. Tuapeka Hospital.—Messrs Knight and Rodger; co-optative members— Messrs Bennetts, Edie. Leary, MTnemey. Brown, and Simpson (Mayor). To be asked to nominate a lady member. Roxburgh Hospital.—Messrs Knight and Rodger; cooptative members—Messrs Nicholson, J. H. Weight, Faigan (chairman). Weaver, Mrs Allen. “Louisa Roberts” Hospital.— Messrs Knight and Quelch; co-optative members—Messrs Mntheson, M‘Kinnon (chairman), Robertson, Cotterell, Heenan, and Mrs M'Kinnon, and W. Blackie. Works Committee.—Messrs Knight, Dove (chairman), Scurr, Quelch, and Hancock. House Committee.—Messrs Knight (chairman), Hancock. Larnach, Mesdames Jackson and Macdonald, and Dr Newlands.