NORTH CLYDE HOSPITAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14787, 14 December 1918, Page 3

NORTH CLYDE HOSPITAL.

Conditions at the North Clyde Hospital (says the Wairoa Guardian of Wednesday last) are vastly improved during the past few days now that there has been an increase of staff, and Dr. J. O. Collins, of Gisborne, has taken control. Sister Brewer, also from Gisborne, was the first to arrive from outside to give help, and is now stationed at the Clyde Hall as ma,tron-in-charge. In an interview Dr. Collins stated that the epidemic was not nearly so bad locally as he and the people of Gisborne had been \&& to believe. The natives undoubtedly had the influenza m their midst very badly, but the efforts of the Wairoa people had been m the right direction and had prevented the complaint from petting put of hand. He was of opinion that had: the sickness not attacked the helpers there would have been no need for outside assistance, as everything possible was being done, and he and those who "had come with him had little to do except reorganise and give the patients the attention- they were m need of. Everything that was necessary m the way of beds. . blankets, and bedding was 1 .it their hands, and the Clyde Hall was quite a suitable place for an hospital m an emergency. Dr. Collins also expressed the opinion that the weople of Wairoa had done remarkably well m fighting the epidemic, and whilst having a wide and scattered district to contend with, had succeeded m organising m a very (creditable manner. He stated that had the people of Gisborne hnd the. Maoris so' sick right at their dry."*,' as was the case m Wairoa, ho f n-e it would have created a panic I ••!''• fc them. The Maoris were the oilier sufferers during the epidemic' up far ms _ Wairoa was concerned., and everything possible under very tryinc rircumstances had been done as far np he could seel and he congratulated Wniroa on their efforts.

The Gisborne hospital, report' shows that there are 1 now only seven influenza cases m 'that institution, one having been discharged convalescent yesterday afternoon and nine this, morning. There were no fresh cases admitted. The total number of patients m the hospital is 68.