HOSPITAL BOARD.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15321, 17 September 1920, Page 8

HOSPITAL BOARD.

Tlie Cool* Hospital anU Charitable Aid • Board met yesterday afternoon. Present*. , Messrs. 11. Kcnway (chairman). J. W. , . Huniphreys, A. M. Lewis, R. Johnston, ;j. Tombleson. W. J. McCliskio. D. W. Coleman, and 11. DeCosta.' Leave of ab- ! sonce was granted to Messrs- C. Matitiews ami Gibson. | A loiter of thatliis to the ofllccrs and staff oi the ilosiiitai ror aftcilUon \vhiJe an inmate was received from Mr. -il- J. Thackweli; and it Was degidtid to post! ihe letter m the nurses' home- " ) ', The treasurer reported receipts amounting to £033 lCs !M, and expenditure £'.2»7 us 2d. The ' amount : of. 'fees'. cllargeQ dur-: inn* August was £(55*2 lis Cd, I The Medical Superintendent reported that at last hiecting thfei'e were. DU patients m tlie hospital. -Since tliat time 99 had been admitted, \ had died, .94 " had been discharged; and 100 .remained m the institution .to date. 'In the soldiers' department there were nine iit" last report. Eight bad. since been admitted, 10 discharged, and 7 remained m the ward at date. The doctor m his report drew, attention to the sewerage question. Last summer, he succeeded m keeping. UowU the ntiisUnee by spreading idut file efflu-: cut lrom. tile tanks, but. '., the ground . had.; now liecome so saturated .that-dilOcpltyj would be experienced m keeping it. sweet, tnis'sUmmer by ♦he. same ...means. . .-> - j The chairman said the matter would be] remedied when .tlie loan proposal was car-: ried. ....... . | Tho acting-matron . (Mabel E. Bro\vn)J reported that Miss 11- Vanstone had- been' appointed to the staff, and tho . resigna-! lions had been received lrom Sister K.I Booth 'and Ward Sisters. Portebus aria; Jihrbush. also Nurse Bailey and Marshallthe^ "Dandies'* and the " Aussies'.' . -ten.de red concerts to inmates during., the month; The following donations were acknowledged: Salvation Army* cake and frUit for returned soldiers; Mrs- J. \V. Nolan,; material for dressing gowri; Itev. Packe; magazines* Mr. Walter Clirisp, books; Mr. Thomas Adalns, magazines; airs, lowers; pyjamas and old linen; Mrs. Glover, old linen: Mrs. C. Gray, books; Mrs. A. J. Cameron, seedlings; Holy. Trinity Girls! Club, bulbs; Mr. James Bolton, two small mltrors for Ward 1; Mr. E. Waite (inmate of hospital), picture for Nurses!' Home. ■....' V i . .' The monthly report of the custodian of the old People's Home was as follows; Date of last report, August 7. Number of inmate* m. the Home last report, 27; admitted during the month, 2; left during , the month; 4; leaving number ' to date', 25. Gif ls: Mrs. D. Blair, weekly papers'; Mr. 11 .Kenway, magazines; Anonymous, magaEineii!; Mr. ■Mitford, two sheep;' Mr. J. O. Jones, clothes; Public Hospital, clothes. The* Baptist and Presbyterian C.KiS.'s, also Salvation" Army Band, paid their usual kindly visits.. :Qh August. IB the Baptist C.E.S. gave the inmates a tea and a musical evening. Mi*. Moffatt anfl some friends also entertained the inmates on the evening of August 30 to, *t musical programme, much to tho appreciation of the inmates. V , District Nurse McDonald, Matawai, reported having attended and . advised Gi patients duirngthe month. Sister Watkins Taylor, te karaka, reported having! attended and advised 54 patients during the month. . Sister Brown, Wharekopae, reported having attended eight general cases dur-' ing the month. ' District Nurse Clark, Tolaga Bay, reported having attended four general cases during the month, also having visited the Mangatuna school and* the Hauiti and Mangatuna pas. The -Health Inspector reported that during the month the " following infectious disease cases were notified and investigated* Borough of Gisborne, o cases (4 cases last month); cook : County, 3 cases (2 deaths) (no cases last month); Waikohu County, 4 cases (none last month) r total, j 13 cases (18 last month). Continuing his report, the inspector stated: On the i'Jtli ult. measles were gazetted .".not; notifiable," but Ihe three casjes. mentioned i)i my report being the. only .cases knqwn m the district and all imported from South, strict isolation and rigid precautions weJe taken m each case against' spread YOf tlie disease jn this district! Since" the 27th alt: -no further cases have been notified ■ or. heard of. Disinfection^: -- ; Seyehitei-h homes have been disinfected. Food' ai*d dings: inspection has beeii made Of Various stocks of U food shops; testing' bi'caU .aud -butter for weight has also been'carried out. In most instances, favorable condi lions have been met with. and 'results of tests satisfactory. .-Sanitary inspections: \isits of inspection havo been made at portions of the district .as.. follows: Waikohu, puha, Te Karaka. Ngatapa, Manu(uke, Ormond, Matawhero, Wainui and Borough, of Gisborne. With a few exceptions which have been, dealt with • the sanitary condition of thejsc portions of the district, speaking* from a 'general point, was found to be . fairly satisfactory. . •*■