HOSPITAL BOARD

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 16, 14 August 1928, Page 8

HOSPITAL BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Stratford Board was held this morning, W&en ’there were present: Messrs W. L. Kennedy (chairman), J. O’Neill, J. T. “Belcher, E. Marfell, C. R. Finnerty, W. H. Were, G. P. Darkness, it. V. Kay and T. H. Penn (secretary). The secretary of the , Taranaki Rugby Uiiion (Mr S. Nlelspn) wrote inquiring the Board’s charge per day and the rate of The Union was endeavouring to create a fund to assist injured players in their hospital fees, blit the claims against the-fund could not be final " iseil until the end of the season, and the Union desired to know if discount would be allowed on accounts pdid by the end of September in each year.' ’ » ! V-

Mr Were thought that if the request was granted the Union should guarantee payment of the accounts. After discussion a sub-committee, , consisting of-jjhe chairman and ’Mbssf-s Khy abd Finnerty, was appointed to :ih'eet‘;Mr Nielson and ,to get further particulars of the pro,5 V :- • :pbsal. . • EXTENSION OF. LAUNDRY. The tender of Mr J. Hale (£162 ’6s 6d) whs accepted for extensions to the laundry. VISITING COMMITTEE. The Visiting Committee .(Messrs O’Neill and Were), recommended that two new gate posts he provided at the wesetrn entrance. Hawk-weed Was showing badly on the lawn- and needed attention. The fer n on the roadside leading, to the Hospital ’should be ' .cut, ‘also the fern .and .scrub at tlie. northern end of the ground. "it .‘was decided that the gate-posts at the western entrance be replaced and that the gate to the morgue be improved. • . <

REPORTS. '

K The Medical Superintendent (Dr. Steven) reported: During July 67 patients were admitted, 62 were disand there were four deaths. -Thirty-seven remained in hospital at the' cud 'of ■ the month.- Twenty, operations were performed. There were nine admissions to the Maternity Ward and nine births. There

were 15 ante-natal visits and four out-patifent ’vlsitsV TheVe are six patients in isolation, but the ward .and the • available accommod'ati jn were full nursing and, domestic, staff have a offered from influenza and measles, and, With the large number of patients, this has, made the month a very trying one for those on duty. The epidemic hut was fitted with a light and used during the month. Many cars .park on visiting biternoons and evenings round the Hospital gate, and I. beg,, to renew hiy suggestion .that the* sides the street should be levelled to allow of parking off the narrow strip cf hard road. I enclose heVewith pqyy of the'report, of Dr. H. jfellett . (Consulting Obstetrician) as ’if applies to our training, of nurses In the Maternity Ward. The- Matron (Mrs Hunt) reported on formal matters, chiefly regarding the admission of members of* the stab to Hospital during the month. Dr. 'Smith (Tangarakau) reported for the month of July: Visits paid to members 76, attendances at surgery 114, medicines supplied 100, minor accidents S. There were no major accidents or cases of infectious disease, ‘influenza had been very prevalent during (be iriOnth. District Nurse Myers ! (Whanganiomona) reported having ’ attended 28 cases during July. / ‘ “n