HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT

Taranaki Daily News, 18 February 1931, Page 8

HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT

MEETING OF THE BOARD.

REPORTS FROAI THE OFFICERS.

The Stratford Hospital Board met yesterday when there were present: Messrs. W. L. Kennedy (chairman), J. T. Belcher, Alax. Gernhoefer, J. O’Neill, G. P. Harkness, E. Alarfell and Airs. Al. T. Phillips. The medical superintendent, Dr. D. Steven, reported that the number of patients admitted during January had been 66, discharged 60, remaining in hospital 30, out-patients attended 7, admissions to maternity ward 14', births 14, visits to ante-natal clinic 81, patients admitted to isolation ward 1, remaining 1. Thirty-six operations had been conducted. The matron (Airs. J. Hunt) reported that Nurse J. Livingstone completed maternity training on January and left the hospital, while Nurse Murray left the hospital on February 10. District Nurse Al. Alyers, Whangamomona, reported that she had had 13 medical and surgical cases and had received £1 5s i n fees. The Aledical Association at Tangarakau forwarded a circular from the lie Works Department regarding the subsidies to be paid in future to medical associations. The Department of Health asked that the board give early consideration to the matter of capital expenditure for the coming financial year and include only those items of expenditure that were essential.’ The Hospital Boards’ Association advised that in view of the financial position the biennial conference set down for March 4at Timar u had been postponed until next year. To complete the alterations at the hospital the medical superintendent, Dr. D. Steven, notified that the following equipment would be required: Beds 16, cots 4, patients’ trolleys 2, and dressing trolley 1. • >

INTER-CLUB CROQUET.

STRATFORD BEATS ELTHAM.

On Friday members of the Stratford Croquet Club visited Elthain and played friendly games with the members of the Eltliam club. The visitors were entertained to luncheon and afternoon tea, and a very pleasant time was spent. Following are the scores, Stratford names being mentioned first: — Doubles. —Mesdames Boon and Burgess 26 v. Mesdames McKay and Fountaine 11. Mesdames Brpcklehank and Harkness 15 v. Mesdames McCready and Miss McDonald 26. Mesda,mes Weston and Hillock 15 V. Mesdames Summers and O’Hagan 26. . , Mesdames Bamford and Dickenson 21 v. Mesdames Manley and Carter 26. " ■' • ' Singles.—Mrs. Boon 7 v. Mrs. McKay 26. i Mrsi Burgess 26 v. Mrs. Fountaine 15. Mrs. Brocklebank 26 v. Mrs. McCready 25. Mrs. Harkness 26 v. Miss McDonald 14. Mrs. Weston *23 v. Mrs. Summers 26. Mrsi Hillock 26 v. Mrs. O’Hagan 15. Mrs. Bamford 26 v. Mrs. Manley 10. Mrs. Dickenson 21 v. Mrs. Carter 26. Totals: Stratford 258, Eltham 246.

NEW BOOKS AT. ELTHAM.

ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY.

The following new books were added to the Eltham Library during December and January: — The Cost of Mystery, Ben Bolt;..Bad Lad, Oliver Sandys; The Splendid Journey, Honore Willsie Morrow; The Winning Doctor, R. J« hletcher; The Secret Bird, Daphne Muir; The Seventh Hunch, William Hamby; The Happy Windmill, A. A. Thomson; The Life of Marshall Hall, Edward. Marjoribanks,. M.P.; Shallow Seas, Richard Dehan; Ordeal by Air, J. Scott Hughes; The Border Wolf, Robert Ames Bennett; The Treasure of Big Waters, Ridgwell Cullum; The. Governor of Saltwitz, Graham Seton; Capt. Crash, Geo. Goodchild; Pursued, Arthur Mills; Hash Knife of the Canyon Trail, Tuttle; Hidden Blood and Hashknife Lends a Hand, Tuttle; Murder Trail, and Young Lightning, Chas. Wesley Sanders; Uan Women Forget, Florence Riddell;. The Fightiug Fantastic, Yaome Moyse; Pursuit, Roland Pertwee; Mrs. Merivale, Paul Kimball; David Wilding, RichmaL Crompton; Green Stones of Evil, Margaret Peterson; The Valley of Suspicion, Florence Riddell; Green House, Natalie Sedgwick Colby; They That Go Down, Marguerite Steen; The , Knife . Through the Ace, Wm. MacLeod Raine /(Feb., 1931); Alien Corn, Philis Hambledon; Down River, John H. Robey;. Empty Vessels, Edwin Pugh; The Grey Sheep, Halliwell Sutcliffe; The _ Flaming Foreshore, Samuel A. White; The Human Torch, Philip Inman; The Currency Lass, James Devaney; William the Bad, Richmal Crompton; Tumbling River Range, W. C. Tuttle; Over the Hills, Jeffery Farnol; Tup Tallon, F. V. Stribling; In Those Days, Win. Berry; The Blue Jay, Max Brand; Waters of Conflict, Robert Ames Bennett; Steel and Candle Light, S. W. Woolner; Trigger Finger, Courtney R. Cooper; Judy Bovenden, H. C. Bailey; Linnister of Blue Dome, Robert Horton; The Mysterious Cavalier, Feval and Lassez; Twilight Sleep, Edith Wharton; The Elephant’s Head, Bartimeus; The World in Bud, Gerald Bullett; Cavalier of Chance, Sydney Horler; Six Minutes Past Twelve, Gavin Holt; Deep Furrows, Robert Wells Ritchie.

At a meeting of the library committee the librarian (Miss Cave) reported that there were at present 122 members; The takings for December were £5 2s 6d and for January .£7 Ils, a total of £l2 13s 6d. New books added totalled 55; books repaired 43, books beyond repair 19. GENERAL ITEMS. The resignation of Miss M. Myers, district nurse at Whangamomona, was accepted with regret by. the Stratford Hospital Board yesterday. “Miss Myers has held the position for 12 years and has given most satisfactory service to the board as well ah having been very popular in the district,” said the chairman, Mi'. W. L. Kennedy. Applications to fill the position at a salary of £2OO a year will be invited. Residents at Cardiff are reminded of the public meeting to be held at Cardiff to-night at 8 o’clock. The meeting has been called by Mr. C. A. Marchant, the district’s representative' on the Stratford earthquake relief committee, and the business will be to set up local organisation. Ladies are specially invited.