CONSUMPTIVE SANATORIUM.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13730, 21 October 1908, Page 3

CONSUMPTIVE SANATORIUM.

PROPOSAL FOR CO-OPERATION. TO ASH BURTON AND 0 AMARU. Mr Talbot, chairman of ihe Hospital Board, yesterday introduced at the Board's meeting, the subject of proceeding further irith the proposal to establish a consumptive sanatorium near Fairlie. They had." he tsaid, secured a site, wh : eh all members except Mi- St-udholniv, who was absent, agreed was most suitable; and they had got it at si price which would involve no loss if they disposed of it again. They should now consider what was next to be done. They must in the first place seek tlw asvtitance of the Health Department and the Government, for they could not do anything without that, and they must seek to carry the local bodies and the public with them. He suggested that. Dr Motion thould be invited to inspect the site and confer with the Hoard as to the buildings required, and then the architect could be asked for an estimate. He was afraid that the idea that, a sanatorium could be cheaply established and cheaply run was erroneous; he believed it would prove a rather costly tiling. x nev did not yet know how many there would be to provide for, but it would cost nearlv as much to provide for ten as for tiftv

or and if the number was to Lm * '.j V* * l uestion whether the bene ht would be commensurate with the cost. . to °Kj!? that site antl buildings wouk * 10 £so °°' and " ,at * "'ould cost £2OOO a war to run it. The cost would be increased by the necessity for separating the sexes. They must" have separate quarters, separate dining and *it--7 roomf ' separate balh» and lavatories, "A sc l ,araic bedrooms in the build'n"s for those unfit for tlie shelter. (Mr Masliii • The shelters we have are fit for anyone. I>'i;>po*ing they had ffity or sixty patients hty must have kitchen accommodation foi 100 people; a doctor's consulting room and a dispensary. There must be medical examinations, and a loom for them. The accommodation for mat ion ? nuriCS l>e ample, and (Lore uiu,tbe a cottage for a caretaker and hie wife. He did not say this by wav of taisng objections, but to point out "that it was better to know what they had to face. He believed the site was eminently suitable, and that i; would serve for uioie than South Canterbuiy. There was a possibility thai Athburton and Oaniam would join them. Mr Maslin said Ashburton had »aid they would prefer to join South Canterbury rather than North Canterbuiy, and it would be b-.*>t to a<-k them it* join from the inception of the thing rather than lal. r. Mr Craigie said the Hoard had undertaken to do something for the conivump tivis, and they had made a start br pro viding inspection shekels at Tniaru. and by securing a wt«- for a sanatorium, which luid many advantages, and if it had anv disadvantages he had not heard of them. Ihe ticatment of consumption, however, was a progressive science. and Ik- hoped that valuable information would be obtained through the Congics* now sitting ill America. I hey idiould thr'i<fore lease llie site for glazing in the un antiinc, and go p>low, while getting all th*- iiifnimutiou they could from the Health Oilier. The itMjuihitc?* woi c fre>h air and phntv of miltc T ami to tin* ehaiact' rof ;li«building, they had Xm->e Maud V ramp at the cltlflnr of economy, and lln (a>h meie .vinatorium a* th<- <*[ivm.- of .-x travjy.fncv. and they cotiid >tc i v»mwli. iv k'lwrn ili.in." II- a-ie d that the should Ik* lca*M <1 for t-li<• pieM'iil. *'< nd Mr frillinjjliaii) might nmhiiake tli.it dorn*. Mr Mjisliii did not cj|»rt thov w« i* U'Hnjj to ni.*h inly any heme. ,in<l h** Ulowd. l hilt a» joir-on a- th<- Hoard J>o*r>e>Moli [on Xov< ml> r 14th. th«y ~r ntnj-c for ilk- of t-h«- io.nl h<»tindarv ami li'L tin- bm] for twelve montlr*. Mr Uutfcr .v.-oud.*l. with a pmv thai right of entry, for and build in<; bt» retained. lb- >;uv no n-i-. s>ii v for into an e.\j*i2,-ive >« h«me at J»i>>cni. but they <-ould i.iko tin- advitv of lh«* Ibalih Ix'liiD ni. Mr Butj-r «|Uot<'d fiom a pro« din;;* of a held l.tM ye.n. « hn-h M tU-.I Ih.ii bofiuv of JOOO and «i«tft.i? > hafl b <n olfer»ti for th«- Ih>l |d.ui> for ■on Mimj)Uv«' Trohiiiiy th-- Ib-.ilth fmcnt plan- by mm. M«* alr»«» i«ad aiiotlxr n« \\-p-'' t wh?rh d that a Kit n» v. i.-ufM had tnad«- *x|" rim« ft: •* «irh mhhmil »t ion ,v. ,i jw. \ onf.»r :\r <»f iti 1 * rluomv •X |t Jin 111 had b• n rn.oh- "ii aniuial',. and tf they <-*«fi*ixiti« *i to br >u-««the it"»ulats«»n br *ncd «»n itutnan tin y foi nia!:«.n m a f,, M * «>ndcd tli« .<• n |»n»\ided !m delay. Mi jMijut-.i ..•»? .« \..t— :<i tnoiith-* Witild p:- -iny planting cloii'; n*.X• Hi i the

that • was done the better. The chairman said he would not like !to do any planting until they knew whether they were going on with the whole scheme, as if not. the money would be thrown away. As to Mr Butler's extracts, he did not, attach much importance to them, for whatever was done tlicy must have an institution to do it in. He would like the Board to decide whether they were going on with the scheme or not, say within the next five years. It would take some time to ascertain whether the public were with them or not, and for that they must have an idea of the cost. And even if '"they pushed the thing it would be twelve months before anything could be done. Mr Maslin's motion was then carried, the lease to be for six months instead of twelve. Mr Maslin then moved that the Oamaru and Ashburton Boards be communicated with, and informed that this Board had acquired a site deemed suitable for a consumption sanatorium, and asking if they would like to join in establishing a sanatorium. If they replied that they were willing to co-oj>erate. a meeting of all the bodies could be called to consider the next step. Sir Studholme understood that the idea in leaving North Canterbury wa6 that they could get a cheaper sanatorium of their own. Xow, it appeared from the chairman's statement that a local one would cost as much to run. Sir Butler said no; they were asked to provide £2400 for 30 beds. The chairman did not think they could run one at less than ?s- a week per bed. The Old Men's Home cost 10s a week. Mr Maslin anticipated that there would be a good bum to come in from patients' payments, possibly £I2OO out' of the £2OOO. Mr Maslin's motion that the other district* bs written to was carried, and Ihe discussion closed.