DOCTORS AND NURSES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18799, 11 February 1931, Page 12

DOCTORS AND NURSES

PROFESSIONS “NATIONALISED.” By Telegraph—Press Association PALMERSTON N., February 10. The Director-General of Health. Doctor M. H. Watt, during a visit t • Palmerston North, inspected the facilities provided for earthquake refugees. He stated that the Hawke’s Bay Hospital Board realised that private medical and nursing practice was nonexistent. Arrangements had been made to nationalise these professional services there until the period of emergency ends. Doctors and nurses ha e been engaged on a full time capacity by the Health. Department. “They hove done splendid aad extraordinary work,” said Dr. Watt. “The machinery of the Palmerston North Hospital Board proved particularly effective. No matter how many patients there l.ave been, this Board has always been rea y to take them, or arrange fer their disposal among other institutions. The whole of the Palmerston North Hospital staff—doctors, nurses, and the managing secretary, Mr Phillips, have done excellent work under very efficient organisation I cannot speak of their work in too high terms of praise.” The Health Department has detailed Dr Findlay as medical officer and inspector to supervise sanitation and general health facilities at the Showgrounds. POWER PLANTS NOT AFFECTED. By Telegraph—Press Association AUCKLAND, February 10. Public Works engineers have completed the examination at Arapuni and Waikaremoana power sources, and have found that at neither place was any structural damage caused. The earthquake was severely felt at Waikaremoana, while there was a considerable shock at Arapuni, but no plant was put out of alignment. At Waikaremoana the power lin *s came down, but that was the only damage.