HOSPITAL BOARD.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12754, 25 September 1919, Page 10

HOSPITAL BOARD.

ORDINARY meeting. Tlie North Csnter'oarv Hosmtal Board met yesterday; _ present—Mx F. ‘Hoirell (chairman). Mesda-mcs M'iiron. Herbert and Green, Mewrs T. 0. Boay, H. B. Soransen. H. ,T. , but’ith. VI . Nidtolls, I. Andrew, W. ’*• M niter. F. G. Norton, S. Andrew. >f. ! Lol.iei.-, U. M M i!! an, O. Bradley and H. i Paterson i j HOSPITAL COMMITTEE’S REPORT. ! , Hospital Committee reported that pa- ; t fees collected since the previous meeti 1 *be board amounted to X-2731 0s Stl ; •ci'.'iiia.as £375 Ilk- Bd, soldiers £23512 iOa). For Li-.e corresponding period last year the j “mount was £055 In Id. The average imm- ‘ s ‘’ r patients in hospital during August I «as -102.6 .civilians 239.1, soldiers 163."). A : a ’'m nad been received from the District i f-'dtl Officer disapproving of the site that i baa bfvjji set aside ior the purposes of a j hospital at Rotherham; but in place thereof | suggesting that a five-sere- section belonging j to the fVnuly Council should he adopter!, as j it was suitable in every way. The committee I hn<i considered the request, presented to the j Ilf’ B’’' 8 ’’'- 1 bv the deiogalioo trow the IVnimain I County with regard to provision being made I lorI or too accommodation of traps end motors. • .omi cotton with the request a. cotnumri- ; ration m.<l tyvn mane to the Domains Boasti 'j whether Cue auction at the corner of : Li,leaner aid Din coin do ads might bo ntili jtoa r. point a.t which traps and motors | (ouk, stand in preference to lining the side i ot the mad _oimide the hospital, 'the cues- ! t ;on °f lioiiaays for nurses bad boon consid- | «rcd, pe.n.ier.hi.ijy wii.l, reference to holidays j at the end of the period of four years' scrI vice. It boo been decided to adhere to the i e : -law. w.uch stated:—"After lire tirst year jot service, and if the service is to continue, | officers will be entitled to holidays at full | sa.ary . . and ail officers and employees i VHfitloa to holidays must, toko them as the, i duties of their office permits, and in no cases | will salaries tie given m lieu of holidays.” i Tt.e committee rcoogni-iod .hat there might bt- special cases and suggested that- no holiday or allowance for holiday should lie given vrifrioui. reference to, and consideration bv, Ine committee. The lep-ort was adopted. j PUBLIC HEALTH. j dhe Public- Health Committee reports,! ‘I t,laT during the moods of August the health | inspectors made inquiries into 18 canes of scarlet tovor, 23 of diphtheria, 15 of tuberu'l.oHifp <>i typhoid. !%:v€Tj l>s of piicurconia, i ' ' 1 * -nnuensa., x of puerperal septiraainia, u os erysipelas, I ot lethargic encephalitis. 1 0, nioaslss and 2 o: cerebrospinal meningitis, -w-riaea ttieso then; were .334 other inspec ; I- I * ll ' -°* mquiriss, made. T(ser» were twentvI r"r n case f, of fever in the Infectious I i -'I-' ca - ? y- r-.ospital on the date of tho corns ; uiiLtccs meeting. 'to the application ior j r llO ~ lse 01 'toe Technical ColHego ImildimA ir* u 6 c,ent ?f. '' Cln « necessary to estab- , hfh an auxiliary hospital, a reply had | been received stating that the board wan j prepared u> place the college building at the | '‘ l3poi,a 8* *-^ e> board for use as am auxiliary I ,10 fP lw ! in' went of any mrther serious | ? ut, dh c ' ia: of '-anuanza. The tlia-nke of tho , boorti v.'er.idue to the Technical Col toco | x>oara ,or the ready response made to the i request. The projxisal that all classes of j uiiecrious cuseosc should be dealt with at i riu Imactious Disease- licspital, Bmrwood, 1. been given full consideration, and tie commi-.ee recommended that preparations Joi making the necessary extension should to proc-oped with at once, and that proriccoii slionln be made on the next estimates 'hj 5l 3> v,l] ldlr ‘ S r,c money. A reply , had boua received from the Minister of Dc- ! ? , -- noe yri'h regard to Dr Blackmoro’s letter | in which he staled that tho to apppeaxed to . no provision ;or the treatment in sanoI l0r:a . °L 2 °Mior? end sailors from the ImI Fi? ml j OTCes - The Minister stated that ! Ti Cr ° .N exactly as returned iV- ' n KxpoditiorLary j lorce: tao only rhiroroncyj being that- the j J n ”^ na! authonUfts for their treat- | Die report was adopted. | MISCELLANEOUS, j A Jotter was wn.l ftw»- the Actiag-Ipspec-I p r :- C : C . n , rral , or . Hospitals PUting that it Ws ■ that Die conference ot hospital oosroa snould be deferred for six or nine 'f t T n . abl ?- ! ; be delegates to have , tho Homo" 0l a^ lndne s expericuoes at .■, A | k te a brief it was decided to terp'iF l “ a i th f s , b,>af ‘ t w-nsiderea -.hat tho con--1,1. houi,i 7101 bo delayed for such a rFF?- lf< l )eri °d as Uiero were many matters r-quimig- urgent attention. INSTITUTION REPORTS. j he medical superintendent's report stated that there were 106 patients in tho Hospital Angus, ol (238 men, Hf women, 5-t ■ chil-u-FF- n ‘ -?- ur m j n ’ v;omel1 & nd 5 children awaiting admission. There had been attendances at the outpatients’ department, representing 296 cases. The number at operations under anaesthetics was 23S Tho nurunor oi patients in tho Hospital over two mouths was 48. There had been II6G mas- - 8“=,? treatments, representing 31 cases. ? £ tbe pathological department oltowed; lota! examinations 629, liospital cases 39-1, outside cases 235. post mortems 3. ho report ot the dental department showed the number oi fillings to have been 457. I ar<^ s3lll » hj oihaT operations ‘22 0, operations under amesthctica 150. Total number of UJCiauons 9«) and patients supplied with art,hotel dentures 36. The total numb.,r o. attendaiutos im, and the number 0i >ru-- pa<,!e,,tß examined. 205. wp-o te a ‘r Sio f iUm statißtics showed that there ’ - m icsidenoo on August 31 27 mem 44 women and I children—a total of 75 Of the patients discharged, four women had the litevcd 3r 7'“'?u all o. two much imT ”, Ihn Coronation Hospital there ' womei r< , d . - children—a total of 49. The un j tna-n discharged was improved. During the month there were 134 teinm-l ■ a now at, tho Tuberculosis ~ lor information. SHtcen ... lases were notified. Tho nurse paid homes: 0 t0 P atienta Oieir own • Con ! ,niUw reported that tltutioni bi \ ° 1IJ ™? , c ’ fl m thc various inj ca.tioii * CCII l . air i'* " 00c i- An appliI ° ■ i hooTl received from the A^btirton i Sded to- c ;r ci n that cubici - Bhouid ' - aet i -o. the old men at Tuaranri ' committee, uad replied that at present it was i not posstoJe to give effect .o the coinc !’ I recommendation?. u ■ 11 ! I i Sn° f j m B n i oaanoe at the'institeticSw Sv\ d^ ed of to e 1 ask !hc Ariiburton itoatd to £ \ P e ; from October I. s district im" tesim s d° en dOaU Wilh and S3 conrimied i reported that it i tohl^ 1 A f id“RoSrd o * members of Parliament, w^Mhe'*reWri" 8 Of the Jiroposal to gradually whim i -duirban area hj! 1 from Ibe Lvitell., ,c , hatT . hoc n received I Government had i-fu-to '*,• RUt,n ? Ute i ol’-b m„u?o? ~Pr r uriie h PBT for tho i matter had b( , PU - The Health Officer for a why this was so * 10l <he reasons The various ‘report* were adopted.