HOSPITAL BOARD

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 140, 16 June 1932, Page 5

HOSPITAL BOARD

MONTHLY REPORTS Monthly reports of officers of the Wanganui Hospital Board were received at yesterday’s meeting of the board. The medical superintendent reported for the past month, that the number in hospital at the beginning of the month was 59 males and 54 females, making a total of 113. The number admitted during the month was 81 males and 90 females; total 171, making the grand total 140 males, 144 females; final total 284. The number discharged during the month was 76 males, 91 females; total 167. The number of deaths during the month was six males and eight females, making a total of 14. The average number of 112.09. Total number of nurses on the staff was 51—six of that number not doing bed-side nursing. One nurse entered hospital and one sister resigned. The report of the radiologist, Dr. E. J. E. Topham, for May, was: Number of X-ray examinations, in-patients, 52; out-patients, 64; total 116; number of treatments X-ray and radium, 47; grand total 163. Amount charged: Inpatients, £155 8s; out-patients, £55 13s; total £2ll Is. The report of the medical officer at Taihape Hospital, Dr. Main Kronfeld, was: number of patients in hospital at 1/5/32, 25; number admitted, 35; number discharged, 41; number remaining in hospital, 31/5/32, 19; number of operations, major 7, minor 12; number of patients, 2; amount banked, £35 6s sd. The report of the Marton district rurse, Nurse C. L. Woolmer, was: Total number of visits, 245; number of new cases, 30; number of old cases, 4; number of confinements, 4; discharged, 21; remaining on books, 13; fees received, £l5 6s; three confinements with doctor, one confinement without doctor. Report of the matron Jubilee Home was: Number of inmates at 1/5/32, 47: number admitted during month, 2; number left home, 1; number remaining at end of month, 48; one inmate ill. The general health of inmates remains good. The report of the social welfare officer, Mrs A. M. Bartlett, for the month of May, was: Cases standing 1/5/1932, 297; new cases during month. 142; total 439; cases terminated dur ing month, 8; cases remaining 31/5/ 1932, 431; casuals assisted, 102; total number of w isits made to homes, 220. The report of the Ohakune district nurse, Nurse A. I. Byres, was: Number of new cases, 10; total number of visits, 77; number of confinements, 3; number discharged, 3; number remain ing on books, 7; number of midwifery cases on books, 5; fees received, £5 16s. The report of the bacteriologist for the month of May, was: Examinations made, 751; fees recoverable, £l5 Is; fees non-recoverablp, £ll 2s 6d. The report of the matron, Raetihi Hospital fur May, was: Number of patients in hospital at 1/5/32, 8; num ber admitted during the month, 22; number discharged. 24; number remain ing at 31/5/32, 6; number of opera

tions, major 4; minor 7 : number of out-patients, 1; number of confinements, 5. The report of the Wanganui district nurse, Nurse Lees, for May, was: Number of visits paid, 285; new cases, 11; discharged, 8; hospital. 1; deaths, nil; remaining on list, 19; fees collected, £2 12s 6cL