HOSPITAL MATTERS.

Waikato Times, Volume 101, Issue 16896, 9 September 1926, Page 8

HOSPITAL MATTERS.

WAIKATO BOARD MEETS. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. The Waikato Hospital Board held its monthly meeting to-day, Mr Campbell Johnstone presiding. Olliers present were Messrs .1. A Byburn, Clarke, A. Blackman. Smylho, A. G Deni. W. Hill, J. T. Bailey A. A. WagstafT, H. A. Bell, C. .T W Barton, J. Price, T. Hinton and F. Potts. House and Finance Committee. That as district nurse Oaken is not, submitted the following recommendations, which were adopted : That as District Nurse Oakdcn is not employed by the hoard, the proposal of the Waikato Natives io raise money towards the cost of a motor car for the district nurse,,should he dealt with by the Health Department. That the conditions and terms of leasing the unoccupied porliou of Ihe Te Kufti Hospital grounds he left in the hands of the Chairman, Mr Blackman and the Secretary. That Ihe. matter of a caretaker for the To Knit I Hospital be ieft in the hands of the chairman and Mr Blackman.

Grazing SB6 Frankfon.—That applications be called for leasing the north portion for a period of 5 years. That the Medical Superintendent be authorised to purchase stereoscope for the X-ray Department (estimated cost £6O), ultra-violet lamp for artificial sunlight treatment (estimated cost £100) ; Table-top for fracture cases (estimated cost £25). That the billiard table in the junior doctors’ cottage he renovated and an extra basin he installed.

That the telephone system at the hospital be re-organised and an automatic telephone he installed. It was decided to call applications for the position of plumber at the hospital. The action of Mr Blackman in appoinling-a temporary caretaker for the Te Kuiti Hospital was confirmed.

. Medical Superintendent’s Report. The medical superintendent (Dr G. W. Gpwer; reported that 222 patients had hern admitted Io the Waikato Hospital during Hic month and 2.38 were discharged. ..... - Thirteen deaths occurred and 19b patients • remained in hospital. The number of operations performed was 116. Two had been admitted Io Ihe Old Men’s Home and two discharged. Two died and three were transferred.in lo the hospital, leaving .33 inmates'. • Nurse Oakdcn. district nurse for the Natives,. had advised and attended 4 4 patients. The condifion of the sr-llle-ments visited was fairly satisfactory, except for surface-draining. District nurse .V. Short, Mokau, had attended and advised 20 patients, and 58 cases had been dealt with by district as-sistant-nurse McPherson, Te Whaili. At the Huntly-Hospital three patients were admitted and two discharged, while at the Matamata Hospital eight were admitted and five discharged. The report was adopted.

Treasurer’s Report. _ The Treasurer’s report for September showed that £SOOO had been received as Government subsidy, while levies brought. £540 °s Did, consisting of £l9 4s Gd from Taupo County, £lßl is from To Aroha Borough and £899 15s is from the Otorohanga Gounly. Rents produced £f>B Is Gd. and fees fRS.'i Gs G, comprising £709 12s Gd fropi !fte Waikalo Hospital, £lis IGs Gd from Rotorua, £lO )5s Gd from Mataioata, £7 Is from Kawliia and £9 .'is from Hun My. Donations and olhcr receipts totalled £174 |9s lid, bringing Hie revenue up io £6668 Its 3d., The report, was adopted. General. The resignations of nurse. G. Blundell. G.-Givi! and A. E. Law were er.eept.ed. . \ progress report, on the Waikato patients/in the Pukeora Sanatorium was received. Produce supplied lo Hie hospital during ihe month from the Old Men's Home xvas seven sacks of parsnips, three sacks of carrots, four pigs, 24 sides of bacon, and 24 hams. Eighteen pigs were bought. Notification was received from Mr ,T. W. Buchanan, secretary of the Nurses and Midwives registration Board, lo the effect that the Nurses and Midwives Registration Amendment Ad, 1926, had been passed, fixing the minimum age at which nurses could obtain registration at 22. A Communication was received from the lion. .1. A. Young (Minister of Health i acknowledging a copy of the resolution passed by the hoard confirming the new arrangement for the collection of fees from patients from Us district. Irealod in King George V. Hospital; Rotorua.