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WESTPOET HOSPITAL. Number of patients remaining, 31st March, 1888 ... ... 12 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 58 Total under treatment ... ... ... 70 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 48 Died 10 Eemaining, 31st March, 1889 ... ... ... ... 12 Localities from which Patients came. —Westport and district. Sex. —6s males, 5 females. Total collective number of hospital days, 3,854; individual average stay, 55 days. Daily average cost per patient, ss. lljd.; less patients' payments, ss. 4Jd. Out-patients, 40. Bevenue and Expenditure. Bevenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 513 5 0 Eations ... ... ... 299 13 4 Local bodies ... ... . . 513 5 0 Wines, spirits, &c. ... ... 37 2 6 Patients'payments ... ... 118 17 1 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 74 4 3 Other sources ... ... ... 6 5 0 Fuel and light ... ... ... 33 19 6 Bedding and clothing ... ... 10 11 3 Furniture and earthenware ... 11 10 6 Salaries and wages ... ... 514 12 9 Funerals ... v.. -« ... 41 10 0 Repairs ... ... ... 93 17 5 Printing, stationery, &c. ... ... 23 6 3 Interest ... ... ... 144 Insurance ... ... ... 10 0 0 Total ... £1,151 12 1 Total ... £1,151 12 1 Inspection. Like other hospitals on this coast, the Westport Hospital is tending to become a refuge for broken-down miners. On the day of my visit there were twelve patients, half of whom were chronics, some having been many years in the hospital. All spoke highly of the treatment they received both from the doctor and the custodian. Considering how badly the building is adapted for its purpose, the cleanliness and comfort of every part was satisfactory.

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