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NEW PLYMOUTH HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1901 ... ... ... 25 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 292 Total under treatment ... ... ... 317 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 283 Died ... . ... ... ... ... ... ... 19 Eemaining on 31st March, 1902 ... ... 15 Sex. —222 males, 95 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Taranaki, 153 ; Hawera, 24 ; Stratford, 40 ; New Plymouth, 75; Clifton, 12 ; other districts, 13. Nationality. —English, 81; Scotch, 15; Irish, 20; Colonial, 186; German, 4; Danish, 2; American, 3 ; French, 2 ; Swiss, 2 ; Chinese, 2. Religion. —No record kept. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 6,843 ; individual average days' stay, 21-58. Daily average cost per head, 7s. Id.; less patients' payments, 4s. 7£d. Outdoor Patients. —No record kept. Eeceipts and Expendituee. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 409 8 5 Eations ... ... ... 489 8 2 Local bodies ... ... ... 641 7 5 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 30 15 7 Subscriptions and donations ... 75 511 Surgery and dispensary ... 238 13 1 Bequests ... ... ... 20 610 Fuel and light ... ... 213 17 8 Rents ... ... ... 20 19 6 Bedding and clothing ... ... 68 15 8 Patients' payments ... ... 844 13 6 Furniture and earthenware ... 7717 7 Other sources ... ... 549 12 8 Washing and laundry ... ... 169 15 6 Balance from last year... ... 1958 Salaries and wages ... ... 800 14 4 Water-supply... ... ... 10 0 0 Additions to buildings ... ... 157 8 3 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 33 0 11 Interest ... ... ... 52 10 3 Insurance ... ... ... 37 5 0 Other expenses ... ... 200 17 11 Total ... ...£2,580 19 11 Total ... ...£2,580 19 11 Visited 7th August and 22nd June.—Seventeen men and three women patients. Further accommodation for the nursing-staff is being built, also a laundry. The operating-room has been greatly improved, and the Hospital altogether is in capital working-order.

OAMASU HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1901 .. ... ... 13 Admitted during the year ... .. ... 219 Total under treatment ... ... ... 232 Discharged ... ... ... . . ... .. 197 Died ... 14 Eemaining on 31st March, 1902 .. ... 21 Sex. —167 males, 65 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Oamaru town and district and Otago. Country. —England, 54; Scotland, 34; Ireland, 46; New Zealand, 70; Australia, 14 > America and Continent of Europe, 14. Religion. —Church of England, 83; Eoman Catholic, 48; Presbyterian, 80 ; Wesleyan and others, 21. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 7,131; individual average days' stay, 30-73. Daily average cost per head, 3s. 9|-d. ; less patients' payments, 3s. 1-Jd. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 110 ; attendances, 1,156.

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