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WANGANUI HOSPITAL Number of patients on 31st March, 1902 ... ... 43 Admitted during the year ... .... ... ... 490 Total under treatment ... ... ... 533 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 455 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 36 Remaining on 31st March, 1903 ... ... 42 Sex. —351 males, 182 females. Localities from which Patients came. —-Wanganui Borough, 242 ; Wanganui County, 60; Waitotara County, 66 ; Rangitikei County, 127 ; Marton Borough, 23; Patea, 6 ; Palmerston North, 7 ; Hawera, 2. Country. —England, 101; Scotland, 34 ; Ireland, 70 ; New Zealand, 279 ; Australia, 19 ; Norway, 3 ; Sweden, 4 ; America, 7 ; Canada, 1; Germany, 3 ; Austria, 2 ; France, 3 ; India, 2 ; Channel Islands, 4; Africa, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 227 ; Roman Catholic, 124 ; Presbyterian, 92 ; Wesleyan, 31 ; Plymouth Brethren, 5 ; Baptist, 11; Salvation Army, 9 ; Lutheran, 7 ; Methodist, 15 ; Zionist, 1; unknown, 11. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 14,006; individual average days' stay, 26-28. Daily average cost per head, 4s. 7d. ; less patients' payments, 3s. IOJd. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 167 ; attendances, 1,584. Eeceipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 1,186 12 9 Eations ... ... ... 932 12 3 Local bodies ... ... ... 1,137 2 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 82 0 10 Subscriptions and donations ... 41 5 7 Surgery and dispensary ... 317 12 4 Bents ... ... ... 1,103 9 9 Fuel and light... ... ... 348 3 3 Patients'payments ... ... 510 16 1 Bedding and clothing ... ... 79 0 9 Other sources... ... ... 195 15 10 ; Furniture and earthenware ... 79 0 4 Balance from last year ... .. 2,677 4 11 Salaries and wages ... ... 1,049 13 11 Water-supply... ... ... 90 0 0 Funerals ... ... ... 11 15 0 Eepairs ... ... ... 335 New buildings ■ ... ... 2,019 9 6 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 42 5 8 Interest ... ... ... 251 13 6 Insurance ... ... ... 1 17 0 Other expenses ... ... 117 8 9 Total ... ...£6,852 611 Total ... ..£5,425 16 6 Visited 13th September.—l have nothing but commendation for the medical and surgical work at this Hospital. The nursing is well looked after, and it is a burning question in the district as to whether the nurses shall be accommodated in the new ward divided into cubicles, or should have a separate building to themselves. I recommend the latter course, and think that £1,500 or £2,000 ought to provide adequate accommodation.

WELLINGTON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1902 ... ... 161 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 2,099 Total under treatment ... ... 2,260 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... 1,904 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 159 Remaining on 31st March, 1903 ... 197 Sex. —1,352 males, 908 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Wellington Hospital District: Wellington City, 1,630; Wellington Suburbs, 220; Petone, 96; Lower Hutt, 46; Upper Hutt, 17; Levin, 15; Otaki, 3; sundry small places in the district, 13. Wairarapa Hospital District: Masterton, 13; Featherston, 2; sundry places in the district, 40. Palmerston North Hospital District; Palmerston North, 4 ; sundry places in the district, 5. Wanganui Hospital District: Feilding, 6 ; Wanganui, 4; sundry places in district, 8. Taranaki Hospital District, 3 ; Waipawa Hospital District, 4; Cook Hospital District, 2; Hawke's Bay Hospital District, 2; South Canterbury Hospital District, 6; Christchurch, 6; Lyttelton, 4; Dunedin, 5 ; Westport, 8; Reefton, 1; Victoria, 1 • Queensland, 1; ships in port, 95.