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PICTON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1905 ... ... ... 8 Admitted during the year ... ... ... . 141 Total under treatment ... ... 149 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... .. 129 Died... ... ... ... ... ... 9 Remaining on 31st March, 1906 ... ... 11 Sex. —lol males, 48 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Picton Hospital District, Wairau Hospital District, Wellington, Christchurch, Napier, Otago, West Coast, shipping. Country. —England, 34 ; Scotland, 7 ; Ireland, 5 ; New Zealand, 92 ; Denmark, 2 ; Australia, 4 ; Norway, 1; Canada, 2 ; Tasmania, 1; Russia, 1. Religion.— Church of England, 103; Roman Catholic, 18 ; Presbyterian, 21; Wesleyan, 1; Methodist, 2 ; Baptist, 1; Lutheran, 1; Salvation Army, 1; Church of Christ, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 4,846; individual average days' stay, 32-52. Daily average cost per head, ss. O^d.; less patients' payments, 3s. lOf d. Outdoor Patients. —Nil. - Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 611 6 8 Rations ... ... ... 243 10 0 Local bodies ... ... ... 456 16 10 Surgery and dispensary ... 103 11 8 Subscriptions and donations ... 64 14 5 Fuel and light ... ... 57 7 3 Patients'payments ... ... 278 0 3 Bedding and clothing, &c. ... 25 10 7 Other sources... .. ... 138 8 2 Salaries and wages ... ... 412 3 8 Balance from last year... ... 110 511 Water-supply... .. ... 310 0 Anaesthetics ... ... ... 80 17 0 Legal expenses ... ... 79 2 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 14 4 4 Interest ... ... ... 38 10 6 Insurance ... ... ... 14 13 4 Wairau Hospital ... ... 337 4 7 Other expenses ... ... 149 16 8 Total ... ...£1,659 12 3 Total ... ...£1,560 1 7 Visited 19th January, 1906. —No change of any moment. QUEENSTOWN HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1905 ... ... ... 3 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 78 Total under treatment ... ... ... 81 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 68 Died... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 Remaining on 31st March, 1906 ... ... 6 Sex. —49 males, 32 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Lake County, Southland County, Dunedin. Country. —New Zealand, 36; England, 13; Ireland, 11; Scotland, 15; Australia, 4; Germany, 1; Holland, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 21; Roman Catholic, 18; Presbyterian, 39; Lutheran, 2 ; Salvation Army, 1 Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 2,119; individual average days' stay, 26-16. Daily average cost per head, Bs. 7Jd. ; less patients' payments, 6s. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases 39 ; attendances, 81. 4—H. 22. •