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Religion. —Church of England, 69 ; Presbyterian, 36 ; Soman Catholic, 44; Methodist, 2 ; Jew, 1; Confucian, 1; Wesleyan, 8; Truth, 2 ; Baptist, 2 ; Saltation Army, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 12,720 ; individual average days' stay, 76-6. Daily average cost per head, 4s. l-552d.; less patients' payments, 3s. 2-93d. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 223 ; attendances, 694. Beceipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 1,369 18 10 Eations ... ... ... 805 14 3 Local bodies ... ... ... 682 17 6 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 42 15 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 404 6 7 Surgery and dispensary ... 197 16 10 Patients'payments ... ... 607 18 6 Fuel and light ... ... 197 15 2 Bequest ... ... ... 250 0 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 122 0 3 Eents ... ... ... 700 Furniture and earthenware ... 44 2 6 Other sources ... ... 47 711 Salaries and wages ... ... 805 5 9 Balance from last year ... 151 11 0 Funerals ... ... ... 45 0 0 Repairs ... ... ... 180 19 7 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... 63 5 7 Interest ... ... ... 0 10 Insurance ... ... ... 29 8 3 [Commission ... ... ... 17 0 0 I Other expenses ... ... 220 0 0 Total ... ... £3,521 0 4 Total ... ... £2,771 4 8 Visited 20th April, 1907.—The new ward is being erected at a cost of .£2,319 ss. There were thirty patients in the Hospital, of whom nineteen were old men Dr. Teichelmann is doing splendid work in spite of somewhat adverse conditions. INVEECAEGILL HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1906 ... ... ~. 48 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 464 Total under treatment ... ... ... 512 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 441 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 29 Eemaining on 31st March, 1907 ... ... 42 Sex. —34l males, 171 females. Localities from ivhich Patients came. —Southland County, Wallace County, Lake County, Fiord County, Stewart Island. Country.— England, 72; Scotland, 86; Ireland, 50; New Zealand, 238; Victoria, 26; New South Wales, 4 ; Queensland, 1; Tasmania, 10; America, 4; China, 4; Wales, 2; Shetland, 2; Sweden, 3 ; Germany, 5; Denmark, 1; Jersey, 1 ; Palestine, 2 ; At Sea, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 148 ; Presbyterian, 210 ; Eoman Catholic, 9Q ; Protestant, 9 ; Baptist, 5 ; Confucian, 4 ; Salvation Army, 5 ; Primitive Methodist, 9 ; Lutheran, 1; Plymouth Brethren, 1; no religion, 1; Methodist, 25 ; Mormon, 1; Seventh Day Adventist, 1 : Christadelphian 1; Greek, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 15,753 ; individual average days' stay, 30-7. Daily average cost per head, 4s. 9d.; less patients' payments, 4s. ljd. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 1,214 ; attendances, 1,436. Beceipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Prom Government ... ... 1,637 1 2 Rations ... ... .. 1,026 14 1 Local bodies ... ... 1,500 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 10 7 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 87 10 5 Surgery and dispensary ... 266 2 7 Bequests ... ... ... 10114 6 Fuel and light ... ... 339 19 2 Rents ... ... .. 29 0 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 150 0 0 Patients'payments ... ... 652 12 1 Furniture and earthenware ... 50 1 2 Other sources ... ... 259 8 1 Salaries and wages ... ... 1,612 7 3 Balance from last year ... 239 13 1 Water-supply ... ... 37 15 0 Funerals ... ... ... 400 Eepairs ... ... ... 134 10 3 New buildings ... ... 912 3 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... 24 15 6 Insurance ... ... ... 23 16 8 Commission ... ... ... 0 10 0 Other expenses ... ... 64 19 11 Total ... ... £4,506 19 4 Total ... ... £4,658 1 7

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