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RIVEETON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1906 ... ... ... 19 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 171 Total under treatment ... ... ... 190 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 159 Died 12 Remaining on 31st March, 1907 ... ... 19 Sea;.—ll7 males, 73 females. Localities from which Patients came.— Waiau, Orepuki, Riverton, Otautau, Nightcaps, Round Hill, Wamatuku, Drummond, Lumsden, Gore, Bluff. Nationality. —English, Scotch, Irish, Chinese, Maori. Religion. —-Church of England, Presbyterian, Wesleyan, Roman Catholic, Confucian. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 5 : 324; individual average days' stay, 28. Daily average cost per head, 6s. 4-|d.; less patients' payments, 4s. 6d. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 70 ; attendances, 169. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 597 9 3 Rations ... ... ... 399 30 11 Local bodies ... ... -... 489 19 2 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 17 0 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 68 11 0 Surgery and dispensary ... 156 2 4 Patients'payments ... ... 501 15 8 Fuel and light ... ... 93 12 6 Other sources ... ... 18 12 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 28 13 8 Balance from last year ... ... 221 10 5 Furniture and earthenware ... 2503 Washing and laundry ... ... 14 19 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 716 11 1 Water-supply ... ... 2 17 3 Funerals ... ... ... 2 10 0 Repairs ... .. ... 68 7 11 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 28 1 7 Insurance ... ... ... 9 11 8 Other expenses ... .. 137 9 5 Total ... ...£1,897 17 6 Total ... ...£1,700 8 1 Visited 14th June, 1907.—Twenty cases in Hospital, four of whom were chronic. A well-kept Hospital. ROSS HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1906 ... ... ... 9 Admitted during the year... ... ... ... ... 29 Total under treatment ... ... ... 38 Discharged ... ... ... ■•■ ... ... 22 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 Remaining on 31st March, 1907 ... ... 8 Sea;. —35 males, 3 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Ross, 16; South Westland, 17 ; Totara, 3 ; Hokitika, 1; Grey, 1. Country. —England, 9; Scotland, 8; Ireland, 11; New Zealand, 9; Australia, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 16; Roman Catholic, 14 ; Presbyterian, 8. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 3,537 ; individual average days' stay, 93-07. Daily average cost per head, 3s. llfd. ; less patients' payments, 2s. lO^d. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 269 16 7 Rations, wine, spirits, ale, &c. ... 243 510 Local bodies ... ... ... 220 2 2 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 84 17 8 Subscriptions and donations ... 124 6 6 ! Fuel and light ... ... ... 40 10 0 Patients'payments ... ... 195 17 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 10 12 3 Salaries and wages ... ... 331 13 4 Funerals ... ... ... 4 10 0 Repairs ... ... ... 45 12 10 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 22 3 6 Insurance ... ... ... 6 15 10 Water-supply ... ... ... 400 Other expenses... ... ... 16 1 0 Total ... ... £810 2 3 Total ... ... £810 2 3