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WESTPOET HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1906 ... ... ... 25 Admitted during the year ... ... ... • • • 166 Total under treatment ... ... ... 191 Discharged ... ... ... ... ••• ■•• 148 Died ... 16 Eemaining on 31st March, 1907 ... ... 27 Sex. —153 males, 38 females. Locality from which Patients came.— Buller district and Wellington. Country.— England, 40; Ireland, 31 ; Scotland, 20; New Zealand, 64; Australia, 20; Germany, 4; Sweden, 6; Shetland, 2; France, 2; India, 2 Religion.— Church of England, 57 ; Eoman Catholic, 65 ; Presbyterian, 32; Methodist, 21; Freethinker, 10 ; Salvation Army, 6. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 10,310; individual average days' stay, 53. Daily average cost per head, 4s. 3Jd. ; less patients' payments, 3s. lOfd. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 141; attendances, 535. Ebcbipts and Expenditure. lieceipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 643 11 5 j Eations ... ... ... 748 610 Local bodies... ... ... 726 33 [ Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 64 8 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 80 15 6 Surgery and dispensary ... 334 510 Eents ... ... ... 4117 4 Fuel and light... ... ... 145 810 Patients'payments ... ... 200 12 9 Bedding and clothing ... ... 19 9 4 Other sources ... ' ... 8 12 4 Furniture and earthenware ... 48 18 0 Balance from last year ... 504 13 9 ! Salaries and wages ... ... 708 0 2 Water-supply... ... ... 10 0 0 Funerals ... ... ... 28 4 4 Repairs ... ... ... 27 2 8 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery, &c. ... ... 43 1 3 Insurance ... ... ... 10 8 4 Other expenses ... ... 18 12 9 Total ... ... £2,206 6 4 Total ... ...£2,206 6 4 The new Hospital is nearly finished. A portion of the old building will do very well for the chronic and aged cases, until such time as the West Coast authorities face the situation with regard to the aged poor and establish a central Old Men's Home. I quite agree with my predecessor that the above and the Grey River Hospital should be regarded as the chief hospitals of the West Coast, and be fully furnished and equipped accordingly. Of 27 patients when I visited this Hospital 13 were old men. WHANGAEEI HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1907 ... ... ... 5 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 115 Total under treatment ... ... ... 120 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 110 Died ... 3 Eemaining on 31st March, 1907 ... ... 7 Sex. —86 males, 29 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Whangarei, 88 ; Bay of Islands, 19; Whangaroa, 2; Otamatea, 1; Pahiatua, 1; Mangonui, 2 ; Wairoa, 1; unknown, 1. Country. — England, 17; Scotland, 4; Ireland, 11; New Zealand, 58; Australia, 7 ; Germany, 2 ; Austria, 3 ; Norway, 2 ; France, 1; Sandwich Islands, 1; India, 1 ; Tasmania, 1; not known, 1. Religion.— Church of England, 56; Eoman Catholic, 18 ; Presbyterian, 14 ; Wesleyan, 11; Lutheran, 2 ; Salvationist, 3 ; Mormon, 5 ; unknown, 6. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 2,194 ; individual average days' stay, 19'9. Daily average cost per head, 7s. 11-Jd. ; less patients' payments, 6s. s^d.