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Session 11. 1912. NEW ZEALAND'

PUBLIC HEALTH AND HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE AID: REPORT THEREON BY THE INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER.

Presented in pursuance of Section 76 of the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1909.

CONTENTS.

Page Report of Inspector-General and Chief Health Officer:— Public Health .. .. .. .. 3 Hospitals and Charitable Aid .. .. .. 5 Notes on New Zealand Hospitals Act .. .. 12 Assistant Inspector's Report:— The Nurses Registration Act .. .. .. 19 Native Health Nurses .. .. .. 20 Midwives Act .. .. .. .. 22 Private Hospitals Act .. .. 22 Maternity Hospitals .. .. .. 22 Appendix I (Public Health), — Part I.—A. Vital Statistics, General .. .. 27 B. „ Local .. .. 41 C. Climate and Meteorology .. .. 43 Part lI.—A. General Reports of District Health Officers .. .. .. 47 B. Appendices to Reports— Infectious Diseases .. 51 Dangerous Infectious Diseases .. 67 Disinfecting Apparatus .. 71 Provision for Infectious Cases .. 71 Sanitary Conditions .. .. 74 Sanitary Condition of Maoris .. 76 Sanitary Inspections .. 78 Water-supplies and Sewage Systems 87 Offensive Trades .. .. 93 Insanitary Buildings .. .. 93 By-laws .. .. .. 94 Legal Proceedings .. 95 Quarantine .. .. 96 Immigration Restriction Act . . 97 Vaccination .. .. 97 Special Inspections .. 98 Special Reports .. 98 Midwives Act.. .. 99 Sale of Food and Drugs Act .. 99 Part lll.—Laboratory Work .. .. .. 104 Appendix II (Hospitals and Charitable Aid), — Part I. —Reports on Individual Institutions— Hospitals— Akaroa .. .. .. • ■ 130 Arrowtown .. .. .. • ■ 137 Ashburton .. .. .. .. 131 Auckland .. .. .. •■ 113 Blenheim (see Wairau). Christchurch, and Sanatorium and Infectiousdiseases Hospital .. .. 129, 130

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Page Appendix II (Hospitals and Charitable Aid),— contd. Part I.—Reports on Individual Institutions— contd. Ho spitals— continued. Coromandel .. .. .. .. ll(j Cromwell .. .. .. .. 136 Dannevirke .. .. .. ..119 Denniston .. .. .. ..127 Dunedin, and Infectious-diseases Hospital 133,135 Dunstan .. .. .. .. 135 Gisborne .. .. .. ..118 Gore .. .. .. .. .. 137 Greytown (see South Wairarapa). Greymouth .. .. .. .. 128 Hamilton (see Waikato). Havelock .. .. .. .. 126 Hawern, .. .. .. .. 120 Hokitika (see Westland). Invercargill (see Southland). Kaikoura .. .. .. .. 130 Kaitangata .. .. .. .. 134 Kawakawa .. .. .. ..112 Kumara .. .. .. .. 128 Lawrence (see Tuapeka). Lyttelton .. .. .. .. 130 Masterton .. .. .. .. 124 Mangonui .. .. .. ..112 Mercury Bay (separate institution) .. 139 Napier .. .. .. .. 118 Naseby .. .. .. .. 136 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 126 New Plymouth .. .. .. ..120 Northern Wairoa .. .. ..113 Oamaru (separate institution) .. .. 138 Otaki, and Sanatorium .. .. 123, 124 Otira .. .. .. .. .. 129 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. 124 Palmerston North .. .. ..122 Palmerston South Sanatorium .. .. 135 Patea . . .. .. .. .. 121 Picton .. .. .. .. 125 Port Chalmers .. .. .. .. 134 Queenstown (see Wakatipu). Rawene .. .. .. .. 112 Reefton .. .. .. .. 127 Riverton (see Wallace and Fiord). Ross .. .. .. .. .. 129 Southland, and Infectious-diseases Hospital 136,138 South Wairarapa .. .. .. 125 Stratford .. .. .. .. 120