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1914. 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 I Page Report of Acting - Inspector - General and Chief Appendix II (Hospitals and Charitable Aid) — could. Health Officer: — A. Reports on Individual Institutions — could. Public Health .. .. •. .. 1 Hospitalß— continued. Hospitals and Charitable Aid .. .. .. 2 Blenheim (see Wairau). Assistant Inspector's Report: — Christohuroh, and Sanatorium and InfectiousThe Nurses Registration Act .. .. .. 5 diseases Hospital .. .. ..81 Maori Nui .. .. •• •• 7 Coromandel .. .. ..87 District Nurses .. .. .. . . 7 Cromwell .. .. .. .. 97 Plunks! Nurses .. .. .. 8 Dannevirko .. .. .. .. 90 Native Health Nurses .. ..7,61 Denniston .. .. .. .. 95 Midwives Act .. .. .. . . 11, 70 Dunedin, and Infectious-diseases Hospital .. 83 Private Hospitals Aot .. .. .. 9 Dun (an .. .. .. ..98 .Maternity Hospitals . . .. .. !> Gisborne .. .. .. .. 88 'IV Waikato Sanatorium .. .. .. 13 Gore .. .. .. .. ..98 Greytown (see South Wairarapa). Appendix I (Public Health): — Greymouth .. .. .. ..95 A. Vital Statistics, General .. .. .. 15 Hamilton (see Waikato). B. .. Local .. ..31 Havelock .. .. .. :il C. Climato and Meteorology .. ..32 Hawera .. (II I). General Reports of District Health Officers .. :!2 Hokitika (see West-land). E. Appendices to Roports.— Invercargill (see Southland). (I.) Infectious Diseases .. .. ..34 Kaikoura .. .. .82 (2.) Dangerous Infectious Diseases: Smallpox 50 Kaipara .. .. .. ..85 „ , „ Plague.. 56 Kaitangata .. .. .. .84 „ „ Leprosy 56 Kawakawa .. .. .. 89 (3.) Provision for Infectious Cases .. 57 Kumara .. .. .'. ..96 (4.) Sanitary Conditions .. .. .. 57 Ijawrehce (see Tuapeka). (5.) Sanitary Condition of Maoris . . .. 60 Lyttelton .. .. .. ..82 (6.) Sanitary Inspections .. .. 62 Masterton .. .. ..93 (7.) Offensive Trades .. .. ..67 Manganui .. .. .. .85 (8.) Insanitary Buildings .. .. 67 Mercury Bay .. .. .. ..99 (9.) By-laws .. .. .. ..67 Napier .. .. .. ..89 (10.) Legal Proceedings .. .. 68 Naseby .. .. .. 98 (II.) Quarantine.. .. .. ..68 Nelson .. .. .. ..94 (12.) Disinfection of Oversea Goods .. 69 New Plymouth .. .. ..90 (13.) Immigration Restriction Act .. .. 69 Northern Wairoa (see Kaipara). (14.) Vaccination .. 70 Oamaru (separate institution) .. 100 (15.) Midwives Act .. .. ..70 Opotiki .. .. .. ..87 (16.) Sale of Food and Drugs Act .. 71 Otaki, and Sanatorium .. .. ..80 P. Laboratory Work .. 74 Otira .. .. .. .. 96 Pahiatua .. .. .. 92 Appendix II (Hospitals and Charitable Aid): — Palmerston North .. .. .. 92 A. Reports on Individual Institutions, — Palmerston South Sanatorium ~ .. 88 Hospitals— Patea .. .. .. .. 91 Akaroa .. .. ..82 Picton.. .. .. .. ..93 Arrowtown .. .98 Port Chalmers .. .. .. 84 Ashburton .. .. ..96 Queenstown (see Wakatipu). Auckland .. .. .. 79 Rawene .. .. .. 85 Bay of Islands .. .. .. ..85 Reefton .. .. .. ..95

Page Appendix II (Hospitals and Charitable Aid) — contd. A. Reports on Individual Institutions— cunld. Hospitalfi— continued. Blenheim (see Wairau). Christcluircli. and Sanatorium and Infectiousdiseases Hospital .. .. .. ,sl ( 'oromandel . . .. .. 87 Cromwell .. .. .. .. !I7 Dannevirko .. .. .. .. 80 Demueton .. .. .. .. 95 Dunedin, and Infectious-diseases Hospital .. 8ti Dun tan .. .. .. ..98 Gisborne .. .. .. .. SH Gore .. .. .. . . '.is Greytown (see South Wairarapa). Greymouth .. .. .. . . !ir> Hamilton (see Waikato). Havelock .. .. .. . . !l I Hawera .. .. .. ill Hokitika (see Westland). [nvercargill (see .Southland). Kaikoura .. .. . . .82 Kaipara .. .. . . 86 Kaitangata .. .. .. .84 Kawakawa .. .. .. 89 Kumara .. .. .'. . . !l(i Lawrence (see Tuapeka). Lyttelton .. .. .. 82 Masterton .. .. .. .. '.)','• Manganui .. .. .. S~> Mercury Bay .. .. .. .. !)!! Napier .. .. .. . . s<1 Naseby .. .. .. 98 Nelson .. .. .. . . !I4 New Plymouth .. .. . . 90 Northern Wairoa (see Kaipara). Oamaru (separate institution) .. .. 100 Opotiki .. .. .. 87 Otaki, and Sanatorium .. .. 80 Otira .. .. .. .. 96 Pahiatua .. .. .. 92 Palmerston North .. .. 92 Palmerston South Sanatorium ., .. 88 Patea .. .. .. .. 91 Picton.. .. .. .. ..93 Port Chalmers .. .. .. 84 Queenstown (see Wakatipu). Rawene .. .. .. 85 Reefton .. .. .. .95