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The expenditure on Government institutions (Te Waikato Sanatorium and St. Helens Hospitals) wa s.— 1913-14. 1914-15. £ £ Maintenance .. .. .. .. .. 12,176 12,215 Administration .. .. .. .. .. 445 502 Capital expenditure .. .. .. .. .. 1,051 239 Other expenditure .. .. .. .. .. 657 J ,014 £14,329 £13,971 There was also expended by the Department on other means of medical and nursing assistance a sum of £13,170, made up of— £ (1.) Subsidies to medical men in the backblocks.. .. .. .. 1,143 (2.) Medical and nursing attendance on Maoris .. .. .. .. 3,219 (3.) Grants to private charitable institutions, Plunket nurses, &c. .. .. 8,808 Hospital Expenditure. The total expenditure on account of hospitals for the last four years was as follows :—
Hospital Maintenance Expenditure.
General Hospitals. —-The expenditure on maintenance on Boards' general hospitals was £249,210, and this is equivalent to £106-2 per annum per occupied bed. The average annual cost of maintenance per occupied bed for the last four years is set out below :—
Charitable-aid Expenditure. As compared with last year there is an increase of £8,443 in charitable-aid expenditure, the figures for the last four years being as follows: —
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Year. Maintenance. I Administration. Capital. Miscellaneous. Total. 1910-11 1911-12 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 £ 199,573 225,796 240,527 262,007 283,490 £ 11,586 13,255 12,644 13,948 15,458 I £ £ 70,814 5,830 84,798 5,663 98,051 3,598 130,343 4,856 88,498 7,983 £ 287,803 329,513 354,818 411,454 395,429
Patients under Treatment during Year. Average Number und Treatment. Average Number undei Treatment. Daily Year. ... General Special Total Hospitals. Hospitals. General Special Hospitals. Hospitals. Total. : |_ | I- ! I 1910-11 1911-12 1912-13 1913-147 1914-15 23,584 1,607 25,191 24,681 1,879 26,560 26,979 1,789 28,768 28,885 1,761 30,646 .. j 31,366 2,009 33,375 1,839 186 1,900 178 2,131 200 2,234 , 234 2,364 288 2,025 2,078 2,231 2,468 2,652
Year. Provisions. ] Surgery and Dispensary. Domestic and Salaries and Establishment. Wages. Total Maintenance. 911-12 912-13 .913-14 .914-15 £ 24-2 23-8 24-9 25-0 £ 10-3 9-9 9-8 10-7 £ 29-5 26-3 27-4 27-0 I £ 42-3 40-2 43-0 43-5 £ 106-3 100-3 1051 106-2
Year. Indoor Relief. Outdoor Relief. J Total. J 911-12 .912-13 913-14 914-15 £ 64,651 66,378 68,510 74,081 £ 34,171 31,092 34,541 37,413 £ 98,822 97,470 103,051 111,494