H.—3l.

Centres at which School Dental Clinics were established as at 31st March, 1936 —contd.

PART VI.—DIVISION OF NURSING-,

I have the honour to submit the report for the Division of Nursing for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. The year has heen an extremely busy but a fortunate one in that nothing of an unforeseen nature has occurred to disturb the routine work of the office. Studies. Health of Nurses. —Last year, in conjunction with an International Committee set up by the International Council of Nurses, it was decided to begin a five-year study of the health of nursing staffs in New Zealand. Questionnaires were issued to all training-schools and summarized; the same method of procedure has been followed this year except that the questionnaire was simpler in form and has resulted in much more accurate data being supplied. From the findings it is obvious that much yet remains to be done in this field of investigation: Total Number of Training-schools : 26. 1935. 1936. Number of applicants examined .. .. .. .. 350 678 Number of rejections for physical reasons .. . . 42 53 Number of training-schools conducting X-ray examination of chest 8 19 Number of training-schools including Mantoux tuberculosis test. . 5 4 Number of training-schools carrying out routine annual physical examination and weight recording .. .. 15 23 Average number of days sickness — Per pupil nurse for the total pupil staff .. .. .. 7 7 Per registered nurse for the total registered staff . . 6 4 Average duration of each case of sickness — Per individual pupil nurse .. .. .. .. .. 14 Per individual registered nurse .. .. . . . . .. 13 6—H. 31.

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Main Treatment Centres. Authorized Sub-bases. Main Treatment Centres. Authorized Sub-bases. Canterbury District. Ashburton West .. .. Rangiora .. Ashburton East .. Tinwald. Reef ton .. .. j Inangahua Junction, MurBeckenham .. .. Opawa. I chison, Waiut.a. Brightwater .. .. Richmond, Stoke, Tahuna- Runanga .. .. : Blackball, Taylorville. nui, Wakefield. St. Albans .. ... Christchurch East .. .. Shirley .. Fairlie . . .. Pleasant Point. Somerfield School, ChristGeraldine .. .. .. church Greymouth .. .. .. Southbridge .. .. Leeston. Hawarden . . .. Hanmer Springs, Kaikoura. Sumner Hokitika . . .. Harihari, Kokotahi, Ross, Sydenham Waiho Gorge, Wataroa, Takaka .. .. Collingwood. Weheka. Temuka .. .. Winchester. Hornby .. .. .. Timaru (Main) .. . . West School. Kaiapoi .. .. Waimairi. Timaru (Waimataitai) Linwood .. . . .. Waimate Lyttelton .. . . .. Westport .. .. Denniston, Granity, Hector, Motueka . . .. Upper Moutere. Karamea, Millerton, SedNelson . . . . .. donville, Stockton, WaiNew Brighton .. . . .. mangaroa. Papanui .. .. .. Woolston Rakaia .. .. Methven. Otago District. Alexandra . . .. Clyde, Cromwell, Pembroke, Oamaru Queenstown. Oamaru (Country) .. Kurow. Balclutha .. .. .. Otautau . . . . Nightcaps, Ohai. Dunedin Central . . .. Palmerston, Otago .. Seacliff. Dunedin (Macandrew Road) .. Port Chalmers Forbury .. . . .. Ranfurly .. .. Middlemarch, Naseby, OmaGore .. . . . . Mataura. kau, Oturehua. Invercargill . . .. . . Tapanui .. .. Lawrence, Roxburgh. Kaitangata . . . . Clinton. Winton Milton .. .. . . Woodlands .. .. Bluff, Stewart Island. Mosgiel .. .. Green Island. Wyndham .. .. Edendale.