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Otago and Southland Districts. The Otago Hospital Board has continued work on the additions to its nurses' home, and has almost completed plans for a new X-ray department and two additional wards. The South Otago Hospital Board has added to its nurses' home, and is building a children's ward and a teaching suite at Balclutha Hospital. The Waitaki Hospital Board has built a Superintendent's house, and is building additions to its nurses' home, boilerhouse, and laundry, and has completed plans for additional wards, operatingtheatres, X-ray, massage, and out-patient blocks. The Southland Hospital Board has almost completed a new children's ward at Gore Hospital, and has repaired the fire damage to the Kew Hospital. Deaths under Anaesthetics. The annual report for 1935 gave a summary of the deaths under anassthesia for the previous five years. The following is the summary for the past six years : — Total deaths under anaesthetic for year ending — 1 31st December, 1940 .. .. .. .. .. 31 31st December, 1939 .. .. .. .. .. 37 31st December, 1938 .. .. .. .. .. 26 31st December, 1937 .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 31st December, 1936 .. .. .... .. 35 31st December, 1935 .. .. .. .. .. 31 Total deaths for six years .. . . .. .. . . 194 The total number of deaths under anaesthetic during the previous five-year period was 90.

Deaths under Anæsthetic, according to Age-groups.

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Otago and Southland Districts. The Otago Hospital Board has continued work on the additions to its nurses' home, and has almost completed plans for a new X-ray department and two additional wards. The South Otago Hospital Board has added to its nurses' home, and is building a children's ward and a teaching suite at Balclutha Hospital. The Waitaki Hospital Board has built a Superintendent's house, and is building additions to its nurses' home, boilerhouse, and laundry, and has completed plans for additional wards, operatingtheatres, X-ray, massage, and out-patient blocks. The Southland Hospital Board has almost completed a new children's ward at Gore Hospital, and has repaired the fire damage to the Kew Hospital. Deaths under Anaesthetics. The annual report for 1935 gave a summary of the deaths under anaesthesia for the previous five years. The following is the summary for the past six years : — Total deaths under anaesthetic for year ending—31st December, 1940 .. .. .. .. .. 31 31st December, 1939 .. .. .. .. .. 37 31st December, 1938 .. .. .. .. .. 26 31st December, 1937 .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 31st December, 1936 .. .. .... .. 35 31st December, 1935 .. .. .. .. .. 31 Total deaths for six years .. .. .. .. .. 194 The total number of deaths under anaesthetic during the previous five-year period was 90. Nature of Anesthetic. 1935. 1936. 1937. 1938. ' 1939. 1940. Total. Chloroform .. .. .. .. .. 3 1 2 .. 1 .. 7 Chloroform and ether .. .. .. .. 6 8 3 2 4 7 30 Ether .. .. .. .. ..4 4 6 1 3 3 21 Ethyl chloride and ether .. .. .. 6 7 5 2 3 6 29 Gas and oxygen .. . . . . 4 1 3 4 4 5 21 Avertin alone or followed by ether . . 2 2 1 1 3 1 10 Paraldehyde and ether .. . . .. .. 3* . . . . . . I 4 Cyclopropane .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 4 Evipan .. .. .. .. .... 1 1 .. 1 2 5 Morphine and hyposeine . . . . . . .. . . . . 1 . . . . 1 Spinal with or without gas and oxygen .. . . 3 .. 1 2 2 1 9 Nature of anaesthetic not stated .. .. 3 8 12 13 14 3 53 Total .. .. .. 31 35 34 26 37 31 194 Deaths under Anesthetic, according to Age-groups. j ; Age. ! 1935. 1936. 1937. 1938. 1939. 1940. Total. 0- 5 .. .. ..3 4 3 4 8 5 27 6-10 .. .. ..1 7 2 3 5 2 20 11-20 .. .. ..6 3 2 3 3 5 22 21-30 .. .. 4 4 3 2 6 2 21 31-40 .. .. 3 2 2 3 2 6 18 41-50 .. .. 4 4 6 3 7 2 26 51-60 .. .. ..2 4 4 5 2 4 21 61 70 .. .. ..3 3 5 1 3 3 18 Over 70 .. .. 2 1 3 2 1 1 10 Age not stated .. .. 3 3 4 .. .. 1 11 4—H. 31.

Otago and Southland Districts. The Otago Hospital Board has continued work on the additions to its nurses' home, and has almost completed plans for a new X-ray department and two additional wards. The South Otago Hospital Board has added to its nurses' home, and is building a children's ward and a teaching suite at Balclutha Hospital. The Waitaki Hospital Board has built a Superintendent's house, and is building additions to its nurses' home, boilerhouse, and laundry, and has completed plans for additional wards, operatingtheatres, X-ray, massage, and out-patient blocks. The Southland Hospital Board has almost completed a new children's ward at Gore Hospital, and has repaired the fire damage to the Kew Hospital. Deaths under Anaesthetics. The annual report for 1935 gave a summary of the deaths under anaesthesia for the previous five years. The following is the summary for the past six years : — Total deaths under anaesthetic for year ending—31st December, 1940 .. .. .. .. .. 31 31st December, 1939 .. .. .. .. .. 37 31st December, 1938 .. .. .. .. .. 26 31st December, 1937 .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 31st December, 1936 .. .. .... .. 35 31st December, 1935 .. .. .. .. .. 31 Total deaths for six years .. .. .. .. .. 194 The total number of deaths under anaesthetic during the previous five-year period was 90. Nature of Anesthetic. 1935. 1936. 1937. 1938. ' 1939. 1940. Total. Chloroform .. .. .. .. .. 3 1 2 .. 1 .. 7 Chloroform and ether .. .. .. .. 6 8 3 2 4 7 30 Ether .. .. .. .. ..4 4 6 1 3 3 21 Ethyl chloride and ether .. .. .. 6 7 5 2 3 6 29 Gas and oxygen .. . . . . 4 1 3 4 4 5 21 Avertin alone or followed by ether . . 2 2 1 1 3 1 10 Paraldehyde and ether .. . . .. .. 3* . . . . . . I 4 Cyclopropane .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 4 Evipan .. .. .. .. .... 1 1 .. 1 2 5 Morphine and hyposeine . . . . . . .. . . . . 1 . . . . 1 Spinal with or without gas and oxygen .. . . 3 .. 1 2 2 1 9 Nature of anaesthetic not stated .. .. 3 8 12 13 14 3 53 Total .. .. .. 31 35 34 26 37 31 194 Deaths under Anesthetic, according to Age-groups. j ; Age. ! 1935. 1936. 1937. 1938. 1939. 1940. Total. 0- 5 .. .. ..3 4 3 4 8 5 27 6-10 .. .. ..1 7 2 3 5 2 20 11-20 .. .. ..6 3 2 3 3 5 22 21-30 .. .. 4 4 3 2 6 2 21 31-40 .. .. 3 2 2 3 2 6 18 41-50 .. .. 4 4 6 3 7 2 26 51-60 .. .. ..2 4 4 5 2 4 21 61 70 .. .. ..3 3 5 1 3 3 18 Over 70 .. .. 2 1 3 2 1 1 10 Age not stated .. .. 3 3 4 .. .. 1 11 4—H. 31.