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Localities from which Patients came. —Wanganui, 52 ; district north of Wanganui, 14 ; district south of Wanganui, 95. Sex.— l3l males, 30 females. Country. —England, 62; Scotland, 33; Ireland, 40; Germany, 10; Sweden, 5 ; Denmark, 5; France, 3 ; American States, 2 ; Austria, 1. Beligion. —Eoman Catholic, 50 ; Protestant Dissenters, 109. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 7,235 ; individual average stay, 4493 days. Daily average cost per patient, 3s. 9JcL; less patients' payments, 3s. 3fd. Out-patients, 37 individuals. EeVENUE AND EXPENDITURE. Bevenue. £ s. d. ; Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 529 13 1 ! Bations ... ... ... 276 16 9 Local bodies ... ... ... 359 11 0 ; Wines, spirits, ales, &c. ... ... 16 18 2 Subscriptions and donations ... ... ! Surgery and dispensary ... ... 102 19 7 Eents ... ... ... ... 253 13 0 Fuel and light ... ... ... 77 8 8 Patients'payments ... ... *166 14 8 Bedding and clothing ... ... 57 2 8 Other sources ... ... ... 100 6 6 | Furniture and earthenware ... 11 0 4 Washing ... ... ... 35 10 9 Salaries and wages ... ... 536 15 4 Water and other rates ... ... 50 17 0 Funerals ... ... ... 900 Eepairs ... ... ... 22 16 6 Printing, stationery, &c. ... ... 7 15 9 Boarding-out hospital patients ... 69 10 8 Insurance ... ... ... 8 15 0 ! Members' travelling-expenses ... 47 810 Other expenses... .., ... 32 13 7 Total ... £1,409 18 3 Total ... £1,363 9 7 Inspection. This hospital, though old and very unsuitable for its purpose, is very carefully managed. The secretary, Mr. Bamber, takes the greatest possible interest in its working, and to him is largely due the fact that while the comfort of the patients is carefully attended to both by the medical staff and the nurses, yet the cost per patient is relatively very low. The number of patients on the day of my visit was twenty-one—eighteen males and three females. Of these six were chronic cases, showing that here, as in other places, people are sent to the hospital for lack of a suitable refuge. It is probable that the Palmerston district will soon have a hospital of its own, in which case, though the Wanganui Hospital never can be made a good hospital building, yet it may serve the purpose of the reduced district for some time longer.

WELLINGTON HOSPITAL. Patients remaining, 31st March, 1888 ... ... ... 100 Admitted during the year ... „'..'. ... ... 809 Total under treatment ... ... ... 909 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 654 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 50 Eemaining, 31st March, 1889 ... ... ... ... 105 Localities from which Patients came. —Wellington, 640; Wellington district, 40; Hutt, 25; Masterton, 23 ; shipping, 19; Palmerston, 13 ; Otaki, 28 ; Christchurch, 3 ; Dunedin, 3 ; Featherston, 3; Hokitika, 2; Wanganui, 2; Napier, 1; Greytown, 1 ; Kaikoura, 1; Lyttelton, 1; Carterton, 1; Westport. 1. Sex. —ss6 males, 353 females. Country.— England, 307 ; Ireland, 124; Scotland, 64; Colonies, 268 ; France, 1; Sweden, 7; Portugal, 2; Germany, 9; America, 7 ; Holland, 1 ; Italy, 2 ; Prussia, 4 ; Eussia, 2; Denmark, 1; Japan, 1; Norway, 4 ; China, 1 ; Africa, 1; Hungary, 1 ; Belgium, 1. Beligion. —Church of England, 404 ; Eoman Catholic, 187 ; Presbyterian, 85 ; Wesleyan, 56 ; Baptist, 18; Congregational? 5; Lutheran, 9; Salvation Army, 23; Plymouth Brethren, 6; Hebrew, 4; Catholic Apostolic, 1; Chinese, 1; Freethinker, 10. Total collective number of hospital days, 31,009; individual average stay, 34-12 days Daily average cost per patient, 4s. 3Jd.; less patients' payments, 4s. 2Jd. Out-patients— individuals, 1,160 ; attendances, 3,640.

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