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Sex. —Male. Localities from which Patients came. —Brighton to Westport, Nationality. —English, 9; Irish, 13; Victorian, 1 ; Eussian, 1; Scotch, 4 ; New Zealand, 3 ; French, 1 ; Canadian, 1. Beligion.— Church of England, 8; Eoman Catholic, 13; Wesleyan, 2; Lutheran, 1; Presbyterian, 7; Freethinkers, 2. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 2,146; individual average days' stay, 59. Daily average cost per head, ss. 11-J-d.; less patients' payments, 4s. 9Jd. Outdoor Patients.— lndividual cases, 11; attendances, 179. Bevenue and Expendituee. Bevenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 269 14 0 Eations ... ... ... 204 3 4 Local bodies ... ... ... 160 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c ... 6 15 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 100 0 0 Surgery and dispensary ... 58 17 7 Patients'payments ... ... 128 5 4 Fuel and light ... ... 20 14 0 Other sources ... ... 0 14 11 Bedding and clothing ... ... 18 3 1 Furniture and earthenware ... 11 4 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 278 6 6 Funerals ... ... ... 500 Eepairs ... ... ... 706 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 12 17 3 Interest ... ... ... 0 4 0 Insurance ... ... ... 400 Other expenses ... ... 12 18 2 Total ... ... £658 14 3 Total ... ... £640 3 11 This Hospital is kept open simply as a means of subsidising a doctor at the expense of the State to induce him to stay in the district. The total number of patients treated during the year was thirty-three. In consequence of the individual average stay being so high as fifty-nine days, the average daily cost per head has been kept down to ss. 11-J-d. Great interest is taken in the management by the people of the district; and, notwithstanding frequent outbreaks on the part of the doctor, the Hospital is well managed, and the patients are well attended to.

CHEISTCHUECH HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1891 ... ... ... 96 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 1,076 Total under treatment ... ... ... 1,172 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 975 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 86 Eemaining on 31st March, 1892 ... ... ... ... 11l Sex. —7s6 males, 416 females. Localities from which Patients came. — Christchurch and suburbs, 841; Lyttelton, 59; Amuri, 16; Kaikoura, 14 ; Ashburton, 6 ; Hokitika, 1; Hawke's Bay, 1; other portions North Canterbury District, 234. Country. —New Zealand, 399 ; England and Wales, 387; Ireland, 196; Scotland, 92; Australia, 20; Germany, 21; Austria, 4; France, 7; Sweden, 7; Norway, 8; Switzerland, 3; Portugal, 1; Holland, 4; Denmark, 7 ; Eussia, 2; Greece, 2 ; America, 9; India, 1; China, 2. Beligion. —Church of England, 569; Eoman Catholic, 204 ; other denominations, 399. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 40,020; individual average days' stay, 34-14. Daily average cost per head, 3s. BJd. ; less patients' payments, 3s. 4d. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 873; attendances, 2,620. Bevenue and Expendituee. Bevenue. £ s. d. i Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 3,040 2 10! Eations ... ... ... 1,811 12 3 Local bodies ... ... ... 3,476 18 9 j Wines, spirits, ale, &c... ... 269 19 8 Subscriptions and donations ... 417 3 j Surgery and dispensary ... 731 14 7 Bequests ... ... ... 50 0 01 Fuel and light '... ... 68111 0 Patients'payments ... ... 723 1 3 Furniture and earthenware ... 128 12 2 Other sources ... ... 16 13 0 I Bedding and clothing ... ... 300 9 10 Balance from last year ... 545 13 7 Salaries and wages (including washing and laundry, and those engaged, in vegetable - gardens and recreation-grounds) ... 2,704 17 1 Funerals ... ... ... 28 6 0 Eepairs ... ... ... 368 1 6 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 60 12 11 Interest ... .. ... 11 7 6 Insurance . . ... ... 54 7 6 Other expenses (including £75 Bs., casual ward, Lyttelton) ... 230 8 3 Total .£7,857 6 8 Total £7,382 0 3

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