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GEETMOUTH HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1891 ... ... ... 44 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 120 Total under treatment ... ... ... 164 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 92 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 Eemaining on 31st March, 1892 ... ... ... 47 Sex. —l 49 males, 15 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Grey Valley, 53; Maori Creek and Marsden, 27; Arnold, 25 ; Greymouth, 23 ; Brunnerton, 14 ; North Beach, 9; South Beach, 6 ; Eeefton, 5 ; Dunedin, 1; Wanganui, 1. Country. —England and Wales, 60; Ireland, 53 ; Scotland, 16 ; New Zealand, 11; China, 6 ; America, 6; Germany, 4 ; Sweden and Denmark, 4; Italy, 1; Isle of Man, 1; Victoria, 1; New South Wales, 1. Beligion. —Church of England, 69; Eoman Catholic, 53; Presbyterian, 21; Lutheran, 6; Confucian, 6; Wesleyan, 4; Freethinkers, 3; Baptist, 1; Salvationist, 1. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 15,581; individual average days' stay, 95. Daily average cost per head, 3s. lfd.; less patients' payments, 3s. Id. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 187 ; attendances, 603. Bevenue and Expenditure. Bevenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... .. 1,327 0 3 Eations ... ... ... 684 11 6 Local bodies ... ... ... 731 8 4 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 80 0 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 531 0 4 Surgery and dispensary ... 55 15 9 Patients'payments ... ... 38 6 0 Fuel... ... ... ... 69 6 0 Other sources... ... ... 5 4 6 Light ... ... ... 45 18 9 Furniture, earthenware, and ironmongery ... ... ... 72 15 5 Salaries and wages ... ... 1,243 16 0 Funerals ... ... ... 12 2 0 Eepairs ... ... ... 53 7 3 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 56 3 6 Interest ... ... ... 27 15 11 Insurance ... ... ... 30 0 0 Other expenses ... ... 26 17 3 Total ... ... £2,632 19 5 Total ...' ... £2,458 9 4 This Hospital, on the day of my visit, contained thirty-seven male and six female patients. Of these, a very large proportion were refuge cases, so that the individual average stay was ninety-five days, thus bringing down the average daily cost per head to 3s. lfd., and that notwithstanding the large sum of £1,243 paid for salaries and wages. The medical and surgical work of this Hospital is thoroughly well done, and the management is excellent.

GBEYTOWN HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1891 ... ... ... 3 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 55 Total under treatment ... ... ... 58 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 54 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Eemaining on 31st March, 1892 ... ... ... ... 1 Sex. —4B males, 10 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Greytown, 13; Martinborough, 12; Foxton, 11 ; Carterton, 9; Lower Valley, 3; Te Whiti, 3 ; Gladstone, 3; Morrison's Bush, 1; Kaiwaiwai, 2 Masterton, 1. Country. —England, 15; Ireland, 8 ; Scotland, 4 ; New Zealand, 21; Germany, 1 ; Wales, 2 ; Denmark, 1; France, 2 ; Sweden, 1; Australia, 3. Beligion. —Church of England, 32 ; Eoman Catholic, 8 ; Presbyterian, 13 ; Freethinkers, 2 ; Wesleyan, 2; Unitarian, 1. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 964; individual average days' stay, 1662. Daily average cost per head, 7s. 6j-d.; less patients' payments, 6s. 9Jd.

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