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Sex, — 96 males, 4 females. Locality from which Patients came. —lnangahua County. Country.— England, 21; Scotland, 12; Ireland, 30; New Zealand, 16; United States of America, s'; China, 4; Austria, 2; Sweden, 1; Wales, 1; Eussia, 1; Finland, 1; Tasmania, 1; Germany, 1; Victoria, 1; Portugal, 1; Denmark, 1 ; New South Wales, 1. Religion.— Church of England, 41; Eoman Catholic, 30; Presbyterian, 13; Wesleyan, 4; Lutheran, 4 ; Pagan, 4 ; Salvationist, 2 ; Greek Church, 1; no religion, 1. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 4,224 ; individual average days' stay, 42-24. Daily average cost per head, 6s. 0-Jd. ; less patients' payments, ss. 4d. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 86 ; attendances, 445. Bevenue and Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 650 1110 Eations ... ... ... 292 5 8 Local bodies ... ... ... 100 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 35 17 5 Subscriptions and donations ... 430 2 8 Surgery and dispensary ... 92 5 6 Patients'payments ... ... 150 5 3 Fuel and light... ... ... 99 14 10 Balance from last year ... ... 192 5 2 Bedding and clothing ... ... 23 5 4 Furniture and earthenware ... 23 15 6 Washing and laundry ... ... 575 Salaries and wages ... ... 539 10 0 Water-supply ... ... ... 4 11 10 Funerals ... ... ... 3 15 0 Eepairs ... ... ... 52 5 4 Additions to buildings ... ... 10 17 6 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ~. ... ... 26 9 0 Insurance ... ... ... 939 Commission ... ... ... 10 610 Other expenses ... ... 45 17 3 Total ... ...£1,523 411 Total ... ...£1,275 8 2 This Hospital is in all respects a model of what a country hospital should be. The management is admirable, and the whole district has reason to be proud of it.

EIVEETON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1891 ... ... ... 12 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 97 Total under treatment ... ... ... 109 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 95 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 Eemaining on 31st March, 1892 ... ... ... ... 6 Sex. —71 males, 38 females. Locality from which Patients came. —County of Wallace. Country. —England, 23; Scotland, 14; Ireland, 26; New Zealand, 30; Maori, 2; China, 6; Tasmania, 2 ; New South Wales, 1; Victoria, 2 ; Gibraltar, 3. Religion. —No record. Total collective days' stay in hospital, 3,646; individual average days' stay, 33-45. Daily average cost per head, 6s. 5Jd. ; less patients' payments, ss. B£d. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 134 ; attendances, 219. Bevenue and Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 559 14 11 Eations ... ... ... 270 19 0 Local bodies ... ... ... 504 18 7 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 59 7 5 Subscriptions and donations ... 74 311 Surgery and dispensary ... 114 15 4 Patients'payments ... ... 126 19 9 Fuel and light ... ... 55 4 2 Other sources ... ... .... 015 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 916 0 Balance from last year ... ... 1.1 15 3 Furniture and earthenware ... 57 18 5 Salaries and wages ... ... 531 9 0 Funerals ... ... ... 750 Additions to buildings ... ... 129 15 4 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 10 14 9 Interest ... ... ... 0 11 8 Insurance ... ... ... 8 17 0 Commission ... ... ... 32 19 5 Other expenses ... ... 1254 Total ... ...£1,278 7 5 Total ... ...£1,301 17 10

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