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GISBOENB HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1899 ... ... ... 18 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 200 Total under treatment ... ... ... 218 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 198 Died 8 Kemaining on 31st March, 1900 ... ... 12 Sex. —l 49 males, 69 females. Localities from ivhich Patients came. —Cook and Waiapu Counties, and Borough of Gisborne. Nationality. —British, 216; foreign, 2. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 5,358; individual average days' stay, 24-58. Daily average cost per head, 4s. 4d.; less patients' payments, 3s. l£d. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 842 12 0 Eations ... ... ... 230 12 7 Local bodies... ... ... 440 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... 11 17 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 279 1 4 Surgery and dispensary ... 42 13 0 Eents ... ... ... 19 9 0 Fuel and light ... ... 116 3 5 Patients' payments ... ... 322 0 4 Bedding and clothing ... ... 28 14 3 Interest ... ... ... 58 13 4 Furniture and earthenware ... 33 0 5 Other sources ... ... 2220 Salaries and wages ... ... 585 0 6 Balance from last year ... 115 5 10 Eepairs ... ... ... 20 13 10 Additions to buildings... ... 760 8 1 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... 20 11 1 Interest ... ... ... 323 Insurance ... ... ... 26 9 9 Sanitation ... ... ... 22 13 6 Bates ... ... ... 3 18 9 Other expenses ... ... 15 3 11 Total ... ... £2,099 310 Total ... ... £1,921 2 4 Visited 29th March.—This Hospital has been enlarged by the addition of a new surgical ward, a new operating-room, and annexes, all well designed. The cement dado in the operating-room, owing to a mistaken composition of the materials, is badly cracked, and ought to be done over again. The management continues to maintain its usual high character.

GEEY EIVEE HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1899 ... ... 48 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 175 Total under treatment ... ... ... 223 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 145 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 32 Remaining on 31st March, 1900 ~. ... 46 Sex. —l 96 males, 27 females. Localities from which Patients came. — Greymouth, 46; Grey Valley, 74; Marsden and Dunganville, 42 ; Brunnerton, 14; Arnold district, 8 ; Wellington, 2 ; Westport, 1; Hokitika, 7; South Beach, 16 ; North Beach, 11; shipping, 2. Country. —England, 43 ; Ireland, 73; Scotland, 31; New Zealand, 27 ; Scandinavia, 14 ; China, 17 ; Germany, 3 ; Wales, 8; Australia, 2 ; Canada, 3 ; Greece, 2. Religion. —Church of England, 63 ; Eoman Catholic, 79 ; Presbyterian, 35; Lutheran, 10; Confucian, 17; Wesleyan, 12; Greek Church, 2; Hebrew, 2; no religion, 3. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 18,213 ; individual average days' stay, 8167. Daily average cost per head, 2s. 6£d; less patients' payments, Is. 11-J-d. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 216 ; attendances, 375.

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