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SOUTH WAIEARAPA HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1899 ... ... ... 4 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 84 Total under treatment ... ... ... 88 Discharged ... ... ... ... ••• ... 77 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 Eemaining on 31st March, 1900 ... ... 5 Sex. —s7 males, 31 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Carterton, 14; Greytown, 33; Featherston, 12; Martinborough, 15 ; Gladstone, 2 ; Masterton, 9 ; Palmerston North, 1; Morrison's Bush, 2. Country. —England, 26; Scotland, 5 ; Ireland, 8; New Zealand, 36; Sweden, 1; Australia, 2; Germany, 4 ; Jersey, 1; Nova Scotia, 1; South Africa, 1; France, 2 ; Holland, 1. Beligion. —English Church, 49 ; Roman Catholic, 14 ; Presbyterian, 11 ; Wesleyan, 10; Salvation Army, 2 ; Methodist, 1; Church of God, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 1,978; individual average days' stay, 22-47. Daily average cost per head, ss. Bfd.; less patients' payments, ss. 3£d. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 210 9 8 Rations ... ... ... 141 3 11 Local bodies ... ... ... 80 0 0 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 318 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 180 17 0 Surgery and dispensary ... ... 106 10 4 Rents... ... ... ... 10 0 Fuel and light ... ... ... 19 8 6 Patients'payments ... ... 41 5 0 Bedding and clothing ... ... 113 Other sources ... ... ... 11 0 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 242 2 0 Balance from last year ... ... 140 14 1 Funerals ... ... ... 300 Repairs and additions ... ... 14 18 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 819 0 Interest ... ... ... 0 5 0 Insurance ... ... ... 4 5 3 Commission ... ... ... 0 10 0 Other expenses... ... ... 20 4 7 Total ... ....£665 5 9 Total ... ...£566 5 10 Visited Bth March. — Five men and two women. All in order. Several minor outside improvements made. A cesspool at the rear of the building was not in a sanitary condition.

THAMES HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1899 ... ... ... 21 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 311 Total under treatment ... ... ... 332 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 287 Died .. . . ... ... ... ... ... 23 Remaining on 31st March, 1900 ... ... 22. Sex. —2s2 males, 80 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Thames and Ohinemuri Counties and Thames Borough. Country. —England, 66; Scotland, 30; Ireland, 51 ; New Zealand, 160; Australia, 17 ; Germany, 2; America, 3 ; Italy, 2 ; Jamaica, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 125 ; Roman Catholic, 72 ; Presbyterian, 37 ; Wesleyan, 29 ; Primitive Methodist, 14 ; Salvation Army, 3 ; Baptist, 15 ; Mormon, 1; unknown, 36. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 7,968; individual average days' stay, 24. Daily average cost per head, 4s. ; less patients' payments, 3s. OJd. Outdoor Patients. —Individual cases, 2 7 ; attendances, 683,