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WAIEOA HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1899 ... 3 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 37 Total under treatment ... ... ... 40 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 35 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 Eemaining on 31st March, 1900 ... ... ... 1 Sex. —33 males, 7 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Wairoa County and Waikaremoana. Nationality. —European, 30; aboriginal, 8 ; half-castes, 2. Beligion. —Church of England, 19 ; Eoman Catholic, 9; Presbyterian, 9; Mormon, 2 ; Haub.au, 1. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 703; individual average days' stay, 17-57. Daily average cost per head, 12s. lOfd. ; less patients' payments, 10s. B£d. Eeceipts and Expenditube. Receipts. & s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 184 14 8 Eations ... .. ... 93 3 8 Local bodies ... ... ... 145 2 3 Wines, &c. ... ... ... 12 12 6 Subscriptions and donations ... 33 0 4 Surgery and dispensary ... 5516 Patients'payments ... ... 76 18 0 Fuel and light ... ... 34 19 0 Other sources... ... ... 0 10 Bedding and clothing ... ... 1 13 0 Balance from last year... ... 21 10 0 Furniture, &c. ... ... 10 6 Washing and laundry .. ... 2 15 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 225 0 0 Eepairs ... ... ... 0 19 0 Additions ... ... ... 8 10 0 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 8 17 10 Interest ... ... ... 0 3 0 Insurance ... ... ... 2 12 0 Other expenses ... ... 6 4 0 Total ... ... £461 6 3 Total ... ... £453 11 0 This Hospital has not been visited because of the danger of too long a detention, owing to the uncertainty of communication and the consequent disproportionate expense. It is looked after as a branch of the Napier Hospital.

WANGANUI HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1899 ... ... 28 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 378 Total under treatment ... ... ... 406 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 343 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 23 Eemaining on 31st March, 1900 ... ... ... 40 Sex.— 27B males, 128 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Wanganui Borough, 213 ; Wanganui County, 47; Waitotara County, 32 ; Eangitikei County, 91; Marton Borough, 20; Ashhurst, 1; Patea, 1; Oroua Downs, 1. Nationality. —English, 89 ; Scotch, 26 ; Irish, 50 ; Colonial, 224 ; American, 2 ; Danish, 1; German, 2 ; Norwegian, 4 ; Swiss, 1; Finn, 2 ; Chinese, 1; Canadian, 2 ; Portuguese, 1; West Indian, 1. Beligion. —Church of England, 175 ; Eoman Catholic, 90; Presbyterian, 79 ; Wesleyau, 19; Church of Christ, 6; Brethren, 12; Baptist, 3; Salvation Army, 6; Lutheran, 6; Christadelphian, 3 ; Methodist, 2 ; unknown, 5. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 12,228 ; individual average days' stay, 30 - 11. Daily average cost per head, ss. 4fd.; less patients' payments, 4s. lid. Outdoor Patients.— Individual cases, 172 ; attendances, 1,119.