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NEW PLYMOUTH HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1903 ... ... ... 20 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 412 Total under treatment ... ... ... 432 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 372 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 29 Eemaining on 31st March, 1904 ... ... 31 Sex. —276 males, 156 females. Localities from which Patient* came. —Taranaki County, 146 ; Hawera County, 42 ; Clifton County, 37; Stratford County, 67 ; New Plymouth, 95; Auckland, 11; Opunake, 15 ; Patea, 2; Foxton, 2 ; Palmerston North, 1; Oamaru, 1; Wellington, 6 ; Wanganui, 5 ; Australia, 2. Country. —New Zealand, 266; England, 80; Ireland, 35; Scotland, 8 ; Australia, 20; Germany, 7 ; Austria, 1; China, 1 ; Sweden, 1; Jersey, 1 ; America, 3; Madeira, 2 ; Isle of Man, 1 ; Shetland Isles, 2; India, 1 ; Portugal, 1 ; Denmark, 2. Religion. —No record kept. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 10,054; individual average days'stay, 2327. Daily average cost per head, 7s. Id.; less patients' payments, 4s. 6d. Outdoor Patients. —Nil. Eecbipts and Bxpbnditdkb. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 1,182 12 3 Eations ... ... ... 561 411 Local bodies ... ... ... 856 2 6 Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 28 17 0 Subscriptions and donations ... 188 13 11 Surgery and dispensary ... 309 310 Rents ... ... ... 63 1 6 Fuel and light ... ... 240 1111 Patients'payments ... ... 1,297 1 10 Bedding and clothing ... ... 41 3 11 Other sources ... ... 780 13 9 Furniture and earthenware ... 158 1 2 Washing and laundry ... ... 48 10 0 Salaries and wages ... ... 878 811 Eepairs ... ... ... 774 15 7 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 87 6 11 Interest ... ... ... 24 18 11 Insurance ... ~. ... 33 17 9 Commission ... ... ... 20 11 9 Other expenses ... ... 556 4 0 Total ... ...£4,368 5 9 Total ... ...£3,763 16 7 Visited sth February and 13th June.—The wards were clean and the patients comfortable. The Hospital is evidently well managed, and some excellent work is done by Dr. Leatham and his colleagues. A water-supply with sufficient pressure in case of fire is to be introduced shortly. The situation of this Hospital is excellent, and an annexe is in contemplation for the open-air treatment of phthisis.

NORTHERN WAIROA HOSPITAL. Number of patients admitted since 21st November, 1903 (when Hospital opened) ... ... ... ... ... 26 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Eemaining on 31st March, 1904 ... ... 4 Sex. —23 males, 3 females. Locality from which Patients came. —Hobson County. Nationality. —Colonial, 9 ; English, 5 ; Irish, 7 ; Scotch, 1; Austrian, 1 ; American, 1 > Swede, 1 ; Italian, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 10 ; Roman Catholic, 7 ; Wesleyan, 4 ; Presbyterian, 3 ; Baptist, 2. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 521; individual average days' stay, 2004. Daily average cost per head, 9s. 4fd. ; less patients' payments, 7s. 4-J-d.' Outdoor Patients. —Attendances, 3,013.

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