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WANGANUI HOSPITAL Number of patients on 31st March, 1903 ... ... 42 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 517 Total under treatment ... ... ... 559 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... ... 470 Died ... ... ... ... ... ... 41 Remaining on 31st March, 1904 ... ... 48 Sex. —36o males, 199 females. Localities from which Patients came..— Wanganui Borough, 262 ; Wanganui County, 52; Waitotara County, 67 ; Rangitikei County, 135 ; Marton Borough, 23; Patea, 9 ; Palmerston North District, 5; Hawera District, 2 ; Taranaki District, 4. Country. —England, 98; Scotland, 33; Ireland, 54; Wales, 2; New Zealand, 319; Australia, 22; Norway, 2 ; United States, America, 1 ; Canada, 3 ; Germany, 3 ; Austria, 1; Channel Islands, 1; South Africa, 1; China, 2; Tasmania, 4 ; Finland, 3; Italy, 2 ; Denmark, 7 ; Portugal, 1. Religion. —Church of England, 217 ; Roman Catholic, 155 ; Presbyterian, 97 ; Wesleyan, 24 ; Plymouth Brethren, 2; Baptist, 7; Salvation Army, 8; Lutheran, 4; Methodist, 6; Church of Christ, 3; Protestant, 20; Jewish, 1 ; Quaker, 1; Adventist, 1; unknown, 13. Total collective days' stay in Hospital, 18,306; individual average days' stay, 32-74. Daily average cost per head, 4s. s£d. ; less patients' payments, 3s. IOJd. Outdoor Patients. —lndividual cases, 158 ; attendances, 1,289. Receipts and Expenditure. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. From Government ... ... 2,205 6 7 Rations ... ... ... 1,160 10 7 Local bodies ... ... ... 1,178 18 2 i Wines, spirits, ale, &c. ... ... 86 11 7 Subscriptions and donations ... 147 0 4 Surgery and dispensary ... 422 14 9 Rents ... ... ... 1,038 1 5 Fuel and light... ... ... 371 18 1 Patients'payments ... ... 520 1 3 i Bedding and clothing ... ... 11l 7 4 Loan (Nurses' Home) ... ... 1,500 0 0 i Furniture and earthenware ... 96 18 9 Other sources... ... ... 190 15 10 ; Salaries and wages ... ... 1,189 15 11 Balance from last year ... ... 1,426 10 5 j Water-supply ... ... ... 100 0 0 Funerals ... ... ... 13 17 0 Repairs ... ... ... 87 10 8 New buildings and additions ... 2,469 4 11 Printing, advertising, postage, and stationery ... ... ... 40 4 8 Interest ... ... ... 251 4 0 Insurance ... ... ... 1 17 0 1 Other expenses ... ... 156 16 8 Total ... ...£8,206 14 0 Total £6,560 1111 Visited 11th June.—A Nurses' Home has been built during the year and is nearing completion. The extra accommodation provided for the staff will allow one of the wards now vacant to be put into occupation. The cost of erection was £2,000 and the furnishing was raised by local effort.

WELLINGTON HOSPITAL. Number of patients on 31st March, 1903 ... ... 197 Admitted during the year ... ... ... ... 1, 914 Total under treatment ... ... 2,111 Discharged ... ... ... ... ... 1,793 Died 143 Remaining on 31st March, 1904 ... • 175 Sea-.—1,211 males, 900 females. Localities from which Patients came. —Wellington Hospital District: Wellington City, 1,517 ; Wellington Suburbs, 242; Petone, 80; Lower Hutt, 32; Upper Hutt, 27; Levin, 18; sundry small places in district, 9. Wairarapa Hospital District, 40; Taranaki Hospital District, 9; Palmerston North Hospital District, 27; Buller Hospital District, 13; Wanganui Hospital District, 9 ; Nelson Hospital District, 8; Hawke's Bay Hospital District, 4 ; Cook Hospital District, 2; Waipawa Hospital District, 3; Wairau Hospital District, 2; North Canterbury Hospital District, 3; Otago Hospital District, 1; Ashburton Hospital District, 1; Picton Hospital District, 1; Westland Hospital District, 1; Inangahua Hospital District, 1; ships in port, 61,