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Vocational Training.- —The vocational workshops have again been satisfactorily attended by patients, the details of the work done in this section being appended hereunder : — Averago Number Total Averago attending Hours per per Month. Month. Carpentry .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 343 Leatherwork .. .. .. ... .. ~13 287 Basketwork .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 90 Raffia work .. .. .. .. .. 6 173 Bed patients —Knitting, &c. .. .. .. 10 Tho change in the policy regarding the disposal of the article made in the workshops, as suggested in my annual report of last year, was carried out without any comment of moment. During tho year a tennis-court has been constructed, and is now ready for use for tho male and female staffs of the institution. Farm.- The immediate control of the Pukeora Farm was, on the 12th October, 1923, vested in the Medical Superintendent. lam of the opinion that this change in policy has resulted in a smoother working of the institution and farm.

SECTION 5.—STATISTICS OF PATIENTS FOR THE YEARS 1922, 1923, 1924.

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Vocational Training.- —The vocational workshops have again been satisfactorily attended by patients, the details of the work dono in this section being appended hereunder : — Averago Number Total Averago attending Hours per per Month. Month. Carpentry .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 343 Leatherwork .. .. .. .. ■ .. ,. 13 287 Basketwork .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 90 Raffiawork .. .. .. .. .. ..6 173 Bed patients —Knitting, &c. .. .. .. 10 The change in the policy regarding the disposal of the article made in the workshops, as suggested in my annual report of last year, was carried out without any comment of moment. During the year a tennis-court has been constructed, and is now ready for use for the male and female staffs of the institution. Farm.- The immediate control of the Fukeora Farm was, on the 12th October, 1923, vested in the Medical Superintendent. I am of the opinion that this change in policy has resulted in a smoother working of the institution and farm. SECTION 5.—STATISTICS OF PATIKNTS FOR THE YEARS 1922, 1923, 1924. 5.—SI King George V. Queen Mary n*.w Tr otakl Puketra Hospital. Hospital. ucaKi iiospuai. Sanatorium. Sanatorium. Kim Puketra Sanatorium. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1922. 1923. 1922. 1922. 1924. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1922. 1928. 1924. Number of patients in hospital at commencement of year Number of patients admitted during year >ei in in >ei y> le r i ae of patients in hospital at 234 180 150 80 82 102 8 , 9 4 36 36 10 137 144 eneemn.nt of vnji.r encement oi year of patients admitted dur- 633 598 524 390 379 463 138 169 169 71 76 80 276 2,73 ar 234 633 80 390 102 463 8 138 9 169 4 169 36 71 36 76 40 80 137 276 144 2.73 119 264 Total admitted Oil Total admitted .. 867 778 674 470 461 565 146 178 173 107 112 120 413 417 867 470 565 146 178 173 107 112 120 413 417 383 Patients discharged cured Patients discharged relieved Patients discharged unrelieved .. Patients who died Patients transferred to other hospitals Patients remaining in hospital at end of year n nm K ni al iti its its It! its lis ts :s ;s ts a n discharged oured .-. 251 177 225 102 136 152 .. 124 > 18 .. .. 45 7 9 discharged relieved .. 273 .349 301 218 202 269 103 23 22 50 57 27 215 30 discharged unrelieved .. 116 73 34 67 14 14 20 16 18 17 15 8 48 240 who died .. 17 29 21 1 3 14 II 0 2 .. 2 13 19 transferred to other hos- 7 22 .. .. 7* 251 273 116 17 102 218 67 1 152 269 14 3 22 103 20 14 124 23 16 II ;i8 22 18 6 50 17 9 57 15 45 27 8 2 7* 7 215 48 13 9 30 240 19 15 18 324 20 ai n1 I US its 0 8 ;s remaining in hospital at 210 150 .. 82 102 .. 9 4 9 38 40 lil 130 119 year 210 82 9 4 9 38 40 :si 130 119 96 Total patients treated .. Total patients treated .. 867 778 674 470 461 565 146 178 173 107 112 120 413 417 867 470 565 146 178 173 107 112 120 413 417 383 Average daily number of patients treated daily number of patients 189 196 122 78 90 95 9-3 7-5 135 139 1 189 78 95 9-3 7-5 135 139 120 Average mean residence (<i=days ; ra=months) Total number of deaths within 24 hours of admission Kate of mortality per cent, over total eases under treatment Total number of operations performed Rate of mortality per cent, of operations 1 mean residence (rf=days; 95d 73d. I04d 71d 54d 61d 24a!. 15-3d .. 6m. 6£m. 147rf 120-2(1. 118-4(1 1 int.rifl^ 95(1 71a!. 61d 24d 15-3rf. Urn. 6£m. I4 7r/ 120-2(1 118-4<1 117-75d. jainsj mber of deaths within 24 2 4 4 Nil Nil Nil 3 3 2 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil nf ndmiwyinn 2 Nil Nil 3 3 2 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil rs of .1 ot admission mortality per cent, over 1-73 3-21 2-52 0-21 .. .. 7-5 6-1 1-2 1-8 .. 6-09 3-14 0-04 H.OAB imdor trpji.tmnnt 1-73 0-21 7-5 6-1 1-2 1-8 6-09 314 0-04 0-19 .1 n lc ases under treatment imber of operations per- 279 369 345 Nil Nil Nil 23 28 4 Nil .. . . Nil Nil I 279 Nil Nil 23 28 4 Nil Nil Nil Nil IC oi [•( >f 1 mortality per cent, of Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 4-25 3-5 3-65 Nil .. . . Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 4-25 3-5 3-65 Nil Nil Nil Nil • Read missions after temporary discharge. Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (1,476 copieB,"including graphs), £32. Price Is. 3d. \ By Authority: W. A. G. Skinnbr, Government Printer, Wellington.—1924.