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Hospital staffs everywhere have been increased owing to the increased use of hospital beds. An examination of the attached table will show that there is a large increase in the number of occupied beds in training-schools consequently, partly due to this fact and partly because of the more general allowance of a day off a week, the number of pupil nurses has increased. However, with the larger number of nurses qualifying this year the problem of staffing should be solved. A. Daily Average Occupied Beds for all Training-schools. 31st December, 31st December, 31st March, 31st March, 31st March, 1932. 1933. 1935. 1936. 1937. 3,981-72 4,059-3 4,220-05 4,467-41 4,734-85 B. Total Nursing Staff for all Training-schools. 1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. 1936. Total nursing staff .. .. 1,769 1,967 2,116 2,264 2,442 Total pupil nurses on staff .. 1,257 1,412 1,502 1,640 1,803 Total registered nurses on staff .. 512 555 614 624 639 C. Total Number of Nurses Sitting and Passing State Examinations. 1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. 1936. Number sitting .. .. 385 448 403 354 380 Number passed.. .. .. 272 338 280 262 315

Showing (per 100 occupied beds) Particulars of Nursing Staff Employed at Training schools as at 31st March, 1937.

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