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The furniture above referred to is for general use and
includes blinds, ice safe, dinner trolley, coal barrow, laundry
truck, store bins, linen baskets, etc. The crockery,
hardware and cutlery costing £160 13s. 9d. is made up of
£67, the amount estimated as required for the additional
67 beds, and £93 13s. 9d., to replace breakages and give a
small stock in store.
I am of opinion that a special sum of £250 should be
allowed as a special item in next year's estimates to bring
the hospital stock up to requirements, especially as regards
hardware and enamelled iron and to have a reasonable
amount of stock in hand.
Maternity and Child Welfare Costs.
59 Additional beds for patients and 8 beds for staff, or
67 beds in all have been added to the Hospital. Wards B
and C set apart for Maternity and Child Welfare together
contain 57 beds and require 14 staff or 71 beds in all. Some
of these beds, however, were already in use and it is therefore
suggested that all the new stock as above purchased or to
be purchased excluding stock to be taken into stores should
be charged against Maternity and Child Welfare Initial
Expenditure as follows :—