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£500. This increase is dependent upon £178 for interest and
repayment of loans, £75 for furniture, £50 for construction of
discharge block and certain extra baths, £50 for making up
the grounds, planting, etc., and £60 for alterations required
for Medical Officer's residence, all of which constitute items
involved in the erection of the new building. Excess of expenditure
over original loan on the building and cost of fencing
are not included.
The Cost of Food was £413 2s. 0d., as against £383 6s. 4d.
or an increase of £69, which can be accounted for by the allround
increase in prices of commodities, and also to the greater
number of admissions and increased staff. The cost of food
per day per patient and staff was 9½d. being the same as that
for the year 1913. The cost per day per patient was calculated
to be 5d. and per member of staff 1/4.
Admissions to Hospital.—The number of cases admitted
and their nature were as follows:—
148 were suffering from Scarlet Fever; 35 Diphtheria;
10 Enteric Fever; and 14 Diarrhoea (infants) giving a
total of 207.
The previous year the total number of admissions was 153
or 54 less. The discrepancy was mainly due to an increase of
35 cases of Scarlet Fever during the current year. There were
10 deaths in the Institution, two from Scarlet Fever, one Enteric
Fever, one Pneumonia, and six Diarrhoea.