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Isolation Hospital.
Eighty cases of scarlet fever and 1 case of diphtheria
were admitted into the Hospital. There were 21 cases
treated at the patients own homes.
Of the SO cases, 37 were removed from the West, 7
from the Central, 20 from the East, and 16 from the South
Wards respectively.
The Council had under early consideration the question
of stalling the new hospital, and in reply to advertisements
twenty-four applications were received for the appointment
of Nurse, four applications for that of Ward Maid and
seventeen for the position of Laundry Maid and general
man, and were successful in obtaining the services of
capable persons to fill these posts. The Clerk of the
Council drew attention to the remuneration paid by the
Council to the various medical practitioners for the
attendance and medicine to cases in the Hospital, and
the Council decided that the procedure prevailing should
be continued for the present, but that in the event of any
medical practioner failing to attend a patient at the Hospital
or declining to do so at the scale of fees, then, in such case I
was directed to attend the case and charge the scale fee.
The furniture in the old hospital was removed and some
taken to the new building, and other requisite articles were
procured The Hospital was informally opened when a
majority of the Council and officers attended together with
the County Medical Officer and other medical practitioners
and friends.
The Council adopted a series of Rules and Regulations
for the management and control of the Hospital, and decided
that in future an account should be furnished to the
Guardians of the Union every quarter of all persons in receipt
of poor law relief, and destitute cases who had been admitted
to the hospital.
The salary of the Matron, who had been in the service of the
Council for years was increased. This officer has given me
every satisfaction, and to the best of my belief to all the
medical practitioners who attended patients at the hospital.
The Council had under consideration the application of a
neighbouring Sanitary Authority enquiring if there was any
possibility of arranging terms for the reception of spasmodic