WELFARE IN THE HOME.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 292, 7 December 1923, Page 6

WELFARE IN THE HOME.

PRELIMINARY TRAINING. DE. TRUBY KING'S SUGGESTION. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) DUXEDIN, this day. The annual conference of the Koval New Zealand Society for the Health* of Women and Children waa held at the Town Hall this morning, the Mayor (Mr. 11. L. Tapley) presiding. The Hon. Mr. Statbam, Speaker of the House of Representatives, opened the conference, making some remarks on the excellent work carried out by the society. Dr. Truby King, in the course of his address, said with regard to the training of nurses and probationers the support of the society had been sought. He had made the tentative suggestion, and the committee of the organisation thought it would be highly desirable, to have a large body of girle trained for a period of say three months, who would be in a position to help in the household. There were many arguments for and against this. It was known that hospitals and institutions could not undertake the enormous work of training the girls for twelve months. The high fees which must be charged made it desirable for the society to provide girls to go into the home with quite a reason able amount of knowledge, with a train- . ing that would enable them to render invaluable aid, while not being able to deal with the more complex conditions undertaken by the Karitanc nurses on the one hand and by the Plunkct nurses on the other hand.

A deputation was appointed to wait on the Mayor to solicit financial support from the municipality. It was resolved to arrange if possible for facilities for medical students to study child welfare in connection with all the Plunket centres so far as the granting of such facilities will in no way interfere with, the work carried out in the interests of mother and child.

Several questions were held over for the general conference to be held in Wclllington eight months hence.