GOOD WORK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 153, 1 July 1938, Page 3

GOOD WORK.

PLUNKET RECORD. "NO NEED FOR PANIC." CRITICISM* DISCOUNTED. That there was no need to brnme panicky" on account of adverse criticism ■f the Plunket system of infant nutriion wii< the o;iiuioii expressed by Dr. \ If. Pit tit. chairman of the honorary taff. at the iinnuitl meeting of tar Atlckfin.l branch of tiie Pltlllket Society. Tiie matter was referred to in the lirst dace by Mr. .1. H. Frater, clitiiniiiin of he advisory hoard, who presided. He aid that tiie recent medical erit ici.-m of he I'luiiket -.y~teni liad l:; \ on the exeeuive cause for grave concern. Tiie case or tiie society had been stated very •ffectiwly, however, by tiie Minister of j lealth, the Hon. P. I-Yaser. This had ; irotectcd tiie society. j For more than oil year*, lc said, the j •ociety had had a record of which it j ■mild lie justly proud. Tiie ii pplicat ion j if its p-wtein had made the New Zealand; lealh rale for infants under 1J month:. ;lm lnur-1 in the world, More than *<) acr cent of infants born in Aueklauil «He dealt with by the -ociety. which undoubtedly had Ihe consilience of the) -< mii hi ii ii it y. He thought the propm-cl iuuiliry should be r-upported and web J coined, and 111— ml\ ice to those working! 'or the ;no\ eineiil \n it - to continue their] "I )n ii"! ii leonie 'pa iiiek\ ' bceau -e of | adveive ciit'.-isiii." -aid Dr.' T. H. I'ettii, j i hairman of the lionorary r-taff. "'I lie i more a man i- in the public eye. tin 1 j more he is likely to be cri: ici-e.l, ;ind ! tiie same appiie- to a .■.■■■■■•-1 \ ,' : ; lie said tha: tiie mi'dici! -tail's of the j Kai'.tane hn.-pilal. had been aware of ] tiie eritii -111. w llieh li.nl been < 1 i.- • -11 — t I i by the medical advisory board several ' limes before any public statement J appeared. The hoard had met a few week- ago and had made certain recommendations to tl \eeutiw. Tiie president. Mr-. .1. ('. Allan, -aid that the medical ad\i>oiy board had been ciilled together on June I. had met on .lime 17. .and. with the a.-si-.tance o| three oii'-ije -peeiali-t s. had prepared a report which tile Dominion council would shortly be called together to collider.