SOCIAL WORK IN DUNEDIN.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 41, 12 November 1907, Page 3

SOCIAL WORK IN DUNEDIN.

NOTES FROM OUR'CORRESPONDENT; - The Society for the 'Promotion of the. Health of Womori and Children in Dunedin; (says' our correspondent) is doing good work,, Since'ast'meeting five babies have .beenvre,-. ceived at the homo at Karitane, ranging.in age from six days to two months. Several of these babies were in a very delicate condition. one having a series of fits, but they arc. all ' now gradually < picking up , and gaining weight. The othor liabies in the Home are pictures.- of health and contentment.• • The;, nurses - sent from Auckland to' receive instruction in the - use and preparation of: humanised milk• spent■ several days at.Karir.ta'ne." The l Christchurch Society have asked permission' to send their nurse, to Dunedin for: training. Nurse Mackinnon, after, spending' two weeks in Wellington, will stay two'week's: in, Christchurch, the kindred society theroi being anxious to secure .her services. AVrangemonts have been made, to secure a suit-' able;house at Anderson's.Bay as a homo for babies. - ;It,is worthy of mention that-the Infants' Life Protection Bill, introduced into the Legislative Council by the Attorney-General, contains the leading suggestions put forward by the Dunedin deputation, headed by Dp r Trilby King, '.which waited on the Hon. Dr. : Findlay in Wellington some weeks ago.- .