PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3087, 18 May 1917, Page 6

PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN

PEEK TREATMENT IN NECESSITOUS CASES. At the monthly meeting of the Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board yesterday the following letter was received from Dr. Ada Paterson, medical inspector of schools : —"ln my position as medical inspector of schools, I sometimes meet with physically defective children whose parents say that they are unable to pay the charges for treatment and medicine at the out-patients department of the hospital. As there are now two school nurses working undev my supervision in Wellington, it is readily possible for lis to find out tlio true homo conditions and to know when the plea of poverty is justifiable, should esteem it a privilege if your board could sec its way to grant freo outpatient treatment and medicine 111 those cases where, after careful .investigation, I find circumstances warrant it, and send a recommendation to that effect. The following reply was forwarded to Jlr. Paterson after the first meeting of the Hospital Committee:- \ours of April 17 was placed before my committee yestordav, and I am pleased to be a«jle to state that the committee is quite prepared to givo physically defective children whose parents are uimo'® to pay the charges at the out-patients department of this hospital. I.rue treatment urovided sncli children «ro accompanied l>v a memorandum from yourself to the clerk in charge of the department, ann it beinsc assured that in all cases you will givo all the circumstances your careful consideration before issuing such order." • , "We know not till we try"—you ennnot te'l what benefits you might obtain from Baxter's Lung Preserver until you try it yourself. Let it cure your cold and build up your lungs. Price, Is, 10d. —Advt.