PLUNKET SOCIETY

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 170, 14 April 1932, Page 4

PLUNKET SOCIETY

Work at Karitane Hospital

The monthly meeting of the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children was held the other day. The matron of the Truby-Klng Karitaue Hospital reported the admission during the month of nine mothers and 15 babies. The length of stay of mothers iu the hospital ranged from one day to four weeks, the average being 16 days. The length of stay of babies ranged from one day to three months, the average being 23 days. The largest number in residence on any one day was six mothers and 27 babies, this number taxing the hospital to its fullest capacity. The triplets born in St. Helens Hospital recently were admitted to the hospital with their mother. The babies came in at six weeks of age, and were all doing well. There were also two pairs of twins in residence, and three premature babies were admitted during the month. Cases wore

admitted from Christchurch, Masterton, Hastings, Pctone, Paremata, Wellington, and Suburbs. The president weJeomc.il Mrs. McNair, the new representative for the Kelburn sub-committee. The committee recorded its sincere appreciation of the generous response that was made to its appeal to subscribers and particularly to the business firms of the city. Many sympathetic letters had been received from those who had had to reduce their subscriptions and from those who were at present unable to help, expressing their continued belief in the work and their Intention to again support the society. 'Thanks were also accorded to the other Plunket centres, who in spite of their own anxious difficulties had managed to send donations to the support of the Karitane Hospital.