WOMEN’S ACTIVITIES IN WELFARE WORK

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 189, 9 May 1934, Page 5

WOMEN’S ACTIVITIES IN WELFARE WORK

Plunket Society At the monthly meeting of the Plunket Society held at 18 Kent Terrace Airs. Tythe-Brown presided. The Plunket nurses in their report said that it was interesting to note that 150 births were notified in their district in Alarch, and that they had 120 new cases in April. Though these were naturally not all the same babies as those notified last month, the comparative figures give an indication of the very satisfactory proportion of the babies born which were under their care. Miss Hooper, charge nurse, recorded sincere thanks for the generous response to the appeal for napkins which was made last month. Also for the wonderful parcel of babies’ and children’s clothing from Airs. Morgan’s sewing circle In Kelburn, also Alesdames Hassall, Burgess, Aloore, Gran. Barr, Ackerman, Calio and Eason for gifts, and Mesdames Luke, Leniston, Aliases Cameron and Barnett for flowers, and the ladies who drove the nurses on their rounds during the month. Aliss Pattrick, Director of Plunket Nursing, who is in Wellington at present going into nursing staff matters, met the committee and gave a broad outline of the matters engaging her attention in AVellington. In the course of her report the matron of the Truby King Hospital commented that the majority of mothers admitted were young mothers wiHi their first babies. “It is during the second fortnight after the mother returns from the nursing home,” she said, “that more help is generally necessary, and we are glad to give help during this time, before the babies have had time to learn bad habits and before the mother has had time to break down. This last month one such young-mother came to us for help, worried and depressed on account of the baby’s continual crying and failure to thrive. After being in residence for one week the baby gained Boz., slept well day and night, the mother was much rested and learnt to manage her baby well, so that she returned home confident that she could continue to carry on satisfactorily. The resignation of Airs. D. AlcLe.m was received with much regret. The central committee, it was reported, had held several meetings to consider their coming year’s programme. It had been resolved to hold the ball in July, race week, also a children’s party in June, and an art union was being arranged, several well-known artists having kindly promised pictures. A special meeting to consider remits for tiie July conference is to be convened for Friday, May 11. The following donations and subscriptions have been received with grateful thanks: Mrs. D. Stout. £2/2/-:

Lady Chapman. £2/2/-; Airs. Allan, £2 2/-; Miss Barnett, £2/2/-: Mesdames Tripp, Clayton, Aliss Cameron,* £l/1/each; Mrs. Marchbanks and Aliss Cobb, £1 eachf Kodak Company, 10/6; Alesdatnes Scott, Blencoe, Hitchings, and Plowden-Wardlaw, 5/- each; box. 11/-. Kelburn sub-committee, proceeds of jumble sale, £23/5/3. Eastbourne subcommittee. subscriptions ami donations, £2/19/1.