FINE SOCIAL WORK

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 32, 9 February 1929, Page 13

FINE SOCIAL WORK

DISTRICT NURSING GUILD

At the first meeting of the District Nursing Guild of, St.; John for the year, it was reported that Sister Bettany was now on the staff as third district nurse. The cases requiring attention aro increasing rapidly as tho city grows and appreciation of the services of tho sisters i 3 frequently ' received. The president (Mrs.i Albert Staee) reported on the keen interest taken in the guild's work by the members of the' St.' John delegation, who visited the rooms, and saw'tho, work being done. "Mrs. Atkinson remarked how pleased sho was to see the Order of St. John having district nurses, as in London' that branch of nursing is done by Queen Alexandra's nurses and not by St. John.

The sisters reported that with some subscriptions given by friends and lamb by Mr. Whale, nine,poor families had been supplied with a good Christmas dinner. Subscriptions received were as follow i-^Coinmercial, Travellers' Association,. £15;,, Mrs. Margaret Young's funds, &7; Lady Stout, Hataitai ladies, Congregational Young Women's Club, £2 each; Mrs. W. Young, tea for old people, £1 4s; Mrs. Duncan M'Kay and Miss Rosa Knight, 10' each; Miss Harriet .Davey,. £1; Mrs. T. Young, £l,ls; Mrs. P. Townsend, £2; Miss Cheetham Hardy, £1; Mrs. George Shirtcliffe, £1 Is; Mr. M. Myers, £1 Is; four little girls at Waitara, 12s; Miss E. M. Rowley,'£2 2s (£1 Is for comforts for old people); Mrs. Lissack, 2s 6d;-Mr. Sol Myers, 2s Cd. Gifts.of clothing, etc., were received during December and January from St. Andrew's Sunday School, Mrs. Thompson (Taranaki), Khandallah Sick Poor Guild (Christmas presents for old people), Mrsi: Dawson (Christmas puddings),. Mr. Wolland (lamb), "E.F.," Mrs. Carterer, .Mrs. Lissack, Mrs. Luke, Mrs. Gray, Wellington Bread Co., Cadbury's, Warden's, Mrs. Fosette, Miss Crispin,. Mrs; Rogers, Mr. .A. O. Richardson, Miss R./;Fell, six "anonymous" donors, Miss Roydhouse, 'Mrs. M'Kenzie, "A" Friend," Mrs-. Mills, Mrs. Preston, ■ Miss Young, and ,Mrs. M'Eae. : '. ' ' : ■ • .-■'.■

. Sister Gray gave the following ■ returns for December: Number..of. new patients registered,'B; discharged, 0; sent.to. hospital,' 1; died, 1; remaining on register, 22;' '. visits . paid . .to homes, 205; calls at sm'g.cry, 7. For January the figures were: Number of now patients registered, 15; discharged, 10; sent to hospital, 1; sent to cony lescent home, 1; remaining _oii register, 21; visits'to homes, 205; calls at surgery, 98 ' , The committee again agreed at the request of the. Health Department to train the nurses taking the post graduate course, in district work, the sisters of the. guild to instruct them.