PLUNKET SOCIETY

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 51, 5 March 1929, Page 11

PLUNKET SOCIETY

MONTH'S OPERATIONS

The monthly meeting of the Eoyal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children was held on Friday. There were . present: Lady Hosking (in , the chair), Mesdaraes Partbn, .Black,- M'Eldowney, Eobinson, JPatcrson, "Cariienter,' Cook, Leacli, Burgess, MacGouu Hodson, llott, Miller, M'Lean, Ashenden, Misses Nathan, Cameron, and Barnett. Apologies received from Mesdames Davidson, Downs, Aiken, Tyth'e-Brown, Hunter, Jerram, Briugans, Symohs, Crainmond, Hall, Ralph, James, Derrick, Corkhil!, Richardson, Hislop, Hannah, Gibbons, Withell, Nathan, and Miss Peach.' '-.. • . 1 The Plunket nurses gave the following, particulars: —Number of - new cases,! 146; total number of visits to homes, 1728.' Total number of ■■'visits': to •offices: Adults 2247, babies 1797, children 500, made up as follows: Headquarters 765, 484, 93; Eastbourne 135, 114, 33; Ngaio 62,.; 53, 28; Khandallah 59, 47, 12; Johnsonville 41, 31, 20; Seatoun 43, 36, 17; Miramar 72 70, 17; Lyall Bay .175, 110, 28; .Kilbirnie 67, 65," 15; Hataitai 119, 113, 26; Newtown 191, 103, fio; Island . Bay 140, 128, 58; Brooklyn 105, 87, 46;. Kelburn 02,' 60, 10; Northland 23, 23, 4; Karori 119, 120, 25; Wadestown 09, 63, 14; numberof babies wholly breast-fed, 111;, number of babies partially breast-fed, 18; number of babies artificially-fed,. 17;' number of ex.peetant mothers, new pases, 44; return visits to ante-natal clinic,, 185; expectant mothers still under supervision, 167. The warm dry spell of weather has brought many • temporary digestive' upsets amongst the babies. Fortunately most mothers nowadays realise that this condition must not be allowed to persist and deal with it at once, many losing no time in reporting: the condition and seeking advice. 'The attendance at" the several suburban and ■outstations' rooms : has' ■ been excellent. This decentralising, .scheme hasbeen a great boon to the mothers and increases the efficiency of the nurses' work. ' The report of the 'matron Of Ti'uby King Karitane Hospital showed:—Number of; cases admitted for the month ending 28th February, 8 mothers and 11. babies; 10 mothers and 20 babies were discharged from the hospital "during the month. There were 350 visitors, including many ieading medical men from all. parts of the Dominion with their wives;.also Sir James Barrett and Dr. Douglas Thomas, of Mel-, bourne. Mrs. Buekleton and Miss Truby King were thanked for old linen, Mrs. Hott for old blankets and a case of apples, Mrs. Derek for tomatoes,-Sir Truby King for ■ vegetables, Miss Vikerman for raspberries and flowers, Mrs. M'Eldownay for blankets and old linen, and Mrs. Wilson ior cotton wool. . The committee again asks on behalf of the matron for gifts of: old-linen and blankets.. .. ■'■ /■-,;..

The treasurer acknowledges the following subscriptions and donations:— Dame Christina Mas&ey, .C 2 2s; "Mesdames H. T-lall and M'Eldownay, £1 Is each; Miss Davison, £1; Mesdames Goodwin, Holmes, and Knapp, 10s each; Mrs. W. G. Reid, ss. Per Lyall Bay Sub-Committee, £16 6s, part proceeds garden party. Per-Kelburn Sub-Committee, Mesdames Florence, Peacock, Ellis Castle, £1 Is each; Mrs. Loritner, £1; Mcsdamea Buddie, Thomson, and Kennedy, 10s; Mesdames Wiggius and Carsou, Cs each. Per Wadestown Sub-Com-mittee, Dr. Doctor, Mrs. Doctor, Lady Hoskin, £1 Is ehch; Mrs. Harley-Brown, £1; Mrs. Eaton, 10s 6d; Mrs. Glere, 10s; Mesdames Wall and Davies, 5s each. Mrs. W. A Parton (telephone 21-373) asks for the gifts of goods for a jumble sale, clothes, furniture, and anything that can be spared.