PLUNKET SOCIETY

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 112, 7 November 1935, Page 4

PLUNKET SOCIETY

OCTOBER ACTIVITIES

The monthly meeting of the Wellington branch of the Plunket Society was held on November 1, and was presided over by the president, Mrs. Jowett. The matron of the Sir Truby and Lady King Karitane Hospital reported that during the month 21 babies and' 9 mothers had been admitted, and 20 babies and 10 mothers discharged, leaving 22 babies and 2 mothers in hospital. Six premature babies were admitted and one had been''discharged. All these babies were bemg fed with mother's milk and it was hoped that all would be breastfed eventually. The average length of stay, in hospital was 28 days for babies and 13 days for mothers.- Nurses Manoy and Gow had completed their training, and Miss Thompson had commenced hers. Many overseas visitors had visited the hospital during the month, and had been most interested in the work they have been shown there. The Plunket nurses' report stated that in spite of the wet weather it had been a very busy month, with the largest number of new baby cases since October and November of last year. The attendance at the ante-natal department had also been high, only two previous months this year having been'heavier. The ante-natal .section handled 33 new cases, and had 144 under supervision. In the post-natal section new cases in the city and suburbs and outstations were 136; 1443 visits were paid to homes. Visits paid to Plunket Rooms in the suburbs, outstations, and headquarters were: Adults 2348, babies 1996, children 290. The treasurer and secretary reported the following donations and subscriptions:—Paid to central office, £18 17s 6d; received from sub-committees: Eastbourne, subscriptions, £1 ss; Northland, subscriptions £ 1 ss, donations £ 2 4s, social £ 3 Is S^d; Miramari iumble sale £3 Is, box money 18s 3d. bridge afternoon 17si social £1 0s sd, subscriptions ss, total £6 Is 8d; Ngaio, 'subscriptions £14 10s, donations £10 117s lid, tatal £25 7s lid; car fund, £4 10s; Johnsonville,, jumble sale £9 6s 3d, children's party £7 4s 6d, subscrip--1 tions and donations £2 4s 3d, total £18 10s; Seatoun, dance £8 15s, bridge £3 Is, subscriptions £2 16s, total £14 12s; Kelburn,: jumble sale £15 0s sd, subscriptions £5 5s 6d, total £20 5s lid; Hataitai, concert £3 16s, bridge £2 2s, subscriptions and donations £3 14s, total £9 12s. ~ Mrs. C. Gray, president, and Mrs. Hassall, hon. secretary, of the newlyformed coastal towns branch were present, and at the conclusion of the meeting were entertained at afternoon tea Iby the committee and warmly thanked Iby the president and committee memI bers for their loyal co-operation in the I work, while members of the Welling--1 ton and congratulated on "their successful organisation of the coastal towns districts. Both Mrs. !Gray and Mrs. \Hassall spoke of their happy relationship with the Wellington committee, and presented Mrs. Jowett, the Wellington president,, with a cut-glass bell for the committee room.