PLUNKET SOCIETY

Evening Star, Issue 19616, 23 July 1927, Page 2

PLUNKET SOCIETY

COMMITTEE MEETING The monthly meeting of tho committee of the Boy,'il New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children was held in the Pluuket office yesterday; present—Mesdames Johnston (in the chair), Cnnninghanie, Cleghorn, Fraser, Williams, Taverner, Dove, G. Gallaway, J. 8. M'George, Mandeno, the Misses Burt,and Reid, and the secretary. The Secretary presented the statement of the society’s finances to date, and accounts were passed for payment. The resignations of Mesdames Benson and Ro]and Fulton as members of the committee were accepted with regret. The Matron of the Karitane-Harris Hospital reported for the month of June as under:—Number of patients in on May 31—mothers 5, babies 24. total 29; number of patients admitted for treatment—mothers 10, babies 17, total 27; number of _ patients, discharged—mothers 11. babies 19, total 30; num- 1 her of deaths—babies 2, total 2; number of patients in on June 30—-mothers 4, babies 20. total 24; largest number in on any one day—mothers 5, babies 25. total 30. The sources of admission were as follow .'—Five mothers and babies from Dunedin; one mother and baby from Cromwell; one mother and baby from Company’s Bay; one mother and baby from Hawera; one mother and baby from Palmerston South; one mother only from Dunedin. Babies: Five babies from Dunedin; one baby from Duutroon; one baby from Kaitangata; one baby from Invercargill. There are eighteen Phinket nurses in training. Nurse Le Cornu has commenced her training. There are eleven Karits.no nurses in training. Nurse Bingham was granted four months’ leave of absence owing to ill-health, and Nurse Clero is at present on sick leave. Nurse Irwin has commenced her training. Lectures have been given during the month by Dr Strain. Gifts were received from Miss O’Shea. The Phinket nurses for North and Central Dunedin districts reported “for tho month of June:—Number of babies on the list, 745; number of babies breast-fed (including partly), 261; number of new cases for the month (babies only), 24; number of babies breast-fed (including partly, new' cases), 20; number- of visits paid to homes, 622; number of visits paid to Phinket rooms—Stuart, street, 261 mothers, 209 babies, 18 older children, total 488; Eoslyn—llo mothers. 109 babies, 12 older children, total 231; JCelsey-Yarqlla Kindergarten, 70 mothers, 46 babies, 27 older children, total 143. Out-patients’ department. Public Hospital—4 mothers, 3 babies, 2 elder children; total, 9. Number of bottles of humanised milk sent out from Taieri Dairy, 5,58 Q. The Phinket nurses for South Dunedin district reported for the month Number of babies on the list, 498; number of babies breast-fed (including nartly), 124; number of new eases for tho month (babies only). 17; number of babies breast-fed (including partly, new cases), 16: number of new cases expectant mothers, 3; number of visits paid to Phinket rooms—King Edward street, South Dunedin, 174 mothers. 158 babies. 35 older children, total 367; number of visits paid to homes, 292. The Phinket nurse for Caver,sham district and out stations (north lines) reported for the month Number of babies on the list. 194; number of babies breast-fed (including partly), 49; number of new cases for the month (babies only), 10; number of babies breast-fed (including partly, new cases), 10; number of visits paid to homes, 171; number of visits paid to office from Caversham—7o adults, 55 babies, 6 older children, total 131; number of visits paid to office from out stations —47 adults, 33 babies, 6 older children, total 86; number of visits paid to out stations—Waikouaiti 4, Port Chalmers 5, St. Leonards 5, Raveusbonrne 5. The Phinket nurse for Anderson’s Bay district and out stations (south line) reported for the month Number of cases on the list, 230; number of babies breast-fed (including partly), 90; number of ne\v cases for the month (babies only), 12; number of babies breast-fed (including partly, new’ cases), 11; number of visits paid to homes— Anderson’s Bay 72, Mosgiel 16, Abbotsford, Green Island, and Burnside 68, Macandrew’s Bay 15, total 171; number of visits paid to rooms, central office, Stuart street—from Anderson’s Bay 130 adults. 122 babies. 16 older children, total £6B; Mosgiel, 37 adults, 35 babies. 9 older children, total 81; Macnndrcw’s Rav. 9 adults, 8 babies. 3 older children, total 20. The following visits were paid to out stations'; —Mosgiel 4, Abbotsford 3, Green Island 3, Burnside 3, Macandrew’s Bay 5.