WOMAN DOCTOR'S RETURN

Evening Star, Issue 22557, 27 January 1937, Page 16

WOMAN DOCTOR'S RETURN

After studying methods of public health administration in England and on the Continent, Dr Alary Champtaloup, who arrived in Melbourne in the Ormonde, has returned to New Zealand, where she is a medical officer in the Health Department. Dr Champtaloup was most impressed with tho excellence of the research work and the organisation and co-ordination of public health administration in Birmingham. All kinds ot health and welfare associations were linked by the municipal authorities which controlled the work, and particularly fine results had been achieved. In London and in Glasgow sho was interested in the advances in tho treatment of deaf children. This work was controlled in London by the County Council, which was also doing splendid work with its

nutrition clinics for under-nourished children from the distressed areas. The children were referred to the clinics by their school Health Committee. Dr Champtaloup also visited Holland and Denmark. In Denmark • she was especially interested in the efforts which were being made to reduce the high percentage of tuberculosis. The high death rate from this disease was attributed partly to climatic conditions and partly to the presence of tubercular germs in the dairy herds. Aleasures were being taken to deal with the prevention, wherever possible, of contact with sufferers. Even more important was- the campaign against infection from cattle. Special work was being done to eradicate the germs from the dairy herds, and very good results had been obtained. Attention was also given to the protection of foodstuffs. In Holland, Dr Champtaloup was impressed by the excellence of tho maternity services. Holland had the lowest maternal mortality rate in the world. That was largely due to the skill of the trained midwivos. WINTER HATS GO " HAP " Millinery fashions seen at London’s mid-season dress shows last week had a Napoleonic touch about them. There were Napoleon hats in fur for the daytime and in ostrich feathers for the evening. The newest handbags have handles as long as those you see on old-fashioned flower baskets, so the mannequins wore them slung over one shoulder. Pochette handbags had handles of fur, which could he slipped over the wrist. A hat made entirely of gold lace had a Coronation look about it. The jacket of a black ensemble was trimmed with a Aledici collar in gold lace.