“Blue Babies”
CLINIC FOE AUCKLAND
MUTT ROTARY'S GRATIFICATION
The successful result of the Hutt Rotary Club’s efforts lo have a “blue baby” clinic established in New Zealand war. very gratifying, said ,Mr. N. T. Gillespie at the weekly luncheon of the club.
The matter was introduced over a year ago when Mr. A. Snutli brought tiie case of a Petone child to the notice of the Rotary Club, which decided that there was need for a surgeon to be sent to the United States to study the technique of the operation. Valuable preliminary investigations were made before the matter was taken up by the Department of Health and Mr. Douglas Robb was sent to America to make the necessary studies. He will return shortly and his services will be available at a “blue baby” clinic to be set up at the Green Lane Hospital, Auckland. Mr. Gillespie, in an interview with the Minister of Health. Miss Mabel Howard, last week, took the opportunity to thank her on behalf of the Hutt Rotary Club for the expeditious manner in which the matter t has been dealt with. Parents of “blue babies” should get in touch with the Auckland Hospital Board.
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Hutt News, Volume XXII, Issue 2, 23 June 1948, Page 9
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199“Blue Babies” Hutt News, Volume XXII, Issue 2, 23 June 1948, Page 9
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