SAVED BY PLUNKET
Five-year-old June Lynch, of Auckland, lias to thank the Plunket system for being the live, healthy child she i 3 to-day. One of twins born 11 weeks before the natural time ,she weighed only lib. 12oz. at birth and was 10 inches long. Plunket nurses took her in hand, and at six months she weighed 9}lb; at 1 year, 141 b.; at 2 years, 22|1b.; at 3 years, 271 b.; and at 4 years 341 b. Now, at five years, she weighs 391 b. (21b. over the average). She is 3ft. 6in. in height June is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Lynch, of Martinborough. Her twin brother died two days after birth.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6992, 19 August 1929, Page 11
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117SAVED BY PLUNKET Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6992, 19 August 1929, Page 11
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