THE HOSPITALS CONFERENCE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 27 June 1911, Page 5

THE HOSPITALS CONFERENCE.

VIEWS OF DR. VALINTINE. THE DISTRICT NURSING SGHKM'E. MATERNITY NURSES FOR THE FAR NORTH. DEALING WITH THE WASTREL. (United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, 'Hues. Refe.n-.inig to tihe district nursing scheme Dr. Valtintine, Inspector-General of Hospitals, rapeaiking at the rxosipitailis" Conference to-day, sa.i.d that so far the scheme .bad been a. .great success, and the extension of the scheme 'mlight be confidently looked! for during tibe .next few years. Oif maternity 'nurses, esper cially in the Fan- North,- their© was a '•Teat dearth and e >ri.coura.g : eiment must fie .g-iv-c.li t'ci wamen to take up this 'work in 'country districts. Amotlheir subject requiring attention, said Dr. Va.Mntine, was the treatment of undesiira'bllie citizens. There was tio doulbt, he added, that the ipath of tho wastrel, was made tar too oasv, atud we is'ho.uld .not allow mawkish seinti.menita-kty t'ci prevent us from doing our duty by tibese outcasts and pa.rians. We hia.d no hesitation tn coiTftiiimj in hospital a person sulferi.ng from iivfect.iou.s disease, and why should w.e.he reluctant to mete out similar treatment to the vicious and the int€im;pe.rate, and to t.he deserting father, and, if ne-e-essa-ry. make them wonk for the support of th&i'.r families? Until co-operation was brought aibout. between. _ <tih:o ipulblic and private cilvn.r.ita'blo organ iwJtiauis v.ory 'little- could be done.