HEALTH CAMPS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 10 February 1944, Page 2

HEALTH CAMPS

CENTRAL COUNCIL MEETING A meeting of the central council of the New Zealand Federation of Health Camps was held recently. It comprised representatives from Taranaki, Wanganui, East Coast and Poverty Bay, the Post and Telegraph Department, Health Department and Wellington Health Camp Committee. Mr A. Pellow, who is at present chief postmaster at Wellington. was elected chairman of the council for the ensuing year in place of Mr J. Madden, who had resigned. Mr Pellow when chief postmaster at Napier was chairman of the Hawkes Bay Health Camp executive, and was closely associated with the work while at Wanganui.

The report of the work of the publicity committee set up by the Wellington Central Council for the purpose of conducting the 1943-44 health stamp campaign was considered, and the council expressed its sincere appreciation for the excellent work that had been carried out by this committee. Thanks were also recorded to the Junior Red Cross Circles throughout the council’s district, who have always taken a practical interest in the health camp movement.

The sum of £2282 16s 5d was disbursed to the six district executives in the form of a subsidy of £1 for £1 on the results of their own efforts for the 1942-43 health stamp campaign. The deep appreciation of the council was also placed on record for the assistance rendered by the Director-General of the Post and Telegraph Department and his staff for the practical service they continue to give to the health camp movement, also to the Director-General of the Department of Health, his medical officers of health and the district nurses for the practical service they l?ave given to the health camp movement over a number of years.

Dr. H. E. Gibbs and Mr David Markham were appointed the council’s representatives to the Dominion Advisory Board for the ensuing 12 months.

AID FROM HEALTH STAMPS Following on the meeting of the council. Dr. H. E. Gibbs, chairman of the Wellington executive, expressed the hope that the public of Wellington would make a special.effort by purchasing health stamps before they were withdrawn on Tuesday, 29th February. Dr. Gibbs said that the business community had responded remarkably well, and that if each householder purchased Is worth of health stamps between now and the end of February, the health camp movement would benefit to the extent of approximately £IOOO. Dr. Gibbs stated that if no unforeseen circumstances arose there was every prospect of the local executive reoccupying the health camp at Otaki in April, and the money subscribed from (he public by the purchase of health stamps would substantially assist the association immediately to fill the camp with children of school age who were deemed by medical officers to be in need of health camp life. He also made special reference to the magnificent effort of the members of the Wellington Rotary Club who, as a result of their' usual Christmas effort through the good services of Mr Frank Campbell, were to benefit by approximately £2OO.