INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

North Otago Times, Volume CIII, Issue 13652, 21 August 1916, Page 2

INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

I NURSE EVERETT BE PLIES TO MISS BEVILAQUA. CHRISTCHURCH, August 19. Eogaidhijr tli« Jotter of Miss Bevilaqua, and the discussion at the Wellington Hospital Board (which was reported in a telegram appearing in yesterday's Press), Nurse Everett, who is referred to, and'' who is paying a holiday visit to Christchureh, stated yesterday that she considered Miss Bevilaqua's statements "most unjust." She , says that, in the lirst place Miiss Bevilaqua, according to the Minister of ; Public Health, the Hon. 0. W. Russell, lias no power to appoint the two ladies mentioned. Already there arc four on i the the honorary stall' of the .Wellington ■ Hospital. Those are Misses Clark, Salter, Morris, and M|iss Kveritt her- ■ self. The ladies mentioned' had con- ' tiuued treatment from the start of the [ epidemic until to-day. On arrival in Wellington Miss Bcvilaqua expressed approval of the advanced' condition of ' the children afflicted, ami they practically arc all discharged. Miss Helmfelt and Kane did not volunteer to help thorn until the question of salary arose. Nurse Everett says she thou retired in order to leave Mtss Bcvilaqua free, ■ but Miss Everett's assistauts continued to work with her. Miss Bcvilaqua, however, preferred, the other two ladies mentioned.