ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22539, 2 October 1936, Page 10

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

No more worthy cause comes before the Auckland public for assistance than the St. John Ambulance. To-day the people will have an opportunity of showing their practical appreciation by subscribing to the annual street collection. Everyone has observed the efficient functioning of the ambulance service which is at call at any hour of the 2>l on any clay of the year. Apart from the ordinary casualties of life, that service has taken on a more urgent meaning with the increasing liability (o accident in modern traffic. Another branch of activity is observed in the unremitting, skilful and cheerful attendance at sports meetings and public gatherings. Not so well known but quietly beneficent is the district nursing service provided to visit the homes of needy families in cases of sickness, supplemented by an outpatient department. Of the greatest value, also, is the educative work of the organisation. Knowledge of first aid methods, home nursing and hygiene is steadily disseminated through training courses, and no doubt exercises an important influence in promoting public health. Most of these valuable public services are performed voluntarily and all without any State aid. St. John Ambulance relies on the people, and it is for the public to-day to show it is grateful for much Community service efficiently rendered.