HOSPITAL AUXILIARY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22966, 18 February 1938, Page 3

HOSPITAL AUXILIARY

HELP GIVEN TO PATIENTS WORK FOR PAST TWO MONTHS DISTRIBUTION OF CLOTHING The valuable work carried out by the Auckland Hospital Auxiliary was revealed in the report presented at the first council meeting of the year- on Wednesday. The president, Mrs. A. D. Campbell, presided and welcomed representatives from the Women's Institutes, Auckland Hospital district nurses and branches of the auxiliary In reporting on the work of the past year Mrs. Campbell said many gifts of toys were received at Christmas time and altogether 349 parcels were distributed to children whose parents were receiving help from the depot. Most of these parcels had been taken to the homes by the district nurses. Miscellaneous donations had been received at the depot and had helped to brighten the lives of poor people in ill health. Secretary's Report The report presented by the secretary, Miss L. Ctirsen, stated that the depot had been very busy in December providing for the patients before it closed for three weeks. Wards had been supplied with slippers and sun hats, and belts of silk had been handed to the babies' ward for the making of bed jackets for the infants. Many patients had received complete outfits of clothing, while others were given new footwear, or other articles of clothing. Orders were given for extra nourishment and many patients in the tuberculosis shelters had been assisted with orders for fruit, milk and eggs. District nurses were supplied with various milk foods, medicines and garments for the patients in their districts. Other patients had been given tram fares to enable them to go daily to the hospital for treatment. Help from Nurses Altogether 248 families had received assistance in some form or another, while 670 garments had been given out. The work of the sisters and nurses *at the hospital had been a great help to the auxiliary, and they had handed over 90 garments into the depot during January. Of these garments 30 were hand-knitted. In a letter from Sister Mulcock thanking the auxiliary members for their gifts to the patients in the shelters, the writer stated that with the donation -allowed her she had assisted 62 patients with Christmas cheer and in addition had given many orders for fruit or extra nourishment. The Wilson Home branch reported the establishment of a sewing circle and all other branches reported on two months of active work.