HOSPITAL AUXILIARY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23042, 20 May 1938, Page 4

HOSPITAL AUXILIARY

CASE OF INDIGENT CASES NURSING DIRECTOR'S PRAISE MANY PATIENTS ASSISTED A visitor to the meeting of the Auckland Hospital Auxiliary on Wednesday afternoon was the Director of Nursing in New Zealand, Miss M. I. Lambic, who was welcomed by tho president, Mrs. A. D. Campbell. Mrs. Smith-Gray, convener of tho recently-formed tuberculosis after-care committee, was also welcomed to the meeting.

In speaking of the work of the auxiliary, Miss Lambie, on behalf of the Health Department and the matron of St. Helens Hospital, thanked the members for the interest they had shown in indigent mothers and the care they had taken of them. She said she was specially interested in the new tuberculosis after-caro committee and considered its work would be of much valuo. Branch Reports

Miss E. M. Nutsey. the lady superintendant of the Auckland Public Hospital, who was present with Miss Lambie, also thanked the auxiliary for the dressing gowns given to tho children's ward.

Reports were read from the various branches of tho auxiliary, such as the Mental Hospital, Onehunga, Mount Eden, tuberculosis dispensary, nurses' home, district nurses, Wilson Home for Crippled Children, wireless committeo, branches, the depot and the city sewing circle. It was also stated that arrangements were now well in hand for the street collection to ho held this month in conjunction with the Community Sunshine Association. Purchase of Materials

The report presented by the secretary, Miss Curzon, stated that a large amount of buying had been done owing to colder weather. One hundred and fifty yards of tweed had been bought to make children's frocks, and warm dressing gowns had been bought for the boys' and girls' wards. Material had been bought also for dressing gowns for patients in other wards, and to make up into garments for men, women and boys. Vests for all the patients had been. bought, as well as shoes. Orders for extra nourishment and complete outfits of clothing had been provided for many tubercular patients. Supplier of malted milk, malt, and cod liver oil and other foods had beefa given to the district nurses for their cases. Four expectant mothers had been given baby outfits, and several patients had r been assisted with tram fares to the hospital for their treatment. Mothers who had been assisted during tho month included one with 11 children, two with 10 each, one with nine, and another with six. Parcels of both cut-out and made-up garments had been received from women's institutes, and over 600 garments had been distributed to cases and families in the district. Gifts of toys also had been received for the children in lihe hospital.