CARE OF BABIES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23810, 11 November 1940, Page 9

CARE OF BABIES

PLUNKET SOCIETY FUNDS EXTENSIONS TO HOSPITAL Over £6OO was raised by the Plunket Society as a result- of the recent;,photographic competition. The thanks of the society were expressed last night .by the president, "Mrs. 9". C. Allan, when she said that this money was to hfl' •used for the carrying on of {he district nursing work, which had now reached such proportions that £SOOO a year was required to maintain it. ► „ Mrs. Allan also mentioned that the extensions to the Karitane Hospital at Mount Albert, which were being carried out at a cost of £7OOO, were being opened with a ceremony next Saturday, when the prizes won in the photographic competition would be presented by Sir Carrick Bobertson. These extensions, which have been badly needed to enable tlio hospital to cope with the demands now being made upon it, include an increase in the number of beds from 27 to 35. As each baby has an individual nurse, this has involved an extension of the nurseries and an increase in the number of rooms for nurses. , In addition the accommodation a.t the Motherernft Cottage has been extended, and a second premature ward has" been provided. This hospital is the only institution in the Auckland Province which deals with premature babies and in consequence has to meet an increasing pressure of work".