HEALTH OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14377, 21 November 1908, Page 12

HEALTH OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

A meeting of tho committee of' the Soeicty for the Promotion of the Health' of Women and Children was held in tho Town Hall yesterday, when there" w«ro present—Mrs flosking (in tho chair), Mcsdames Edwards, Jackson, Nisbet, Rattray, Joachim, Moore, O'Neill, Edmond, Donald, Ross, Ramsay, 'Gallaway, Dcnniston, Arundel, Miss Berwick, Nurse Gow, Adjutant Tweed, Sister Ernestine, .'Mrs Cohen (hon. treasurer), and tho hon. secretary. It was announced that arrangements wero being; made to have the water laid on to the Karitane Home, and -a special committee' Was appointed to deal with the matter. , As the Karitane Home ,is to benefit from the Hospital Saturday collection, a stand has been allotted to. tho committee, and the names.of those willing to help wero handed- in.' A vote ot thanks wa6 passed' to the Hospital Saturday Association for allowing th<» 6ocicty to participate, and tlio members of the- committee, as a mark -of appreciation, resolved', to become annual: eubscribois to the association, ■ i Dr. King reported upon the progress that was'made in the work of the society throughout the Dominion, and was, much struck with tho enthusiasm and real interest shown, In Auckland the factory for the preparation of humanised milk is well established, and is now sending out as muoh milk as tho Taieri Factory. One hundred and seventy babies, are being looked - after 1 through the factory and the Blunket nurSc, and another nurse is. about to be appointed. In N«w Plymouth the society is making good progress, The leading hotel? have offered to gn'c free board and,lodging for one year to the Plunket nurse, and several ladies offered to do the same for a month caeb. in their homes! -- ,Nur»s Wnrriock, of Ghristchurch, has been ;appoint«l the Plunket miiee for New Plynjout-h, and is xiow at the Karitane Homo, for the special training required. Mrs Garrett, who had been asso. ciated with the, Karitano Home,' is shortly to act temporarily at New, Plymouth. , At Palmerston North Nurso Henderson is doing well., At Wellington funds wore comlng in, and Nurso Maodonald is doing good work, the number of 'babies'under her care rapidly , increasing. At Chrietehureh a second qualified nurse bas recently been appointed, and is now pursuing'-her course of training at the Karitane Home. , f A special vote of, t-hanks was accorded to • ?■' Earasa y the oapable manner in which slic had discharged the duties of hon. secretary during tho absence of Mrs Carew. .The Matron .reporMl 'as;follows:—Babies admitted. 3; disohargwl, 5; rertiairting, 12. The following donations wore received:— Dl' and Mrs Hasyll, £5; Mr Dalziel, £5: Messrs G. and T. Young, £5. \ '