PLUNKET SOCIETY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21267, 23 February 1931, Page 10

PLUNKET SOCIETY.

The monthly meeting of the 'committee of the Plunket Society was held in the Plunket office on Friday. Present: Mrs Johnstone (in the chair), Lady Allen, Lady Sidey, Mesdames Joseph M'George, R. S. Black, W. Wilson, Cox, Williams, Mandeno, G. Gallaway, Cairney, L. F. Cleghorn, Cunninghame, Watson, J. C. M'George, Mieses N. Reid and Downia Stewart' and the secretary. Apologies were received from Mesdames J. M. Gallaway, Fraser, Taverner, Marshall Macdonald, Brown, Barnett, and Miss Oppenheipi. ‘ The treasurer presented a statement of the society’s finances to date and accounts were passed for payment. Sister Nora was unanimously granted leave of absence from the committee for 12 months.

Mrs Andrew Begg was unanimously elected as a member of the cpmmittee. The matron, Karitane-Harris Hospital, Anderson’s Bay, Dunedin, reported as follows for the month of December, 1930: — Patients admitted during the month — mothers 12, babies 17; patients discharged during the month—mothers 13, babies 17; largest number in residence any one day —mothers 5, babies 19. Patients were admitted from Balclutha, Kelso, Wingatui. Sawyers’ Bay, Macandrew Bay, Port Chalmers and Dunedin and suburbs. Visitors for the month numbered 393. The Plunket nurses’ examination was held on November 27 and 28, the following being candidates: —Nurses I. Dynes, R. Gloppestad, J. Scott, D. Pierard, M. Dingwall, G. Seymour, K. Stevenson, R. Dale, R. M'Carroll, T. Jennings, E. Cliff, J. Huggett, R. Campbell, M. Jamieson, M. Birch, 6. Small, I. Jenkins, F. Brown, J. Richmond, E. Sellars. Miss Phyllis M'Donald, Oamaru, commenced her term of training as a Karitane nurse on December 10. A demonstration on the bathing and dressing of a normal baby was given by the senior class of Karitane nurses at Mosgiel on December 3, and at Karitane-Harris Hospital on December 9, when 50 school girls from Forbury School were present, and at Karitane Hospital on December 13 to 50 Girl Guides. The Plunket nurses for North and Central Dunedin districts reported as follows for the month of December: —Babies on the list, 943; older children on the list, 248; new cases for the month (babies only), 40; babies breast-fed (including partly), new cases, 32; visits paid to homes, 553; visits paid to Plunket rooms, Stuart street —mothers 211, babies 189, older children 29; Roslyn—mothers 85, babies 79, older children 11; Mornington —mothers 106, babies 95, older children 14; North-East Valley—mothers 73, babies 56, older children 12; Kelsey-Yaralla Kindergarten mothers 44, babies 40, older children 6; Macandrew Bay—mothers 55, babies 31, older children 6. Number of bottles of humanised milk sent out from Taieri and Peninsula Dairy, 2114. The Plunket nurse for South Dunedin district reported as follows for the month of December: —Babies on the list, 440; new cases for the month, 15; babies breastfed (including partly), news cases, 15; visits paid to homes, 261; visits paid to Plunket rooms, 315 King Edward street, South Dunedin—Mothers 220, babies 210, older children 12. The Plunket nurse for Caversham district and outstations (north line)- reported as follows for the month of December:—Babies on the list, 270; new cases for the month (babies only), 17; babies breast-fed (including partly), new •cases, 15; visits paid to homes, 194; visits paid to Plunket rooms —Stuart street mothers 52, babies 32, older children 9; Port Chalmers —mothers 64, babies 57, older children 12; . Caversham—mothers 160, babies 138, older children 31. Visus paid to out-stations —Port Chalmers 5, Sawyers’ Bay 5, St. Leonards 4, Burkes 4, Ravensbourne 4. ' The Plunket nurse for Anderson s hay district and out-stations (south line) reported as follows for the month of ■DDecember: —Babies on the list, 276; older children on the list, 42; new cases for the month (babies only), 12; babies breastfed (including partly), new eases, 11; visits paid to Plunket rooms— Anderson s Bay, 127 mothers, 107 babies, 20 older ehildern; Mosgiel, mothers 62, babies So, older children 20; Outram, mothers o, babies 5; Green Island, mothers 25 babies 21, older children 8. Visits paid to homes —Anderson’s Bay 84, Mosgiel 28 Outram 2, Abbotsford, Green Island, and Burnside 21. The following .visits were paid to out-stations—Mosgiel 5, Abbotsford 5, Saddle Hill 1, Green Island 6, Burnside 2, Outram 1. . The matron of the Karitane-Harris Hospital, reported as follows for the month of January:—Patients admitted during the mouth —mothers 15, babies 23; patients discharged—mothers 14, babies 20. Babies were admitted from Balclutha, Taieri Mouth, St. Andrews, Green Island, Timaru, Mosgiel and Dunedin and suburbs. Visitors for the month numbered 307. The outstanding event of the month was the visit to our hospital of her Excellency Lady Bledisloe accompanied by the Mayoress (Mrs Black), on the morning of January 8. The usual doctor’s lectures for the December to April term were given by Dr Williams during the month to Plunket and senior Karitane nurses. ' The Plunket nurses for North and Central Dunedin districts reported as follows for the month of January:—Babies on the list, 971; older children on the list, 250; new cases for the month (babies only 3, 41; babies breast-fed (including partly), new cases, 40; visits paid to homes, 536; visits paid to Plunket rooms; tuart street —mothers 5279, babies 201, older children 41; Roslyn—mothtrs 86, babies 74, older children 17; Mornington —mothers 91, babies 77, older children 16; North-East Valley—mothers 69, babies 60, older children 18; KelseyYaralla Kindergarten mothers 61, babies 52, older children 19; Macandrew Bay—mothers 40, older children 10, babies 36. • The Plunket nurse for South Dunedin district reported as follows for the month of January:—Babies on the list, 430; new cases for the month (babies only), 13; babies breast-fed (including partly), 13; visits paid to homes, 234; visits paid to Plunket Rooms, 315 King Edward street, South Dunedin —mothers 199, babies 187 older children 17

The Plunket nurse for Caversham district and out-stations (north line) reported as follows for the month of January:—Babies on the list 283; new cases for the month (babies only), 20; babies breast-fed (including partly), new cases, 18; visits paid to homes 202. Visits paid to Plunket Rooms: Stuart street—mothers 42, babies 36, older children 10; Port Chalmers —mothers 63, babies 50, older children 14; Caversham—mothers 129, babies 109, older children 24. Visits paid to out-stations—Port Chalmers 4, Sawyers’ Bay 4, St. Leonards 5, Burkes 5, Ravensbourne 5.

The Plunket nurse for Anderson’s Bay district and out-stations (south line) reported as follows for the month of January:—Babies on the list, 270; older children on the list, 42; new cases for the month (babies only), 24; babies breastfed (including partly), new cases, 23. Visits paid to Plunket Rooms. Anderson's Bay—mothers 113, babies 88. older children 23; Mosgiel—mothers 62, babies 55, older children 12; Outram —mothers 9, babies'B, older children 4; Green Island—mothers 42, babies 33, older children 9; visits paid to homes —Anderson’s Bay 66, Mosgiel 22, Outram 2, Abbotsford, Green Island, and Burnside 29; visits paid to out-stations —Mosgiel 5, Outram 2, Abbotsford 4, Green Island 4, Burnside 5.