PLUNKET SOCIETY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21992, 29 June 1933, Page 3

PLUNKET SOCIETY

MONTHLY MEETING The monthly meeting of the committee of the Dunedin branch of the Pfunket Society was held on Friday last. There were present: Mrs Joseph M'Utorge (in the chair), Lady Allen, Mesdames Taverner, D. Keid, C Callaway, Brown, J. M. Paterson, Mandeno, A. RegK, Cairney, Cunninghume, Cleghorn, Watson,J. C. M'George, Williams, and the Misses N. Reid and Downie Stewart. Before commencing the business of the meeting, Mrs M'Ueorge referred to the serious loss which not only the Dunedin branch but the whole society had suffered by the passing of Sir Thomas Sidey. She said that it did not require words from her for the committee to realise all that Sir Thomas's interest, help, and advice over so. many years had meant in the carrying "oh of the society's "work. < As a member of the Advisory Board he had been invaluable. , His long association with and appreciation of the work founded by Sir Truby King and his thorough knowledge and' understanding of the gradual evolution of the organisation had specially fitted him as 'an adviser, and in the passing of Sir Thomas Sidey and Mr J. A. Johnstone within, a few weeks of each other the society had, indeed, suffered an irreparable loss. A letter was received from Mrs J. A. Johnstone tendering her resignation from the office of president of the Dunedin branch and of the council of the society on account of ill-health. Mrs Johnstone's resignation was received with regret. Mrs Joseph M'George was elected to the office of president of the Dunedin branch. As Dunedin is the headquarters of the society, the office of president of the branch carries with it the responsibilities of the office of president of the council of the society, the executive of the headquarters branch being the executive of the council. The matron of the Karitane-Harris Hos-

pital reported as follows for the month ended May 31: —Patients admittedMothers 11, babies 20; patients discharged —Mothers 10, babies 16; largest number in residence on any one day—Mothers 4, babies 22. All admissions during the month were .from Dunedin and suburbs'. Visitors for the month numbered 317. Gifts were received from Mesdames Howard Jackson and W. H. King and Mr C. J. Spain. The Plunket nurses for the North and Central Dunedin districts reported as follows:—Babies on the list 908; older.children on the list, 290; new cases for the month (babies only), 40; babies breastfed (including partly) new cases, 39; visits paid to homes, 573. Visits paid to Plunket rooms: Stuart street —Mothers 292, babies 226, older children 39; Roslyn—Mothers 135, babies 124, older children 34; Mornington—Mothers 131, babies .112, older children 31; North-East Val- • ley—Mothers 155, babies 139, older children 42; Kelsey-Yaralla KindergartenMothers 91, babies 73, older children 24; Macandrew Bay.—Mothers 42, babies 35, older children 11. The Plunket nurse for South Dunedin district reported as follows:—Babie6 on the list, 371; new cases for the month (babies only), 10; babies breast-fed (including partly) new cases, 7; visits paid to homes, 210; visits paid to Plunket . Rooms, 315 King, Edward street, South Dunedin—Mothers 238, babies 231. older ' children 64.. ~.; '.,., ".'<:,, ' '~v . ••* -.,-' 1! Thr Plunket nurse for -Caversham district and oiitstat'iohs (north line) "re-re-ported as follows:—Babies on the list, I 395; new cases for the month (babies only), 10; babies breast-fed (including'; partly) new cases, 10; visits' paid- to I' homes, 181; visits paid to Plunket Rooms, ; Stuart street—Mothers 45, babies 40, older children 8 : Caversham—Mothers 198, babies 176, older children 42; Port '" children 19; -visits' paid to Port. Chalmers 5„.St. Leonards 2, Burkes 2, Maia 4, Ravensbourne 5.

I The Plunketi'nurse for Anderson's Bay district and outstations (south line) reported as follows:—Babies on the list, 345; older children on the list,, 72; new cases for the month (babies only), 12; babies breast-fed (including partlv) new caes 11: visits paid to rooms,- Anderson's Bay—Mothers 177, babies 154, older children 29; Mosgiel— Mothers 88, babies 75, older children 34; Green 57, babies 57, older children 11; visits to homes—Anderson's Bay 114, Green Island and. Abbotsford 24, Mosgiel 36; visits paid to outstations—Mosgiel 9, Green Island 4, Abbotsford 4. • , The Plunket nurse for Outram district reported as follows:—Visits paid .to homes, 4; visits to rooms—Mothers 13, babies 11, older children 4; visits paid i to Outram, 2.